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Old 10-22-2021, 10:31 AM   #3
ballencd
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Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Western NC
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Default Re: Project: 1986 Cushman 3 Wheeled Turf Truckster

Charley,
Just got the old fuel pump hole capped and changed the oil again. It starts right up and idles OK but not great. I have to feather the choke a bit to keep it running. The throttle arm from the pedal is connected, with an internal spring loaded rod that has snap-on ball joints on both ends, to the throttle on the carburetor. When I press down the gas pedal the arm moves but the linkage to the carb does not. If I manually move the throttle on the carb the engine revs but not with the pedal. I'm not sure how it is supposed to work but I will look in the documentation that I have and see if there is any more I don't have on the Silly Little Cars site.

If I rev the engine manually the governor looks like it is working and tries to adjust the throttle on the carb. Maybe the spring in the rod is too weak? The linkage from the pedal to the arm above the carb is loose but it still moves the arm so that can't be all of it.

Any ideas where I should start looking?

Thanks

Charlie
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