# 21263359 Intermediate Lever | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine intermediate lever used in the mechanical governor and fuel-control linkage of the Volvo Penta D1-20F marine diesel engine. It transfers governor movement through the linkage at the designed lever ratio.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D1-20F

-   **Engine Family:** D
-   **HP Range:** 20 HP

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Confirmed D1-20F application
-   Mechanical fuel-governor linkage component
-   Factory pivot and lever geometry
-   Controls movement between governor and injection-pump linkage
-   Requires free movement with minimal pivot play

## 🔌 Function

The lever transfers and changes the direction of movement between the governor and fuel-control mechanism.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Worn pivot or elongated bore
-   Excessive linkage play
-   Engine-speed hunting
-   Failure to return to idle
-   Binding through the throttle range

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Fit new bushes, pins, clips and split pins where they are supplied or disturbed, and check the pivot holes and pin diameters for wear before assembling — slop in a linkage lever is felt directly at the control
-   Assemble the pivots clean and lubricated as the manual for your engine specifies, and confirm the lever swings freely through its whole arc with no tight spot or binding
-   Set the linkage so full travel at the control produces full travel at the unit it operates, and check that the stops are reached without the lever going over-centre or hitting anything
-   Work through the complete range of movement by hand, watching for fouling against hoses, wiring or structure, and in both directions before running the engine
-   Secure every connection with the correct locking device and recheck the adjustment after the first period of use, since linkages bed in

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   21263359 → Supersedes 21190634

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   21190634 earlier number superseded by this part
-   21189685 - Return spring
-   21189675 - Governor-housing gasket

## 📦 Condition

-   Genuine Volvo Penta part
-   Brand new
-   Supplied in original or equivalent packaging

## Details

- **Price:** 138.73 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Components
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 138.73 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 21263359 Intermediate Lever | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/21263359-intermediate-lever-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06