Books on Diesel Engine Rebuild?

[captden]

Hi all, I just aquired a ford lehman for short money, I want to tear down this engine and do a rebuild on it and replace my existing engine on the boat before I head south. I have the owners manual for the engine but it doesn't help much for tearing down and rebuilding. Does anyone know of some good books that will help me through this endeavor.

Thanks
captden

[Chief Engineer]

Check with American Diesel in Virginia for a shop manual.

Have you done the required diagnostics to justify the rebuild?

[AnchorageGuy]

Contact American Diesel at

American Diesel Corporation

[GordMay]

See the Ford Lehman (Parts) Engine Manuals at:
Peterson Cutter Group -- Documents Page

[San Juan Sailor]

I recently bought a boat with a Perkins diesel, my first experience with a diesel. I wanted to teach myself about diesels to be able to do the repairs and service myself so I started looking for a good book. I ended up getting Troubleshooting And Repairing Diesel Engines by Paul Dempsey. Good book.

[captden]

Have you done the required diagnostics to justify the rebuild?[/quote]

I thought it would be best just to tear it down rather doing a diagnostic as I have no information on it. I do know it turns over so it's not seized up. The reason I thought of doing it was to have piece of mind when I'm out there and the experance of doing it would help down the road. I have read that these are rather basic engines to rebuild and I do have the manuals for the parts and torque of head bolts and such, but I didn't see anything pertaining to things like lining up the camshaft, crankshaft, or the timing for the injection pump.

captden

[SweetSurrender]

Maybe these books would help?

Troubleshooting Marine Diesels by Peter Compton
Marine Diesel Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair by Nigel Calder

Hope that was helpful!

[David M]

You don't need to go so far as to completely rebuilding your diesel in order to learn how to do basic things like changing out the raw water impeller, riser, injectors, etc. If something more than a simple problem arises with your engine, you are not going to be able to repair it as sea anyways because chances are you are not going to have the parts or the tools anyways. If you need practice at learning how to do things then practice changing out parts at the dock before you go cruising.

[Abo]

Originally Posted by captden

Hi all, I just aquired a ford lehman for short money, I want to tear down this engine and do a rebuild on it and replace my existing engine on the boat before I head south. I have the owners manual for the engine but it doesn't help much for tearing down and rebuilding. Does anyone know of some good books that will help me through this endeavor.

Thanks
captden

Hi Captden,


The following are links to books which appear to be excellent. Some of these are absolutely free. Considering the cost of a good manual, if you can find one, please consider giving a reasonable donation to Dennison Berwick for making this material available. I have done a lot of searching and there is very little to be found in many searches but Dennison gives it on a platter. I am buying his book as well as a donation to help and show that I appreciate his work. I hope others will do the same, it is worth it to not have to spend many hours searching and coming up with nothing.

• https://www.kp44.org/ftp/Perkins_4-154_Shop_Manual.pdf

There might also be some here: https://www.marinedieselbasics.com/d...ngine-manuals/

• or here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/99...ins-4-154.html

https://www.google.com.au/books/edit...J?hl=en&gbpv=0







Manuals for Perkins Diesel Engines

(including Perkins Perama and Perkins Sabre)
Perkins Ltd. was founded in Peterborough, England by Frank Perkins and Charles Wallace Chapman in 1932. Its legendary 6.354 diesel engine started production in 1960, the year after the company was bought by Massey Ferguson, and continued until 1996. By then more than one million 6.354 engines had been built in Peterborough. Perkins was bought by Caterpillar in 1998.





That is a photo of Dennison with his book. Let me know what you think of the manuals, I would be very interested in your opinion. Links below are from a search I just did, so I haven't seen them, but hope they are of some assistance to you. They are not from Dennison.


FORD 2722 SERVICE MANUAL Pdf Download | ManualsLib

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Ford 2725 Pdf User Manuals. View online or download Ford 2725 Service Manual, Operator's Handbook Manual. ... New and Overhauled Pumps.


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Regards,
Abo

[sailingunity]

I have a Westerbeke W80 and the manual for the engine does a pretty good job of telling you how to rebuild everything from the injectors, to the fuel pump, to the entire engine.

[skipperpete]

Originally Posted by captden

Hi all, I just aquired a ford lehman for short money, I want to tear down this engine and do a rebuild on it and replace my existing engine on the boat before I head south. I have the owners manual for the engine but it doesn't help much for tearing down and rebuilding. Does anyone know of some good books that will help me through this endeavor.

Thanks
captden

Your Ford Lehman is the perfect engine to learn about rebuilding. First off you need a good well lit space to work in and quite a few boxes and trays to allow all the parts to be stored safely and in order of removal. For a beginner it’s difficult to assess what’s good and what’s not regarding wear and damage especially if the history of the engine is unknown..... (why was it replaced by the previous owner?).
Be prepared for some heavy lifting (your Ford is no lightweight) and get set up for some industrial level component cleaning. You will also need a torque wrench,a good set of tools, a good supply of hand cleaner and a comfortable place to sit and have a coffee.