[SEL] Junkers 2HK65 at an engine rally in Germany

[Dave Croft]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elden DuRand" <edurand at mchsi.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Junkers 2HK65 at an engine rally in Germany


> Peter:
> I'm constantly surprised by the many different types of engine layouts there are.
> At shows and in talking to the average gearheads, I find that most of them don't know that locomotive Diesel engines are 2-cycle. 
> Most folks think two cycle engines are gasoline mix fuelled and only on weed eaters and a few lawn mowers.
> Then there are opposed piston engines.  People are boggled by the fact that there are so many of them out there.  The Junkers 
> 2HK65 type of O.P. engine with only one crankshaft is a variation on the F-M O.P. engines with two crankshafts and the list goes 
> on.
> Air cooled radial aircraft Diesels are another surprise.  When I tell some people about them, they think I'm bs'ing them until 
> they see a photo of a Guiberson or Packard radial Diesel.
> And the list goes on.
> Take care - Elden
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand

Hi Eldon,The boat and Loco engine that I love is the Deltic.
I don't suppose the low pollution people would like the exhaust though!
See Deltic on Google & UTube.
Dave Croft
Warrington
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