Trick for removing most flywheels without pullers:
back the nut off from fully tight a bit until there is a small gap between the top of the flywheel and the nut, but enough of the nut is on that you will not strip the threads on the crankshaft or mushroom the top of the crankshaft if the nut is on too far, and then give the nut/top of the crankshaft a few whacks starting with lightly and progressing till the sound turns a little bit different and the flywheel will probably jostle a bit, at which point the flywheel can be removed by hand. this has worked well for me so far without any puller.
Have you replaced the spark plug? Fixing something in the ignition system may take a lot of time away from your vacation for an inspection you could do at home if the problem is coil/condenser related.
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