Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
2/7/2004 10:06 PM | remove |
this is an old GM EMD 645 diesel engine for the generator
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Posted by TurboZutek |
2/8/2004 12:11 PM | remove |
Would this run 24/7 or only be fired up in the event of external mains failure ?
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Posted by Samurai |
2/9/2004 2:48 AM | remove |
you'd spend the GNP of a small banana republic in diesel to run this 24/7- they are definitely not small engines!!
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Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
2/9/2004 7:05 PM | remove |
It was only for power blackouts. Each cylinder had a displacement of 645 cubic inches. This was the same engine in the EMD gp38 locomotive. 2000 hp
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Posted by nostra-YOUPPI! |
3/9/2004 11:31 PM | remove |
will it fit in my sunfire
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Posted by TechnoTed |
3/10/2004 1:23 PM | remove |
haha nah, i took it... it's in my tempo... :)
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Posted by TurboZutek |
3/10/2004 10:57 PM | remove |
Wow... two kilohorses!!!
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Posted by greywolf45 |
3/12/2004 5:00 AM | remove |
It looks like with a little work, someone could start this engine. Some inspection plates have been removed.Other than that, it looks ready to run.
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Posted by NoSuchPerson |
3/12/2004 2:29 PM | remove |
WPH was, in it's time, a self-sufficient site, meaning it generated it's own power, filtered it's own water, treated it's own waste, etc... Completly cutoff from the outside world, so I would assume at one time it ran 24x7.
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Posted by TurboZutek |
3/12/2004 8:58 PM | remove |
Note to anyone attempting this: The hard part with a diesel engine this size would be SHUTTING IT DOWN!!! If you can't turn the governor 'stop' screw for whatever reason it's just going to run and run until it's exhausted it's fuel supply.
No chance of putting your hand over the intake to stop it... Or stalling it!! These tricks only work with smaller car / truck engines!!
Beware !! :-D
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Posted by TurboZutek |
3/12/2004 9:00 PM | remove |
Oh, also - how would this get turned to start ? Electric motor or explosive shell ??
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Posted by TechnoTed |
3/13/2004 8:05 PM | remove |
Does that have a hemy?
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Posted by TurboZutek |
3/14/2004 8:22 PM | remove |
Hemispherical Combustion Chambers and deisel engines don't go hand in hand.
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Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
3/16/2004 12:46 AM | remove |
The plate on the attached generator said that it produced 4000 amps, if I remember
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Posted by Samurai |
3/18/2004 12:04 AM | remove |
diesel engines are so cool... point of interest: If you are ever next to an idling power unit (for whatever reason) and you feel like being stupid, there are little red buttons on the side of the trains labeled "EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT OFF". When I was a fireman, CP Rail made all the fire companies along the Bridgeline take a course... apparently, they had screwed up a locomotive pretty badly trying to shut it off... :)
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Posted by Raider |
3/19/2004 6:28 PM | remove |
Each cylinder had a displacement of 645 cubic inches!!?!??! In otherwards you could have a single cylinder engine that would put out more horse power than any new or old hemi engine :P
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Posted by Reuben O Reilley |
3/20/2004 3:30 AM | remove |
Im sure you mean a HEMI.....
*feels disrespect for all the mopars kids out there*
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Posted by Father Maurice Lester |
3/20/2004 1:06 PM | remove |
yup...645 cubic inches per cylinder. The total output was 2000hp at 900 rpm. The EMD turbocharged unit had 3000 hp.
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Posted by Jesus Jones |
1/2/2005 5:18 PM | remove |
Thats fucking nuts......
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Posted by MKE_MFGng |
10/12/2011 11:56 PM | remove |
That thing rocks. I bet the demo crew probably scrapped this two. Shame!
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Posted by fonics monkey |
2/8/2013 2:18 AM | remove |
I think you're right about that, I found a sole picture of the demolition half completed, it looked like the generator set was still inside, real nice.
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