TRX250X hard to kickstart

[teggy6]

hey guys i just picked up a 87 trx250x, and i had it running the first night after kicking for a while.
theres a couple problems the main on is the kick is really hard to kick, i can put my whole weight on it and it won't move, ever once in a while i will get a kick that almost starts but now its seems there mostly just hard to kick.
could it be binding some how?
i know about the decompression valave, what way do you adjust it?
i herd someone just took theres off?
one more stupid question
on the gas petcock where is on, off, reserve? im guessing there was a sticker on the plastics but they where painted over. thanks guys

[codyarthur13]

on my 250x up is on, sideways is off, and down is reserve.

[teggy6]

ok thanks on that, i figured it was somthing like that.
anybody have ideas on the kickstart?

[smr]

have you checked your vavled clearance? I set my intake and exhuast at .004

I would start there.