{"product_id":"engine-drivetrain-command-kit","title":"The Engine \u0026 Drivetrain Command Kit — Baseline, Alignment \u0026 Cooling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn engine does not fail suddenly. It drifts, and nobody was measuring.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery figure that matters about a marine diesel — exhaust temperature, coupling gap, raw water rise, anode wastage — is meaningless as a single reading and decisive as a series. The Engine \u0026amp; Drivetrain Command Kit is the whole cluster bought at once, so that the baseline you set this spring is still there to measure against in four years' time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the kit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/marine-diesel-baseline-trend-log-pdf\"\u003eMarine Diesel Baseline \u0026amp; Trend Log\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — your manual's figures transcribed once, a commissioning baseline, and sixteen trend entries indexed by engine hours, 26 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/drivetrain-alignment-shaft-record-pdf\"\u003eDrivetrain Alignment \u0026amp; Shaft Record\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — all four coupling gaps every session, never averaged into one figure, 24 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/cooling-exhaust-service-record-pdf\"\u003eCooling \u0026amp; Exhaust Service Record\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — raw water temperature rise, exchanger effectiveness and the impeller and anode chronology, 28 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the three together beat the three apart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rising exhaust temperature is a cooling question until you check the alignment and find the shaft is dragging. The three documents share one commissioning baseline and one engine-hours axis, so a deviation shows up in whichever register is actually responsible for it — rather than in the one you happened to open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKit reference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAML-KIT-MECH\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDocuments\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 · the complete Engine \u0026amp; Drivetrain cluster\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eExtent\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e78 pages across the three documents\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInteractivity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2,348 live PDF form fields\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 reduction models\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFiles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 — A4 and US Letter of each, all fillable and print-ready\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOffline\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo app, no account, no connection required once downloaded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe rule every document in the kit obeys\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot one published tolerance, clearance, torque or service interval anywhere in 78 pages. Those belong to the maker of your engine and your gearbox, in the revision of the manual that matches your serial number. Each document opens with a reference page where you transcribe your own figures, with the source document and page recorded beside each — and every model measures against that page and nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese documents record and organise. They are not a service manual, not engineering advice, and not prepared by a qualified marine engineer. They reach no conclusion about any engine or any installation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBought separately, $291. As a kit, $177 — you keep $114.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstant download.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your links appear on screen the moment payment clears, and arrive by email within a minute. They do not expire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2026 Captain's Edition · AML-KIT-MECH. Apex Marine Labs designs the organisational process behind good seamanship.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apex Marine Labs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56021565014184,"sku":"AML-KIT-MECH","price":177.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/1161\/2072\/files\/apex-kit-engine-drivetrain-01-cover_d25fb158-fc1d-439c-9f54-7e8caace2773.webp?v=1789871237","url":"https:\/\/apexmarinelabs.com\/products\/engine-drivetrain-command-kit","provider":"Apex Marine Labs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}