2-cyl T engine with clever governor

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Rich Eagle
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2-cyl T engine with clever governor

Post by Rich Eagle » Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:22 pm

My friend Rick found this engine. As you can see, it has been cut down to two cylinders. The homemade governor is very inventive using two-piece valves for the centrifugal weights and actuator.
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It appears to be a pre starter engine and the brass hub fan would be '12 to '16 although the wide nosed pan would be ''17 or so.
It would be fun to know how well it ran.
I though some might enjoy seeing it.
Rich
When did I do that?
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Re: 2-cyl T engine with clever governor

Post by A Whiteman » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:57 pm

Thanks for showing this Rich. It must have taken a bit of 'fiddling' to get the weights just right ;-)
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Re: 2-cyl T engine with clever governor

Post by TXGOAT2 » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:25 pm

For more speed, add rubber bands cut from an old inner tube.
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Re: 2-cyl T engine with clever governor

Post by BUSHMIKE » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:33 pm

I don't see this as a governor…..looks like it may have started in that direction but nothing drives the body to rotate it?
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Re: 2-cyl T engine with clever governor

Post by TXGOAT2 » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:44 pm

It may have had a wooden pulley attached to center valve face.
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