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Cummins/Onan LS-15M — Magnetic Speed Pickup Unit (MPU) Installation

Installation · MPU sensor

For the Cummins/Onan LS-15M, from the Cummins/Onan service manual.

Applies to: Cummins/Onan DFAA, Cummins/Onan DFAB, Cummins/Onan DFAC, Cummins/Onan DFBF, Cummins/Onan DFCB, Cummins/Onan DFCC, Cummins/Onan DFCE, Cummins/Onan DFE

Before you start

  • Do not use fan blade to bar over engine. That can damage blades and cause property damage and personal injury.

Procedure

  1. Bar the engine until a gear tooth on the flywheel lines up in the center of the mounting hole.
  2. Thread the sensor in gently by hand until it just touches the gear tooth.
  3. Back it out one quarter turn and set the locknut.

Specs & values

  • Sensor threaded in until it just touches gear tooth, then back out one quarter turn

Full service-parts list: Cummins/Onan DFBF →, Cummins/Onan DFCC →, Cummins/Onan DFCE →, Cummins/Onan DFE →

Source: Cummins/Onan service manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.

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