I just put a new Whirlwind RV300 and Jihostroj governor on my IO-360 RV8.
Right now, the RPMs hit 2680 at about 26" MP at sea level. According to some experienced mechanics, this means the governor is limiting my max RPM, and not the blade angle/low pitch stop. So in a governor failure, the prop could overspeed. It also means the blades are in a climb pitch through most of the throttle range, which makes the thing glide like a brick.
Talked to a buddy, and my plan is to tie down the tail, then turn down the low pitch stop bolt on the hub until I get the max RPM down to about 2600-2650. Then from there, fly the plane and fine tune the governor to get 2700 in climb/cruise.
Am I doing this correctly? Anyone ever adjust one of these things? I'm wondering how much to turn that bolt, half turn at a time?
Never messed with any of this stuff before, and the internet has not been too helpful. WW documentation identifies the low pitch bolt, but doesn't tell you what to do with it in relation to the governor.
Right now, the RPMs hit 2680 at about 26" MP at sea level. According to some experienced mechanics, this means the governor is limiting my max RPM, and not the blade angle/low pitch stop. So in a governor failure, the prop could overspeed. It also means the blades are in a climb pitch through most of the throttle range, which makes the thing glide like a brick.
Talked to a buddy, and my plan is to tie down the tail, then turn down the low pitch stop bolt on the hub until I get the max RPM down to about 2600-2650. Then from there, fly the plane and fine tune the governor to get 2700 in climb/cruise.
Am I doing this correctly? Anyone ever adjust one of these things? I'm wondering how much to turn that bolt, half turn at a time?
Never messed with any of this stuff before, and the internet has not been too helpful. WW documentation identifies the low pitch bolt, but doesn't tell you what to do with it in relation to the governor.