Not sure if normal or I am working against motor at this point. no cables connected to motor. Put in "start" position. pull start action moves throttle towards "slow". The armature plate seems to move easily to this position so seems does throttle. Is there an adjustment for throttle advance "stiffness" ? This could have always been like this of course, but didn't notice till I did Points, coils, condensers, and plug wires. Also I assume that "slow" should mean "idle" and not kill.
