Hi again, i gave the rings a gentle push and they definitely have movement. I put a brand new spark plug in it this afternoon and gave it another test on the lawn. As usual the mower started first pull and i was able to mow with it. It was hard trying to get it to work in the run position but i was able to fiddle around with it and bring the throttle nearly all the way back and have it fully in the run position. I also had no problems hot starting it today. Is there any little trick that could make it run better. ATM i'm tossing up whether to restore it or not?