I noticed mine doing the same thing a while ago, and when I looked at the engine I noticed the stop lever was bouncing up and down. I steadied it with my finger, and it stopped doing it. I don't know what was causing it to do that, but as long as she runs, I'm a happy camper!

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87 300D - Running on Veggie oil; 260,000 plus miles; Original #14 head