mptaszynski
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A friend gave me a non running Honda EM5000SX generator that supposedly "ran when parked". The gas was gummed up in the carb and there was no spark. I replaced the coil and now I have spark. But after cleaning the carb it still wouldn't start. So I sprayed a little gas in the intake and it backfires and stops the pull rope like the timing is off. I pulled the spark plug out and took off the flywheel shroud so I could turn by hand and check when the spark fires. It fires when the piston is at the bottom of the stroke. So I took the flywheel off thinking that the key is sheared, but everything is perfect! What am I missing? Besides getting friends who give away better "stuff" what else is there that I can do?