In case anyone is curious I went ahead and ran it with the the 18hp flywheel and it runs fine, not out of balance or anything. I used the flywheel cover, fan, and screen from the 18 hp engine as well as the 18hp flywheel and fan are thicker than the original. Only had to trim the plastic tube that goes between the firewall and flywheel cover a bit and it all fit together well. Back in business for now.
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