watched some vid.s on old hit and miss engines,some diesel. On use 12 gauge shotgun shell to start.Alot used fire to start. Saw the once on german uboat to start./

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

I knew a guy that had a dozer.He started a gasoline lawn mower engine to finally start the diesel

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

https://youtu.be/mVyVNmqfeRk here's a good one

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

https://youtu.be/Kn-rG5iC1oU i never knew

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

All those open belts....all those long shirttails....yikes!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

yeah real men. watch lathe operators in japan during ww2 no safety glasses

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

It don't look like Karen lives there.

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Jim

that corolla in the background has an 80% chance it has a diesel engine too.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Funny -

I have actually started these engines and its a miracle they actually start, because they are pretty poorly machined.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Karen would not be able to call a manager there.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

The small lawnmower sized gasoline engine used to start industrial Diesel engines was called a "pony engine" and they were on old Caterpillar engines for decades .

English "Lister" Diesel engines are still being made and used in India :

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=old+lister++diesel+engine

The water pump engine in Punjab (video) isn't going to last too long with zero oil making it to the rockers...

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

nate they always showed uboat engineers with a oil can, is that why

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

Yes but ;

This engine had shrouds over the valves until the guys making it run removed them .

I'm quite familiar with open rockers, these are not them .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

wow I never knew of open rockers,I wonder why open?

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

I worked for an outfit that had a "Manitowoc" crane/dragline, was built in 1948, a year younger than me! They still own it, they closed their doors so there it sits. It has a 6 cyl. caterpillar engine about 6 ft. long, a two cyl pony motor (with a 2 speed trans) to start it, a hand crank to start the pony. a plaque specifies (among other things) "Max engine speed - 1800 RPM" On one particular job we would start it 1st thing in the morning, every day. Didnt use it one day & forgot to shut it down. It burnt less than ½ a gallon in 24 hours.

This place (near me, I've been there quite a few times) (kids LOVE this place!):

https://www.agsem.com/exhibits

has among other things, the last piece of heavy equipment left from building the Panama Canal, a huge Caterpillar bulldozer. It is used there during exhibitions. Works fine.

anyways, , , ,

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