Detroit Diesel Engine Manuals - MARINE DIESEL BASICS

Manuals for Detroit Diesel Engines

(including Graymarine)

Marine Diesel Basics author Dennison Berwick

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3 simple steps to make your diesel system reliable and robust

STEP ONE - Get the manuals for your equipment

Owner, Workshop and Parts Manuals are important documents that should be part of every vessel's library. They contain the detailed information necessary for safe operation, maintenance and correct servicing.

The manuals on this page are provided for public information and education and can be downloaded for free. All copyrights belong to copyright holders stated in the documents.

congratulations - by downloading these free manuals you are taking an important step towards making your engine more reliable and robust.

STEP TWO - regular maintenance

Simple, regular maintenance is the easiest, quickest and cheapest way to avoid problems and accelerated engine wear. Most expensive repairs start from a lack of basic maintenance or ignoring small warnings. The work is not difficult - it just needs to be done.

The purpose is so that we can enjoy our boat for all the reasons we bought her. Trust yourself. Do the work regularly and be methodical.

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if you need clear, easy-to-understand help

Marine Diesel Basics 1 book 3D Cover +iPad

300+ drawings

Seeing is Understanding

Marine Diesel Basics 1
Maintain, Winterize and Recommission

• explains all parts of the marine diesel system - fuel,
lubrication, breathing, electrics, stern gland, propeller etc.
• 140+ tasks, 300+ drawings, 222 pages
• tasks are fully explained with clear drawings and minimal text
• all tools & supplies needed are illustrated for each task
• paperback US$15.99 £10.99 €12.99
• ebook (kindle, kobo, ibooks, google, epub) US$9.99

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STEP THREE - keep a Maintenance Logbook

Keep a detailed and accurate record:

all the work done on your diesel system - what, when & by who
inventory of serial numbers, component descriptions
early warning of potential problems
time and details of any changes in performance

Use a notebook or use your iPad, tablet or desktop and record the information in an editable PDF directly as you work.

Marine Diesel Basics Maintenance eLogbook sample

Mantenance eLogbook Marine Diesel Basics sample screen2

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Maintenance eLogbook

If you've every struggled to keep a logbook, this editable eLogbook may be exactly the help you need.

- "fillable form" PDF
- clickable checklists
- write, edit details of all tasks completed
- 40+ drawings to help inspections
- all common measurements with live calculators
- just $7.99 196 pages

"the Perfect Logbook" - verified purchaser

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GrayMarine 64 HN9 Illustrated Parts List

Graymarine 64 HN9
(marinized Detroit Diesel 6-71)

Illustrated Parts List

59 pages

12 MB file

Detroit Diesel Model Serial Numbers Guide

Engines Model Description
and Serial Number Location

Series: 149,
Inline 53,
V53, 60,
Inline 71, V71, V92.

7 pages
publ. - no date given

< 1 MB file

Engine Serial Number Guide

1 page
publ. - no date given

< 1 MB file

Detroit Diesel 149 diesel engine information Brochure

Information Booklet

149

5 pages
publ. - no date given

< 1 MB file

Service Manual

8.2 Litre

"Fuel Pincher"

224 pages
publ. April 1981

105 MB file

Operator Guide

Series 40

158 pages
publ. 2003
revised May 2004

1 MB file

Operator's Guide

Series 50

174 pages
publ. January 2004

2 MB file

Detroit Diesel 50:60 Series diesel engine Replacement Parts Catalog

New and Remanufactured Parts

50 Series 53 Series
60 Series 71 Series
92 Series 149 Series

Published by Interstate McBee

72 pages
publ. July 2009

2 MB file

General Specifications

Series 53

2 pages
publ. - no date given

< 1 MB file

Operator's Manual

for paving machine materiel crawler Model BSF-400
with Detroit Diesel Series 53

538 pages
publ. January 1981

18 MB file

Service Manual

Series 53

751 pages
updated September 1973

5 MB file

Detroit Diesel Series 53 Parts manual 1987

Parts Catalog

Series 53

Detroit Diesel Allison

2364 pages
publ. December 1987

78 MB

Service Manual

Series 53

393 pages
publ. June 1985

43 MB file

Technical Manual

Series 53
(part of a manual for a paving crawler machine)

538 pages
publ. January 1981

19 MB file

Technical Specifications

Series 60

3 pages
publ. - no date given

1 MB file

Information Booklet

Series 60
Emissions 2007

10 pages
publ. 2006

2 MB file

Service Manual

Series 60 Diesel, Natural Gas-Fueled
and Marine Diesel Engines

2117 pages (!)
publ. January 2004

19 MB file

Detroit Diesel Series 60 EGR Diesel Engine Technician Manual

Technician's Manual

Series 60 EGR

135 pages
publ. April 2004

3 MB file

Detroit Diesel 6V71 diesel engine Brochure

Brochure with Technical Data

6V-71
8V-71
12V-71

4 pages
publ. - no date given

< 1 MB file

Service Manual

8V71

this manual is for a specific fire truck with the 8V71 installed. Please verify that the information is relevant and accurate for your engine and installation.

641 pages
publ. November 1986

35 MB file