ENHANCED WITH SERIES FOUR COMPONENTS, GE’S WAUKESHA* L7042GSI S4

Product catalog summary

Introduction
GE's Waukesha L7042GSI S4 engine, enhanced with Series Four components, offers increased reliability, longer overhaul intervals, and 1480 hp across a wider range of conditions, maximizing profitability.

Background
The Waukesha VHP L7042GSI has been a reliable performer in gas compression, power generation, and mechanical drive applications. The Series Four product line, introduced in 1998, was designed for higher loads and temperatures. The L7042GSI S4 combines the legacy of the L7042GSI with Series Four components for improved performance.

Specifications and Features

Series Four Cylinder Heads: Offer up to 50% longer life, extending overhaul intervals up to 32,000 hours. Features include higher strength flex-head valves, valve rotators, and chrome-plated valve stems.
Series Four Pistons: Enhanced skirt profile for better guidance and scuff resistance, with a three-ring design that decreases oil consumption by up to 67%.
Turbocharger: Water-cooled center housing for increased reliability, providing full power to 120ºF ambient temperature up to 6500 ft. and 8000 ft. elevation at 100ºF.
ESM Control System: Improved calibration for peak performance, with optimized ignition timing and horsepower display for throughput maximization.

Benefits
The L7042GSI S4 offers more time between overhauls, reliable operation, and full power capabilities in challenging conditions, enhancing profitability.

Conclusion
The next-generation L7042GSI S4 builds on a legacy of reliability and performance, offering significant improvements in engine life and efficiency.

Catalog excerpts

ENHANCED WITH SERIES FOUR COMPONENTS, GE’S WAUKESHA* L7042GSI S4-1

Sometimes a great engine needs to go even farther. Enhanced with Series Four components, GE’s Waukesha* L7042GSI S4 combines increased reliability, longer overhaul intervals and 1480 hp across a wider range of conditions to maximize profitability. *Trademark of the General Electric Company

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ENHANCED WITH SERIES FOUR COMPONENTS, GE’S WAUKESHA* L7042GSI S4-2

Series Four Head For decades, GE’s Waukesha* VHP* L7042GSI has delivered reliable performance in gas compression, power generation and mechanical drive applications. Then in 1998, Waukesha released the Series Four product line, which was designed to operate in the same challenging applications but at higher loads and temperatures than the previous L7042GSI. Benefits of the next-generation L7042GSI S4 include: Now, thousands of Series Four engines later, we’re combining the legacy of the L7042GSI with those same proven Series Four components—applied at lower temperatures and loads—to create the...

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