Related to this same machine and coming along a little later....
I finally got a new carb for this and I'm having an apparent governor issue, which may not be a governor issue. The new carb operates well enough but it's behaving as if the governor spring is too tight or the governor is not operating properly. The RPM's seem too high. At about 1/4 throttle, they are at 3000 rpm. It doesn't sound or feel right as I've heard this machine run in the past. Could this be a defective carburetor? My gut tells me no but I don't know what else to check. The linkage is pretty simple.
Briggs Engine: 130292-1664-01 Code: 83012607
Carb is: 299437
Thank you.