Hi Grumpy
Good to have you looking at this with me. Winter is almost over and I will get the lawn mower out that we worked on.
Anyway back to the pressure washer, I understand the principles of the operation. The pressure washer runs full out when the trigger is released and than the engine shuts off. With the trigger pulled the engine settles down and operates normally with good water pressure. Could there be something wrong with the bypass valve? I've checked the governor linkage and it appears to be okay.
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