- governor pressure
- Pressure in an automatic transmission control that varies in accordance with vehicle speed and acts on the command valves, where it opposes the control pressure
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
governor pressure
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governor — [1] A device designed to automatically control the speed or position of some part (i.e., engine speed or transmission speed). Governors are used to prevent an engine from exceeding its maximum rpms. They are also used on rental vehicles to… … Dictionary of automotive terms
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