What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Decided to dig into this the other day. Pulled the pump off and it spun freely but not exactly butter smooth, definitely had some grind to it. Engine would not spin over.

Removed the engine and put it on the bench so I could pull the other half of the lovejoy off. When I was cranking down the gear puller the engine spun.

Set the engine back on the splitter, pulled the rope, and it fired up.

Not sure what to think about this, but I'm going to put it back together this evening and run it till it pukes.