1993 XR250 won't kick over!?

Hi I have a 1993 XR250L and heres my story:

I wanted to go riding the other day and it started up fine like 3rd kick. I had it mildly warmed up and as I was about to take off I noticed the tool pouch was open and it stalled when i went to zip it up. Then I tried to start it again and it seemed to kick over really easy but wouldn't start. I figured I had flooded it so took it down the hill on my driveway. It turned over fine except made this weird clicking sound and wouldn't start, it was a strange repetitive "click" as the cylinder went through its rotation that sounded like the compression release was actuating. I pushed it back up the hill and just took my CR instead because I wanted to go riding. I took a look at it today thinking it was the kickstart compression release and sure enough it was loose. I tightened it up and it still kicked over really easy with the weird clicking sound that sounded like the compression release but wouldn't start. Then I pushed it down to right after the click really slowly and brang it up and it won't kick over anymore! I can still stick it in gear and turn it over but the kickstarter seems to be stuck? I'm going take it to the dealership I work at part-time but does anyone have any ideas before I decide to tear the clutch cover off?

Thanks!

Well thanks for the ideas but I figured it out. It ended up that it jumped time about 90 degrees! I'm not sure how it did that but the cam chain was really loose when I tore the head cover off and the timing was way off. I think the timing adjuster got stuck somehoh, I'll put it back together tomorow and update yah.

Well put it back together today and did a leak down to make sure nothing was damaged. Well it failed the leak down test, miserably. I'm pretty sure I must have bent the intake valves because the air comes gushing out of the airbox. Luckily I have a spare set of valves since I just bought and rebuilt the whole top end of this bike 150 miles ago! AAArrrghhhhhhhh!!!! :( We still can't figure out how it would jump time like this though, any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

I fixed it up and it runs, just has a ticking noise in the top end somewhere, I'll have to figure that out now, probably re-adjust the valves and decompression again. I think it may be because there's not enough slack in the decompression lever.