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Originally Posted by Stephen.Mellish

Look for a carb for a Kohler K161 or K181. Most are not listed as #20. The #26 will not fit the K161 that you have there as the mounting bolts are further apart since the throat diameter is larger. There are tons of K161 and K181 carbs listed on eBay and the sponsors at the top of the page have the carb and gaskets you need.

Originally Posted by ironman

You can get a Chinese clone carb very cheap. Even if you don't like the idea, it will get you closer to up and running and you can worry about repaining you old carb later.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_n...72.m2749.l2658

Thank you guys, I think I may pick up a cheap replacement, get the motor running, then attempt to rebuild the old one before I start to paint.