The Commander (1964) engine is hunting at idle, at a frequency of about 1 second. Fifty years ago my EN3 training book suggested changing the oil in the Governor,. I dare not do that - Arnie could beat the living crap out of me with just his eyelashes!
Soooo, anyone got any ideas?
Karl
Hmmm,
Somehow I seem to have posted this tr=wice. I also seemed to have dragged "Former Coventry resident" over from where I was using it in another group.
Guess I'll keep it, as I can't figure out how to change it right now.
Karl
What little critter is it hunting? A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go, high ho the merry O, a hunting we will go!
Bo
I'm hunting wabbits! Heh heh heh heh!!
Chip
I was told by a good carburetor man that it was too lean, you find the reason.. dirty or whatever..
--Shiva--
It was fine in the morning when cold, when warmed up it got the "hunting." Loose intake seems the best possibility.
Hunting is a not uncommon problem with a governor-controlled diesel where it will keep going up and down instead of say6ig at the revs desired. Let's sat you wanted a generator to run t 1800 RPM (to get 60 cycles). Imagine it speeding then slowing between 1750 and 1840. That an example of hunting.
Karl
Wabbits can be found westing in the refrigerator. If it's a Westinghouse, that is.
So that's how 'You can be SURE if it's a Westinghouse!'
Craig
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