Yesterday, I did the air filter mod using the WIX 46664, as laid out by acme66 in another thread. Worked GREAT! Ought to flow a lot better than the original Donaldson.
Today, I adjusted my governor springs three clicks.
I used the alternator nut (NO sweat) and accessing the springs is no problem whatsoever. I did have to remove the shutdown lever (again, no problem).
Idle speed did rise to 1000 BUT it's a piece of cake to adjust. No worries whatsoever.
After the engine got some heat in it, I slowly brought the rpm's up and it went to 2500 effortlessly.
I'm beyond impressed.
The throttle is SUPER crisp for such a huge engine. I'm shocked.
I ran out of time to take it for a spin before heading to work this afternoon.
I'm dying to get it out on the road!
What I've done so far:
Air filter mod
Straight pipe
1.75 turns on fuel screw
3 clicks on governor springs
Soon as free time allows:
Pull the fuel screw and grind some off of the bottom to allow more turns (aiming for 3)
Adjust the main fuel on the back of the pump