DoItYourself.com Community Forums > Cars, SUV's, Vans, Trucks, RV's, Boats and Gasoline Outdoor Power Equipment > Outdoor Gasoline and Electric Powered Equipment and Small Engines

Throttle cable problem

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

07-22-11, 09:28 AM

pinklady2011

Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Jul 2011

Location: United States

Posts: 1

Upvotes: 0

Received 0 Upvotes on 0 Posts

Throttle cable problem

I own a homelite weedeater, the throttle cable broke, purchased a new one and the cable is to short everything else is exactly the same. What can I do to make it fit??

Upvote

07-22-11, 03:35 PM

geogrubb

Member

Join Date: Jun 2006

Location: United States

Posts: 2,277

Upvotes: 0

Received 28 Upvotes on 27 Posts

Without knowing the model numbers and parts numbers etc, is it possible to loosen the trigger assembly housing and slide it closer to the engine giving you more room, also on some Homlites there is a slotted bracket on the housing to give you some additional room. Have a good one. Geo

Upvote

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Show Printable Version

Email this Page

Outdoor Gasoline and Electric Powered Equipment and Small Engines
john deere f525 mower problem

M

md123 on Jul 21, 2011

Hello All- I have a 1994 john deere f525 mower. I replaced the battery hit the key and blew a fuse. It was then that I noticed that the red cable was actually attatched to the ground, it must have been replaced at some point. Any way, when I try to start it now, I blow the 2 center fuses in the panel. The fuse does not blow when I turn the key to the on (or run position), or when I turn the key further to crank the starter. But if the key is on, and I push the brake as I normally would to engage the starter, the fuse blows the second I push on the brake. Diodes, relays, switches?- I am not sure if one is prone to create a ground if juiced the wrong way. Any ideas would sure be appreciated. thanks mdRead More
Outdoor Gasoline and Electric Powered Equipment and Small Engines
No throttle control on Briggs & Stratton 28u707 1174-e1 OPHV engine

J

jrmont on Jul 14, 2011

No throttle control on Briggs & Stratton 28u707 1174-e1 OPHV engine Here is what I observe on the is Craftsman tractor. I will refer to the throttle lever as the lever that the rider adjusts to control speed. The throttle at the carb is just that. 1) When the engine is off and the throttle lever is set anywhere from off to mid speed, the throttle at the carb is wide open and the choke is open. 2) When the engine starts, the throttle closes to the idle screw and the engine runs at idle. From the above, it seems to me that the governor is working since only the spinning of the engine brought the throttle at the carb across its range. 3) I can adjust the throttle at the carb by hand and the engine runs nicely at all speeds. 4) As I turn the throttle lever from mid to high, the choke closes and the throttle at the carb does not move. Eventually the engine stalls. From the above, it seems I have a governor problem because only the governor action moves the throttle at the carb on this engine. 5) I replace the governor spring and this did not help at all. 6) I adjusted the governor per the manual. 7) The user manual is ambiguous regarding the throttle cable adjustment. In my case, the hole in the governor plate lines up with hole A when the throttle lever is at mid position. Am I likely correct to assume that the governor clutch is the cause even though it seems to do the job of closing the throttle upon starting the engine? I was surprised (I am no expert) that the choke was wide open in the slow to start position. Don't I normally start my small engines by closing the choke when the engine is cold?Read More

Ask a Question