Ok good advice. Was thinking of somehow rigging this up so that I can control the throttle plate with some string or other wire. It would necessitate cutting away part of the housing so that I can better control the throttle. I've almost given up being able to get this back to ever running properly but I'd at least like to know whether what I've done has helped. If anyone knows how to hook up this wire from the carby to the throttle switch, please chime in, I have searched for a while but can't find any instructions on how to do this.