need help

[chevy silverado]

hi every one i have a 5.5 honda motor that i bought, but it has a problem with it when i try to pull the pull start but it gets very hard to pull i cant hardly even pull it. so i was woundring if could give some ideas what is rong with it and how i can fix it. thanks(keith)

 

[94f450sd]

you could try yankin on it with the spark plug out and see if it gets easy to pull or if water/gas/oil comes out the plug hole.it could be hydro locked.or you could have a bad rod thats half siezed and the engine is junk.

 

[EvergreenRanch]

thats the stock engine in the 06 prelude and civic right?

 

[chevy silverado]

i tried that it did not work , i also put some wd-40 in with the piston and it did not work either. i was woundering if you might think the crank shaft is bent.

thanks(keith)

 

[94f450sd]

sounds like the rod bearing/bushing is shot or the rod is bent ive never heard of a crank bending but is possible.could also be a siezed cam bearing.

 

[sle2115]

If it is on a law mower type setup, where the blade mounts to the end of the crank, they do get bent. Some people try to "brush hog" with them and they end up thumping the blade against something and bend the crank. We used to check/straghten them quite regularly. As far as anything else though, like a generator, pump or such, I don't think a crank being bent would be likely.