[lwrehm]

Can the ACR parts be installed wrong?

I have a hard starter, when the key is turned it starts to turn over as expected, but will pause for a bit then turn over, sometimes it will turn over several revolutions and pause again. When I first got it I assumed it was a busted ACR spring, but when I pulled the head and turned it over by hand the exhaust value was "bumping" up so I assumed the ACR was working. Is there anything else that would cause the revolution to pause for a couple of seconds then turn for a few and pause again?