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National Maritime Center
Providing Credentials to Mariners
U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine Exam
Third Assistant Engineer
Q531 Motor Plants I
(Sample Examination)
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1. The theoretical minimum compression ratio necessary to ensure compression ignition in a direct
injection diesel engine is __________.
o (A) 10:1
• (B) 12:1
o (C) 16:1
o (D) 20:1
If choice B is selected set score to 1.
2. Modern marine diesel engines equipped with mechanical fuel injection operate on a combustion
cycle which is __________.
o (A) entirely constant volume

o (B) entirely constant pressure
• (C) a combination of constant volume and constant pressure
o (D) a combination of constant temperature and constant pressure
If choice C is selected set score to 1.
3. The power/expansion stroke shown in the illustration is indicated by the diagram numbers
__________. Illustration MO-0025
• (A) 1 through 3
o (B) 1 through 4
o (C) 3 through 6
o (D) 4 through 6
If choice A is selected set score to 1.
4. The start of fuel oil injection into the cylinder of a four-stroke cycle diesel engine occurs during the
__________.
o (A) intake stroke

o (B) exhaust stroke
o (C) power stroke
• (D) compression stroke
If choice D is selected set score to 1.
5. If the piston stroke in a four-stroke cycle diesel engine is 10 1/2 inches and the speed of rotation of
the crankshaft is 720 RPM, what is the average piston speed?
o (A) 1200 feet/minute

• (B) 1260 feet/minute
o (C) 1320 feet/minute
o (D) 1380 feet/minute
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6. Which of the following conditions would NOT be considered a valid reason for the diesel engine to
operate in the area indicated by letter "B" shown in the illustration? Illustration MO-0126
o (A) Operating the vessel against high winds and current

o (B) Operating with a fouled or damaged propeller
o (C) Operating the vessel in shallow water
• (D) Operating with minimal hull drag and under light draft
7. The indicator card shown in the illustration is produced with a/an __________. Illustration MO-0108
o (A) oscillating drum

o (B) sliding camshaft
• (C) rotating drum
o (D) balanced-diaphragm indicator
8. Which of the indicator diagrams illustrated depicts the condition that should be corrected by retarding
only the timing? Illustration MO-0029
• (A) A
o (B) B
o (C) C
o (D) D
9. The greatest turbulence in a diesel engine cylinder is created by the __________.
• (A) shape of the combustion chamber

o (B) fuel injection spray pattern
o (C) cylinder swept volume
o (D) degree of penetration of the fuel oil droplets
10. A diesel engine operating at a light load, when compared to operating at heavy load has an air/fuel
ratio that is __________.
• (A) higher
o (B) lower
o (C) equal
o (D) directly proportional
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11. The time between injection and ignition of the fuel is known as __________.
o (A) turbulence lag

o (B) afterburning ratio
o (C) injection lag
• (D) ignition delay
12. Bearing "crush" as applied to diesel engine main bearings, will result in __________.
• (A) positive seating of the bearings in their housings

o (B) above normal operating temperatures
o (C) damage to the journals
o (D) damage to the bearings
13. Connecting rods in a diesel engine are used to connect the __________.
• (A) piston to the crankshaft

o (B) engine to the bed
o (C) crankshaft to the gear train
o (D) rocker arm to the camshaft
14. In the diesel engine shown in the illustration, the space below the cylinder liner lower seals is
subjected to __________. Illustration MO-0005
o (A) lube oil pressure

o (B) cooling water pressure
• (C) crankcase pressure
o (D) scavenge air pressure
15. Barrel face, taper face, grooved, and chrome plated are all types of diesel engine __________.
o (A) pistons
• (B) piston rings
o (C) piston skirts
o (D) cylinder liners
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16. The linear motion of a diesel engine piston is converted into the rotary motion required to drive
gears, propeller shafts, and generators by the __________.
o (A) flywheel
• (B) crankshaft
o (C) journal bearings
o (D) camshaft
17. One method of constructing large marine diesel engines and reducing the total engine frame weight
is through __________.
o (A) casting interlocking components

