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Posted by Randy as in Randy-IA on June 18, 2006 at 11:32:02 from (209.152.95.61):
In Reply to: Re: Don't know about you guys, but posted by JohnDeereGreen on June 17, 2006 at 16:09:08:
I think the bigger they are the slower they have to run . It takes a long time to stop and turn around a 1000lbs of piston and con rod . At the power plant in town we did some work a number of years ago and I saw the largest diesel engine I've ever seen in that building . I don't remember how many cylinders or the horsepower but I do remember being amazed at how slow it ran wide open . The specs were on the wall . It IDLED at 67 rpm and ran wide open under load at 180 rpm . They had a piston from it in the lobby and it was close to 4 FEET in diameter . The con rods are exposed with an open crankcase . I'm guessing it was about 18 - 20 feet tall and 35 - 40 feet long . And the muffler is about the size of a pickup truck . I know it's not an unusual engine for powerplants but it was the largest one I've ever seen . You really can't even hear them running outside it's so well muffled since it's right in town . Quite interesting . ...Randy
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