Re: Governors on 345/392 engines...

[Luke Nelson <lnelson@domain.elided>]

I think that it is controlled by the carb.  you adjust the screw to raise
or lower the RPM's.

Luke


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>      IH all,
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>         I posted about this some weeks back but never heard a reply.  
>      The questions is:  How does the governor work to limit the revs at 
>      3900 for the 345 and 3600 for the 392?  Is it electrical, and if 
>      so, can I use it to power a tach drive?  If it's mechanical 
>      how-d-hell do they do it?  It seems to really drop off quick in 
>      power when I get around 3500rpm, but it doesn't sound like it's 
>      cutting the ignition.
>      
>         Any ideas?  I'm just curious, and I'm not planning on going up 
>      to 5000 rpm soon, like any Ch@^y owner out there.
>      
>         Thanks,
>      
> 
>      -Joel Brodsky
> 
>          '76 IHC Scout II 345/tf727
>          '75 IHC Travelall 150 4wd 392/tf727
>          '72 Chev Carryall 3dr 4wd 350/th350 sold, but not forgotten.
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