RPM SETTING-Diesel

Icuby · Dec 19, 2009

What is a good way to set the engine RPM on a diesel tractor to its recommeded high end setting when there is no dyno available? Can a PTO rpm gauge be used and how is it to be calculted?

JDemaris · Dec 19, 2009

You're talking about the no-load top RPM that is determined by the governor in the injection pump?

Just hook a tach to it and turn the adjuster screw until it's correct. Many types of tachs can be used. Mechanical, photo-electric, or Piezo that hooks to an injection line. You could even use a cheap hand-held Delco mechanical tach against the PTO staft can calculate engine RPM with math.

Bob · Dec 19, 2009

A digital photo tach (off of the damper pulley) works well.

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