The United States Minor Outlying Islands consist of 11, mostly uninhabited islands in the Pacific (8 islands) and the Caribbean (3 islands) that are considered insular areas of the United States.
Set throttle shoe 1/16 inch from end of plunger. The action of the governor on the hit and miss engine is similar to that used on the throttle governing engine. The governor spindle plunger works against the detent lever on which the detent blade is attached.
Small engine governors are typically one of three types: 1  Pneumatic: the governor mechanism detects air flow from the flywheel blower used to cool an air-cooled engine. 2  The typical design includes an air vane mounted inside the engine's blower housing and linked to the carburetor 's throttle shaft.mall engines, such as used to power lawn mowers, portable generators, and lawn and garden tractors, are equipped with a governor to fuel limit the engine to a maximum safe speed when unloaded and to maintain a relatively constant speed despite changes in loading.