Cracked Locomotive Piston, New Power Pack Assembly and Locomotive Fuel Injector

How many of you ever get to see a Cracked Locomotive Piston? Today you
gonna see one along with an EMD Power Pack Assembly for the cylinder
and we're gonna throw in a new Locomotive Fuel Injector for good measure.
#CrackedPiston#LocomotivePiston#LocomotiveFuelInjector
Made: Dec. 08, 2021

[@ggsumner1947]

My long ago deceased neighbor worked on these for Illinois Central RR in East St. Louis Illinois, and he said these EMD engines were the best and easiest ones to repair. He started out working on steam locomotives in Roodhouse Illinois. He was a great neighbor, and we all miss he and his wife.

[@ccrx6700]

Cool Gary, I sure would have loved to have chatted with that guy. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking in the video today my friend.

[@dispatch444]

It never ceases to amaze me how engineers in their infinite wisdom always manage to make it as difficult as possible to work on anything. They never seem to care about the people who repair and maintain their bright ideas.

[@ccrx6700]

It sure does seem that way doesn't it dispatch444! Appreciate very much your visiting with us to check out the video my friend.

[@JOHNMORIN100]

Oh Boy I hear that ....

[@emddoctor8671]

In my glory days on CN I would do 2 complete power assemblies in a night shift by myself. 645E3B’s the best sounding locomotive engine ever. Man I love those engines. Thanks for the videos, brings me back to the good old days.

[@ccrx6700]

Your very welcome EMDDoctor. Glad you enjoyed. We appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and watch the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend.

[@michaelball760]

Seen many destroyed pistons in locomotives over the years. Those engines get worked hard, amazing they last as long as they do.

[@ccrx6700]

It certainly is Michael. They get pushed pretty hard at times and always amazes me too how they hold up. Appreciate your viewing of tonight's episode of That's Railroadin my friend.

[@EliteAmmunition]

So 4 valves per head. But multiple springs and rockers. What are they for? Is it variable valve timing?

[@EliteAmmunition]

Ahhh extra springs in the head are for mechanical injectors

[@silicon212]

@@EliteAmmunition No variable valve timing. There are 7 springs. 4 are for the valves, 2 are for the rocker bridges and one is for the central injector. The rocker arms each push down two valves, via a bridge. The bridge itself has a spring to return it to rest state.

[@RiverRatWA57]

@@EliteAmmunition they are two stroke engines, all four valves are exhaust valves, the ports in the cylinder liners are intake ports.

[@bigredracer7848]

when I was in high school I brought one of those Pistons to school to show the guys and the auto shop and it's still sitting there all these years later at the auto shop I graduated in 74 I brought it to school in 72

[@ccrx6700]

Awesome! I wanted to keep this one but I took a couples days off and it had grown legs by the time I got back. Appreciate your tuning in and viewing tonight's show my friend.

[@trainmaster0217]

I'm 75 years old and still learning something new every day. Thanks for another great video Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Curt! I'm almost 68 and still learning also my friend. Glad you enjoyed tonight's show, we do appreciate your continued support of this channel sir.

[@bobpaulino4714]

Dad is 91 and still practicing law part time. My grandfather was a prosecutor and judge in northeast Ohio. He passed in '69. First in our family on dads side born here. I travelled nine states working on industrial and institutional HVAC and process equipment -- and ran rescue, fought fire, ran squad, and occasionally flew with medical helicopters to unwind after dealing with architects and engineers. My wife joined squad and fire so we could spend more time together. We traveled to EMS seminars together whenever we could. Never stop learning! It keeps you going. Maybe like an old steamer leaking at the rivets and in need of new grates (I still have stoker parts in stock), but still building steam!! Blessings ----

[@jjxtwo1]

You're spoiling us again Dave. I love it. Thanks for all of the detailed info. 👍🏼

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Jeff. Glad you enjoyed the show, and got some really cool stuff coming out this entire spring to spoil you even more!

[@marcr6749]

I have been a wrench head my entire life and ever since i was a small child i have always wanted to see the engine and components. You made that possible, thank you. I would sure like to see a crankshaft.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Marc, we do appreciate your tuning in to the channel and watching and for the very nice comment my friend. Hopefully someday I can show a crank out of these engines, that would be awesome. With only 3 locos here the chances are not very great tho.

