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 Ship Building Tribune says that a study of diesel engine failures revealed that a majority of incidents were due to poor quality control in the"
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# [Diesel Engine Failures Usually Due to Poor Quality Control](https://info.depco.com/blog/bid/178620/Diesel-Engine-Failures-Usually-Due-to-Poor-Quality-Control)

Posted by [TJ Shroat](https://info.depco.com/blog/author/tj-shroat) on Tue, May 07, 2013

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Ship Building Tribune says that a study of diesel engine failures revealed that a majority of incidents were due to poor quality control in the manufacture and/or the assembly of parts and not due to design problems.

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