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Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

Postby mnickels » Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:13 pm

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?

Postby tourettes tony » Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:58 pm

blimey thats a bigun :shock: TT
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Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

Postby mnickels » Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:01 pm

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

Postby Admin-bloke » Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:55 pm

Droool, engine pics !!!!!

Is it a piston & liner matthew or is it engine out time??
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Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

Postby mnickels » Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:53 pm

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

Postby arranj » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:20 pm

3200BHP!?! Have you put one on a rolling road then Matt?! :D
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Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

Postby mnickels » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:35 pm

Not bad for a diesel. Was going to put it in the D but gearbox wouldn't take it lol
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Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

Postby Admin-bloke » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:06 pm

Hope you manage to fix it soon !

More pics please if you can. I love engine in bits pics. Sad arent I.
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Re: Should I rebore to fit this piston and cylinder head?

Postby Dan 6511 » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:47 pm

arranj wrote:3200BHP!?! Have you put one on a rolling road then Matt?! :D


You mean a rolling railway arran. :lol:
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