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[natenkiki2004]

natenkiki2004, check the linkage and the return spring, you can bend the tab on the front where the spring attaches to slow the RPM's

Thanks, I just saw the tab up front with the spring. I bent the tab the equivalent of 1/8th of a turn away from the engine (tensioning the spring) and that didn't seem to have any effect on engine speed. Do you have any idea on the proper RPM for this engine? I'll get a tachometer sometime and see if my worries are founded or not.

 

[twinfords]

did you try to move the tab in the other direction to see if made a change?

 

[twinfords]

Hello All, well I fixed a couple mowers for folks. sold the Poulan push and got a 21" Murray ready for sale. My big success (so far) is with my Wife's help we recranked a brand new CV730S Kohler (2004 model) it was in the crate still. We did a crank swap with the old crank from a Craftsman DYT 4000 that had double broken rods. the mower had 162hrs on it. Well we did the swap and started it up tongiht let it run for 1/2 hour and cut the grass with it. It is a sweet mower with 48" deck and hydro foot pedals, cruise control, digital hr meter etc. here is the Murray and this is what the Craftsman looks like but with a 48" deck and the Kohler Command 25HP

 

[natenkiki2004]

did you try to move the tab in the other direction to see if made a change?

Well, at default, the tab is inward and the spring is pretty much limp, as far as I remember anyway. I'll play with it again either tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for your patience and help

 

[twinfords]

Hello All, i fixed a Craftsman self propel over the weekend, sold the Murray push mower, fixed a older homelite trimmer, started a few units for folks that could not fiqure out how to. also had my wife cut the grass with one of the DYT4000's pictured. I also got some parts delivered to fix Craftsman GT18 rider, John Deere J3816 chainsaw and a Homelite trimmer/Toro trimmer. The DYT4000's will be for sale soon. The one is the unit a did the engine/crank swap on.

 

[natenkiki2004]

Well, at default, the tab is inward and the spring is pretty much limp, as far as I remember anyway. I'll play with it again either tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for your patience and help

I got this issue sorted out. Purchased a tachometer and contacted Briggs & Stratton. They replied saying the engine is meant to run at 3100RPM. Bending the tab in towards the engine slowed RPM. I set it at 2800RPM just to be safe. I find it kinda odd that it runs so fast (my similar age Kohler runs at 1500...) but I trust B&S.

Got a buyer coming to pick up the mower tomorrow for $50. I only have about $8 into it with a carb diaphragm and spark plug. Pretty quick turn-around and decent cash in my wallet.

 

[twinfords]

I got this issue sorted out. Purchased a tachometer and contacted Briggs & Stratton. They replied saying the engine is meant to run at 3100RPM. Bending the tab in towards the engine slowed RPM. I set it at 2800RPM just to be safe. I find it kinda odd that it runs so fast (my similar age Kohler runs at 1500...) but I trust B&S.

Got a buyer coming to pick up the mower tomorrow for $50. I only have about $8 into it with a carb diaphragm and spark plug. Pretty quick turn-around and decent cash in my wallet.

that is great news natenkiki2004, most of the fixes are simple things, glad to have helped you.

 

[twinfords]

Hello all, things have been slow, hard to find a decent mower to repair etc. picked up a Craftsman self propel a few nights ago and need to get it ready for resale. also a co worker dropped off a Troybilt self propel with a burned up transmission. I have 6 push mowers to work on and 2 chainsaws, 3 weed trimmers, 3 riders, one zero turn, to work on as well. i need to get these machines running etc and get them on the market. some are customers as well. have not sold anything for a few weeks now.

 

[twinfords]

update, got Craftsman self propel ready for sale and picked up and sold a MTD little push mower, fixed one chainsaw and the other has both intake grommet bolts broke off in the cylinder (no fix for now) repaired a Scotts self propel with new drive wheels, fixed a little craftmsman push mower and a super nice Craftsman self propel. I also fixed two older Troy-bilt self propel mowers, sold one of them and the other is ready and is also a key astart model.

 

[twinfords]

here is the troy-bilt i sold as well. have another in better shape with key start.