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[bertsmobile1]

Not familiar with that exact engine
If the throttle butterfly is fully open when the engine is not running then the linkage is in a good enough position for the engine to at least fire up.
Most likely some more crud in the carb or the exhaust valve has closed up.

 

[angellonewolf]

thanks fo the reply wil do a proper carb clean found a vid of what to do on that carb so will go through it when time allows

 

[slomo]

So why are you so obsessed about adjusting the speed ?
The bracket was most likely square on the the flange originally so you might like to take it off and give it a tap with a hammer.

We are using hammers now? it's micro thin pot metal. Two fingers is all you need.

slomo

 

[Hayterman]

Just a thought but didn't you say that the only time it ran was when the silencer had been removed?

 

[86lx]

Mine was doing the same thing. I thought it was crazy, that you couldn't adjust the speed, so I put a manual cable on it. It will run now at a higher rpm, but then it dies and won't restart without starter fluid. Weird