I was waiting for this to come up. My Foot throttle will not open up any were near Full Throttle. I've straightened the connecting rod as straight as it will go to get the Max. movement from the pedal. Any straighter and it won't connect properly or at all for that matter. Even added to the pedal. Opening all the way is Not a problem for me. I'm not starting my starting my 2000 Wide open. If you have to you have a compression problem. And Yes Scotty The Lubrication I agree with. But I get that with using the Decompression. With the Valves held open and no combustion it's not blowing all the Fuel out. Plus you get the oil pressure up before running. That's the only time I ever see that much Blk. Smoke when starting it. And Norm I thought you were through??