Grumpy ole nobody
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Hello purchased a used 300 utility that starts fine but will not idle down past 1400 rpm.My question is...when installing carb to govenor tube/ shaft..is the tang to carb suppose to be inserted with throttle plate wide open against stop or in regular idle position?.Carb and intake have been gone thru and are good.I've noticed before putting carb on that gov shaft will rotate nearly full counter clockwise is this normal? Have vent tube cover off and side cover everything looks clean no broken parts..heavy original spring is attached also.Did notice fly weights seem to be loose. And are easily lifted by finger....is this normal? And last question.If I remove complete govenor on left side of engine and replace it with another is there a special way to reinstall the thing...in other words does it need to be matched/ or retimed or can it just be bolted back on an settings adjusted? Sorry for long post never really dealt with the older governors only the 460-560 units.Any help or point of direction much appreciated.