Sole Diesel 68 GTC, Operator'S Manual

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Systems and scheduled
maintenance
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Operator’s Manual . Marine generator sets
5.3. General
Solé Diesel offers, for these genset models, a maintenance kit:
On board spare parts Reference
8 GTC / 10 GTAC / 7 GSC / 8 GSAC / 11 GTC /
14 GTAC / 10 GSC / 12 GSAC / 17 GTC / 20
GTAC / 14 GSC / 17 GSAC
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Maintenance task. Screw tightening, fasteningt
For details of tightening torques see Section 9 Torques.
Maintenance task. Valve clearance inspection
The rocker cover must be dismounted to check the valve clearance. This operation must be
carried out when the genset is cold.
Item
Assembly standard
Valve clearance (cold setting)
Injet
0,25 mm
Exhaust
Inspection
1. Insert the appropriate thickness gauge between the rocker
arm and valve cap to check the clearance.
2. Loosen the rocker nut (1).
3. Tighten or loosen adjusting screw (2) to adjust valve
clearance by checking thickness with thickness gauge (3).
4. When you have adjusted the thickness, tighten the rocker
nut and recheck the thickness.
With piston nº 1 in the top dead centre of the compression cycle, adjust the play of the intake
and exhaust valves of cylinder nº 1. Proceed similarly as with the other cylinders. The position of the
BTDC can be confirmed with thea lining signs of the ditribution or timming cover and the crakshaft
pulley.
The adjustment of the valve play must be made after the cylinder head screws are again
tightened.(Strictly comply with the operation sequence indicated in the heading 4.1)