" THE ABC OF THE DIESEL ENGINE " 1964 GENERAL MOTORS EDUCATIONAL CARTOON XD73234

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Produced by General Motors in 1964, this short animated film "The ABC of the Diesel Engine" shows the fundamentals of the operation of a diesel engine. It was produced by Film Graphics, Inc. and is a remake of a film of the same name which was originally released in 1951. The film was accompanied by a textbook, "A Power Primer", originally published in 1955, which offered an introduction to the internal combustion engine.
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[@Caje-zf8md]

Twice a year Brownsville, PA has a great display of GM 2-cycle diesel power from the 2-71 to the V12-71 series engines.

[@cetocoquinto4704]

You know why films like these are great? Its like simple passing of knowledge not too complicated. As some may say..its old but its gold. Cheers periscope!

[@andya2636]

I like how the combustion cycle is simplified in these nostalgic films

[@Sennmut]

And no endless weeping by environuts. Ah, the days that were!

[@jamesrecknor6752]

@@Sennmut Yes, but a Prius with a COEXIST sticker will save the planet and the Western Gray Rat and the universe and stuff.

[@tjlovesrachel]

I mean …. In these days it really was that simple… and it still is that simple when you get to the core of it all

[@Sennmut]

@@jamesrecknor6752 Very true. And we must never forget the highly endangered Unborn Gay Blind Flying Vampire Cave Slug. Maybe some others, too.

[@BradiKal61]

@@Sennmut but thanks to mandating efficiency we now have cleaner, lighter , more powerful diesel engines

[@renatoamaral8259]

Great educational film about diesel engines, could be used even now in 2023. Great quality. 💯⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

[@mikecimerian6913]

The four cycles of the internal combustion engine : sniff, squeeze, pop and phooey.

[@michaelvrooman5681]

Us mechanics say Suck Squeeze Bang Blow

[@manhoot]

I really get "powered" up watching films like this

[@CrookedSkew]

Excellent. I prefer these to much of what is published today which can be unnecessarily complex.

[@carlospulpo4205]

17:25 - I remember the large Detroit Diesel engines mounted inside truck trailers at the fairgrounds when I was young. There was 2 or 3 of them going, fascinating to look at the sea of cables and electrical panels inside them from the fenced off barrier around them.

[@finleyfendt3750]

If you have never driven a DIESEL, you do not know what you are missing. 👍👍👍. 2-22-2023

[@sd31263]

I spent thousands of hours driving diesel light and medium duty trucks, Caterpillar D5 and D6 farm tractors, and diesel John Deere combines. I'm retired now, and I don't miss it a bit.

[@amtrakjohn]

Good point, Finley. A 3 liter automotive diesel makes a ton of torque; I've got a car with that engine. It's a joy to drive and passes the toughest state tests for emissions. Gets mid to high 30s MPG and has a 600+ mile tank range.

[@markshuput5228]

Don't like them at -20 degrees.

[@Dmitriy_Pivko]

I love so much these old educational movies,

[@Taigan_HSE]

When I was a kid, my parents’ car was diesel powered. It had to be plugged in to a wall socket during the winter to keep a heater running because the engine wouldn’t start when it got too cold.

[@DanEBoyd]

Even though I knew that this film was from 1964, and that it was made by/for General Motors, I was still afraid that they wouldn't acknowledge the mighty Two Stroke Detroit Diesels, or GM Diesel, as they were still called in 1964. Those engines were produced from 1937 or '38 until 1987, although production carried on for military and other non-road-going applications for some time after. I also noticed a GMC Crackerbox truck @16:20.

[@jimhaines8370]

2 stroke Detroits were magic engines good power good life and lighter than many engines in their output class the EPA is blame for them going away which was a mistake

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

Too fuel hungry.

[@TrapperAaron]

Their fuel economy was stellar! The roots blower packed so much air into the cylinders that every bit of fuel was turned into power. No wasted cycles not producing power. The only downside was particulates in the exhaust (which we now use DEF and a catalyst to reeuce⁴

[@scottjohnson3226]

Huge mistake! Still, one of the most reliable diesel emgines ever made. For decades, they were the backbone of America.

[@J-1410]

@@scottjohnson3226 Until the 855 and 3406 came around and beat them in about every way.

[@jasoneldridge4738]

​@@TrapperAaron huge amounts of air unfortunately lead to NOX

[@ajcopp8814]

I wish they would have explained the jake brake as well.

[@jamesslick4790]

Except this was about Diesel engines GENERALLY, For example there's no "Jake" brake used in Diesel power generators or boats. LOL.

[@alansutherland1770]

Nothing like the purr of those old detroits.

[@edwardpate6128]

I wish I lived in that futuristic city!

