govenor adjustment

[Denny]

Can some one tell me the correct way to ajust the govenor on a 16hp early 70s single cylinder B&S . Thanks Den

[BLT]

Go to the Briggs website and look for this manual "270373-domestic". It is the operators manual and you can download it no charge. Your information is there.

[RayS]

Hi denny, I have this saved in my computer from a post that Al Eden replied to. Posted in an earlier post by AL: Hi, The way they teach it at the Briggs school, Forget about clockwise or counter clockwise. [Assuming the correct carb] Just take the governor arm and move it in the direction that opens the carb wide open. Holding the arm so the carb is wide open, loosen the bolt on the arm and turn the governor shaft in the same direction the arm rotated when opening the carb. When the shaft hits the stop, tighten the bolt while the carb is wide open. Same with Kohler. Much simpler than trying to remember cw or ccw. Remember the governor weights must be held in when the carb is wide open and then they work against the spring to control the speed. Also if the engine is hunting, to determine if it is the carb or the governor, turn in the idle stop screw and hold the carb shaft against the idle stop. If the engine idles OK, then run the stop screw in more and hold it against the stop. If it runs good at mid speed with the throttle shaft fixed it is a governor problem. If the engine is erratic with the throttle shaft fixed, it is a carb problem. Personally I just hold the shaft by hand, but in school they teach using the screw for a stop. Good luck, Al Eden There are probably hundereds of pages to this topic alone if you check the search at the top of the page.