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

[Elden DuRand]

Thanks, all, for the education.

I lurn somepin' ever day seemslike!

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

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> Listerdiesel
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 08:54 PM
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> Subject: Re: [SEL] Junkers 2HK65 at an engine 
> rally in Germany
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> 
> 2008/5/25 Elden DuRand <edurand at mchsi.com>:
> > Jim:
> >
> > Now, THAT's interesting!  A number of years 
> ago, I toured the CSX overhaul facility in 
> Louisville, KY (before they moved it somewhere 
> else).  I believe the engines were V-16 G.M. 
> Electromotives.  I also thought they were two 
> cycle because GM was big in 2-cycle truck, bus, 
> boat and heavy equipment engines.
> >
> > Have I been wrong all this time?
> >
> > Take care - Elden
> 
> I don't think so, GM / EMD are solidly 2-cycle, 
> but Jim may have seen
> 4-valves per cylinder head and assumed that it 
> was 4-cycle?
> 
> Most big modern two-cycle engines are configured 
> this way, with a
> scavenging blower, which is also partly 
> supercharger, although
> turbochargers are on the modern units.
> 
> There's a bit here that might help:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electro-Motive_Diesel
#Introduction_of_the_645_engine

Peter