[@Rebel9668]

Growing up we had a John Deere "A" and an "H" and our next door neighbor had a "G" and 2 "LA's" and they all got lot of working done. Our "A" was a 1939 styled front and the "H" was a '46 if I remember right. We never had to rebuild the engines although we did rebuild the hydraulics in the "A" and used quick connects to it to power a log splitter we built ourselves. Worked great. We'd have the A just idling all day while we split and stacked stove wood. We used the little H for gardening...plowing, discing, harrowing, etc. and used the A for mowing, bushhogging, raking, baling, stump pulling and wood splitting. I've seen engines on similar ones torn down though and you're right, they do have some darn big pistons in them :) Both of ours had electric starters, but the battery on the A was almost always dead so we (meaning me) always got the job of hand cranking it by spinning that big flywheel with the petcock valves open.

[@ccrx6700]

We always had the 2 cylinders when I farmed, still have several of them in the barn. Always wanted an H for no other reason than I thought they looked cool being so small. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and share with us my friend.

[@rossmiller2204]

Dave, your videos are railroading treasure! I never know what awesome thing I'll be seeing or learning about next!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Ross! Got some really cool videos coming out this spring and summer. Always a new adventure here. Cannot thank you enough for you continued support of this channel my friend. I may not have the best videos out there, but I sure do have the best subscribers!

[@russelltrupia4479]

This was a awesome video Dave, I enjoy all the info. that you share. Thanks for a great tour.

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Russell. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@luscombe334]

Thanks for taking us along! Interesting to see that the (big) EMD is very similar in design to the (smaller) 2-stroke Detroit Diesels, but even more modular in design.

[@RiverRatWA57]

Agreed, I'm wondering how many Fairbanks Morse powered locomotives are still out running the rails?? We had them in the YTB navy yard tugs that I was on.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Dan, we really appreciate your watching tonight's home movie my good man.

[@rearspeaker6364]

the best way i describe a EMD diesel is saying it a very large Mutant Detroit Diesel.

[@silicon212]

The EMD and Detroits are Big Brother / Little Brother.

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

They are Detroits

[@tomeasley5979]

Wow Dave! Awesome video. You are absolutely right that we don't get to see these things. Another once in a lifetime gift that you have brought to us. Thank you so much! Take care!

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight and for the very nice comment Tom. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@daveogarf]

Thank you for the "backstage pass" into the workings of a locomotive engine! LOVE your chuckle; it brightens the day.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show, we do appreciate the very nice comment and for watching my friend.

[@PlanetMojo]

Thanks Dave! I love seeing the engine stuff on the locomotives. All familiar, but much larger! I've seen cracked pistons before, but they were tiny compared to that monster!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome my friend. So appreciate your tuning in tonight and viewing another episode of That's Railroadin. Got some really good videos coming out this spring you will enjoy, some ugly stuff has happened here this winter and gonna have 4 vids out on doing a whole track ride so you can see the entire line here. Can't thank you enough for all your great support of this channel, you've been one of my most faithful subscribers.

[@PlanetMojo]

@@ccrx6700 Can't wait to see the videos Dave. I enjoy the good, the bad, and the ugly stuff (so to speak 😉). Really looking forward to seeing the entire line!

[@Seabee_Camper]

I've changed 100 power packs out on EMDs, and I've never separated the piston from the piston carrier. We always pulled the injector, ran an eyelet down into the top of the piston, and pulled the whole power pack at once. I would never mix a new piston on a used carrier without mic'ing everything out first. Less time to pull the whole power pack too.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in Jim. Several other comments have said similar. These were contracted mechanics that did this and for whatever reason they decided to change only the piston. Your comment sounds like some pretty good advice. We do appreciate your watching today sir.

[@scottywisely6180]

We also changed the whole power pack. Much better repair.

[@elonmust7470]

They get to come back sooner this way.....

[@firstduemedia8706]

Love to see vids on the locomotive, let along the heart of it! Thanks for the insights sir! Love the big diesel motors.

