Motor is free. Flywheel turns. It’s just when I pull the starter rope it pulls out but doesn’t engage the flywheel. It feels like it is just under the tension of the spring that recoils it. Does that make sense lol?
This 1966 Johnson FD-20C came from my father-in-laws barn. It ran when it was put away but has sat for a couple decades probably. It was stored upright and dry. Had a mouse nest under the cowling but appears to be in good shape for the age. It was set up for remote controls with the pullies for...