i used to have a lorry with this same engine, 25 years on i am still having nightmares that a valve was dropped, or a rod broke. i don't know if you will agree on that but i think this engine came on the worst possible time for the British truck manufacturers as well as sisu and put them all out of business. it is more like a CROW rather than an eagle. but anyway the sound and smoke that it was producing could be compared to a locomotive
The Rolls Royce Eagle series diesel engine was a commercial vehicle/heavy plant engine. It's main drawbacks were it's inability to contain it's own water and oil whilst running. After a buy out the Eagle's became the Cummins 2000 series, equally as crap. lol
This, is the one with the bad reputation. for some strange reason, they tended to catch fire...which is why they were not that popular. Credit where it's due when they are running properly they sound really nice. Our MCW metrobus which has this engine when we fire it up really does sound nice!
Under the new and coming world socialist world government every household will be supplied with one of these monsters!
Squarerig 2 months ago
Thats a engine for ya!
Dualshock21 4 months ago
i used to have a lorry with this same engine, 25 years on i am still having nightmares that a valve was dropped, or a rod broke. i don't know if you will agree on that but i think this engine came on the worst possible time for the British truck manufacturers as well as sisu and put them all out of business. it is more like a CROW rather than an eagle. but anyway the sound and smoke that it was producing could be compared to a locomotive
asistolos 6 months ago
это вам не авиационный орёл который ставили на самолёты в первую мировую
igor79793 1 year ago
This engine was used in the dennis dominators first mainline and leyland trucks in the 80's
jaggass 1 year ago
The Rolls Royce Eagle series diesel engine was a commercial vehicle/heavy plant engine. It's main drawbacks were it's inability to contain it's own water and oil whilst running. After a buy out the Eagle's became the Cummins 2000 series, equally as crap. lol
thunderstruck154 2 years ago
I thought the RR eagle was an wwII aircraft engine with 2 crankshafts that could power 2 props. Is that what we see here?
apacheaviator1 2 years ago
This, is the one with the bad reputation. for some strange reason, they tended to catch fire...which is why they were not that popular. Credit where it's due when they are running properly they sound really nice. Our MCW metrobus which has this engine when we fire it up really does sound nice!
smiffy1071 2 years ago
the unreliable rolls royce diesels were the opposed piston 2 strokes I think or did u mean even this model is unreliable?
Ive heard good things about their other diesels.
tpvalley 2 years ago
Forgive me, I don't understand your question?
smiffy1071 2 years ago