Are Diesel Engines EMP Proof?

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[johnnylightning]

EMPs are interesting things. A friend of mine had a neighbor that thought everyone in the neighborhood should listen to his music. My friend went down to his neighbors house and asked him to turn it down. The neighbor said "What are you going to do about it?" My friend said OK and left. My friend is a ham operator with a directional antenna. Sometime later the speakers the neighbor was using blew up. That's what happens when you point a ham antenna at a speaker, turn up the power and hit the transmit button. The neighbor never did figure out why his speakers kept blowing up. The moral of the story is that EMPs can be good things on occasion unless you're a jerk neighbor.

[davidpotter]

in the carrington event, the telegraph wires themselves, and associated equipment actually caught fire. Very well recorded event. 1859

[kmg]

My 1986 Mercedes 1116 would have been. Loved that truck. The way you shut it down was to push down on the fuel cut off. As long as it had fuel it would keep running.

[danp]

The diesel engine is the best invention of all time. Heat, fuel and compression. An old 6.9 or 7.3 idi would keep running.

[derweibhai]

My 73 International with a 2 stroke Detroit definitely is!

[aygwm]

Even if your engine ran… all the infrastructure that delivers diesel fuel would be damaged by a large-scale EMP.

[wdixon]

my 12v cummins with a stick can be bump started, fuel solenoid can be replaced with a cable (on loss of charging system and drained batteries), computer would likely die but would only take out the cruise and alternator, nothing the engine needs to push the truck down the road, my deuce and a half is slightly less complex, but maybe its possible to loose the 1 wire gm alternator conversion if a diode or regulator popped, but it too can bump start
any old school mechanical diesel wouldn't notice a emp, but maybe a fuel solenoid or charging system is all the electricity they use

[chuckschob]

12 valve Cummins ftw!!!! With a standard!!!

[davidpotter]

As far as i remember, 1994 is when the feds mandated electronic fuel pumps. 97 for anti lock front brakes, and 2000 for trailers, i got new ones of each those years. Computer controlled pumps were available in the eighties sometime. My 94 had cruise, electronic tach and speedo, and a low coolant shutdown, and of course injectors. Everything else, i think was 100% mechanical. Those trucks were extremely reliable, and the pinnacle of class 8 trucks. It has been downhill since.

[jondavidmcnabb]

Probably one of my most favorite videos you have ever done.

[MrHVTelesz]

I know that this is a interesting subject. Carbs, points distributer, mechanical injection, yatta yatta…. Unfortunately nothing runs without FUEL!!! Better have a stockpile of it for any of this to matter

[notyou]

I was driving a diesel powered switcher yard truck at the freight company I worked at when a lightning bolt struck close by. The fuel solenoid dropped out and it stopped me. This happened to me twice at that place in 4 years I worked there.

[DavidHarris-qnem]

Always watch where you park..a friend parked his rig next to a power pole..a power surge blew the transformer beside the truck...all electronic modules crapped out at once

[fastback]

My 12 Valve daily driver would be. EMP might take out the power windows and other things but being a stick shift I don't even need the battery or key to start it. My FSS is gutted so no issue there either.

[paulmills]

During the First Gulf War Boots and Coots were dispatched to put out well fires in Kuwait. The large pumps they sent over were Detroit 810s built on a large tube frame. Compressed air was stored in the large frame for starting. Nitrogen could be used if the air was depleted for some reason. There was nothing electrical or electronic on the assembly. The tach and temp gauge were mechanical. A fuel truck was brought in and hooked up to the engine. These too were mechanical and not susceptible to EMP. These were used to pump water onto the well fires. They built several of these in Houston for shipment to Kuwait.

[diesellivesmatter]

Emp pulse causes the starter to turn and then starts the engine, every good compression old diesel in the area is running lol

[JoeyFranko]

I bought a emp shield for my 2006 duramax diesel. It’s a surge protector for emp lightning strikes or Coronel mass ejections from the sun

[joekavanaugh]

You know shit is getting wild in the world when the Cat guy is putting out EMP videos… God help us! 🤦🏻
Great video as always!!

[MrMarkguth]

Love your knowledge, you always keep it interesting, I’m a mechanic myself working in a caterpillar dealership in Australia 🇦🇺