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ROTFLOL! We think alike on that subject! My favorite line is "Organic? All I eat is organic, 'cause I can't digest gravel!" Ever notice that "organic" produce just doesn't look as appetizing?

Dang! I've been thinking about this "loan to a neighbor" thing, and it just doesn't work. Loaned my Volvo sport sedan with a finely-balanced engine to a friend who was in his rookie year SCCA, and told him "no screwing around!" -- he just wanted to ferry somebody to a park entrance to get...

If not the key, the "clanking" could be something in the crankcase. Last time I saw that was when a friend's son was playing around while he left to get oil for an oil change, and the son dropped the 1/4" cast iron oil plug down the oil fill funnel. Friend found the plug missing, and bought a...

After reading your initial post, that was also my first impression: the motor is firing at improper crank angle. I have had this happen on a similar motor.

Yes. From the engine PTO pulley, follow the belt back to the deck. On one leg, there is a solidly mounted flat-faced pulley. On the other, there is another flat-faced pulley mounted on a swivel arm, with a heavy spring pulling it away from the PTO. The other pulleys -- one on each spindle and...

I've got one of those. Had similar problems. I created belt guides using long bolts, spacers, and large flat washers, from deck up to covers. That fixed the occasional belt jump. I'm sure you can figure out where to put one or two.... Of course, any pulley that doesn't spin freely will amplify...