AirMike
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 514
Location: Nevada
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 Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:05 am Post subject: MT Prop Governor Installation - advice |
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I went to install my prop governor on my Mattituck Red-Gold engine yesterday and had a few issues come up. I just want other assembly neophytes to be aware of a few things.
1. The plans call for an MT #P420-17 unit. With the FWF kit - Vans supplies the MT #P860-3 unit which apparently replaces the other unit. I called Vans and they confirmed that I indeed got the correct one.
2. Mattituck supplies you with 4 genuine Lycoming studs to mount the prop governor to the engine. The number is STUD-3126-18 x 1.75".
The problem is that the threads are easy to put into the engine on one side and hard on the other. A call to Mahlon Russel at Mattituck set me right. You need to put two nuts tight on the easy side and crank the hard side threads into the stud holes on the engine. Set them carefully as you must have 1.25" exposed for the prop governor. This will alow you to torque the nuts down without the studs rotating.
3. You need to have a very thin wall socket (plus extension)to crank down the proper torque on the prop governor nuts.
4. There are some prior posts on this site to adjust the prop governor.
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