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Maintenance Mstruction: Description
Maintenance Mstruction: Description
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MAINTENANCE mSTRUCTIoN
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SERVICE DEPARTMENT
DESCRIPTION
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Position assembly in centering tixture (see 8. Install low water valve stem assembly into
Service Data for part number) with ball cup valve body with new “0” ring. Apply re-
over center pilot and diaphragm positioned taining bolts finger tight. Depress reset button
over four l/4” dowels. Lock ball cup from for full engagement and hold while tightening
rotating with clamp screw in fixture. Tighten retaining bolts to 15 in.-lbs torque. Valve
retaining screws in assembly to 12 in.-lbs stem must move freely without bind. .
torque and remove centering fixture.
CRANKCASE PRESSURE SECTION
2. Place four l/4”-20 x 1” socket head screws
through low water block, water pressure dia- 9. Assemble new crankcase pressure diaphragm
phragm (with convolution pointing away from which has an aluminum backup plate on each
block), spacer ring (with vent opening posi- side, to ball cup. Backup plates must have
tion at same side as water connection on raised edge facing away from diaphragm.
block), and air box pressure diaphragm Tighten attaching screws to 8 in.-lbs torque.
assembly.
10. Assemble crankcase pressure diaphragm
3. Make sure “0” ring is in place in bore of low between mounting housing and cover, with
water block and ball retainer assembly. Place gasket on each side. Start retaining bolts but
three steel balls in ball passages of ball re- do not tighten. Install diaphragm centering
tainer using petroleum jelly to hold in place. fixture into ball cup and secure before align-
ing pilot of fixture with cover opening. See
4. Position diaphragm spring (on 1: 1 device Service Data page for part number of dia-
only) over ball cup of air box pressure dia- phragm centering fixture. Release plunger to
phragm assembly. Position air box pressure pull diaphragm beyond trip position; tighten
connection 90” counterclockwise of water retaining bolts to 20 in.-lbs torque before
connection, when facing low water block. removing centering fixture.
Thread cap screws into low water block and
tighten to 60 in.-lbs torque. 11. Make sure “0” ring is in place and apply
replacement steel balls to ball retainer in
NOTE: The 3: 1 ratio detector used on roots crankcase pressure block with petroleum jelly
blower type engines is not equipped with to hold them in place. Place crankcase pres-
the diaphragm spring. sure block with crankcase pressure diaphragm
spring over ball cup in diaphragm. Position
5. Apply new “0” rings to oil valve block, and block so that vent fitting is at top of
check fit with valve stem to ensure seating of assembly.
“0” ring without twisting.
12. Apply low water detector assembly to the
6. Apply new “0” rings to valve stem and crankcase pressure assembly with new “0”
lubricate with Lubriplate grease. Insert stem ring between oil valve block and crankcase
guide housing and slide back and forth to pressure block. Align with alignment tool, see
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Service Data page for part number, inserted in
valve stem opening to full engagement. Apply
four long l/4”-20 retaining bolts and tighten
to 60 in.-lbs torque. Alignment tool must be
free of bind.
1. Visually check ports to be sure none are 10. Check for leaks with soap and water. (No air
plugged. blow through oil return port.)
2. Connect test panel, see Service Data for part 11. Reduce oil and air pressure to 0 psi, and close
number, to 100 lbs minimum of clean, dry, valves (10) and (11).
air supply. See Fig. 4.
12. Reduce water pressure to 1 psi on water
3. Mount detector on panel wi+h two nuts at gauge (3) Fig. 5. Leave water valve (12) in
top and bottom corners and fasten adapter to CY position.
water, air, and oil hoses.
1: 1 DEVICE (Turbo Engine)
4. Fasten water line to port No. 4 (24), Fig. 5.
13. If test panel 8468433 is used, turn roots-
5. Fasten air line to port No. 3 (22). turbo valve (25) to TURBO position.
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14. Switch water valve (13) to ON position. ensure positive latching. Check low water
reset button for overtravel in latched position
15. Using the water pressure regulator (8), raise (must be .015” minimum).
water pressure to 32” H20 on the water
gauge (4). Reset button must latch when 17. Reduce water pressure slowly with water
depressed. regulator (8). Low wa?er reset button must
trip at or above 10” H20 on a new device
16. Raise water pressure to 40” H20 water gauge and 4” H20 on a used device.
(4), and depress reset button 2 to 3 times to
NOTE: A used device is one that has been in
service 3 months or more since it was
new or rebuilt.
