PSP FOR INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AIR FUEL RATIO CONTROL ON CERTAIN 3208 TRUCK ENGINES - MAILED US AND CANADA, TRUCK TEPS Caterpillar


PSP FOR INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AIR FUEL RATIO CONTROL ON CERTAIN 3208 TRUCK ENGINES - MAILED US AND CANADA, TRUCK TEPS

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PSP FOR INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AIR FUEL RATIO CONTROL ON CERTAIN 3208 TRUCK ENGINES - MAILED US AND CANADA, TRUCK TEPS

NOTE:   The information supplied in this service letter may not be valid after the termination date of this program.   Do not perform the work outlined in this Service Letter after the termination date without first contacting your Caterpillar product analyst.




U-64
TT-4
1278 PS4231
NOTE:
This Program can be administered either before or
after a failure. In either case the decision
whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer.
When reporting the repair, use "PS4231" as Part
Number and "7755" as Group Number.

Termination Date

April 30, 1989

Problem

The air fuel ratio control on certain 3208 Truck Engines may
have been incorrectly adjusted.

Affected Product

Model Identification Number
3208 2Z36385, 36445, 38473, 38521, 38572, 38623, 38624, 38676, 38729,
38766, 38808, 38848, 38889, 38897, 38918, 38979, 39041, 39134,
39174, 39175, 39225, 39277, 39332, 39333, 39368, 39369, 39379,
39380, 39403, 39413, 39440, 39441, 39450, 39509, 39571, 39602,
39640, 39693, 39741, 39788, 39834, 39920, 40016, 40069, 40114,
40124, 40132, 40138, 40144, 40157, 40165, 40170, 40175, 40179,
40183, 40200, 40209, 40216, 40221, 40224, 40227, 40241, 40269,
40327, 40330, 40342, 40349, 40363, 40374, 40404, 40419, 40443,
40450, 40453, 40465, 40473, 40498, 40544, 40597, 40606, 40648,
40702, 40713, 40752, 40753, 40755, 40758, 40759, 40768, 40771,
40776, 40779, 40794, 40795, 40798-40800, 40812, 40813, 40823,
40824, 40831, 40832, 40848, 40849, 40851, 40854, 40857, 40866,
40869, 40872, 40875, 40877, 40889, 40901, 40902, 40904, 40907,
40909, 40918, 40921, 40924, 40927, 40929, 40932, 40944, 40953,
40964, 40971, 40985, 40993, 41006, 41007, 41010, 41012, 41023,
41058, 41059, 41061, 41065, 41066, 41068, 41075, 41078, 41083,
41106, 41107, 41109, 41112, 41114, 41119, 41124, 41128, 41155,
41157, 41158, 41161-41163, 41168, 41171, 41174, 41178, 41182,
41206, 41207, 41209, 41210, 41217, 41218, 41225, 41226, 41231,
41232, 41236, 41239, 41242, 41245, 41248, 41250, 41252, 41254,
41256, 41258, 41260, 41262, 41264, 41266, 41274, 41275, 41277,
41282, 41286, 41292, 41296, 41298, 41300, 41319, 41320, 41322,
41325, 41326, 41332, 41335, 41336, 41340, 41343, 41346, 41349,
41351, 41370, 41372, 41375, 41376, 41382, 41384, 41387, 41388,
41393, 41395, 41398, 41403, 41406, 41410, 41420-41422, 41424,
41427-41429, 41432, 41434, 41437, 41440, 41443, 41447, 41450,
41451, 41454, 41470, 41472, 41475, 41479, 41482, 41483, 41487,
41490, 41493, 41496, 41498, 41507, 41518, 41520, 41524, 41525,
41531, 41533, 41536, 41537, 41539, 41540, 41544, 41545, 41549,
41550, 41554, 41565, 41570, 41571, 41573, 41576, 41583-41585,
41588, 41592, 41593, 41597, 41598, 41601, 41602, 41605, 41608,
41622, 41624, 41627, 41635, 41640, 41645, 41646, 41649, 41677,
41679, 41688, 41727, 41744, 41770-41773, 41797, 41798, 41808,
41809, 41816, 41822, 41824, 41841, 41854, 41855, 41857, 41868,
41876, 41882, 41905, 41909, 41910, 41911, 41920, 41921, 41924,
41927, 41932, 41934, 41937, 41963, 41965-41967, 41972, 41975,
41977, 41982, 41989, 42001-42004, 42008, 42012-42015, 42017,
42020, 42021, 42024, 42027, 42031, 42034, 42043, 42046, 42048,
42056-42059, 42060, 42067-42069, 42074, 42075, 42079, 42086,
42087, 42091, 42099, 42100, 42103, 42107, 42112, 42113, 42115,
42122-42124, 42129, 42133, 42136, 42147, 42152, 42153, 42167
-42171, 42180-42182, 42188, 42189, 42200, 42204, 42207,
42213-42215, 42218, 42222, 42227-42229, 42231, 42237, 42246,
42261, 42265, 42267, 42269, 42273, 42277-42279, 42281, 42284,
42288-42290, 42297, 42304, 42309, 42313, 42317, 42321,
42326-42329, 42331, 42334, 42335, 42339, 42340, 42341,
42343-42345, 42349, 42350, 42351, 42353, 42354, 42360, 42361,
42366, 42367, 42372, 42373, 42376, 42379, 42381, 42385, 42387,
42390, 42391, 42393, 42397, 42401, 42402, 42404, 42412, 42414,
42418, 42421, 42422, 42424, 42427, 42433, 42439, 42444, 42448,
42452, 42457, 42458, 42461, 42469, 42470, 42473, 42480, 42481,
42484, 42492, 42516, 42524, 42525, 42528, 42536, 42537, 42540,
42548, 42549, 42551, 42559, 42561, 42581, 42584, 42592, 42594,
42599, 42604, 42608, 42610, 42612, 42616, 42619, 42629, 42630,
42632, 42633, 42638, 42667, 42670, 42672, 42673, 42677, 42678,
42682, 42683, 42685, 42686, 42688, 42689, 42691, 42692, 42694,
42695, 42697, 42698, 42700, 42701, 42703, 42704, 42706, 42707,
42709-42712, 42715, 42719, 42724, 42727, 42728, 42732, 42733,
42736, 42740, 42743, 42746, 42750, 42752, 42755, 42757, 42758,
42762, 42776, 42777, 42787, 42788, 42793, 42794, 42799, 42804,
42805, 42809, 42810, 42814, 42815, 42817, 42818, 42820,
42821-42829, 42895, 42898, 42905-42907, 42909, 42915,
42921-42923, 42933, 42937, 42939, 42945

Parts Needed

1 - 6L5766 Gasket

Action Required

Adjust the air fuel ratio control to 2.85 mm as follows:
Remove the three bolts that hold the air fuel ratio control
valve in place.
Rotate the cover counterclockwise 120 deg. and install the bolts.
Seal the control valve.
After the air fuel ratio control has been adjusted stamp "8A"
on the front cover.

Service Claim Allowances

Product Caterpillar Dealer Suggested Customer Suggested
smu/age Parts Labor Hrs. Parts Labor Hrs. Parts Labor Hrs.
whichever (C/L) (Cost)  (C/L) (Sell)
comes
first
0-100,000 100% 1  0 0 0 0
0-12 mo
NOTE: This is a 1-hour job.

Parts Disposition

Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on
warranty parts handling.

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