Ok I have this one running after having another fight with a float needle and I am impressed with how much smoother a F/C is in the north/south configuration than east/west. I had completely forgotten about the difference. Turning the motor east/west was such a bad design mistake, you can see why they did it , well I think I can, but there is a reason all the 4 strokes run north south because it makes the mower feel much smoother with a lot less vibration