Fig. 5 - Test Panel With Combination Detector 22. If test is satisfactory, switch air box valve
In Position For Testing (26) to OFF position.
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2. Crankcase pressure button must be in latched 5. Turn water pressure regulator (8) to zero
position. This may require holding button in reading on water gauge (3).
until crankcase pressure gauge (5) reads zero.
Check reset button for overtravel in latched 6. Turn water valve (12) to OFF position.
position (must be .015” minimum).
7. Remove water line from detector.
CAUTION: Be sure crankcase pressure regulator 8. Position detector on spring tester ir of
(9) is turned to minimum position or available use 8 lbs weight) with reset buttons
is turned until gauge (5) registers 0”. upward.
3. Turn crankcase valve (14) to ON position. 9. Deflect water reset button with ram on spring
tester, to bottom position and raise ram
4. Turn crankcase pressure regulator (9) to raise .032” and hold. Spring force to be 8 lbs,
pressure slowly until crankcase button trips. minimum.
A new device should trip between 0.8” and
1.8” H20 on crankcase gauge (5) and a used 10. Deflect crankcase reset button with ram on
device should trip between 0.8” and 2.5’~’ spring tester, to bottom position and raise
H20. ram .032” and hold. Spring force to be 8 lbs
minimum.
NOTE: A used device is one that has been in
service 3 months or more since it was 11. Check 1 O-24 NC-2B thread at six holes, depth
new or rebuilt. l/2” - l-l /4” center to center.
5. Turn crankcase valve (14) to OFF position. 12. Check 1 l/32” drill through eight holes for
size and location on mounting face.
6. Relatch crankcase button when pressure drops
to zero. 13. Check vent cap (on top of reset button
block) for freeness. (Must be loose.)
NOTE: It may be necessary to release trapped air
by turning surge release valve (16) on and 14. Check button labels for secure mounting.
off several times.
15. Replace closure caps at reset buttons and
7. Repeat Steps 3 thru 7 two times. ports.
8. Close oil, air, and water valves (1 1), (IO), and
(12) in that order. TROUBLESHOOTING
9. Be sure all supply valves, ( 10 thru 14, and The following are some conditions and their
26) are in OFF position before disconnecting causes that may be encountered in testing and
supply lines from device. servicing these detectors.
1. Low water button latches and trips in area of
GENERAL TESTS 30” H20 pressure.
1. Remove detector from test panel and lay on Cause - Steel balls are not all in place in ball
side with port No. 3 (22) up. retainer.
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2. Low water button latch point OK, trip point 7. Water leaking from bleed hole in diaphragm
low. spacer. (Pressure applied only at water port.)
Cause - Lack of pretravel in diaphragm. 10. Crankcase pressure button trips at too low a
pressure.
Lack of overtravel in valve stem.
Cause - Incorrect diaphragm spring.
Misaligned valve stem passages.
Valve stem only partially latched.
Incorrect or broken reset button spring.
11 Tripping of low water portion trips crankcase
5. Engine oil pressure fails to build up with reset button, when testing on test panel.
buttons latched.
Cause - Transfer seal on test panel for ex-
Cause - “0” ring in valve body missing or hausting oil dump line, leaking.
damaged.
12. Crankcase pressure button refuses to latch.
6. Air box pressure. portion full of oil and
carbon. Cause - Positive pressure not being relieved
from test panel.
Cause - Small “0” ring at valve stem in the
ball retainer is damaged or missing. Vent on top of device is plugged.
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SERVICE DATA
SPECIFICATIONS
8402726.8446593 8428395, 8446372 8362040 8370362
8447342; 8469592 8464678; 8474255 8444042
Port No. 4 Engine Cooling Water Engine Cooling Water Crankcase Normally Neg.
(0 to 70 psi) (0 to 75 psi)
TEST LIMITS *
DEVICE PURPOSE RESET TRIP
(Rising Pressure) (Dropping Pressure) (Rising Pressure)
8428395, 8446372 Low Water 32” H20 10” H20 .8”-1.7” H20
(1: 1 Device) Crankcase 0” H20
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EQUIPMENT LIST
Test Panel
Applicable to I: 1 device only
unless panel 8468434 is added . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8349 133
Litho In USA.
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