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Product:INDUSTRIALENGINE

Model:D398INDUSTRIALENGINE66B

Configuration:D398BENGINE66B03561-UP

OperationandMaintenanceManual D379,D398,D399LOCOMOTIVEENGINES

MediaNumber-SEBU5528-00PublicationDate-01/10/1977DateUpdated-11/10/2001

AdjustingValveLash(EngineStopped)Counterclockwise RotationViewedfromFlywheel

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OperationandMaintenanceManual D379,D398,D399LOCOMOTIVEENGINES

MediaNumber-SEBU5528-00PublicationDate-01/10/1977DateUpdated-11/10/2001 AirCleanerAndValveMaintenance

AirCleanerServiceIndicator

Beforestarting,checkthewindowoftheindicator.Iftheredpistonislockedintheraisedposition, servicetheaircleanerasoutlined.

NOTE:Havespareelementsonhandtoinstallwhilecleaningusedelements.

NOTICE

ServicetheaircleanerwiththeengineSTOPPED.

1.Removetheaircleanercoverandelement.

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2.Covertheturbochargerairinletopeningtopreventdirtfromenteringtheengine.

3.Cleantheinsideoftheaircleanercoverandtheaircleanerbody.

AIRINLETCOVER

4.Inspectthereplacementelementfordamageanddirt.

5.Removethecoveringfromtheturbochargerinletopening.

6.Installtheelement.

NOTICE

Thereinforcingbraceacrossthemiddleofpanel-typeelementsfits overthesupportingbaroftheturbocharger.

7.Installtheaircleanercover.

8.Resettheserviceindicatorpistonbypushingtheresetbutton.(Seetheinstructionsforaircleaner elementcleaning).

EmptyingDustCollectorCup

1.Loosentheclampingboltonthelowerbody.

2.Removeandemptythedustcollectorcup.

3.Inspectandinstalltheseal;installanewsealifnecessary.

4.Inspectthetubesinthelowerbody.Ifdirty,cleanthetubeswitharoundbottlebrush.

5.Installthedustcollectorcup.

TwoStageAirCleaner

CleaningtheLowerBody

1.Removethedustcollectorcup.

2.Loosentheclampingboltontheupperbody.

3.Removethelowerbody.Cleanthetubesfrombothends.

4.Inspectandinstalltheupperbodyseal.Installanewsealifitisdamaged.

InstallingReplacementFilterElement

1.Removethecover.

2.Removetheinnercoverandfilterelement.Incoldweather,astuckinnercovermayberemoved bywarmingtheaircleanercoverto70-75°F(21-24°C).

3.Cleanallpartsoftheaircleaner.

4.Inspectthereplacementelementfordamageandcleanliness.

5.Installtheelement,innercover,andwingnut.Tightenthewingnuttopreventdustfrom bypassingthefilterelement.

6.Installthecover.

If,afterservicingtheaircleaner,theexhaustsmokeand/orlossofpowercontinues;ortheservice indicatorlocksintheraisedposition,discardthatelementandinstallanewelement.Installanew elementatleastonceayear.

CleaningUsedAirCleanerElements

CleaningWithPressureAir

1.Useclean,dryair-30PSI,maximum.Holdthenozzleatleastoneinchfromtheelementata slightangle.(Adirectblastcanripthepleating.)

2.DirecttheairstreamalongthecompletelengthofeachpleatontheCLEANESTsideofthe element.(Thiswillloosenthedirtfromthedirtierside.)

3.BlowthelooseneddirtfromtheDIRTYside.

4.DirecttheairfromtheCLEANsidethroughtotheDIRTYsidetoremovedirtblownintothe pleating.

CleaningWithWater

1.Usecleanwateratnomorethan40PSI.Donotuseanozzle.

2.DirectthewaterstreamalongthecompletelengthofeachpleatontheCLEANsideofthe element.

3.DirectwateralongthecompletelengthofeachpleatontheDIRTYsideoftheelement.

4.RinsetheCLEANsideoftheelement.

5.Allowthecleanedelementtodrythoroughly.

CleaningWithDetergent

1.Washbothsidesoftheelementinasolutionofwarmwaterandnon-sudsinghouseholddetergent.

2.RinsetheCLEANESTsideoftheelementwithcleanwater(40PSImaximum)alongthe completelengthofeachpleat.

