Im always trying to learn more about diesels.
I bought the factory service manual and its pretty good but doesnt really teach how they work.

Anyone have this or know if this is worth the money?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Diese...mZ180097386211

 

Might be worth it, But everything I've learn about diesel's especially the mighty Cummin's was right here at DTR!

 

I read the section in my Thermodynamics book on the "diesel cycle." Explained pretty much everything for me.

Interesting read. The rest of the book was pretty good too. However, Im a nerd and an engineering student at the moment so I had to read most of the book!

Have a good one.

 

Roll down to angleton TX to do a few rebuilds with us in our shop from teardown to run right in shop and you'll be set. We are only an hour out of houston.

 

Just do alot of searchin on thsese forums and ask some questions, these places are the biggest book of knowledge/experience there is, besides first hand

 

Diesel engines are as basic as the get! You probably know all there is already it just seems like there should be more. Check your local library and you should find everything you need to learn everything there is to know about how diesels work. Forums are a great place for info but sometimes days of reading! www.howstuffworks.com is a fun site for info on "how stuff works" too.

 

neat site...

 

If you want a proper read on diesels, check out ISBN #s 0824707028, 1560916427, and 0689306520 at a library (university or public) to get started. Also, search for any adiabatic engine process.

There are some papers written in 1913 (Busch-Sulzer Brothers) and 1919 (H.F.P. Purday) that are worth the read.

 

SUCK, SQUEEZE, BANG, BLOW! all 4 cycle engines work like that, only difference is diesels use compression to spark instead of a spark plug in a gas engine. injection is timed with the crank position mechanically and can be adjusted similar to the spark in a gas engine, hence adding timing to the injection pump by loosening up the pump bolts and sliding it over, your adjusting where you want the explosion to happen at in the cylinder. that is on a very basic diesel engine, 12 valve to be more specific, you get into a 24 valve with electronics, powerstrokes with HEUI injection and duramax's and 3RD gens with common rail injection and it gets very technical but still fairly easy to understand. i know that was a rude way to explain it guys but hope that helps some.

 

I happened by the library on the last day of their book sale, $1 for all you can fit in a shopping bag, and snagged. Diesel Fundamentals, Service and Repair.

It goes into great detail on governors, various injection pumps and stuff in addition to fundamentals of operation.

It even goes into some strange designs I had never seen, like the Napier Deltic engine, a three crankshaft opposing piston engine, and a Continental engine with variable compression ratio.

The book is older, so it doesn’t electronic common rail, but the price was right.

 

Books are great for building a foundation of theory and basic operation. The forums though are really great for real-life information and applications. You won't understand one without the other though, and can't take everything in a forum as iron-clad fact, either.

 

Chapter 6 here will give you the basics, plus the rest of the site is a wealth of info on diesel fuel http://www.chevron.com/products/prod...lletin/diesel/