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight First Due Media. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@BryceAWD]

Thank you for taking the time to document this stuff. The scale of these parts is amazing.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and very glad you enjoyed watching the show.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Thank you for showing us around Dave! Very interesting stuff indeed! I have always liked working on engines and mechanical equipment as a hobby, but those big engines are out of my league. You do great videos!

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Raymond. Glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Thanks Dave, one guy that worked with me now works in the diesel repair shop. I seen boat videos of boats running wide open (notch 8) but from a boat control and yes they were EMD's. Sounded like a train but muffled throught the stack! Glad you have a good shop.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Tuco, we really appreciate your watching tonight's episode of That's Railroadin.

[@glloyd1987]

Locomotives are surely very fascinating machines! Thanks for showing us the rare sights

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Gregory, glad you enjoyed tonight's episode. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my good man.

[@zalmaflash]

I enjoyed that. Thanks

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight zalmaflash. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@mikeznel6048]

Thank you very much for bringing us along Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Mike. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@johnkelley9877]

That was fascinating to see! Those engines are massive. Thanks for sharing this.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show John. We certainly appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@TheRebelOne.]

Thankyou for the private tour of your loco engine. Great presentation. 👍

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show tonight. We do appreciate your writing in and for checking out the video sir.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

That's really kool locomotive EMD parts right there for the SD-40-2 I think that's the locomotive, anyway thank you for the video see ya on the next one.

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

Aw I like the locomotives at Cumberland mine and always enjoy your show my brother friend.

[@rickcooper6817]

As old Barney use to say, that's big, really big! Thanks Dave for the video.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Rick, we really appreciate your watching tonight's episode of That's Railroadin.

[@EL-sp5zi]

Enjoyable and educational....thanks again Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome EL. We really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in my friend.

[@Trump985]

We have these engines in our boats and I’ve changed probably 100s of power assemblies over the years. Can’t say I’ve ever changed just a piston let alone without pulling the assembly. Didn’t even know it was possible. Must be nice working in a shop, I’ve changed them underway shut down the engine your working on and run on the other.

[@ccrx6700]

Lot of the old river tug boats here have them, good reliable engines. I used to work on a tug way back in the 1970's for a brief stint. Cat mechanics came in and changed crankshaft on an engine while they ran the boat with the other. That mechanic had the biggest biceps I've ever seen, everywhere he went he carried dumbells with him. thanks for writing in and watching tonight my good man.

[@inothome]

Agreed, I've been around these engines for quite a few years. Never seen just a piston swap, always the powerpack.

[@eastunder55]

I worked on 645E4 EMD engines mostly in stationary generator units. We had to replace power assemblies in pieces because there wasn't enough headroom to pull the complete assembly. The first piston snap ring I removed took me about 4 hours. After a couple hundred, it took about 30 seconds! I stopped doing that work in 1992. I worked several times at the Cumberland mine where this video was done. They have newer locomotives now.

[@peted5217]

Hard to believe repairs not done in most expedient way. Piston only is kinda like building a ship model in a bottle ! Super time eater.

[@lewistodd9242]

Thanks Dave for another educational video. You show us things that no one else does. I really enjoy watching you and your videos. Have a great day my friend.

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much Lewis, gonna have a very unique one coming out next week also no one ever gets to see. Really appreciate your continued support and all you very nice comments my good man.

[@johncloar1692]

Thanks Dave for showing some of the interworking of locomotive, Very Cool!

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight John. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@briankemp5206]

Thanks Dave, very cool video on the engine components. Thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Brian, we really appreciate your watching tonight's episode of That's Railroadin.

[@Nurvington]

Thanks again for more exclusive, up-and-close RAILROAD content!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching today's video, glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

[@TriGogglin]

Thanks Dave that is definitely railroading, none of us would ever see the internals with out you, thats for sure, thanks for the education, we seen under the covers, but not deep into the engine nor how big the pistons really are. Your the best. Keep them coming.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for the very nice comment Pappy. Not often anyone gets to see this kind of stuff and was a privilege I could share with you. I wanted this piston, but took a couple days off and when i got back it was nowhere to be found, dang it!

