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How is the breather checked?

Head gasket is fine, just cleaned the carb and filters. It has been a smoker for two years now.

Thinking of putting new rings in this engine this winter. Any suggestions?

.010-.012 total indicator travel would be .005-.006 run out which isn't much.

Thank's all for all the help it is running mighty fine again!!!! I took it apart again and made sure everything was as it should be and it fired right up.

I took the carb off and cleaned it now it won't run at hi speed , it floods I think it is the high speed jet that was laying on the carb when I lifted the float housing off. I assumed it went into the float housing with the O ring toward the bottom of the float housing, I will take it apart...

Model 31Q777 Type 0466E1 Code 050114ZD

I will get the number after I get the lawn mowed, still have a acre left, I didn't want to monkey with it until I was done.

Runs not the best at full throttle but good enough ti get the job done, at idle it seems to run out of gas until the governor kicks in and keeps repeating. Is this carb adjustable?

Isn't .004 a little tight for a exhaust valve?

Put a jam nut on it

Let the piston compress at least three times

I always put the pointy end in first

Looking for a drive plate that goes on the motor shaft. Part# 7018566YP

Yes I am sure, the engine had other problems. I opened it up to find a broken tooth on the crank shaft gear that runs the camshaft and that tooth spent some time rattling around. Everything is OK other than battle scars except the decompression assembly. I have a another used cam shaft, new...