EMD Cylinder Head Removal While Underway

[@Fish-d9x]

Retired Chief Engineer here. We had a rack of power packs for our EMD's along the bulkhead. When we lost a cylinder, myself and a deck hand replaced it. Tie up and fix it. No sleeping. No TV. No smart phone breaks. Those were the days. Now, I just have back surgeries for fun.

[@Mark-s7d6l]

@@Fish-d9x I called my time in the Navy one long span of sleep deprivation. If the chief said "We won't need you for an hour, get some rest" you laid down and went right to sleep because you didn't know when you might get to sleep again. Now, at 74, I can still fall asleep in seconds. It stays with you.

[@GrantJohnston-g8p]

Me too!Ex Shell Engineer!

[@FixAndForget]

Thanks for watching Chief! We all know how good we have it here although some days are tough. If we hadn't loaned our power packs to another ship we would have changed the assembly.

[@ThumperKJFK]

@@Mark-s7d6l USS CORAL SEA - CV43 👋👍

[@Trump985]

I've changed a few power assemblies underway, not terrible in the winter in the North Atlantic, but in the gulf in the summer god help you! I've seen 130 degree temperatures in my engine room and north of 160 in the fidley! As an engineer I sure do love the winter up north!

[@FixAndForget]

I most certainly agree! I learned that lesson on my cadet cruise in the gulf. Thanks for watching!

[@chuckrogers2480]

Feel you're pain literally put in time on Detroit's, EMD Cat 379,98,99, effen miserable the ole GOM!!!!!!

[@eastunder55]

I maintained EMD MP45 stationary generator units from 1975 to 1992. At annual inspection, the head to liner nuts and crab nuts were re-torqued after running for 1 hour at full load. When exiting the generator housing after retorquing, the 90 degree outside air made me shiver. I don't know how hot it was inside as there were no thermometer in the enclosure. We would go in wearing dry clothes and exit wringing wet. The video brought back a lot of memories.

[@GrantJohnston-g8p]

Try the North Atlantic, not worried about freezing, worried about drowning!

[@Trains-With-Shane]

Jeeze! When you need a 2 foot cheater bar on your torque multiplier you know that sucker is ON THERE!! Nice work! Nothing makes a better mechanical noise than a Turbo 16-645.

[@FixAndForget]

@@Trains-With-Shane I would have to agree, thanks for watching man!!

[@nickleinonen]

Plate crabs are 2,400lbs/ft

[@FixAndForget]

@@nickleinonen I meant to put that spec in the video. Thanks man

[@JohnBennett-cw1ri]

@@FixAndForget I’ve used two torque multipliers back to back, very slow but got the job done.

[@scpvrr]

Ok. Ya got me. I’m a train nut. I saw “EMD” and “F7B” and thought “no way they’d do that repair under way ON A TRAIN”!

[@j.t.4299]

And you were right!

[@FixAndForget]

Haha thanks for watching!

[@JulietHotelFoxtrot]

Looks like the same engine used on some of the older UP locomotives. They had a similar design. Those EMD engines have a very clever design for maintenance.

[@robertschemonia5617]

The very same.

[@BruceBoschek]

The 567 was designed and developed in the 1930s to power the new GM locomotives. The marine industry quickly discovered what an excellent engine it was and began using them., albeit after fitting them with deep oil sumps to avoid cavitation when the ship or boat rolls and pitches. Two-stroke cycle diesels are genius!

[@robertschemonia5617]

@BruceBoschek there is a very cool book you can download for free as a PDF that goes into extreme depth about the development of the engines, and even more so the pistons in them. It's not super long, and is more of an engineering report than a "book" per se, but definitely worth a read.

[@BruceBoschek]

@@robertschemonia5617 Got it! Read it all in about 3 hrs. ☺️ Thanks! It is amazing.

[@SquishyZoran]

@@robertschemonia5617Do you know the name of it?

