I know this has been asked more than once but I can't seem to get this engine to run right. I bought this doodle bug on Craig list and the guy I bought it from said it ran before he took the carb off. He gave me the old carb and linkage in a plastic bag. I put a new carb on it and put the linkage where I thought it should go.
It starts and idles just fine but when throttling up the governor pulls the throttle back and it never really reaches full power. If I manually move the black plastic piece at the butterfly it runs perfectly. I'm stuck and don't really know what to do. I've tried putting a different governor spring on it, gotten rid of the springs and made direct links with paper clips. Nothing seems to work. I'm not sure about the top linkage inside the spring, I've seen pictures both with and without it and I've tried it both ways.
I know a 212 would be great but this bike is for a couple of 9 year olds that have never ridden before so I'd really like to keep it on the docile side for now. Any sugestions would be great. Here's a couple of photos of the linkage as I have it set up.
It starts and idles just fine but when throttling up the governor pulls the throttle back and it never really reaches full power. If I manually move the black plastic piece at the butterfly it runs perfectly. I'm stuck and don't really know what to do. I've tried putting a different governor spring on it, gotten rid of the springs and made direct links with paper clips. Nothing seems to work. I'm not sure about the top linkage inside the spring, I've seen pictures both with and without it and I've tried it both ways.
I know a 212 would be great but this bike is for a couple of 9 year olds that have never ridden before so I'd really like to keep it on the docile side for now. Any sugestions would be great. Here's a couple of photos of the linkage as I have it set up.
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