Wondering how easy it is to remove the governor mech, to convert to foot pedal throttle? Is it just a case of removing all the external governor parts and fabbing up a cable system to the throttle arm and a cable to the choke on the carb?
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Wondering how easy it is to remove the governor mech, to convert to foot pedal throttle? Is it just a case of removing all the external governor parts and fabbing up a cable system to the throttle arm and a cable to the choke on the carb?
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No, you definitely want to remove it inside the engine, or else it can hit a gear or something and destroy your engine.
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It is POSSIBLE for the internal governor to fly apart. Most people are lucky and it doesn’t come apart. I would remove the whole mechanism and run a self tapping screw into the hole in the block where the shaft used to go. They are really simple engines and aren’t hard to take apart and put back together
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Here are some alternative options that I use and work great. I also have removed a gov and loved the results, so it's just kinda what you'd like to do.
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On the craftsman HE, I attached a spring to the governor arm, just as if it was still connected stock, only it's not hooked to the carb or anything. Just a spring to hold tension on it. Then I hooked my throttle cable direct to the carb as I would if I had completely removed the governor.
I would have taken the engine apart but I was in a hurry for haspin so I did a quick job on it. But it won't go anywhere that way. Works the same as if it was still connected, as far as tension being on the governor.