Title: Evaluate operation of a governor.
Course: Small Engine Repair (20110-36) > Section: Repairing Governors

Evaluation should be based on the governor’s

- stability (i.e., ability to maintain a desired engine speed without fluctuation)
- sensitivity (i.e., percent of speed change required to produce corrective action on the throttle).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What happens as the load on the engine increases?
- When the centrifugal force on the flyweight decreases, what happens to the governor control spring, and how does this affect engine performance?