8.1.2 The following
parts are to be opened out and examined:
- Cylinders and covers.
- Valves and valve gear.
- Pistons and connecting rods.
- Crankshafts and all bearings.
- Crankcases and entablatures.
- Crankcase door fastenings and explosion relief devices.
- Turbochargers and their associated coolers.
- Air compressors and their intercoolers.
- Filters and/or separators and safety devices.
- Fuel pumps and fittings.
- Camshaft drives and balancer units.
- Vibration dampers or detuners.
- Flexible couplings and clutches.
- Reverse gears.
- Attached pumps and cooling arrangements.
8.1.3 Selected
pipes in the starting air system, if fitted, are to be removed for
internal examination and are to be hammer tested. If any appreciable
amount of lubricating oil is found in the pipes, the starting air
system is to be thoroughly cleaned internally by steaming out, or
other suitable means. Some of the pipes selected are to be those adjacent
to the starting air valves at the cylinders and to the discharges
from the air compressors.
8.1.4 The electric
ignition system, if fitted, is to be examined and tested.
8.1.5 The manoeuvring
of engines is to be tested under working conditions. Initial starting
arrangements are to be tested.