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I got it. In the beginning I had squirted some WD40 into the spark plug hole to see if it would fire. It didn't, but I went down a rabbit hole after that.. This morning I sprayed starting fluid into the air cleaner and it fired right up. When I disassembled the carburetor I found that the...

I finally got back to this. I pulled the flywheel and the key looks fine to my eyes. I have a strong spark. I checked compression again and it is 55psi. How do I defeat the compression release so I can see what the actual compression is?

Thanks Scrubcadet10. I forgot about the compression release. I will try some more before I dig into things deeper.

Well I have 3. I have gas and fire. I just don't know if I have enough compression. I can't find a spec for this engine as to what is normal.

Mods - forgive me for posting this here. I did not know where else to put it? I have a Karcher power washer that will not start. I have confirmed spark. It will not fire even if starting fluid is squirted into the cylinder. I checked compression and I have 55psi. That sounds low to me, but...