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You'll have to take the starter off more than likely. If the shaft is bent, it will be noticeable. If it's easier to take off the blower...

Something else to check for after making sure of your connections, is to check for a bent starter shaft. A bent shaft will cause the...

Another vote for Toro. And if you want battery powered, Toro makes those too. I'm going to assume you were exaggerating to make a...

The Courage twin cylinder engine was a very good engine. The Courage single cylinder, not so much. It's not too uncommon to have carb...

Check valve clearances to make sure still in spec. Could also be a problem with the Automatic compression release or ACR. And on...

Like IL mentioned, your engine has solid lifters. Only the Command engines had hydraulic lifters. If memory serves me correctly, the SV...

180 lbs of compression is perfect and what that engine would have had brand new. We like to see a minimum of 150 but 140 doesn't...

With everything plugged is as it would normally be, do you get any spark when cranking the engine over? I doubt there is anything wrong...

Yes. It will fit just fine. Kohler used to in some cases warranty that swap. You just have to make sure you wire it correctly.

Yeah, same wire harness part number so it should plug right in with no modifications. Exhaust will fit fine too.

I've added some info to my previous post if you want to look at it again.

Do you have the original spec number of the engine? Should be 69XXX. MTD normally used a pretty basic spec engine so finding a...

Kohler only used Nikasil on the early CV and CH 25 engines. The issue you have was typically caused by dirt ingestion. The Nikasil was...

Something I got in the habit of doing before I install an oil filter is to remove the gasket and wipe out the channel the gasket goes in...

Yeah, when I first heard about it back in October I wondered if it would have happened if Herb were still alive. I guess it's hard to...