I double and triple checked to make sure that the rotar had proper clearance and that the vanes were in place correcly and that there was no debris or scoring but the thing is that it would jam even if the vanes were not in at all.

The muffler box and face plate were off and the vanes were out during the events I descibed above.

When I turned it on I could see the rotar trying to move but it couldn't. And when it did spin briefly before jamming it didn't like wind down and stop. It was going really fast and then WHAMM, it stoped.

I'd really like it if this was something I could fix myself because it's going to take a month and cost like $435 to send it in to the company, not to mention the time and money it will cost to ship it.

thanks for the posts
keep 'em coming
-Scott

Take great care of it, or let someone else have it.