M.A.N. U-boat diesel engine Start up

Starting up probably's worlds only running M.A.N. WW1 U-boat diesel engine, build in 1917!
To start the egine a pressure of 100 Atm in needed for the fuel injection system and a large volume of air at 20 Atm to set the six cilinders in motion, once started the egine's own compressor takes over the high pressure fuel injection. See/read more details in the movie "M.A.N. 1917 Running"

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• U-boat
• U-boot
• old
• diesel
• engine
• motor
• onderzeeer
• MAN
• WW1
• load
• testing
• oude
• motoren

[1899lpv]

@vbusiarz ..Nope.Doenitz sailor...My paternal grandfather was on U-517 and torpedoed My maternal grandfather in the St-Lawrence..They met 40 some years later and never had a gruge...So I've got the stories of the hunter and the hunted in my familly..What are the odds?

[nanba25]

I guess you could hear this U-boot coming at you for miles !

[Duckyistrippin]

Dive! Dive! Dive!!!!

[swankydee]

@tjlay96 Well if he ever gets a u boat he will be well-prepared. .

[tjlay96]

@swankydee i dont see a u boat there no i dont doi :P

[swankydee]

@tjlay96 To power his uboat, Doi.

[aa2398a]

those Germans! They knew how to engineer shit.

my 1984 diesel mercedes is still running strong; purring like a kitten!

[tjlay96]

why do u have that

[Hobgoblin1975]

That was so.............kick ass !

[mekydro]

I bet that was a great sound to hear when your batteries were nearly flat!

[RedrosessNL]

@1899lpv What is the name of your grandfather on U-517 like to see his name on de crew manifest on U-boatnet. kindest regards Monique.

[TheMisterP]

@1899lpv Sounds like a movie...