Friday 4th July I decided to remove the governor cover as it is definitely leaking there and spraying oil onto the right front wheel. So much oil that it pooled at the base of the wheel rim. That governor was warped about fifty thousandths! No wonder it leaked there. After several hours of lapping spread out over four days it is looking good. I have painted it and will re-install the governor once the new gasket arrives today. Pic 1207 shows the warped governor cover. Pic 1210 shows the initial lapping. Pic 1212 and 13 show the finished job. The governor is lying on the lapping plate which is a one inch thick 12X12 inch square of aluminum. It took 7 sheets of 100 grit garnet paper, one sheet of 80 grit aluminum oxide paper, and I finished with 150 grit garnet paper. Lapping was done using a figure eight pattern.
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