Thank you for that report FAST GRASS, it will make a welcome addition to our archives. Good workshop practice makes jobs easier. "Saving" time by cutting corners often results in time being lost through things going wrong, and/or not lasting as long as they should. Worst of all, you can not have confidence in the job done if you did not do it properly.
One additional point you did not mention: generally Tecumseh engines have crankcase ventilation valves that can be fitted either the right way up or the wrong way up. If you fit them the wrong way up, they gulp crankcase oil and pass it into the engine air intake, which is unfortunate when it happens, especially if you don't know why.
