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Originally Posted by biglefty
Ok with all that being said. I did a compression check. I did this with the throttle fully open & the choke open. Left side clean burning side 79 psi. Right 80 psi. I also checked the Kohler service manual & they said you should not have any thing under 90 psi. So it looks like this thing is getting tired. I will say it does not smoke at all while running or at start up. I did mow with it Sunday for about 20 min. it ran good just rough at idle. I don't know if it did anything when I replaced the other fuel line or not. Maybe it had some kind of junk in the carb that passed through if that's possible I don't know. With the compression where it is wonder how much time is left.
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Review post #23.
But check out the carb while you're at it and recheck the color on the plugs.
Engine clearances an compression readings and other specs are spec'd for a fully serviceable engine that will run a lifetime or hours without service. How many hours do you need out of that engine? Sounds like it will run a long time yet.