I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and would
only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with big money
would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA compliant, than
some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good condition
6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts, or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

i

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and would
only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with big money
would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA compliant, than
some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good condition
6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts, or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin

On 2015-09-13, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!

Thanks... Kind of excited... Picking up wednesday...


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and would
only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with big money
would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA compliant, than
some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good condition
6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts, or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.


You can use any kind of engine, but it probably needs the correct
connector plate for the generator end, I will see once I separate
them.

i

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:23:49 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

On 2015-09-13, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!

Thanks... Kind of excited... Picking up wednesday...

Have fun!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

The mayor of a small burg should have bought that for the times ahead.
Perfect for running an entire small town, huh?


What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

You can use any kind of engine, but it probably needs the correct
connector plate for the generator end, I will see once I separate
them.

I'm wondering what horsepower it would take to make it produce very
lightly, like 20% of its nominal output. Knowing what CAN be mated to
it might help you sell it.

--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:14:27 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and would
only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with big money
would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA compliant, than
some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good condition
6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts, or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

Minimum 200 hp. Something like say.. a Detroit 6-71

Gunner Asch fired this volley in
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What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

Minimum 200 hp. Something like say.. a Detroit 6-71

??? I can provide a good, solid 8KW from an 18HP engine.

So, you're saying that 2.5x that would take TWELVE TIMES the HP?

Somebody's numbers are wrong -- maybe mine.

Ig said it was a 250KVA (250KW). You're saying 20. ????

Lloyd

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:14:58 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

Gunner Asch fired this volley in
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What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

Minimum 200 hp. Something like say.. a Detroit 6-71

??? I can provide a good, solid 8KW from an 18HP engine.

So, you're saying that 2.5x that would take TWELVE TIMES the HP?

Somebody's numbers are wrong -- maybe mine.

Ig said it was a 250KVA (250KW). You're saying 20. ????

Lloyd

250 KVA isnt 250 Kw

http://www.rapidtables.com/convert/e...va-to-watt.htm

I dont have a clue what the power factor would be.

Gunner

Gunner Asch fired this volley in
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250 KVA isnt 250 Kw

Pretty close, if you're supplying a combination of resistive and non-
syncronized inductive loads. C'mon, Gunner. I know 'Watts' are only volts
times amps in a DC environment, but we still use the term to describe VA in
an AC environment (approximately).

Lloyd

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:59:13 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:14:27 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and would
only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with big money
would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA compliant, than
some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good condition
6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts, or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

Minimum 200 hp. Something like say.. a Detroit 6-71

Oh, come on, duuuuuuuuuuude.

Let's see, a Stamford 19kW head takes 20.8kW input, roughly 28
horsies.
http://www.dieselgeneratorsmiami.com...Data-Sheet.pdf

B&S makes a 20kW unit which uses a 993cid engine. I guess we could
borrow Snag's Harley engine and...

--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:59:13 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:14:27 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made
in 1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it.
Could not pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours
engine, and sell the generating end to be used with some other
engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and
leaks oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and
would only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with
big money would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA
compliant, than some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good
condition 6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts,
or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

Minimum 200 hp. Something like say.. a Detroit 6-71

Oh, come on, duuuuuuuuuuude.

Let's see, a Stamford 19kW head takes 20.8kW input, roughly 28
horsies.
http://www.dieselgeneratorsmiami.com...Data-Sheet.pdf

B&S makes a 20kW unit which uses a 993cid engine. I guess we could
borrow Snag's Harley engine and...

Like Hell ! Did you mean "993 *CC*" engine above ? I think my B&S 5Kw
genset is running an 8 hp OHV motor .

--
Snag

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:29:49 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:59:13 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:14:27 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made
in 1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it.
Could not pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours
engine, and sell the generating end to be used with some other
engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and
leaks oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and
would only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with
big money would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA
compliant, than some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good
condition 6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts,
or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

Minimum 200 hp. Something like say.. a Detroit 6-71

Oh, come on, duuuuuuuuuuude.

Let's see, a Stamford 19kW head takes 20.8kW input, roughly 28
horsies.
http://www.dieselgeneratorsmiami.com...Data-Sheet.pdf

B&S makes a 20kW unit which uses a 993cid engine. I guess we could
borrow Snag's Harley engine and...

Like Hell !

titter I thought you might catch that one.


Did you mean "993 *CC*" engine above ? I think my B&S 5Kw
genset is running an 8 hp OHV motor .

Si, CC. Mea culpa.

