I’m certain it was just that. I had the motor
apart, in a container, for several weeks to before
it spent 3 days traveling in the back of a pickup.
As the crank shaft was out of the lower main
bearing the oil that makes the seal was lost. Once
that oil was replaced, from running, the starting issue
went away. As usual, my attempt to clean the gas
tank wasn’t totally successful. I struggled with that
for a bit but I have run just over a gallon of gas
through it now and its doing really well.
Now it’s time for some performance upgrades.
Here is another video. – https://youtu.be/3BVbHBJSHgk
Tubs.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.