dhays
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Coming from sailboats with small diesel engines with not many hours on them to a trawler with a Cummins QSB 5.9L 380hp engine, I am not used to the maintenance. I also am not used to the more extensive systems compared to the relatively simply ones I had on the sailboats.
I can figure out how often to do routine maintenance, as long as I know to do it and then remember to do it. Case in point. I just now changed out the engine zincs. I read something here on TF and thought "Damn! I haven't checked those zincs." They were last replaced in May by a mechanic who serviced the aftercooler. 9 months was too long and one of the three was almost gone. Ted mentioned O rings in another thread.
So what type of systems do you use to remind yourself to do the normal maintenance? How do you implement it?
I can figure out how often to do routine maintenance, as long as I know to do it and then remember to do it. Case in point. I just now changed out the engine zincs. I read something here on TF and thought "Damn! I haven't checked those zincs." They were last replaced in May by a mechanic who serviced the aftercooler. 9 months was too long and one of the three was almost gone. Ted mentioned O rings in another thread.
So what type of systems do you use to remind yourself to do the normal maintenance? How do you implement it?