Ok so I've given everything a clean and taken some photos. The first one is throttle fully open, second is fully closed and the third is how much further I can push with my hand.
Fully open throttle:
![[Linked Image]](https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/uploads/usergals/2015/01/full-8788-19709-img_1610.jpg)
Throttle on stop:
![[Linked Image]](https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/uploads/usergals/2015/01/full-8788-19710-img_1611.jpg)
Pushed further manually:
![[Linked Image]](https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/uploads/usergals/2015/01/full-8788-19711-img_1612.jpg)
So if I push as far as I can (manually as shown in third pic) while its running, the revs will drop to an idle but not completely stop. The large spring seems loose if that is important but it appears to me that the throttle cable isn't pushing the levers far enough but even if it was, the engine still won't stop
Any ideas?