Recent content by shrout1

Hey thanks! I chem dipped the carb and it started running much more smoothly. The fuel tank was clean and the fuel lines are holding up just fine. I *could* stand to clean the outside of the engine a bit more, but it is running all right. I only had the shroud off to test the carb/governor, and...

So my last dilemma... I bought this mower from a fellow on Facebook... He buys, "fixes" and resells used mowers. He told me that "this is still his mower and he'll work on it for free, I just have to give him a call and get the parts for him..." I wasn't sure that I wanted to give him a call...

Haha that might be up for debate!!! :D We'll see how it holds up. Now I'm just waiting for the plastic cam gears in my Kohler Courage engine to break. It's just a matter of time ;)

I bought a '99 Maxima back in 2014 to learn to drive stick. I think I spent like $2k on tools while I owned it but a lot of them came in handy here. Shame is that I own everything needed to fix a Japanese import but nothing is standard lol. I had to go buy a 7/8" impact socket just for this...

Just a follow up to finish discussing my fixes. I've fixed just about everything so far... there were a few more problems... Accelerator bracket replacement I replaced the old accelerator bracket with a new one, but this was while replacing all the internal belts In order to replace this I...

Hey! I'm sorry to necro this thread but I think I am having the *exact* same problem with the exact same tractor. I have the new bracket but I've been monkeying around with it for the last hour and it doesn't want to cooperate. I was wondering if anyone knew of a good resource on how to execute...

It runs! It's still a little lean on the bottom of the throttle but it cuts the lawn so it's going to stay that way. There are still a couple things wrong with it; it moves at about 2 mph... slower than a walk. I believe the accelerator bracket that connects the pedal to the transmission has...

So I tweaked the governor a whole bunch and had someone sitting on the mower who could turn it off quickly. The factory adjustment in the manual actually turns the governor *up* all the way, hence the crazy overspend. After turning it down the mower was actually idling a little lean - maybe...

Yeah sadly I have done all of that, including backing out the idle adjustment screw almost all the way. I think the governor is shot. I need to monkey around with it a little more, but I really hate to run the engine in an overspeed condition for any period of time. Man this thing is proving...

Ok so now it's running too fast :P I tweaked the governor back to the recommended factory setting but that doesn't seem like it matters... Thing is running like gangbusters. I have a new governor spring hiding somewhere... could that be the problem? I turned the idle fuel jet as low as it can...

So, I reattached the carb, did "the right stuff" trick with the valve cover gasket and reassembled almost everything. I finger tightened the valve cover bolts with the socket and then did about one extra turn with the ratchet. It seemed snug but I didn't kill it. I also put a quart and a half of...

Thanks! Super close on the torx; they were T-45! I had some large allen wrenches that happened to have a T-45 in them... I hated having to loosen the muffler, but it will mow the lawn with a loud exhaust just as well as with a quiet one. A new gasket has been ordered but I'm hopeful that I'll...

Ok still working on this... Got some Berryman chem-dip and the carb just went in for a bath. Current problem: Valve cover. This dumb mower has an extra bracket installed that is pinning the valve cover in place... Here it is from the front: And here it is from the back: I am tempted to...

And some more pics / video because I want you all to hear and see what this is doing. I got it fired up and running again, but this time I changed the setting on the tach. Sure enough, at half the measured RPMs from before this thing makes a little more sense: It seems like it doesn't want...

Mine also appears to be overtightened. The rim of the valve cover actually looks bent to me... I have some sealant and a new cork gasket on the way. Also tried adjusting the low speed idle screw but the thing doesn't seem to want to idle under 3k rpms... Not sure...