RYA Diesel Engine Handbook Руководство по яхтенным дизельным двигателям. На английском языке

The latest addition to the best-selling RYA Handbook series is written for the leisure boat owner. Easy to follow text and beautifully detailed colour illustrations enable the reader to develop the knowledge and confidence required by all diesel engine boat owners.

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Contents

Introduction

1 How Diesel Engines Work

The four-stroke cycle
Turbocharging
How a turbocharger works
Aftercooling or intercooling?
The two-stroke cycle
Indirect injection

2 Fuel

What is diesel fuel?
The basic system
Troubles with tanks
The diesel “bugs”
The ideal tank
Water separating filter (pre-filter)
Bypass filters
Fuel lift pump
Fine filter
The injection process
Common rail systems

3 The Air System

Air filters
Exhaust
Siphon breaks
Watertrap silencers
Exhaust temperature alarms

4 Engine Cooling

Raw water cooling
Indirect cooling
Keel cooling
Thermostats
Of seacocks and strainers
A pair of pumps

5 The Electrical System

Ground return
Insulated return
Alternators
Better charging
Types of battery
Engine starting
Stopping the engine

6 Lubrication

What is lubrication oil?
Oil filters
Oil pump
Gearbox lubrication
Oil Coolers

7 Transmission

Direct drives Gearboxes
Twin-shaft transmission
Planetary or epicyclic transmission
Shaft couplings
Flexible couplings
Stuffing boxes
Modern shaft seals
Shaft bearings
Propellers
Pitch and twist
Slip
Ventilation and cavitation
Picking the right prop
Folding and feathering
Integrated drives
Stern drives
Sail drives
Water jets

8 Engine Controls

Cable systems
Dual station controls

9 Starting and stopping your engine

Pre-start check
Starting
A few running checks
Stopping the engine
If the engine won’t start

10 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Smoke signals
Shake, rattle and roll
General lack of performance
The engine hunts or dies
Possible mechanical causes
Overheating alarm sounds
Oil warning light or alarm activated
Alternator charge alarm sounds

11 Maintenance

Basic maintenance intervals
As recommended by the engine manufacturer
Scheduled by the seasons
Tools
Spares

12 How to do it

Taking care of fuel filters
Draining a water tap
Replacing filter elements
Bleeding the fuel system
Changing the oil and filter
Changing gearbox oil
Changing or adjusting the alternator belt
Adjusting a packed gland
Repacking a stern gland
Changing a thermostatic valve
Testing a thermostat
Renewing the fresh water coolant
Replacing raw water pump impeller
Adjusting valve clearance
Battery maintenance Replacing engine anodes
Care of air filters

13 Emergency procedures

Engine overheats because of thermostat failure
Bypassing the ignition switch
Stopping a “runaway” engine
Dealing with an engine fire
Index
Membership pages