of the rotating block 46 and the second drum 36 thus alleviating shocks the shock absorbing material 72 may be installed on both the load side and the opposite side as shown in fig1 fig1 shows still another type of power storage type recoil starter of the present invention this starter is the same as the starter shown in fig6 except that the locking mechanism 34 and release mechanism 57 are not used in this structure the clockwise rotational force of the second drum 36 caused by the power of the flat spiral spring 32 is not restricted but is constantly applied to the starter wheel 14 as a load before the engine enters the compression stroke a considerable resistance is generated and applied onto the starter wheel 14 via the main shaft 12 accordingly if the stored force of the flat spiral spring 32 overcomes this resistance the starter wheel 14 can be rotated in the starting direction in this structure as well the starter wheel 14 begins to rotate only after the recoil pulley 16 has been driven several times accordingly the force for rotating the starter wheel 14 is greatly larger than the force obtained by directly rotating the recoil pulley 16 via the starter rope 18 thus reliable starting can be secured the structure in fig1 is simple in addition since the starting is performed with the rotating block 46 of the second drum 36 being.