Chainsaw Repair

question for the group.
took apart and cleaned a 361. put new seals and rings in. when I put the new AM seals in I noticed it didn't want to turn over easily; I thought maybe the seals were tight cause they're AM so I didn't give it a second thought. put the piston and cylinder on last night and it turns hard right at TDC (harder than every where else but not really hard). both the slug and jug are adequately lubricated as is the lower end. now I don't know if its the seals or something else
when installed the seals the flywheel seal was much wider then OE (0.188 vs. 0.125). thinking I might have mashed it against bearing but can't say unless I take it out and try again. hate to waste a new seal.
what say yall?

definitely sure. haven't installed anything on the case yet so when I place the flywheel on the shaft there's nothing for the magnets to grab

If you pulls seals. Rotate it and see what happens then.

pulled the suspect seal last night. no dice. still tight at TDC.
wondering now if my rings are too tight. didn't measure too tight before installation; actually, I was mad I took too much off.
also wondering if its the piston. it had couple of carbon scours on it that I cleaned up. didn't measure much smaller than jug. don't remember measurements; theyre on my work bench at home.
just gonna put it together and run it and see what happens. if nothing else i'll have some extra parts.

What's the history on the saw?