3.Rinsetheoppositesideoftheelementalongthecompletelengthofeachpleat.

4.Rinsethefirstsideagaintoremovealllooseneddirt.

5.Allowthecleanedelementtodrythoroughly.

StoringCleanedElements

1.Holdthedriedelementinfrontofalightedelectricbulb.Carefullyinspecttheelementfortiny, pinpointsoflight.Anylightshowingindicatesapleathasrupturedandwilltearwithfurtheruse. Discardtheelement.

2.Wrapusableelementsinheavypaper.

3.Storethewrappedelementinadry,cleanplace.

1.Stoptheengineandallowittocoolatleast20minutes.

2.Removetheflywheelhousingtimingcover.

3.Bartheflywheelinthedirectionofnormalrotation.Alignthe"TC1"timingmarkwiththe flywheelhousingtimingpointer.

4.Wipethebaseofthevalvecoverstokeepdirtfromgettingintothevalvemechanism.

5.Removebothvalvecovers.

6.ObservetherockersforcylinderNo.1.DetermineifthepistonisonCOMPRESSIONor EXHAUSTstroke.

CompressionStroke:Bothinletandexhaustvalverockerscanbemovedfreely.

ExhaustStroke:Onlyinletvalverockermovesfreely.

NUMBERINGOFCYLINDERS

D379ENGINESHOWN(D398ANDD399ENGINESVALVESANDCYLINDERSARESIMILARLY IDENTIFIED)

7.Usingthechartthatapplies:"NO.1CYLINDERONCOMPRESSIONSTROKE"or"NO.1 CYLINDERONEXHAUSTSTROKE",setthosevalveslistedunderthecolumns"LEFTBANK" and"RIGHTBANK"foryourengine.

8.Bartheflywheelinthedirectionofnormalflywheelrotation.AligntheTDCtimingmarkwith thepointerontheflywheelhousing.

9.Setthosevalvesspecifiedundertheremainingheading:"NO.1CYLINDERONEXHAUST STROKE"or"NO.1CYLINDERONCOMPRESSIONSTROKE".

AdjustingValveLash

1.Loosenthelocknutontheadjustingscrew.

2.Holdthelocknutandturntheadjustingscrewtoobtaintheproperlash.

3.Holdtheadjustingscrewandtightenthelocknut.

4.Recheckthelash.

CheckingValveRotators

Aftercheckingallvalveclearances,andbeforeinstallingthevalvecovers:

1.Starttheengine.

2.Movethegovernorcontroltolowidleposition.

3.Watchtheserrationsoneachvalveretainer.Eachvalveretainershouldturnslightlyeachtimethe valvecloses.

Ifavalveretainerfailstorotate,contactyourCaterpillardealer.Repairsmustbemadetoprevent burningthevalve.

Ifallvalvesrotate,proceedasfollows:

4.Stoptheengine.

5.Inspectandinstallvalvecovergaskets.Installnewgasketsifnecessary.

6.Installthevalvecovers.

7.Installtheflywheelhousingtimingcover.

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AirStartingMotorLubrication

AirStartingMotorOiler

Themotoroilerlubricatesthevanesofthestartingmotorwithafineoilmistasthemotoris operating.

EmptyingCollectorJar

Thecollectorjarcollectsboththeoilafterithaslubricatedthestartingmotorvanes,andthe moisturecondensationfromthecompressedair.Emptythecollectorjarwheneverthejarbecomes halffull.

FillingOilerJar

Whentheoilerjarbecomeshalfempty,removetheoilfillerplugandfillthejarwithcleanoil. RefertoLUBRICATIONANDMAINTENANCECHARTforproperoil.

NOTICE

Neverallowthejartobecomeempty.Thestartingmotorwillbe damagedbylackofproperlubrication.

AdjustingtheAirStartingMotorOilerFeed

Ifnecessary,adjusttheoilertoreleaseapproximatelyfourdropsofoilperminuteintothestarting motorairsystem.

1.MovethecompressionreleaselevertotheSTARTposition,andmovethegovernorcontrol levertotheSHUTOFFposition.

2.Pullupontheairstartcontrolleverandcranktheengine.

