C27 and C32 Generator Set Engines Caterpillar


Engine Design

Usage:

C27 2A3

C32



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(A) Inlet valves
(B) Exhaust valves

Bore ... 145 mm (5.7 inch)

Stroke ... 165 mm (6.5 inch)

Displacement ... 32 L (1953 cu in)

Compression ratio ... 15:1

Cylinder arrangement ... 65 degree V 12

Valves per cylinder ... 4

Type of combustion ... Direct injection

Valve lash measurement

Inlet ... 0.38 ± 0.08 mm (0.015 ± 0.003 inch)

Exhaust ... 0.76 ± 0.08 mm (0.030 ± 0.003 inch)

Crankshaft rotation direction (view from the flywheel end) ... Counterclockwise

Note: The front of the engine is opposite of the flywheel end of the engine. The left side of the engine and the right side of the engine is viewed from the flywheel end of the engine.

Note: Number one cylinder is the front cylinder on the left side of the cylinder block. Number two cylinder is the front cylinder on the right side of the cylinder block.

Firing order (injection sequence) ... 1, 10, 9, 6, 5, 12, 11, 4, 3, 8, 7, 2

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