Marine Diesel Engines
Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2006
548 pages
978-0-07-177999-9 (ISBN)
Description
Praise for this boating classic: The most up-to-date and readable book we've seen on the subject.Sailing World Deserves a place on any diesel-powered boat.Motor Boat & Yachting Clear, logical, and even interesting to read.Cruising World Keep your diesel engine going with help from a master mechanic Marine Diesel Engines has been the bible for do-it-yourself boatowners for more than 15 years. Now updated with information on fuel injection systems, electronic engine controls, and other new diesel technologies, Nigel Calder's bestseller has everything you need to keep your diesel engine running cleanly and efficiently. Marine Diesel Engines explains how to: Diagnose and repair engine problems Perform routine and annual maintenance Extend the life and improve the efficiency of your engine
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Content
- Cover Page
- Marine Diesel Engines
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- LIST OF TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS
- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- INTRODUCTION
- ONE PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
- COMPRESSION IGNITION
- CONVERTING HEAT TO POWER
- EXPANSION AND COOLING
- GASOLINE ENGINES
- COST AND POWER-TO-WEIGHT
- TYPES OF DIESELS
- PRINCIPAL ENGINE COMPONENTS
- TWO DETAILS OF OPERATION
- SECTION ONE: THE AIR SUPPLY
- VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY
- NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES
- SUPERCHARGERS AND TURBOCHARGERS
- INTERCOOLERS AND AFTERCOOLERS
- SECTION TWO: COMBUSTION
- THE IMPORTANCE OF TURBULENCE
- INJECTOR SPRAY PATTERNS
- TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING TURBULENCE
- SECTION THREE: FUEL INJECTION
- JERK (IN-LINE) PUMPS
- DISTRIBUTOR (ROTARY) PUMPS
- UNIT INJECTORS
- COMMON RAIL SYSTEMS
- INJECTORS
- LIFT PUMPS
- SECTION FOUR: GOVERNORS
- SIMPLE GOVERNORS
- VACUUM GOVERNORS
- SECTION FIVE: ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROLS
- NETWORKING
- LIMPING HOME
- SECTION SIX: KEEPING THINGS COOL
- RAW-WATER COOLING
- HEAT EXCHANGER COOLING
- KEEL COOLING
- WET AND DRY EXHAUSTS
- THREE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE: CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS
- SECTION ONE: CLEAN AIR
- ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
- SECTION TWO: CLEAN FUEL
- LUBRICATION
- CONTAMINATION
- FUEL HANDLING
- FUEL FILTERS
- SECTION THREE: CLEAN OIL
- THE API "DONUT
- OIL CHANGES
- CHANGING FILTERS
- SECTION FOUR: GENERAL CLEANLINESS
- CLEAN WATER
- CLEAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- A CLEAN ENGINE
- SCHEDULED OVERHAULS
- SECTION FIVE: WINTERIZING
- FOUR TROUBLESHOOTING, PART ONE: FAILURE TO START
- SECTION ONE: FAILURE TO CRANK
- WATER IN THE ENGINE
- STARTER MOTOR DOES NOT CRANK
- INERTIA AND PREENGAGED STARTERS
- CIRCUIT TESTING
- MOTOR AND SOLENOID DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION, AND REPAIR
- SECTION TWO: FAILURE TO FIRE
- AN UNOBSTRUCTED AIRFLOW
- ACHIEVING IGNITION TEMPERATURES
- FUEL PROBLEMS
- FIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, PART TWO: OVERHEATING, SMOKE, LOSS OF PERFORMANCE, AND OTHER PROBLEMS
- OVERHEATING
- SMOKE
- LOSS OF PERFORMANCE
- OIL-RELATED PROBLEMS
- INADEQUATE TURBOCHARGER PERFORMANCE
- PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION
- SIX REPAIR PROCEDURES, PART ONE: COOLING, EXHAUST, AND INJECTION SYSTEMS
- THE COOLING SYSTEM
- WATER PUMPS
- THE EXHAUST SYSTEM
- GOVERNORS
- FUEL INJECTION PUMPS
- INJECTORS
- GASKETS
- SEVEN REPAIR PROCEDURES, PART TWO: DECARBONIZING
- PREPARATORY STEPS
- CYLINDER HEAD REMOVAL
- VALVES
- CYLINDERS
- PISTONS AND CONNECTING RODS
- PISTON RINGS
- REPLACING PISTONS AND CONNECTING RODS
- REPLACING CYLINDER HEADS
- RETIMING AN ENGINE
- ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT
- EIGHT MARINE TRANSMISSIONS
- PLANETARY TRANSMISSIONS
- TWO-SHAFT TRANSMISSIONS
- VARIATIONS ON A THEME
- SHAFT BRAKES
- TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE
- TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIRS
- NINE ENGINE SELECTION AND INSTALLATION
- SECTION ONE: ENGINE SELECTION
- MATCHING AN ENGINE TO ITS LOAD
- HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER DO YOU NEED?
- BHP, SHP, AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
- SECTION TWO: PROPELLER SIZING AND SELECTION
- PROPELLER SIZING
- PROPELLER SELECTION
- SECTION THREE: CONNECTING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE PROPELLER
- COUPLINGS
- ENGINE ALIGNMENT
- CONSTANT-VELOCITY JOINTS
- SHAFT SEALS
- STRUTS AND BEARINGS
- SECTION FOUR: AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
- VENTILATION
- FUEL TANKS
- COOLING
- EXHAUST
- AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
- SOME ELECTRICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- SERVICEABILITY
- POSTSCRIPT: DIESEL-ELECTRIC PROPULSION
- A. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
- B. TOOLS
- C. SPARE PARTS
- D. USEFUL TABLES
- E. FREEING FROZEN PARTS AND FASTENERS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
