VIDEO: K301 12HP running bad after rebuild.....HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fordiesel69 271]

Long overdue for a video.  Wanted to make sure it was running good.  There is a rough part (richness) of the throttle transitioning from idle to high, and I have not found any dirt in the carb.  I rechecked.  So I hope when I buy the air filter housing + new filter that I can adjust that out.  Fingers crossed.

 

I let it break in at half throttle for 20 minutes, changed the oil, then threw a 42" SD deck on and really worked it hard for 3 hrs.  I did not have an air filter so I could only go in the heavy grass and thankfully it was still a touch wet.  I also set the points to .017 to reduce the good old kohler rattle as I did NOT change out the side crank bearings.  I have also changed the oil like 4 times hoping at one point it will stop coming out metallic.  For some reason a fresh honed kohler shreds iron faster than anything.  The blow by has reduced, and thankfully it never burned any oil.  Sometimes they will for a bit until the rings seat in.  I just wonder how many hours until the blow by goes away for good?

 

Enjoy!!!  The rattle is the hood.