• (B) welding plates to form sections for assembly
o (C) forging integral components
o (D) case hardening integral components
18. During diesel engine warm-up, which type of valve lash adjuster compensates for the change in
length of the exhaust valve stem?
o (A) Mechanical
• (B) Hydraulic
o (C) Pneumatic
o (D) Electrical
19. Item labeled "R" as shown in Fig. 5 of the illustration is identified as the __________. Illustration MO-
0025
o (A) air filter

o (B) non-return scavenge valve
• (C) aftercooler
o (D) exhaust manifold
20. The diesel engine shown in the illustration, the exhaust manifold is indicated by the letter
__________. Illustration MO-0003
o (A) A
o (B) B
o (C) P
• (D) U
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21. The fuel injector for the diesel engine shown in the illustration, is identified as _________.
Illustration MO-0122
• (A) "19"
o (B) "H"
o (C) "M"
o (D) "Z"
22. The diesel engine connecting rods shown in the illustration are distinctively named __________.
o (A) hook and nail

o (B) male and female
• (C) fork and blade
o (D) left hand and right hand
23. Which of the following procedures should be carried out when a large, low-speed, diesel engine is
operated with one cylinder secured?
o (A) Lubrication to the defective cylinder should be increased.

o (B) Cooling water temperature to the engine should be increased.
o (C) Only the turbocharger speed should be reduced.
• (D) Engine speed should be reduced.
24. The insertion of shims between the foot of a marine type connecting rod and a bearing box would
result in __________.
• (A) increased compression ratio

o (B) decreased compression ratio
o (C) increased bearing clearance
o (D) decreased bearing clearance
25. After a long period of operation, a wear ridge, caused by piston ring action, will develop near the top
of the cylinder liner. This ridge must be removed during maintenance in order to prevent
__________.
o (A) excessive ring wear during the seating period

o (B) excessive lubrication of the top ring
o (C) improper coating of lubrication on the cylinder wall
• (D) breaking of the rings, ring lands, or both during piston removal
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26. If a single cylinder relief valve on a main propulsion diesel engine begins to lift, but it is not possible
to secure the engine, which of the following actions should be taken?
o (A) Increase the cooling water flow to the engine.

• (B) Secure or reduce fuel to that cylinder.
o (C) Screw down on the pressure adjusting spring to decrease popping pressure.
o (D) Readjust the injection timing.
27. The vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with auxiliary engines as shown in the illustration.
What statement is true concerning the valve guide and valve seat arrangements? Illustration MP-
HS-03
• (A) The valve guides and the valve seats are both replaceable inserts.
o (B) The valve guides and the valve seats are both integral (non-replaceable).
o (C) The valve guides are integral (non-replaceable), and the valve seats are replaceable inserts.
o (D) The valve guides are replaceable inserts, and the valve seats are integral (non-replaceable).
28. The vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with a diesel driven generator engine as shown in the
illustration. What statement is true in terms of the combustion chamber design? Illustration MP-HS-
04
o (A) The engine uses turbulence chambers with a hemispherical fire-deck.

o (B) The engine uses an open type combustion chamber with a hemispherical fire-deck.
• (C) The engine uses an open type combustion chamber with a flat fire-deck.
o (D) The engine uses pre-combustion chambers with a flat fire-deck.
29. When starting an auxiliary diesel engine in preparation for operation, what parameter must be
checked FIRST upon start-up to avoid immediate engine damage?
o (A) Fuel oil supply header pressure.

o (B) Cylinder jacket water pump discharge pressure.
o (C) Winch gear oil pump discharge pressure.
• (D) Engine lubricating oil supply header pressure.
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30. The diesel generator set drive engines on your vessel are protected with heavy-duty oil bath air
cleaners. The oil within these air cleaners should be periodically replaced in accordance with
manufacturer recommendations. What statement best describes when it would be appropriate to
deviate from the recommended frequency?
o (A) Replace the oil more frequently when the engine is exposed to dusty conditions (such as arc
welding in the engine room), and replace the oil less frequently when the oil is unusually dirty or
when it thickens.
o (B) Replace the oil less frequently when the engine is exposed to dusty conditions (such as arc
welding in the engine room), and replace the oil more frequently when the oil is unusually dirty or
when it thickens.
o (C) Replace the oil less frequently when the engine is exposed to dusty conditions (such as arc
welding in the engine room), and replace the oil less frequently when the oil is unusually dirty or
when it thickens.
• (D) Replace the oil more frequently when the engine is exposed to dusty conditions (such as arc
welding in the engine room), and replace the oil more frequently when the oil is unusually dirty or
when it thickens.
31. The service life of a worn aluminum piston for an auxiliary diesel, for which no spares are readily
available, can be extended by __________.
o (A) turning down the piston skirt to concentric values