3.Countthedropsofoilreleasedperminuteintotheairstream.

a.Turnthevalveneedle(theuppermostknobontheoiler)counterclockwisetoincreasethe numberofdrops.

b.Turnthevalveneedleclockwisetodecreasethenumberofdrops.

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Attachments

GaugesAndIndicators

OilPressureGauge

Oilpressureisnormallygreaterafterstarting.Astheoilwarms,oilpressuredecreases.Asengine speeddecreases,oilpressuredecreases.Atlowidle,hotoilshouldregisternearthemiddlerange ofthegaugescale.Stoptheengineanddeterminethecauseifthereisnooilpressure,orifthe indicatorfluctuates.

Ifthegaugereadingfluctuatesaftertheloadisstable:

1.Removetheload.

2.Reduceenginespeedtolowidle.

3.Observetheoillevel.MaintaintheoillevelbetweentheADDandFULLmarkonthedipstick. Ifthereadingcontinuestofluctuatewhentheoilleveliscorrect,stopengineandcallyour Caterpillardealer.

EngineJacketWaterTemperatureGauge

Operatingtemperatureismaintainedbywatertemperatureregulatorsandradiatorshutters.High coolanttemperaturesresultswhenthecoolingsystemdoesnotdissipateengineheatproperly.If overheatingoccurs,havethecoolingsystemandradiatorsinspected.

Iftheoperatingtemperatureisbelowtheopeningtemperatureofthewatertemperatureregulators, havetheregulatorschecked.

TheengineshouldoperatewithintheNORMAL(green)range.Iftheengineisoperatinginthe (red)rangeandsteambecomesapparent:

1.ReducetheloadandengineRPM.

2.Inspectforcoolantleaks.

3.Determineiftheenginemustbeshutdownimmediately;oriftheenginecanbesafelycooled byreducingtheload.

SeeCOOLINGSYSTEMMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS.

NOTICE

Donotaddcoldwatertoahotengine:Crackingofenginecomponents mayoccur.Allowtheenginetocool,thenaddcoolant.

Ifthetemperaturegaugereadingcontinuouslyregistersinornearthecoldrange(white)while operatingunderload,havethefollowingchecksmade:

1.Havethewatertemperaturegaugecheckedforaccuracy.

2.Havethetemperatureregulatorsremovedandcheckedforpropertemperaturerange.Replace regulatorsifnecessary.

SeeCOOLINGSYSTEMMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS.

FuelPressureGauge

Thefuelpressuregaugeindicatespressureofthefuelpumpedtotheengineinjectionpumps.As thefilterscollectdirt,thefuelpressuredropsuntilthegaugeregistersintheOUTrangeand engineperformancedecreases.Whenthisoccurs,cleantheprimaryfuelfilter.Iflowfuelpressure isstillindicated,replacethefuelfilterelements.

SeetheFUELSYSTEMMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS.

Ammeter

Theammetershouldregisterinthechargingrangewhentheengineisrunningabovelowidle.If thegaugeregistersadischargewithanincreaseinenginespeed,shutofftheengineanddetermine thecause.

AirCleanerServiceIndicator

Whenthegaugeindicatorlocksintheredrange,servicetheaircleaner.Withtheenginestopped; seeAIRINDUCTIONANDEXHAUSTSYSTEMMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS.

Shuttheenginedownifworkonoraroundtheengineisrequired.

SafetyAlarmsAndShutoffDevices

ElectricSafetyAlarmOperation

Whenafaultconditionoccurs-eitherhighwatertemperatureorlowoilpressure-amicroswitchin thesensingunitisactuatedandcompletesacircuittoeitheralight,abellorahorn.Thelightor soundwarnstheoperatortheenginemustbestoppedtopreventdamagetotheengine.

Thehighwatertemperaturealarmswitchislocatedintheregulatorhousing.Thesensormustbe incontactwiththecoolantinordertooperate.Alowcoolantlevelwillnotactuatetheswitch.

Theoilpressurealarmisenergizedwhentheoilpressurefallsbelowthesafeoperatinglimits.For thisreason,itmaybedesirabletoturnthealarmtotheOFFpositionwhenstoppingtheengine. ThealarmmustbeturnedtotheOFFpositionbeforestartinginordertoallowtheenginetostart. TheknobwillmovebyitselftotheRUNpositionafternormaloilpressureisreached.

