Yesterday, I talked on the phone with a guy from a company in Osaka that can do maintenance on the engine. And, luckily, the guy even spoke English and was quite helpful. We went through all the things I had already tried and he made many of the same suggestions given here. He seemed eager to help me get the engine going WITHOUT sending it in. So all of that is good news. We'll talk again after the New Year celebration, which is a really big deal in Japan.
TFF, I have felt both the compression and the suck at the plug hole (though not for all cylinders). What is "lash" and how would I check it? And what would I do about "non-standard lash?"
Bob, I'm sure Doc could get it running. But getting the whole kit-and-caboodle to his new place in Tennessee would probably be harder than shipping it back to India!
Last edited by abufletcher; 12-28-2015 at 07:25 PM.