Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Setting Synchronization is a multi-step operation and requires the Cat Tune up Kit. Some standard hand tools will work but most of the setting tools are specially designed for this purpose. NOTE: Remove fuel solenoid before starting synchronization, this allows free rack movement.
Below is Step One: Calibrating #1 Injector
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Step Two: Setting Up For Injector Synchronization
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Step Three: How To Adjust Injector Synchronization
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This is the hardest step to get around (especially for the first time) but comes much easier with repetition. The Cat 3116 Diesel Engine is a fussy engine to tune up, but it pays you back with great performance.
Whelan is a regular STN magazine and blog contributor and has worked as a school bus and truck mechanic for the past 34 years. He is currently shop foreman for the School District No. 73 transportation department in Kamloops, British Columbia. Read more about Whelan’s shop experiences at his personal blog site.
