i'm an environmentalist, and i'm absolutely fine with with it because despite all the visible smoke, this machine releases less CO2 per mile-ton hauled than a passenger car. :)
Jazoray wow, ur not a really environmentalist o.o then u would know about the soot and the other toxic gases which are going to be blown into the air...
TheKotain The most dangerous or harmful waste isn't always the most visible. unlike the fine particles coming out of a car, soot doesn't even get into your lung as much. if course, i'd prefer having no exhaust at all, but as i said, this is actually cleaner than moving all the stuff by cars
+Jazoray Of course, current environmentalists only worry about CO2 emissions because they've bought into that hysteria wholeheartedly. The environmentalists of old, of which I am one, worry a lot more about actual pollutants and particulates such as carcinogenic soot.
Another thing to note is that when it gets cold outside, diesel fuel tends to "gel" -- it can have the same consistency of butter! Kind of hard to get through a fuel line to fire in the cylinders. Typical of semi trucks, too. Once the motor gets to operating temperature, the smoke goes away (obviously).
Locomotive Class 740 Engine: K 6 S 230 DR Straight six cylinder engine Bore: 230 mm Stroke: 260 mm Displacement: 64,8 litres Maximal power is 883 kW at 1250 RPM
BIGGG batteries! As I recall, American locomotive batteries weigh a good 400 lbs. or so -- EACH! I've also seen batteries for a Fairbanks-Morse loco that looked like they might weigh 700 lbs. or so. Admittedly, I'm just guessing on weights...
U do realise the starters were disengaged rly quickly right they prob kept it like 10 sec under cca then the engine slowly started once cylinder at a time
Mega Clag. At least it started on the first turnover. The unburnt mainly black smoke indicates that it must have employed a pre-heater otherwise it may have taken a lot longer to fire up. For me, I used to be a electric loco driver so I rarely had to encounter this shit.
Myslím si, že rušňovodič na druhej starne strojovne poťahoval jednotlivé vstrekovače, preto ten klepotavý zvuk po naštartovaní. Ak motor beží rovnomerne, (otáčky ustálené) nezvykne vydávať také zvuky. Aj to je možné, že niektorý vstrekovač je na prd :)
To jste asi neviděl startovat hodně studenej diesel, to je klasika. Navíc tu musíte tlačítko startování držet, než vám naběhne, takže by museli být dva a nebo měl hodně dlouhé ruce. Prostě chytně jen jeden, dva válce, proto to tak klepe a do dalších ale vstřikovače dodávají palivo, proto to tak kouří a nakonec to někdy i chytne, tak jsou pak ohnivé efekty z výfuku. Nicméně tak studený motor by se neměl startovat, protože mu to fatálně ubírá na životnosti.
Seems like they missed the sign in the cab that says: "To prevent damage to the diesel engine, do not attempt to start the diesel engine if oil or coolant temperature below five celsius degree."
If it is shut down for a short time before it cools down, you may want to shut it down because it is easy to restart. It is only advisable to stop for a longer period of time if the restart requires less fuel than at constant idle. It is very difficult to decide when to stop the engine and when not. I don't know if you understand because I don't know English.😀 I wrote this with a translator. 😁
It seems that all of the knocking noise might be piston rod bearings knocking until they are well lubricated and warmed up. All diesels are slow to start so I wonder if glow plugs in the cylinders are used and even if something as simple as either is used to hasten the start! No expert so my questions and statements are novice and mostly just questions within my post!
Im not sure i know about these locomotive anythink these lokomotives was maked in czechoslovakia this a 744 lokomotive its been nameb kocour ots a cat if you want to know in english i this that has turbo czechoslovak lokomotives jas a special tipe of engine they all must have turbo
And there, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason to buy locomotives made by the good folk at EMD. It would have started, pumped up its air, and be gone by now.
