I think we can do better than that, flatlinerz. Please post two pictures into this thread: your governor mechanism with the speed control in the stop position, and the same shot with the speed control in the choke position. The same two shots you posted in PM's to me are the ones we need.
This seems as if it will be easy to put right, though I warn you now, that mower has had unusual experiences along the way before you got it. I'll prepare a couple of pictures to try to explain what is going on.
