Are you sure somebody hasn't played with the governor arm, the travel on the shaft is miniscule and if it has been fiddled with it will give you this problem

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GX160 key removal	Krazypan	02/04/21 08:29 PM
Re: GX160 key removal	maxwestern	02/04/21 11:53 PM
Re: GX160 key removal	NormK	03/04/21 03:12 AM
Re: GX160 key removal	Krazypan	03/04/21 06:57 AM

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