I am no Diesel Mechanic either, but it seems to me that the governor should be doing all it can to maintain your speed at a minimum idle. I know that mine (Kubota) will absolutely not go above 3,000, I seems that it would also hold, or should hold, at a minimum. Maybe only newer engines do this, I don’t know.
Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PAanimated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2017 7:44 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Stus-List Engine idle speed All this discussion of engine (Universal M4-30) starting has reminded me of something I want to do in the spring, but am not sure how to approach. My engine runs fine at idle, which is around 1000rpm (don’t remember exactly what gauge reads). If I shift into reverse it almost always stalls. If I advance the throttle slightly, it does not stall. This is obviously a real problem when docking as I can’t count on slowing down when I need to without restarting the engine. So the question is: what is how to advance the idle speed slightly? I can imagine doing this at the Edson lever end or the engine end and not sure which is the right or best way to do it. Thanks- Dave Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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