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Kohler Courage 20HP SV601 - Overspeed, no throttle control
Suddenly, my Kohler Courage 20HP (TroyBilt) is running flat out, revving well above its usual highest RPM. The throttle control has no effect and the throttle linkage on top of the carb (circled in red on drawing) seems to be frozen and will not move/pivot either by hand or with the throttle... -
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Hot Courage 20 acts like it's running out of gas for a few seconds, but doesn't. Fuel tank venting?
First major mowing (1.5 - 2 hrs) after spring maintenance (spark plug, oil & filter change, air cleaner & pre-cleaner), after an hour or so, engine started sputtering like it was running out of gas. After a few seconds, engine smoothed back out. Pattern repeated every few minuntes for the... -
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Kohler Courage 20 (SV601) - Valve Adjustment Problem Help
Tried to do my first-ever valve adjustment on my Kohler Courage 20 SV601 engine today following this guide https://youtu.be/VyPCBqGMYvo?t=354, and wound up backing out of the attempt when I was unable to loosen the T15 Torx screw on the exhaust side. As I understood the video, the Torx on the... -
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Oil reads low - top it off, looks fine, next time I check, it's overfilled
This has happened to me a couple times. As the subject says, the oil will show low (1/2 the operating range) so I'll top it off until it reads full. After running a little while and checking it again, the dipstick will show the engine oil to be overfilled. Any idea why this is happening, and how...