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1 POWER co~.Operation and Maintenance InstructionsCONTINENTALL-HEAD ENGINESFOUR CYLINDERN56 -- N62Y69--Y91--Y112F124-- F135-- F140-- F162-- F163 SIX CYLINDERF186-- F209-- F226-- F227-- F244-- F245M271 -- M290-- M330-- M363B371 -- B427 WIS-CONTOTAL POWERco~.QUICK REFERENCE SECTIONINDEXF irst page of eachgroup has black tab insQme position as I--General Information ..Page 8 SECTION II -- Lubrication ..Page 11 SECTION III--Operation ..Page 17 SECTION IV--Preventive Maintenance ..Page 23 SECTION V--Cooling System ..Page 28 SECTION System ..Page 35 SECTION VII--Ignition ..Page 43 SECTION VIII--Engine Repair & Overhaul ..Page 52 SECTION IX--Trouble Shooting ..Page 73 SECTION X---Torque Specifications ..Page 76 SECTION & Clearance Data ..Page 77(See following pages for details of each section)I CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALINDEXSECTION I E GENERAL INFORMATIONFour Cylinder L-HEAD Engine Specifications ..5 Six Cylinder L-HEAD Engine Specifications.

2 6 How to Order Parts ..7 CONTINENTAL L-HEAD Engine Features ..8 SECTION II -- LUBRICATIONE ngine Lubricating System ..11 Oil Pump ..12 Air Cleaner ..13 Lubrication Recommendations ..14 Transmission and Converter Lubrication Recommendations ..16 SECTION III-- OPERATIONP reparation of New Engine for Operation ..17 Starting the Engine ..18 Stopping the Engine ..2010 Operating Precautions ..21 Cold Weather Operation ..21 Seasonal Storage of Engine ..22 SECTION IV E PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCED aily Preventive Maintenance Schedule ..2350-Hour Preventive Maintenance Schedule ..25250-Hour Preventive Maintenance Schedule ..26500-Hour Preventive Maintenance Schedule ..27 SECTION V m COOLING SYSTEMC ontinental L-HEAD Cooling System ..28 Effect of Altitude on Cooling ..29 Anti-Freezes ..: ..: ..29 Cleaning Cooling System ..30 Testing Thermostat ..31 Radiator Pressure Cap ..32 Fan Belt Tension ..33 Water Pump ..33 SECTION VIE FUEL SYSTEMG ravity Fuel System ..35 Mechanical Fuel Pump.

3 35 Electrical Fuel Pump ..36 Zenith Carburetor ..36 Marvel-Schebler Carburetor ..37 Carburetor Chokes ..37 Governors ..39 Pierce Governor ..41 Cam Gear Governor ..42 Tail-Shaft Governors ..42 CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALINDEXSECTION VII ~ IGNITIONB attery-- Ignition System ..43 Ignition Coil- Distributor & Condenser ..44 Distributor Maintenance ..45 Spark Plugs ..46 Distributor--Ignition Timing, with Timing Light ..47Ig~ition Timing, without Timing Light ..48 Magneto -- Ignition ..49 Magneto Impulse Coupling ..50 Timing Magneto to Engine ..51 Charging Circuit ..51 ASECTION VIII--ENGINE REPAIR AND OVERHAULCyi[inder tIead ..52 Cylinder Block ..53 Valve Seat Inserts ..54 VaIves ..55 Valtve Springs ..56 Preparing Cylinder Bores ..57 Pistons ..58 Connecting Rods ..59 Piston Rings ..60 Bearings ..61 Crankshaft ..63 Camshaft ..64 Valve Tappets ..64 Timing Gears ..65 Crankshaft End Play ..66 Rear Oil Seals ..67 Oil Pumps ..69 Flywheels and Housings ..71 Reassembling Engine.]