[@grabasandwich]

My Dad's a retired Locomotive engineer. This was a familiar sound growing up with the CN mainline in our backyard, and when I'd drive him to the crew office.

[@FixAndForget]

@@grabasandwich wish I got more of it in my off time. Thanks for watching!

[@dh-_1011]

Yep. That’s *that * sound alright. All the switch/local power is all EMD and some of the road units are too. All the V20’s are gone, all the prime movers are 16-cylinders.

[@Tobenator1200]

Putting a marker on 5:19. That sound is phenomenal

[@FixAndForget]

@@Tobenator1200 I listened to it a few times myself while making the video, certainly my favorite part. Thanks for watching!

[@MrJoe1129uscg]

Its like bacon for my ears

[@Rev1Kev]

1000ft Great Lakes freighter Stewart J Cort has 4 EMD 20-645e3a diesels for main power, totaling 14,400HP

[@FixAndForget]

The Cort is a cool boat. We total 12,000 on this one but are 1/3 the size of the Cort. Thanks for watching

[@mrozboss]

Notice there smiling and happy doing what they obviously love doing wish I could work with a crew like that awesome job guys absolutely marvellous

[@FixAndForget]

@@mrozboss Thanks for the kind words!! We've all sailed together for a few years now and the other guys on here really make it a great ship. Thanks for watching!

[@mrozboss]

@FixAndForget thankyou for posting the video and kind words my grandfather worked passage from Sweden to Australia back in the 50s but he was a civil engineer but managed to work on ships it so looks like a great job and see the world awesome

[@redtale6527]

The EMD hydraulic crab nut wrench makes it easier. We also had a large aluminium torque multiplier that if my memory is right tightened two crab nuts at a time. If there wasn't a 500lb torque wrench available, we put another multiplier on top and used a 200lb wrench.

[@FixAndForget]

That's really cool, I'll have to look into it. Thanks for watching!

[@Mr42960]

We make those fuel and oil lines shown in the engineers hands where I work. Originally sold to Durox company, now Mechanical Rubber. I was surprised at the amount we sell, thinking tier 4 was eliminating this fuel injection method, but this video shows me these engines live on in marine duty.

[@EdmontonRails]

Rail as well, virtually every switcher / branch line locomotive in North America runs on an EMD 645 / 710. Railways certainly aren't in a rush to gather tier 4 junk.

[@FixAndForget]

They sure do! Thanks for watching and the cool insight.

[@gckrul9927]

That engine had an amazing good sound 😊

[@FixAndForget]

I agree. Thanks for watching!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

The torqe multiplier will keep everybody limbered up and Sr. with the nutty-buddy cone was SHARP! Good old EMD's and bus motors!

[@FixAndForget]

@@lewiemcneely9143 haha thanks for watching!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@FixAndForget I LIKE 2-strokes, big and little. To me the V-8's are the best sounding but it's hard to beat a V-12 either!

[@strobx1]

Yes. 3000 lbs of torque on each nut!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@strobx1 L O N G cheater pipe needed!

[@MM-fq9gi]

I performed this repair before. The old design liners where the jacket water goes into the side of the liner lacked a coolant impingement preventer which allowed the jacket water to flow directly into the liner and cylinder wall, resulting in a crack, the newer liner had an insert that prevented this issue. I was the new guy and found the engine venting gas at the head tank and the coolant went from pink to muddy. The Chief Engineer was an idiot and saw nothing wrong, I finally convinced the First Engineer that we had to stop the engine. This particular ship looks to possible be a Pathfinder class oceanography ship of which I was on, diesel electric.

[@FixAndForget]

@@MM-fq9gi you have an excellent memory, this is indeed that exact class of ship. Thanks for watching, glad our chiefs aren't that bad.

[@Paul070]

Brings back lots of memories, only difference was all my 645 work was on locomotives of the 16 and mostly 20 cyl variety. let that gentleman know to not be afraid of lifting that cover. Very seldom will you get a money shot to the face..😂

[@FixAndForget]

Thanks for watching! I didn't get it on film but when we had the engine at 900 RPM the first and I lifted the cover and both got face fulls of lube oil. Made for a good laugh.

