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its a wrapped belt, so i should run it some more and see if it breaks in good and disengages?

Yes Txnese, Lubrication is all about time in use.

Is your new belt a wrapped belt or raw edge belt? The spring the engagement arm should be compressed about 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 inches when the blades are engaged. I've noticed that sometimes the wrapped belts tend to still want to make just enough contact with the engine pulley to slightly turn the blades until they get worn in some. Also, sometimes the tension idlers might not be fully disengaging. The guide arms in the rear shouldn't...

check throttle butterfly screws they may have backed out causing it to hang open just a bit , checking this involves removing carb.

We have the same problem. Belt was purchased from the dealer. What do you mean...wrapped belt?

I'd check your idler pulleys and make sure the belt isn't too tight first. If it all seems to be fine you can usually just idle the mower down when you finish and the blades usually don't start spinning again. If they keep spinning when the mower is idling the belt is definitely too tight.