throttle sticking

[buckeye44]

i have a 6hp techumsen engine and the metal arm that connects the throttle cable to the carburator wont move when i take my foot off the pedal. it works to accellerate but then is stuck. is there a spring or something im missing?

 

[solomon]

try lubbing it, i would add a spring though for sure. just attach a spring to return it to the closed position, almost any small spring will work.

 

[Blazkowiez]

There could be several reasons this is sticking, you could have something on your throttle arm, your butterfly, your linkage, your cable itself. Please take pictures and try to examine the operations of your throttle while someone else pushes the pedal.

 

[solomon]

Actually, did it ever stick before? did you hook up the throttle? If so i think u just need a spring, but always check for something in the way.

 

[buckeye44]

I was thinking of the spring idea just thought i would ask for any ideas. thanks for the replys

 

[Blazkowiez]

A spring on your butterfly is not always the answer and often can damage the carb. Take pictures and show them to us, if this is a Tecumseh and was meant for a go-kart it already has a strong spring and a linkage return kit, there are reasons things stick, we must fix these problems and not just simply "throw another spring on there". Come on people, what happens when your second spring gets stuck?

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Slap some Toyota badges on it and call it normal.

 

[EagleTalons]

When my throttle gets stuck I just hold on my brakes until they go out.

 

[devino246]

Slap some Toyota badges on it and call it normal.

 

[solomon]

it could be your throttle cable is frayed on the inside. Thats how both my karts were, i just used a spring, since a new cable was $32......

 

[Doc Sprocket]

A spring on your butterfly is not always the answer and often can damage the carb. Take pictures and show them to us, if this is a Tecumseh and was meant for a go-kart it already has a strong spring and a linkage return kit, there are reasons things stick, we must fix these problems and not just simply "throw another spring on there". Come on people, what happens when your second spring gets stuck?

That's assuming he has a spring already, he didn't say. Coulda broken, come off, new installation, etc. Let's find out, first...

 

[Doc Sprocket]

it could be your throttle cable is frayed on the inside. Thats how both my karts were, i just used a spring, since a new cable was $32......

Now THIS is what we want to avoid!
If a throttle cable is $32, you're shopping in the wrong place.
If you decided you couldn't afford brakes, what would you do?

 

[EagleTalons]

Now THIS is what we want to avoid!
If a throttle cable is $32, you're shopping in the wrong place.
If you decided you couldn't afford brakes, what would you do?

Drive slowly.

 

[devino246]

$32 for a cable?? what kind of cable is this?

 

[solomon]

Brakes went out- I'd use my foot on the pavement like before ha
It was a manco cable, with an eyelet, 76" I believe

 

[Blazkowiez]

Thats a big price, dont pay more than 25.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

I got 70" of generic bike cable for $8 on ebay.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I got 70" of generic bike cable for $8 on ebay.

Bingo! Some hardware stores carry 1/16" or 1/32" wire rope, too.

 

[devino246]

i went to a local bike shop and bought something like 70" of brake cable for $20 and felt like i got ripped off.

 

[devino246]

I payed $120 for a new throttle cable for my sled, I FEEL ripped off!

GOOD GOD! Seriously??? how big is this cable?