I cleaned and rebuilt the carb this past weekend but now the engine surges. I ground some of the block away and added a washer between the keeper and the block to prevent it locking in place again. I removed the sump, cleaned everything, installed a new governor and put everything back together. I tore the engine down last week and found out that the keeper on the governor arm had worn into the side of the block and locked the governor in place. The engine just ran at one speed which meant mowing was pretty strained. Perhaps someone rebuilt it before and didn't know not to put the spring in? The engine is from a John Deere 111 and was a year old when my father-in-law got it back in '83. The original also had a spring which according to the instructions was not to be used since the engine had a fuel pump.
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