Can I use this governor

toejam · Oct 22, 2014

Just got a replacement governor for my 1949 8n and may appear to have the wrong governor. My old governor did not have the proofmeter, the new one does. Can I use the new governor since I will not be hooking up a proofmeter anyway? There is a cap where the cable should go, so, hopefully it'll seal the oil and I'll have no problem.

greywolf224 · Oct 22, 2014

Yep. Proof meters were optional and not everyone had one. That governor was made to supply a proof meter.

Reason for the cap is for machines without a proof meter.

toejam · Oct 22, 2014

Thank you for the input. I was mainly concerned if there was any mechanical reason I couldn't use the governor: different size gears, shaft, bearings, throttle connectors, etc. If it's the same governor except the option for proofmeter linkage, then I will just use the new one.

greywolf224 · Oct 22, 2014

(quoted from post at 00:12:31 10/23/14) Thank you for the input. I was mainly concerned if there was any mechanical reason I couldn't use the governor: different size gears, shaft, bearings, throttle connectors, etc. If it's the same governor except the option for proofmeter linkage, then I will just use the new one.

Post over in the 8N section. You have a good bunch of folks there that have many years behind the workings of an 8N.

Just curious why did you think you needed a new governor there a bit pricey

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