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  1. very odd problem.... I'm curious too,  did you purchase a carburetor with a Kawasaki Mule part number, or one for a FE290D engine?  That may be the fly in the ointment as Kawasaki made them run somewhat leaner than the general purpose version of the FE290D to conform to all 50 state versions of air quality regulations that existed then.

     It also Sounds like there is a restriction, of some kind in the pilot circuit....  it's probably idled up high enough it's pulling some from the main jet as well.

    Just to be sure,  The jet I  circled in red is the pilot jet, which you adjust until the engine reaches the highest idle,  now this idle may be too high too high for it to go into gear properly  so you adjust it to the 1300 rpm spec with the screw in blue

     

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  2. also, there is another screw you could adjust that may be causing the governor to hang,  where the throttle cable hooks to the control panel (on the engine) there should be a phillips head screw poking out from that cover, you can use that to raise or lower the RPM as it presets the tension on the governor spring. The manual calls it the Accel Lever screw.

    Engine fires one spark per revolution as it is a fixed  coil and magnet  on the flywheel. just like a lawnmower.

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  3. Could you post a link to the carburetor used.

    I had a similar issue with mine last year and it turned out i was not adjusting the idle jet screw properly... the way to set it like it came from the factory is to unscrew, or screw it in until the engine reaches the highest idle, then adjust the throttle stopper screw to 1300 RPM

    Those chinese aftermarket carbs are crapshoot if you get a good one or not. I have one on mine that is a KIPA brand from amazon.

     

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