ok well i re-read the instructions and i guess this could be a known issue it specifically states, something about if you're having difficulty starting it when it's brand new to loosen the glow plug a 1/2 turn and, that it will release compression. that's how i tried it and it started a few mintues ago i'm letting the engine cool off, going to start it up again and see if continues to work.<div></div><div>so the only reason it can bind like that is if it's flooded? how come when i had the glow plug out and turned it upside down fuel didn't come out? if it's flooded it means there's fuel in the engine and so if you turn it over fuel should come out? also can it really flood that quickly in 3-4 turns? i mean on the shockwave sometimes ive spent 20 minutes trying to start it and it won't flood, and i just keep doing pull after pull and doesn't flood or get really hard. this happens so quick that i thought there's something wrong with the engine. also how come every time i take off the starter and then put it back the hardning issue gets resolved temporarily? i mean it doesn't get resolved right away i have to turn that nut with a wrench a few times, or try to turn it sometimes it's also hard but, once i get it turning with a wrench then i put the starter back on. i hope it's just since it's a new unit, maybe once the engine warms up and piston is seated correctly this won't happen?</div><div></div>