Today, the first day of Spring 2018. I finally got my 1211 running! Top to bottom take down and clean up in progress. The Kohler Mag 12 has piston wear. Some time a while ago, evidence suggests that a air cleaner screw became loose and had sucked up through the carb into the combustion chamber.
The plan for this GT is to become the "new" snow plow tractor, as operating the old manual lift model 72 has since become a work out. I did find another nice set of side panels, and a nice hood from a CCC model 580 at my favorite store, the scrap yard!
Oh, those parts cost me $10 dollar.
Right now, I'm looking for a wiring diagram for the single cylinder KM-12. I just jump the starter solenoid, and the 1211 starts. Nothing else checks out at this point. Picts later tonight!