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Bushing nut on my 1450 governor backed out and engine revved as you would expect. I pushed it back in and tightened it but it still over revved. I went through the governor arm adjustment procedure but no help. Xshaft does not rotate 360. I removed the stop pin and the cam gear inspection plate below the governor Xshaft and bushing nut (behind the breaker point cover) and I could see the governor gear up against the forward face of the camshaft gear. Using a feeler gauge I was able to push the governor gear forward, away from the cam gear. I inserted the stop pin and put the bushing nut on the Xshaft and now seem to have the correct rotational "play" on the Xshaft you would expect when making the governor arm adjustment. However, after looking at your photos I'm not sure I should have pushed the gear forward. Where should the governor gear sit in relation to the cam gear? What drives the governor gear? Should it mesh with the cam gear? Or? I'm hoping I can get through this without tearing down the engine because it runs so well aside from the governor problem. Happy to be retired and have the time to fiddle with this. I'm new at this so I hope you get this message since it appears you have the experience I need. Thanks.