HYDRAULIC GOVERNORS

OIL SPECIFICATIONS
Use SAF 20 or SAE 30 oil for ordinary temperature conditions.
If governor operating conditions are extremely hot, use SAE 40 or SAE
50; if extremely cold, use SAE 10.

The oil must not contain additives

which are used to free up rings, remove carbon, etc., unless a nonfoaming additive is also present.

The oil should not foam or sludge

excessively when agitated, or form gummy deposits when heated.

DIRTY OIL CAUSES MOST GOVERNOR TROUBLES.
filtered oil.

Use clean, new oil or

All containers must be clean and should be rinsed with

light grade fuel oil before using.
Keep governor oil at correct level in oil gauge,

STARTING ENGINE

When starting the engine, set the load limit (fuel limit) at
5 on the dial.

This prevents the engine from getting excessive fuel

and accelerating too rapidly.
the ioad limit to 10.
its normal speed.

After the engine has warmed up, turn

By means of the synchronizer adjust engine to

Experience will determine if it is necessary to fur-

ther limit the fuel on future starts.

COMPENSATING ALCJUSTMENTS
Although the governor may appear to be operating satisfactorily

because the engine runs at constant speed (without load) the governor
still may not be adjusted correctly.

High overspeeds and underspeeds

after load changes and slow return to normal speed are results of incorrect compensation adjustments.

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