[SEL] Starting Stover - Need Help

[Paul Maples]

Sorry Curt for leaving that out. It was the speed control spring adjustment, 
the one the arrow is pointing to in this picture:

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/Stover1A.jpg

When I put this part of the engine back together I did not pay special 
attention to this adjustment and had the brass knurl nut screwed out to far 
which was putting too much pressure on the governor yoke and not letting the 
detent latch up. I went back and looked at my "Before" pictures and saw how 
the spring and nut was adjusted and set it according to the picture and 
started the engine and it ran perfect. I want to add that I did this after I 
got all of the input from the guys on the SEL as well as I got a message 
from a good Stover friend of mine, John Ames, and he told me his Stover done 
the same thing when he first started it and it was this spring.

Also Curt you asked what those screws were for on the main bearings. Once 
you get the main bearings tightened down these are lock screws to keep the 
main bearing bolts from working loose.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Starting Stover - Need Help


> Paul,
> There is very little us fellers like better than seeing a fresh gal in
> her underwear, but do tell us what you finally found was the problem
> with her running away?
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
>