okay, good advice! any additional info?
as i mentioned, i am not mechanically inclined.
here's the situation. it's a 1993 12" altec 300 Ford motor with 1,500 hrs. i bought it for $3000.00. the guy i bought it from got it at an auction and refurbished the machine here and there (new carb and muffler, oil, plugs, filter and a paint job). He said the original cable was seized so he installed a new cable directly to the carb. He was under the gun to get the unit ready for me to pick up since i was driving from out of state. said that I should maybe hook the governor back up, so i'm assuming it works okay or he wouldn't have mentioned it. he fabricated a bar that goes from the governor to the carb for when i'm ready to replace the cable.
the power down thing makes sense to me 'cause i was wondering why it would pull the carb away from full throttle when applied. i thought it was supposed to ramp up under load, but you say it is to ramp down while idle? even though i am a seasoned tree man, this is my first drum chipper. maybe i should be posting in 101, but if you could give me any rookie pointers (no matter how obvious) as far as this cable hook up thing goes i'd appreciate it.
also, I have an engine cover for one side but would have to hook up fasteners for it, but i've seen plenty that have none at all. pros? cons?
thanks guys!
Kevin