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Kohler K341smoking and loose part identification

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Monty72

I've just bought a WH with a K341 Spec 71113A. It has started to smoke around the air intake and while investigating I found this screw loose. It is below the exhaust and behind the throttle arm. Does anyone know what this is and what it should be attached to internally? 

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tunahead72

Yep, governor stop pin:

 

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Monty72

OK I pulled it apart and found the threads are stripped.  Should I bother with a repairing the treads?

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rmaynard

If the engine is otherwise repairable, and it should be, the answer is yes.

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Monty72

I got lucky, I had a block from my GT-14 project that still had the governor stop pin a little PB spray and patience and I'm in business. 

 

That just proves to my wife keeping junk around does pay off.

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953 nut
7 minutes ago, Monty72 said:

keeping Junk around does pay off.

:WRS:             "Keeping a supply of valuable spare parts around pays off".

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