--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:29:49 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:59:13 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:14:27 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made
in 1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it.
Could not pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours
engine, and sell the generating end to be used with some other
engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and
leaks oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and
would only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with
big money would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA
compliant, than some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good
condition 6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts,
or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

Minimum 200 hp. Something like say.. a Detroit 6-71

Oh, come on, duuuuuuuuuuude.

Let's see, a Stamford 19kW head takes 20.8kW input, roughly 28
horsies.
http://www.dieselgeneratorsmiami.com...Data-Sheet.pdf

B&S makes a 20kW unit which uses a 993cid engine. I guess we could
borrow Snag's Harley engine and...

Like Hell ! Did you mean "993 *CC*" engine above ? I think my B&S 5Kw
genset is running an 8 hp OHV motor .
My 9kw peak, 7200 run Champion runs a 440 cc OHV, and only puts out
5500 on LP or Natural Gas. It is supposed to be a "`12 hp" engine.

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:14:27 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

No ****, Sherlock. Congrats, and YOU SUCK!


Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and would
only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with big money
would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA compliant, than
some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good condition
6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts, or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

What kind of engine would it take to provide 20kW from that genset?
If it's small, perhaps the separation would be a good idea.

20 KW is about 27 HP. allow say 50% for incidentals and you could
probably build a 20 KW gen set that would last forever with a 40 HP
engine.
--
cheers,

John B.

Ignoramus32337 fired this volley in
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It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I've worked on a LOT of 6V51s and 12V71s in 'Nam.

They're real workhorse engines. Even today, some modern custom-built
tour busses and other vehicles of their ilk carry the same motors.

YOu may find the blower bad (at least its bearings), but you'll almost
certainly find a home for the motor. Probably much more likely to than
if sold as part of the genset.

One question, though... 'turbocharger' or 'supercharger'? Most of the
older ones came stock with top-mounted mechanically-driven blowers
(superchargers). Being a 2-stroke, pressure-aspirated motor, I'm not
sure it would even start without at least a supercharger, even if it had
a turbo, as well.

Lloyd

Lloyd

On 2015-09-13, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus32337 fired this volley in
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It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I've worked on a LOT of 6V51s and 12V71s in 'Nam.

They're real workhorse engines. Even today, some modern custom-built
tour busses and other vehicles of their ilk carry the same motors.

Right. They are awesome if you do not mind the noise, some lesser fuel
efficiency, but like simplicity and reliability.

YOu may find the blower bad (at least its bearings), but you'll almost
certainly find a home for the motor. Probably much more likely to than
if sold as part of the genset.

OK, so we agree.

One question, though... 'turbocharger' or 'supercharger'? Most of the
older ones came stock with top-mounted mechanically-driven blowers
(superchargers). Being a 2-stroke, pressure-aspirated motor, I'm not
sure it would even start without at least a supercharger, even if it had
a turbo, as well.

Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

i

Ignoramus32337 fired this volley in
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Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

Ok... I see it now. It just looked like "background" until I magnified
the picture.

Yes, with both a blower and the turbo, it should be a good motor, and
relatively efficient -- but still check out those bearings in the turbo
(unless you find a customer who already knows and doesn't care).

We ran them in boats with only the blowers, and they were still dynamite
motors with lots of long-term reliability.

No wonder custom-builders still seek them out and refurbish them to "like
new" condition.

Lloyd

On 2015-09-13, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus32337 fired this volley in
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Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

Ok... I see it now. It just looked like "background" until I magnified
the picture.

The picture sucks. That may have something to do with the fact that I
got it for $300 plus BP.

Yes, with both a blower and the turbo, it should be a good motor, and
relatively efficient -- but still check out those bearings in the turbo
(unless you find a customer who already knows and doesn't care).

I do not know how I can check those bearings, as they are inside the
turbo.

We ran them in boats with only the blowers, and they were still dynamite
motors with lots of long-term reliability.

They are very lovely and very MANLY motors with a bad ass sound. They
have that general BAD ASS attitude and that's why people love
them. Plus a lot of power for weight and generally reliable if not
pushed too hard.

No wonder custom-builders still seek them out and refurbish them to
"like new" condition.

I think that at this point in time, the market for them is entirely
driven by nostalgia, not by money making or convenience
considerations. Whoever specifies one for their boat do it for
nostalgic reasons.

I love those motors too.

Here's the 3-53 that I sold four years ago (or so). All pictures were
taken with the motor running.

http://yabe.chudov.com/Detroit-Diesel-3-53/

I bought that one for $200, forgot what I sold it for.

i

Ignoramus32337 fired this volley in
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Plus a lot of power for weight and generally reliable if not
pushed too hard.

