Guiberson radial diesel engine, M3 Stuart Tank

[@leso204]

As a diesel mechanic that engine is running smoother than some modern units ....

[@SoundzAlive1]

Its less noisy than my 3.0L Audi turbo diesel from 2014!!! André

[@williampalchak7574]

Seems comparatively smooth and quiet.

[@johnedwards1685]

What a staggering engine! Like other commenters I did not know of any radial diesel engines in existence. This example is in factory-fresh condition and is a credit to the owner. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

[@MrMikey4026]

Hey, thanks!

[@michaelsamuel9917]

Radial diesels were used even as early as the 1920's! if they spent money on R&D via the War Dept they could've improved them for aircraft (like turbo/supercharging and Injecting fuel etc) imagine a C-47 with radial diesels using kerosene and 20 % diesel fuel the range could've been extended by a few hundred more miles with drop tanks even more! or a S-55 Helicopter, imagine landing commandos in the Yalu chicom North Korea POW camps to pick up captured UN soldiers ?

[@jeffstrongman7889]

What a beautiful running piece of history

[@karenthompson18]

I worked for Kraft foods in Garland Texas in a plant originally Built to produce Guiberson tank engines the test cells where they ran the engines were 14" thick concrete. Kraft bought the plant after WW2 from the goverment and started production in 1949.

[@MrMikey4026]

What a great piece of history! Thanks.

[@pauljohnson7may]

Any engine you have to wind up the starter and then engage it is something special.

[@davelowets]

Inertia starters were cool.. Especially the hand crank ones. No dead batteries to worry about. You just had to put alot of elbow grease into it.

[@MrMikey4026]

Someday I will find or build a crank.

[@szaki]

We had a diesel auxiliary engine on our tug boat, it had a big fly wheel. The fly wheel had to be cranked up then the clutch released, which started the engine. Worked every time! If everything went dead on the boat, no electricity, batteries dead, no compressed air, this small diesel engine can get everything started up!

[@mrkhokhar4895]

Wonderful excellent condition, it started at once

[@Andreschannel_SA]

Smokeless and quiet. Excellent piece of engineering. Thanks for sharing. I thoroughly enjoyed this clip.

[@Glenn08CRF]

Thanks for sharing! Very cool. Love the sound of them inertia starters! "Deee-deeeeee-deeeeeer, Vaaarooom" -then the motor catches!

[@funkuu7954]

That is soooooo beautiful to listen too. Such a very strong sounding and as others have mentioned a very responsive engine

[@ryanchesser1446]

There is a 1020 sitting on an old airboat stand where I work, don’t think I’d be able to restore like this but I’m motivated to get it cranked now!

[@robertmclean6629]

I love Stuart’s! Thank you! I had no idea a radial diesel existed! Very cool! I’d love to see more vids of yours. Keep making content. This tanker loves it.

[@MrMikey4026]

How about some Scorpions? I think they were M56?

[@jackdavis6249]

Wonderful see it breathing here its heart beating....thank you for sharing.

[@Plumbump]

That was a hell of a clean start for a radial.. damn.

[@spacecase13]

Beautiful machine, radials are magic.

[@Okanagan48]

Nice sounding engine.

[@N1RKW]

Diesel radial? Now that's something I'd never heard of before. Learn something new every day, I guess! Thanks for sharing this awesome engine with us.

[@danbenson7587]

Packard built radial aircraft diesels in the ‘20s and I think used on ford trimotor planes. Nordberg RTS 1412 is a vertical shaft diesel. Caterpillar converted 100s of Continental gasoline radials to diesels for Soviet WW2 Sherman lend lease tanks. Radial is a strong arrangement and good for diesel application. Guiberson was located in south Dallas, Tex. The plant was surrounded by walls and entry by steel gates. When the Trinity River flooded, Guiberson shut the gates and waited it out. Guiberson main products were oil tools. Don’t know if plant still operating.

[@andrewquake4631]

@@danbenson7587 can you find the address of the Guiberson Factory in Dallas Texas, please sir?

[@danbenson7587]

@@andrewquake4631 I saw Guiberson’s plant 40 years back, and can’t remember the address. Guiberson (still around) was bought by Dresser Industries, which in turn by Halliburton, and Halliburton has merged with ..??. Likely can Google Dresser, get a phone # and investigate from there. Shoe leather. The Guiberson original plant likely sold in late 80’s early 90’s. If the engine is of interest, the FAA still has the type certificate. There are a few engines still around. There was one on display at the University of Dallas, so I heard, but have not confirmed. Best I can do. Cheers

[@briananthony4044]

Great sound when blipping the throttle. Nice condition.

