[AJD] governor weights? - 1953 50

[Louis]

Robert's Carburetor has a good video about rebuilding your governor.
http://www.robertscarbrepair.com/category.asp?id=346  It is well worth
the $20.

Lou  

-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
Of David Ransom
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 3:39 PM
To: Antique John Deere mailing list
Subject: Re: [AJD] governor weights? - 1953 50


I found used weights for less and ordered them.  Now, how do I make sure

these don't end up like the old ones?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank" <gremaux at midrivers.com>
To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'" 
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Sent: Saturday, 23 October 2010 15:56
Subject: Re: [AJD] Where to buy governor weights? - 1953 50 running 
againafter 20-some years


> Observation and thoughts....
> I never turn a mag backwards...old wives tail? They tell me it will 
> mess them up pretty good......the points will break off at the cam 
> tab?
>
> Turning the clutch drive disk could be risky.....clutch drives disks 
> are expensive and if you get it too tight it might could split or mess

> up the crankshaft???
>
> Anyone else thinking this? Or just my thoughts......
>
> I am sure you can find used weights for a lot less......
>
> Frank
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf

> Of David Ransom
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:27 PM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: [AJD] Where to buy governor weights? - 1953 50 running again
> after
> 20-some years
>
> This fall, I got back to the John Deere 50 and got it running.  The
> radiator
>
> leaks, the thermostat is stuck in the position that holds the radiator

> shutters open, the brake adjusters are very stuck, the fuel shutoff 
> doesn't seem to work all that well, and the left exhaust valve leaks a

> little, but it did run, and I drove it around a little.
>
> While I was driving it, the engine seemed to speed up faster than it
> should
> have for where I had the throttle lever, so I pulled the spark plug
wires 
> to
>
> stop it.  The governor to carburetor linkage had come off the 
> governor.  I put it back on and tried to start the engine (by hand 
> with a socket ratchet on the clutch drive disk bolt).  The crankshaft 
> wouldn't turn.  I was afraid
>
> something terrible had happened.  I put it in sixth gear and rocked 
> the
> back
>
> wheel, and that freed it up for one revolution of hand cranking.  I
> removed
> the crankcase top cover, the spark plugs, and rocker arms cover, and
saw
> nothing obviously wrong.  I put it in reverse and moved it out of the
road
> by turning the clutch drive disk bolt backwards.  I could hear a
clicking
> sound from the governor / magneto area.  Had I been turning the
crankshaft
> forwards, I would have thought it was the magneto clicking, but I
don't
> think the magneto clicks when turned backward, and I could see the 
> governor
> to carburetor linkage bouncing up and down with each click, so I took
the
> innards out of the governor and found the problem.  Somehow the arms
on 
> the
> governor weights had gotten past the thrust bearing, and the weights
had
> gotten all smashed up against the governor housing.
>
> As far as I can tell, the only problem (other than the metal from the 
> smashed weights splattered around the inside of the governor housing) 
> is that the weights are smashed up and the arms on the weights are 
> bent out. So, I figured I could clean the inside of the housing, 
> replace the weights, change the oil, and get it running again.
>
> I was surprised at the cost of replacement weights.  I saw a used pair

> on eBay for $100.00 + $9.00 shipping.  The local John Deere dealer 
> wants $115.00 for each weight.  Is there any less expensive place to 
> get them, or is that what I should expect to pay for them?
>
> Also, what should I do to make sure the new weights don't wind up like

> the old ones?
>
>
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