It's almost impossible to get started with the recoil. It takes a good 30 seconds or more of cranking with the starter to get it to fire. This will kill the starter pretty quickly if he keeps it up. I tested the spark and I get good spark with both the electric start and the recoil. It acts as it is not getting any fuel but it will not even fire if given a shot of starting fluid which is odd. Once started though, it runs very smooth and revs fine. Has me puzzled for sure. It almost seems like it is somehow not sucking in the mixture and is pressurizing the crankcase, kinda why the oil got forced out of the stator seal. I am hoping I can look at the cam to see if a lobe is actually flattened. The odd thing is, this machine was starting just fine and it went to this problem in one ride. I would assume a cam Would take time to flatten out.

Thanks,
Mike