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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
If the engine suffered oil starvation and one of the mains is partially seized, you'll have to come up with an explanation of how it can start and idle without any additional fuel feed.
It apparently idles within the range of the governor, an impossible task if a main bearing has "spun".
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Isn't the IP's governor load sensitive? E.g., if the idle is 800 RPM in N, and you add some load to the engine by shifting the transmission into D, the governor will try to maintain 800 RPM without the need of you to add fuel by stepping on the throttle.
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Last edited by funola; 03-11-2013 at 12:04 PM.
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