MechanicalSafetyShutoff

Themechanicalsafetyshutoffdeviceismechanicallydrivenandshutsoffthefuelwheneitheran overspeedoralowoilpressureconditionexists.Theshutoffmountsintheveeoftheenginetothe rearofthegovernor.

Toprotecttheengineagainstoperatingwithinsufficientoilpressure,ageardrivenslideisheld fromtheenginedrivenwormshaftbynormaloilpressure.Ifoilpressuredropsbelowsafelimits, theslideengagestherevolvingwormshaftandispropelledagainstalatchingmechanism.The latchdisengages,aspring-loadedrodstrikesagainstthefuelrackandmovesthefuelracktothe fueloffposition.Theenginewillstop.

Ifsufficientoilpressuredoesnotdevelopafterstarting,theenginewillrunapproximately7 secondsatoperatingspeedandthenwillshutdown.Therefore,checktheoilpressuregauge readingimmediatelyafterstarting.

MECHANICALSHUTOFFCROSSSECTION

1.Slide

2.OverspeedCarrier

3.WormShaft

4.Latch

5.Spring-loadedRod

Toprotecttheengineagainstoverspeeding,aspring-loadedweight,rotatedbyanenginegear train,isforcedoutwardbycentrifugalforce.Theweightstrikesthelatchmechanismdiscussed above.Thelatchdisengages,thespring-loadedrodstrikesagainsttherackandmovesittothefuel offposition.Theenginewillstop.

Bypressingtheemergencystopbutton,theoverspeedweightisreleased,theweightstrikesthe latchmechanism,andthespring-loadedrodstrikestherack,andmovesittothefueloffposition; stoppingtheengine.

SafetyShutoffResetControls

Aftereithermechanicalshutoffdevicehasstoppedtheengine,theshutoffcontrolsmustbereset beforethefuelrackcanbemovedfromtheshutoffpositionandtheenginestarted.First,push downontheresetbutton,thenpushtheresetleveruntilthesafetymechanismlatches.

PUSHINGRESETLEVER

Iftheresetleverdoesnotreturntoitsoriginalpositionafterlatchingthesafetymechanism,check thecableforkinksorotherinternalresistance.Thecablemustmovefreely.

NOTICE

DONOTuseanyemergencyshutoffcontrolfornormalshutdown. Theemergencyshutoffcontrolsareforemergenciesonly.

SafetyShutoffTesting

Shutoffdevicesoperateonlywhenanabnormalconditionexists,therefore,itisimpossibleto knowiftheyareinworkingconditionduringnormaloperation.Sinceitisimportantthattheywill operatewhennecessary,havetheshutoffdevicescheckedevery6monthsbyyourCaterpillar dealerorauthorizedpersonnel.

PUSHINGRESETBUTTON

Donotusetheseshutoffdevicesfornormalenginestopping.Suchusemaycausefailureofthese parts.

DeterminingCauseForAShutdown

Anytimetheengineisshutdownbythesafetycircuit,thecausemustbedeterminedand correctivemeasuresmustbetakenbeforestartingtheengine.

HighWaterTemperature

1.Determineifthelocomotiveisoverloadedinrelationtotonnagebeingpulled.Highaltitudeor hotairenteringtheradiatorcancreateanover-heatedengineconditionforanotherwisenormal load.

2.Checktheradiatorfandrive.

3.Checkthewaterlevel.Lowwaterlevelwillnotshuttheenginedown,butmaycontributeto otherfailures.

4.Checkshutteroperation.Dirtorobjectsmaypreventtheshuttersfromproperlyopening.

5.Checktheobjectsobstructingairflowthroughtheradiator.

6.Checkforfaultywaterpumpoperation,collapsedhoses,failedshuttemperatureregulators,or dirtycoolingsystem.

LowOilPressure

1.Checktheoillevel.Withtheenginestopped,theoillevelmustbebetweentheADDandFULL mark.Ifoillevelislow,determinethecause.

2.Checkfornew,wetoilaccumulationsatallgasketedjoints.Checkforleaks.

3.Ifvisualcheckscannotdeterminethecause,cranktheenginewithfueloff.Ifhardcrankingor unusualnoisesareheard,immediatelystopcranking.Haveinternalchecksmadeontheengine.

4.Checkforexcessivesmokeintheexhaustgasses.

5.Checkforexcessiveblow-by.

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