[@midsouthexpress]

I love that lope idle when he first starts it.

[@Afro408]

Runs so sweetly. 👍🥰

[@Dirtdevil1]

Absolutely marvelous.

[@Al-Fiallos]

What a sweet no-brainer. No carbs, no mags, no coils, no plugs. Thank you for posting this, I had no idea we had Diesel radials. I knew that the Germans used in-line diesels in their flying boats. Regards, Al

[@justforever96]

Dammit, now I need to hear this under load. It is two of my favorite ideas, combined into one: diesels and radials. And now you've just reminded me that I _still_ don't know what a Jumo 205 sounds like, and probably never will.

[@ЮрийЛопатин-г6л]

Jumo, конечно, хороший авиационный дизель, доведённый до ума, но этот радиальный звучит, как симфония! Интересно полетать на таком. Я категорически против, считать это тупиковой ветвью развития авиационного моторостроения. Бензин LL - нет, дизель - да!

[@tjtrent2351]

What a stud you are my friend! Thanks for sharing this neat piece of C.I. interesting history. I’d love to see another video going from pickup tube to injector, and if equipment, return journey to tank. Take a minute to show the individual components and direction of flow. Many these days don’t have any idea how any of these work in even the slightest capacity, yet alone what a vane pump, or motor is for that matter as they hold an air impact wrench thinking they have it all figured out. I’m 37 and now a Professor at University teaching Diesel Mechanics Technology for a living, very blessed. These are so fun to see, fun to laugh at the similarities between the odd, new, extreme, mundane, simple, and most complex engine and chassis components out there.

[@MrMikey4026]

That is a wonderful idea. I was a Detroit Diesel, Cat and Cummins mechanic for a few decades and the misinformation I see while watching KZbin makes me want to scream. It would be fun to explain the system used on the Guiberson. Thanks for your comment and interest. Mike

[@Mohammed-uz1sn]

@@MrMikey4026 Hello, is there a way to contact you personally? I have some questions

[@MrMikey4026]

@@Mohammed-uz1sn My email is: [e-mail]

[@harrisonvc9175]

wow! it runs so smooth! from what I've seen it looks like these radials run better on diesel then they do on gasoline.

[@raygale4198]

The gasoline radials made for tanks were quite different to aero engines, different cam and ignition timing, they will idle at low tick over and sound like a very nice, very large V8 engine. Tanks needed torque at low revs for shifting heavy weight, aero engines needed power at high rpm to spin the prop. The radials in a Stewart sound magnificent, we have one running at the military museum I work at.

[@justicelut]

A thing of great beauty!

[@michaelmoore234]

Awsum!!! , No turbo's yet so responsive 👍

[@beavis6363]

Nice demonstration. Friggin' cool!

[@pauloeduardomoura6839]

Maravilhoso o funcionamento desse motor antigo! Redondo e seu som é absolutamente fantástico. Amazing how this the old engine work. Perfect and your sound is abosolutey fantastic.

[@CS_247]

Runs nice!!

[@Laakona]

Without a turbo or supercharger, this must have smoked like a Mo Fo on take off.

[@greglewis3382]

Amazing that air can keep all that cool. I guess the low hp helps. Then again, there are some air cooled gasoline radial engines bigger than this.

[@MrMikey4026]

It does not create much heat without load. It never warms up, does not help out the smoke much. It is also supposed to have 60 weight aircraft oil in it, can't much afford that.

[@HelicoolsHelipad]

Dang! That is a nice machine! Can't wait to see it in person! Wonderful build.

[@MrMikey4026]

Thanks Dave!

[@thetreblerebel]

Looks like a beast!!!

[@leeudraak]

Now that is just bloody marvelous...!!

[@MrMikey4026]

Thanks! I have a soft spot for orphans, the unloved and the oddball!

[@matthewlevy2877]

I have 4 of these that I will be working on getting 2 runners from - would love to pick your brain about some tech - I am going to be putting one into a 1945 LVT-4 when all done - still looking for clutch parts too - Matt

[@riteshpahladsingh3819]

Sounds amazing.

