My mower loses power when I switch on the pto. when I cut sort of heavy grass the mower bogs down, like the governor is not switching on. I checked the governor and and checked the adjustment, but I see nothing not working. I was wondering if I cann just hook the throttle to the carb and bypass the governor.
Craftsman 22hp kohler command mower loss of power when pto is on
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NO. The governor needs to be in place to both control engine speed based on load and to also prevent overspeed. I suspect that your engine is running on one cylinder only, which for most people is hard to detect.
You know that was my first thought...I removed plug wires one at a time, one killed the engine, the other kept it running. Good catch.
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