QuestionQUESTION: Hey Eric I also wanted to ad that I notice that the Throttle Lever on the Carb(When the Governor arm is attached & on the Governor Shaft) will stay in the W.O.T. position.The Governor shaft is not binding in any way it will move Clockwise & counter.I do see that there is a type of "clip" on the base of the Gov Shaft.It does not push in on the shaft(No notches or anything for it to "sit in")Is this so the Governor Arm does not bottom out???I hope I can get this straight soon..I REALLY NEED TO USE IT!!!Thanks Again for any & all help! Steve.
ANSWER: Does the governor shaft turn all the way around or does it stop as the clip hits the side of the engine block?
Eric
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QUESTION: Hey Eric it has the clip on the Governor Shaft & it only goes a little "Clockwise" & "COUNTER" because the end of the pin hits a little "stub" part of the block.I also tried doing what you said & no matter what I do...when I push the Governor Arm away from the Carb it closes the throttle(Which is good)but when I put the return spring back on it-it is a W.O.T. before I even go to fire it up.I fire it up with the choke closed no issues(Starts right up)but when I move the choke to the open position it still wants to idle high & the throttle stays at almost W.O.T. Am I missing something? Man I wish I never took the damn Gov-Arm off to clean it!When I went to look at the Gen...it was running great!!Help!!!! Steve.
ANSWER: It's possible the internal governor is broken. Not too common on Honda's but it can happen if the enigne overspeeds.
Is the governor spring properly connected?
Did you drain the engine oil and see if any metal parts are in the oil? Can you remove the oil alert unit and use a flashlight to inspect the governor spool?
Eric
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QUESTION: Hey Eric I was going to write earlier but you have been "Maxed Out" I am still getting use to this service.:) Anyway just for the hell of it & to ease my mind I drained the Oil & it looks great.No Shavings,Fragments Etc.I also put in a new NGK Plug(Because I had it & I figured why not) Here is where it gets interesting...So I take the Governor Arm & push it back until it stops & I turn the Gov/Shaft "Counter Clockwise" & lock it down.I wanted to try something the Gov/Rod was off so I decided to see what it would do with out it on.I left the two springs on I put the choke on fire it up on the first pull put the choke in the open position & the Generator is "Purring Like A Kitten" I put a 500 watt light in it so I could see how it would run under a load...it runs great! When I turn the light on it drops just a little(Like it should) but it seems to be running great. I do not know what happened to this(Like I said I just got it I heard it at the guys place we plugged some tools in it etc, I brought it home & cleaned it)& the Idle issue happened. Anyway its putting out the volts on the gauge,its idling fine w & w/o a load on it...I guess I will leave it the way it is??? You think? Let me hear your thoughts on this one. Thanks Again! Steve
AnswerI would leave it alone and run it. It's possible the governor are was stuck or binding internally on the governor spool.
Do you have a multimeter with a frequency counter? It's not critical as most electrical goodies will run on 50-60 Hz. If you have a frequency counter on your multimeter check to see if the generator frequency output is 60 Hz plus or minus a couple of Hz. The frequency output is controlled by the engine speed, most gas generators run 3600 RPM to generate 60 Hz. Of course the engine speed will change just a little when you "load" the generator but the governor will correct the engine speed.
Eric
