No, no, no, take the rod and piston out and check the ........ Seriously, I love this forum, but sometimes the big wide range of opinoins can get out of hand! Newer gas engines are prone to flood on choke. Let it set (30 min) and try again. If not, spin the engine with a starter with engine at low idle and it will clean out and usually start or show some signs of life. Once the engine breaks in better and gets some carbon built up on the piston, it is less prone to flooding. Ha, ha.