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THere are no levers or screws on my carb to adjust fuel/air

Thanks - see pic. Air vane spring and Governor spring shown. You are saying the Choke Return Spring is underneath the metal plate?

Is there a difference between the 690354 CHOKE RETURN SPRING 699056 GOVERNOR SPRING I see where the Governor Spring goes but cannot find where Choke Return Spring is installed?

Great response thank you - I guess I am holding the choke OFF to keep it from shutting off. I replaced the air vane spring and that seems tight. But I did not replace the choke return spring ..maybe that is my next thing to try. Thanks again

Thanks Vegetive Steam ..appreciate the response - I like the idea of checking brackets where spring is attached but thinking I don't want to adjust too much because all works fine after the engine 'warms up' and do not want to cause an additional problem. And you're right ..can't have the...

Can I take the muffler off and try to watch what the thermostat does while starting?

Thanks for the response. Yes I placed it so the thermostat hits and pushes against the middle part of the vane. When i manually move the thermostat, it moves easily and pushes the vane without any resistance. Seems like its where it should be.

Mower model - Troy-Bilt 12AV566N011 Briggs Stratton model - 126T02-0487-B1 Auto Choke Problem: Mower sputters after start and eventually shuts off. Found if i manually hold the air vane arm open for 45sec to 1min...everything warms up and the mower runs fine. I have to do this for every cold...