John Deere Series 220 Diesel Engines Factory Service Repair Technical Manual
These are the same manuals used by professionals to diagnose and repair these models.
CTM3 (10Aug93) Replaces CTM3 (28Nov89)
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718 pages
CD COVER:
3TN66, 3TNA72 (3009)
3TN75, 3TN78, 3TNC78 (3011),
3TN82, 3TNA82, 3TN84 (3014)
4TN78T, 4TN82, 4TN84(T) (4019)
4TN100
( 330 332 430 455 F915 F925 F935 F1145 655 670 755 770 855 870 955 970 1070 375 575 675 756 856 3325 3365 15 25 30 50 84 244E )
MANUAL COVERS:
SPECIFICATIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Engine Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fuels, Lubricants and Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Repair Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3TN66 AND 3TNA72 (3009) ENGINES
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Cylinder Head, Valves and Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Pistons, Rods and Cylinder Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Flywheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
Camshaft and Timing Gear Train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-55
Lubrication System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-71
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-83
Fuel System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-91
Starter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-113
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-122
Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-131
Checks, Tests and Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-134
Operational Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-152
3TN75, 3TN78, 3TNC78 (3011) 3TN82, 3TNA82, AND 3TN84 (3014) ENGINES
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Cylinder Head, Valves and Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Pistons, Rods and Cylinder Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Flywheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
Camshaft and Timing Gear Train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-54
Lubrication System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-69
Fuel System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-77
Starter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-86
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-102
Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-116
Checks, Tests and Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-119
Operational Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-136
4TN78T, 4TN82 AND 4TN84(T) (4019) ENGINES
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Cylinder Head, Valves and Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Pistons, Rods and Cylinder Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Flywheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Camshaft and Timing Gear Train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Lubrication System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Fuel System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77
Starter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-86
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-105
Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-119
Checks, Tests and Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-122
Operational Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-139
4TN100 ENGINE
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Cylinder Head, Valves and Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Pistons, Rods and Cylinder Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Flywheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Camshaft and Timing Gear Train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Lubrication System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Fuel System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Starter (Nippondenso 1.4 kW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-70
Alternator (Hitachi 25A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75
Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-80
Checks, Tests and Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
Operational Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-97
ACCESSORIES SERIES 220 POWER UNIT ENGINES
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Intake and Exhaust Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Fuel System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Engine Tune-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Operational Tests and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Dealer Fabricated Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
ENGINE, AIR INTAKE AND FUEL SYSTEM
Component Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-1
Theory of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SERIES 220 POWER UNIT ENGINES
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-1
Component Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-2
Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-4
This manual is the same as the manual used by workshops. Service Manual contains detailed instructions and step by step diagrams for all workshop procedures.
Language: English
Format: PDF – Indexed and Searchable
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- 3TN66 / 3TNA72: Micro-compact 3-cylinder variants used in small front-mowers and sub-compact tractors.
- 3TN75 / 3TN78 / 3TN82 / 3TN84: Mid-range 3-cylinder workhorses found in legendary compact utility tractors.
- 4TN78T / 4TN82 / 4TN84T / 4TN100: Heavy-duty 4-cylinder and turbocharged (“T”) variants used in larger commercial field equipment and skid steers.
Later industrial and generator-drive variants were cataloged by their displacement codes:
- 3009 (0.9 Liter, 3-Cylinder)
- 3011 (1.1 Liter, 3-Cylinder)
- 3014 (1.4 Liter, 3-Cylinder)
- 4019 (1.9 Liter, 4-Cylinder)
- Base Industrial Engine: A bare engine built to be integrated directly into third-party machinery drivetrain systems.
- Industrial Power Unit: A self-contained power package equipped with structural mounting, cooling radiators, and basic controls.
- Generator Drive Unit: Configured specifically with governor linkages optimized to maintain fixed, steady RPMs (typically 1800 or 3600 RPM) for electrical power generation.
- John Deere 300 & 400 Series Lawn Tractors: Specifically models like the legendary 332, 430, and 455 garden tractors.
- Commercial Mowers: F915 and F935 front-mount commercial rotary mowers.
- Compact Utility Tractors: Early generations of the 655, 755, 855, and 955 model lines.
- The Yanmar Connection: Because these engines are mechanically designed and manufactured by Yanmar, internal replacement parts (pistons, gaskets, valves) can often be cross-referenced directly with Yanmar industrial catalogs if local John Deere dealerships lack stock.
- Fuel System Primer: Many engines in this family feature mechanical fuel injection pumps with an overhead fuel rail. They are highly reliable but prone to air-locking if the equipment completely runs out of diesel. If fuel lines are disconnected during maintenance, the system must be manually bled/primed to fire up.
- Manuals: Detailed electrical, mechanical, and torque specifications can be referenced in the official John Deere CTM3 Repair Technical Manual.