[@ralfie8801]

I was just going to say you’re getting a face full if you open the top deck cover while it’s at 905 RPM! Every time, guaranteed.

[@Idahoprepper71]

We had EMD engines on one of the ships I was on in the USCG. Great engine.

[@FixAndForget]

Yep those engines are just bulletproof.

[@MrMan5014]

EMD stands for “Easy Maintenance Diesel”…some of the best engines ever made!..

[@FixAndForget]

I most certainly agree! Thanks for watching

[@1966TheBear]

I rebuild the Crankshafts for them engines for 35 years very cool to see it run.

[@FixAndForget]

Very cool, I would ever want to try and pull a crank on here. Thanks for watching!

[@alanmurdock4319]

These are much cleaner than they are in a locomotive. I could only wish they were this spotless when I get on one. We don't change the head anymore, we will replace the assembly now, the accounting department that runs the railroad says it is cheaper in the short run.

[@FixAndForget]

Thanks for the kind words! A few of the younger sisters to this ship have much cleaner engine rooms than ours, she's 33 years old now. We usually change power packs but loaned our spares to a different ship so changing just the head was our only option. Thanks for watching!

[@johnfellows2867]

Worked on the 645 and 710 engines here in the UK fitted to railway locomotives.

[@FixAndForget]

Always cool to hear about them outside the US. Thanks for watching!

[@eliterry3785]

Good post. Thank you

[@FixAndForget]

You bet! Thanks for watching.

[@deefa_damo]

Great video, thanks for sharing. That is some serious torque holding down those heads. Can I assume you are not asked to perform these repairs in big seas - would get pretty interesting with that cylinder head swinging around after you force it out of the block.

[@FixAndForget]

We would just have to be extra careful. Thanks for watching!

[@geoallen437]

Get back on deck! Awsome video. I want to see the wheelhouse!

[@FixAndForget]

@@geoallen437 thanks

[@davidmuma3235]

I’ve done that many times on railway locomotives. Sometimes in a shop sometime out in the middle of no where.

[@FixAndForget]

I'm always thankful of how easy it is to work on them in an engine room. Props to you guys for doing it in the field. Thanks for watching

[@patrickdineen278]

I was POIC in #3 ER, USS MANITOWOC LST 1180 ( (Newport Class) Ship had 6 655, E5 EMD diesels in 3 engine rooms. My ER had 2, loved those engines.

[@patrickdineen278]

Correction, they were 645-E5,16 cyi. Darn fat fingers.😀

[@FixAndForget]

Very cool! Wish I could have seen one of those ships. Thanks for watching

[@Tay651]

Great video, just curious- what was the cause of the water leak? The o rings where it sits on top of the liner? Also, how are those hold down studs held in the weldment? Are they threaded or pressed in? EMD sure knew how to make a great engine.

[@FixAndForget]

@@Tay651 miss-diagnosed leaking jacket water elbow (whoops). The coolant was pooling around the outside of the head to liner face making it seem like the exhaust gasses were pushing it up from a leaking liner to head o-ring. I believe they're threaded but I'll have to check. Thanks for watching!

[@ralfie8801]

They’re held in with a clamp on the underside. They’re accessed through the air box if I remember right. You take the sheet metal clamp holding them in place off and they drop out the bottom. They have a square shank at the bolt head like a carriage bolt you’d get at the hardware store. Put new ones in and put the clamp back on while a buddy holds it in place from the topside. The crabs and nuts are what secures them solidly in place (they’re wobbly any time the crab plates are loose or removed) and prevents air box pressure from getting in the crankcase and causing an engine protector shutdown for crankcase pressure. We call those water outlet elbows snorkels in our shop, they leak fairly often. You still have to pull the one crab plate off to get enough access to remove it from the back of the head. Just to change 3 o-rings.