4 72 SECTION IX-- TROUBLE-SHOOTINGS tarting Motor Will Not Crank Engine ..73 Engine Will Not Start ..73 Engine Runs Unevenly ..74 Poor Compression ..74 High Oil Pressure ..75 Engine Knocks ..75 Engine Vibration ..75 SECTION X ~ TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS ..76 SECTION XI--LIMITS & CLEARANCE DATA ..77 CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALPage 1 FORWARDGood operation and a planned maintenance program as outlinedin tiffs manual are of vital importance in obtaining maximum engineperformance, and long engine life. The instructions on the followingpages have been written with this in mind, to give the operator a betterunderstanding of the various problems which may arise, and the mannerin which these problems can best be solved or in the Preventive Maintenance Section must be set upam~followed by the owner atwI operator to obtain dependable serviceanti long life from the engine. Owners and operators are expected these maintenance procedures as outlined under the dailyschedule as well as 50-hr.

5 , 250-hr., and 5OO-hr. periods WHILE IN THEWARRANTY PERIOD AS WELL AS DURING THE LIFE OF service does not incl~ tune-up of the engine such asreplacing spark plugs, distributor points, tappet settings, ignitiontiming, i~nition wiring, air cleaner service and lubrication and operator is cautioned against the use of any parts, other thanGenuine Wis-Con CONTINENTAL Parts for replacement or repair. Theseparts have been engineered and tested for their particular job, and theuse of any other parts may result in unsatisfactory performance andsho~ t engine life. Likewise, Wis-Con Total Power CONTINENTAL distribu-tors and dealers, because of their close facotry relations, can render thebest and most efficient LIFE OF YOUR ENGINE DEPENDSON THE CARE IT 2 CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALY112 EngineF400 SeriesCONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALPage 3F600 SeriesF600 Series-Closed Power UnitPage 4 CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALF igure 7 u F600 Power Unit (left side)Figure 8 ~ F600 Power Unit (right side)FOUR CYLINDER INDUSTRIAL L-HEAD ENGINES*MODELNo.

6 Of cylindersBore and StrokeDisplacement RatioMax. Oil Pressure**Min. Oil Pressure (Idling)Firing OrderMain Brg. Brg. CenterMain Brg. RearConn. Rod and LengthN-5642 x 3 ~2N-6242~ x 3~ ~2Y-6942~ x 3 , I~ x 1~eY-9142~ x 3 CapacityCrankcaseFilterTotalValve ~ ~ CapacityEngineEngine and RadiatorWeight (Bare Engine)(Givenapproximately 1 quart for hoses)23~3~111415180290290in quarts-- add211 I210 jY-112F-1243~ x 3~ ~44 X 17/1163 ~1529043x4~ x1~2 x I~2 x1~. 514415*Dimensions and data shown are for Standard Industrial Engines.**Note: Other all pressures are available, based on customer specifications.**OH pressure with oil pressure relief valve spring number 10EL00230 on engines built after December that, all pressure relief valve spring F400LO0223 was used with 20-30~ pressure.~ StaHc or cold setting .017F-13S43~ x 4~ :130-40**71-3-4-22~ x 12~2~ xl~F-14043~ x 4~ x1 ~ xl~2 x1~F-16243~6 x 4~ x1 2 x1~2 xI~4 4~. 4 . ~ oF-16343~ x 4~ :130-40**71-3-4-22~ xl~2~ x2~ x1~4 4~.

7 CYLINDER L-HEAD ENGINES*M 0 D E of CylindersBorn & Strokn0isplacnment Cu. RatioMax. 0il Pressure**Min. 0H PrnssurnFiring 0rdnrMain grg. -- Br9. --RearConn. Rod & Length0il CQpocityCrankcaseFilterTotalValve ClearanceIntakeExhaustWater CapacityEngineRadiatorTotalWeight--Rare Engine63x4~ x ~(2) 2 1~ ~6 10~2217 ~063~ x 4~ ~ x 4~22~ ~0-40"**76244~.920-30763~e x 43 **763~/~ x 43/~ ~ x 41~ xl~(2) 2~ xl~62 xl~/~5s .0141-5-3-6-2-4(2) 2~ xI~65 s . ~)1, (2)2~ xl~2~ ~ I~ (2) 2~ xl~2~ X13~45 s , ~(Given in quarts ~ add approximately qt. for hose,s)~0 lo 1o 10 17171717550 SSS5555651-S-3-6-2-4(2) 2~ xl~e2~x~ 1-5-3-6-2-42~ x1~4(4) 2~ xl~2%2~ x~1-5-3-6-2-42~ x12~(4) 2% x1~62~ x2 2% xlt~2 x~1-5-3-6-2-42% x1~4(4) 2~ xl~2% x2~2 x~1-5-3-6-2-42~ xl~(4) 2% xl~e2~ ~2 5 s . 33800, 33800*Dimensions and data shown are for StanCard Industrial Engines.~ *Note: Other all pressures are available, based on customer specifications.~**Oil pressure with all pressur~ relief valve sp~ing number TOELC)O230 on engfnes bu?