[@bnkwupt]

Hi Mike - I met you at the vintage farm and machinery show today. This engine is an absolute beast. It would be cool to see it run under a load.

[@MrMikey4026]

Maybe someday it will? It was nice to meet you.

[@Mohammed-uz1sn]

@@MrMikey4026 Inertial starter for old aircraft engines

[@markmccastle7932]

Yeah baby that's what I'm talking about Round Power

[@krishnakumar-zg9db]

Assembled parts are amazing !👍🤔

[@David-lb4te]

Interesting engine and history. (nb, the M3 and M5 Stuart tanks were not 'given' to the British and Commonwealth forces; they were part of the lease/lend arrangements and paid for with interest).

[@MrMikey4026]

You are correct, the final payments were made in 2006. Incorrect verbiage on my part. My apologies

[@DavidAndruczyk]

Very cool! beautiful restoration!

[@MrMikey4026]

Thanks, it took me years.

[@JesusTorres-qr1gz]

Hi guys, outstanding work of engineering, an impresive piece of technology, allowed me to express my gratitude for sharing that beauty with us, to each and everyone that collaborated to bring it to us my most expensive thanks for sharing it with us, please take good care of it, those are not easy to come by, from Puerto RIco. ....Jesus Torres.

[@MrMikey4026]

Thank you very much!

[@JesusTorres-qr1gz]

@@MrMikey4026 Hi Mikey, is always a pleasure to deal with higly educated people that make you welcome, these kind of good will gesture always come from higly educated people even been very far from you guys it make me feel that I among people that welcome me in the group, blessings to you and love ones, happy new year, from Puerto Rico......Jesus Torres.

[@marcchaffee7751]

so cool

[@chloehennessey6813]

This is so cool. I want one. It’s going to go in my 84 Land Rover.

[@rosiehawtrey]

Good luck - if you can get it to fit it'll turn the clutch and transmission into a grenade. Landies are designed for 140hp at most - even the LT77 5 speed might take 250hp before it turns into metallic shrapnel. Although it'd be an interesting project.

[@derekobidowski5784]

it was called the A1020 for airplanes according to Wikipedia this engine was used on the Stinson Reliant. Most of the ones that survive were used in the M3 Stuart Tanks . this type of Inertia starter has an external drive as you can use a crank and wind up the starter with a crank. Not sure what aircraft uses a 3350 engine that uses this starter. as most likely used on a Wright R-1820 used on a Grummann J2f Duck.

[@haraldpettersen3649]

A fantastic engine, and a good video.

[@MrMikey4026]

Thanks, I was not to impressed with my video skills. Especially when the mosquito but me!

[@ellieprice3396]

@@MrMikey4026 (:-))) Let it run a while and the exhaust smoke will drive the devils away.

[@Brandy911]

Sounds really good !!!

[@MrMikey4026]

Thanks, It was a bunch of work.

[@stevenslater2669]

OK! Fire up the barbecue - there won’t be any mosquitoes around here for the next few hours!

[@shortribslongbow5312]

Sounds good nice job.

[@walterhess6354]

I have a 600 gallon belly tank that this would look good in as a lakester.

[@michaelmoore234]

Just imagine putting turbo's on this wow!!! The torque!! , And power, would go nicely in my 94' Hilux surf !!lol

[@kangaroostew0077]

So it's an oversized VW. Lol. Cooling incorporated. What an engine

[@ct6502-c7w]

Holy cow! That's amazing! I know very little about radial engines, but it sounds great. It's running so smooth. And it's from an M3 Stuart tank? These engines must be extremely rare!

[@jerrellraysmith9067]

Looks Great! Sounds Great!! Will you PLEASE provide more info on the starter. I have a Guiberson and want to convert it. Thanks JR Smith

[@MrMikey4026]

The starter I have is for a 3350 Curtis Wright. I have no source for another. Contact BaddaBoomBaddaBing on KZbin. He has acquired some Jack and Heintz starters. Good luck with an exciting engine.

[@jerrellraysmith9067]

Thank You for the reply!! Any Numbers or Style or Any info on the tag on the starter, if it has a tag. Thank You for Your Time and Help! JR

[@MrMikey4026]

You will have to check the starter drive to see how many jaws are on it. There are some differences in the jaw count. Mine is three, baddaboom's is 12. Look him up and send him a request in his comments.

