TIME BETWEEN OVERHAUL (TBO) FOR ALL MARINE ENGINES

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TB-55-1900-202-12-2 Time Between Overhaul (TBO) for all Marine Engines Manual

Instructions.

*TB 55-1900-202-12-2

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

TIME BETWEEN OVERHAUL (TBO)

FOR ALL MARINE ENGINES

Approved for Public Release; distribution is unlimited.

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.

22 June 1988

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General Information........................................................................................................

Purpose ..........................................................................................................................

Leading Particulars.........................................................................................................

Table 1 .....................................................................................................................

Table 2 .....................................................................................................................

Instructions .....................................................................................................................

Procedures .....................................................................................................................

Recording of Engine Time ..............................................................................................

Replacement Engines ....................................................................................................

1. General Information. The instructions contained in this bulletin apply to a target Time Between Overhaul (TBO) for

all Marine Main and Auxiliary Engines. The responsibility of each maintenance level and U.S. Army Troop Support

Command (TROSCOM) in the overhaul program is defined herein.

2. Purpose. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a target TBO for Marine Main and Auxiliary engines, and to provide

a firm analytical overhaul program upon which to base TBO adjustments.

3. Leading Particular. The target TBO's are shown in Table 1 and 2.

Table 1. Main Engines.

Atlas Imperial 45 M5X8

Detroit Diesel 6-71

Buda 6 DCSM-R-1879

Detroit Diesel 12V-71

Caterpillar D353

Fairbanks Morse 37-F-16

Caterpillar D375

Fairbanks Morse 38D-8-Y8

Copper Bessemer FVA-8-MGT

GM 6 through 12-278A

Copper Bessemer LS6 DRT

Norberg 32112

Cummins V8-300

Pratt & Whitney ST 6T-76

*This technical bulletin supersedes TB 55-1900-202-12-2, dated 1 December 1987.