• (B) knurling the piston skirt surface
o (C) building up the piston skirt with a liquid epoxy material and then remachining
o (D) increasing the dimensions of the ring land grooves
32. The turbocharged, four-stroke, diesel generator set drive engines on your vessel are protected with
dry-type air intake filters. The filter element condition can be evaluated by attaching a water
manometer to measure the vacuum in the air duct between the air intake filter and the turbocharger
blower inlet. Assume that the manometer reads 10" of water column (negative) at rated engine rpm
under full load with a clean, properly sealing filter element. What would a reading of 20" of water
column (negative) indicate at rated engine rpm under full load?
o (A) The filter element is slightly restricted with dust but does not yet require replacement.
o (B) The filter element is being severely bypassed due to an improper seal and should be
immediately re-seated.
o (C) The filter element is being slightly bypassed due to an improper seal and can be ignored until
time is available for re-seating.
• (D) The filter element is severely restricted with dust and requires immediate replacement.
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33. The turbocharged, four-stroke, diesel engines on your vessel are protected with dry-type air intake
filters. The engines are fitted with dial-type restriction indicators measuring the pressure in the air
duct between the air intake filter and the turbocharger blower inlet. Under what conditions should the
air intake filters be evaluated using the restriction indicators?
o (A) The engine should be running at idle RPM with no load (propulsion clutch disengaged).
o (B) The engine should be running at rated RPM with no load (propulsion clutch disengaged).
• (C) The engine should be running at rated RPM with full load (propulsion clutch engaged).
o (D) The engine should be running at idle RPM with minimal load (propulsion clutch engaged).
34. An accumulator used in a hydraulic starting system is generally located between the __________.
o (A) pump and the compressor

o (B) storage tank and the pump
o (C) starting motor and the reserve tank
• (D) pump and the starting motor
35. Where is the air charge for an air starting system stored?
o (A) Air compressor

• (B) Pressurized tank
o (C) Distributor assembly
o (D) Cylinder check valve
36. The pilot valves in an air pilot starting system for a two-stroke cycle, direct reversing, main
propulsion diesel engine are operated by either a ported distributor disc or a/an __________.
o (A) regulator valve

o (B) quick opening main air valve
o (C) pilot air start check valve
• (D) individual cam for each pilot valve
37. Which internal combustion engine starting system uses a vane type fluid motor?
o (A) Jet flow

o (B) Centrifugal
• (C) Compressed air
o (D) Electric
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38. Clogged or partially obstructed exhaust ports on a diesel engine can cause __________.
o (A) overspeeding of the engine

o (B) failure of the engine to shut down
o (C) no effect of engine performance
• (D) high exhaust temperatures
39. Which of the following conditions is most likely to occur if the electric starter motor pinion gear fails to
disengage from the flywheel of a diesel engine after the engine has started?
o (A) Engine will stop

• (B) Starting motor will dangerously overspeed
o (C) Flywheel will be damaged
o (D) Combustion gases will enter the air starting system
40. Proper lubrication of the main bearings is more easily obtained in a single acting four-stroke cycle
diesel engine than in a single acting two-stroke cycle diesel engine because __________.
• (A) bearing pressure in a four-stroke cycle single acting diesel engine is continually reversed
o (B) bearing pressure in a two-stroke cycle single acting diesel engine is continually reversed
o (C) the maximum bearing pressure is higher in a single acting two-stroke cycle diesel engine
o (D) two-stroke cycle diesel engines require more complicated lubrication piping
41. On most modern diesel engines, the main and connecting rod bearings receive their lubricating oil
by __________.
o (A) banjo feed

o (B) splash feed
o (C) gravity feed
• (D) pressure feed
42. The most crucial time for any bearing with regards to diesel engine lubrication is __________.
o (A) during periods of low load

