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Old 09-16-2018, 08:25 PM
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My 125 had been "not so strong" when mowing in heavy grass lately. It's been raining a LOT here in NE PA so the heavy grass has become more frequent.

I was getting ready to mow today as I was checking the oil and topping off the gas, I noticed the clamp type governor bracket on the carb stem / butterfly seem to have a little clearance.

I moved the rod and there was a decent amount of play. I tightened fitting ( I used an impact driver BY HAND since it was short enough to fit ) and when I mowed, the full power was back.

The red arrow is pointing to the clamping device I tightened up. With the engine off, move the linkage to full throttle and the screwdriver goes from the front.

Sometimes it's the simple things that work
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Good eye to see that! Ain't it great when things are simple!
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Old 09-16-2018, 09:45 PM
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Good eye to see that! Ain't it great when things are simple!
Yes it is. I was wondering why it was low on power as I rebuilt it a few years ago. Turned out full throttle wasn't under load
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Good job Jeff.

Might want to check governor calibration now. Might be off a bit still.
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My 125 had been "not so strong" when mowing in heavy grass lately. It's been raining a LOT here in NE PA so the heavy grass has become more frequent.

I was getting ready to mow today as I was checking the oil and topping off the gas, I noticed the clamp type governor bracket on the carb stem / butterfly seem to have a little clearance.

I moved the rod and there was a decent amount of play. I tightened fitting ( I used an impact driver BY HAND since it was short enough to fit ) and when I mowed, the full power was back.

The red arrow is pointing to the clamping device I tightened up. With the engine off, move the linkage to full throttle and the screwdriver goes from the front.

Sometimes it's the simple things that work
Nice find Jeff.. I've seen that before but had honestly forgotten about it!.. don't see too many of those carbs any more with the clamp on throttle arm
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