hey slim, your timing could very well be off.  Does it start easy when it is cold?  Or is it still kinda hard?  Was it a pulling tractor before you bought it?  If it was, and somebody who didn&#039;t know what they were doing decided to advance the timing......well lets just say its easy to screw up real bad when you take the cover off.<!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_surprised.gif" alt=":o" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o -->  Been there done that.