Andrew R Stewart
Andy
I removed the spoke guard but no change. As I was pulling it off I recalled that the freewheel didn't spin when it was off the bike and in my hand so I guessed it wouldn't spin without the spoke guard. I had hoped though that the oil on the rear of the freewheel might have affected the performance but no, it hasn't. It didn't spin in my hand and when I mounted it back on the wheel and remounted the wheel there was no change, crankset still spins along with the wheel. Again, I was able to fully shift through all gears while the cranks spun.
I have gone ahead and removed the freewheel from the wheel hub and turned the freewheel upright and added oil in the top of the freewheel.