o (B) during first warm up
• (C) during initial starting
o (D) after load reversals
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43. Which of the following statements is true concerning a main diesel engine oil cooler?
o (A) The oil temperature is less than the cooling water temperature.
o (B) The oil pressure is less than the cooling water pressure.
• (C) The oil pressure is greater than the cooling water pressure.
o (D) The oil flow control valve is always installed in the oil input line.
44. The illustrated device is used to __________. Illustration MO-0050
• (A) supply cylinder lubricating oil to the engine

o (B) meter fuel oil to the injectors
o (C) admit the correct amount of starting air to the cylinders in proper order
o (D) actuate exhaust valves in the correct sequence
45. The device shown in the illustration is a __________. Illustration MO-0008
o (A) rotary type mist detector, designed for use in four-stroke, high-speed diesel engines
o (B) photoelectric, explosive gas indicator, for use in high-speed, two-stroke, trunk type piston
engines
• (C) comparator type mist detector for large low-speed, crosshead type engines
o (D) level type explosimeter, for small medium-speed, trunk type piston engines
46. A "Blotter test" is a test performed on the lube oil of a diesel engine which can determine ______.
o (A) the specific gravity of the oil

o (B) the flash point of the oil
• (C) a change in the oils viscosity
o (D) the TBN number of the oil
47. Which of the following problems could develop due to the accumulation of oil vapors in the
crankcase of a diesel engine?
o (A) Reduced lubrication

o (B) Poor fuel economy
o (C) Combustion knock
• (D) Crankcase explosion
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48. Which of the following effects will excessively cold lube oil have on the operation of a diesel engine?
• (A) The engine will crank slowly and may fail to start.
o (B) The engine will overspeed when started.
o (C) The fuel oil supply will become diluted resulting in rough running.
o (D) The cooling system will overheat causing the engine to stall.
49. Pre-combustion chambers and energy cells in high-speed, small bore diesel engines all serve to
increase ________.
o (A) firing pressure

o (B) ignition quality of fuel
o (C) fuel/air ratio during compression
• (D) turbulence
50. The combustion of fuel for the illustrated engine is initiated by __________. Illustration MO-0020
• (A) a spray of fuel into a turbulence combustion chamber

o (B) fuel injection provided by a unit injector
o (C) fuel sprayed into an energy cell
o (D) individual Bosch fuel pumps
51. The desirable properties of a marine fuel oil should include __________.
• (A) high heating value and low sulfur content

o (B) low heating value and high sulfur content
o (C) low flash point and high viscosity
o (D) high flash point and high viscosity
52. In terms of the diesel fuels burned in auxiliary and main propulsion diesel engines onboard vessels,
which of the listed fuel properties would be most critical to consider when transferring and forwarding
fuel in extremely low ambient temperature conditions?
• (A) Pour point

o (B) Ash content
o (C) Flash point
o (D) Heating value
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53. Whether using a centrifuge or a simple filter, oil cleaning and filtration will be the most effective when
the oil is at a __________.
o (A) high temperature and a high viscosity

• (B) high temperature and a low viscosity
o (C) low temperature and a high viscosity
o (D) low temperature and a low viscosity
54. Which of the following statements is accurate concerning the vibration sensing device used with the
separator shown in the illustration? Illustration MO-0127
o (A) Vibration sensors are not used with centrifuges currently installed on diesel vessels due to
excessive vibrations developed by the main propulsion units.
o (B) The vibration switch is sensitive to vibration in a direction horizontal to its mounting base and
is normally installed low on the separator where movement is magnified.
• (C) The detector mechanism consists of an armature suspended on a flexure pivot and restrained
from motion by a permanent magnet acting through a small air gap.
o (D) The detector is so arranged to prevent abnormal harmonic frequencies from being developed
while the separator is passing through its critical speed range.
55. The area indicated by the letter "W", shown in the illustration is correctly termed the __________.
o (A) closing chamber

o (B) parting chamber
o (C) upper sliding piston chamber
• (D) opening chamber
56. From the graph shown in the illustration, if the separating temperature required is to be 167°F, and
the specific gravity of the oil is 0.98 kg/dm3 at 59°F, what size regulating ring is required? Illustration
MO-0113
o (A) 86 mm
o (B) 89 mm
• (C) 92 mm
o (D) 95 mm
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57. The vessel to which you are assigned has a main engine fuel system as shown in the illustration.
When the filter and water separator as shown in the day tank fill line are combined into one unit,
what is this called? Illustration MP-FO-06
o (A) A strainer.
o (B) An absorption type filter.
• (C) A coalescing type filter.
o (D) An adsorption type filter.
58. The vessel to which you are assigned has diesel generators fitted with fuel systems as shown in the
illustration. What statement is true concerning items "11", "13", and "15"? Illustration MP-FO-17
• (A) Item "11" is a high pressure fuel line.

