Gee, sounds like you have some first-hand experience of engine overspeeding caused by a "malfunction" of the governor?

John Culp [email protected] answered: Well, I knew that's where you were headed. I've previously apologized both privately and publicly to you for jamming the throttle on your Petter M and racing it 2 years ago, and I'll take this opportunity do so again. I never should've messed with someone else's (your) running engine without your supervision and express consent.

That was stupid and wrong, and I'm sorry. I'm very thankful that I didn't blow your engine up, and even more thankful that I wasn't responsible for injuring someone. It scared me badly.

In explanation of my actions, not to offer any excuse, I quite mistakenly thought (A) that I was doing something perfectly innocuous and safe, having many times before blipped open the throttle of throttle-governed engines by hand to momentarily hear what the engine would sound like pulling a load, the governor pulling the throttle back closed when the pressure was released (having no idea that that engine did have a dangerous flaw of ... more.

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