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Re: Accelleration, or lack thereof

To: Stu Brennan <stubrennan@mediaone.net>
Subject: Re: Accelleration, or lack thereof
From: Theo Smit <tsmit@home.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 11:08:55 -0600
Disassemble and clean the parts with acetone, reassemble it, and put a drop
of CA glue (Krazy Glue, or Zap, or Hot Stuff, etc.) on each side of the
clamp and shaft joint after you adjust it.

Not that I've done this, but it oughta work, and still be removable with
some force or mild heat.

Theo

Stu Brennan wrote:

> So I'm coming back from an errand and the Tiger seems a little
> sluggish.  Then even more sluggish.  Idles ok, but no power.  I just
> can't push the accellerator down far enough to get up the next hill.
>
> Was my recent carb rebuild job coming apart?  Fuel starvation?  Ignition
> problems?  None of these.  The arm that pulls on the accellerator cable
> was rotating on its shaft.  I tightened it up, and it was back to
> normal.
>
> Are there any tricks, other than welding, that people have used to cure,
> or at least improve this?
>
> Stu

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