I wonder if timing is messed up. I just checked the engine and this is what I found:

1) the flywheel is sitting nicely in the notch on the shaft
2) With the spark plug out, I can see that when the piston is at the top of cylinder, the flywheel's magnets are sitting right on top of the magneto (points?)

Does that sound correct to the ryobi masters here???
Thanks,
SB