GM diesel generator starting

[Doy]

Nothing compares to the sound of a 2-cycle EMD V-16. This one is wrapping up much higher than the one I ran. It was the driver for a 30 MGD water pump. We ran it at 900 rpm and the sound was so soothing.

[zuzudoggie]

No ear protection. I had 4 of these on several boats I worked on. Check the oil level, Pre lube for 10 minutes while you walk around, , open air. Roll over with test cocks open checking for water mist then close them. Now with fuel open hit the air start while holding the rack lever to keep it from jumping in RPM until oil pressure looked good. Listen for stuff, does the rack handle feel normal, will the governor take over for idle, if it won't sure sign something is wrong with the turbo drive as there is not enough air. Lots to take in before you move on. Then secure air. Walk around again, let it warm up until oil is 120*F. Bring it up to 900 rpm and put it on line as needed. Locomotives are so different, someone just starts them from the cab, a tough life but these engines are made for it.To relax I'd go out into the engineroom and soogie the generators (no drips allowed) and in general clean up things. The oilers hated that, made them super nervous. Underway at about 80% load the turbo charger would start to come off the gear train that drove it at low power output. Then things would start to sing. Standing between two of them 110 decibels of power. The V16's were between 2800 hp and maybe a little over 3000 depending on the models. I always worked on DC systems so generator maintenance was constant along with normal engine maintenance. Worst was cleaning out the air boxes, long strip of small doors on the upper side. Lower round doors are access to the crank case.

[ciotie]

I have 11 engines in the plant I run. We have a few coopers and Fairbanks. But the Crown Jewels are my McIntosh Seymour’s from 1936. They sound like sewing machines.

[southtowns]

EMD. Converting diesel fuel to noise since 1938.

[RodgerMudd]

Very similar to the engins of the ocean going tug I was on. It had 12 567 A engines 4 of them. They sounded a bit diffrent but in the engine room they could lull you to sleep. At sea all the problems of the world for 2 weeks at a time would vanish. I long for the days of past. The ocean when calm is a very quiet place. But when the wind howls and the waves crash it is very exciting. We were in many a storm. The best one was when the waves reached around 50 feet and we were taking 34 degree rolls. We had a nick name for the ship "The Cork".

[sporty]

It's truly amazing how utterly reliable big EMD diesels are..."bulletproof" doesn't do them justice!

[blipco]

0:52 It’s a good thing he put his whole scrawny weight into pressing that button or else that engine never would have started. 😂

[MM-fqgi]

Nice to work on, I have experience with the turbocharged marine varients, there is a reason you blown these engines down prior to starting, had coolant squirting out from a cracked liner once. The other engines that I worked on that have power packs like the EMD, are MTU 8000 series engines which are 4 stroke vice the EMD 2 stroke, beautiful engines for sure.

[davidyetter]

I operated and maintained this type emd diesel electric power plants for 50 years. Also Fairbanks and Morse and Detroit engines.
Some on locomotives and many on ships.

[robertliskey]

One thing for sure, with over 1/2 million views lots of us like hearing them start!

[megastick]

I service these diesels, GM ams FAirbanks/ Morse mostly. I can’t believe those guys don’t have earmuffs on.
We normally wear plugs and muffs, it’s that loud.

[poly_hexamethyl]

1:57 Amazing how powerful electro-magnetism is....that relatively small generator is able to absorb all the power of that huge engine!

[tonyvanbergen]

Say what you will about EMD engines, in the locomotive world their reliability is legendary.

[eugenioschafer]

Non turbo, pure roots blower sound. 👍

[milwaukeeroadjim]

Electro-Motive Division of General Motors made locomotives with these type of engines near Chicago, IL, USA for years. EMD has since been sold to another company. EDM competed with General Electric in the diesel/electric locomotive business in the USA. Fairbanks-Morse also built diesel/electric engines and locomotives. Their 2 stroke engines were also used in USA submarines during WW II

[kimienick]

Perfect... Nobody started big engine without 10-45 sec in idle before full run☺☺☺🐼🐾🐾🐾

[pitsnipee]

We had two of those under my berthing on my first ship. That sound brings me back.

[RobertValinsky]

Love that sound of those EMD 2 cycle V16 diesel engines.

[NLaertes]

Worker: Why do we have a big diesel engine in the basement?
Company CEO: We are moving the company to Texas, hold on...

[josephthibault]

I used to love sleeping on an angle iron that the engine was attached to while working in edg on my first ship in the Navy.