[@coffeeisgood102]

Wow. We’ve come a long way. Wonder if GM is making educational videos of the electric motor that we will be able to watch 50 years from now.

[@TheDoctor1225]

More likely they'll be making videos about how dangerous they were because (a) they kept catching fire, (b) produced a ton of environmentally damaging byproducts in production and disposal of the batteries, and (c) how we needed other forms of energy to charge those electric vehicles to begin with so there was pretty much no net savings.

[@josephgaviota]

@@TheDoctor1225 I think the @doctor will end up being right.

[@danielestrada1850]

@@TheDoctor1225 Right on! You nailed it @TheDoctor1225! They're probably already making videos on how their crappy electric motor technology was so old, inefficient, unsustainable, environmentally harmful, financially-driven... and downright mistaken.

[@coffeeisgood102]

@@TheDoctor1225 Any automobile catches fire. My 1974 gas engine VW van burst into flames while driving down the highway and I was lucky to escape with my life. My 1980 gas engine Toyota Corolla caught fire while in my driveway and the fire department saved my house. All automobiles are fire hazards. We live with them because we need to get from point A to point B. The fuel that makes an internal combustion engine run is extremely flammable and does cause many fires each year. I now drive electric and enjoy the tremendous cost savings of having no maintenance. Electricity, as a fuel, tho considered expensive, is still way cheaper than gas to run the car. Then there is the advantage I never thought of when I first bought the car. Since I charge at home the car is ready to run for the rest of the day. No more interruptions in my schedule to stop and get gas. The time saving from that alone mind blowing. Yes, I know that lithium-ion batteries can catch fire. But so does gas, so the playing field is even.

[@Pauley_in_GP]

Regardless of the environmental issues of diesel engines, this was a good video. I learned a thing or two myself.

[@iskandertime747]

Delightful!

[@jonathanboschen1621]

While it may not have the music score that the original 1951 version does, I do love the use of library music in this. The piece from 4:40 to 5:34 is wonderful! I recognize a lot of the music from MPO industrial films as well.

[@rockyhill9965]

I hear David Rose in this.

[@jonathanboschen1621]

@@rockyhill9965 I'm a little curious, which one is the David Rose Piece?

[@rockyhill9965]

@@jonathanboschen1621 Can only say that David Rose would be my guess. At 00:15 we hear an unmistakable reference to "Bonanza" TV show music. Listen when the episode resumes after the first commercial break. And I have listened to the themes and scores from "Science Fiction Theater", "Highway Patrol" "Sea Hunt".

[@rockyhill9965]

@@jonathanboschen1621 And at 4:40 I hear similarities to David Rose's "Holiday For Strings". To me, that makes this video a David Rose score all the way.

[@whytewrita4872]

I LOVE this channel!

[@vitomirvalentinov7426]

Cool

[@ajcopp8814]

I always loved diesel engines because they were noisy and they stunk. Today they do neither. It's sad to me.

[@mcplutt]

Grow up 😆

[@scottjohnson3226]

Nothing like the sound and smell of a finely-tuned, slobbering Detroit. I love it! Gimme goosebumps.

[@diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813]

Top job not long before we are bk in the summer so looking forward to it keep up the hard work legend 👍

[@jerryhablitzel3333]

Cartoons!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

The company that created this film for GM seemed to have a strong Disney influence in its employees.

[@jamesslick4790]

Disney was known for employee "burnout". Likely some former Disney animators made this film.

[@samr.8335]

Drove Dart tankers at SeaTac in 1989. Plenty of power via Intl diesels to haul 10k gallons of Jet A. A co worker owned what later became the internet famous Rotsun, a 240z. He didnt make much, hence lack of maint...

[@Nyck461]

Amazing video about diesel engines. Even for those like me who have a diesel car, this video is very good.

[@jamesslick4790]

I'm an old Diesel mechanic (born 2 years before this film was made!), And yeah this is a nice to help the layman to understand the difference from a gasoline engine.

[@andya2636]

Check out the CXO300 OUTBOARD DIESEL

[@chefmike4414]

I always wanted to know how a diesel engine worked. I might as well start here.

[@damanyocum149]

As a diesel technology student i love these old videos! 👍🦅🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🛠️🔧⚓

[@TDBurrow]

And one day my boy, they’ll put little round things on you that spools up and makes even more air and they’ll call them turbochargers.

[@mcplutt]

Turbocharging of diesel engines began in the 1920s with large marine and stationary engines. Trucks became available with turbo-diesel engines in the mid-1950s.

[@TDBurrow]

@@mcplutt awesome!

[@michaelvrooman5681]

Detroit diesel put turbo chargers on top of super chargers. Look up an 8V92 Silver Series

[@TDBurrow]

@@michaelvrooman5681 oh wow, that’s really interesting. Thanks!

