hayward Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 gets going after the 4:00 mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 yah.....that shit is amazing to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 I'd like to see the tooling that was used to make the crankshaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Good lord!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 THe real question is why should it be necessary to replace a crankshaft that is supposed be in place for the life of the vessel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Carlos Danger said: THe real question is why should it be necessary to replace a crankshaft that is supposed be in place for the life of the vessel? Arctic Cat made it ????? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1 minute ago, f7ben said: Arctic Cat made it ????? I was going to go with BRP and Iso Vibe sealed crank bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Just now, Carlos Danger said: I was going to go with BRP and Iso Vibe sealed crank bearings. IsoFlex is dumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Bet that thing dosent turn at 8K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Just now, Momorider said: Bet that thing dosent turn at 8K it probably turns 80 total Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, Momorider said: Bet that thing dosent turn at 8K Most of the Locomotive size diesels turn 1000 rpm or less and take a couple of minutes to go from idle to full throttle. Cruise ships nowadays just have generators with none of the engines attached to a prop shaft mechanically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 21 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: THe real question is why should it be necessary to replace a crankshaft that is supposed be in place for the life of the vessel? Didn't plastigauge the bearings?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot said: Didn't plastigauge the bearings?? I wanna know the bearing clearances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Carlos Danger said: Most of the Locomotive size diesels turn 1000 rpm or less and take a couple of minutes to go from idle to full throttle. Cruise ships nowadays just have generators with none of the engines attached to a prop shaft mechanically. Diesel locomotives are the same. I read that the boat has a 12,000 hour tear down spec on the 5 motors. 3 days crank replacement and 5 days prep work. The crank is 8 tons. Edited March 30, 2018 by spin_dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 2 hours ago, f7ben said: IsoFlex is dumb Isoflex > butthole aids > f7ben 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Diesel locomotives are the same. I read that the boat has a 12,000 hour tear down spec on the 5 motors. 3 days crank replacement and 5 days prep work. The crank is 8 tons. I have seen big diesel Gen sets that have been in place for 50+ years with original cranks. Pistons, Heads and wet sleeves get changed out or repaired but the crank not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Carlos Danger said: Most of the Locomotive size diesels turn 1000 rpm or less and take a couple of minutes to go from idle to full throttle. Cruise ships nowadays just have generators with none of the engines attached to a prop shaft mechanically. We had a guy who worked for us for a while that retired from a grain elevator. He told us how they'd have to jump start the locomotive from time to time - hook up a welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: We had a guy who worked for us for a while that retired from a grain elevator. He told us how they'd have to jump start the locomotive from time to time - hook up a welder. There was one in place in Marshalltown IA that had been in operation since the 1930s. A monster of a thing two stories tall 30 or 40 feet long probably weighed 100 tons or more. Last time out there a few years back I think it still ran as a back up from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 38 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said: Isoflex > butthole aids > f7ben > analer Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, f7ben said: Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said: Lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Carlos Danger said: I have seen big diesel Gen sets that have been in place for 50+ years with original cranks. Pistons, Heads and wet sleeves get changed out or repaired but the crank not so much. No doubt it was some type of oil starvation issue. I would think that with the cost of that equipment there would be some failsafe measures baked into the driveline to prevent this. My car shuts down if there’s a coolant or oiling issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth bomber Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Raises a couple questions: How big is the tube of rtv required to sale the case halves? Are those pistons showing lean or is it coolant wash? Did they double check the torque on the flywheel bolts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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