[@Jim-jh79fb]

That's true

[@TriGogglin]

@@ccrx6700 veey welcome, and man Dave thats definitely a bummer, your gonna have to start tagging things, lol save for Dave. Oh and I posted this video on a community post. This is so awesome I had to share.

[@ccrx6700]

@@TriGogglin well thank you very much

[@bluegrassman3040]

There are some other videos of locomotive diesel repair.

[@thomasjunkins6491]

Love your videos my friend. I always learn something on your videos. THATS RAILROADIN!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching today's video and for the very nice comment, glad you enjoyed the show Thomas.

[@DbblOh7]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. It lets us that don’t work on/for the railroad see what it’s really like on a daily basis. I enjoy your genuine enthusiasm for railroading. My guess is you never really feel like you’re working because you enjoy it so much. Keep up the good work, and have a wonderful day/week.

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad to hear that Joe, we do appreciate the very nice comment and for your support of this channel my friend.

[@bobaroo58]

Dedicated Nick, never give up!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching the video bobaroo 58, glad you enjoyed. Nick is indeed a good man and you will see more of him in a future video when we change out a radiator on #22 loco.

[@mlt6322]

When I went to Lincoln Tech back in 1980 for cars may engine instructor had a locomotive piston next to his desk for a trash can, It was as big as a 5 gal bucket. I had forgotten about that until I saw this video, Thank You for bringing back some memories.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show today, we do appreciate your tuning in and watching MLT.

[@fredjacobs]

Thank you so much for sharing this totally fascinating stuff that we railfans don't usually get to see. I've really enjoyed all of your videos, keep up the great work!

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight and for the very nice comment Fred. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@rayshutsa6690]

Thank you very much for showing us the cracked piston the and the injector also the EDM power pack. Everything is on the larger size. I never knew the piston was so big. I appreciate you making the video.😀❤

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Ray. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@georgebrill6549]

38 yrs tug engineer. I love EMD's , 567's , 645's. On a tug there are lifting points, padd eyes, etc. to hang a chain hoist from. No problem taking the engine apart. Easy to run and easy to fix! We left the Clinton Point quarey with 16 loaded stone scows. There were two cylinders with cracked heads on the stbd engine. I couldn't keep a level in the expansion tank, so I removed the relief valves, on those two and when Capt Bob needed both engines, I started it up on 14 cylinders, with flames shooting out the side of the engine , just to get around West Point, and Bear Mt. . On the next trip the Co. put one of the smaller boats to act as our stbd Engine. We ran two more days like that untill The Frank Barker III could come in and be fixed. We used to call Barker, 'Good enough towing'! I ran with more problems, and when they did a temporary repair, they would say that's good enough. One of the capts. had hats made up with "good Enough towing on them, I used to wear mine in the yard, but nothing was ever said.

[@ccrx6700]

Loved you comment George! The way I understand it there is a difference between the EMD loco engines and the marine engines but i don't know that it is. Perfect, Good Enough Towing!!! I could use that here, good enough railroading..... I'm sure you would understand that! Really appreciate your writing in and for watching the show my good man.

[@kenneththompson2249]

@@ccrx6700 Some of the differences are; the marine engines have a deeper oil pan, exhaust temperature thermocouples in the exhaust risers, the turbos have a proven to add a extra idler gear for right hand engines to use at low power, the acessary covers on the front are different for left and right hand engines. Since most engines are built to ABS ( American Bureau of Standards - for insurance standards, the crankshafts have to be marked by the ABS Maltese cross ( extra $200) but other wise the same. The instrument gage panel is more comprehensive. The use air starter motors and my favorite item,springloaded fuel injector links where you can essentially add more fuel one cylinder to hear if the cylinder is firing properly.That would have just the thing to do in this case to find the weak cylinder in a couple of cylinders.

[@ccrx6700]

@kenneth thompson awesome reply Kenneth! Really appreciate your taking time to let me know all that. I had no clue before. 😊

[@jackpendergast1526]

What a great thing to see! I always smile when I see you've put out a new video, great job!

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Jack. Glad you enjoyed the show and got a lot more cool stuff for you coming out my friend.

