Hi Frank...
Well, troubleshooting the hard starting engine led to checking the timing. The hard starting was accompanied by a little blow back into the carb, thus the reason for checking the timing.
Since the timing mark could not be found with the engine running (I cleaned everything and marked the timing mark), I wanted to troubleshoot the possibility the engine had the wrong balancer.
I currently have a new balancer for the engine and with weather permitting; I will install it, time the engine and go from there.
Thanks everyone for helping me with this.
...Russ
Last edited by Bornco; 05/20/2011 1:10 PM.