Item "13" is the common injector leak off line.
Item "15" is the injection pump return line.
o (B) Item "11" is a high pressure fuel line.
Item "13" is the common rail supply line.
o (C) Item "11" is a low pressure fuel line.
o (D) Item "11" is a high pressure fuel line.
Item "15" is the injection pump supply line.
59. Air is normally bled from a diesel engine fuel system by __________.
o (A) blowing down the air tanks

• (B) loosening the compression nuts at the injectors
o (C) changing fuel filters
o (D) pumping down the day tanks
60. One cause of diesel engine fuel ignition delay is __________.
o (A) mechanical flexibility in the pump mechanism

o (B) low fuel booster pump pressure
o (C) high fuel rack setting
• (D) ignition quality of the fuel oil
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61. Fuel injection systems are designed to primarily meter fuel, atomize fuel, and __________.
o (A) create turbulence in the combustion chamber

o (B) aid in completing cylinder scavenging
• (C) inject fuel at the proper time
o (D) minimize fuel penetration into the cylinder
62. Differential needle valves used in fuel injectors are directly closed by __________.
o (A) cam action

• (B) spring force
o (C) fuel oil pressure
o (D) firing pressure
63. Regarding the fuel injector shown in the illustration, the purpose of piece #38 is to __________.
o (A) maintain fuel pressure at a preset level

o (B) adjust the fuel rack spring tension
• (C) filter the fuel
o (D) relieve excess fuel pressure to the suction side of the pump
64. As shown in the illustration of the fuel injection pump, the component labeled "C" would be identified
as the __________. Illustration MO-0061
o (A) control rack

o (B) barrel
o (C) sleeve
• (D) plunger
65. The component shown in the illustration would be identified as a/an __________. Illustration MO-
0097
o (A) slow-speed engine cylinder liner lubricator

• (B) slow-speed engine fuel pump
o (C) centrifugal flyweight governor
o (D) injector cooling system pump
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66. Because of the close tolerances used in diesel engine fuel oil pumps, a worn plunger requires
__________.
o (A) grinding the spare plunger to the barrel

• (B) replacing the plunger and the barrel
o (C) highly polishing both the plunger and barrel
o (D) replacing plunger only
67. An immediate repair is required if a leak occurs in the high-pressure fuel piping between the injection
pump and fuel nozzle because of the __________.
o (A) high cost of fuel

o (B) pollution hazard
• (C) serious fire hazard
o (D) poor combustion which will occur in that cylinder
68. Surface irregularities, such as erosion and pitting on injection pump plungers, will __________.
o (A) increase ignition delay

• (B) affect fuel oil metering
o (C) affect engine performance at low-speed only
o (D) disappear due to fuel oil abrasion
69. When operating the HFO purifiers in "parallel", as shown in the illustration __________. Illustration
MO-0077
o (A) valve "2" would be closed

o (B) valve "3" would be closed
• (C) valve "6" would be closed
o (D) All of the above
70. In order for microbiological growths to thrive in a fuel tank it is necessary for __________.
o (A) vanadium to be present

o (B) low temperatures to exist
• (C) moisture or water to be present
o (D) electrolysis to be occurring
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MO-0003
Adapted for testing purposes only from ROWEN, Introduction to

Practical Marine Engineering, Volume 2
Copyright © 2005 The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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MO-0005
Adapted for testing purposes only from Wӓrtsilӓ 46 Instruction Manual

Copyright © Wӓrtsilӓ NSD
MO-0008
Adapted for testing purposes only from LILLY, Diesel Engine Reference Book
Copyright © 1984 Butterworth and Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
MO-0020
IV
III
II
I
Adapted for testing purposes only from Maleev, Diesel Engine Operation
and Maintenance. © 1954 McGraw-Hill.
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MO-0025
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3
F
A
H
D
B G
E I
Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6

