22
UnclassifiedCooling
What This Code Means
Controller senses a short circuit in starter solenoid circuit; Governor Actuator Overload; Governor actuator duration of operation at or near full-duty cycle is beyond the design limit; Low Oil Pressure Cutoff Switch fault; Temperature Sending Unit fault; Overprime; Actuator Overload; Faulty Oil Pressure Sender; Excessive Smoke Under Load; Faulty oil pressure sender indication
Possible Causes
- •Exhaust restriction
- •Loose or damaged connections at starter motor
- •Shorts and/or grounds at solenoid
- •Excessive load
- •Air intake restriction
- •Air leak in fuel system
- •Governor linkage binding
- •Incorrect high idle adjustment
- •Faulty injectors
- •Incorrect injection pump timing
- •Low compression
- •Faulty connections in wiring harness
- •Loss of switch continuity
- •Shorted wiring
- •Intake restriction
- •Exhaust back pressure
- •Open to ground
- •Poor brush condition and contact
- •Grounded or shorted sender lead
- •Low sender resistance
Suggested Actions
- 1Check injectors
- 2Check connections at starter motor
- 3Check shorts and/or grounds at solenoid
- 4Check load
- 5Check air intake restriction
- 6Check exhaust restriction
- 7Check air leak in fuel system
- 8Perform fuel flow test
- 9Check governor linkage for binding
- 10Check high idle adjustment
- 11Check injection pump timing
- 12Check compression
- 13Check connections in wiring harness
- 14Check switch continuity
- 15Check battery voltage
- 16Check fuel supply
- 17Check start/stop switch (local and remote)
- 18Check shorted wiring
- 19Check intake restriction
- 20Check governor actuator operation
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