The Adlard Coles book of diesel engines / Tim Bartlett.
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TextPublication details: London : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2011Edition: 4th edDescription: vi, 90 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781408131169 (pbk.); 1408131161 (pbk.)Other title: Book of diesel engines | Diesel enginesSubject(s): Marine diesel motors | Marine diesel motors -- Maintenance and repair -- Amateurs' manualsDDC classification: 623.87236 Summary: BOATING. In clear, jargon-free language, this guide - aimed at boat-owners rather than mechanics - explains how a diesel engine works and how to look after it, and takes into account 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. He also takes a look at tools and provides helpful hints, tables and troubleshooting checklists. There are colour photographs and illustrations throughout.'The next best thing to taking the course itself' Motor Boats Monthly.
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Previous ed.: 2005.
Includes index.
BOATING. In clear, jargon-free language, this guide - aimed at boat-owners rather than mechanics - explains how a diesel engine works and how to look after it, and takes into account 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. He also takes a look at tools and provides helpful hints, tables and troubleshooting checklists. There are colour photographs and illustrations throughout.'The next best thing to taking the course itself' Motor Boats Monthly.
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