The compression relief is a small assembly which pushes open the exhaust
valve very briefly during the compression stroke. There is some kind of
centrifugal sensor, so it only works under some RPM. Been a long time since
I've serviced one of these. Yes, the compression release is in the
crankcase. And you have to do a lot of disassembly to get at it. The
compression release doesn't work if you turn the engine backwards. Makes me
wonder if the rope is wound wrong. No, come to think of it, the ball clutch
wouldn't let you do that.

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"Glia" wrote in message
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How hard is this to fix? Is this in the crankcase and requires
complete disassembly?