Re: Tight engine
3 hours is a pretty respectable amount of run time. Dry rings can have a lot of drag, so I agree with the oil in the cylinder ideas. When you pulled the pan, did you change the rope seal? I've seen those seals cause a lot of drag on the pulley. No real cure for it other than to force it to start and run it for a while. It breaks in over about 1/2 hour of running. You'll know it is good when the pulley stops getting smoking hot.
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