Can anyone recommend a good "how to" book on the maintenance of yanmar engines other than the manual.Topics to include; changing impellers, winterizing, changing filters etc. Thanks in advance
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Diesel maintenance by Nigel Calder. It is not specific to Yanmar but he uses Yanmar in the photos. It is also written well. I liked it. I think I got the name right the book is at home.
Diesel maintenance by Nigel Calder. It is not specific to Yanmar but he uses Yanmar in the photos. It is also written well. I liked it. I think I got the name right the book is at home.
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but I think you'll get a lot more overall bang for your buck by buying Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual by Nigel Calder It has a chapter on care and feeding of diesel engines, and covers just about every other piece of a boat as well. If you're a beginner (like I was) you might want to buy this book to start with, then move up to the more specific diesel book. And/or check your local community college for a hands-on diesel engine course - that's on my list to do as well (we're down to 5.5 years, so I better get to that, eh?
Cheers, Bob s/v X SAIL R 8
but I think you'll get a lot more overall bang for your buck by buying Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual by Nigel Calder It has a chapter on care and feeding of diesel engines, and covers just about every other piece of a boat as well. If you're a beginner (like I was) you might want to buy this book to start with, then move up to the more specific diesel book. And/or check your local community college for a hands-on diesel engine course - that's on my list to do as well (we're down to 5.5 years, so I better get to that, eh?
Cheers, Bob s/v X SAIL R 8
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Seloc Yanmar Inboards. Published by Chilton Marine. Covers Yanmars up to 1998 and really good. I'm nothing close to a gear head, but have figured out a lot from this book. Even removed my tranny and saved huge $$$. Order it today, run don't walk... Of course, opinions are worth....
Seloc Yanmar Inboards. Published by Chilton Marine. Covers Yanmars up to 1998 and really good. I'm nothing close to a gear head, but have figured out a lot from this book. Even removed my tranny and saved huge $$$. Order it today, run don't walk...
Of course, opinions are worth....
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Take a Yanmar dealer's weekend class on diesel maintenance. Now you can ask questions and get your questions answered. Keep the class material. The best $$$ you can spend!
Take a Yanmar dealer's weekend class on diesel maintenance. Now you can ask questions and get your questions answered. Keep the class material. The best $$$ you can spend!
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When I first started sailing boats with an inboard diesel, I didn't know squat about their maintenance. An embarassing situation with an overheat when my father-in-law was on board strengthened my resolve to get educated. I did buy Marine Diesel Engines by Nigel Calder which I highly recommend (I also highly recommend his Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical book). I wanted to take a class, but there were none locally so I found a local mechanic who was both good at what he did and also a good teacher. I paid him his normal fee and in half a day's time he took me through tensioning belts, changing fuel filters, bleeding fuel lines, swapping out impellers, etc. etc. Factoring in the cost of travel, it turned out cheaper than a class, AND it was done on my boat and my engine so I knew just where everything was and how to do it. I've done all my own engine maintenance on boats since then and fixed problems that develop while out cruising which is really critical. Hope this helps. Gary Wyngarden S/V Wanderlust h37.5
When I first started sailing boats with an inboard diesel, I didn't know squat about their maintenance. An embarassing situation with an overheat when my father-in-law was on board strengthened my resolve to get educated. I did buy Marine Diesel Engines by Nigel Calder which I highly recommend (I also highly recommend his Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical book). I wanted to take a class, but there were none locally so I found a local mechanic who was both good at what he did and also a good teacher. I paid him his normal fee and in half a day's time he took me through tensioning belts, changing fuel filters, bleeding fuel lines, swapping out impellers, etc. etc. Factoring in the cost of travel, it turned out cheaper than a class, AND it was done on my boat and my engine so I knew just where everything was and how to do it. I've done all my own engine maintenance on boats since then and fixed problems that develop while out cruising which is really critical. Hope this helps. Gary Wyngarden S/V Wanderlust h37.5
Because you asked,,,,,,
it means to me that you're not scared of machinery. Go get 'em! Diesels are easy. Not just to maintain but to keep running too. Some rules: (Oh hell, these are the only rules) 1.Clean fuel. Don't let in air. 2.Clean lube oil. Change it according to your manual. 3.Clean cooling water. Make sure it gets in and out properly. There's more stuff that falls into the 'preventative' category, but that short list will get you home.
it means to me that you're not scared of machinery. Go get 'em! Diesels are easy. Not just to maintain but to keep running too. Some rules: (Oh hell, these are the only rules) 1.Clean fuel. Don't let in air. 2.Clean lube oil. Change it according to your manual. 3.Clean cooling water. Make sure it gets in and out properly. There's more stuff that falls into the 'preventative' category, but that short list will get you home.
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