Throttle Trouble after cleaning carb 84 spree

jacoby0419 · Post by **jacoby0419** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:05 pm

I cleaned my carb the other day because it was running a little rough. After putting it all back together the throttle is messed up. I read the other articles about lining up the slot in the throttle cable with a notch in a carb and I have done that, but it still runs with the throttle wide open and cannot be adjusted. Is there anything else i should check, when i play with the throttle handle with the cable out of the carb it doesnt move either. any ideas?

keithw · Post by **keithw** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:38 pm

Pull off the air cleaner and look inside the carb as you operate the throttle. The slide should go up and down. If it doesn't go the full travel or at all then something is together wrong. The slide can be a bit fussy to get in the slot and you may need to try again. Or the cable housing might be stuck on one of the holders pulling it open.

keithw

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:02 pm

Your not putting it together correctly, the slide should drop deep into the carb.

jacoby0419 · Post by **jacoby0419** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:25 pm

ok, i thought that might be the issue, the slide seems to be stuck, it isn't moving freely and it stuck only about a .25 inch off the end of the throttle cable. What is causing it to stick like this, or do i need to replace the throttle cable, the throttle liked to stick before i rebuilt the carb.