Yes it does sound like the seals have gone Tyler (hard to start and over revving)
If I buy a new rubber plug for the original kill switch wires then I generally don't have any more
problems with the kill switch Speedy but a separate switch will work fine too.
I too have found a couple of twins 1983 .WP152AO
Drawing Pigs you say in 83 Mf, yes I too was drawing portraits of teachers in class .
Arguing With a teacher is like wrestling with a pig in mud sooner or later you realize the pig likes it.
Cheers
Max.