[@FixAndForget]

@ralfie8801 wow thanks for that, great info!!

[@dobraydien7242]

You guys do know a spline drive can break those plate bolts loose as well as torque them down right? I did this almost daily on locos

[@FixAndForget]

@@dobraydien7242 we only have 4 of these to maintain and they break so rarely we don't have a need for specialized tools. Thanks for watching

[@litz13]

Spent a bunch of time with 567 powered locomotives ... there are two truths about EMD: 1) they will run forever 2) they will never rust

[@FixAndForget]

@@litz13 hahaha yet another positive attribute. Thanks for watching

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

As in: They have a self-replenishing anti-rust system?

[@litz13]

@@For_What_It-s_Worth as long as you keep adding oil to the engine, yes

[@sc0tte1-416]

Thing sounds just like a train locomotive which is pretty badass

[@FixAndForget]

I agree, same engine as the locos. Thanks for watching

[@hughjarse4627]

Try changing 12 heads off a pielstick in the North Atlantic I still have nightmares to this day

[@FixAndForget]

@@hughjarse4627 I can imagine. I hope to never have to deal with pielsticks. Thanks for watching as always sir

[@jayh1947]

Very good job Thank You.................Jay

[@FixAndForget]

@@jayh1947 thanks Jay!

[@chickencrapoperator]

Damn good information.

[@FixAndForget]

Thank you sir!

[@popswrench2]

i had to blink and think , sheeza 2stroker 😂😂 400 rpm that overhead seemed awful bizzy until i realized

[@FixAndForget]

Haha thanks for watching

[@COFFEE-e3p]

MUCH RESPECT MEN, BUT I FEEL BAD FOR YOUR HEARING PROTECTION..PLEASE STAY SAFE....USN 77/81..MM2

[@MrSearay1962]

Amen.

[@FixAndForget]

Thanks for the kind words gents. We all had ear plugs in. Cheers

[@FixAndForget]

Thanks for the kind words gents. We all had ear plugs in. Cheers

[@peteengard9966]

Like an old Detroit 2 stroke on steroids. Cut my teeth on the 52, 71, and 92 series. From straight 6 to the 16V. Does that old horse have a buffer screw?

[@billmoran3812]

No, they have a completely different type of Woodward hydraulic governor. There are similar adjustments that control idle speed and anti-hunting, but the governor is much different.

[@FixAndForget]

Woodward electronic governor with a hydo-mechanical backup built into it. Thanks for watching!

[@nicknovak83]

does the op or anyone else know what brand name/ make/ model that yellow flashlight he's using is?

[@FixAndForget]

Streamlight Dualie 3AA Thanks for watching

[@gregrobertson2726]

Familiar sights. I had a 1926 tug which the navy had upgraded to EMD 12-567C about 1945. It was a joy.

[@FixAndForget]

Sounds like a beautiful old rig. 567 engines are really cool too.

[@gregrobertson2726]

@ It was originally an under powered Winton gas powered electric motor driven rig owned by Wilmington, L.A.. It was their logo-boat, “Wilmington” built by well-known heavy craft builder Mueller of San Pedro as I recall. Navy took it and upgraded mechanicals all to mil-spec. The wood construction was beauty to behold. Futtock framed enormous ribs. I worked with a well known craftsman, David Thompson, up north, to repair some damage. It was some experience cutting out big wood frames then steam bending enormous fir planks which were fastened with huge boat spikes. Decks necessarily torn up for access then got replaced and old school pitch-payed. Like to killed me. All d.c. 110v power. Sure miss her.

[@FixAndForget]

@@gregrobertson2726 would have loved to see it

[@lembriggs1075]

You pointed out the cylinder ports as being exhaust ports but aren’t those intake ports on EMD engine and the poppet valves are actually the exhaust ports? Correct me if I’m wrong.

[@FixAndForget]

@@lembriggs1075 those are the exhaust ports. Intake is scavenged through ports in the cylinder liner. Check out my other video of them being overhauled, it shows those pieces. Thanks for watching!

