The Detroit Diesel thread

[kevm14]

I thought I had one of these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rws_2kFahBI

I like the message here, though I'm not sure his audience appreciated the technical points.

[kevm14]

12V53.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWrg3cFod7Q

It revs so fast. That's a 10.4L V12. Detroits are sweet. This one is capable of 3000 rpm.

[kevm14]

16V149. Not for over the road use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CNzRsn2W5I

This is a 39L V16 engine with quad turbos. Fairly conservative factory rating.

1,070 hp @ 1900 rpm and 3,106 lb-ft @ 1400 rpm. What's cool about Detroits is that even the larger engines still have RPMs.

Another 16V149.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sLbPzBU5a8

A 16V149 hooked to a 1.5MW Kohler generator. Long vid, as they do a 4 hour load test on it. When they get to 1.3MW you really hear the turbos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KvaHf3XHo

Appears to be the same, or very similar, unit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJl7Th8uMDY

[kevm14]

How about a 2-71 generator?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6DuFlnIFKA

12-20kW on these. Inline 2 cylinder, 2.3L of displacement.

[kevm14]

I'll take a little liberty and put EMD stuff in here, too, since they were both owned by GM at one point and are 2-stroke diesels.

Train starting up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNR8dYzeCkc

[kevm14]

EMD repair.

Be sure to check out the replacement cylinder liner, piston and connecting rod assembly around 2:30. It requires a crane.

Also some kind of pneumatic nut torqueing machine at 8:40.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I44qjA_1mEA

Fun fact: Detroit Diesels and EMD engines are both 2-stroke and have 4 intake valves per cylinder. The exhaust vents out the bottom of the cylinder after the power stroke.