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Bentley Derby build by Viking68
By: Viking68 Date: January 19, 2024, 3:35 pm
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[attach=1]Bonnet badge started.... Governor thingy dooins to do
on the gx200, any info appreciated, off to Huddersfield auto
jumble on Sunday for parts, cheers all
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Re: Bentley Derby build by Viking68
By: NewbieNick Date: January 20, 2024, 12:27 am
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Hi Viking, nice start,if you’re looking to remove governor there
are lots of videos on YouTube.
Red beards garage governor removal
It’s not a particularly difficult job
Cheers Nick
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Re: Bentley Derby build by Viking68
By: Jimr1999 Date: January 20, 2024, 12:57 am
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The biggest tip I could give removing the governor would be wear
gloves. The edges of the castings are sharp. The second biggest
tip is to double check the engine after removal for any washers
or bits of governor that might be in the engine - serious engine
failure could happen.
There are many videos showing this on YouTube, with quite a few
varying methods. Watch many.
Method one: Just disconnect it - drawback is at higher revs
things could go wrong inside and bits of the governor might
seize your engine.
Method two: Removal by sawing off the projecting bit of the
governor arm from above (recommended as some don't quite punch
through the hole whole and get stuck causing another problem)
punching through, then tackling the inner gears by one of three
methods. (A,B+C below)
A. Removing the flywheel and punching the governor spindle
through from the outside. Care must be taken with this method
not to crack the engine casing - costly if you get it wrong.
Plug hole with bolt + loctite. You will need to lock the crank
to achieve the recommended torque for the flywheel. - small
chance of weakening the flywheel if you have to impact it to get
it to let go.
B. Pulling the governor center cap off and trying to remove the
split ring with picks and a screwdriver. I did mine this way and
the split ring was an absolute pig to get out. I straightened
out three of my picks then got angry with it.
C. And I have only seen one video of this method - I can no
longer find it with a search on YouTube or I would post a link.-
Clean the engine of all oil, (a brand new engine is easier to
do) remove the governor center cap and washer, take the engine
outdoors and have a fire extinguisher ready, use a long nosed
MAP torch or the thing chefs use to brown off their creme
caramels to melt the plastic gear and remove with long nose
pliers or mole grips. (Perhaps the most extreme method) Then
leave the split ring in place.
The next one I have to do I am going to try cut the plastic gear
with an electric hot knife from a pyrography set I have for
burning patterns into wood and see if that works any better.
All of these carry risk one way or another. Some karts run fine
without governor removal. Your choice in the end.
If you find a better method, please share. :-)
Hope some of this helps,
JimR
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