Steve@Advance
Well-known Member
For some reason I couldn't reply to your post...
When working with a governor, keep in mind the
dash lever, (however it's connected) connects to
the governor spring, which connects to the
governor arm. The dash lever/spring assembly only
has the ability to pull the throttle open.
Closing the throttle is accomplished by the
direct link from the governor arm to the throttle
plate link on the carb. The spinning weights
supply the force to close the throttle, so this
only happens when the engine is running.
There is a balance between the 2 forces, the
spring trying to open the throttle, the weights
trying to close the throttle.
So your initial set up would to check to see if
the link between the gov and carb is the proper
length that the gov can push the throttle closed
with no tension on the gov spring.
When working with a governor, keep in mind the
dash lever, (however it's connected) connects to
the governor spring, which connects to the
governor arm. The dash lever/spring assembly only
has the ability to pull the throttle open.
Closing the throttle is accomplished by the
direct link from the governor arm to the throttle
plate link on the carb. The spinning weights
supply the force to close the throttle, so this
only happens when the engine is running.
There is a balance between the 2 forces, the
spring trying to open the throttle, the weights
trying to close the throttle.
So your initial set up would to check to see if
the link between the gov and carb is the proper
length that the gov can push the throttle closed
with no tension on the gov spring.
