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Originally Posted by BigB87
i set the old float just like my cub man told me to set it and it was the way u just said to set it Matt, but i keep having issues with it not idling and reving up. u can push the throttle all the way up and it surges then smooths out, when it surges the whole mower shakes and when u shut it down and try to restart it, it puffs out big clouds of black smoke. maybe i have the jets set wrong?? it has a carter carb
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Black smoke is a sign it's running rich. I'd try resetting the needles. When you replaced the gaskets and bowl and float, did you clean the carb before you rebuilt it? Did you check to see if the holes in the main fuel needle were clear and not blocked? You want to be sure everything is clean and clear. The initial carb settings can be found in the kohler service manual, as well as the procedure to find the right settings for your carb.