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Here is the instruction drawing from the workshop manual:


Note the choke rod connects the black plastic bellcrank on the choke, to a lever attached to the governor plate. That lever is operated by the control lever, which is also attached to the governor plate. If that mechanism is all there and undamaged, the problem will be in the adjustment. For example, the choke rod should be straight, but often gets bent badly by amateur mechanics. When that happens it is no longer the correct effective length.