Won't Start and what compression

dkslucas

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I have an old Cub Cadet RZT 50 with a Kawasaki FH661V that I am having problems starting. I have again rebuilt the Nikki carb, have spark, and it continues to seem to flood and not be able to start. If it does start it runs fine, but if I shut it off I can't restart it till the next day (may be earlier but seems to happen at end of day). I checked the compression and it was 90 in both cylinders which seems low to me, but the service manual says anything over 57 ( which seems way way too low!) is fine. I adjusted the valves that were too tight, rechecked the compression and it is now 150 per cylinder! It backfires some as well. Any suggestions? Thanks.
 
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