[SEL] Starting Stover - Need Help

[Elden DuRand]

Paul:

It looks like you may have to move the flywheel into the engine a little so the pawl (the vertical piece that operates off of the governor collar) will fully engage the end of the cam roller shaft to hold the roller off the cam when the governor weights are all the way out as if the engine were up to speed.  I couldn't see it too well on your photos, but on my Jack of All Trades, the roller shaft has a short flat on it that the pawl engages.

Take care - Elden
edurand at mchsi.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of Paul Maples
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 05:55 PM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Starting Stover - Need Help
> 
> 
> Thanks Tom,
> 
> The governor weight spring is a real weak spring, 
> if you look close in these 
> pictures you will see it. It is a hit and miss 
> and not throttled governed 
> engine. Here are some shots of the governor mechanism:
> 
> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapi
> n/Stover2.jpg
> 
> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapi
> n/Stover3.jpg
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> Paul