First start of the season and possible fuel hydrolock?

[Paulie B]

Ok to update this thread it was something totally else that I just tracked down. The flywheel came loose! After pulling the head and checking the pistons they looked fine. I still heard that grinding sound. I ended up pulling the side cover and the flywheel came loose with the key wedging itself in there. That was causing the grinding and the hard to kick over feeling.

Thank you guys for taking the time to try and help.

[gusto]

Hope your crank was t damaged where the key way sits.

glad you figured it out and was t to major. Lock tight that bitch and ride

[Keno]

That's good to hear! Glad it wasn't something more severe.

 

Get some valve grinding compound and lap the flywheel to the taper. Make sure you loctite the bolt.

 

[Paulie B]

Yeah I did not lock tite it before. I def applied copious amounts of red loc tite this time around. The key was a lil janked up but the key way was fine.