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Engine swap and mod

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Hukah    17

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I bought a great engine of CL for $20 (Briggs 5.5hp).

it was on a snowblower, however, and has no throttle or choke control from the driver seat.

i got a choke control hooked up, but the throttle control is being finicky.

i am mechanically apt, but not familiar with all the different intricacies of different units and I'm assuming the way this type of engine works is interfering with my new linkage I installed?

anybody got any tips I can try to get this working properly?

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Hukah    17

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For anybody interested in the follow up, I have since learned that this engine is an internal governed type, and that is why it is not compatible with a throttle cable.
I need to find a new engine.
Case closed.

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