8 Ft after December 1971. Previou~to that, oil pressure relief valve spring F4 OOLO0223 was used with 20-30- ~: ~/~ x4S/~ ~ x(4) 2~ 2~ x~62~ x2 . ~ ~ ~ 4 ~ x 1~21~2 x1 . :: CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALPage 7 INFORMATION FOR ORDERING PARTSWhen ordering parts, refer to the engine name plate attached to side of the cylinder block, which liststhe model and serial number. In most cases a specification number is listed. This data is of vital impor-tance in obtaining the correct parts : always include this information on your parts 9 w NameplatePage 8 CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALSECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATIONL-Head engines have inherent design advan-tages which result in a more simple engine of lowerheight, weight and cost. All valves, cams, valvelifters and all other moving parts are a part of thecylinder block cross-section of an L-HEAD engine resem-bles the letter "L" written upside down and en-gines with this type of combustion chamber arealso called side-valve and exhaust valves are located in the sidepocket and both are directly operated through tap-pets from a single camshaft.

9 This provides a sire-ple and heavy duty valve gear, since there is 10 ~ L-HEAD designCONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINESC ontinental has eight basic four-cylinder andten six-cylinder L-HEAD type engines, ranging insize from 56 to 427 cubic inch combustion chamber design has been tai-lored for the required turbulence, charge flow andburning characteristics to provide dependable andeconomical heavy duty of the principal design features are:1. Individual Porting -- of the intake manifoldwhereby each cylinder is fed with the fuel-airmixture individually and not influenced by othercylinders of the is accomplished by casting the cylinderblock with individual intake valve passages foreach cylinder and connecting these passages to anintake manifold which also has individualized pas-sages for each equal distribution results in maximumpower, smooth operation, easy starting and longerengine 1 1 ~ Individual PartingCONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALPage 92. Directional Cooling -- is accomplished by regu-lating the course of the cool water from the waterpump so it first comes in contact with exhaust valveseats and then to other points as indicated by theirrelative feature promotes unif~m cooling through-out the system, prevents hot-spots and prolongsvalve coupled with the by-pass and thermostatincluded in tl~e engine assembly, insures rapidwarm-up and even temperature Full Length Water Jackets- completely sur-round all cylinder bores the full length of the insures uniform cooling with minimum boredistortion- which results in lower oil consump-tion ; less blow-by and minimum tendency to 12 ~ Directional Cooling in Block4.

10 Removable Tappets-- The large, barrel shaped,pressure lubricated tappets are so designed that byremoving the adjusting screw--the main bodycan be lifted out and replaced from above throughthe valve chamber. This eliminates the costly serv-ice operation of dropping the oil pan and pullingthe camshaft. Locking of the adjustment is bothsimple and ~ Full Length Water Jackets5. Choice of Fuels -- Gasoline - LPG - Natural Gas- Fuel Oil -- Cont:inental L-HEAD engines have beentailored for heavy-duty operation using gasoline -LPG - natural ga~s - fuel oil ~ Removable TappetsPage 10 CONTINENTAL L-HEAD ENGINE MANUALMore than conventional number o[ studs toprevent gasket failures, distortion ol:bores and valve seatsCylinder headChr,I:ull length waterPiston ~Heavily ribbed alloy cast ironFull pressure lubrication to all main, connect-;ng rod and cam bearings, as weJl as tappetsand timing gearsSpurt hole ~or I~brication of thrustotcylinder walls, piston pins, and coolingol: piston headDrop forged, counterwe~ghted crankshaft.]