I’ve replace the injection pump with a rebuilt one. It wasn’t cheap but it runs good now. I’d like to turn down the Idle which should be easy but I thought I read something maybe in the manual not to do it on the linkage. Is there some special way to adjust the throttle? Can I just adjust the throttle linkage? I don’t want to screw something up.any advice would be wonderful.
Here's the info from the manual. Looks like the governor is involved in some of this so be careful.
Is the hand throttle all the way down to the idle position and adjusted correctly ??
There’s a screw on the inj pump.. simply loosen the 5/16 nut and use either a screwdriver or a 5/16 nut drive and back it out a tad, until you’re happy..
The hand throttle is all the way down. From what the manual says is to use a tachometer. Don’t have one and wouldn’t know where to put it anyway. And if do turn it down should I put lock tight on the stop nut? I’d think my ears would tell me when it’s slow enough. Ty bill
Loctite is by not necessary.. A Photo-tach is a handy tool.. Only costs 20.00 online.. It comes with reflective tape and u stick it on the harmonic balancer.. then pull the trigger on the tach and bob’s your uncle.. If u wanted one for the dash, most of them read off the alternator..??
Tiny Tachs are an ingenious device and easy to install. They make them for both diesels and gas engines. I have one for a gas powered outboard motor. Diesel Tiny-Tach | Design Technology, Inc., Home of Tiny-Tach Diesel Tiny-Tach. An hour-meter for diesel engines. www.tinytach.com