There's nothing you can do to hurt them except not keep them full of
clean oil and filters, and never, ever, ever over-tach them. Other than
that, they're bullet-proof. You _cannot_ 'overtorque' them unless you
LUG them -- so long as they maintain their set speed, they are working in
their 'reliable' realm.


I think that at this point in time, the market for them is entirely
driven by nostalgia, not by money making or convenience
considerations. Whoever specifies one for their boat do it for
nostalgic reasons.

Custom coach builders are still using them as if new engines! There's no
'nostalgia factor' in picking a solid, bullet-proof motor that will go
300K-500K miles!

Lloyd

Ignoramus32337 wrote:



I do not know how I can check those bearings, as they are inside the
turbo.

When you pull the pipes off, gently give the turbo a spin with your finger.
if it turns freely, great! If it is stiff, that is not a good sign, DON'T
start the engine until the turbo is serviced.

Jon

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 19:28:17 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

On 2015-09-13, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus32337 fired this volley in
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Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

Ok... I see it now. It just looked like "background" until I magnified
the picture.

The picture sucks. That may have something to do with the fact that I
got it for $300 plus BP.

Yes, with both a blower and the turbo, it should be a good motor, and
relatively efficient -- but still check out those bearings in the turbo
(unless you find a customer who already knows and doesn't care).

I do not know how I can check those bearings, as they are inside the
turbo.

It is a bit more than just the bearings. There is the rotor to rotor
and rotor to housing clearance to be checked and there are oil seals
that if worn or damaged allow the engine oil to be literally pumped
into the engine. The engine manual covers this, or even better if you
can find a shop that used to service Detroit's.

However, general speaking, blower problems are fairly rare.

We ran them in boats with only the blowers, and they were still dynamite
motors with lots of long-term reliability.

They are very lovely and very MANLY motors with a bad ass sound. They
have that general BAD ASS attitude and that's why people love
them. Plus a lot of power for weight and generally reliable if not
pushed too hard.

No wonder custom-builders still seek them out and refurbish them to
"like new" condition.

I think that at this point in time, the market for them is entirely
driven by nostalgia, not by money making or convenience
considerations. Whoever specifies one for their boat do it for
nostalgic reasons.

I love those motors too.

Here's the 3-53 that I sold four years ago (or so). All pictures were
taken with the motor running.

http://yabe.chudov.com/Detroit-Diesel-3-53/

I bought that one for $200, forgot what I sold it for.

i
--
cheers,

John B.

On Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 5:36:02 PM UTC-4, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
Ignoramus32337 fired this volley in
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Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

Ok... I see it now. It just looked like "background" until I magnified
the picture.

Yes, with both a blower and the turbo, it should be a good motor, and
relatively efficient -- but still check out those bearings in the turbo
(unless you find a customer who already knows and doesn't care).

We ran them in boats with only the blowers, and they were still dynamite
motors with lots of long-term reliability.

No wonder custom-builders still seek them out and refurbish them to "like
new" condition.

Lloyd

"but still check out those bearings in the turbo"
? Did you not mean to check out the bearings on the blower? I believe that would likely be the bigger problem on an old Detroit.

Garrett Fulton fired this volley in
:

? Did you not mean to check out the bearings on the blower? I believe
that would likely be the bigger problem on an old Detroit.

No; given the relative speeds of operation, and their temperature domain,
those in the turbo are the more likely ones to fail early. To my
knowledge, we never had a Roots failure in our two divisions of Swift
boats, unless one got shot up.

They were rebuilt every time a boat went in for overhaul, but every
moving part in the engines was replaced or re-machined then.

Also, on that thing about the runaway condition -- I think it was on the
Mark II boats (real pigs in performance) that they started putting a
manual damper over the blower inlet, so if the engine mate was fast
enough, he could shut one down very quickly. Prior to that, the only
solution was a very dangerous one... he had to jump down into the
compartment (between the two engines) spin off the injector cover nuts,
and slam the rack by hand! It could have been the Mark III boats where
they began to add that (luxury yachts compared to the Mark I boats!)

Lloyd

Ignoramus32337 wrote:


Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

i
Oh, that probably makes in a 6-71NT, which is actually quieter than the
original 6-71 with the straight-lobed rotors. Most of the turbocharged
engines also have the helical-lobe rotors, which makes them (marginally)
quieter.