[@lembriggs1075]

Ok. Thank you for clearing that up for me!

[@JohnJohnson-hk7cj]

How did they disconnect the drive to the cam whiles it was running?

[@FixAndForget]

The ship is underway, the engine is secured. Thanks for watching

[@denniscoleman8802]

Locomotive department 36 years. EMD 567, 645 and 710 in the early years….12, 16 and 20 cylinders…..ahhhhh “loved the smell of diesel smoke in the morning “ 👍😂

[@FixAndForget]

Very cool! Thanks for watching

[@brownwrench]

So what was wrong with it? I used to work at local EMD/Locomotive shop.

[@FixAndForget]

@@brownwrench incorrectly diagnosed an eroded jacket water outlet elbow (whoops). Jacket water was pooling around the liner to head surface which seemed like it was being pushed up by exhaust gas from leaking liner to head o-rings. Thanks for watching

[@john1703]

A 2 stroke engine with poppet valves?

[@FixAndForget]

Pretty much all big 2 stroke diesels have exhaust valves. Thanks for watching

[@SomeTechGuy666]

We are about to own several EMD engines and I have a some questions about them, specifically parts and rebuilding them. Is there a way I could contact you to directly ?

[@FixAndForget]

[e-mail]

[@cliffh8486]

Do they use GE 4 strokes in ships?

[@EdmontonRails]

GE FDLs and EVOs have been used in ships, at least 5 years ago GE was still selling marine EVOs through other companies.

[@FixAndForget]

I've heard of a few tugs having them, Ships not so much. Nowhere near as common as EMD. Thanks for watching

[@bearbait2221]

Is that 78,000 hours?

[@FixAndForget]

@@bearbait2221 yep the 16s have ~80,000 hours and both the 12s are over 100,000 hours. Thanks for watching.

[@GilmerJohn]

I guess I'm missing something. Was the ship dead in the water while you were doing the repair?

[@carlwest859]

Multiple power.

[@FixAndForget]

We have 2 12cyl and 2 16cyl engines. Ship was underway. Thanks for watching

[@jxh02]

Somewhere I heard (and never forgot): "A marine engine is always going up-hill."

[@FixAndForget]

@@jxh02 except when the ship is nose down in the trough hahaha. Thanks for watching!

[@ianlangley987]

Why would you want to remove a critical part of the engine at sea? Was there an issue, if so you didn't show it? Cheers Ian ex marine engineer.

[@FixAndForget]

Thanks for watching Chief. Thankfully we have 3 other engines and can afford to fix one while underway for 30 days. We miss-diagnosed a leaking JW elbow for a cracked head. After new seals and a good cleaning the head went back on.

[@HailAnts]

Sooooo, it’s a multiple engined ship, and that engine wasn’t running. Kinda belays the video’s titles little.

[@codymoe4986]

No, it simply proves your naivety... How would a ship be underway, if it's only source of propulsion was down for repair? Common sense would indicate a second, working engine.

[@SeanHarlow]

@@codymoe4986 Some large marine diesels do in fact support disabling part of the engine for repairs while the rest continues to run. AFAIK that capability is most common in the really big ones used in cargo ships where having entire redundant engines would be impractical and losing the whole engine in the middle of the ocean could be really bad but it's certainly plausible that something of this scale might have similar abilities. I was definitely hoping it was that myself.

[@FixAndForget]

Most slow speed engines have that capability but no medium speed engines do, that I know of. Thanks for watching!

[@FixAndForget]

As others have said, the ship is underway while the engine is secured. Engines are online not underway, that terminology refers to the ship. Thanks for watching

[@turboi6]

I don't understand what I'm seeing?? Looks like a cam shaft and valve springs but also an exhaust port???

[@tomrogers9467]

Two stroke engine. Air enters under pressure through cylinder ports down low. Four exhaust valves open at end of power stroke. Each rocker arm opens two valves. Centre rocker opens the fuel injector. Funny part is, I’m a small engine mechanic! 😂

[@FixAndForget]

You're absolutely right. Big 2 stroke diesels have exhaust valves. This engine has 4. Intake air is scavenged through liner ports and exhaust exits through the trunk when the valves open. Thanks for watching

[@mzimm460]

Each one of these guys is making more than a Dr

[@FixAndForget]

@@mzimm460 I wish. Back in the 80s-90s we might have but certainly not now. Inflation and everyone else's wages have gone up, ours stay the same. We have a manning crisis right now because it's not worth it to sail anymore. Thanks for watching

[@rickyricardo6457]

Was that on a "fork" or "blade"? If you know you know

[@FixAndForget]

Haha very true. Thanks for watching

[@therealbarnekkid]

EMDs have a certain very nice sound, I think due to the two stroke cycle.

[@FixAndForget]

Yes I believe so, also from the gear drive on the older roots blown ones and turbos on F7B models. Thanks for watching

[@ricksadler797]

I miss doing that stuff

[@FixAndForget]

@@ricksadler797 I miss it when I'm at home and volunteer at a few museums to make up for it. Basically a kid in a playground again. Thanks for watching!

[@geokeyey1116]

Saw one ru ni g while sitting g on the ground at a boat yard and yes a few cases of beer were all around empty

[@FixAndForget]

Hahaha sounds like a good time! Thanks for watching

[@stanleybest8833]

I'm going to try that with my Sichuan Sifa MB168F.

[@FixAndForget]

I'll have to look up what that is (: thanks for watching.

[@stanleybest8833]

@FixAndForget Amazon and eBay. The little slant cylinder diesel, specifically the one with the filler cap and injector pump on the rear case cover. Make a .787 to 1.00 inch crankshaft adapter from the 3/4 X 1 inch and you can fit bigger pullies like the 7 inch on it. I mounted mine on an aluminum plate, not steel.

[@FixAndForget]

@stanleybest8833 cool man I'll check it out!

[@tonyfree2691]

Why does no one wear hearing protection?

[@FixAndForget]

Everyone has ear plugs in. Thanks for watching

[@RustyorBroken]

I'd like to see you do it while the engine is running.

[@FixAndForget]

Could probably make it happen if the fuel and jacket water were plugged beforehand. Thanks for watching!

[@thetony0185]

Ok, how come that piston is not moving? Must have more than one engine!

[@FixAndForget]

We have 4, two 16 cyl and two 12 cyl. Thanks for watching

[@richardknott2021]

Looks very similar to locomotive engine..I works at EMD London Ont 31 years.

[@FixAndForget]

It’s the same engine!

[@john5321]

What are you guys on? X Chief Engineer USS Manitowoc - LST 1180 - 9 EMDs...Now work at a nuke plant with 3-20 cylinder 645s

[@john5321]

PS - was that really the 2nd mate down there?

[@FixAndForget]

Haha yes I am the 2nd mate. I worked on 2 strokes before becoming an officer and now volunteer at a few WWII museums in the engine room. I would love to see a 9 EMD engine room! This is a white hull USNS ship. Thanks for watching Chief

[@john5321]

@@FixAndForget Mr roommate from college was a master on the T--AGOS and later on the Bobo and Red Cloud. The first 3 lsts were built with GMs, 3 per shaft and 3 12 cyl roots blown for electrical power...I am on of the few Naval Officers that got congratulated for running his ship aground...grin

[@thomassummers7897]

What Maritime Academy did you go to?

[@FixAndForget]

@@thomassummers7897 Texas maritime/ school of hard knocks

[@thomassummers7897]

@ Nice. We’re over at CMA. Going to hopefully be a 3rd in a couple months

[@FixAndForget]

@@thomassummers7897 good luck, stay safe out there

[@0dbm]

Ear plugs ?

[@FixAndForget]

@@0dbm always. Standing in front of the turbo air intake = instant hearing damage. Thanks for watching

[@LumpyFPV]

That's some serious gotdamn displacement

[@FixAndForget]

Haha yeah it is, everything is relative check out my other videos for some really BIG engines. Thanks for watching!

[@theronwolf3296]

yowza. Even with the torque multiplier those head bolts are a bear!

[@FixAndForget]

I don't remember the spec off hand but crab nuts are like 2,500 lb-ft. Thanks for watching

[@seanys]

There’s always time for a choc-top.

[@FixAndForget]

Chief agrees

[@stavinaircaeruleum2275]

Didn't realize the pusher rods were on their own assembly.

[@FixAndForget]

@@stavinaircaeruleum2275 rocker arms? One of the biggest advantages to these engines is how they are modular, making maintenance a breeze. Thanks for watching!

[@charlesstevenson5141]

I thought it was going to be the whole head. Just a power pack removal.

[@FixAndForget]

@@charlesstevenson5141 That is the entire head. A power-pack is head, liner, piston and rod assembly all pulled at once. Thanks for watching.

[@GetStuffed1]

To all those woke gen z losers this is what real work is and this is what real men do for a living.

[@codymoe4986]

Says the guy, bragging from his smartphone...why aren't you out there doing real man work, real man?? LOL!

[@internetpointsbank]

Nepotism is a thing to keep you're ego intact.

[@FixAndForget]

Lol. Thanks for watching

[@h3xd3m0n9]

Wow 78k hours

[@FixAndForget]

The two 12cyls have over 100,000. Thanks for watching!

[@martux6815]

will it fit in a miata?🤣

[@FixAndForget]

@@martux6815 hahaha gotta love it. Thanks for watching

[@Kevin_Rhodes]

It will certainly fit ON a Miata...

[@FixAndForget]

@@Kevin_Rhodes haha yeah

[@scottmacleod6301]

Gonna need a slight suspension upgrade but anything is possible.

[@deanmeyer1815]

How much money you got?

[@acert625vortex7]

💗💯👍

[@FixAndForget]

Thanks for watching

[@golfberg1]

Should'nt they turn the Engine off while doing repairs. 😮

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

Multiple engines. This one off.

[@FixAndForget]

Ship is underway using 2 of our 4 engines. This one is secured. Thanks for watching!

[@anthonymaddison9588]

Didn't look like a very straight pull.

[@FixAndForget]

@@anthonymaddison9588 for whatever reason all EMD engines are designed with the lifting rails inboard. Not sure why but it works. Thanks for watching!

[@anthonymaddison9588]

@FixAndForget Cheers mate. Ye it looked a little high of center.

[@stephenhastie3801]

Where are their ear defenders they will regret not wearing them

[@FixAndForget]

It's ok, we all have ear plugs in. The two 12 cyl engines are online and don't make enough noise to warrant double hearing protection from where we were. Thanks for watching

[@stephenhastie3801]

Thanks for the reply 👍

[@rebekahfrench5747]

The older guys were probaby half deaf at that stage in life. Grandad was half deaf at 60 due to driving everything with staight out exhausts bulldogs to briggs n stratton's they all made an infernal racket could have been nanna yelling at him too..😂😂

[@Cletrac305]

Huh? Come back on that, whajya say? Oblate one or O geat one? I can hear you are talking but I can't make out the words! Look at me when you are talking to me! I figured out that I was reading lips when I got my first television with a mute button! I'm leaning on my horn button again? Talk with your hands please! You just have that certain tone of voice that sounds like a buzz saw going thru sheet metal to me! Let's take dad with us to hear that motor run, I can't hear the screeching, and he can't hear the knocking! This truck has a low air alarm? I just keep ckecking the gauge until it builds up. I was 70% tone deaf at 22 ya know! But I tick off people by identifying bird songs and diagnosing engines a half mile away! The best thing about death is that I will actually hear SILENCE for the first time since I was 5! Every dog in the neighborhood would be barking if they were hearing the whistles I do 24/7! 😅 Racing, farming, tractor pulling, straight pipes, shooting, flying, factory work etc..etc.., Hang on, sounds like that dang smoke alarms been going off for awhile...nope.

[@steves9905]

Not knowledgeable about these…how do they know when a cylinder is dead? EGT’s?

[@rebekahfrench5747]

Wasn't dead. Oring or gasket failure and i guess coolant was leaking out the tell tale hole.. diagnosed wrong as above comment some way back the bloke said.. big engines have pilot holes to bleed water out the side when orings or gaskets fail to hopefully catch it before the damage happens.👍

[@FixAndForget]

Yes exactly, along with a few other keys. EGT usually give you and early warning too. Thanks for watching

[@FixAndForget]

Yes exactly, along with a few other keys. EGT usually give you and early warning too. Thanks for watching

[@StephanHarz]

Ok hear me out.... who wants to help to fit this motor into a Mazda Miata?

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

You misspelled “onto”.

[@FixAndForget]

Love the miata comments lol. Thanks for watching

[@brianlynch4801]

Camera guy moves around too much. Hard to watch

[@FixAndForget]

I apologize for that. Kind of hard to keep steady on a ship that's rolling around. I get what you're saying and will do better. Thanks for watching

[@brianlynch4801]

Thanks for posting all the same . Glad to see what actually goes on in snipe country. ​@@FixAndForget

[@Mark-s7d6l]

Notice that none of these men use a smart phone or green hair. Notice that the engine was made to be serviced in the field. Notice that 600 rpm on an engine that size is screamin' Notice that they get their hands dorty, and make very good money.

[@FixAndForget]

@@Mark-s7d6l Thanks man! It's always hard to film this kind of stuff because I can't stand having my phone out instead of a tool in my hands. I like to think we're a good bunch of sailors. I appreciate the comment!

[@Mark-s7d6l]

@@FixAndForget 👍

[@spannaspinna]

That’s an awful lot of assumptions

[@FixAndForget]

@@spannaspinna thankfully all true

[@Mark-s7d6l]

@spannaspinna I was in the Navy. They had those engines on stands and they taught men how they worked and how to repair them. Each engine had a plaque describing it. The largest engines had operating speeds under 200 rpm. And yes, in the Mediterranean in August it was hot in there.

[@larmar]

Thumbs down for very poor quality video, obviously this guy d watch his own videos!

[@FixAndForget]

I most certainly do watch my own videos. I am a sailor and not a cameraman. I'd like to see you do better. Thanks for watching

[@JimGarver-tx8rj]

On your future videos add closed captioning.

[@FixAndForget]

It should be there, I'll check into it. Thanks for watching!

[@Sailingengineer74]

OMG an ergonomically terrible engine to work with 😮 no hydraulic bolts, small crankcase accessports .. o-rings ahainst linet

[@FixAndForget]

In my years these have been the easiest to work on, by far. I think that's why most love them. That and the fact they rarely ever break. Thanks for watching

[@ThumperKJFK]

Hey Please, STOP with moving the camera all over the place, Why can't you keep is focus on the project at hand. Dam, you keep going back and forth to the 3 guy's. It Say's "EMD Cylinder Head Removal" It don't say lets look at the guy's face while they work on something extremely fascinating. This could have been a Great video. Instead it sucked very bad camera work. Wow.

[@FixAndForget]

@@ThumperKJFK I'm a sailor and not a videographer. I was more concerned with fixing the engine than filming a video. I would like to see you do better while rolling around in the engine room of a small ship. Thanks for watching

[@ThumperKJFK]

@@FixAndForget Yes, I kind of forgot. The one thing I loved in this video. The Chief with the Ice Cream Cone. That was priceless. I'm a retired broadcast transmitter engineer, We had 3 - 35 megawatt gen sets to power our site when power was lost on the grid. Love the sound of EMD's Thanks for taking the time to show.👍👍