[@charlesharter3068]

Any idea what power vs. rpm is? It's obvi NA, so, probably, what, 500-ish? Lower? Higher ? inquiring minds want to know.

[@BenjaminDutro]

This belongs in a Beechcraft Staggerwing, I love seeing 80 year old tech still being used.

[@MrMikey4026]

I just like old engines, radials especially! You would not find me in an airplane with it supplying the power!

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

It doesn't make enough power to be used in a Staggerwing.

[@MrMikey4026]

@@PistonAvatarGuy, they were detuned for the tank. They were prototyped on a Stinson 77.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

@@MrMikey4026 Yeah, but they only made 310 hp as an aircraft engine, the Staggerwing had 450.

[@ADITADDICTS]

@@PistonAvatarGuy There are many beechcraft staggerwings that have engines in the 225hp to 350hp range.

[@306champion]

I imagine the diesel is much better suited to air cooling than a petrol motor.

[@JFinnerud]

A big bonus have to be no fouling of the non-existing plugs. Is there a big difference in the hourly fuel consumption vs a gasoline powered radial of approx. the same size/power?

[@mr.m2556]

First time I ever seen a radial diesel engine. Now you need to put it in a M3.

[@johnneedy3164]

Engine's are alive

[@popps2502]

I bet with an exhaust system on it and mufflers you wouldn't be able to hear that thing running.

[@MrMikey4026]

The mechanical noise it emits is beyond belief.

[@krakhedd]

Now THAT'S cool!

[@kevinjohannes2234]

I need this in my car.

[@SootHead]

Simply awesome! Now yo need to built a rat rod truck to install it into.

[@MrMikey4026]

There is a 25 Dodge in the front yard! It's beyond ratty though!

[@gruberstein]

Exactly what I was gonna suggest

[@MrGerrit600]

9 cylinder radial Diesel engine? Sounds like a V8 Diesel! 😍🤗

[@gruberstein]

Never knew anybody made diesel radials, cool

[@gizmo98632]

Kinda has a old Ford idi 6.9 liter sort of sound to it.. neat little thing

[@philippetays4263]

i thought i had read about anther radial diesel (converted from gas) maybe some one else can enlighten us on that matter

[@MrMikey4026]

@@philippetays4263 Caterpillar converted Wright 1820 engines to run on diesel fuel. Only 120 were made.

[@philippetays4263]

@@MrMikey4026 yes thats the one remember now when you put names down, thanks

[@andrewquake4631]

@@MrMikey4026 How much horsepower and torque did the CAT Wright R-1820 produce? How much did it weigh? How much torque did the 310 horsepower Guiberson produce and what is its weight? Thank you sir.

[@tomwarner2468]

Can almost smell the exhaust from it!

[@MrMikey4026]

Try it in person, it really stinks!

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

I can see turbo charging this engine to around 500hp making a light armored vehicle very agile with the t-34 type suspension and be able to turn 60 km/hr very easily with more range than an M-1 Abrams.

[@ritchienegrea5779]

Woow. Beautiful

[@jesseamaya4413]

I was wondering something. Does the starter have a manual crank option? I'd swear I saw a place for a hand crank.

[@MrMikey4026]

Yes it does, I need to find or build one.

[@danzmitrovich6250]

Put them in a modern plane and them fly like American eagles off the runway and they can always show who this the boss in the sky

[@juanasanelli6831]

Tiene marcha mas linda y exacta que la version de gasolina...

[@phillipmaasdorp9491]

Are there any such engines available for Light sports aircraft?

[@MrMikey4026]

Not like this, that I know of. I have never seen the aircraft version (A1020).

[@Sausketo]

I wonder how much torque this bad boy makes

[@MrMikey4026]

I have wondered that myself. I have found no published information.

[@Danger_mouse]

It's like a circular Deutz engine 😳..... What could possibly go wrong?

[@g3on0i4]

Top air cooled engine.

[@miguelmartin4497]

Just beware not getting your shirt tangled on that little rotating thingy in the middle...

[@tabbykatt8888]

Nice lit powerhouse

[@timmayer8723]

Weight is the issue

[@shrek_428]

make a perfect replacement for an R-985 in a DeHaviland Beaver. I wonder how hard it would be to fit it with some kind of supercharger (diesels love a lot of air)

[@justforever96]

Not hard. Almost all radials are supercharged, and this is just a dieselized R-985, or something like that. So it shouldnt be too difficult.

