I'm to the place that I need to replace my sprag clutch, when I start my engine cold it will crank and then slip out (neutral) let up on starter and it reengages. I hit the starter again and it will generally start right up. The other day I started the airplane did the same thing and had a hard time wanting to start. I thought to myself, what if it's flooded. I turned off the choke and went full throttle, kept cranking without a problem and fired right up, of course put the throttle to idle, ran real nice. I'm thinking flooded.

I called lockwood for the parts and was told since I now have the newer soft start modules I don't need the updated flywheel. The new flywheel would give an additional 7 degrees retard. I would like to know what others think about this. engine is a 2008

now why my engine is a little hard to start. I may need to just use half choke, I do preheat. thoughts. also thinking of backing off the idle mixture a half turn from 1.5 out.