[@valeriebassett3107]

Looks like real hard heavy work. Thank you for sharing. You are very polite, always look forward to seeing your videos. Thank you for taking the time. Thank goodness it is only a two stroke engine.

[@ccrx6700]

You are an awesome person Valerie! You've never written in with an unkind word, always words of appreciation and praise. I cannot thank you enough for you continued support of this channel. I would love to sometime have dinner with you, and we could always invite Pappy to join us.... what a fun time we would have, but you would have to be in charge of arranging the chairs ....LOL

[@valeriebassett3107]

@@ccrx6700 LOL, I would make Pappy stand in the corner if he misbehaves. Sounds like a plan, we can bring our spouses too. Just remember that every great man has an awesome wife supporting him; I can't wait to meet them both.

[@WaterBums-rx4ok]

More pistons!! Very cool to see inside that 645 monster. Thanks Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and very glad you enjoyed the show. We do appreciate your watching today.

[@GinosGarageUSA]

Thanks for taking us along! I have not seen inside these big EMD engines before but I do quite a bit of work on its baby cousin the Detroit 2 strokes. That is very neat how those engines are even more modular than the Detroit with those power packs. Thanks again, am a new subscriber and am really enjoying your content!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed Gino. We do appreciate your nice comment and for watching. And, we also welcome you to our channel, we are blessed to have you onboard.

[@grumpyg9350]

Amazing stuff. Thank you for sharing.👍👏🏻

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and glad to hear you enjoyed the show. We do appreciate your writing in and for watching Grumpy G.

[@henrystevens9893]

Just happened to come across this by chance. WOW!!!! Thanks for the very clear, concise explanation. Cheers

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for writing in Henry, and for watching the show today and glad you enjoyed your visit with us. Hope you will subscribe and hit the notification bell so You Tube will keep you informed of new content. We usually post a new video every 4 or so days.

[@JOHNMORIN100]

Thank YOU for taking the time and effort to show us all that neat-Oh stuff now I know more than before I LIKE THAT 1000 POINTS Mr Magoo in Milo, Maine

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you for the nice comment John, glad to hear you found out some new things. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the cracked locomotive piston video my friend.

[@johndanaher6371]

That was really fascinating to watch. Huge engine with huge parts means hard work to fix. Thanks for sharing.

[@RiverRatWA57]

If you think that's big check out the Colt Pielstick diesels, kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYjOk4Krls11pM0

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching the video John glad you enjoyed my friend.

[@jwbnsfretired8805]

I worked in the material department at a heavy locomotive repair shop that serviced EMD's and have handled pretty much all the parts that can be hand carried, and used a forklift for most of the rest. Great videos!

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you very much for the very nice comment JW, we do appreciate your writing in and for watching my good man.

[@dfb1111]

Very interesting and well captured. Thanks for posting, I enjoyed this!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in and watching the home movie today my friend.

[@russelladams6148]

Wow that a big Crack in that piston

[@ccrx6700]

Yes it was, asked them if they knew how it happened, of course that answer would always be speculative, so best thing to say is, the darn thing just got tired of going up and down and wanted to retire to the scrap heap. Thanks for watching tonight's episode of That's Railroading Russell.

[@josephpalmieri3095]

Thanks for the look inside the belly of the beast Dave. Very interesting stuff.

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and thanks for writing in and watching the home movie today Joseph.

[@flir67man84]

Learning more stuff from you everyday... thks

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and really glad you are enjoying these home movies my friend. Pretty cool I can get to share this stuff with you guys. Things no one ever gets to see, behind the scenes railroading. Do appreciate your very nice comment and for tuning in.

[@P61guy61]

Awesome video. Thank you for posting. Great behind the scenes information.

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight William. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@howardkanitz4998]

That was really cool, thanks for sharing!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Howard and great to hear you enjoyed the show my friend, we do appreciate your watching.

[@matthewpulley]

Great video, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Matt. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@steventurner9744]

Thanks Dave, you right we don’t get to see this side of railroading . Keep the videos coming. I enjoy how you present your videos. Have a Blessed Day My Friend .

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Steven for the very nice comment. Really pleased that you are enjoying these and we so do appreciate your watching my friend.

