Not sure of my memory here, but Renaud might be able to correct me: I
seem to remember that the French Army had managed to govern the speed
onits Jeeps, but I am not sure if it was for M201's Hotchkiss and/or
US Surplus ERM-rebuilt stock as well... The French replaced the
original Carter carbs by a more frugal Solex M32 PBIC "economy" and
that was a governor in itself.. Anyone cares to elaborate? If this is
correct that one could assume that some of these vehicles made their
way to private hands, even beyond European borders... Some European
Jeep parts dealer still sell the Solex carburetors for Jeep owners
weary of stopping at the pump too often and paying 4 bucks for a
gallon of "ordinaire"...
Antoine
----- Original Message -----
From: <fv74@altavista.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] MB Governor
> Adam
>
> The MB has 4 rpm governors. They are called connecting rods. You
drive to fast and they break and you slow down. Seriously, I have
never heard of a governor on an MB. I am sure that gensets using MB
motors had governors of some type. Maybe this is what the book is
talking about.
>
> Dave Fillman
> 45 MB
>
>
> ---- you wrote:
> > One of my aftermarket "Military Jeep" books makes reference
to a
> > governor on the Willys engine in the MB. This was suposted to
limit the
> > engine RPM's when the GI's were driving it.
> > I can't find any reference to a governor in the Military
manuals. Anybody
> > have any info on this.? Was there a governor for this pourpose?
If so,
> > electrical or mechanical?
> >
> > Adam
>
>
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