STOP! A surging engine is not the governor, when will people learn?

[Rivets]

Hey Craftsman, this site has a NO POLITICS rule. Sorry had to say that. As for reading all posts, my unwritten rule is I stay out of a thread if I feel other pros are already have posted more than once or I have nothing to add which would help the OP. I do break this rule if I think something posted adds nothing to help or is just plain stupid. I feel that those that don’t read a complete thread are just like my students who won’t take the time to read an assignment and then wonder why they can’t correctly answer questions on the test. Yes, personal experience is the best teacher, but there is a reason we have more service manuals than we need. Real pros are not scared to grab a book before asking a question.

 

[Craftsman Garage]

Hey Craftsman, this site has a NO POLITICS rule. Sorry had to say that. As for reading all posts, my unwritten rule is I stay out of a thread if I feel other pros are already have posted more than once or I have nothing to add which would help the OP. I do break this rule if I think something posted adds nothing to help or is just plain stupid. I feel that those that don’t read a complete thread are just like my students who won’t take the time to read an assignment and then wonder why they can’t correctly answer questions on the test. Yes, personal experience is the best teacher, but there is a reason we have more service manuals than we need. Real pros are not scared to grab a book before asking a question.

Oh, sorry. I wasn't aware of that.

To be fair, engine governors can be looney too sometimes...

 

[StarTech]

To be fair, engine governors can be looney too sometimes...

Yes they can be...and that is not only the mechanical ones some electronic ones can really throw you a curve ball. Electronic timing can even throw you one.

I have repairing electronics for over 47 yrs now and I seen some LULU problems over the years. Back when I started there was no thing of simply replacing a circuit board it had to be repaired. Now it is nearly impossible to repair them due lack of components. I just to kill off one my computers due to a surface mount component having thermal issues.

What worst is they are introducing electronics on engines and mowers now but providing no info on repairing. Its bad enough they don't provide real electrical schematics; just some line drawing, if we can even get that.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

In the "good old days" when i was in high school i worked at a bowling alley and got trained to service AMF 82-30 series machines. These were old for the 70's. Stepper relays, relay logic, diodes were vacum tubes. No circuit boards, everything on a big metal chassis. Back when you had to troubleshoot and change components. Schematics were fold out ladder Schematics in a 3 ring binder.

 

[StarTech]

In the "good old days" when i was in high school i worked at a bowling alley and got trained to service AMF 82-30 series machines. These were old for the 70's. Stepper relays, relay logic, diodes were vacuum tubes. No circuit boards, everything on a big metal chassis. Back when you had to troubleshoot and change components. Schematics were fold out ladder Schematics in a 3 ring binder.

Now how I learned in the early 80's which today I still use to the ECUs on JD 800 and 900 series ZTRs. But even training was so far outdated by the time I went to work I had to train myself on the new stuff at the time. That how I learned to be self reliant as even back then companies were information hogs. I just had to develop back doors into them to get what I needed as I do yet today.

 

[Rivets]

Craftsman, I assumed you were talking about engine governors, but had to put a little fun in this thread. Sorry if I offended you. In this world all types of governors can get very luppy.

 

[StarTech]

Craftsman, I assumed you were talking about engine governors, but had to put a little fun in this thread. Sorry if I offended you. In this world all types of governors can get very luppy.

Now Rivets didn't you know they made having fun a Federal crime?

But seriously someone at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., DC might be getting a Christmas gift as a tool I ordered thru Amazon got shipped out China and I am not going to pay that stupid tariff; he can or send it back I don't give a hoot. I had no way of knowing it was out China. I do need it and the vendor was the only one that had that particular spec.

This why I don't use AliExpress or Temu even though they got things that are not even made in the US.

 

[Craftsman Garage]

Craftsman, I assumed you were talking about engine governors, but had to put a little fun in this thread. Sorry if I offended you. In this world all types of governors can get very luppy.

Haha, you're good.