Prop governor follies

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Re: Prop governor follies

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good read, this is an easy fix just takes two folks. my understanding, on full turn equals + or - 10 RPM...
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Re: Prop governor follies

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My RPM has been limited to the lower 2600's since I bought it. I sent the governor in for calibration and it didn't change anything. I suppose it just needs to be reindexed but I haven't bothered. The screw is adjusted all the way out with room to spare and it's still 2630 or so. I figure it makes up for my other airplane routinely being operated above 3000 (aerobatic plane).
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Re: Prop governor follies

Post by Steve »

Lance:

Apparently, it is not uncommon for rebuild shops to index the lever incorrectly, since the IO360-M1A apparently has a unique governor drive gear ratio. They assume it is the same as all of the other IO360s and it is clocked wrong for our gear. See:

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