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Since I started posting about this engine partway through construction this will seem a little backwards.
The governor adjuster unscrewed itself during the first test run, to correct this the gov. must be
disassembled.
The gov. is part of a cast assy. that bolts in front of the crankshaft on the left hand side. The cam gear, exhaust cam, ingnition cam , and governor are all part of this assy. A faux magneto also mounts on top of the bracket covering the ignition timer.
The 60 tooth cam gear drives a 15 tooth gov. gear and is driven by a 30 tooth crankshaft gear.
The gears are all cut from cast iron except the magneto drive gear (not shown ) which is aluminum, the original
being cast zinc.
Looking at the backside with the governor wieghts, pin ,and linkage removed.
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The parts of the flyweight governor.
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The front side showing cam gear and governor gear.
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The complete cam bracket assembly.
1 Igniton timer switch ( vibrating coil ignition )
2 60T cam gear
3 Ignition cam, exhaust cam is behind this on same shaft
4 Exhaust cam follower
5 Governor assembly
6 Grease cups (2) to cam and gov. shafts
7 Speed control adjusting screw
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Peter
 

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