Diesel Engines

## Overview

**Diesel Engine** are one of three type engines used move vehicles. This is a combination of signs and recipe blocks assembled to move a vehicle. Like all vehicles, they use fuel blocks to power it. Additionally, they can act as generator for power, but only when in operations. A similar device, the DieselGen would be used supply power while the engine is not in use. These engines are great for providing simple reliable power for small to medium size ships, and are easy to build and maintain.

These engines are essentially for a Submarine to be able to move while on the surface, they work in association with the Motor Engines. The diesel engines will recharge the batteries on a submarine, which will give themselves provide electric power for the Motors.

## How it Works

Engines have signs as well and components. When the engine is active, they require someone standing next to them at all times. A Villager/Crew NPC will appear automatically next to engine sign turn on the engine. A player can replace them and manually adjust the engine to what ever speed needed.

Diesel Engines consists of Lapis Lazuli Ore (or Black Glazed Terracotta), Gridstone, Diamond Block (Vent), and Diamond ore (Exhaust), while Lapis Lazuli Ore.

Here in the smaller photo to the right, is another configuration you can use with the Diesel Engine. It's showing some alternative blocks that can be used to make the engine. There are two types of engine blocks pictured here, the lapis block and the header valve cover above it (grindstone). There are also three types of driveshafts you can use, along with the block driveshaft.

## Building a Diesel Engine

### How to Measure what you need for your vessel

* Power Per Block
Each diesel lapis block or grindstone block is 70kw which is 93hp.

* Note: It's assumed the vehicle in question is assembled already when your installing this engine.

More than one drive shaft (bone block) to same engine is forbidden.Drive Shafts must be fully touching. This is example of bad thing to do.Make sure Engine Sign are manned. No one there, will cause them to shutdown.
### Suggested Assembly

* Step 1 - How much Power? : Figure out how many engines you need and determine where you want the engine(s) to be.
* Step 2 - Where to Put the point part? : Once you have engine(s) you believe you need in mind. A good idea figure out where you want your propeller and shaft to come out of hull. Remember small vessels such as patrol craft use small propellers!
* Step 3 - Lay down the drive shaft(s) to your respective engine(s) : You know where engines are and the propeller needs to be, then lay down blocks making up the drive shaft. Connect them. Remember: Drive shaft must full touch the next block, no kitty corners.
* Step 4 - Connecting exhaust to the stack : Connect the diamond block shafts and connect to them where you want them stick out of the ship. Remember, you do need to stick them on top, but you want them so at least 1 side is exposed and not covered up at all.
* Step 5 - For Submarines, make sure exhaust intake/exhaust is connected to quartz block on very end. While it doesn't need to be very top next to a Periscope, it does need clear of water. Ships & Submarines will bob in the water few meters.

* Notes: Two engines can be hooked up to 1 intake/exhaust. Diesels only can be setup his way.

## Trouble Shooting

* Engines Keep Shutting Down
1) Inspect where the exhaust block is placed. Absolutely make sure that **one corner** remains exposed to outside without anything covering it. No Trapdoors, no stone buttons. Nothing. 2) A ships bob in the water. If the exhaust port where the diesel engines are close to where waterline is. The exhaust maybe periodically bobbing under the water. This will shut it down. They will shut down if operating on a submarine that dives. Electrical powered Motor sign will take over, but there will be no announcement of switch from diesel to electric power. 3) No Crew, NPC or Humans must be present next to these engines while their operating. While a player/human doesn't want stand few meter entire time a ship is running, you need enough NPC Crew member manning the Diesel Engine sign. Using the Vcrew Sign and getting Steel hoe, you can use and swipe in front of the unmanned diesel sign to get a NPC Crewmember stand there. While this is automatic, sometimes they don't populate due to low crew count (due to death/combat/or not enough bunkbeds.)

* No propeller detected
This is sign that drive shaft either was not fully connected or it was changed if you were doing modifications with world edit.

## Video

* Assembly Instructions on how to assemble Diesel Engine and Diesel Electric.

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