Recent content by ktpnw

No worries at all, thanks again. Sometimes, the simplest answer is the hardest to find...

Success! Problem solved. You were right, cables were hooked up wrong. To add to the complication, I realized that this engine has a throttle activated choke (at full throttle, the choke is closed, rather than a separate cable and lever). So once I got the choke cable removed and the throttle...

Interesting. Thanks so much! I'm positive I never changed that, previous owner must have attached it wrong. There were certainly other things he did incorrectly that I already fixed, so not a huge surprise. Yes, in the first photo there are two cables running off the right side of the photo -...

Attached some photos of the linkages. I got a few angles, hopefully it's possible to see what's going on. I adjusted the throttle cable and readjusted the governor, it changed a bit but still revs very high when not under load. There is definitely control of the revs - I am able to raise and...

Thanks much. To clarify this part " if the RPMs drop when the load is applied and then come back quickly" that is NOT the case. The RPMs drop and stay lower, until I remove the load at which point they jump way back up. Understood on trying to guess by ear. I will look into getting a...

Excellent, thanks for the tips. I will do a throttle adjustment next and then recheck the governor adjustment. I did drain and replace the gas with fresh, so that shouldn't be the issue. I'm also still very curious what it was that happened that caused it to all of a sudden run great (albeit at...

Thanks for the response, and sorry for the lack of info. Here's some clarification, much appreciated: - Can I measure RPMs: No, or at least I don't know how/don't have a tachometer - Do the RPMs change when I move the throttle: Yes - Do the RPMs change a lot when I put it under load: Yes - How...

So I have a craftsman LT1000 riding mower with a Briggs and Stratton 24HP commercial VTwin engine (not the stock engine) that I picked up for dirt cheap from a friend in non-running condition. I did all the usual (plugs, oil, carb clean x2) and got it to run ok - would still cough and bog at...