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Mon, May 7, 12 at 16:56
| Hello, I was hoping someone could help me out because I'm kind of at a loss here. I got this mower which is actually in pretty good shape from a neighbor because they had problems with starting and keeping it running. I dumped all of the gas out and cleaned out the carb. I put a new diaphragm on even though it didn't look too bad. Primed it and started it up first pull but this thing just screams. I thought the smaller governor spring looked funny so I replaced it, same issue. I can can reach down and move the governor by hand and that idles it down. There is nothing impeding the governor at all.
Mower - MTD 11A-414088 (Yard Machine)
Thanks! |
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- Posted by bill_kapaun Z8 Orygun (My Page) on Mon, May 7, 12 at 20:51
| Look for the throttle shaft stuck wide open. Had the same thing happen on a tiller. When you shut the engine off, the governor opens the throttle valve wide open. After sitting a few months, it can get stuck from gum/varnish. |
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