Quickly Check Mechanical Diesel Idle Speed with the GTC605

This video shows how you can use the GTC605 to quickly check idle RPM on a small indirect injection diesel.

Transcript

(0s) Narrator: Checking governor settings on small diesels, like this Yanmar 2GM, is easy with the GTC605.
(6s) Narrator: After a quick setup, you just press the sensor against an injector, and let the Fuel Injection Analyzer do the rest.
(13s) Narrator: You’ll get an accurate engine speed reading in a few seconds.
(22s) Narrator: Here, we can see a problem; 1050 RPM is too high an idle for this engine, it should be at 850.
(30s) Narrator: Check out some of our other videos to see how you can use this tool to check and troubleshoot injectors.