1940 A governor questions - again

Posted by Douglas Stockman on June 26, 2000 at 03:15:42 from (63.15.121.213):

Greetings:

I finally got around to opening up the governor on my 1940 A with magneto. I replaced the spring thinking that was the problem. Unfortunately, it did not help. So the question is, what to do next?

The carburator does not respond closely at all to the throttle control - i.e. when you attempt to increase rpm's by moving the lever forward, there is not much response until all of a sudden you get a big jump in rpms. The throttle often has to be moved 6-10 "teeth" before the speed changes. Under load, the governor does not increase rpm's at all.

When apart, the two arms - one to the carb and one to the throttle seemed quite tight. There was no play in their respective links. All the play seems to be due to the hookup points to the spring. When I put the governor back together, the spring was not under tension and the throttle and carb related arms had significant movement independent of each other. I am assuming that when the governor is working correctly that this play is taken up by the active governor. Or is the spring supposed to be stretched some even without the engine running?

I hope you can understand what I am saying. What is the next step in trying to fix this problem? Thanks in advance for any and all guidance.

Douglas Stockman
Penfield, NY

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