PISTON AS 1059218 - Caterpillar

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Fuel system for C27 and C32 engines equipped with fuel cooled ECM
(1) Cylinder head
(2) Unit injector
(3) Fuel transfer pump
(4) Secondary fuel filter and priming pump
(5) Fuel tank
(6) Electronic Control Module (ECM)
(7) Primary fuel filter and separator
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Fuel system for C32 and older C27 engines
(1) Cylinder head
(2) Unit injector
(3) Fuel transfer pump
(4) Secondary fuel filter and priming pump
(5) Primary fuel filter and water separator
(6) Fuel tank
(7) Fuel pressure regulator/check valve
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Fuel system for C27 engines serial prefix GDS
(1) Cylinder head
(2) Unit injector
(3) Secondary fuel filter
(4) Fuel transfer pump
(5) Primary fuel filter, electronic fuel priming pump, and fuel water separator
(6) Fuel tank
(7) Fuel pressure regulator/check valve The fuel supply circuit is a conventional design for unit injector diesel engines. The system consists of the following major components that are used to deliver low-pressure fuel to the unit injectors:Fuel tank - The fuel tank is used to store the fuel.Fuel priming pump - The fuel priming pump is used to evacuate the air from the fuel system. As the air is removed, the system fills with fuel.Fuel filters - The primary fuel filter is used to remove abrasive material and contamination from the fuel system large enough to damage the fuel transfer pump. The secondary fuel filter is used to remove abrasive material and contamination as small as two microns that could damage the injectors.Supply lines and return lines - Supply lines and return lines are used to deliver the fuel to the different components.The purpose of the low-pressure fuel supply circuit is to supply fuel that has been filtered to the fuel injectors at a rate and a pressure that is constant. The fuel system is also utilized to cool components such as the fuel injectors and the Electronic Control Module (ECM).Once the injectors receive the low-pressure fuel, the fuel is pressurized again before the fuel is injected into the cylinder. The unit injector uses mechanical energy that is provided by the camshaft to achieve pressures that can be in excess of 200000 kPa (30000 psi).Control of the fuel delivery is managed by the engine ECM. Data from several of the engine systems is collected by the ECM and processed in order to manage these aspects of fuel injection control:
Injection timing
Fuel injection timing advance
Injection duration
Engine cold mode status The mechanical electronic fuel system relies on a large amount of data from the other engine systems. The data that is collected by the ECM will be used in order to provide optimum performance of the engine.Low Pressure Fuel Supply Circuit
The flow of fuel through the system begins at fuel tank (5). Fuel is drawn through the primary fuel filter and water separator (7) from the fuel tank by fuel transfer pump (3). The fuel transfer pump incorporates a check valve that allows fuel to flow around the gears during priming. The fuel transfer pump also incorporates a pressure relief valve. The pressure relief valve is used in order to protect the fuel system from extreme pressure.The fuel transfer pump is