L
T
N O
S
K
R P
Adapted for testing purposes only from Description of and Operating Instructions
for Sulzer Diesel Engines, RND-M. © Sulzer Brothers Limited.
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MO-0029
Adapted for testing purposes only from Description of and Operating Instructions
for Sulzer Diesel Engines, RND-M. © Sulzer Brothers Limited.
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2 MO-0050
4
3
Figure A
8
6
7
24 10
23
22
21 11
Figure B 20
12
19
18
17
13
16
15 14
Adapted for testing purposes only from KNAK, Diesel Motor Ships' Engines and
Machinery Diagrams. Copyright © The Institute of Marine Engineers.
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MO-0059
24
42
21
41
25
40
39
22 38
26
27
23 28
37
29
30
36
35
31
34
32
33
Adapted for testing purposes only from EMD 645E9 Turbocharged Engine Maintenance
Manual. Copyright © 1973 Electro-Motive Division, General Motors. Further
4/21/2015 reproduction prohibited without permission. Page 24 of 37
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MO-0061
Adapted for testing purposes only from KATES/LUCK, Diesel and High Compression
rd
Gas Engines, 3 edition
Copyright © 1974 by American Technical Society
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MO-0077
Adapted for testing purposes only from HARRINGTON, Marine Engineering

Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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MO-0097
Adapted for testing purposes only from HUNT, Modern Marine

Engineer’s Manual, Volume II, Third Edition
Copyright © 2002 by Cornell Maritime Press, Inc.
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MO-0108
Adapted for testing purposes only from KATES/LUCK, Diesel and

rd
High Compression Gas Engines, 3 edition
Copyright © 1974 by American Technical Society
MO-0112
Adapted for testing purposes only from Instruction Manual and Parts List,
Mineral Oil Separator with Self-Cleaning Bowl, Model OSA 20-02-066
Copyright © Westfalia Separator
MO-0113
Adapted for testing purposes only from Instruction Manual and Parts List,
Mineral Oil Separator with Self-Cleaning Bowl, Model OSA 20-02-066
Copyright © Westfalia Separator
MO-0122
Adapted for testing purposes only from EMD 645E9

Turbocharged Engine Maintenance Manual
Copyright © 1973 Electro-Motive Division, General Motors. Page 31 of 37
MO-0126
Adapted for testing purposes only from Sulzer, Description of and

Operating Instructions for Sulzer Diesel Engines RND-M
Copyright © Sulzer Brothers Limited
MO-0127
Adapted for testing purposes only from KNAK, Diesel Motor

Ships Engines and Machinery, Drawings
Copyright © 1979 by Christen Knak
MP-FO-06
EMD 645 Series Engine
Fuel Oil System
Adapted for testing purposes only from Marine Propulsion Unit Operating Manual
Copyright © 1988 by Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Corporation
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MP-FO-17
rd
Adapted for testing purposes only from BAKER, Diesel Engines and Electric Power, 3 Edition
10/2/2017 Copyright © 1998 by The University of Texas at Austin
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MP-HS-03
Adapted for testing purposes only from TOBOLDT,

Diesel Fundamentals, Service, Repair
10/23/2017 Copyright © 1973 by the Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
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MP-HS-04
Adapted for testing purposes only from WILBUR, Pounder's Marine Diesel Engines, Sixth Edition
8/15/2017 Copyright © 1986 Butterworth's Publishers
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Third Assistant Engineer

Q531 Motor Plants I

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o (A) entirely constant volume

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o (A) intake stroke

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o (A) 1200 feet/minute

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o (A) Operating the vessel against high winds and current

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o (A) oscillating drum

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9. The greatest turbulence in a diesel engine cylinder is created by the __________.

• (A) shape of the combustion chamber

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o (A) turbulence lag

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• (A) positive seating of the bearings in their housings

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• (A) piston to the crankshaft

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o (A) lube oil pressure

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o (A) casting interlocking components

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o (A) air filter

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o (A) hook and nail

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o (A) Lubrication to the defective cylinder should be increased.

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• (A) increased compression ratio

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o (A) excessive ring wear during the seating period

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o (A) Increase the cooling water flow to the engine.

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o (A) The engine uses turbulence chambers with a hemispherical fire-deck.

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o (A) Fuel oil supply header pressure.

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o (A) turning down the piston skirt to concentric values

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o (A) pump and the compressor

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o (A) Air compressor

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