1991/06/24 Caterpillar


Air Starter Relay Valve Improved{1462}

Usage:


994 Loaders;
776B Tractors;
777B, 785, 789 Trucks;
3412 Engines, 3500, 3600 Families Of Engines Equipped With Air Starting Attachment

Description of Change: An improved air starter relay valve provides increased retention of valve spool O-ring seal (2). The groove for the O-ring has been made deeper to help keep the O-ring in place. A seal which is out of its groove could allow air to leak past the closed relay valve and cause the air starter pinion to turn. This could cause the starter pinion to try to engage a flywheel ring gear. This could result in damage to the pinion and ring gear.

Adaptable To: The part number of the improved 4N3411 Air Starter Relay Valve has not changed. The improved valve can be identified by the three letter date code stamped on the valve body. See the illustration. All valves with date codes November 1989 or later have the improvements.

The first letter in the date code indicates the supplier manufacturing plant; the second letter indicates the year of manufacture; and the third letter indicates the month of manufacture. Chart A provides the codes for years and Chart B provides the codes for months.

Example: A valve coded "WQH" is manufactured at the plant indicated by the letter "W". The letter "Q" indicates the year 1990. The letter "H" indicates the month August.

Example: A valve coded "WPL" is manufactured at the plant indicated by the letter "W". The letter "P" indicates the year 1989. The letter "L" indicates the month November.


Location of O-ring seal (2) and Date Code (1) on 4N3411 Air Starter Relay Valve.

Caterpillar Information System:

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