That’s a big help, I will check the level and also change the oil if it’s full. I tried to order oil but CAT doesn’t have any, anywhere. He’s going to try and find some... I did find some on eBay though.
Oh that's not good.......... not just the dirt but the fact that there is supposed to be about 1" of oil showing in the sight glass. So obviously it's low on oil and also the oil that is left in it is most likely contaminated. Also not good. I have a baaaad feeling about the internal condition of your governor.So I go to look for the sight glass and lo and behold it is broken off.... full of dirt.
Your parts book likely was printed in the time when the former governors that used engine oil for lubrication were the only ones used. Also looking at your Parts Manual photo there were no less than four different governors used AFTER the 9Y-6679 that is listed for engines 99W984-Up in your photo.Nige, do you have the part # for (2) in your last photo? My parts book seems to show a slightly different governor without the sight glass.
The WG numbers will all be extremely useful if you get an independent guy with access to Woodward data to work on it.Yes it’s a reman, part # 0r-0309. Date code 04-08. WG CO part #A854-573C. WG CO serial #2500150.
I'm afraid not, but it has to be more than 20oz because as I said above the correct oil level should be about 1" up the sight glass. TBH I'm more worried about what the dirt entry has done to cause wear in the mechanical parts of the governor.That’s very interesting. I drained the oil, and got about 20oz of ok looking oil. Do you know what the oil capacity is?
Nige knocks it out of the park, again.
Do you know what the oil capacity is?
That's 68 ounces in your language. I'd say you were more than a hair low..........Should be 1.8L. (2 qt)
Marine is one option I hadn't considered. All depends how far the OP is from the sea i guess.I’m not a 3161 guy. But, I recall using diesel to flush them, after retrieving engines from Davey Jones Locker. Your oil idea sounds great. I wouldn’t know where to look to find a 3161 guy. I bet NC Power Systems in Dutch Harbor has one or two.
I used to use a Shop in Seattle.
Awesome, thanks!Should be 1.8L. (2 qt)
Just out of nostalgia I went back and took a look at our fleet list from round about the time Empire rebuilt the OP's engine. In the dealership we had forty-two D11s on the books and no less than 125 of various iterations of D10's. Even 15 years ago only two of the D11's were N's and both of them had been converted to electronic engines.
From the next life after the above. 17 brand-new D11R's just about to be handed over to a customer in Colombia.
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I'm not sure I would describe them as a problem child, but would say that Woodward governors are far more suited to controlling engines that run at a relatively constant speed (think gensets, marine engines, industrial applications), as opposed to a machine engine where a varying RPM requirement as a result of changing throttle pedal inputs are normal.Were the mechanical 3500s a problem child? It sure seems they changed governors often.. wow I wouldn’t mind having one of those!