ok,,here we go,, I have been running the same combo as far as displacment,,cam,, headwork ..etc for about 10 years...latley she has not been starting...the bendix drive gear seems too be jumping on and off the ring gear during cranking....it only happens when the motor first turns over,,cant seem too get past the first compression stroke,,once it does she cranks like hell,,but getting past the first stroke is tough ,,especially when she is hott...replaced the silinoid 2x,,replaced relay,,replaced clutch basket and ring gear,,replaced bendix drive 2x,,bought a new harley starter and 1 week later returned it and got a (all balls ) hi tourque starter..so I'm at wits end here..ready too launch her off the Ben Franklyn Bridge(!@#$%&)...soo..... if I retard the timing a smidge(like the old manual advance pans) will she crank more easy?? or is it the other way around??..and refresh my memory,,on cone motors,,to advance timing you turn clockwize?? why for some reason am I thinking counter clockwize..by myself here so breaking out the timing lite is not happening anytime soon,,any help would be apreciated,headpan.....compression release is a cure but never needed them b/4...