Working on my mother's Craftsman riding mower. Kohler Courage SV model. Fire it up and it runs wide open, with no throttle control. With it dead I inspected the operation of all the throttle linkages with the air box off. Choke works and cycles perfectly. Throttle cable actuates the governor linkage as it should, moving the pushrod connected to the throttle blade on the carb. Throttle blade linkage only moves slightly, but I assume that is probably the correct amount.
Here's where it's stumping me. With the engine running, lower the throttle lever and you get no movement from the governor arm. I can't even force any movement by putting pressure on the governor arm physically. Also noticing the pushrod between the governor linkage and the throttle plate has quite a bit of flex to it, it's just a little flimsy thing. But it doesn't seem to hamper actuation with motor dead.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
-Tanner
Here's where it's stumping me. With the engine running, lower the throttle lever and you get no movement from the governor arm. I can't even force any movement by putting pressure on the governor arm physically. Also noticing the pushrod between the governor linkage and the throttle plate has quite a bit of flex to it, it's just a little flimsy thing. But it doesn't seem to hamper actuation with motor dead.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
-Tanner