Hot Water posted:Hmmmmm. Sounds like your governor might be a bit sluggish. Maybe a change of oil in the governor might be in order, also what weight oil has been in the governor, and what is being used now?
And that's a good question to ask.
Governor oil looks red. It's a thin product. If the governor leaked and ran too low on fluid, some well-meaning but misguided person might have filled 'er back up with motor oil if no governor oil was easily available. It would not be the first time such a thing had happened. See if there is visible governor oil to the full mark, and is it thin and red?
When I was an Engineer, I always carried a bottle of governor oil in my grip.