jimcameron wrote: I was trying to figure it out by looking at a photo of the engine, but that doesn't seem to work.
I would suspect that it would move up to a position almost parrallel with the drive shaft and it would move down a couple of inches below horizontal.
Here's the big question; why are you concerned about the amount of movement up and down? I'm just curious now. I have a B/S and love it. The handle will go straight up but won't go past straight out. I wish it would telescope.