Governor - TM-10-3930-621-120114

(2) Inspect large governor high speed spring

(2) Open the carburetor bowl drain and allow all

(fig. 3-14) for corrosion, damage, or wear. Notify

the fuel to drain into a suitable container.

field maintenance personnel if spring or governor

(3) Loosen clamp (fig. 3-13) and disconnect air

requires replacement.

cleaner hose from carburetor.

(4) Loosen screws and disconnect choke cable

(3) Attach a tachometer to the alternator pulley

and start the engine. Allow engine to warm up to

(fig. 3-13) from carburetor.

normal operating temperature.

(5) Remove cotter pin and clevis pin and discon-

(4) Open throttle wide open by depressing accel-

nect accelerator linkage from carburetor.

erator pedal all the way down. Speed should be ap-

(6) Remove cotter pin and disconnect governor

proximately 2,200 rpm. Engine should operate

rod from carburetor.

smoothly with no tendency to hunt (surge). Adjust

(7) Remove two screws (fig. 3-13), nuts, and lock

speed and surging (c below) if necessary.

washers securing carburetor to manifold flange.

Remove carburetor and gasket from manifold.

c. Installation. Refer to figure 3-13 and install

carburetor as follows:

(1) Install carburetor, with a new gasket, on

manifold flange and secure with two screws, nuts,

and lock washers.

(2) Connect governor rod to lever on carburetor

and secure with cotter pin.

(3) Connect accelerator linkage to throttle lever

on carburetor and secure with clevis pin and cotter

pin.

(4) Connect choke cable to bracket on carburetor

and tighten screws.

(5) Connect fuel line to carburetor inlet.

d. Adjustment. After installation, adjust carbure-

tor idle speed and idle mixture as follows:

(1) Before starting the engine, turn the idle stop

screw on rear side of carburetor against the stop to

hold throttle slightly open.

(2) Set idle mixture adjustment screw (fig. 3-13)

at approximately midposition.

(3) Start the engine (para 2-9) and allow engine

to warm up to normal operating temperature.

(4) Gradually turn idle mixture adjustment

screw in until engine begins to miss, Slowly turn

screw out until engine begins to run unevenly. Count

number of turns between two points.

Figure 3-14. Governor, installed view.

(5) Rotate screw to bring it to approximately mid-

way between the two points reached in (4) above, or

until engine runs smoothly.

(6) Adjust idle stop screw to bring engine to an

c. Adjustment. Refer to figures 3-14 and 3-15, and

idling speed of 500 to 550 rpm.

adjust governor as follows:

(7) After adjusting idle speed ((6) above), read-

(1) Adjust governor control rod so that lever on

just idle mixture adjustment screw to achieve smooth

carburetor is approximately 5 towards the closed

operation at normal idle speed.

position (to the left, facing the carburetor).

(2) Start the engine and allow it to reach normal

3-30. Governor

operating temperature.

a. General. The centrifugally operated governor is

(3) To increase governed high speed, tighten the

mounted in front of the carburetor and is driven by

adjusting nut (fig. 3-15) to increase tension on the

a gear. Adjustment is achieved by varying tension

high speed spring.

on the high speed spring.

b. Inspection

(1) Check governor and linkage for any damage.

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