On May 4, 4:14*pm, Jon Elson wrote:
stryped wrote:
Will disconnecting the govenor on the outside entirely cure the high
idle and if so I can pretty much conclude that the govenor is the
cause?

Sure. *First thing is to take over complete control of the carb
throttle, and check that this works OK. *If the throttle behaves
normally, then you can even use that to rev the engine and observe
the governor operating against a spring when it senses increasing
RPM.

Jon

It starts reving immediate lfter started and is hard to start and then
run in front of the motor to watch the carb.

When I put the oil pan back on I had the engine laying down where the
oil pan was on top. I ensured the internal goener lever was touching
the cylinder then put the oil pan down before torquing the bolts.
However, I did not restrain anything.

What causes the internal governer arm to move? i know that plastic
govener gear attached to the camshaft, but not sure what actually
moves the arm?