Ok I did some testing. Bending the flap down on the battery plate worked perfect. I did break the dryrotted strap but it would have fit over it. I put the strap I bought on it and it's fine. So I started it up and it idled fine for a few minutes so I jumped on and took off. It ran great with no issues for about 10 minutes or so. Then just as I was about to take it on the street it lost all power. I was hold the gas down and it almost seemed it was just idling. If I let of the gas it would sputter out. After starting it a few times it finally just wouldn't start at all. After letting it sit for a half hour or so it would start back up and repeat the same symptoms. So I'm thinking it's the auto choke? Any other suggestions before I order one? Do you guys recommend a vendor that sells them?
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