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That's FANTASTIC news. Congratulations on finding and fixing the problem. I know it was probably a bit frustrating and time consuming, but the satisfaction of working on and fixing your own problems is worth it. Not to mention all of the valuable learning you have achieved throughout this...

Sorry to hear you had to give up on the old one. But from what you describe on the new one it's just a simple governor adjustment. I don't have the TM's in front of me right now to tell you where the adjustment procedure is located. But, it has been covered here on SS before and a little...

even with the throttle wide open, you should not be hydro-locked from that. Even if the fuel pumps were left running they would NEVER pump enough pressure to pop open an injector and fill the cylinder with fuel. I would use the prybar and rotate the engine through 3 more complete revolutions...

Yes, you should be able to turn it over with a 1/2" ratchet. You should even be able to get by the compression stroke with a little effort. I see you said the other "mechanic" used ether on the engine??? If he sprayed the ether in it before it was cranking he could have done some serious...

Yes, you can have a hydrolock situation that would cause the motor to not turn, but you said you already made a complete revolution with the prybar/ratchet so that is not an issue. Something is going on with your motor or the generator head that is locking things up on you. You should need...

If the old starter is grinding and not engaging, and the new one occationally engages it sounds like there is a problem with the ring gear on the flywheel to start with. Next, the starter lockout switch will keep the starter from even trying to turn on...so bypassing it for the purposes of...