

| Subject: | RE: Governors (i.e.-rev limiters) |
| From: | No Quarter |
| Date: | Fri, 3 May 1996 19:32:37 -0500 (CDT) |
On Fri, 3 May 1996, Maher, Steve (SD-MS) wrote:
> Hmmm... have to admit ignorance here. I've never seen/heard of a rev
> limiter on a VW engine, excpet for an ignition-cutout plunger on a
> special rotor for certain bus distributor.
>
I distinctly remember that last year sometime on the aircldvw listserv,
that a fella picked up a governor at a swapfest and it bolted between the
carb and the intake manifold. If I remember right, it had something to
do with a butterfly valve that would start to close at an
adjustable air velocity, essentially choking off the engine. I don't
know who it was, but I remember him explaining it out t everyone...
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