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Ditch the cork design and make your own out of pressed paper gasket material. It will last much longer.

Hi ScrubCadet10, I think the small engine overhead valve design was a delayed bleed over from the automotive industry, it just took...

Hello Its Me, If a rod journal has been worn down from lack of oil and frequent overheating, the rod bolts will loosen due to the...

Hi 1Chris 1, Check for free-flowing fuel from the fuel tank to the carburetor. Remove the line at the carburetor. Use a good size...

That is blocked carburetor air bleed passages. Air has to balance in the carburetor as fuel is being drawn in. If it does not, surging...

Hello 1chris1, The thing I would do is pull the carburetor back off and spray through the main jet with (only) Chemtool B-12 carb spray...

Beware of these engines, especially used. Kohler only showed they had the "courage" to build them to self-destruct. Valve cover leaks...

Please provide the model number and serial number off of the product tag and we can look it up accurately. Most are under the seat area.

Don't overlook the governor lever tension springs they are what keep the governor form blindly commanding wide open throttle. The...

Is your basic throttle cable set correctly in the holder bracket? these have to be adjusted as well. Do not mess with the governor.

Hi 1chris1, Welcome to the forum. Thanks for providing the details of your problem and the appropriate engine numbers. The first thing...

Is the brake/clutch pedal is locked down? On some models that will allow cranking without an operator in the seat to depress the seat...

Which pulley has a washer under to change the height of the pulley? That could be a factor, or wrong pulley was installed. Here is a...

Need the product label information off of the machine. Too many possibilities to guess.