Diesel Engine Help

[Todd McCormick]

I just purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 with a 1GM10 Yanmar Diesel. The engine seems to run well, but I'm at a loss in terms of being able to do repairs and troubleshooting. It seems that getting mechanical help here is costly and the mechanics are weeks behind in backlogs. I'd love to find out how I can learn to do repairs and troubleshooting myself. Are there any books, courses, etc that anyone knows of that may help?

 

[Steve Dion]

purchase the Yamar manual

Todd:Purchase the Yanmar manual. There are several posts in the archives that refer to this manual. I think it runs about $40-45.

 

[Sam Lust]

Better yet, Seloc/Chilton manual

Better yet Todd, do yourself a BIG favor and order up the new Seloc manual for Yanmar QM, GM/HM, 4JH, and 4JH2 series, 1975 - 98. (Sorry Steve) I got mine in from Amazon.com on Friday and I'm very pleased with it. I have a lot of shop manuals including the Yanmar factory book and this is among the very best. It is written with the owner-mechanic firmly in mind, as opposed to the factory book which is written for the trained professional mechanic. Lots of explanations, theory and general advice and a large number of helpful charts. The photographs and printing are well above average.My copy is already well thumb printed from referring to it as I bench ran my newly acquired 3GM30F this weekend.Two people are acknowleged for providing assistance and information: Larry Berlin and Steve McGovern of Engine City Tech and Mack Boring. There is no person in the civilized world who knows more about Yanmars than Larry, and Steve was one of the major culprits responsable for getting Yanmars into Hunters.You could find much worse ways to spend $27.00 amd $4.00 shipping.

 

[Mickey Goodman]

Yanmar Training

Today, I called Mack Boring in Massachusetts, where I live, inquiring about a training class for owner of their engines.They will send me a registration form in the mail for a class to be held in March, 00. He estimated the Cost to be around $200.00 for the day. That is just an estimate.

 

[Sam Lust]

Class Act

I went through the class many, many years ago when I worked at Mack Boring. Back then Larry Berlin taught it and it was excelent. There's nothing like learning from the man who wrote the book! If you're near one of their 3 locations and are serious it would be a good way to spend one or two days.

 

[Paul Akers]

Marblehead, MA

I attended a diesel, 1-day class a few years ago at Hanson Marine in Marblehead, MA. I remember it was April. Class Room, hands on, trouble shooting and LUNCH. Well worth the cost.