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  1. Keith_J

    6.2 dies when you let off throttle

    Chemical cleaning without removal of the injection pump is possible. But even if that fails, the problem is in the governor linkage, not the governor's flyweights. This is easily accessed without pulling the injection pump. Remove the governor cover on the top (item 23 in the PDF below) and...
  2. Keith_J

    6.2 dies when you let off throttle

    Engine speed in a diesel is solely controlled by injected quantity. This is a COMMON problem of the governor cutting fuel back completely and not releasing the shut-off when RPM drops. All diesels have governors, otherwise they would not idle. The governor in this injection pump determines...
  3. Keith_J

    6.2 dies when you let off throttle

    This is the injection pump. All diesel injection pumps have a governor, otherwise idle would be impossible, the accelerator changes the governed RPM and most have considerable droop. What happens when you let off the accelerator is the governor shuts off all fuel since the engine RPM is far...
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