[@i.b.blithe3263]

Interesting and well done. Thanks for sharing your expertise and time to do the video for us. From an old retired electrical engineer who loves equipment. :-)

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in and watching the home movie today my friend.

[@themanfromcabowabo1559]

Thanks for showing the adjacent rocker arms, valve springs, etc. I’ve always wondered if the setup would be familiar and it is. Just a Lot bigger. Good stuff, enjoy all your content.

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome, so pleased to learn you enjoyed the show my good man. The mechanics call them the jewels.

[@christopherrabaldo3377]

I love it. Thank you Dave.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching the video Christopher, glad you enjoyed.

[@tpobrienjr]

Thanks for bringing the railroad to me, even if it's piece by piece! 😁

[@ccrx6700]

LOL I liked that Thomas. Always a pleasure to have you visit with us my friend. Thank You

[@choochoothelilsavage9573]

Thanks for making these videos. Very interesting 👌

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show, we do appreciate the very nice comment and for watching my friend.

[@thomasmccardle725]

This mechanic sounds so laid back! What a great guy to work with.

[@ccrx6700]

Nick certainly is a great guy Thomas. He used to work for EMD building and rebuilding loco traction motors. Was nice of you to take the time to visit with us and watch the video my friend.

[@thomasmccardle725]

He actually sounds a little like my New England relatives, he must be a northern transplant like my mom.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

Absolutely fascinating video, I enjoyed every minute of it! I had no idea that they made power packs like that - it makes so much sense but I never knew that was a thing. And from a non-locomotive mechanic perspective, it’s surprising how little room there is to work on that engine! Thanks again for sharing. No one brings railroading to KZbin quite like you do, my friend!

[@ccrx6700]

Your certainly welcome mu friend! So totally appreciate your continued support of this channel and your always gracious comments. I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed tonight's episode. Hope see you at Elkhart again soon.

[@TheyCallHimDietSeth]

@@ccrx6700 Sounds great! Make sure to say hi whenever you're in Elkhart!

[@davejones7856]

Great video! You guys were lucky finding that bad piston in a cylinder that was running that clean.

[@ccrx6700]

They did a compression check on the cylinders is how they found it. Appreciate your tuning in and watching tonight Dave.

[@thesneak281]

Really cool to see. I hope you guys make top dollar. That's a serious engine.

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Zeke, we do so appreciate your checking us out today my friend.

[@Wheel-1]

Very interesting video ! Thank you for your time

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching the video J JD 1913, glad you enjoyed my friend.

[@kens.3729]

The Big, the Bad and the Ugly. This is the Ugly part of Railroading. He has a solid attitude to succeed. 👍

[@ccrx6700]

You haven't seen the ugly yet Ken! Gonna have some videos coming out that are really some bad stuff happen, next week will be the first one. Then we gonna have 4 videos of showing our entire track, then after that, last of March some more really unkind things that have happened. Do appreciate your checking this one out my friend and stay tuned, lot more to come your way.

[@BMPellogia]

I worked as train engineer for 7 years in brazil(lost my job last year) .Old GM/EMD locos are my favorites but never had the opportunity to work with one,except with some leased SD70Ace's but they got returned to Progress Rail very quickly due lack of reliabilty and poor performance compared to the GE AC44i locomotive

[@KWMeikle]

Great content , thanks for the video.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching today's video Kevin, glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

[@johnsmart964]

Very impressive to see the insides of the engine, it is very interesting to see the immense amount of work involved in keeping these locomotives going. Thank you very much for this very interesting and informative video presentation which is very much appreciated by the people.

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight John. Glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

[@fritzd2116]

Never seen those power-packs so close up. And the injectors? Really cool stuff here, Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Fritz. We do appreciate your tuning in and watching my friend.

[@GLF-Video]

Thanks again. Always enjoyable and interesting.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching the video GLF Video, glad you enjoyed.

[@nightwatchman5848]

Great job Dave. Never seen before parts.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching today's video, glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

[@michaelharris3296]

Love how you just say “hum, just gotta put the piston in huh?”

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed tonight's home movie Michael. We do appreciate your tuning in with us again my friend.

[@michaelharris3296]

@@ccrx6700 , you keep makin’ ‘em, I’ll keep watchin’ ‘em.

