MF 65 throttle spring

[ovrszd]

Your welcome. Hope it works out for you. Give us a follow up.

 

[fatb]

Added the spring and now it actually will idle were it is suppose to and I can set the rpm with the handle pretty well now.

 

[fatb]

seems like I have to pull up on the throttle handle to get to work but it seems to stay. Must be an clamp or screw to tighten around throttle shaft to remain in pulled up position.

 

[ovrszd]

You're gaining!!!! Look at all the things you are learning at the same time!!!!

 

[fatb]

Yes put a new tach cable on and tach came to life but sometimes it acts like there is no cable on. Maybe I don't have enough lube on ends or maybe i tightened up too much?

 

[ovrszd]

I don't think it's too tight. Should have been a square drive cable inside the sheath. It aligns with square receivers on each end. Pretty hard to assemble this wrong. May be that the gauge is sticking. Use it awhile and see if it improves. Next step would be to disassemble the gauge and clean it. Very delicate. Easy to ruin to the gauge.

 

[fatb]

ok maybe put some lube on it?

 

[ovrszd]

I don't think that would help.

Unhook the cable at the engine end. Chuck a drill onto the cable end. Gently turn it while watching the gauge. Confirm you are turning it the right direction. Slowly increase speed watching gauge. Stop start. Stop start. Change speed. Stop start. See if it ever fails. If it does, now you know the problem is at the gauge end. If you can't make it fail, now you know the problem is at the drive end.

 

[fatb]

Put a little moly lube on the end and it worked good all day. Funny it takes a while to get going, seems to be working fine now

 

[ovrszd]

Awesome. Glad it worked out.