Thanks to all of my fellow Cubers. This forum is SO informative and has helped me so much.
I have adquired a 1947 cub that sat out in the weather for a few years. Got it rewired, motor was not stuck, so I adjusted valves, primed oil pump, changed and adjusted points, new rotor button and got it running. Runs good with one exception. I had quite a problem trying to get the slow idle set. I have it set now but the carb idle adjust screw is screwed in all the way and tight on the spring. Idles great, but when I try and speed it up with the hand lever, it pops and shuts off. As part of my clean up on the cub, I took the governor apart and cleaned it up. But, I also removed the 2 lock set screws on the outside of the governor, one on top and one coming in from front. Don't know how to set them back, and, I think that may be where my problem is coming from. Can someone out there that knows a lot about governor settings give me a general idea on where these screws should be set. I know it depends a lot on wear and tear. Also my spring on lever on governor seems to be just fine and there are no wear groves on the lever. I have read the governor section of the manual, but just get somewhat confused. I know the setting will be different on every cub, but what I am looking for is a general idea of how many threads are showing on the outside of the screws, or, a measurement in inches, or other setting that you may recommend. I know this is probably a dumb question, but, hey, I am 75 years old and a dumb question is allowed once in a while
Love my cub. I have never worked on a project that I have enjoyed as much as my cub. Have a good bit of implements also and plan on putting it all to work in preparation for spring garden. Thank all of you SO very much
I have adquired a 1947 cub that sat out in the weather for a few years. Got it rewired, motor was not stuck, so I adjusted valves, primed oil pump, changed and adjusted points, new rotor button and got it running. Runs good with one exception. I had quite a problem trying to get the slow idle set. I have it set now but the carb idle adjust screw is screwed in all the way and tight on the spring. Idles great, but when I try and speed it up with the hand lever, it pops and shuts off. As part of my clean up on the cub, I took the governor apart and cleaned it up. But, I also removed the 2 lock set screws on the outside of the governor, one on top and one coming in from front. Don't know how to set them back, and, I think that may be where my problem is coming from. Can someone out there that knows a lot about governor settings give me a general idea on where these screws should be set. I know it depends a lot on wear and tear. Also my spring on lever on governor seems to be just fine and there are no wear groves on the lever. I have read the governor section of the manual, but just get somewhat confused. I know the setting will be different on every cub, but what I am looking for is a general idea of how many threads are showing on the outside of the screws, or, a measurement in inches, or other setting that you may recommend. I know this is probably a dumb question, but, hey, I am 75 years old and a dumb question is allowed once in a while
Love my cub. I have never worked on a project that I have enjoyed as much as my cub. Have a good bit of implements also and plan on putting it all to work in preparation for spring garden. Thank all of you SO very much
