Marine Diesel Engine Basics – A Beginners Guide to Marine Diesel Engine Maintenance (English Edition)

No matter what your level of experience you can learn the basics of how to repair your marine diesel engine and know that it is properly maintained. Learn which marine spare parts you absolutely MUST carry on board. Discover how to make emergency boat repairs on the water!

Whether you are a weekend boater or a long-distance sailor you must be able to maintain and repair your marine engine and make running repairs when on the water. Lack of engine knowledge can lead to disaster!

Covers all the following topics and more:

•The mechanical cycles
•Components in a typical raw water cooled engine
•Fuel system
•Engine layout and engine alignment
•Bleeding the fuel lines, and fuel system schematic
•Changing a fuel filter with complete step-by-step instructions
•Marine engine oil system
•Changing marine engine oil
•Marine exhaust system
•Tools you MUST carry on board
•Marine engine cooling, raw water pumps and cooling system checks
•Replacing the sea water pump impeller plus troubleshooting guide
•Electrical theory and systems
•Basic electrical circuits
•Balancing battery usage
•Glow plugs / heater plugs
•Recommended spare parts
•Winterization and dewinterization