[@rj4590]

Absolutely love seeing all the "nuts and bolts" of the job.It would just be nice to smell all the oil and grease too.

[@ccrx6700]

The oil in these EMD engines have a unique aroma for sure! Thanks for writing in and watching the home movie today my friend.

[@stevencooper2464]

Awesome video, Dave. I hope you gave that piston a good retirement party for its years of hard work and devoted service🙂🙂🙂.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks Steven glad you enjoyed and I so wanted that piston for my collection, but took a couple of days off and when I got back it was gone. Appreciate your nice comment and for watching sir.

[@stevenm3141]

Very interesting I've never seen this before. Thank you very much

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the video Steven, we do appreciate your watching sir.

[@Kimx922]

Very nice industrial engine! Thanks for sharing something I would never see IRL 😁

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome and we do appreciate your tuning in and watching the video my friend.

[@fromaggiovagiola9128]

I did always want to see the inside of a big engine. As cool as a fancy watch.

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@dannmann17]

Great video, thank you 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Danny. We do appreciate your writing in and watching my friend.

[@billtimmons7071]

I love the insides of two - stroke engines. I worked with the 710 engine. Started with mechanical injectors like you showed then EMD went electronic fuel injection (EMDEC). Good old American know how. Thank you for getting the internal camera shots. It please us mechanical nerds :)

[@DrHarryT]

I would think with traditional valves that its' a 4 stroke engine.

[@billtimmons7071]

@@DrHarryT you can see the intake ports in cylinder side. EMD two stroke engines have intake ports with 4 exhaust poppet valves.

[@DrHarryT]

@@billtimmons7071 I see the rectangular notches now, when I first saw it I thought that is was reflections. The piston must be at mid travel because the piston would still travel down to suck in air. I suspect then all 4 valves open at the same time some period after combustion but close before the piston gets to the intake notches. It would seem with this design you get less than a 1/2 of a stroke for power. Then again on a motorcycle it's about the same. I also saw the bottom of the piston and didn't see a traditional connecting rod wrist pin. I suspect the wrist pin is part of the rod assembly with a round pad at the top which fits into that circle on the bottom of the piston and is held in by a snap ring. I'm a 40 year veteran automotive mechanic and I have never seen or knew about this design. I would like to see an animation of it in operation.

[@billtimmons7071]

@@DrHarryT EMD’s competitor GE used 4 stroke. They both had about the same displacement and similar HP. You would expect the two stroker to have higher HP for similar size but it’s not the case. Two stroke EMD engine has lower equivalent compression stroke because of intake ports. EMD also had problems with emissions with two stroke design. I love the EMD design but two strokes has hit their limits and four stroke is better for todays medium speed diesel engines. I heard that the opposed piston two stroke design is making a come back and can meet emission standards.

[@N3PRO-Dave]

That was awesome! Thanks!

[@ccrx6700]

Well thank you very much, really glad you liked tonight's episode of That's Railroadin. Lot more pretty cool videos coming your way this spring and summer Dave.

[@toddr.4630]

Great job, much appreciated ✌️👍

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome Todd and glad you liked the show, we do appreciate your checking it out my good man..

[@toddr.4630]

@@ccrx6700 great channel, happy to subscribe ✌️

[@stevezurek7281]

The sound of those 2stroke engines under load are awesome.To a mechanic it’s music and raw power, sometimes components let go.Change out the crook piston and off it goes back to work 🇦🇺👍👍👍👍

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching the video Steve glad you enjoyed the show my friend and yep, what not to love about the sound of a 645 under load!

[@Martin.]

Interesting video. Thanks for sharing.👍👍Greetings from Germany, Martin

[@ccrx6700]

Glad you enjoyed the show Martin. We do appreciate your writing in and for checking out the video sir.

[@Martin.]

@@ccrx6700 You’re very welcome

[@markmark2080]

At 2:37..."since 1966 probably...", in '66/'67 I served on a WW2 LST (Landing Ship, Tank) "way down yonder in Viet Nam", we had two EMD 567 V-12s, 900 hp @ 744 rpm. That was back in the "Golden Age" of hot rodding and drag racing, I used to enjoy telling the "lifer" engine men about the power that was being pulled out of the new big Detroit iron at that time, they were amazed...the noise in that little engine room while underway was off the meter...

