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Hopefully someone has a solution for this issue. I inherited a Honda self-propelled walk behind mower, model HRR216K10VKAA. serial MZCG-1342918. The self-propelled works fine. The issue is, in the grass, the drive wheels simply slide on the grass when you pull the mower backward. They won't roll...

Are they? One says Kawasaki genuine parts and the other just says genuine parts.

With the carbs being set so lean in the last 15 to 20 years, having to choke a warm engine was not necessarily the norm but it was certainly not unheard of. On engines that were affected by that scenario the issue was there from day one brand new. It wasn't typically something that developed...

I can't speak to the quality of your Made In China Amazon filter but I can say, I don't believe you can get a better filter for your Kawasaki engine than a genuine Kawasaki filter.

I can't speak for Rehlko as I have zero experience with what they have done with Kohler but, Koher always advocated, if room will allow it, use the longest Kohler oil filter possible and fill the crankcase to the full mark on the dipstick and know how to do it correctly. Depending on which...

Does it use any oil?

About the compression, you have to remember that engine has a compression release so you're never going to see 90 to 120 lbs of compression. If you did it would probably rip the starter rope out of your hand when you pulled it. Tecumseh always stated that an engine with a compression release...

Call KOHLER Engines Customer Service at 1-800-544-2444. They might be able to help you or direct you to someone who can.

If it is indeed a Courage, it's not a CV493 so you may want to get a Courage manual.

Exactly, yes. Changing the name of the parent company is one thing, but changing the well-known names of the entities under the new parent wouldn't make sense.

What do you mean when you say you checked the breather valve? What were you looking for? What did you find? I guess what I'm asking is, how do you know the breather valve is good? What if you leave the hose off when it blows off? Does oil still come out of the fuel pump with that hose off...

For what it's worth, these are the companies there were under the Kohler Power umbrella when Platinum Equity made the purchase from the Kohler family last year. As you can see, it included engines, both gasoline and diesel, and Power Systems which was Kohler's generator and controls division...

I agree. Run it. There really isn't that can fail that would stop oil from getting to that area. Like ILENGINE said, it lubes through vapor mist. And if it helps. #1 cylinder is the one closest to the flywheel.

I know I'm a little late to this party, but have you found a solution? If not, look on the side of the carb for a round cover with one or two small rubber lines going to it. That's the accelerator pump. When you find it, if it has two lines, find the line that has the hard bulge in it. Once you...

Check for battery voltage to the solenoid on the carb with the key turned to the on/run position. Not all of the Courage single cylinder engines had oil pressure switches so that could be why you're not finding one. It sounds to me like you might be getting voltage to the fuel solenoid with the...