STOP Spinning??? 3hp Lazer

[toonfish]

I have an older 3hp Strikemaster Lazer....cuts through the ice great, problem is I cannot get it to stop spinning. I have replaced the throttle spring, but the throttle basically is useless as it just goes full blast all the time....any ideas on how to stop it...kind getting dangerous!!

[snoozebutton]

Are you sure all the parts are there? Doesn't seem right to me. Maybe spray a little WD-40 on the linkage.

[upnorth]

Check the idle screw setting that may be out a little far.

[BIG DS]

One possible solution: Spray off the outside of the carb with carb cleaner and then take off the throat gaurd and spray some inside to get all the gunk off of the carb inside and out. Then work the throttle shaft back and forth and that should get it loose. The throttle shafts tend to get sticky from the oil residue left over from the gas. Being located right under the gas tank doesn't help that issue much. Everytime you spill a little gas it runs around the tank and drips right on the carb. I don't remember off the top of my head how the governor hooks up, but make sure that is working and in place. Make sure you dump what carb cleaner out of the carb you can after spraying the inside so you don't flood the motor. If memory serves that throttle should snap shut when you release the throttle.

[toonfish]

Thanks I'll try all of these