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Well the question becomes, have the cables EVER been replaced? That,is do they have plastic trunion nuts where they attach to the 1/4 turn locks on the motor? Those kind are adjustable whereas the old original cables had non-adjustable brass trunions. If they are the adjustable kind, always adjust the cables to fit the motor, never adjust the motor to fit the cables. the adjustable kind do work much smoother and less friction than the old original kind.
However, I suspect that is only part of the problem, if at all. An educated guess is the coils are dragging on the flywheel magnets, which often happens when the coils are replaced and not set properly. If they are dragging, the drag will try to move the throttle toward “Slow” position. Considering the age of the motor, your guy may have put in new coils.