It’s on a chipper . It idles fine and goes up to what I’m calling full throttle. Nothing on the governor has been set … it runs fine wide open and chips but it drops rpm’s and is slow to recover so it needs to be set .Thanks for the explanation. I have seen the Hoof governors but had no idea how they worked.
I've seen the 223 Industrial installed in snowcats ( Thiokol 601, for example ) I'm more familiar with Ford 300 Industrial which also uses that governor sometimes . I'm curious what Seth316 is doing with the engine ?
Hmmmmm …. I would agree but the machine was apart when I got it and I just threw the governor on to see what it would do . That’s why I’m thinking it needs to be set or adjusted …. It’s not even throwing or moving anything on the governor linkage at all .So the thing you need to confirm is when rpm is drooping under load, if the throttle plate is wide open. If it is, then its not a governor issue, you are out of horse power, either because the engine is at max output, or because the engine has issues causing it to not make rated power. You need to have a solid visual to know the position of the throttle. Dont assume or guess. If I were to guess I would say the engine is drooping rpm, the throttle is WFO, and governor is doing everything it is supposed to to try and get rpm up.