Governor Issues

[hummod 0]

I was at the point in my tractor project where I installed the engine and

set up the throttle cable. The governor is giving me a problem. It works

when the engine is first started and pushes back on the governor arm as

it should. Then after half a minute more or less the governor seems to

disconnect. I re-adjust the settings and the same thing happens. Works

for a short time then nothing. It seems to happen when I increase the

engine speed above idle. This is a K161 in a 753. The engine works great

otherwise with no smoke or knocks. I would really hate to completely dis-

assemble a nice running engine to get at the governor gear.

Larry (Hummod)

[rmaynard 14,951]

Are you following the initial adjustment procedure, and sensitivity adjustment described in the K161 manual?

[hummod 0]

Yes, I think I set it up as I should. I can hold back the governor arm and

feel the weights wanting to push the arm back. The higher the rpm the more

the arm pushes back. Then all of a sudden, nothing, no push at all.