Recent content by sharnett

I made the governor out of sheet metal. It is outside the engine, inside the cowling. The force of the cooling air blowing past the vane works against the governor spring. The faster the engine turns, the more more air flows past the vane, pushing the throttle closed. I didn't invent this...

I inherited that same mulcher. When I got it, the governor wasn't working and the engine would run at wide open throttle. The governor had disintegrated inside the engine, and I suspect that's what happened to yours. I cleaned out the bits of governor from the crankcase and fashioned an...