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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Thx for your patience but this thing just keeps beating me up, before the reworked carb got full of gas the ignition stopped firing again, same symptoms; one spark the second I start cranking and sometimes a very weak one after I stop the starter. Though it could be a weak battery this time...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    One more thing, my apologizes to all - for whatever reason I still call this a CV but it is horizontal. The guy I bought it from said he had cut grass with it 6-8 months prior. The carb was water damaged so bad the throttle plate shaft was rotted off at the bottom, obviously it wasn't used...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    One more thing, my apologizes to all - for whatever reason I still call this a CV but it is horizontal.
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    I straighten and rebent the spring ends, had to move the throttle plate all the way and then set the spring in holes farther apart, no doubt need some tweaking once I can get the engine to run BUT still running lean, needs some choke to keep running. Just to recap in regards to the fuel/lean...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Thought it would be a waste of time swapping coils again but replaced the recently installed new coil with another and now have fire, actually that cd ign supplies a pretty good spark. Anyway still need to run with the choke so neither the ignition nor the fixed carb float level cured the...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Yes it is one of the Ebay carbs and it did have an issue with the float jet but I think I have that taken care of. Before I could try it the ignition failed and that appears to be a problem with the SAM which was replaced earlier with a used unit, didn't get away with that either. The fuel tank...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Received the brand new ignition module today and it cold checks exactly the same as the one that is on the engine, I'll swap them just in case but I guessed not the coil. Believe this engine has the DSAM so when I find and receive one I'll try it and see where we're at. Be advised different...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Sounds like a plan, thx.
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    I'll check the rod when I get it to fire. Thx
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Yes I found the seat problem as well and corrected it so the float was parallel, but before I could test with the adjusted carb the ignition died. I' ll get back on it when I get the coil next week.
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    That's right, one test I did was remove the rubber stopper, didn't have a bolt short enough to replace the solenoid with. Right now I'm working on the ignition problem waiting for a new coil to get here. Not all that convinced it's the coil even tho it did not cold check properly. Because the...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    It rained today so I spend some time poking around in that ignition ckt. I think the page number you referred to is from a manual for a newer model, it referred to the RMC which is not on mine. It has the “Smart Spark” as they refer to it or the SAM module and no RMC unit. My manual only has 116...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    It will be a few days before I get on it but I will. Thx
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Looks like another problem to chase down with the ignition. Battery is charged, voltage doesn't drop more than a couple volts cranking the engine with the plug out (measured at the battery), should be ok for the SAM. What is interesting though is it will spark once when I first start cranking...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Info you requested and an update; Cub Cadet Model 2166 - 13A-214G100, Mfg Code 1B182G30149 Carb PN KH-12-853-93. (I have the carb with the adjustable idle jet) I did check that carb out and found the float level was way low. When the float valve seat was installed into the casting it wasn't...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Thanks for your attention Mark. I do have a service manual and been thro it, sorry is a horizontal shaft, my mistake. I didn’t want to be to detailed originally but let me add this to the mix. I did have a new carb for this engine that was installed after the work in the fuel delivery system...
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    Kohler cv16 Command only runs with partial choke

    Engine will die in seconds if the choke is opened completely, cold or warm. New carb, carb shutoff bypassed, new filter, new pump, replace fuel line, new head and manifold gaskets, fresh gas, new spark plug, will only start with full choke even when engine is warm. The guy I bought this cub...
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