I installed The Tecumseh oem solid state coil . It cost 42.95. I also put dipstick "o" ring and a muffler bolt.
Primed it and "ONE PULL" it started an ran.
Now in this process, I cleaned this thing over which hasnt been done in years.
I ran the mower for about 5 minutes while testing the throttle, the brake, and the self propel drive gears.
Gears worked ok, throttle seemed ok but when I lowered the engine speed, it seemed to "miss" a bit.
It also seems "loud" . So I am not 100% sure if its normal or not since it was loud before the coil issue.
After running it. I shut it down and looked it over. It seemed REALLY Hot for 5 minutes of running but then again, I never really messed it with much after cutting before to really notice since I just pushed it back in storage after cutting. so maybe its normal.
What i DID notice was a but if oil around the muffler area on the deck. Not a lot but a bit.
The muffler does not have a gasket on it and in looking at the engine diagrams for parts, it doesnt seem to show one.
I am not sure what to do next. Any Ideas???
