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In a diesel engine with a conventional mechanical injection pump and rack-controlled fuel delivery, which assembly includes the governor that limits maximum engine speed?

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The injection pump

The injection pump. In this system the governor adjusts fuel delivery to limit maximum engine speed and maintain idle. The question concerns a conventional mechanical pump; rack control is not described as universal in all diesel engines or electronically managed systems.

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  • The injection advance system

  • The pressure control valve

  • The injection pump

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