NUMBER: 15002 S.M. REF.

: 12 ENGINE: 50 DATE: March 2002

SUBJECT: UPDATED VALVE CLEARANCE AND INJECTOR HEIGHT SETTINGS

INTRODUCTION
Detroit Diesel has updated valve clearance and injector height settings for the Series 50 Service Manual
6SE50.

DETAILS AND REASON

To provide updated intake valve clearance setting dimensions and tolerance specifications for natural
gas engines. The fuel injector height setting is added for engine model 6047MKXX, and exhaust valve
setting dimensions and tolerance specifications are added for the new Nickel-Alloy exhaust valve which
took effect with engine serial number 4R37769.
Component Setting Dimensions Tolerance
Fuel Injector Height: DDEC IV 81.0 mm (3.190 in.)
Model: 6047MKXX
Intake Valve Clearance Natural Gas 0.279 mm (0.011 in.) 0.2030.356 mm (0.0080.014 in.)
Models: 604XGKGX
Exhaust Valve Clearance **_Nickel-Alloy 0.508 mm (0.020 in.) 0.4320.584 mm (0.0170.023 in.)
Valves Models 604XMKXX, 604XTKXX
** After engine serial number 4R37769 the valve is identified by the raised bump in the center of the recess on the
combustion face, the deletion of the machined identification ring above the keeper groove and the part number.
Table 1 Valve Clearance and Injector Height Settings

ADDITIONAL SERVICE INFORMATION

Additional service information is available in the Detroit Diesel Series 50 Service Manual, 6SE50. The
next revision to this manual will include the revised information. As a convenience to holders of the
Series 50 Service Manual, information in service manual format is attached. The page(s) may be inserted
into the manual.

NOTE:
Manual insert pages are numbered for insertion into the current Series 50 Service Manual dated
June 2000. Service manuals are available from authorized Detroit Diesel distributors. If this bulletin
was obtained from the Internet, service manual page(s) are available by returning to the screen SIB
Index, selecting attachment pages, and printing the page(s).
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