Yeah, never tugged on it more than 6-8 inches, but Ibelieve that Istressed it when the engine became flooded whenI first got it.When I took the pullstart off, the spring had uncoiled itself inside...I'll just order the electric wand, and hopefully that'll take care of that.

Ijust don't know enough about the clutch with this hobby to determine if it's the problem that is locking my car up...It looks like the clutch bell has burn marks around itself, so perhaps something is wrong inside there. Ihear most people replace that anyway, but I'm unsure of which parts would be the best to put in there...