NauticalReads.com
Great Books for Sailors
Home
About Us
Learn to Sail
Novice
Intermediate
Cruising
Navigation
Cruising Tales
Racing
Novice
Intermediate Sailboat Racing
Maintenance
Engines
Paint & Varnish
Plumbing
General
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Reference Books
Children
DVDs
Documentaries
Entertainment
Instruction
Links
Authors
Publishers
Sailing Sites
Shop
Blogs and More!
About Us
Links
Dave's Blog
Contact Us
Search NauticalReads
Popular
When Ambition Exceeds Skills
Stars, Sun, and Swells: Secrets of Ancient Sailors
Adventure with Depth
Meet Art Tirrell
Caribbean Sabbatical
Subscribe
Home
>
Maintenance
>
Engines
> Diesel Mechanics for the Rest of Us!
Diesel Mechanics for the Rest of Us!
User Rating:
/ 4
Poor
Best
Written by Dave
Thursday, 05 June 2008 22:00
<h3>Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance and Repair Manual</h3></p> <h4>by Jean-Luc Pallas</h4></p> Mention a diesel problem to a group of sailors and watch as eyes glaze over with condolences expressed. Many apply benign neglect and wishful thinking to the maintenance of the iron beast below decks, while others try to prevent problems with their checkbook and credit card. A few brave sailors roll up their sleeves and hope for the best. I was part of the latter group, but no more.</p> Self-sufficiency is ingrained in the sailing culture. Sailors who have no fear of tackling fiberglass repairs, solving rigging problems, or mastering the intricacies of onboard plumbing, shy away from their diesel and its mysteries. Yet, a diesel is a very simple machine and understanding the workings of a diesel engine is made equally simple and understandable with Jean-luc Pallas's manual. </p> MDE begins with an overview of how a diesel runs and the systems involved in keeping it running; fuel, air, and electric. The Manual is richly illustrated with large clear photos and simple understandable schematics. Pallas avoids lengthy passages describing a concept, providing instead a short paragraph or two with bullet points highlighting essential information. Each maintenance item is rated for difficulty, simple, technical, or complex to guide the neophyte diesel mechanic. Estimates of the time needed to complete the task and a list of necessary tools accompany the rating. </p> I just wonder how well it will hold up to the inevitable greasy thumbprints and spilled diesel. </p><div class='yvComment'> <div class='Form'> <h3>Add your comment </h3> <form name='yvCommentForm1543_9037' action='http://www.nauticalreads.com/maintenance/engines/59-diesel-mechanics-for-the-rest-of-us.html' target="_top" method='post'> <input type='hidden' name='option' value='com_yvcomment' /> <input type='hidden' name='yvCommentID' value='0' /> <input type='hidden' name='ArticleID' value='59' /> <input type='hidden' name='task' value='add' /> <input type='hidden' name='view' value='comment' /> <input type='hidden' name='url' value='http://www.nauticalreads.com/maintenance/engines/59-diesel-mechanics-for-the-rest-of-us.html' /> <input type='hidden' name='button' value='' /> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- function submitbuttonyvCommentForm1543_9037(pressbutton) { var form = document.yvCommentForm1543_9037; switch (pressbutton) { case "post": case "preview": //var text = document.getElementById( 'fulltext' ).value; //alert(text); //form.fulltext.value = text; // do field validation // TODO break; default: } form.button.value = pressbutton; form.submit(); } //--> </script> <table width='100%'> <tr> <td class='LeftColumn' title='Your name is required.'> Your name: </td> <td> <input name='created_by_alias' type='text' class='inputbox' style='width: 98%' value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class='LeftColumn'> Your email: </td> <td> <input name='created_by_email' type='text' class='inputbox' style='width: 98%' value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class='LeftColumn' title='The subject is required.'> Subject: </td> <td> <input name='title' type='text' class='inputbox' style='width: 98%' value="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class='LeftColumn' title='The text (body) of comment is required.'> Comment (you may use HTML tags here): </td> <td> <!-- Start Editor --><textarea name="fulltext" id="fulltext" cols="70" rows="15" style="width: 98%; height: 400px;"></textarea> <div id="editor-xtd-buttons"> <div class="button2-left"><div class="pagebreak"><a class="modal-button" title="Pagebreak" href="index.php?option=com_content&task=ins_pagebreak&tmpl=component&e_name=fulltext" rel="{handler: 'iframe', size: {x: 400, y: 85}}">Pagebreak</a></div></div> <div class="button2-left"><div class="readmore"><a title="Read more" href="#" onclick="insertReadmore('fulltext');return false;" rel="">Read more</a></div></div> <div class="button2-left"><div class="blank"><a class="modal-button" title="Link" href="index.php?option=com_xmap&task=navigator&sitemap=&tmpl=component&e_name=fulltext" rel="{handler: 'iframe', size: {x: 570, y: 400}}">Link</a></div></div> </div> <!-- End Editor --> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <img src='/component/yvcomment/?task=displaycaptcha' alt='The word for verification. Lowercase letters only with no spaces.' /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='LeftColumn' title='Enter the word, shown above. Lowercase letters only with no spaces.'> Word verification: </td> <td> <input name='secretword' type='text' class='inputbox' style='width: 98%' value='' /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td /> <td> <button type="button" onclick="submitbuttonyvCommentForm1543_9037('post')" class='button' > Post </button> <button type="button" onclick="submitbuttonyvCommentForm1543_9037('preview')" class='button' > Preview </button> </td> </tr> </table> </form> </div> <div class='PoweredBy'><a href="http://yurivolkov.com/Joomla/yvComment/index_en.html" target="_blank">yvComment v.1.17.1</a></div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="modifydate"> Last Updated on Sunday, 08 June 2008 18:41 </td> </tr> </table> <span class="article_separator"> </span> </div> </td> <td id="rightcol" style="width:225px;"> <div class="inside"> <div class="module"> <div> <div> <div> <h3>Related Items</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module"> <div> <div> <div> <h3>Who's Online</h3> We have 3 guests online </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="module"> <div> <div> <div> <SCRIPT charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822/US/nautread-20/8002/3b5475b6-da5e-4688-af83-24df98a37bdd"> </SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT><A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fnautread-20%2F8002%2F3b5475b6-da5e-4688-af83-24df98a37bdd&Operation=NoScript">Amazon.com Widgets</A></NOSCRIPT> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> <!-- END CENTER STYLE --> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="footer"><ul class="menu"><li class="item92"><a href="/site-map.html"><span>Site Map</span></a></li></ul><div>Copyright © 2010 NauticalReads. All Rights Reserved.</div> <div><a href="http://www.joomla.org">Joomla!</a> is Free Software released under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html">GNU/GPL License.</a></div></div> <div class="copyright"><a href="http://www.joomlashack.com/" title="Joomla Templates">Joomla Templates by Joomlashack</a></div> <br /> <!--Google Analytics Tracking Code--> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-4837928-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <!--Amazon Content Links --> <script type="text/javascript"> var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5417654-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- amzn_cl_tag="nautread-20"; amzn_cl_max_links=5; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script> </body> </html>
