1450 Governor
 

Hey all.
I picked up up a 1450 last year in pretty good shape but in need of some TLC.
I haven't really done anything other than a little tuneup and run it.

Anyway, my I was cutting with it the other day when it started revving up too high. The only way I was able to maintain a reasonable RPM was to use 1/4 throttle.

Any thoughts?

thanks

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Sounds like the gov needs to be reset, or it's broken.

Here's a link to the service manual
http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=4646

And the link to the owners manual
http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=4647

well, nothing seems loose, and I have not made any adjustments, so
I am going to assume something is broken at this point.
A governor is one of the things I have never gone into, guess that will change pretty soon.

I've got the same problem on my 1450. I honestly haven't had time to deal with it and have controlled the RPMs with the throttle over the last several uses. You will find a serious loss of power when going up hills or using the PTO with this method and obviously the governor needs to be repaired and I suspect the flyweights are shot. Unfortunately the manual only explains how to adjust it but not how to repair it (I assume it involves removing the head, but I'm not a real mechanic!).

I have never had problems with flyweights,

http://o.static.foxsports.com/conten...617_202_97.JPG

but, I am a big guy!!

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Couldn't resist!! I guess I need a :Slap:

Unfortunately, the governor is one of the first parts put into the engine during assembly.

yeah, I hadn't investigated it much further but figured that would be the case. Oh well, it is burning a little oil so I might as well go through it while I am at it, and replace the iso biscuits, and weld the cradle while it is out.


Is there any potential for the governor to catastrophically self destruct if I run it carefully?

There is a chance to come apart or have a broken part get in a place where it shouldn't be.:TwoCents:

If the governor suddenly stopped working, it's very likely there's already pieces floating around in there, so I would not run it anymore until you fix it.

found the problem.
the paddle broke off of the governor shaft
never would have thought that would happen, but shows anything is possible.