Download Ebook Diesel Engines: A Boat Owner's Guide to Operation

DIESEL ENGINESThis book is for the boat owner who is interested in learning the fundamental concepts of diesel engines and desires to minimize the need for expensive repairs and overhaul by proper operat delving into fundamental thermodynamic theory.Copious illustrations and step-by-step instructions are all part of the author's clear, well-organized method of presentation. The boat owner need not be an experienced mechanic to perform routine maintenance chores on his or her engine, and special tools are not required. The explanation of the basic engine systems and routine tasks presented in Diesel Engines, augmented by the manufacturer's operating manual, puts the actual accomplishment of these jobs well within the capability of even a nontechnical boat owner.

In this amply illustrated and straightforward guide, Leo Block, an old Navy hand, sets himself the formidable task of filling the gap between what you learn from your engine's owner's manual (almost nil) and what you find in the technician's service manual (far too much). It should be stressed that this book is not designed to teach the novice how to fix a broken diesel. The doit-yourself suggestions are strictly limited to the routine service procedures you'd find in the most cursory owner's manual: changing the lubricating oil, ensuring a clean fuel supply, replacing filters, bleeding air from oil lines, etc. The question arises, then, whether this book is filling a much-needed void. For pleasure boaters unsatisfied with a monkey-see-monkey-do approach to diesel maintenance, the answer is no. The value of this book, then, lies in its lucid explanation of the complex mechanical principles at work in diesel engines: the "why" behind the "do." While it won't turn you into a mechanic, it may just keep you from being conned the first time you sail into the yard for a tune-up. -- From Independent Publisher

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good intro
By Patrick H. Greene
this is a good introductory text on diesel engine operation and maintenance. . . you'll need a more in-depth book for advanced troubleshooting, but this book will help you understand the basics. . .

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For boat owners who want to learn the basics on diesel engine maintenance to avoid costly future repairs
By Midwest Book Review
Leo Block's Diesel Engines: A Bopat Owner's Guide To Operation And Maintenance is for boat owners who want to learn the basics on diesel engine maintenance to avoid costly future repairs. Numerous drawings and step-by-step instruction comes with a survey of typical maintenance requirements and problems, solutions, and explanations of how the diesel boat engine interacts with other boat systems.

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