The K341 is back from the machine shop, but it doesn't look like I'll have time to get it put back together and ready to install in the 1450 for this weekend. We're heading to the cabin and I was really looking forward to tackling some high grass with it.
I have the new governor gear, shaft, and bushing ready to pick up tomorrow, which could have set me on the timeline. But I delved into the carb rebuild today and ran into two problems. As much as I paid attention to Matt's instructions, I still broke one of the brass screws off on the throttle shaft. I was cautious as all get-out, but it still broke. The other one was easy.
So I drilled out the remnants of the brass screw, but the 1/16" bit deflected and damaged the threads. It's all a mess now. I could re-drill and tap it to a bigger screw, but I'm just going to go ahead and replace the shaft.
Also, I was cleaning the long high idle screw and found that it had a shard at the tip, so it needs to be replaced. A couple more items to order...
I did wire-wheel and paint the block, so there's some progress.
Broken throttle shaft screw:
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Here's the ugly threads, they look worse from the other side:
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You can just barely see the deformation of the high idle screw here:
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And my purdy block:
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