D318 Capsules/Fuel Pumps/Rack Settings

This is what I've got.Hope this is what you're looking for.info from FORM 7272-DGood luck 

The Servicemen’s Reference for Fuel Injection Housings is in the Technical Library. Form number not listed. It’s an early copy, not the best quality, you have to know engine bore to decipher rack setting chart. I’m looking for a better version, hint hint!

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This is all you need to know...
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[attachment=66956]Injector pump chart.jpg[/attachment]

Thanks for all the replies. Last week we pulled the fuel pumps and had them tested by a local independent Cat mechanic that has the apparatus to do so. At first he thought they were shot because the numbers were so low, but he ended up having to run them three times to get all the crud out of them so they would work properly. They all ended up being in spec. It cost me a little bit to have him do it, but I suppose it was worth it to get them clean, and I think they are pretty time consuming to set up on the testing machine. ​​​​​​​Everything is about clean and ready to go back together. Started to clean out the fuel tank today. It got plugged up several times in the process with crud. The red dye looks more orange than red. I’m thinking I may have to send the tank out to be blasted and epoxy coated internally to eliminate the apparent rust/sediment issue. I used a local “gas tank renu” outfit a few years back on a military jeep fuel tank and they did a nice job and it’s worked wonders. I have a feeling it won’t come cheap as big and cumbersome as that tank will be for them to handle.   The mechanic with all the fuel testing equipment is going to come help us set the injection pump lifter settings. Book spec is 1.736 He wants to set it to his modified setting of 1.726   He claims this will advance it a touch and basically inject the fuel a touch earlier in the stroke and will give a more complete combustion and has a tendency to really wake these things up on the ones he's done in the past. Hopefully its a good move…..interested in your thoughts about this.

Finally, I'm kinda doing a bit of a photo dump....I tried doing it directly off the iphone, but it wouldn't play well with uploading the pics on the site last night so I'm giving it a go using a junky old laptop....

First of all, I have to show you the subject of all my posts lately.....pretty unique, I know [img]/media/kunena/emoticons/cool-2.png[/img]  I don't know if I mentioned it in my previous posts, but we'll see if you can guess it's purpose:
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3 of the 4 very dirty fuel filters:
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Filter tower and lid:
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Bottom cover of filter tower opened for cleaning:
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New o-ring seal and new ferrule installed between filter tower and injection pump housing (note the guide bolts to help align the installation of the injection pump housing):
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Not pictured, new lip seal installed on the back end of the injection pump camshaft where it mates to the filter tower.  Old seal was made of leather and was shot.

Thanks!
-Nick




 

Thanks for the pictures ... WOW !!!! That is a tall drink of water. One of the most interesting track rigs I've ever seen. Very nice.

All your pictures look right on target for cleanliness so you're taking care of business. For the crawler, I'd guess it's in your name - I'm going with a walnut lifter? Or some kind of plant lifter where the plant is a tree no more than 5-6' tall? : )

This is all you need to know...
[attachment=66954]D6 Rack Setting #1.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=66955]D6 Rack Setting #2.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=66956]Injector pump chart.jpg[/attachment]