Contents
SECTION 1 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................................... 8
1. General....................................................................................................................................... 8
2. Lifting.......................................................................................................................................... 8
3. Rotating Shafts and Belts........................................................................................................... 8
4. Exhaust System.......................................................................................................................... 8
5. Launching and Lifting Boats....................................................................................................... 8
6. Batteries ..................................................................................................................................... 8
SECTION 2 - ENGINE IDENTIFICATION.................................................................................................. 10
SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION................................................................................................................... 11
1. Ventilation................................................................................................................................. 11
2. Engine Beds............................................................................................................................. 11
3. Pressurised Water Header Tank.............................................................................................. 11
4. Shaft Connection and Propeller selection................................................................................ 13
5. Engine Anti-Vibration Mounts................................................................................................... 13
6. Engine Mount Installation......................................................................................................... 14
7. Engine Alignment ..................................................................................................................... 16
8. Electrics.................................................................................................................................... 17
9. Electrical Options...................................................................................................................... 18
10. Engine Oil................................................................................................................................. 19
11. Fuel........................................................................................................................................... 19
12. Coolant..................................................................................................................................... 20
13. Calorifier (optional)................................................................................................................... 20
14. Control Cables.......................................................................................................................... 21
15. Domestic Battery Bank (with optional Twin Alternator Engines).............................................. 21
16. Control Panel............................................................................................................................ 22
17. Seawater Strainer..................................................................................................................... 23
16. Exhaust System........................................................................................................................ 23
17. Hydraulic Drive Transmissions................................................................................................. 24
18. Hydraulic Pump Drive (Shire 70).............................................................................................. 24
19. Installation Check list................................................................................................................ 25
SECTION 4 - OPERATION........................................................................................................................ 26
1. Starting The Engine For The First Time................................................................................... 26
2. Starting Procedure ................................................................................................................... 26
3. Stopping Procedure.................................................................................................................. 26
4. Refuelling.................................................................................................................................. 26
5. Diesel Fuel Additive.................................................................................................................. 27
6. Exhaust Back Pressure............................................................................................................ 27
SECTION 5 - SERVICE PROCEDURE ..................................................................................................... 28
1. Engine Oil and Filter Change................................................................................................... 28
2. Air Filter Check & Change........................................................................................................ 29
3. Gearbox Oil Change................................................................................................................. 29
4. Disposal of Oil and Related Items............................................................................................ 30
5. Primary Fuel Filter Water Drain................................................................................................ 30
6. Primary Fuel Filter Change ...................................................................................................... 31
7. Secondary Fuel Filter Change.................................................................................................. 31
8. Fuel System Bleeding .............................................................................................................. 32
9. Cooling System ........................................................................................................................ 32
10. Belt Adjustment ........................................................................................................................ 32
11. Belt Maintenance...................................................................................................................... 33
12. Belt Replacement..................................................................................................................... 33
13. Deluxe Panel Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 34
14. Sacrificial Anode Change......................................................................................................... 35
15. Raw Water Pump Impeller Change.......................................................................................... 35
16. Engine Heat Exchanger Tube Stack Flushing. ........................................................................ 35