Thread: OM617 Genset
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Old 03-20-2021, 12:37 AM
Usaguy Usaguy is offline
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Originally Posted by NZScott View Post
Seems to have a electronic controller on the throttle. Looks nice for sure.

But raises other questions - why keep the vacuum pump? Why is there no oil cooler and why are the ports blanked off rather than looped? Have the internals been modified to bypass internally (or has someone found out if it bypasses internally anyway?)
Actually the fsm says that if you want to remove the oil cooler and close off the ports then you have to remove the oil thermostat. If you don't remove the thermostat then the engine will starve for oil when the oil gets hot
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