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The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Engines is aimed at boatowners rather than experienced mechanics. In clear, jargon-free english it explains how a diesel engine works, and how to look after it. A bestseller when in the RYA series, this new edition has been updated and revised to take into account new developments in engine technology.

Based on the RYA´s one-day Diesel Engine Course, Tim Bartlett explains how the engine uses simple processes to convert fuel to power, and then looks at the various sub-systems that allow those processes to take place:
- The fuel system
- The air system
- The cooling system
- The oil system
- The electrical system
- Propellers and the transmission system
- The control system

Finally, Tim Bartlett takes a look at tools, working practices and winterizing, as well as providing handy hints and tips and helpful fault-finding tables.



Índice:

Foreword

1. WHY CHOOSE A DIESEL?

2. THE BASIC ENGINE
The basic engine
The basic process
Valves
The two-stroke cycle
Variations on a theme
- Things to do

3. FUEL SYSTEM
The basic system
The single-element injection pump
The in-line injection pump
The rotary injection pump
Injectors
High-tech fuel systems
Electronic control
Unit injectors
Common rail injection systems
- Things to do

4. AIR SYSTEM
Air filters
Exhaust systems
More power
Variations on turbocharging
- Things to do

5. COOLING SYSTEM
The basic system - raw-water cooling
The thermostat
Raw-water pump
Anodes
Indirect cooling
Circulating pump
Oil cooling
- things to do

6. OIL SYSTEM
Cleans, cools and protects
Pressuried oil systems
Oil grades and classes
- Things to do

7. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The basic system
Making electricity
Dynamos
Alternators
Starter motors
Dynastarts
Batteries
Fuses and circuit breakers
Solenoids
- Things to do

8. GEARBOXES
Basic principles
A simple gearbox
Layshaft gearboxes
Epicyclic gearboxes
Clutches
- Things to do

9. PROPELLER AND STERN GLANDS
The propeller as a screw
The propeller as a pump
The propeller as a foil
Choosing a propeller
Cavitation and ventilation
Stern glands
Stuffing boxes
Other shaft seals
Outdrives and saildrives
- Things to do

10. CONTROL SYSTEMS
Cable systems
Control heads
Dual station controls
Cables
- Things to do

11. TOOLS AND WORKING PRACTICES
Pipe fittings
Seals and gaskets
Tools
Tricks of the trade

12. FAULT-FINDING
Starter problems
Problems shown up by the gauges
Smoke
Unusual noises or behaviour
Compression

13. WINTERIZING
Autumn: before lifting out
Autumn: after lifting out
Spring: before launching
Spring: after launching

Appendix 1. The RYA diesel engine course syllabus

Index