Product Description

This is the world's best-selling marine engine maintenance book. Calder is the world's leading boat technology writer and the author of the best-selling "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual". No one explains marine systems more clearly and usefully.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61345 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Review
'Another cracking diesel engine episode from Nigel Calder that's worth its weight in gold a practical, understandable journal for the everyday boater a marvellous book full of diesel engine wisdom.' Boat Mart (April 2007) 'Calder's latest offering, like its predecessors, will be another 'bible' for thousands of do-it-yourself boat owners.' Sailing (June 2007)

Sailing, June 2007
'Calder's latest offering, like its predecessors, will be another 'bible' for thousands of do-it-yourself boat owners.'

From the Back Cover
Keep your diesel engine going with help from a master mechanic

Marine Diesel Engines has been the bible for do-it-yourself boatowners for
more than 15 years. Now updated with information on fuel injection systems,
electronic engine controls, and other new diesel technologies, Nigel
Calder's bestseller has everything you need to keep your diesel engine
running cleanly and efficiently. Marine Diesel Engines explains how to:

Diagnose and repair engine problems
Perform routine and annual maintenance
Extend the life and improve the efficiency of your engine
Nigel Calder is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost writer on boat
systems maintenance. A diesel mechanic for more than 35 years, he has also
been a boatbuilder, cabinetmaker, and machinist. Calder is the author of
How to Read a Nautical Chart, Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook, and
Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual.

Learn how to:

Cure overheating
Fix your transmission
Retrofit a new diesel engine
Flush your cooling system
Change your oil
Clean your electrical system
Replace fuel filters and bleed air from the fuel system
Troubleshoot virtually any problem