DIESEL DYNAMIC TIMING TIMING SPECIFICATION

Kent-Moore Tool Company sells a dynamic timing meter for diesel engines that has dual pick-ups. One pick-up measures the pressure impulse in the injection pipe and the other pick-up measures luminosity. Luminosity is measured by screwing a probe into the glow plug hole.

The timing specifications for Oldsmobile produced diesel engines are based upon using the luminosity pick-ups that are available in such meters as Snap-On, Kent-Moore, Owatonna and Sun. Any other type of device that measures something other than luminosity will not correlate with the specifications and should not be used.

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