Here's one for you; how's that engine cooled? i see no sign of cooling fins on the cylinders, or any kind of radiator to cool it. Does it run so slow it doesn't need cooling or something?
Total weight about 28 tons, 4 cylinders in pairs horizontally opposed.
If you have a look at the internalfire dot com website and look in the Internal Fire Photos/IF Images/Tydd Gote album there are a whole load of pictures of the engine being dismantled.
When starting there is a bit of string that goes over the top of the engine to a tin of Easy Start (ether) pointing into the hole. A quick pull on the string before starting the engine.
lol 1:30 the roots blower sounds like a trackter engine
TheLaurencekid 2 years ago
Must have been a nice job looking after that engine house !! Where were they originally located ?
turboslag 3 years ago
North of Wisbech in Lincolnshire. The last of the three engines has just been removed.
semidiesel 3 years ago
That be some BIG engine!
JonatanGronoset 4 years ago
I worked at Crossley premier as an apprentice.
We started off working on HH14s and eventually to RM08s They were huge engines and I well remember working in the cylinders with a candle for lighting
Slackparr 4 years ago
I can remember reading about an engine like this which is at an engineering school in the USA, and it's electric start, and it doesn't have a blower.
douro20 4 years ago
Here's one for you; how's that engine cooled? i see no sign of cooling fins on the cylinders, or any kind of radiator to cool it. Does it run so slow it doesn't need cooling or something?
LRCVWDude 4 years ago
Water cooled with a circ pump driven from the crank.
semidiesel 4 years ago
Full diesel
semidiesel 4 years ago
One more question, is this engine a semi-diesel as well, or is it a full-blown diesel engine?
amfan12 4 years ago
Ah, how large is this engine, and how many cylinders? It looks to be at least 2-3 meters long...
amfan12 4 years ago
Total weight about 28 tons, 4 cylinders in pairs horizontally opposed.
If you have a look at the internalfire dot com website and look in the Internal Fire Photos/IF Images/Tydd Gote album there are a whole load of pictures of the engine being dismantled.
semidiesel 4 years ago
What is the normal RPM, and what did he do to the blower that made it suddenly quiet?
amfan12 4 years ago
Normal rpm 245.
Blower has a 4" door on the side which was open during starting.
semidiesel 4 years ago
Does this allow for extra air intake? Or is it a bypass until the engine is up to speed?
amfan12 4 years ago
245RPM! Thats 6431 lb-ft of torque! That is insane!
amfan12 4 years ago
When starting there is a bit of string that goes over the top of the engine to a tin of Easy Start (ether) pointing into the hole. A quick pull on the string before starting the engine.
semidiesel 4 years ago
Is this the engine located in sheffield? pumping station
danistros 4 years ago
No, you are thinking of the Brush at Riverlea I think.
These are North East of Peterborough.
semidiesel 4 years ago