I know my gov. arm needs adjustment, and i have been doing searches and am pretty sure that i have retained enough information to do it, but it seems to me it is a tedious task. Is it really as bad as i'm making myself think it is?

 

nope not bad at all.
access is just limited fuel filter removal may be helpful but not required

 

Na

if you can break the breakoffs, tahts probably the hardest part...

Rick

 

There are no breakoff screws in the way of adjusting the gov arm, just a lock wire threaded through the heads of the cap screws , and it is easily cut and removed with pliers.

 

My bad,

i meant i havent been able to break them loose, i did strip one of them tho

 

Thanks guys I was hoping it wasn't going to be as hard as I was making it out to be. My CTD has a fuel filter relocation kit on it so that should make a litte more room to work with.

 

Yeah, the lockwire always comes off easily.

Depending on the engine and the local conditions the screws can be a bugger. Be prepared to use vise grips.

After you set the governor lever make sure the screw is still fully into the arm and the locknut is snug. Don't over tighten. Wicking threadlock is a great idea, too.

Massive governor damage from that little screw coming loose.

 

I live in the rust belt , i don't imagine my bolts came out any easier than most

I used a screwdriver bit from my hand impact , put it in a socket , and used a 1/4" drive ratchet. i left the fuel filter on.

 

Thanks for the tips, hopefully i will get around to trying them out this weekend.

 

A right angle straight blade screwdriver works great and a mirror so you can see into the back of the pump. Just remember to hold up on the fuel shut off solenoid when you check to see where the arm hits the plate. And make sure you loosen and adjust the right slotted bolt. There are two back there. I believe it is the bottom one, but you should double check. Here's the link for the instructions http://www.piersdiesel.com/TechLeverAdj.htm

 

another trick I was told about is, after loosining the locknut with I believe it was an 8mm deep well scocket, leave the scoket on the nut and use it to guide the screwdriver to the adjusting bolt. Makes things alot easier when you can't see what your doing. Goodluck, Darl Absher III