Thanks for the repsonse. I pulled the lever out and everything looks ok and the cable doesn't appear to be broken . However when I push the throttle lever open then the throttle on the carbs open like they should. The problem is when I pull the lever back the carbs stay open. I guess my question is whether there is some kind of return spring that's not working right. Should the throttle close by itself when I pull the lever back or is there something I'm missing?