Here are 2 pics of my bowden hookup. Perhaps your cable is too short? My visible outer cable casing measures 22 inches from the exit hole on the tiller arm to the carb end. I see that a spark plug wire has gotten caught near the intake cover. I’ll have to prevent that. Note the notch on top of the intake cover which is where the cable is supposed to enter the clamp. My casing is also wrapped with tape to either prevent a short to the upper spark plug or to prevent a rattle against the hood
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