Start Compression Locked Briggs & Stratton Engine

How to start a compression locked Briggs & Stratton Engine. B&S engines in a certain series (330000 & others) have a known mechanical failure with the compression relief mechanism. This video shows a work around to starting an engine with this failure. *Please use your own discretion when starting an engine with a compression relief failure. It's common to find metal pieces of the mechanism within the engine when it fails. This can harm your rotating assembly.