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An engine with 1200 hours that doesn’t smoke or burn oil, has likely been well taken care of. I wouldn’t suspect is as being worn out...

The carburetor shaft being worn would likely cause enough of an air leak for the need to apply full choke to enrichen the air/fuel mixture.

First of all, it is normal to have to choke an engine, even hot, with a carburetor that has a fuel solenoid. Has this engine ever had...

You don't remove the dipstick and cap while running. These are not like a car engine. Inside the crankcase there is oil and air...

Normal. When running there's a fine mist of oil blowing around the crankcase, and then the ever changing pressure and area of the...

Yes, the governor spring can stay installed while adjusting. The governor isn't pulling back; it is pushing out. It is the governor...

A weak governor spring, damaged linkage or control panel, something in the wrong location. If it’s none of that, live with 3550...

Don’t waste your time. If the engine otherwise runs smoothly, valve lash will not increase rpm.

Exceeding 3600 rpm will not cause internal engine damage. You can run the engine without the governor and will float the valves at...

The high idle spec for this engine is 3600 +/- 100. I am thinking that when you are adjusting the governor, you are using the throttle...

What is the spec code of your FS651V? It may have a lower governed high idle spec. Having the throttle at the rabbit position is not...

And if I replace the coils the problem goes away. See it at least once or twice a year. And in your scenario the coil that is still...

It means that there is a failed diode in one coil. If for example, the number one coil has a failed diode, coil number 2 will not have...

Sorry, this is false. A failed diode on one coil would cause the opposite coil to show as failed. Two failed diodes would cause the...

It is not likely to loose both ignition coils at once. If one is lost the engine would continue to run unless potentially it is under...