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i changed a leaking govenor shaft seal and now engine runs way to high . what would have caused this and what is the fix thanks

The governor is no longer working
Check you have set it in the right position and the clamp nut is tight
Other than that the governor itself is broken.
Not familiar with yours but in most cases it is easy to have then miss align and on some if you pushed the axel in then the other end can fall off .
How did you replace the seal ?
Did you split the engine ?

I just unbolted the governor arm pulled it forward pulled out the seal put in the new one and put governor arm back on shaft retightened it and hooked everything back to it it cranks and runs just revs too high

Sounds like maybe you have the shaft mis-timed during install..

7394 said:

Sounds like maybe you have the shaft mis-timed during install..

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Is the throttle supposed to be wide open or at idle when governor arm is installed

adjust the governor.
this manual will tell you what to do.

Scrubcadet10 said:

adjust the governor.
this manual will tell you what to do.

https://www.repowerpros.com/sites/default/files/pdf-docs/Kawasaki%20Fx730V%20Service%20Manuel.pdf

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Thank you so much I'll read through it tomorrow and try to reset it.

Thanks scrubcadet10 that manual down load helped me solve the problem . I appreciate your time fast and accurate advise