Two-cylinder guy
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- Location
- Central Oklahoma
My 38 B shows good oil pressure on the gauge, but oil is not getting to the governor gears or tappets at the front of the engine. When I run the engine, both are totally dry.
I"ve checked the obvious: the tube running from the governor to the tappet cover, the oil trough inside the governor, and the oil tubes and plumbing inside the crankcase. All seems to be in order, but obviously, something is plugged, broken, or disconnected. You would think if oil is getting to the oil pressure gauge which is screwed into the governor housing that oil would be getting to the governor gears, but it"s not.
Before I start tearing this beast apart, can anyone give me an idea of where to focus my efforts?
I"ve checked the obvious: the tube running from the governor to the tappet cover, the oil trough inside the governor, and the oil tubes and plumbing inside the crankcase. All seems to be in order, but obviously, something is plugged, broken, or disconnected. You would think if oil is getting to the oil pressure gauge which is screwed into the governor housing that oil would be getting to the governor gears, but it"s not.
Before I start tearing this beast apart, can anyone give me an idea of where to focus my efforts?