Ten things to remember for Diesel maintenance
Ten things to remember for Diesel maintenance
1. Thou shalt keep thine engine clean and in adjustment and thy life in its company shall be long and fruitful.
2. Know thy engine and all its parts and functions, else thou shalt be in some unholy spot.
3. Be not wise in thine own conceit. Remember the factory instructions and keep them holy, lest repairs be thine undoing.
4. Be not loose in thy jaw hinges for no man knoweth all about Diesels. The truly wise absorbeth much knowledge and exceedeth little, and he who so doeth shall gain repute among his fellows and favors among his superiors.
5. For all things in this life that thou desireth thou shalt also pay plenty and for the wisdom of experience, no less. Advice from the multitudes costeth nothing and is usually worth just that.
6. In the books thou mayest read what to do and when, but only the voice of experience may tell thee why and how, else thy reading of what and when shall but plague thee with smoke.
7. The earth shall rotate endlessly without bearings or oil, but not thy Diesel.
8. Curse not thine engine when it turneth not. Curse rather thine own stupidity.
9. Steam engines and gas engines may long turn over though sloppy; a Diesel not so. With gauges and mikes be thou ever busy.
10. The eternal eye may watcheth universal operations, but thou shalt not rely upon it as to thy Diesel. Thine own vigilance is the price thou payest for thy job.
ForcedInduction
03-01-2008, 06:02 AM
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TEN THINGS TO REMEMBER FOR DIESEL MAINTENANCE
1. Thou shalt keep thine engine clean and in adjustment and thy life in its company shall be long and fruitful.
2. Know thy engine and all its parts and functions, else thou shalt be in some unholy spot.
3. Be not wise in thine own conceit. Remember the factory instructions and keep them holy, lest repairs be thine undoing.
4. Be not loose in thy jaw hinges for no man knoweth all about Diesels. The truly wise absorbeth much knowledge and exceedeth little, and he who so doeth shall gain repute among his fellows and favors among his superiors.
5. For all things in this life that thou desireth thou shalt also pay plenty and for the wisdom of experience, no less. Advice from the multitudes costeth nothing and is usually worth just that.
6. In the books thou mayest read what to do and when, but only the voice of experience may tell thee why and how, else thy reading of what and when shall but plague thee with smoke.
7. The earth shall rotate endlessly without bearings or oil, but not thy Diesel.
8. Curse not thine engine when it turneth not. Curse rather thine own stupidity.
9. Steam engines and gas engines may long turn over though sloppy; a Diesel not so. With gauges and mikes be thou ever busy.
10. The eternal eye may watcheth universal operations, but thou shalt not rely upon it as to thy Diesel. Thine own vigilance is the price thou payest for thy job.
I had pulled the injectors to find what was ailing my wife's 82 wagon- I had changed the fuel filters, the air filter, did the valve adj, did the italian tuneup and it still smoked to much but sounded perfect, and had good power. Cylinder #5 had a shootload of carbon on the heat shield, and it took about an hour to get out. I changed that and the injector, plus three of the other four. By putting a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar next to the injector and the other end next to my ear you can tell what is happening in the cylinder compared to other cylinders. I can hear that cylinder nailing alot more than the other cylinders. It may be the built up carbon, but frankly I don't know what it is at this point. :roll: I found a heat shield on the driveway below the car, but it was one that came out when I dry cranked the engine and installed one injector without a HS. Two days later I had the chance to change that. :mrgreen:
2005 CDI heavily modified 1984 300TD - Myna pump/TMIC/enlarged PC's/HX30Super/W126 II front brakes/Vogtland springs/EGT +Boost gauges/H4 Hella's
11) Use all of your senses when working on a diesel. The sounds the engine makes are crucial in recognition of current and future mechanical issues.
I had pulled the injectors to find what was ailing my wife's 82 wagon- I had changed the fuel filters, the air filter, did the valve adj, did the italian tuneup and it still smoked to much but sounded perfect, and had good power. Cylinder #5 had a shootload of carbon on the heat shield, and it took about an hour to get out. I changed that and the injector, plus three of the other four. By putting a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar next to the injector and the other end next to my ear you can tell what is happening in the cylinder compared to other cylinders. I can hear that cylinder nailing alot more than the other cylinders. It may be the built up carbon, but frankly I don't know what it is at this point. :roll: I found a heat shield on the driveway below the car, but it was one that came out when I dry cranked the engine and installed one injector without a HS. Two days later I had the chance to change that. :mrgreen:
2005 CDI heavily modified 1984 300TD - Myna pump/TMIC/enlarged PC's/HX30Super/W126 II front brakes/Vogtland springs/EGT +Boost gauges/H4 Hella's
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