Troubleshooting Marine Diesels; Author: Compton, Peter; Hardback; Book

Author: Compton, Peter
International Marine Sailboat Library; Hardback; Book
173 pages
Published: October 1997
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
ISBN: 0070123543
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This densely illustrated, hands-on guide to diesel engine maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair renders its subject more user-friendly than ever before. Finally, boatowners who grew up with gas engines can set aside their fears about tinkering with diesels, which are safer and increasingly more prevalent. As in other volumes in the International Marine Sailboat Library, every step ofevery procedure is illustrated, so that users can work from the illustrations alone. The troubleshooting charts in the second chapter--probably the most comprehensive ever published--are followed by system-specific chapters, allowing readers to quickly diagnose problems, then turn to the chapter with solutions. Diesel engine systems covered include: mechanical; oil; fresh- and raw-water cooling; l