the thing on the top of the transmission that the control cable from the peddle,the throttle cable and the hst control rod all attach to is the bell crank. this bell crank has a detente that keeps it centered in the halfway position.
the thing on the top of the transmission that the control cable from the peddle,the throttle cable and the hst control rod all attach to is the bell crank. this bell crank has a detente that keeps it centered in the halfway position.
I just spent another 3 hours (probably into now 40, plus the fluid changes which took hours). Adjusted it all again. Everything is in spec. I even removed the control rod to check it per the manual which was almost exactly to the 620mm. I then tried the adjustment again, took the slack out of the accelerator cable, double checked the control rod. I probably touched 10 things. When I was done, it is identical. 19mph top speed, starts like a dream, shifts like a nightmare and does not have enough power to go up a 20 degree hill with 4 people in it.
I really wanted to like this but the complexity of this thing is mind boggling and service manual is horrible. I appreciate the help and maybe it's some internal adjustment that sadly the dealer can't look at for 4+ weeks.