Cummins CELECT Injector Adjustment

Valve and Injector Adjustment

The procedure required to set and adjust the valves and injectors on the ECI-Celect-
equipped M-11, L-10 and N 14-L engines is different from a PT-equipped Cummins
engine. Manually rotate the crankshaft over CW from the front to align the A or 1- 6 VS
(valve set) mark on the accessory drive pulley with the stationary pointer on the engine
gear cover.
The Celect engines have both the valves and injectors set at the same time on any one
cylinder. With the A or 1- 6 VS mark aligned with the gear case pointer, check to see if
both the intake and exhaust valves are closed on cylinder 1 or 6. This can be confirmed
by the fact that when you manually pull up and push down on the valve rocker arms, they
should both rattle or indicate that free play exists between the end of the rocker arm and
valve crosshead assembly.

CELECT Engine Injector and Valve Adjustment Sequence

Bar Engine in Pulley Set Cylinder

Direction of Rotation Position Injector and Valves
Start A 1
Advance to B 5
Advance to C 3
Advance to A 6
Advance to B 2
Advance to C 4
At the same time the injector plunger should be at the bottom of its stroke. Once you have
determined whether the No. 1 or No. 6 cylinder injector and valves are ready to be
adjusted

NOTE: The engine should be at a temperature not higher than 140F (600C) when
performing injector and valve adjustments.

Procedure

1. If you assume that you are starting with the No. 1 cylinder, the A or 1- 6 VS mark on
the accessory drive pulley will be aligned with the stationary pointer.
2. Bottom the injector plunger three to four times by installing an inch-pound (N.m)
torque wrench with a slotted screwdriver adapter in the adjusting screw slot. Turn the
torque wrench until it obtains a value of 25 in/lb. This action will remove all fuel
from below the plunger so that we can obtain an accurate setting.
3. Gently turn the injector rocker arm adjusting screw down until it just bottoms.
4. Carefully back out the injector adjusting screw 120 degrees, which is the equivalent
of two flats on the locknut. (Check to see lock-nut has 6 flats)
5. Hold the screw and tighten the locknut to between 40 and 45 lb-ft (54 to 61 Nm).
6. Adjust valves on same cylinder. (Use spec. off engine data plate)