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Diesel Engine - Dynamic Timing Meter

Bulletin 84-6-28

Date April '84

Ref. No. 84-199-6
SUBJECT: DIESEL ENGINE DYNAMIC TIMING

MODELS AFFECTED: ALL EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL ENGINES


Kent-Moore Tool Company sells a dynamic timing meter for diesel engines that have dual pick-ups. One pick-up measures the pressure impulse in the injection pipe and the other pick-up measures luminosity. Luminosity is measured by screwing a probe into the glow plug hole.

The timing specifications for Buick produced diesel engines are based upon using the luminosity pick-ups that are available in such meters as Snap-On, Kent-Moore, Owatonna and Sun. Any other type of device that measures something other than luminosity will not correlate with the specifications and should not be used.