[@christophereaves862]

Very cool video man 👍🏻🚒

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Christopher. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@railroadrick6060]

Hi Dave, Absolutely Amazing video! Definitely brings me nostalgia. I actually had owned one of those monsters. Had the compression rings, connecting rod and bearing retainers/bolts. Fresh from a Norfolk Southern SD40-2. My wife bought it from EBAY as a Christmas gift a few years ago. My gosh that thing was something else, I cleaned it up and stood it upright against the wall in the corner of the room where it made an excellent little nightstand 😊. Now the sad part is I no longer have it as we hit serious hardship a couple years ago and it sadly went with a locker it was in 😢. I’ve been searching for a piston assembly like that since but no luck. Railroad stuff does make an excellent collection and hobby. Once again thank you so very much for the videos that you share. You are a favorite of mine and have my support 100%! Keep up the phenomenal work.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for the very nice comment Railroad Rick. Many years ago I had the opportunity to have several of those used pistons and didn't take them. Wanted this one but it was gone before I could scarf it up. Really appreciate your taking the time to watch and write in today my friend.

[@davidbass7593]

Wow that's awesome man I love seeing things like this thanks for sharing this video Dave that injector is huge I see its mechanically fired from a cam I'm guessing the ones I see in automotive these days are electronically fired and much smaller

[@ccrx6700]

I would say you're right David about the electronically fired injectors and definitely much smaller! Very much appreciate your taking the time to write in and also for checking out the cracked locomotive piston video my friend.

[@janchristensen7993]

Awsome Dave. Thanks

[@ccrx6700]

Thank you Jan glad you enjoyed the show. Very much appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and may you have a very good day my friend.

[@trenamerritt5344]

It's over my head, but still awesome to see! Biggest piston I saw was for a huge John Deere farm tractor that had two pistons. Outside a car piston, that thing was HUGE! Dad called the tractor a corn popper, lol! But you could hear it quite a ways away! He did a lot of work on it for the neighbor farmer down the road and round the bend to get it running again. You could always hear the farmer plow with it. All the sounds of dairy farms long gone from there now. How much more the sounds of the train engines I hear now! Those engines work hard, and the mechanics that work on those big guys must keep busy to keep trains chugging along. Hats off to them! Many thanks for giving a look at these mysterious marvels. Lol! I hear a rumble coming, theres a train and hes booking it! Theres the toot! Hes not letting the grass grow under the

[@trenamerritt5344]

Train!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in and watching the home movie today Trena. I love the sound of an old 2 cylinder John Deere. I actually at one time had 13 of them when I farmed, down to having 6 now but no longer farming.

[@DASOSinAZ]

h' HEH! :) Thanks for the insider's view. I'm always smarter for having watched your videos!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching today's video, glad you enjoyed the show my friend and for the very nice comment.

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Dave !1 Great video & Thanks !! Hope All works out & can get back RRing again !! Have a good week !!

[@ccrx6700]

Your welcome K B, we really appreciate your watching tonight's episode of That's Railroadin and 3098 is back in service, Nick got her done!

[@KB-gs8zi]

@@ccrx6700 Sounds great as HOPE the rest of the cylinders DON"T fail too !! have a good week !!

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

You're working those loco's to hard Dave!

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for watching today's video Rick, glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

[@tommybritton9273]

Absolutely loved that one dave 👏

[@ccrx6700]

We do appreciate your tuning in and watching the home movie tonight Tommy. Glad you enjoyed the show my friend.

[@stephenpeterson7479]

It's cool to see the inside story. I was a construction mechanic in the SeaBees years ago but never saw a piston that big.

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in and watching the home movie today Stephen.

[@Agustin-jo8mv]

Interesting, thanks for posting it. 👌

[@ccrx6700]

Really glad to hear you enjoyed the show today. We do appreciate your nice comment and for watching my friend.

[@heavydutyrepair64]

I love it ,keep them coming friend

[@ccrx6700]

Thanks for writing in John and watching today's show my friend.