Fuel control means

Claim 1

MEANS FOR LIMITING THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A MANUALLY CONTROLLED FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND AN EXHAUST GAS MANIFOLD RECEIVING AND CONDUCTING EXHAUST GASES FROM THE ENGINE, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A PYROMETER RELATED TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND RESPONSIVE TO THE TEMPERATURES OF THE EXHAUST GASES THEREIN, AND MEANS RELATED TO THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE PYROMETER, SAID MEANS RELATED TO THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM SERVING TO REDUCE THE SUPPLY OF FUEL DELIVERED TO THE ENGINE BY THE SYSTEM WHEN THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES EXCEED A PREDETERMINED POINT, SAID FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM INCLUDING VALVING MEANS UNDER CONTROL OF A CRANK TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF FUEL INTO THE ENGINE AND OPERATING LINKAGE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AXIALLY SHIFTABLE, SECTIONAL ROD CONNECTED WITH THE CRANK, SAID MEANS RELATED TO THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM INCLUDING A SOLENOID OPERATED, SPRING LOADED ROD SHORTENING DEVICE ENGAGED BETWEEN THE SECTIONS OF SAID ROD.