K181 governor problems

[Wheelhorse427 15]

The Kohler K181 on my 855 will only rev to about 2500 RPMs. When I pull the throttle cable out the whole way with the engine running, I can see the governor arm push the throttle back down. I have adjusted the governor by the manual 3 or 4 times, but it made no difference. I'm pretty sure the throttle linkage is hooked up correctly because the throttle will open the whole way when the engine isn't running. Do I need to replace my governor gear? Thanks in advance. 

[Achto 29,223]

Can you post a pic or your throttle set up where it hooks to the gov wheel? it sounds like you might not be getting enough travel on the gov wheel when you pull the throttle out.

[Wheelhorse427 15]

[pfrederi 18,550]

Rotate the arm supporting the cable counter clock wise to speed her up

Edited August 7, 2018 by pfrederi

[Shynon 7,476]

4 hours ago, pfrederi said:

Rotate the arm supporting the cable counter clock wise to speed her up

[Wheelhorse427 15]

Sorry about the delayed response. I tried adjusting the governor this morning, but my engine won't start anymore. It has intermittent spark, so until I fix that I won't be able to mess with the governor. By the way, I tried adjusting the throttle bracket but it didn't fix the problem. Once the engine was above idle it would surge to about 3000 RPMs and stay there, even with the throttle cable closed. I plan on checking the governor gear stop screw to make sure the gear is still in contact with the camshaft gear.