What does Ingersoll Rand fault code Code 29 mean?

Q: What does Ingersoll Rand fault code Code 29 mean?

Code 29 indicates: The engine stops abruptly without a specific sensor trip (like Temp or Pressure). Fix: Unknown Engine Shutdown. LOGIC: The Wedge controller lost the engine speed (RPM) signal or the "Engine Running" feedback while it was in "Run" mode. ACTION: Check the Engine Speed Sensor (Mag-Pick-Up) and the Fuel Solenoid circuit.

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Code 29

The engine stops abruptly without a specific sensor trip (like Temp or Pressure).

System

Wedge Controller

Symptom

The engine stops abruptly without a specific sensor trip (like Temp or Pressure).

Diagnosis & fix steps

Unknown Engine Shutdown. LOGIC: The Wedge controller lost the engine speed (RPM) signal or the "Engine Running" feedback while it was in "Run" mode. ACTION: Check the Engine Speed Sensor (Mag-Pick-Up) and the Fuel Solenoid circuit.

Red Seal field insights

If the engine is actually running but the Wedge trips Code 29, the Magnetic Pickup (MPU) is likely dirty or has too wide a gap. If the MPU doesn't send a clean pulse to the Wedge, the controller thinks the engine has stalled and cuts the fuel to "safely" shut it down.

Same code keeps coming back?

That's a program problem, not a part problem. Book a 30-minute uptime review with Grant, a Red Seal Heavy Duty Technician.

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