[@jeffsnider3588]

I hear radial engines can be the highest power to weight engine configuration since the crankcase or block is small compared to an inline or V. Is the block on this engine aluminum or cast iron?

[@MrMikey4026]

It is aluminum with steel cylinders.

[@jamesratliff5164]

Was it mounted like that in a tank?

[@MrMikey4026]

The side you are seeing, is the rear of the engine. It was mounted front facing forward. Driveshaft came out of the clutch and ran forward to the transmission.

[@JK-yt9uh]

Lindo.

[@toomanybears_]

I want to build a motorcycle around it.

[@EcoGreensFarm]

Yeah Boy!

[@MrMikey4026]

Nice talking with you!

[@georgexabo5949]

Omg I love it

[@supremeflagship8965]

Why can't somebody put radial engine on a dyno? It would be interesting to see the power/torque curves of radial engines.

[@MrMikey4026]

I am sure that every radial going on an airplane was run in on a Dyno, maybe even twice. But you never see any torque figures published?

[@charlesdickens6706]

.....at least we can read the description to find out what it's all about .

[@NineCylinderDiesel]

I have this exact engine and was wondering where to get an inertia starter for it and what exact model to look for. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tom

[@MrMikey4026]

I am going to have to do some research, I bought it 14 years ago. It came from a guy that supplied starters for the big alcohol engines from my truck pulling days. I will not be home for about 10 days, so it will be a while.

[@MrMikey4026]

Tom, I did some research online: Greg Whitney [phone] Just tell him what you need it for, he will know what you need. Tell him Mike Moffitt sent you. Good luck!

[@NineCylinderDiesel]

@@MrMikey4026 thank you sir! I'll get on touch with him.

[@NineCylinderDiesel]

@@MrMikey4026 looks like the number is no longer in service 😕

[@MrMikey4026]

That sucks, I will do some more research

[@notsogreat123]

Wow what a beauty. That is amazing. Could this radial be used in an aircraft ? Or is it too heavy ? Imagine showing up at an airport and asking for diesel instead of 100oct gas ?!?!?!

[@MrMikey4026]

It was, on a Stinson 77. I know of no surviving aircraft versions. There were slight differences between the tank and aircraft engine's.

[@Heathfx5]

in an aircraft application, you would just run it on jet fuel. Any diesel will run on jet fuel, the main consideration is the reduced lubrication provided by it.

[@kirkstinson7316]

I believe the Soviets had a diesel powered plane in WWII

[@lebaillidessavoies3889]

They converted a regular airplane gasoline radial engine to a Diesel radial engine? Didnt know it was possible...they changed the cylinders and piston of the original to obtain that?

[@scenicdepictionsofchicagolife]

This is not converted. Guiberson engines were designed and built as diesel radial engines

[@leneanderthalien]

le bailli de savoie: As french i inform you that the french engine maker Clerget did built many radial diesel from 1929 to ww2 in 9 and 14 cylinder...A diesel need many reinforcements because the heawy knoks and the high compression+ a heawy high pressure injection pump= much heawyer as a gasoline engine...

[@maker-matt]

I would love to see this in a 1940's power wagon pickup, with all nine exhaust pipes run all the way out the back under the bed.

[@twmax4137]

Can you run it on jet fuel since some diesel engine aircraft uses jet a-1

[@MrMikey4026]

I think it would do just fine, the only part of the injection system not lubricated by oil is the plunger and barrel.

[@87mini]

I wonder if anyone has tried to make a 2-stroke diesel radial?

[@danh8302]

I’d like to hear that engine.

[@akalksander9184]

Is that an air cooled diesel?

[@MrMikey4026]

Yes

[@juanasanelli6831]

Suena mas lindo que el continental radial 7

[@cfrefrigeracao7320]

Inertial starter

[@hendriprijanto4623]

How much power it produced?

[@MrMikey4026]

250 in the tank, 310 in an airplane. Power was reduced for the tank application, as the transmission was rated for 250.

[@hendriprijanto4623]

@@MrMikey4026 wow.. Hope to see this machine test in a real airplane, btw as a diesel, has it been tested use Jet A fuel?

[@MrMikey4026]

@@hendriprijanto4623, I have no idea? I know of none in airplanes.