update on ford 5000 govenor

dirtfox · Sep 19, 2013

well I tried the following suggestions on this tractor-governor hunting problem. After the morning rain stopped I backed it out of the shop and took a can of ether and sprayed every surface area around the intake and carb-nothing happened it never sped up. so then I removed the rod from the carb linkage to the governor and operated the throttle by hand. watched the governor and it moved after I operated the throttle and would stay stationary so I tried adjusting the rod shorter and that made it backfire. So maybe Rod is right could it be the rebuilt carb? It has a zenith carb not a holley as most do. only one external adjustment screw. Any ideas guy's Thanks ahead of time for your help.dirtfox

Greg_Ky · Sep 19, 2013

It sounds to me without seeing it that it is lean and causing the hunting, fatten up the carb and see what that does.

Ultradog MN · Sep 19, 2013

I'm working on a 4000 here which has the same governor - putting two engines together to make one.
This engine was running when I took it out of the tractor and tore it apart for the crank.
The governor was Not working properly.
Normally the bell shaped part shown in the photo slides in and out on the shaft freely - you can pull it out with your fingers. This one was stuck and would not slide in and out.
I had to pry it out with a small bar.
You can kinda see in the second photo that there is some old dried up oil on the end of the shaft.
That glued it in place so it wouldn't move properly.
Wouldn't be hard to pull the governor cover and check that yours is sliding freely.
I plan to just use the good one on the engine I'm building.

dirtfox · Sep 19, 2013

Ultradog I have found the answer to my problem but I do appreciate your entry. I left a entry here just in case someone runs into the same problem that I had. when I started this project I never figured it would turn into such a problem child.Next time someone ask's me if I want to work on a 5000 ford that was burnt up and has a 3 inch layer of dirt and oil, grease on every thing forward of the steering wheel and had been sitting outside for 3 years I think I'll run the other way!!! Have a good day - dirtfox

RodinNS · Sep 20, 2013

If the engine is holding a steady speed with the governor rod disconnected from the carb then I'd say the carb is OK. If there was a problem then it wouldn't hold steady speed. The backfire does suggest it's a bit lean tho... I forget the exact procedure on adjusting the idle mixture... but basically I think you take the screw in until the engine stumbles then back it out again until it smoothes out.
The entire adjustment procedure is found on pages 65-66 in the Ford operators manual for your tractor.

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