Never use a file on this valve if you can get emery paper, and I would
advise you to always have some of it with you. It will often come
handy. Now if the engine should start off at a lively gait and continue
to run still faster, you must stop at once. The trouble this time is
surely in the governor. If the belt is all right, examine the jam nuts
on the top of the governor valve stem. You will probably find that these
nuts have worked loose and the rod is working up, which will increase
the speed of the engine. If these are all right, you will find that
either a pulley or a little cog wheel is loose. A quick eye will locate
the trouble before you have time to stop. If the belt is loose, the
governor will lag while the engine will run away. If the wheel is
loose, the governor will most likely stop and the engine will go on a
tear. If the jam nut has worked loose, the governor will run as usual,
except that it will increase its speed as the speed of the engine is
increased. Now any of these little things may happen and are likely to.
None of them are serious, provided you take my advice, and remain near
the engine.
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