-
HOW TO RUN ENGINE WITH BROKEN STAY BOLT
STAY BOLTS HOLD THE ENGINE TOGETHER AND KEEP THEM IN COMPRESSION. A LOOSE/CRACK STAY BOLT WILL LEAD TO SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. […]
-
AUXILIARY ENGINE LUBE OIL LEVEL INCREASING
LUBE OIL IS CONSUMED SLOWLY WHEN THE ENGINE RUNS. BUT ITS LEVEL INCREASING IS A PROBLEMATIC SITUATION. SOMETIMES YOU MAY THINK ITS INCREASING IF THE DIP STICK IS SITUATED AT […]
-
AUXILIARY ENGINE FAIL TO START ON FUEL
CONTINUING FROM THE PREVIOUS POST , NOW LET US SEE WHY THE ENGINE STARTS ON AIR BUT FAIL TO START ON FUEL. AS I SAID EARLIER ALSO, LETS START FROM […]
-
AUXILIARY ENGINE FAIL TO START ON AIR
MANY TIMES WHEN WE START AN AUXILIARY ENGINE, IT FAILS TO START. STARTING PROBLEM IN AN AUXILIARY ENGINE CAN BE CATEGORIES IN TWO :- A) NOT STARTING ON AIR B) […]
-
EXHAUST TEMPERATURE OF ENGINE DECREASES
EXHAUST TEMPERATURE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARAMETER OF THE ENGINE AND SHOULD BE CHECKED DURING EVERY ROUNDS AS DEVIATION FROM NORMAL WILL GIVE US PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY […]
-
DETERMINATION OF LEAKY STARTING AIR VALVE
STARTING AIR VALVE IS FITTED ON THE CYLINDER HEAD OF EVERY UNIT TO ALLOW STARTING AIR TO ENTER THE CYLINDER WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. IT IS OPERATED WHEN THE […]
-
M/E DOESNOT START WHEN TELEGRAPH IS SET TO START
CAUSES AND REMEDIES :- ANY INTERLOCK IS ACTIVATED. AIR PRESSURE TO LOW :- COMPRESSOR TO BE STARTED AND CHECK THAT THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY, ALSO CHECK WHETHER AIR IS LEAKING […]
-
VACUUM IN FWG NOT DEVELOPING
VACUUM INSIDE THE FRESH WATER GENERATOR IS DEVELOPED BY THE EDUCTOR WHICH SUCK OUT THE WATER AND NON- CONDENSABLE GASES OUT OF THE FWG TO CREATE THE VACUUM. THIS VACUUM […]
