DETROIT DIESEL 53
SPECIFICATIONS 1.0
ENGINE PARTS (Standard size, New )
MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
LIMITS
Blower Drive Gear
Backlash .............................................................................. .0030"
.0050"
.0070"
End play (blower drive gear shaft) .................................. ..... .0040"
.0060"
Governor Drive Gear
Backlash .............................................................................. .0030"
.0050"
.0070"
Cylinder Head
Cam follower bore (current) .................................................. 1.0626"
1.0636"
Cam follower bore (former) .................................................. 1.0620"
1.0630"
Diameter (4-valve head) ....................................................... 1.1590"
1.1600"
Outside diameter (4-valve) .................................................. 1.605"
1.1615"
Seat width ............................................................................ .0468"
.0781"
.0781"
Valve seat runout ................................................................ .0020"
.0020"
Exhaust Valves
Stem diameter (current 4-valve) . ......................................... .2480"
.2488"
Stem diameter (former 4-valve............................................. .2475"
.2485"
Valve head-to-cylinder head:
Current 4-valve head...................................................... flush
.024" recess.
.039" recess
Former 4-valve head ...................................................... .006" protr.
.018" recess.
.033" recess.
Valve Guides
Distance below top of head (plain guide) .............................. ..0100"
.0400"
Distance below too of head (machined for seal) ................... ..1900"
.2200"
Diameter--inside (4-valve) .................................................. .2505"
.2515"1
Clearance--Valve-to-guide (current 4-valve) ......................... .0017"
.0035"
.0050"
Clearance--Valve-to-guide (former 4-valve).......................... ..0020"
.0040"
.0050"
Rocker Arms and Shafts
Diameter--rocker shaft . ....................................................... .8735"
.8740"
Diameter--inside (rocker arm bushing) . ................................ 8750"
.8760"
Diameter--inside (valve rocker arm bore).............................. .8753"
.8763"
Clearance--shaft-to-injector rocker bushing........................... .0010"'
.0025"
.0040"
Clearance--shaft-to-valve rocker bore .................................. .0013"
.0028"
.0040"
Cam Followers
Diameter .............................................................................. 1.0600'"
1.0600'
Clearance--follower-to-current head...................................... 0.0016"
.0036" .
.0060"
Clearance--follower-to-former head ...................................... 0.0010"
.0030"
.0060"
Rollers and pins:
Clearance--pin-to-bushing .............................................. 0013"
.0021
.010"
Horiz.
Side clearance--roller-to-follower ................................... 0150"
.0230 "
.0230 "
April, 1974
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