Tough question to answer, actually. If you know what's normal and notice a change then that's clearly a sign to look for what's wrong. My diesel (M-15 ?) vibrates the cockpit quite readily but I know my yard considers it to be in great shape. If I'm shoeless at the wheel the engine rattles my vision at low speeds :)
More telling is the exhaust. Ours does not smoke at all. If yours is producing smoke (white or black) the engine may need remedial work. David On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Rob Adkins <[email protected]>wrote: > > > hi all, > > is it possible to asses the condition of my diesel engine by feeling the > vibrations through the cockpit sole or listening to it's sounds? i imagine > that if it were out of sorts that it would be readily apparent. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
