Black means, weak spark, or rich condition.

Check your spark with a fresh plug outside of head or a spark tester. Make sure your getting a good strong spark.

BTW. What is your condenser connected to? positive side? or negative side?

Weak spark? Everything is new from a bundle package I bought from isavetractors.com. new ingtion coil as well. The condenser is connected to the negative side. I do notice when I drive it down the road, it does puff light smoke out of the exhaust under load. New ebay carburetor too. I still have my original carburetor.

Weak spark, OR RICH CONDITION. I would check the float. Make sure shes not flooding a little. I have had new carbs that I had to adjust the float.

Check float, got it. Does the float need to be leveled with the carb upside down?

I checked my air filter last night just for giggles and I found fuel collecting on the filter itself, it's slightly wet. So seem like float is flooding some. I'm going to check that after work today.

Sometimes on a carb new or old,debris' gets under the needle/seat from fuel line, hair etc. also check to see if the setting is close to correct as well as if the float is not damaged or has a hole in it.
The float should be level when carb is inverted,and you shouldn't need a new bowl gasket if you are careful in removal, as carb is new.
While the fellows have had good luck with off shore parts, some of the stuff I've seen were not what I'd call quality.
You do get what you paid for usually.
Luck :beerchug:

Sounds like your on the right track :beerchug: :IH Trusted Hand:

These tractors should start almost immediately w/just a slight bit of choke.
Started my 149 last night after sitting for a week and it was running almost before I could let go of the key.
Has been like this ever since I restored the rig 2 years ago.

SMACKS FOREHEAD!

Just a thought here. If you have your low idle set just so on these, and you have the throttle down, I've had ones that will almost be running to the same speed as the S/G.

What position is your throttle in while cranking? On my 126 if I dont remember to bring it up to about 1/4 throttle when starting it fools me sometimes.

Long shot, but maybe this is what yours is doing?

I wish mine would do that.

What does S/G means? My throttle sometimes have to be in the middle for it to start and sometimes choke doesnt do anything. I checked the float last night and it was very slightly off but I adjust it anyway. I'm going to put my original carb in a carburetor cleaner over night after taking it apart. Maybe it's the carb itself... but it runs pretty good once it fires up.