Re: Diesel Locomotives...

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Posted by Lonnie on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 at 1:59PM :

In Reply to: Diesel Locomotives... posted by Brian in Oregon on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 at 1:44PM :

Brian,

Lots of power in those engines. I know the machinery spaces on tugs got pretty noisy under full power. I remember on the B&W engine, the required method to tighten the connecting rod bolts was to put a 100 ton hydrolic jack on a special rig and STRETCH the bolt while hammering the nut tight. Impressive when you consider these bolts were about 4 inches in diameter. I forget how far we streched them, probably only .020 or so, but the nut was mighty tight when the jack came off. It would ring like a bell.
Lonnie

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MEP. - Jim in Ok 0:39AM 06/07/2001

Re: MEP. - Mike 0:30AM 06/10/2001

Fairbank-Morse - Brian in Oregon 0:57AM 06/07/2001

Re: Fairbank-Morse - David 11:04PM 06/07/2001

and a STRANGE Chrysler - Neil 0:56AM 06/07/2001

Re: and a STRANGE Chrysler - Brian in Oregon 1:22AM 06/07/2001

Re: and a STRANGE Chrysler - Lew VB 8:15PM 06/07/2001

Correct. - Brian in Oregon 12:11PM 06/08/2001

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