Photo shows the proximity of the two levers that were previously colliding. The upper one goes up to connect to the carb; while the lower one is the gear shift lever controlled from the drivers seat. Somehow in the past the trans throttle pressure lever got pushed downward just enough that the throttle rod retainer clip was hitting the lever-end of the shifter cable assembly square-on the end, limiting the the throttle lever AND the throttle opening itself as much as 30%.
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