governor removal mishap

[tinkerer]

I was removing the engine cover in order to remove the governor gear and the cam gear came off with the cover. I aligned the dots together; is this right? Also, should I remove the governor gear pin and silicone the hole shut or will the pin stay in place? Are the valve springs and rods still ok since the cam gear came out?

 

[Rickracer]

As long as the lifters didn't fall out, you should be good to button the side cover back on, but chances are you'll need to remove the valve cover and put the pushrods back where they go. I'd remove the shaft/arm of the governor, and drill and tap the hole for an 1/8" pipe plug. That way, if you decide later that you want to remote mount the tank and use a fuel pump, you can just swap the pipe plug for a hose nipple.

 

[Jdominique]

As long as the lifters didn't fall out, you should be good to button the side cover back on, but chances are you'll need to remove the valve cover and put the pushrods back where they go. I'd remove the shaft/arm of the governor, and drill and tap the hole for an 1/8" pipe plug. That way, if you decide later that you want to remote mount the tank and use a fuel pump, you can just swap the pipe plug for a hose nipple.

That's an awesome idea!

 

[tinkerer]

I got it all back right I hope...I did have to take the valve cover off. I guess I don't know what you mean by using this hole on the case cover for a fuel pump plug? This is a 13hp honda knockoff that I am using in a rear engine mounted (between the fenders) golf cart. I had it going and ran it. Everything went well except the throttle response and pedal assembly I rigged up. I think getting the governor out of there will be a big help. I seen somewhere where I need to make a pivot arm to get more travel through the pedal...anyone know anything about this? I am linking directly to the carb arm.

 

[Rickracer]

That 13 hp carb may have a fuel pump built into it, but the smaller motors don't. If you mount the fuel tank lower than the carb (not gravity feeding), you will need a fuel pump, and the old governor hole is a great place to tap it from, needs to be plugged either way, either with a pipe plug, or, if you're using a pulse type pump, a hose nipple for the pulse hose.
I would think that linking directly to the carb arm should get you more than enough travel, I think most throttle kits actually give less travel for better throttle control, I wouldn't swear to that though, I haven't worked on too many clones, mostly my genuine Honda GX240,

 

[tinkerer]

tried to drive the governor arm out with punch. The shaft is so tightly drove onto case i'm afraid of damaging it if I hit it any harder?

 

[Rickracer]

It should just slide out. If it's rusty or painted over, you may need to polish it up to get it out.

 

[EagleTalons]

There may be a C clip on the arm holding it there.