EDGE-CUTTING 4T2887 - Caterpillar

Checking Governor Oil Level
1. Check the governor oil level sight gauge.2. Maintain the oil level between the ADD and FULL marks. Add oil as required. See Lubrication and Maintenance Chart for proper oil.
CHECKING OIL LEVELChanging Governor Oil
1. Move the governor control lever to the shut-off position.2. Shut off the fuel tank fuel supply valve.3. Disconnect the ground cable from the battery.
Be sure the engine cannot be started while work is being done. This is very important when the engine is equipped with an Automatic Start-Stop System.
4. Disconnect the governor linkage from the governor.5. Disconnect the governor synchronizing motor wires.
DISCONNECT SYNCHRONIZING MOTOR6. Remove the governor from the engine.7. Remove the governor cover.
REMOVING GOVERNOR COVER8. Turn the governor upside down and drain the oil.9. Flush the governor with clean diesel fuel or kerosene.10. Install the governor on the engine.11. Fill the governor, with clean oil, to the FULL mark on the sight gauge. See Lubrication and Maintenance Chart for proper oil.12. Connect the governor linkage.
Before starting the engine, check to be sure the governor linkage has been connected to the governor.
13. Connect the ground cable to the battery.Bleeding Governor
1. Start the engine and allow the engine to reach normal operating temperature.2. Loosen the nut on the side of the governor which holds the compensation adjusting pointer.3. Manually move the pointer to the extreme upper position and tighten the nut. This will allow the governor to be purged of air.
SETTING POINTER AT UPPER POSITION4. Remove the plug from the base of the governor.5. Using a wide blade screwdriver, engage the wide shallow screwdriver slot and turn the needle valve 3 or more turns counterclockwise.
OPENING NEEDLE VALVE6. Allow the engine to surge for approximately 30 seconds.7. Loosen the nut and move the compensation adjusting pointer to the extreme downward position. Tighten the nut.8. Slowly turn the needle valve (wide shallow slot) clockwise until the surging stops.9. It should now take less than one turn from this point to close the valve completely.10. Open the valve to the same position where the surging had stopped.11. Manually move the governor linkage to disturb the engine speed.
MANUALLY CHANGING ENGINE SPEEDIf the engine speed stabilizes, and the needle valve is only 1/2 to 3/4 turn open, the governor is properly adjusted. Install the base plug.If more than a 3/4 turn is required to stop the engine from surging, proceed with the following steps. 12. Raise the pointer two divisions on the pointer scale.13. Engage the wide shallow slot and turn the needle valve counterclockwise 3 or more turns.14. Allow the engine to surge approximately 30 seconds.15. Gradually turn the needle valve clockwise until surging just stops.16. Note the portion of a turn required to close the needle valve.17. Open the valve exactly to the same position surging stopped.18. Manually move the governor linkage to disturb the engine speed. The engine speed should stabilize with the needle valve opened 1/2 to 3/4 turn.19. A valve opened less than 1/2 of a turn produces a slow response to