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Thanks Fred, that's really helpful. I have oiled around as you recommended and found some 2BA cheesehead screws to fill the oil holes. It all feels nice and free now, I think the rack was sticking slightly at the very end of its travel towards the timing chain end of the engine. We will be taking th...

Hi, Long time since I worked on these but have you lubricated the injector pumps :?: :?: :?: :?: Don't bother with freeing oil, you wont spray it in there anyway :? :lol: On the side of both injector pumps you will find a small screw, (2 BA) , I think. :think: Inject about 30 cc. of engine oil into...

Hi Jeremy
Thanks for your input there. The rack is free, that was our first port of call and in fact all the linkages are free and well lubricated. I'm wondering if its an internal to the governor or fuel pump problem perhaps?

Nigel

I wonder if any Gardner expert out there can help me? The revs do not drop quickly enough when the the driver comes off the accelerator in our 5HLW-powered Bristol. This makes changing up a gear on hills problematic. An external examination shows that the governor advance lever is held tight against...