Diesel Fuel – sample drawings
All drawings taken from Marine Diesel Basics books
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Comparison of
Micron Sizes
Diesel Fuel
Deck Fill
Injection Pump
Topics covered
in chapter 2
23 drawings + text
Maintenance – Diesel Fuel
Main Concerns
Task List
Importance of Scrupulously Clean Fuel
Three Ways to Contaminate Diesel Fuel & Tanks
Preventing Fuel Contamination
1 Inspect Fuel Deck Fill
2 Add Biocide to the Fuel Tank(s)
Diesel Fuel Primary Fuel Filter
How Small is Small?
3 Change the Primary Fuel Filter
4 Change the Secondary Fuel Filter
5 Bleed the Diesel System
6 Check Diesel Tank(s) for Contamination
7 Inspect Injection Pump and Injectors
Cautionary Tale