Recent content by Forest#2

The larger paper clips work good (the big star shaped ones) to make the clips or an old throttle/choke cable wire.

I've seen the procedure on You Tube. Give it a search.

If you see one on another carb and want to try to put it on your carb soften it in hot water to remove and then re-install without breaking. They are not available as a repl part. Some engines have a little long tiny spring that fits around the governor/throttle arm and holds the slack when the...

Here is the good inline spark tester. OREGON SPARK TESTER Repl Briggs 19051 19368 Pull a plug wire one at a time and listed, compare one cylinder to the other. Appears it's back fires out the EX maybe. Removing spark might give you a clue, no spark=no backfire I suspect a valve not seating...

Couple tests: While it's running at low speed remove spark plug wire one at a time and compare the engine rpms drop. If removing one causes more drop it's the weaker cylinder. Remove both spark plugs and compare compression on each cylinder, if you have a compression tester. If compression on...

You asked: Who's Murphy? search: Murphy"s Law on-line

It happens. Murphy has woke up. You say grass is brown and dirty in your area. Must not be close to Oklahoma. If the grass is brown you need to watch that sparking deck and not start a forest fire.

So your carb has the jet adjust on the front of the carb? If so that screw is for slow idle smooth engine idle adjust. I've seen some that just 1/4 turn difference CW-CCW will produce non-smooth idle and some will need just a slight different adjust from cold engine to warm engine. I usually go...

Just something to think about: (food for thought $ wise also_ 15 year old mower and still has same belts, pulleys, deck spindles, etc. If this is the only mower you have and grass is growing while you are working on the old rig you might want to think about limping it until mowing season is...

Good Luck to Ya. Not a fun project. Stay Safe when under the rig.

I suspected such. Your low idle issue right now is with the mechanical linkages and not the engines governor. First: You are going to have to get the linkages to go to idle without the governor. Something is wrong not giving you complete low end idle travel as it should????? You might try...

As the clutch is depressed towards the front the drive belt slacks. As the clutch comes back the motion drive belt tension increases. (because the spring loaded clutch idler pulley moves into the belt) Agree that in your video something appears too loose or to much slop in the clutch/brake...

See pg 24 of your owners manual. Here is a link to download a owners manual for that rig. https://c.searspartsdirect.com/doc/L0912322 The reason the clutch has lots of slack/play is the drive belt is worn which results in the clutching idler have to move too far to take up the slack. The more...

You mentioned changing the carb. Not likely the carb with the symptoms you said. Them Briggs twins only used two types of carbs a 3 screw and a 4 screw and this referred to the fuel pump on the front of the carb. Kit for the carb same for both, just had to get correct kit for the fuel pump. Not...

Couple questions: Can you hold the carb linkage at idle and get a slow idle? (I'm talking about holding the carb shaft against the idle set screw) Next: You mention that yours runs at high rpm even with the dash control set at slow. If so you have a throttle plate control problem instead of a...