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Old style Stuart No.9 governor drawing

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Maurice22/09/2016 18:59:01
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I wonder if anybody has a copy of the drawing, for the old type of governor for the Stuart No.9, that was positioned on the valve guide bracket. I have a set of castings for one, but no drawing.

Thanks in anticipation Maurice

Maurice22/09/2016 19:10:39
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Thanks to anybody who was about to reply to my plea for a Stuart governor drawing; I have just been given a copy. Must be my lucky day. Sorry if anyone has gone to any trouble to find this for me.

Regards Maurice

Ian S C24/09/2016 11:41:54
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I started hunting one up for you last night, I'v got some pages from the book of word on the S9. I had to make some of the parts for a rebuild. The balls on the governor are ball bearings , annealed and drilled, with the arms riveted in place. The governor works and will hold 400 rpm on air from twenty  psi to sixty psi on a light load.

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Edited By Ian S C on 24/09/2016 11:46:29

Maurice25/09/2016 17:39:05
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Thanks for taking the trouble to find the drawing Ian. I was just lucky to mention it to the right person, and get one. Yours looks a fine job. I think this governor is much nicer than the one that Stuarts offer now. I once tried to use annealed balls bearings in this fashion. If they were annealed then heaven preserve me from hard ones! I now use bronze balls for my governors. The drill and tap very nicely. I just thought it would be nice to make a number nine just as Stuarts intended.

Thanks again Maurice.

Ian S C26/09/2016 11:53:34
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The one I did the rebuild on also had a feed pump. This is a view of the feed pump as I received it. Ian S C

snapshot_20121005_4.jpg This is a view

Maurice27/09/2016 09:59:49
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Hi Ian, it looks as though you had a fair bit of work to do on that. I thought you might like to see a Stuart No.8 that I fitted a governor to. The railings do obstruct the view of the governor a bit, but it gives you an idea of it. I started with a small pair of bevel gears, and went from there.

MauriceStuart No8 With modifications.

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