Montblack wrote:

Did a piece of metal, formerly known as exhaust valve, make it upstream
(like a salmon) all the way into the carb - jamming the linkage? :-)

For 3 grand, I have one word for you - Gumout. ($1.75 this week at NAPA)

Seriously, what is the final word on "specifically" what in (on) the carb
failed - thus totaling the entire unit?

Monthblack,

The throttle cable was fine, and from the outside, the lever that held
the throttle cable looked fine. It was when you pushed the lever
forward (full throttle) that the movement was restricted. The part was
not accessable, to see what may have bent, inside the carberator.

The carb float was fine, not compromised, the butterfly valve (I guess
it is called that), that controls the flow to the carberator was clean,
and not gunked up.

Bottom line is that the carberator damage was secondary to the cylinder
damage from what I could see. I seriously doubt I had an salmon in the
engine :-) though considering the odds of what went last week, one just
may wonder.....

Keep in mind, I am not a mechanic though.

Allen