Is this bad for a Lawnboy engine

[dfor]

My commercial Lawnboy doesn't rev up hardly at all. I think the spring is broken down at the carb where the white "lever"?? is under there. Sorry for not describing it very well. Anyway, I have been using a stick to hold the white thing over to keep the rpm's up. Is this bad for the engine. I only use the mower for about 10 minutes a week.

[Bob Minney]

I think that sounds like a factory authorized upgrade.:(

Seriously, sounds like you are rigging the governor. I'd get it fixed before you over rev the engine & ruin it or hurt yourself when things come apart.

[Robert Doubrava]

I agreee with Bob there. What it's doing is running the engine full. Play it safe, get it fixed.:)

[vipermanz]

sounds like you damaged the governer spring, i'm about to replace mine too, if you can see if the air vane has tension on it

[khouse]

if the lever your propping over is the one that is for the speed control - the one that says (normal / light) then your not hurting a thing. if your running the stick under up above the carb and holding the governor open then stop it.