[@michaelvrooman5681]

@@TDBurrow " Detroit Diesel...Turning diesel fuel into loud noise and smoke since 1938"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@billruss6704]

Question, if cylinder pressure is up to 20000 psi does that mean injector pressure is more than that?

[@ajcopp8814]

That is the injector pressure. It needs to be greater than the air pressure within the cylinder.

[@jasoneldridge4738]

Most modern diesels have a cyl pressure of approx 450 psi (30 bar) and most common rail injectors will not operate until 200 bar (3000 psi ) of fuel pressure is reached which then increases with speed upto 1000 bar (15000 psi ) !

[@macadelic2492]

12:24 fidget spinners have an actual use??

[@kennethhall289]

If only we could get that fuel injection system to work in a Gasoline powered engine

[@jrbeeler4626]

What happened to the Jam Handy Organization?

[@lwilton]

Jam (Jameson) Handy was around doing industrial educational things before WW I. He was born in 1883. He died at age 97 in 1983. According to Wikipedia, JHO actually lasted until 1983. During it's later years GM was it's major client. In 1983 GM decided to move it's money to another company, and with Jam dying and the money going away, that was the end of JHO.

[@tjlovesrachel]

@@lwilton I know you said “according to Wikipedia”…. But I have a problem with the math here

[@bloopahVIII]

unfortunately for them, it took 58 years to find out that the exhaust is the most poisonous exhaust of any engine fuel

[@uasparts]

Lmao, the vanes are rotating the wrong way for the presented air flow the animators portrayed for the 2 stroke tutorial 😆 Animators aren’t engineers, I suppose. I have to wonder if this was overlooked in the cutting room

[@2OO_OK]

It is not intuitive, but both the revolving door and the roots blower animations are correct. The pinch point between the 2 revolving doors seals off flow, and the parts of the doors that is away from the center mesh sweeps in air.

[@lestersabados1306]

Are any periscope films about usa industry machines in Asia? 1960 usa made 95% of clothing in America. 2020 usa made 5% of them. 95% from Asia. Like everything else the American businesses sold all machines and imported to Asia for CHEAPER LABOR. Financial success replaced manufacturing success. The rich industrialists sold our soul and with it we can not produce anything in America. im 55 years old now and saw it happening. My late union pipefitter-welder gave out bumper stickers stating "put America to work, BUY AMERICAN MADE!" He said he wouldn't be around but hoped myself and others heeded the warnings.

[@moviesthesedayssuck4526]

Follow the machines. To get at the truth. **

[@smorrow]

He didn't mention trains?

[@mcplutt]

You didn't watch the video.

[@pauljensen5699]

Despite GM owning EMD, almost no mention of railroad use. Company politics?

[@thomasrapp2536]

Detroit/ GM diesels, coverting diesel fuel to noise, since there beginnings as Macintosh and Siemore engines out of Cleveland Ohio.

[@johndonaghey4603]

Wow they should have watched this before they made the worst diesel engines ever the joke of a gas engine turned into a diesel engine that they sold to their loyal customers

[@josephpadula2283]

My poor college roommate got a 1982 GMC pickup with that engine! Not to be confused with the Detroit engine 2 strokes shown here near the end.

[@ncooty]

Crazy to think how disorienting it would've been back then if the surgeon at the end had been a black lady. Sure, fuel, air, and spark can be anthropomorphized, but who would believe a black lady surgeon? Right, fellas? 🙄 Always interesting to see what was in and out of bounds.

[@donmcatee45]

Detroit, Cummins, Volvo, PACCAR etc. disagree with this, they believe you need 5 - 7 computers and a butt load of sensors so that if 1 of any fail it immediately converts to a boat anchor. Engineers of todays Diesel engines are assholes

[@JakobKsGarage]

please remove timer and watermark

[@421sap]

In Father and King Jesus' Name, Amen ✝️✨

[@fredsalter1915]

Fuccing pricless footage! God bless the 1950s and the 1960s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DMBall]

What about the "D" of diesel? It's the filthiest internal combustion engine yet invented.

[@mcplutt]

What D?

[@jasoneldridge4738]

Is it though?,you cannot kill yourself with the exhaust gases and they actually produce less Co2 than a petrol engine !,

[@DMBall]

@@jasoneldridge4738 According to the Transportation Department and Energy Information Association, the 5% of the road vehicles in America which use diesel produce 26% of the CO2 emitted by transit.

[@AlAl-wu7mp]

Why because someone told you it was.

[@donmcatee45]

No worries brother, inject a little cow piss your ready to roll…. Until the DPF system goes down and costs thousands to replace. Is it the dosier, pump, filters, computer, harness or a sensor?? Ah who cares! Let’s decrease power, use MORE fuel and what the heck, increase those operator costs!

[@user-ni2pc8eg5p]

Спасибо за видео!