I have a Craftsman tractor, 917.258553, with a Kohler CV15S engine. Starts then over revs and dies. I can keep running at resonable speed if I put cho

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  • / I have a Craftsman tractor, 917.258553, with a Kohler CV15S engine. Starts then over revs and dies. I can keep running at resonable speed if I put cho
Hello Greg R.,

Governor tension spring broke or came off? Without the engine running, move the throttle to the fast position. Locate the governor arm and see if it has tension on it. If it does not, the spring is not working.

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