sulzer rta engine
this is a 9rta 76 engine. i am having problem with one of the showing low compression pressure. the peak pressure is normal.fuel valve and exhaust valve operation is ok.what can be the resons for low compression pressure.
There are only so many places that a cylinder can leak. However, just because you "renewed" some items, it doesn't mean that they might not be the culprit. Additionally, there's still the spark plugvalve and any valves, if it has any.
It seems hardly possible that, if the low compression pressure is
related to a leakage, you'd get normal pressure from combustion.
compression 13-14 bar? combustion 150-160?
Any leakage would
certainly interfere with resulting combustion pressure. As mentioned in
previous post, I'd check or swap pressure gauges.
The rta engine has been in production for a large number of years nad as
such has been subject to continuous development. Without more
information it is difficult to nail down but I would add the following
to those made earlier by Waross
The engine has both VIT and VET
both of which if not operating correctly will affect peak pressure. I
would check for slippage of the fuel cam and lift of the fule pump. I
would check the condition of the cam followers ( I have seen a number
of failures), the condition of the pump espcially the anti dribble
device. I would check that no bespoke fule limiters of pump lift devices
have been inadvertently activated.
Apologies if this has been
mentioned but some korean built rta's suffered from excessive bore
cooling and porr scavenge demisters resulting in huge wear rates in the
cylinder ( I know of a batch of engines running liners out in 5000 hours
with piston ring packs lasting as little as 250 hours. Yes I do mean two hundred and fifty.
Operating
the enginer with one unit significantly underperforming leads to
extremely serious torsional vinbration and critical speed issues and you
should consult the manufacture for advice on operating the engine in a
degraded condition.
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