22 High Idle Problem - Help Please

Dave, please tell us what exactly it is doing at high idle....does it act like it is running out of gas? Or making a popping sounding? That will help us help you!

Thanks Wyocat.

It just revs at high rpms and doesn't seem to let off when I shut the throttle down. I think maybe my problem is that I don't know how to adjust the throttle control mechanism. No popping or misfiring, just running at high throttle.

By the way, I really enjoyed your Youtube video on the first start of your Citrus 22. I went to first grade in Laramie and lived in Casper til I was a sophomore in HS. Then off to the Pacific NW.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Dave

Hi Dave,
seems like you may have seized linkages. See if you can get it to slow down by moving the throttle linkage at the carby by hand.
From my parts book it looks a fairly complex system of linkages on those units, so there are plenty of places to get seized up.
Never worked on this area of one of these, but, it looks like on the rear top right hand side of the timing case under the leather boot the linkage needs to slide in the housing to alter the gov. spring tension to change the engine speed. If this is seized--most likely place--then the unit will stay at the one speed setting. Another place looks to be at the transfer/crossover shaft across the rear of the engine.
Lets know what you find and we can go on from there.
Cheers,
Eddie B.

Dave,
stand on the right side of your 22. Move the throttle back and forth on the back of your tank. You should see all of the linkage moving to where the rod goes in and out of the governor. You should also see the lever coming out of the side of the governor moving as well back to the rocker shaft that goes betweeen the jugs of the engine and over to your carb. If this does not move then your problem would be in the area.

Thanks for your comment on my video. Its always fun to see a tractor run for the first time after many years of sitting. That particular tractor was bought on ebay of all places and was missing many pieces....kind of a small basket case if you will. There is an old post on here somewhere showing everything that I did to my Citrus 22. Many thanks to friends for helping me track down all of the parts for it!

I hope this info helps you get yours running better. Keep us posted on how it goes!!