If you search for Intek issues you will be flooded with posts and problems. Personally if it says Intek, stay away from them. Any engine that breaks or bends pushrods every 40 hours is junk in my opinion, and to basically keep these running you have to use premium gas and premium oil, and...
Neighbor gave me a riding mower. I asked what was wrong with it. This is their story. (Troy built Pony with a briggs/stratton Intek 17.5hp single cylinder)
70 year old woman owned this mower, son helped her maintain her stuff but he is definitely not mechanically inclined (can't fix nothing...