Governors

[bkahler]

No not the political type .

During the past couple of years I've purchased a couple of different carburetors and they came with governors. The question I have are these things usable for anything now? Is there any market for them?

One of them is a Hoof Governor No: Dodge 3/4T, range 50 mph model S301.

Any thoughts or suggestions what to do with them?!

Brad

[4852dodge]

Usually those were installed in company trucks to prevent lead footed drivers from over doing it. There might be a call for them but with trucks this old we know better. After all the work we put into them I don't think they would be driven that hard. I ordered a truck for my employer a couple of years ago and the sales rep wanted to know what speed I wanted them to limit the computer to.

[grey beard]

All the governors used on original Pilothouse trucks were of the mini-max variety. Their only function was to preven overspeeding. If you find a true load-sensing governor of the variety used on industrial engines, this was likely a custom installation used for pto applications where constant speed with varying loads was needed - unloading cement, running hydraulic pumps, etc.

Like the man says, we know better today, so those old stock units you have are mostly nostalgia - unless you have an eager teenager driving your fresh Pilothouse restoration around with his friends who has a lead foot. JMHO

[MBF]

My dad (long retired from NY Telephone) had a pilot house line truck with a governor. NYT removed them as a safety issue because guys were complaining of near misses when trying to accellerate out of a tight situation.

[bkahler]

Thanks for all the replies and info. I certainly don't plan on using a governor. I hate the thought of throwing them away but I have SO much junk stashed away as it is that I don't really know what else to do with them.

I couldn't find any on eBay so I'm assuming there either isn't a market for them or no one ever buys them.

Brad

[4852dodge]

If your truck has one and you want to keep the look, disable the workings to keep it in the wide open position.

[Dodgeb4ya]

All of my Dodge big trucks have the factory original governers on them. They max out about 50. Thats ok because thats fast enough in the 2-4 ton trucks. Governers need only be on the big Dodges!. I have spent a lot of time behind the wheel with governers in my dodge trucks. They do not affect performance other than maximum speed. They should not be in any of the smaller trucks IMO.

Bob