Diesel Companion
Title | Diesel Companion PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Manley |
Publisher | Practical Companions |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-03-26 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9781912177950 |
A compact, handy, splash-proof, on-the-water reference guide containing all the essential information about keeping your marine diesel engine running for when you need it most. Includes checklists, troubleshooting, cooling, overheating, the fuel system, lubrication, electrics, servicing and winterisation. Highly illustrated and easy-to-understand.
The Diesel Companion
Title | The Diesel Companion PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Manley |
Publisher | *Wiley Nautical |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002-06-10 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9781898660910 |
All the information you need to keep your marine diesel engine running including troubleshooting, servicing and winterisation.
Boat Maintenance Companions
Title | Boat Maintenance Companions PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Manley |
Publisher | Fernhurst Books Limited |
Pages | 117 |
Release | 2024-04-16 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1912621924 |
Fernhurst Books' compact, handy guides to boat electrics and diesel engines bundled together in e-book form for the first time. The perfect quick reference guides to keep on your phone or tablet, easily accessible when you are on board. They contain all the essential information for when you need it most about keeping your boat electrics and marine diesel engine running. The Electrics Companion covers formulae, tools, anodes, protection, multimeters, soldering, AC power, testing, wiring, batteries, connections and power consumption. The Diesel Companion details the parts of the engine and has checklists for monthly, weekly and daily checks. It outlines what to do if the engine won't start, or stop, if it overheats or there are problems with the fuel system. It tells you about servicing, the electrics and winterisation. This will be a valued companion when the electrics or engine doesn't behave.
Handbook of Diesel Engines
Title | Handbook of Diesel Engines PDF eBook |
Author | Klaus Mollenhauer |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 2010-06-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 3540890831 |
This machine is destined to completely revolutionize cylinder diesel engine up through large low speed t- engine engineering and replace everything that exists. stroke diesel engines. An appendix lists the most (From Rudolf Diesel’s letter of October 2, 1892 to the important standards and regulations for diesel engines. publisher Julius Springer. ) Further development of diesel engines as economiz- Although Diesel’s stated goal has never been fully ing, clean, powerful and convenient drives for road and achievable of course, the diesel engine indeed revolu- nonroad use has proceeded quite dynamically in the tionized drive systems. This handbook documents the last twenty years in particular. In light of limited oil current state of diesel engine engineering and technol- reserves and the discussion of predicted climate ogy. The impetus to publish a Handbook of Diesel change, development work continues to concentrate Engines grew out of ruminations on Rudolf Diesel’s on reducing fuel consumption and utilizing alternative transformation of his idea for a rational heat engine fuels while keeping exhaust as clean as possible as well into reality more than 100 years ago. Once the patent as further increasing diesel engine power density and was filed in 1892 and work on his engine commenced enhancing operating performance.
Skipper & Crew Companions
Title | Skipper & Crew Companions PDF eBook |
Author | Basil Mosenthal |
Publisher | Fernhurst Books Limited |
Pages | 107 |
Release | 2024-04-16 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1912621959 |
Two of Fernhurst Books' most popular compact, handy guides – the Cockpit Companion and New Crew's Companion – have been bundled together in e-book form for the first time. The perfect quick reference guides to keep on your phone or tablet, easily accessible when you are on board. They are an on-the-water aide memoire of everything the skipper and crew need to know – or find out quickly – when cruising. The Cockpit Companion provides a wide range of information: from lights, shapes and sound signals to knots, ropes and engine troubleshooting. With diagrams and illustrations throughout, this quick reference guide will help to keep you safe when out at sea. The New Crew's Companion is specifically designed for those new to sailing covering what clothes to bring, what the things on the deck are called, how to start helping with the sails and other deckwork. There is also an important section on safety and one on living aboard. It allows new sailors to know what to expect and get the most out of their first sailing experiences. This will be a valued companion for skipper and crew – even first-time crew members.
Vintage Diesel Power
Title | Vintage Diesel Power PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Solomon |
Publisher | Voyageur Press |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2010-11-06 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1610601203 |
This formative period of diesel locomotive evolution is examined with the help of more than 250 modern and period photos depicting passenger, freight, and switching locomotives. Author Brian Solomon covers every prominent manufacturer of the period—including Electro-Motive, Alco, Baldwin, and GE—as well as iconic models like Geeps, E and F units, PAs and FAs, sharknoses, U-boats, and more. The photographs take in the grand geographic and technological breadth of North American railroading and are accompanied by detailed captions identifying the locomotives pictured and explaining their roles in this crucial era of American railroading.
Detailing Diesel Locomotives
Title | Detailing Diesel Locomotives PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Wilson |
Publisher | Kalmbach Publishing Company |
Pages | 87 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780890247006 |
In this companion to Detailing Freight Cars, author Jeff Wilson shows you how to improve the appearance and realism of your diesel locomotives.