lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
Didn't like my compression on 3 and 4. Tried loosening the valves last fall with the ATF in the fuel method. It helped a little...maybe. It was still a little skippy, so I decided to get the manifold off and take a look. Also noticed some stuff with the governor while I was removing linkages.
I'm going to take off the head to look at the pistons too.
Here are some pics of interest so far:
First picture is under the valve cover. I have a screwdriver pointing at what looks like the two halves of a valve keeper just laying there?
Second picture is of the governor. The spring is loose, as the throttle can be pulled almost half way before the spring catches and moves the governor to carb linkage. I was moving the throttle back and forth and watching the spring.
But...
The linkages also have some slop in them where they attach to the governor itself. When I move the throttle, the linkages wobble a little and a little space opens up right where my screwdriver is pointing. Are there some kind of shims or bushings that I would need to tighten that up? Or is that normal?
I'm going to take off the head to look at the pistons too.
Here are some pics of interest so far:
First picture is under the valve cover. I have a screwdriver pointing at what looks like the two halves of a valve keeper just laying there?
Second picture is of the governor. The spring is loose, as the throttle can be pulled almost half way before the spring catches and moves the governor to carb linkage. I was moving the throttle back and forth and watching the spring.
But...
The linkages also have some slop in them where they attach to the governor itself. When I move the throttle, the linkages wobble a little and a little space opens up right where my screwdriver is pointing. Are there some kind of shims or bushings that I would need to tighten that up? Or is that normal?