That is definitely TOO tight. That online spec is NOT correct. I spoke to a Kawasaki Tech on my previous Kaw engine about this specifically ...
True spec is .004 - .006. Re-adjust to intakes @ .004 or .005 & Exhausts @ .005 or .006
Update 3: the solution to the surging/dying was in the carburetor. This is the passage opposite the needle valve. That little square piece of debris must have been the culprit. Sprayed it out and re-assembled all is good. Wife is out mowing right now. She loves to mow!
