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PeterinMN 
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Posted: 03 Sep 2025 at 8:56pm |
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Does anyone have a picture of the governor spring on a d17 series 3? located under the battery, where the throttle cable links to the governor rod. something doesnt seem to be working right with mine. Tractor doesn't want to idle down, and when I throttle up it immediately goes to high rpms. any advice ?
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DrAllis
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Posted: 03 Sep 2025 at 11:28pm |
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That spring isn't causing the problem. I think your governor weights have exploded.
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DSeries4
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Posted: 17 hours 7 minutes ago at 3:49pm |
 DrAllis wrote:
That spring isn't causing the problem. I think your governor weights have exploded. |
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PeterinMN
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Posted: 14 hours 21 minutes ago at 6:35pm |
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What makes you think so? I was just trying to see if I am possibly missing a part on the spring. One of the rod holders was being held together with baling wire so…keep in mind this was a working tractor on my family’s dairy farm 20 yrs ago so often function was more important than how something looked. I am now trying to piece it back together. Any help is appreciated .
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DrAllis
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Posted: 13 hours 42 minutes ago at 7:14pm |
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The function of that spring that sits under the gas tank is to make the throttle lever pull down easier when you get half-way down or more. It is an assist to make the linkage work easier. By your own description, the governor weights possibly have exploded. That spring under the gas tank can be missing completely and the engine will still idle down slow and not run away by over revving. My opinion is based on what you have told us and 50 years of D-17 experience.
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 11 hours 41 minutes ago at 9:15pm |
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gov wts and pins don't last forever
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