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Installation
Inboard Marine Diesel Engines
TAMD31/41/42, KAMD43/44, KAMD300
Safety precautions .............................................. 3
General information ............................................ 6
PLANNING
Engine application ratings ................................. 9
Marine engine environment................................ 12
General information about classification .......... 15
Installation tools and literature .......................... 17
Design concepts of propulsion systems ........... 20
Reverse gear,various types ............................ 20
Water Jet ........................................................ 21
Surface drive .................................................. 21
General arrangement and planning ................... 22
Choice of engine ............................................. 22
Installation example ........................................ 23
Propeller theory............................................... 26
Propeller selection .......................................... 26
Engine inclination ............................................ 29
Weight distribution .......................................... 30
Selection of engine suspension....................... 32
INSTALLATION
Engine foundation .............................................. 36
General ........................................................... 36
Building the engine bed ................................... 39
Propeller shaft systems ...................................... 41
Propeller shafts............................................... 41
Propeller shaft couplings................................. 43
Shaft seals ..................................................... 44
Installation of stern tube and shaft bearing...... 45
Engine installation .............................................. 47
Preparing the engine ....................................... 47
Installing the engine on the engine bed ........... 49
Alignement...................................................... 50
Contents
Fuel system ......................................................... 51
General ........................................................... 51
Fuel tanks....................................................... 52
Piping ............................................................. 54
Checking feed pressure .................................. 55
Cooling system ................................................... 58
General ........................................................... 58
Seawater system ............................................ 59
Freshwater system ......................................... 61
Coolant ........................................................... 61
Filling with coolant .......................................... 62
Hot water connections..................................... 63
Extra expansion tank ...................................... 64
Venting the system ......................................... 65
Engine heater.................................................. 66
Exhaust system ................................................... 67
General ........................................................... 67
Wet exhaust line ............................................. 69
Dry exhaust line .............................................. 77
Backpressure.................................................. 78
Measuring exhaust backpressure.................... 79
Electrical system ................................................. 80
General ........................................................... 80
Batteries ......................................................... 80
Connections to starter motor ........................... 84
Charging distributor ......................................... 85
Accessories .................................................... 86
Battery charging.............................................. 88
Instruments..................................................... 89
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