In Reply to: Idle RPM drop posted by RonC on August 26, 2014 at 14:34:59:
"Also, and this is what is puzzling to me, is that when I push the clutch pedal in (in neutral), the RPM will drop by about 400 RPM. Anybody got an idea about what is happening here and what would cause to the RPM to drop with the clutch depressed?"
When you depress the clutch, this puts a force on the pp/flywheel/crankshaft, trying to push it forward, which applies a force to the crank mounted gov assy that acts to push the gov arm forward, thus moving the carb linkage toward closing the throttle plate, resulting in a slower speed. It seems minor to me, as in stomping ants when about to be trampled by elephants. :)
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