Title:
Troubleshooting and repairing diesel engines
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Edition:
Fifth edition
Physical Description:
xi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781260116434
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Summary
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Solve Diesel Engine Problems Quickly and Easily Using the Latest Methods
This hands-on guide shows, step by step, how to save time and money by learning to identify and fix virtually any diesel engine problem yourself. Thoroughly updated to cover the latest advances in diesel technology, Troubleshooting and Repairing Diesel Engines , Fifth Edition contains hundreds of drawings, schematics, and photographs to ensure success and avoid frustration. This fully revised classic resource equips you with all of the techniques you need to keep diesel engines running in top condition.
Inside, you'll find: *Up-to-date coverage of biodiesel and green fuels *Step by step troubleshooting procedures *New engine repair procedures and tools *The latest turbocharging methods *Details on new diesel/hydrogen and diesel/methane engines
Coverage includes: * Rudolf Diesel * Diesel Basics * Diesel Operation * Stationary and Marine Engine Installation * Mechanical and Electronic Fuel Systems * Basic Troubleshooting * Electronic Engine Management Systems * Cylinder Heads and Valves * Engine Mechanics * Engine Rebuilding * Turbochargers * Air Systems * Electrical Fundamentals * Starting and Generating Systems * Air and Liquid Cooling Systems * Greener Diesels
Author Notes
Paul Dempsey is a master mechanic. He is the author of more than 30 technical books, including Small Gas Engine Repair 4th Edition.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xi |
| 1 Rudolf Diesel | p. 1 |
| 2 Diesel basics | p. 9 |
| Compression ratio | p. 9 |
| Induction | p. 12 |
| Ignition and combustion | p. 13 |
| Two- and four-stroke-cycle | p. 15 |
| Power and torque | p. 18 |
| Fuel efficiency | p. 18 |
| Weight | p. 19 |
| Durability | p. 19 |
| Conventional fuels | p. 20 |
| 3 Engine installation | p. 23 |
| Trucks and other motor vehicles | p. 23 |
| Stationary engines | p. 26 |
| Marine engines | p. 30 |
| 4 Basic troubleshooting | p. 39 |
| Malfunctions | p. 40 |
| Tests | p. 42 |
| Air inlet system | p. 52 |
| Glow plugs | p. 54 |
| Exhaust backpressure | p. 54 |
| Engine mechanical | p. 55 |
| 5 Mechanical feel systems | p. 61 |
| Air blast | p. 61 |
| Early common-rail | p. 61 |
| Jerk pump system | p. 62 |
| Inline pumps | p. 63 |
| Distributor pumps | p. 67 |
| Delivery valves | p. 74 |
| Injectors | p. 76 |
| Timers | p. 79 |
| Diaphragm controls | p. 81 |
| Centrifugal governors | p. 82 |
| Pneumatic governors | p. 85 |
| Unit injection | p. 87 |
| Low-pressure system | p. 90 |
| Fuel filters and water separators | p. 92 |
| 6 Electronic engine management systems | p. 95 |
| Tools and resources | p. 95 |
| Analog and digital | p. 97 |
| Onboard computer | p. 98 |
| EFI systems | p. 100 |
| Sensors | p. 113 |
| Actuators | p. 116 |
| Lift pump | p. 117 |
| EMS troubleshooting | p. 120 |
| Ford 7.3L Power Stroke | p. 130 |
| 7 Cylinder heads and valves | p. 137 |
| Combustion chamber types | p. 138 |
| Valve configuration | p. 142 |
| Before you begin | p. 145 |
| 8 Engine mechanics | p. 175 |
| Scope of work | p. 175 |
| Diagnosis | p. 177 |
| Rigging | p. 177 |
| Special considerations | p. 179 |
| Cleaning | p. 186 |
| Teardown | p. 187 |
| Lubrication system | p. 187 |
| Filters | p. 193 |
| Block casting | p. 202 |
| Pistons | p. 215 |
| Connecting rods | p. 224 |
| Crankshafts | p. 231 |
| Camshafts and related parts | p. 235 |
| Harmonic balancers | p. 237 |
| Crankshaft bearings | p. 237 |
| Assembly-major components | p. 239 |
| 9 Air systems | p. 253 |
| Air cleaners | p. 253 |
| Turbochargers | p. 257 |
| Compressor map | p. 264 |
| VGTs | p. 265 |
| Aftercoolers | p. 268 |
| Troubleshooting | p. 268 |
| 10 Electrical fundamentals | p. 275 |
| Electrons | p. 275 |
| Circuits | p. 276 |
| Electrical measurements | p. 279 |
| Ohm's law | p. 280 |
| Direct and alternating current | p. 282 |
| Magnetism | p. 285 |
| Electromagnets | p. 286 |
| Voltage sources | p. 287 |
| Generator principles | p. 287 |
| Direct-current motors | p. 291 |
| Storage batteries | p. 294 |
| Switches | p. 296 |
| Diodes | p. 301 |
| 11 Starting and generating systems | p. 303 |
| Starting aids | p. 304 |
| Wiring | p. 305 |
| Starter circuits | p. 311 |
| Solenoids | p. 320 |
| Starter drives | p. 323 |
| Charging systems | p. 324 |
| Voltage regulation | p. 333 |
| Solid-state regulators | p. 334 |
| Batteries | p. 334 |
| 12 Cooling systems | p. 341 |
| Air cooling | p. 341 |
| Liquid cooling | p. 343 |
| 13 Greener diesels | p. 361 |
| Diesel emissions | p. 361 |
| Emissions controls | p. 363 |
| Diesel debacle | p. 372 |
| Biodiesel | p. 373 |
| Straight vegetable oil | p. 376 |
| Natural gas | p. 379 |
| Compressed natural gas (CNG) | p. 379 |
| LNG | p. 381 |
| Renewable natural gas (RNG) | p. 385 |
| Index | p. 387 |
