ORIGINAL: rcenth
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>
This has not happened to me but I've read several times where people have had issues on a brand new engine where the pinch is very tight in the sleave making in very difficult to pull the pull start untli the engine has warmed up.
As far as being flooded, you can be flooded without fuel dumping out of the engine. A lot of times pulling the plug and just pulling the pullstart will produce a very light mist or spray of fuel which will clear the engine.
You say removing the pull starter and then re-installing it resolve the problem for a few pulls. You mentioned turning the nut with a wrench. Are you saying that if you take the pull start off, but do not turn the one way bearing with a wrench to free it up that if you re-installed the pull start the engine would be in a bind? Anything is possible, continue eliminating problems. So lets figure out what we know. 1. If you remove the pull start, inspect it and re-install it, the engne will be in a bind. 2. If you remove the pull start and manually turn the one way bearing, then re-install the pull start, the engine seems to turn over for a few pulls until it begins to bind again.
It is very possible the engine is defective mechanicaly in the lower end or that the connecting rod is on backwards. Maybe something is just rubbing that shouldn't be. Maybe the one way bearing is bad. If scenario number 2 describes your problem, I would remove the pull start then one way bearing. Remove the glow pug. The engine should turn freely in this state by hand. If not, remove the backplate and inspect the lower end.
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