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2102.0. "Yanmar diesel seminars" by MARX::CARTER () Tue Dec 21 1993 12:43

    For those of you with Yanmar diesels, Mack Boring is offering some one
    (week)day seminars during January, March, April, and May which may be of
    interest.
    
    The sessions run one day, from 0900 until 1700.  Lunch is included in
    the $95 fee.
    
    The literature states as the objective of the seminar, "...to
    familiarize and up-date the diesel owner with their engine...the
    context of this course is applicable to all models of Yanmar diesel
    engines."
     
    It is recommended that participants bring their engine owners manuals.
    
    
    The syllabus is:
       0830-0900     Registration, coffee and doughnuts
       0900 to 1025  Introduction to diesel engines
                         basic components
                         basic operation
                         questions and answers
       1025-1035     stretch
       1035-1150     Periodic maintenance
                         owners' manuals
                         fuel system
                         lubrication system
       1150-1300     Lunch (provided)
                         after lunch there will be a tour of the facility
       1315-1430     systems maintenance
                         cooling system
                         electrical system
       1430-1700     preventive maintenance
                         what you can and can not do
                         winterizing
                         questions and answers
    
    
    
    In Union, New Jersey the dates are:
       Monday 24 January
       Monday 28 March
       Monday 25 April
       Monday 9 May.
    
    In Braintree, Massachusetts the dates are:
       Monday 7 March
       Tuesday 8 March.
    
    To register for N.J. courses the address is,
       Mack Boring & Parts Company
       P.O. Box 3116
       Union, N.J. 07083-1916
    
       phone is 908-964-8475
    
    To register for the Massachusetts courses, the address is,
       Mack Boring & Parts Company
       587 Granite Street
       Braintree, Ma 02184
      
       phone is 617-848-0335
    
    There is a non-refundable $95 registration fee for the course.
    
    Having not yet taken this course, I can not vouch for its value.
    
    djc