Gas engine racing during idle.

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roache

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IH 2400A backhoe..,NH L865 skid steer, IH 185 LoBoy, Kubota L2250 WalMart Murray 20 hp rider, my workhorse
Gas engine while idling suddenly races, going beyond red line.
Been chasing my tail on the carburetor adjustments to no avail.
Just put in rebuilt carb because old one did the same thing.
Should I now look at the governor, for which I have limited knowledge ?
Could use some help on this.
Thanks in advance.
John
 
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What engine, vehilce, carb are we looking at?
 
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Pull recoil cover off and you can see the governor linkage and the blade. One or both are broke.
 
/ Gas engine racing during idle.
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What engine, vehilce, carb are we looking at?

Good Morning,

Thank you for your interest.

Tractor is an IH2400A backhoe, same as IH 454.
1973 gas, 4 cylinder, 50 hp, 157 cubic inches.
Carb is a Marvel Schebler, linkage is "throttle down ".
Only two adjustments, fuel mixture and idle speed.
Will always race while idling after a minute or so.
Thanks,
John
 
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Thank you John,

Don is going to look at and probably give an opinion on the carb.

I will inspect the governor as suggested. Never looked at one, but if it is broken, then it doesn't matter if I am not careful.
John
 
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Something is wrong in the governor circuit. Sounds like the gear is either worn out or has broken.
 
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Much obliged CreekBend,
I can only afford older used machinery.

Somewhat handy, but very short on knowledge.

Of course none of the machines come with manalor service records.
Feels good to be in such fine company.
 
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Just a guess, but sounds like the bumper spring under the governor cover is broken. #1 in exploded view below. While apart, better check the thrust bearing (#11) too, while the cover is off.

Spring looks to be about $32.00,and that bearing (hope yours is OK..!!) is right at $118.00 through Case/IH.

Guess that's cheaper than the engine having pups...

C-157 governor.gif
 
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Just a guess, but sounds like the bumper spring under the governor cover is broken. #1 in exploded view below. While apart, better check the thrust bearing (#11) too, while the cover is off.

Spring looks to be about $32.00,and that bearing (hope yours is OK..!!) is right at $118.00 through Case/IH.

Guess that's cheaper than the engine having pups...

View attachment 283428

Many thanks "DJ" for both the analysis and especially the exploded diagram.
Was intimidated just looking at the governor housing. Will check it out in the light tomorrow.
Hydraulics and engine great, hate to walk away from the machine.
 
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DJ54 were would i get those parts and were would i find diagrams like that for that model?
 
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OH YA Hi John i found you!
Doing all kinds of looking on internet for parts for the governor and all i can find is this.
 
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Click on this link for Case/IH :Case IH Agriculture and Farm Equipment

In the top line of the menu, there is a dealer search. Scroll down some, and enter your zip code. Looks like you have a dealer about 40 miles away in Woodbury.

As far as the diagrams, just to the left of where you found the dealer locator, it says parts. Click on that.

On the next page that appears, look about 3 paragraphs down where it says SEARCH FOR GENUINE CASE IH ORIGINAL PARTS. In the first sentence of that paragraph look for "search for parts" highlighted in red. Click on that.

On the next page that appears, there is a white block to type in your model number. ie: 2400. After typing in your model number, hit search to the right of the block.

A menu will drop down with models containing 2400. Select the one you want to look at. Place your cursor on the item to make sure it is the one you want. In this case, there are two 2400 tractors. First is made in Europe, the other, North America.

Click on the model you want to see, and the menu will drop on down, showing individual components of the machine selected.

On this particular tractor, it does not show the engine, as there were several used, depending on the model and engine type. Gas/synchromesh trans. Gas/Hydro, or diesel engine. You will find this info in the first item listed under "general".

If you have the model with the manual trans, you need to go back to the search block, and type in the engine model number, which in this case is a C-157.

Hit search again, and it will say "figure listing. Click on that, and a menu of the separate components of the engine appear. Select the one you want, and the exploded view like I posted appears.

Sounds difficult, but if you do it several times, it's not too bad.

You can set up accounts at dealerships, and they will ship parts to you. I do this a lot, especially with the price of gas.

Hope this wasn't too confusing, and helps..!! It really is a great tool...
 

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