D346 Marine Engine Caterpillar


Left Cylinder Head Assembly

Usage:

Remove Left Cylinder Head Assembly

preparatory steps:

a) remove left camshaft housing

b) remove turbochargers

c) remove fuel filter housing

d) remove oil filter housing

1. Remove fuel filter housing and oil filter housing support bracket (1). Remove regulator housing water bypass line mounting bolts (2). Remove the aftercooler raw water outlet lines (3). Disconnect jacket water temperature sending unit (4) from regulator housing. Remove the water line mounting bolts (5) and (6).

2. Disconnect the turbocharger heat shield water return line (12) from regulator housing. Remove fuel bleed line clamp mounting bolts (11). Remove fuel injection pump housing fuel inlet line clamp mounting bolt (9). Remove fuel transfer pump fuel inlet line clamp mounting bolt (10) from engine front lifting bracket. Disconnect wiring from water temperature shutoff sending unit (14).

3. Attach a hoist to regulator housing, and remove the two mounting bolts (7). Remove the water temperature regulator housing (8) - weight 130 lbs. (59 kg).

4. Disconnect governor control linkage from governor. Remove channel assembly (13).

5. Remove turbocharger heat shield water outlet lines (15). Remove governor-to-left cylinder head mounting bracket (16). Remove the four gauge panel-to-aftercooler housing mounting bolts. Remove the two clamp mounting bolts from left aftercooler upper housing. Lay the gauge panel aside.

6. Remove left turbocharger oil drain line (17). Disconnect left exhaust manifold heat shield water supply line (18) from cylinder block. Remove left air cleaner support bracket mounting bolt (19) and spacer. Remove raw water line-to-exhaust elbow mounting bracket (20). Remove four exhaust elbow bracket mounting bolts (21), and loosen four bracket mounting bolts (22). Remove left aftercooler raw water inlet elbow (23).

7. Remove head retaining nuts and washers. Attach a hoist and remove left cylinder head assembly - weight 550 lbs. (250 kg).

NOTE: It is not necessary to remove spacer plate unless spacer plate gasket has been leaking or was damaged during removal of cylinder head assembly.

Install Left Cylinder Head Assembly

1. Clean the top surface of spacer plate and mating surface of cylinder head. Install the cylinder head gasket and water seals.

2. Attach hoist and position the head assembly on engine. Coat the threads of retaining studs with 9M3710 Anti-Seize Compound. Install washers and retaining nuts. Tighten nuts in following step sequence:

1 - Tighten all nuts in numerical sequence to 175 lb. ft. (24,2 mkg).

2 - Retighten all nuts in numerical sequence to 250 lb. ft. (34,6 mkg).

3 - Finally retighten all nuts (by hand) in numerical sequence to 250 lb. ft. (34,6 mkg).

3. Install left aftercooler raw water inlet elbow. Install exhaust elbow bracket mounting bolts in left cylinder head and tighten mounting bolts in right cylinder head. Install raw water line-to-elbow mounting bracket. Install air cleaner support bracket mounting bolt and spacer. Connect left exhaust manifold heat shield water supply line to the cylinder block. Install left turbocharger oil drain line.

4. Position the gauge panel, and install the four panel mounting bolts. Install the two clamp mounting bolts in left aftercooler housing. Install governor-to-left cylinder head mounting bracket. Install turbocharger heat shield water outlet lines.

5. Install the governor control channel assembly. Connect control linkage to the governor.

6. Attach hoist and position water temperature regulator housing on engine. Install the two lower housing-to-cylinder head mounting bolts.

7. Connect wiring to water temperature shutoff sending unit. Install fuel inlet line clamp mounting bolts in engine lifting bracket and left aftercooler housing. Install fuel bleed line clamp mounting bolt in right aftercooler housing. Connect turbocharger heat shield water return line to the regulator housing.

8. Connect water lines to bottom of lower housing. Connect jacket water temperature sending unit to regulator housing. Install aftercooler raw water outlet line. Install regulator housing water bypass line mounting bolts. Install fuel filter and oil filter housings support bracket.

concluding steps:

a) install oil filter housing

b) install fuel filter housing

c) install turbochargers

d) install left camshaft housing

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