Hi there Grumpy, are you able to advise on sourcing the choke lever and spring for the B&S Model 802xx engines which I was seeking in my posts 16925 and 16939? And do you have any helpful info on checking/setting the LENGTH of the governor spring so that the engine runs at the right revs under different loads?
PG, when sourcing bits the first step is to look at the online store, and see if you can find what you want there. I think I suggested in another thread that you post pictures of your carburetor and governor, because at present I don't know which one it is.
With regard to governor springs, I believe all of the springs B&S use for this are close-coiled tension springs, so unless the hooks on the ends have been damaged, you can find out the correct free length just by squeezing a stretched spring axially until it becomes close-coiled again. You can't repair a stretched spring, but you can find out what it looked like before it was wrecked. If you don't have the old spring, you can probably find the correct one in the on-line store.
Never change the length of a governor spring: use it in its original state. Note that sometimes the base of a B&S governor - the stamped steel part that one end of the governor spring hooks onto - gets bent. When this happens, just bend it back to its exact original shape. If the governor doesn't work, you will only make it worse by trying to redesign it. It works when it is restored to its original condition.
