New Service Tools Available
Usage:
The chart shows new tools available from Caterpillar. More detailed information is given in the Tool Announcement for each tool. The Tool Announcements have been distributed and a copy should be filed in the Tool Guide.
Some tools have a Special Instruction that shows how to use the tool. If available, the Special Instruction form number is shown in the last column of the chart along with the Tool Announcement form number.
See your Caterpillar dealer for additional information about these tools or for drawings of the Fabricated Tools.
Caterpillar Information System:
1987/08/01 New Performance Analysis Report (PAR) Brochure And Directory Of Par Dealers Available
1987/08/01 Fuel Heaters Should Be Thermostatically Controlled Or Self-Regulated
1987/08/01 Temperature Regulator Housing Parts And Water Pump Adapter Have More Resistance To Erosion And Galvanic Corrosion; Guidelines On Grounding Of Electrical System And Cooling System Maintenance
1987/07/01 Additional Guidelines For Using The 8T2700 Blowby/Air Flow Indicator Group
1987/07/01 Silicone Rubber Water Seals Available
1987/07/01 High Alloy Cylinder Head Improved
1987/07/01 New Water Pump Group Used
1987/07/01 Recommendations For Reusability Of Pistons With Crater Rim Cracks
1987/07/01 Testing Connecting Rod Eye Bushings When Overhauling Engines
1987/07/01 New Engines Rated @ 160 kW (210 hp) @ 2600 rpm Must Be Rerated When Used To Replace 2800 rpm Engines
1987/06/01 Remanufactured Programmable Electronic Engine Controls (PEEC)
1987/06/01 Use Only Paint To Mark Connecting Rod Caps For Torque-Turn Method
1987/08/01 Another Gauge Group Available To Check For Excessive Wear In Turbocharger Seal Ring Grooves
1987/08/01 List Of Service Publications
1987/08/01 Remanufactured Turbocharger Groups And Cartridges
1987/09/01 New Turbochargers Have Several Improvements
1987/09/01 Recommendations For Preventing Cooling System Damage
1987/09/01 Mid-Life Bearing Maintenance Recommendations
1987/09/01 New 8T5282 Programmable Electronic Engine Control Digital Diagnostic Tool Group (PEEC DDT) Available
1987/09/01 New 8T8697 Electronic Control Analyzer Programmer (ECAP), 8C5919 Electronic (ECAP PEEC) Conversion Group and 8T5275 Adapter Cable Assembly (T-Harness Cable) Available
1987/09/01 New 8T8726, 8T8694 And 8T8695 Adapter Cable Assemblies Available
1987/09/01 New Piston Cooling Jets Used
1987/09/01 Dynamic Timing Charts Available For Most Popular 3208 And 3406 Truck Engine Ratings
1987/09/01 Single Lip Hydrodynamic Seal Used In Water Pumps