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Guys,
I just started a new topic with the below update…sorry for the redundancy, and thanks for your advice!
Well, I was able to remove the lower unit, and the flywheel is still stuck.I removed the pull starter top thing, and the flywheel is completely exposed as members recommended in an earlier post. I did not try to remove that big bolt on the very to center of the flywheel though…just so everyone is aware.
I took a big wad of duck tape and created a cushion, then I started to forcefully tap a flathead screwdriver with a hammer in between the teeth of the flywheel making the flywheel rotate counterclockwise a pretty good amount. When I first looked into the engine port where the spark plugs are located, I noticed the piston face (is this correct) was butt up against the the top hole opening…the bottom hole opening was just an open black hole and I couldn’t see anything…
After some careful hammering on the flywheel, I noticed some movement of the piston in the top hole..(the piston face was further inside the engine after the hammering, which means things are moving and not frozen in the powerhead)…I would assume this is reasonably good news…
Although I can now wiggle the flywheel counterclockwise and clockwise maybe 1/2 an inch, it’s still stuck and won’t budge by hand.
Any help is much appreciated!