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Diesel 2: I've Got The Diesel Fuel Blues
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Ever had that sinking feeling when your diesel starts to labor, sputter, and finally dies? In the second of his GLCC School diesel maintenance series Jim Zima, owner of Great Lakes Diesel in Vermilion, Ohio, will lead you through a thorough and detailed look at how to prevent diesel fuel issues and what to do when they occur. From his classes at the GLCC School to his classes at the Annapolis Cruisers University, Jim Zima shows us that he is not only a master mechanic but a great teacher. Join Jim for this outstanding webinar.
Diesel fuel maintenance can be as basic as regularly scheduled filter changes to as complicated as pumping out a fuel tank full of gunk. In this webinar Jim Zima will discuss the preventative maintenance steps you should take to insure a regular supply of clean fuel, plus cover a number of real world scenarios such as "What do I do when I’m out in the middle of the lake and my normally clear water separator sight glass is now black?"
Meet The Instructor
Jim Zima
Jim Zima is the owner of Great Lakes Diesel in Vermilion, Ohio. In addition to maintaining, repairing, and re-powering marine diesels Jim teaches numerous seminars in and around the Great Lakes and at the Annapolis Cruisers University. GLD is the largest certified Yanmar dealer on Lake Erie. GLD is also a certified dealer for Westerbeke, Universal, and Kubota. In his GLCC School webinars Jim Zima shows us that he is not only a master mechanic but a great teacher.
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