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Hello all. I spent about 30 minutes sorting through thousands of topics related to "high idle" but none of which answered my question, so apologies to all if this is a repeat. I recently bought a C161 (8 speed manual) with a Briggs & Stratton 18hp twin. According to Briggs' manual they recommend idle to be set at 1400rpm. I'm not claiming to be smarter than the engineers who designed it, but this seems incredibly high and wasteful on gas. Realistically, a tractor engine isn't spending a lot of time idling (not like a car stuck in traffic or at a light) but it's more of an annoyance than anything. My question is, does anyone know 1.) why it's idle is so high, and 2.) has anyone tinkered with it to get it lower-without compromising other performance aspects of the engine? All my personal preferences in relation to idle speed aside, the engine runs like a top (knock on wood). Thanks to all for your help.
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Well I scored a gently used Briggs 900 series to repower my new 606! Doesn't have an air cleaner cover for it so I zip tied the filter on after I cleaned all the junk out of the carb and it ran good. Now it will rev slow and die after it idles a second. I'm guessing there's some more gunk in the carb that I either missed or broke free??
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Hello, So i finally got my Wheel Horse running after some work. I have rebuilt the carburetor and now I need to fine tune it. However, I have an issue. My engine idles lowest, but not all the way, at mid throttle. If i push the throttle down all the way my engine revs back up. While i go through the throttle i can witness the idle adjustment spring body go like this: Throttle all the way open, Idle Spring and body all the way up. Throttle midway, Idle spring and body close to all the way down. Throttle closed, idle spring goes back up a bit to midway. Any thoughts would be great. Thank you,
