Got a new OS 25LA and cannot seem to get it started. I set the needle to 1 and 1/2 turns like the manual said and then primed the engine like the manual said and then proceded to flip the prop many many times. Every other flip it would turn over 2-3 times and then stop. I figure I need help so I go to the LHS and get an elec starter. I got a nice one that I can also use for larger engines later. They told me that I should try starting it in full throttle contrary to the manual's 1/3 setting.

The thing that really bothers me is that when I put the elec starter on the spinner it turns it flips it 2-3 times and then locks up! I thought this was rather weird and certainly does not seem normal. When I removed the starter (of course it made a nice burn mark on my spinner) and tried to complete the rotation by hand it was rather hard to do. This seemed 2-3 times harder that it was when I primed it. I figure this might be due to TOO much fuel and its simply trying to compress it, especially since I found out my glow plug igniter was dead. Is this normal? Anyone have any suggestions for getting this started other than to have a fully charged glow plus ign?

Here I thought elec was a pain just because I had to remember to charge the batts.