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F2.8 Series Cooling System

Scene Number: Scene Title Course Information
2075 1000
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All numbers and specifications listed in this program are used for illustration purposes only.
Current information can be found in the Service Manuals located on QuickServe Online.
Scene Number: 2075 1010 Scene Title Objectives

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Upon completion of this course the technician will be capable of:
Describing the coolant flow through the base ISF2.8 liter engine,
Identifying differences of the ISF2.8 Light Duty and Heavy Duty cooling systems, and
Describing the location of various cooling system components.
Scene Number: Scene Title Cooling System Specifications
2075 1020
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The following section covers the cooling system specifications.
Scene Number: Scene Title Total Engine Cooling System Capacity
2075 1030
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The total engine cooling system capacity is 1.6 gallons, 6 liters.
Engines fitted with EGR will have a larger cooling system capacity.
Scene Number: Scene Title Pressure Cap Requirements
2075 1060
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The coolant pressure cap is rated at 15psi, 100 kilo Pascal.
Scene Number: Scene Title Cooling System Components
2075 1070
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The following section will cover the Cooling System Components for this engine.
Scene Number: 2075 1090 Scene Title Coolant Pump

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The ISF2.8 engine is equipped with a high volume coolant pump due to EGR cooling
requirements. This higher volume pump is found on both the light and heavy duty versions
of the ISF2.8 engine.
Scene Number: Scene Title Engine Water Jacket
2075 1100
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Coolant fills the engine water jacket in order to cool the piston cylinders.

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 F2.8 Series Cooling System
Scene Number: Scene Title Thermostat Housing
2075 1110
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The integral thermostat housing, located on the front of the engine, provides a location for
mounting the single thermostat vertically in the cooling system.
Scene Number: 2075 1120 Scene Title Thermostat

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The thermostat features small steel pins in the sealing disc that allow a small amount of
coolant to pass through even when the thermostat is in the closed position.
This feature allows any air trapped in the cylinder block or cylinder head to vent at the
highest point in the engine. With this design, the highest point is the thermostat housing. The
thermostat is unlike traditional Cummins designs because it lacks a thermostat bypass circuit.
1210 Cooling System Deaeration
The F2.8 engine uses a single thermostat equipped with deaeration pins. The deaeration pins,
or jiggle pins as they are sometimes called, allow any air trapped in the engines water jacket
to vent through the thermostat to the top tank of the radiator.
The movement of the pins allows any bubbles that may have formed on the underside of the
thermostat to collapse and the air from within the bubbles to vent through the orifices.
Scene Number: 2075 1130 Scene Title Coolant Temperature Sensor

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Located in the thermostat housing, the Coolant Temperature Sensor is used by the ECM to
determine the temperature of coolant in the engine water-jacket.
Scene Number: Scene Title ISF2.8 Light Duty Engines
2075 1140
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The ISF2.8 Light Duty engine requires an EGR system to meet legislated emissions
requirements. The EGR system uses engine coolant to cool exhaust gasses before they are
introduced into the engines intake manifold.
Scene Number: Scene Title ISF2.8 Heavy Duty Engines
2075 1160
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The ISF2.8 Heavy Duty engine requires a Selective Catalytic Reduction system, or SCR
system. OEMs may use engine water jacket heat to prevent damage to SCR system
components during cold weather operation.
Scene Number: Scene Title F2.8 Base Engine Flow
2075 1180
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The F2.8 base engine coolant flow is typical of most Cummins engines.

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 F2.8 Series Cooling System
Scene Number: Scene Title ISF2.8 Light Duty Engine Flow
2075 1190
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The ISF2.8 Light Duty engine features additional cooling system components that create
some differences in the coolant flows. Let take a look at these differences.
Scene Number: 2075 1210 Scene Title Cooling System Deaeration

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The F2.8 engine uses a single thermostat equipped with deaeration pins. The deaeration pins,
or jiggle pins as they are sometimes called, allow any air trapped in the engines water jacket
to vent through the thermostat to the top tank of the radiator. The movement of the pins
allows any bubbles that may have formed on the underside of the thermostat to collapse and
the air from within the bubbles to vent through the orifices.
Scene Number: 2075 1220 Scene Title EGR Cooler

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The ISF2.8 Light Duty engines feature an EGR cooler. The EGR cooler is an air-to-fluid
heat exchanger constructed of stainless steel. It is very important that the EGR cooler is
properly deaerated whenever the cooling system is being filled to prevent air pockets within
the cooler that may damage it.
Scene Number: 2075 1230 Scene Title Cooling System Flow

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The following scenes look at the coolant flow through the F2.8 liter Engine.
Scene Number: Scene Title Water Pump Inlet Coolant Flow
2075 1240
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Coolant flow begins as coolant is drawn into the water pump inlet from the radiator.
Scene Number: Scene Title Oil Cooler Coolant Flow
2075 1250
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Coolant from the water pump travels to the oil cooler to cool the engine oil.
Scene Number: 2075 1260 Scene Title Block Coolant Flow

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From the oil cooler, the coolant enters the water jacket cavity in the block. Coolant travels
around the cylinder walls, carrying combustion heat to the top of the block.
Scene Number: Scene Title Head Gasket Orifices
2075 1270
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Coolant passes from the block into the head through orifices in the head gasket.

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 F2.8 Series Cooling System
Scene Number: Scene Title Upper Cavity Coolant Flow
2075 1290
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The coolant in the lower cavity in the cylinder head connects to the upper cavity through a
series of passages in the cylinder head.
Once in the upper cavity, coolant flows forward toward the thermostat housing.
Scene Number: Scene Title Thermostat Bypass Flow
2075 1300
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When the engine is below the opening temperature specification, the thermostat is closed,
allowing the coolant to bypass the radiator and flow back to the water pump inlet through
the thermostat bypass tube.
Scene Number: Scene Title Thermostat Open Flow
2075 1310
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As the coolant temperature increases to the specified opening temperature, the thermostat
starts to open and coolant flow to the bypass begins to be restricted.
Scene Number: 2075 1320 Scene Title Thermostat Open Flow

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When the engine operating temperature increases above the opening temperature
specification, the thermostat completely opens, blocking the bypass passage to the water
pump and opening the outlet to the radiator.
The engine must never be operated without a thermostat. Without a thermostat, the coolant
recirculates, by-passing the radiator, causing the engine to overheat.
Scene Number: 2075 1335 Scene Title EGR Coolant Flow

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Engines with EGR use engine coolant to cool EGR exhaust gas. Coolant travels form the
water pump to the inlet of the EGR cooler.
Once in the EGR cooler, the coolant travels perpendicular to the EGR exhaust gas.
After cooling the EGR Exhaust Gas the coolant travels back to Thermostat Housing.
A portion of coolant is redirected from the EGR Cooler to the EGR Valve in order to cool it
and then is directed back to the EGR Cooler.

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 F2.8 Series Cooling System
Scene Number: Scene Title Conclusion
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Scene Number: Scene Title Assessment
2075 2240
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What is the pressure cap requirement for the F2.8 engine?
Scene Number: 2075 2250 Scene Title Assessment

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Which of the following cooling system components is not found on the ISF2.8 Heavy Duty
engine?
Scene Number: Scene Title Assessment
2075 2260
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Which of the following best describes the coolant flow though the base F2.8 engine?
Scene Number: 2075 2270 Scene Title Assessment

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What is the function of the small pins in the thermostat?
Scene Number: 2075 2280 Scene Title Assessment

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What is the coolant capacity of the base F2.8 engine?
Scene Number: Scene Title Assessment
2075 2290
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Which description best describes the location of the thermostat?

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