ABC Bee engine

Concerning the starter.  Does the engine have a splinded shaft at the other end of the crank to the hand starter pulley? If so then that is likely where the starter is connected (The starter is primarily the generator yeah?).  So what I'm saying is that anything could be used as a starter but if you wanted to have a generator (that you also use as a starter) then see what comes up on eBay.  I bought an eclipse aviation one (24v) for my project. I have the Sunderland APU.  See photos. Br neil

Sorry. I looked at some earlier photos in this thread and I see that there is a 30v generator connected to the splined shaft. I see that there is a silver blanking plate. Have look behind it and see what you find.  My guessing is that it will work fine.  It needs 30v yeah?   See photo attached of the eclipse generator 

Thanks that helps a lot, I’m no Sparkie!
I removed generator to make engine easier to turn over by hand but when I’m ready I can refit it, do you just use two 12 v batteries to start it?

Cool.  I see removing it made it easier to turn over (does the generator has a mechanical clutch?  The Sunderland APU has a clutch see photo)
yeah reinstalling the generator would be great, you could run light off it. It would make sense to do some research and get the right set up as a short circuit would be scary.  So solenoid, fuses.  Send over a photo of what's behind the blanking plate. Do continuity checks of all the cables and the body (earth).  This will help work out what the circuit should be.  
photo of Sunderland APU clutch lever attached (although mine have not been run so I don't really know if it works).  
br neil 

I do not see any clutch assembly on the engine, will get a mate of mine (electrician) to figure out starting etc