Generatorguy

Hi all,
One of the kids who work for me picked up this little generator at an estate auction.  It didn't run but was together (unsure if complete) when he bought it.  He took it to a local small engine shop and as you'll see from the pics, came back in a box.  So now it's my project and I've never worked on anything like this before.
 
Stampings are: Type 111 on the exhaust side, 048537 on the carb side, and a large 11 or II on the pto end.
 
I've scoured this forum and have seen lots of tiny tigers but this one appears to be older and with a different alternator than the tigers.  The diaphragm looks homemade, the spring roller is missing (I found the ball wedged under the spring thankfully),  the felt washer and cup for the recoil are missing, obviously the recoil doesn't work, but everything else seems to be accounted for.
 
I have managed to put the recoil back together and ready to go back in, the carburetor body and parts I have are all cleaned up.
 
I'm wondering if i can just cut down a diaphragm for a bigger carb or if the material will be too thick.  I'm working on tracking down needle rollers of the right diameter to use for the spring roller but not sure how much luck I will have.  I have no idea what to do about the missing recoil parts.
 
Any suggestions or advise you may have would be great.  Thanks!



Just some additional pics...

Hi all,
One of the kids who work for me picked up this little generator at an estate auction.  It didn't run but was together (unsure if complete) when he bought it.  He took it to a local small engine shop and as you'll see from the pics, came back in a box.  So now it's my project and I've never worked on anything like this before.
 
Stampings are: Type 111 on the exhaust side, 048537 on the carb side, and a large 11 or II on the pto end.
 
I've scoured this forum and have seen lots of tiny tigers but this one appears to be older and with a different alternator than the tigers.  The diaphragm looks homemade, the spring roller is missing (I found the ball wedged under the spring thankfully),  the felt washer and cup for the recoil are missing, obviously the recoil doesn't work, but everything else seems to be accounted for.
 
I have managed to put the recoil back together and ready to go back in, the carburetor body and parts I have are all cleaned up.
 
I'm wondering if i can just cut down a diaphragm for a bigger carb or if the material will be too thick.  I'm working on tracking down needle rollers of the right diameter to use for the spring roller but not sure how much luck I will have.  I have no idea what to do about the missing recoil parts.
 
Any suggestions or advise you may have would be great.  Thanks!



Just some additional pics...