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Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:13 pm
by mnickels
Took this photo in work last night. May be of some interest to engine buffs.

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Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:58 pm
by tourettes tony
blimey thats a bigun :shock: TT

Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:01 pm
by mnickels
tourettes tony wrote:blimey thats a bigun :shock: TT


Wouldn't like to be footing the bill to replace it!!! I'll leave that to the company

Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:55 pm
by Admin-bloke
Droool, engine pics !!!!!

Is it a piston & liner matthew or is it engine out time??

Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:53 pm
by mnickels
Just piston and liner. These aren't the sort of engines that you can change with much ease. They were made by General Motors Electro motive division to provide heat and light to the Dublin to Belfast express trains. They output 3200BHP (2.5MW) as the heah end power unit.

Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:20 pm
by arranj
3200BHP!?! Have you put one on a rolling road then Matt?! :D

Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:35 pm
by mnickels
Not bad for a diesel. Was going to put it in the D but gearbox wouldn't take it lol

Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:06 pm
by Admin-bloke
Hope you manage to fix it soon !

More pics please if you can. I love engine in bits pics. Sad arent I.

Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:47 pm
by Dan 6511
arranj wrote:3200BHP!?! Have you put one on a rolling road then Matt?! :D


You mean a rolling railway arran. :lol: