Fairbanks Morse 32D diesel start

via KZbin Capture

[@Warchild1950]

I was a Fairbanks Morse Engine Man in the Navy they were Gen. Sets and the ones on this vid were inline 6 the ones I worked on were oppose piston with two crankshafts that were tied and timed by a bevel gear vertical split shaft. These Engines were used on Submarines as well as Locomotives due to their narrow width and HP output. The 32D (D=Direct Reversible) it's bore and stroke was 14"X17". The 14×17 engine, known as -14, was available in one- through six-cylinder versions with each cylinder displacing 2,617 cu in (42.9 L) and producing 60-75 hp (45-56 kW). Normal operating speed ranged from 257 to 360 rpm. (From Wikipedia)

[@packardexelence]

+Grandpa Mike WE NEED MORE comenters like YOU Grandpaw; your information is PRICELESS!!!!!

[@Warchild1950]

This old 32 D is a direct reversible used on vessels where a reversing gear wouldn't be practical. To reverse the engine was stopped and the intake shudders would shift to the opposite side (2 Stroke cycle) causing the engine to start in reverse direction. The ND 8 1/8 wasn't reversible and operated at 850 RPM generating speed.

[@256ttucker]

Mr Cabot grandpa wrote Wikipedia

[@christophkleingalczinsky3295]

Grandpa Mike

[@adwest68]

Grandpa Mike is still continued in barges special in the Netherlands, four stroke, reversible engine B t W the Enterprise engine made in the USA

[@hughtufnail302]

A ship I was engineer on had twin 38D Fairbanks Morse on a single shaft with variable pitch props. Great dependable engines with many thousands of hours on them.

[@gerardorodas1854]

Was it a small tanker?

[@hughtufnail302]

It was in a fisheries patrol vessel.

[@gerardorodas1854]

WOW! that must be a slow patrol boat I was in a tanker and we did 15 knots on a very good day. forgive my English I am from Mexico and greetings from Mexico amigo.

[@aaron71]

Fired right up like nothing. And it always will!!

[@MrEcm51]

These big old engines are so neat! I like the Fairbanks Morse engines, they are probably my favorite ones.

[@leannematthews5944]

I'm astounded how something so big, can spin so fast, without destroying itself.

[@TheSilverShadow17]

Because old engines like this were built out of cast iron or steel

[@brianvittachi6869]

These machines were built to last and loved by those who used them.

[@deborasimmons706]

In the 1980s I worked in a small gasoline tanker built for ww2 it had that engine in Mexico They are still in use they bring jet fuel from mainland Mexico to the Baja Peninsula.. The Mexican Navy still has some in use.I use to go to sleep to the sound of that engine.

[@migfishindustries]

I'll be up there again in a few weeks. I'll take more vids of other engines for you all.

[@scottross617]

Man, that is awesome..I'd love to see that. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@MikeSmith-ve2qu]

Thank you for uploading this nice to see old engines.

[@alfredberg2512]

Had these same FBM's at the Naval Transmitter site in Totsuka, Japan. We had thick plastic covers on the crankcase so you could watch the rods as they spun around. Beside those four engines running generators we also had a single cylinder horizontal piston that ran the air compressor with a hole on top of the casing and added water as it boiled off, had to be hand cranked to get it started.

[@migfishindustries]

It is located at the Symco Shakedown grounds in Wisconsin. There is a whole machine shed full of them.

[@chrisbroesky2932]

Id like to have that in my truck. Piss on your Cummins, I gotta Fairbanks Morse under the hood!

[@KiwiPowerNZ]

CHRIS BROESKY Under the hood, also above it, beside it, behind and in front of it.

[@chrisbroesky2932]

Chasden Cole Id use the Cummins for a pup motor!

[@meade4573]

+Chasden Cole Id use the Cummins as a pony motor

[@kylekenan2321]

+Meade Mathis I don't think it'd be big enough

[@jlo13800]

2 stroke fairbanks morse that is, Achates power made a 2.7l op 2 stroke that was in an f-150 prototype though.

[@j.danaclark2166]

Stunning piece of machinery.

[@duron700r]

And a YOUNG man learning the ropes! Very cool. Give him the controls next time. Where's this 6? : - )

[@nokithecat]

WoW, That really started well

[@СергейСнеговиков]

Крутой компрессор,стоишь возле него и как будто земля из под ног уходит,восторг дикий.

[@yahatinda]

Well that one will whip the family fishing boat along. FB engines powered many American fleet subs all across the pacific.

[@josh33025]

Now imagine this engine running away from you... Run for the hills.

[@dagger3k]

they can blow like a regular engine throw a rod out the side but when you have a piston about 400 lb it's a big thing

[@3Mudbone1]

I have started HUGE containership diesels almost like that, but we use compressed air to roll it before starting. We use cranes to pull pistons. They weigh much more than 400 pounds.

[@256ttucker]

I don't believe it will run away like a diesel with a turbo.

[@georgeboyd2774]

Thomas Tucker If enough oil was getting around the piston rings, it could run away.

[@christopherd2100]

josh33025 engine's don't run away, mechanics run away. As long as you have a way to block the air intake you can shut 'er down.

[@Tibulace]

Corrigindo:Existe um reservatório, de AR COMPRIMIDO, para dar a partida, no motor.Usando a alavanca manual, se coloca os pistões, do motor, na POSIÇÃO CORRETA, para girar, quando receberem o ar comprimido, do reservatório.Então, a PARTIDA do motor, é por AR COMPRIMIDO e se usa a alavanca, manual, para deixar o pistão, NO PONTO CERTO, para girar, ao receber o ar comprimido.

[@fatturbocars]

Tiburtino Lacerda is

[@chevahaulic]

symco ! love that show

[@nasraldinbukhbukharskiy6545]

..., великий движок!!!

[@DigginSoul]

This machine teach manners

[@thearmadilliestone]

Thats quite the engine!

[@davef.2811]

Where is this engine? My grandmother talked about an engine like this running at an ice plant through the 1950's.

[@tomservo5347]

So awesome that there's no electronic crap. It's nothing but a liability for short-sighted gain and the bane of shadetree mechanics that now need a laptop with expensive software to diagnose a problem.

[@rbagel55]

+James Robert Yep, Godamn the 21st Century !!

[@pruteanucristian]

+rbagel55 Blasphemy! We should really revert to animal power, I say. Yes..

[@rbagel55]

Cristian Pruteanu Why not. Future generations might. What gets me is NOTHING is made to last anymore. Every mechanical thing is designed and engineered to last a certain length service life, and then FAIL. And of course trying to work and service a car made nowadays. I'm 51 years old and back 30 years ago, I never took my car to the shop. I did ALL my own servicing/overhauls. Not possible nowadays

[@tomservo5347]

rbagel55 It's all by design. More corporate greed and government environmental regulations are a bad mix. I'm a firm believer in using mechanical means vs. copping out with electronics. My Dad has a GE refrigerator in his man-cave from the late '40's. It still runs with the original R-12 in it! Much like his old Farmall tractors-limited electrical and using actual mechanical linkages. They're overbuilt which shows a drastic change in engineering-due to electronics. Both of my vehicles are nearly 20 years old-I can still work on them. If they're still on the road after 15 years it's a proven design in my humble opinion. I pay cash for my 'old' vehicles and I don't mind turning a wrench on them versus having payments for the next 5 years. Debt has become the norm for people to live beyond their means.

[@HexoFire]

+rbagel55 But then again , you could say cars from the 70s had a lot of problem too. Clogged carburators , hard to start in cold weather , rust , poor power & fuel effiency. I am not into 'overkill' usage of electronics , but they sure do help in many applications for today.

[@Tibulace]

Pelo que pude entender, ao girar o volante do motor,manualmente, lentamente, utilizando a alavanca, os pistões do mesmo, produzem ar comprimido, que ENCHE um reservatório.Depois que ele está à pressão adequada, o AR COMPRIMIDO, desse reservatório, dá a partida no motor, aciona os pistões do mesmo.

[@ToiletfanBR]

nao ele gira o volante para por os pistões em ponto de partida depois ele descarrega o ar comprimido dentro dos cilindros para dar o arranque no motor .mas o ar vem de um compressor de ar separado do motor e não do próprio motor.

[@ahneath7474]

HELLO

[@markcarey8426]

Beautiful. That thing would keep going until it either ran out of fuel or wore out.

[@carlsapartments8931]

as would be the case with every other engine on the planet!

[@markcarey8426]

Yeah OK I know what you mean. But I meant that the relative simplicity of these old diesels meant there was less likelihood of something going wrong. Like a failed condenser, or a duff spark plug, or a broken HT lead, that sort of thing.

[@chriscarter7182]

There is "Speed Queen" sign in the background on the right. Where is this? Not taking anything away from this old beast. It would be incredible if this was operating the agitators in the washing machines!! If you want clean laundry, 6 cylinder diesel power is how you will get the job done!

[@bentackett6299]

That's some bad hat Harry

[@leewithey2014]

This is awesome stuff, thanks for sharing.

[@mr.slaphappy3794]

How are these beasts cooled??

[@wackyvorlon]

Generally they’re water cooled.

[@TheElTiticaca]

What decides the naming of these engines? The other 32D on KZbin has only four cylinders?

[@robthelog223]

TheElTiticaca Yeah, I was wondering about that too!

[@dokblack]

TheElTiticaca Model 32 is from the year 1932. D is one of the specific models. Various compression ratios, head types, pistons, etc were used. So 32D is that specific series of model 32 engines D type, not number of cylinders.

[@Lowry7724]

32D denotes the family of F-M engines with a 14"x17" cylinder, reversible, 2-stroke diesel. They were available in many cylinder configurations.

[@michelpp01]

They're a 2 stroke hit'n'miss diesel engine. You can have them with 2, 3, 4 or 6 cyl. (in the 60's). Take a look: www.dieselworldmag.com/features/torque-monster/

[@eloyex]

not much horsepower., BUT ALL THE TORQUE OF THE WORLD !!!!!

[@jeremytheimer7443]

torque is contingent on horsepower, any engine can produce any amount of torque (with the correct gear ratio) however if you decrease the speed to maintain the same amount of power you need to have more torque since the formula for horsepower is torque(lbft)*rpm/5225

[@pondansusubesar5032]

👍👍👍

[@vanderleicirodesousa5559]

Gostaria de saber aonde se utilizava esses motores gigantes?

[@patrickandre9494]

Em navios e usinas geradoras de energia elétrica

[@MokenaBob]

Great Video

[@coolerthansteven]

I went to a car meet 2day and this dood had one of these engines in his GTO

[@carlsapartments8931]

Hmm, I'm sure! I have one on my lawn mower too!

[@squach6239]

+Frank Zipor have a 2 cylinder version on my moped. real bitch to pedal start!

[@crimson9328]

What were these engines used for?

[@PLATINUMPOLAK]

planetary alignment

[@patman0250]

id go with platinumpolak's answer

[@IdgaradLyracant]

Driving factory belt systems in the 30s and 40s based on the big ass flywheel at the end.

[@carlsapartments8931]

You will generally large engines in ships. Some only turn a few hundred RPM unlike the engines in your car that idle faster than that.

[@gregorytanner9121]

In the 60s at little town in SE neb. Had best i can remember a 2 cylinder 6 cylinder i think a 3 cylinder and a 750 hp O.P. . All Fairbanks and Morse engines. There 6 cylinder looked like the one here. The others were same engines less cylinders. These engines were used for generation of electric power for the town. F&B had a good support of there engines out of Omaha Nebr at 72st & L st..They could be other offices but that the one I remember. I bring this up because of the support for many engines and pumps and what else in 50 and 60s .About every small town back then had a powerhouse or light plant.

[@tlfrantz1]

Cool old iron!!

[@jlo13800]

These were made from some type of graphite cast iron for the high loading involved, its now known as compact graphite cast iron or something like it.

[@kevinhoffman6592]

That would be a nightmare runaway

[@dieselgeezer18]

not all diesel engines run away. Turbo engines are most likey to run away

[@ZoomerEtc1]

Moses must be a congressman.

[@RANDOMMekhaniks]

How much does that flywheel weigh?

[@NukTap]

they have a 3 cylinder one of these in roche harbor, washington

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Tell you what it runs smoother than my modern Vag 1.9 Tdi LOL

[@squach6239]

you have a motor called a "vag"? kinda a pussy motor huh? Hard to talk tuff about a "vag"powered machine! Does it use Kotex for oil filter? puts a whole new spin on checking fluid levels, are they measured in knuckle depth?

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

VAG stands for Volkswagen Audi group referring to the range of engines fitted in within that group. Get it :-)

[@Lumby1]

TDI, VW, that's kind of setting a low bar lately, isn't it, fredintheshed1? Not bad cars for about 5 years, then all hell breaks loose. Check out autoexpert.au, for some blistering comments about VW and others.

[@rosvanroth4113]

fredintheshed1 ។

[@marekkuszynski4045]

Can I swap this to my Skoda Fabia 1.4?

[@Astrix_Jaeger]

this is an engine for boats right?

[@nunyabusiness7630]

delcastillo1000 boats, gen sets, pumps.

[@ShortShark.]

для вибратора твоей мамы.

[@takeadayofff]

So basically first they rotate it backwards to manually pressurise the pneumatic starter, then release the pressure back into sealed intake to crank it. Could this be more easily done with a propane tank?

[@robertwhite7894]

Thanks I was wondering that

[@robot797]

not enough pressure

[@davidboardman8590]

NO! What they are doing is turning the crank by hand with the cylinder cocks open to prove that there is no water in the cylinders which tells the engineer that the cylinder head gaskets are good.Then you saw the operator close the cocks two at time and blow the engine over till crank is upto a decent RPM and then into fuel position and the engine is away.That is if all is as it ought to be.Proper practice would be to let the engine warm up slowly until near enough operating temp before raising the revs.This is because bigger engines have a lot of metal that has a lot of expanding to do otherwise you end up with all kinds of leaks that you don't really need. MIMarE. AMIMechE C.Eng.

[@ussenterprise5364]

Scott Ewing Probably to position number 1 piston just past top dead center,for starting.

[@ericl2969]

They have a separate air compressor supplying the air for starting. Hand-turning the engine ahead of time is only to ensure there's no coolant water in the combustion chambers. The sound of air hissing was due to venting of air through the open petcocks (which would spurt water if water were in fact within any of the cylinders).

[@florian__kravin1437]

Start engine 1:42

[@protopower3570]

This is a train engine?

[@user-lm8fx6kc1b]

for power plant, gen, factory.

[@tlfrantz1]

Where is this engine?

[@michelpp01]

Where is the video? lmao!!!

[@Rusoatrincherado047]

Specifications? Hp? Max RPM? :D Torque?

[@ulfvonweimuller4433]

just google fairbanks morse 32

[@ChrisG3253032]

4 cylinders. Each cylinder has a displacement of 2,517 cubic inches (42.9 liters). 2,517 cu-in (42.9 ltr) X 4 = 10,465 cu-in (171.5 liters) Total displacement. Sadly i havnt been able to find more comprehensive data on the HP/Torque/RPM Redline.

[@takeadayofff]

Not listed because at that level it's irrelevant: over 9000 brutalpower!

[@georgeboyd2774]

Chris. G Probably about 350 hp, and 330 rpm. Just a guess, so don't hold me to it.

[@michelpp01]

I bet my balls he's brazilian. Never seen people so lazy.

[@daleolson3506]

Engine starts at 136.

[@nunyabusiness7630]

woodward controls?

[@gregorytanner9121]

That what i remembered. On back engine. I was 10 last time i saw it. Sooo who knows

[@kylekenan2321]

How much hp is that?

[@timgear9892]

+Kyle Kenan 360 to 450 hp

[@scottrayhons2537]

That's it? So now what?

[@jihnbrumfield4976]

Bleed lines just bleed the air lines

[@RetroToons]

Running this without a water brake? It won't last long..

[@ericl2969]

I don't know what a water brake is (I can guess), but there are engines like this at museums all over the country, running with no load, and they've been doing it that way for decades. Conventional wisdom is that under this type of use (display and history education) they will last forever. Oh, and there was such an engine in a factory in a town near where I live, and back in the late 40s, they had a problem with it which would prevent them from re-starting it if it were shut down, so to avoid that problem they ran it 24 hours a day for a few weeks, until the needed parts arrived. The engine was running with no load during non-production times, which I think was 16 hours every day and 48 hours each weekend, and the story mentions nothing about the engine being harmed. To my knowledge, this was done with the approval of Fairbanks Morse, the builder.

[@jamespendergrass4561]

Original modular motor

[@123TauruZ321]

Video starts at 1:30 ish

[@sugminbajstolle]

Mine too :)

[@DarthHater100]

Hell no I wouldn't stand near that thing! Ready to explode any second!

[@divebomma3578]

nice steam engine

[@ChrisG3253032]

What steam engine? This is a diesel, video even states so. :-)

[@jihnbrumfield4976]

Those girls you attack dog attcknthem like pitbull

[@jihnbrumfield4976]

God my girlfriends you threaten and there's video on youtube of like mega mass girlfriends

[@jihnbrumfield4976]

Your klan

[@jean_paultaillefumier2227]

D de 3 e33 de la lutte Deuil Deuil èŕ¾è

[@edm9760]

What is that in, some type of factory?