Cold Start a Cummins NT855 14 litre Generator at -7ºC 

I just like generic car and gun stuff, with a healthy dose of cold starts!

Watched the original starts years ago, this just now popped up.

been getting my fill of large machinery startups on youtube lately. from the us, nyc area

Over in Canada. Just popped up on my list. Generally like anything mechanical.

The magic of the RU-vid Algorithm brought me here. From Illinois USA.

They are built different in those things. It can take 3 times that no sweat.

Thank you.

This one is even better... watch?v=yPzubVpLYAc&pp=ygUUR2Vud3JhdG9yIGNvbGQgc3RhcnQ%3D

old style starters were designed to start older style engines

Why does everybody whine and cry about the starter motor how delicate do you think they are? The starters fine

Probably has a pair or two of 8D batteries. Tons of capacity.

@@michelwazouskey4799 Once a time, also this parts were new.

@@RosaBeha Yes, but as explained in the video, this engine does not have any cold-start starting aids (preheating, glow-plugs). Regardless of how new it is, a cold start especially in cold weather will always take a lot of cranking - the only way to get the engine up to temp is through cranking it. So the starter and batteries are sized to sustain prolonged cranking.

What a weird thing to say.

@@mikeymoynihan8395 It sure was.

People still mad at a 16 year old girl for caring abt the environment

Oh yeah! Wouldnt be surprised if it seals itself up once it gets up to operating temp 😆

Spoiler alert, it will never be fixed

It gives it more horsepower.

@@patriotcanuck6485 bootleg EGR

In the first video, 15 years ago, the exhaust was already leaking.

Either you’re from California, or you work for OSHA. Because that little bit of smoke is not even noteworthy unless you’ve been brainwashed

About 700 I think.

I think the starter has more run hours on it than the engine!

The office building I worked in had a backup generator. The buildiing had a backup battery unit for the whole building if you can imagine. It was supposed to carry the load until the generator started and spun up. Unbeknownst to anyone, one of the two battery banks had failed. When the power went out (as it often did, as development had outgrown the grid on that road) the surviving bank tried to take the whole load- and promptly exploded. It took FOREVER for management to decide that we were allowed to leave. So we sat around in the dark.

@@ostlandrwhy did you work there?

The State of California facility where I worked has three Detroit quad-turbo 12V149 generator sets to supply power to the entire facility if/when Edison power went off. They were tested every week, and they always sounded magnificent. They could run up to governor (1800 RPM) and take the load immediately, thanks to their coolant being always kept hot. Interestingly, they produced very little visible smoke either at startup or at full power, just like a good two-stroke should. My bus has a 6V92TAC, the baby brother of the 149s, and after a complete engine rebuild last year it now runs with no visible exhaust smoke and it doesn't slobber any oil from the airbox drains. With an unmuffled stainless exhaust it frightens old people and makes babies cry, especially when I use the Jakes. Yeah!

Who?

@@ShainAndrews Greta Thunberg...........................

My thoughts exactly.

@@tuju-have an original thought

Asphyxiation is part of the fun!

Just a test run to ensure it would start if needed.

Old video from 15 years ago, it started exactly the same, so i dont suppose it hurts it too bad :-)

I just watched the 15 year old video, it had a leak then. If it hasn't been fixed in 15years it probably won't be.

@@Uneedhelp91 Video is only a year old.

Probably because our winters aren't that cold (for long). One big crank every so often just proves it can when needed, Think this -7 cold snap is once in a blue moon for us!

Bless you good Sir…I have this same engine here in the USA…a quick shot of starting /Ether …and she fires right up since 1985 when dad bought the truck new…❤❤

All the factory provided we cut back on some high powered equipment.

Thats the exhaust leaking. Not ideal but will have no effect on engine.

@@SoddingaboutSi yes sorry I traced the system when pauses video

Why would the intake smoke... Think instead of using emojis.

Your not the first to say that. Think I will change it.

Yes it's just been serviced too. Governor is set to run too fast.

These engines were used on the railways particularly in shunters. They were never fitted with cold start aids.

​@@SoddingaboutSi they're in Class 150/153/155/156 DMUs, and a version with a bigger turbo is used in 159s and some 158s.

No. Loads have said the same.