John Deere instruments: Transmission and Engine Oil Pressure, Voltage, RPM and
Water Temperature plus the digital display.
The port engine dipstick just above the oil filter.
4J: Engine & Transmissions
4J1: General Discussion
The main engines on the boat
are John Deere 4045TFM
turbocharged Diesels producing a
maximum of 135 horsepower each.
These extraordinarily-reliable, rugged
machines are top-of-the-line, and can
be expected to give you trouble-free,
economical cruising.
The engines are controlled at
the lower helm with a key, start and
stop button; on the flybridge
emergency start/stop buttons are
provided as well.
On engine start, no long
warm-up is required! Three or four minutes is sufficient at idle, then load the engine by putting
its transmission in gear.
Do not run it over 1400 RPM until the temperature gauge reads at least 140 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Do not run the engine for long periods with the transmission in neutral, with no load!
Engine Status is shown on the Digital Monitor, an LCD display for each engine at each
helm station. Press menu for mode selection, then use the up-down-left-right keys.
4J2: Checking the Engine
The engines require a
regular, daily check, since once
underway, you will probably not
check them while in use,
tucked away as they are in the
engine room. Please perform
this check each morning (when
the engine room is cool!):
CHECK THE OIL.
The
oil level should be between the
two marks on the dipstick
located on the top of the
engine; the stick "pulls out" upward. Use a paper towel, wipe the stick, reinsert, and take
reading. The distance between the two marks is about 1.5 quarts. Add only enough oil to bring
it up above the "add" mark, say a quart, using the oil provided on the boat. The oil fill on the
engine is a cap on the valve cover of each engine.
Paper towels are on a holder forward of the
starboard engine.
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