Tecumseh OHV16.5 help

dmcleaner said:
I'll have to give it a try...wonder why if it didnt come with one originally, it wouldnt work with the change? anyway...I will try to hook up a temporary patch hook up to the battery to test. If it works, how did you wire it up for good?
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I ran it in with the wire for the lights.
 
I have no switch for my lights...everything runs the key switch. Couldn't I simply install the solenoid without wiring, then cut the plunger shaft of the solenoid and kinda of creating a bypass?
 
So I cut the plunger off the solenoid and put it back on the carb and it started. Ran pretty decent, but with really no adjustment when throttle moved up or down, and with little power. I played around with the different pilots, springs, and bolts/solenoids until I got one that I liked. The length of the bolt (along with different length spring) really made differences. Maybe it was the displacement that the different length bolts provided in the bowl? Anyway...I did get the front of my lawn mowed (barely made it up some inclines) until I ran low on gas. The mower did have "lapses of clarity" were it ran fantastic with full power, but when I messed with throttle, it went back to running very weak...some times the mower couldn't handle the blades turned on. So, I am not sure if I am any closer to solving this conundrum or not. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
 
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I have it running and got my grass mowed, but only if I gave it a boost once in a while with the governor lever. Ran strong until I had to stop or back up, then back to punkie no power. I tried to start today and wouldn't start without starter fluid boost. Once running, I had very little throttle, slow to fast, with the lever. It just ran pretty high rpm with no governor kicking in upgrades or with blades engaged. Shut it off looking for help here.
 
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