782 repower complete! For now

[cubby102]

Well guys this site really helped me again as usual. Used the 782 with the ch18 swap for the first time to move a little bit of snow in saturday. LOVED IT!!! so much smoother and more usable power than the kt17. A lot less fuel it seemed also. Still don't have a muffler or muffler shroud for it but for now it will work fine. Sounds kinda cool with duals lol. Thank you to everyone who directly and indirectly helped! I have sold all my other cubs and decided to keep this one and so far I do not regret it at all!!! The only thing I do not like is the throttle lever is only moving to about half way before stopping. I can live with it for now. Just kinda bugs me.

Any tips in fixing that issue? I set the throttle up just like I did my old k series. As soon as the lever moves the engine responds

[J-Mech]

Good choice to keep the 782! Good job!

As far as the throttle goes, you should be able to adjust the linkage from the throttle to governor to give you more lever travel.

[Sam Mac]

Post a pic of how you have the throttle hooked up.

[cubby102]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

Post a pic of how you have the throttle hooked up.

I wont be near the machine until tomorrow night but here's a pic from google. My throttle is hooked to where the red dot is

[cubby102]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

Good choice to keep the 782! Good job!

As far as the throttle goes, you should be able to adjust the linkage from the throttle to governor to give you more lever travel.

I just don't really understand how exactly. It seems simple stuff like this completely blows my mind. But wiring and retrofitting parts together is a breeze. This is also the first command Ive ever put a tool on. I'm sure it's something simple that I'm just missing

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by cubby102

I wont be near the machine until tomorrow night but here's a pic from google. My throttle is hooked to where the red dot is

If you have it hooked up where the red dot is you have it hooked up wrong. Take a look at the pic you posted. The throttle should be hooked up where it is marked "T" and the choke where it is marked "choke". The way you have it hooked up is after the governor and you run the risk of over speeding the engine. Who ever made this pick did a good job.

[ol'George]

First:
I will say I've never seen this engine let alone worked on one.
But as Sam said, and as I see it, if it is hooked as pictured and it should be to function correctly, then you only need to loosen the cable clamp on the throttle and move the cable jacket to the right, say 1/4" and retighten the clamp.
Run it and check RPM's @ WFO--- should be 3600, if not readjust.

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by ol'George

First:
I will say I've never seen this engine let alone worked on one.
But as Sam said, and as I see it, if it is hooked as pictured and it should be to function correctly, then you only need to loosen the cable clamp on the throttle and move the cable jacket to the right, say 1/4" and retighten the clamp.
Run it and check RPM's @ WFO--- should be 3600, if not readjust.

George, the pic he posted is something he found on Google showing the proper hook up. He said he has the throttle cable connected to the area with the red dot. Look at the pic closely and you'll see the red dot just in front of the air cleaner. What he has done is basically hooked it up with no governor control.

[ol'George]

I couldn't agree with you more,
and I caught that it was a generic pix from the net.
Hopefully he will hook it up as pictured, otherwise he is as you said, circumventing the gov. function which is a no-no!

[PaulS]

I have a repowered 2072 with a command 18 engine. If you hook it up as the google pic shows it will be correct. We adjusted the engine speed by moving the throttle cable in the clamp and retightening everything. The choke can be adjusted the same way so it closes and opens as it should. I do not recall what holes in the arms we have the wires hooked into.