They had one of the original gen sets at work for emergencies when the
underground cables popped (they used to do that a LOT). They'd park it in
the parking lot and run a festoon of 230 V cable to the basement of the
building and wire it into the panel. You'd drive past it and think your car
was going to EXPLODE from the vibration! That was a 6-71 (no N, no T) with
essentially a spark arrestor on the exhaust, not really any sort of muffler.
Everything on your car would be vibrating in tune with the Diesel's sonic
output.

Jon

On 2015-09-14, Jon Elson wrote:
Ignoramus32337 wrote:


Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

i
Oh, that probably makes in a 6-71NT, which is actually quieter than the
original 6-71 with the straight-lobed rotors. Most of the turbocharged
engines also have the helical-lobe rotors, which makes them (marginally)
quieter.

Nice to know.

They had one of the original gen sets at work for emergencies when the
underground cables popped (they used to do that a LOT). They'd park it in
the parking lot and run a festoon of 230 V cable to the basement of the
building and wire it into the panel. You'd drive past it and think your car
was going to EXPLODE from the vibration! That was a 6-71 (no N, no T) with
essentially a spark arrestor on the exhaust, not really any sort of muffler.
Everything on your car would be vibrating in tune with the Diesel's sonic
output.

A muffler does help, with exhaust sound, but not with the rattle and such.

i

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:29:19 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

On 2015-09-14, Jon Elson wrote:
Ignoramus32337 wrote:


Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

i
Oh, that probably makes in a 6-71NT, which is actually quieter than the
original 6-71 with the straight-lobed rotors. Most of the turbocharged
engines also have the helical-lobe rotors, which makes them (marginally)
quieter.

Nice to know.

They had one of the original gen sets at work for emergencies when the
underground cables popped (they used to do that a LOT). They'd park it in
the parking lot and run a festoon of 230 V cable to the basement of the
building and wire it into the panel. You'd drive past it and think your car
was going to EXPLODE from the vibration! That was a 6-71 (no N, no T) with
essentially a spark arrestor on the exhaust, not really any sort of muffler.
Everything on your car would be vibrating in tune with the Diesel's sonic
output.

A muffler does help, with exhaust sound, but not with the rattle and such.

There's also a massive wind/belt noise from the fan/radiator. It's
the type of unit you want to dig a pit into the ground and build a
sound deadening air exchange unit over to keep the gawdawful noise
down. Even tiny generator noise is the pits. It' -so- pervasive,
driving right through walls, insulation, and windows.

--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:29:19 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

On 2015-09-14, Jon Elson wrote:
Ignoramus32337 wrote:


Lloyd, it has a green roots blower on the side, you can see it. It
ALSO has a turbo on top (you can also see it). You can press the
magnification icons near the photo to magnify it.

i
Oh, that probably makes in a 6-71NT, which is actually quieter than the
original 6-71 with the straight-lobed rotors. Most of the turbocharged
engines also have the helical-lobe rotors, which makes them (marginally)
quieter.

Nice to know.

They had one of the original gen sets at work for emergencies when the
underground cables popped (they used to do that a LOT). They'd park it in
the parking lot and run a festoon of 230 V cable to the basement of the
building and wire it into the panel. You'd drive past it and think your car
was going to EXPLODE from the vibration! That was a 6-71 (no N, no T) with
essentially a spark arrestor on the exhaust, not really any sort of muffler.
Everything on your car would be vibrating in tune with the Diesel's sonic
output.

A muffler does help, with exhaust sound, but not with the rattle and such.

i
About half the noise of a "normally" mufflered 6-71 comes from the
vibrations of the block. A guy in my home town used to have a '58 GMC
dump truck with a 6-71 in it and a hi-hoe with either a 3-71 or 4-71
(can't remember, we are talking back in the late sixties)
He had a honking big muffler mounted to the dump box - it was still
loud on the road, but NOTHING like when he raised the box. He'd
hi-tail it out of town with the hi-hoe dragging behing (front bucket
over the tailgate of the dump truck) and you could hear him going up
the hill clear across town. Then he started towing his little Chevy
LUV behind the hoe for jobs where he didn't need the dump truck, and
the hoe raised a real ruckus too.
He used to dig wells with the hoe - you'd see a ring of dirt in the
middle of a field, with black smoke pouring out of it, and an unholy
racket you could hear for over a mile. Then all of a sudden you'd see
the hoe pop out of the hole, hoe end first, riding on the front
bucket. He levered the hoe out of the hole alternatel pulling with the
hoe and curling the big bucket.

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:55:31 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy

It is an old 250 kVa emergency generator with 886 hours. Located
inside a GE facility in Chicago.

It has an engine that looks like Detroit 6-71 with a turbo.

I have always been kind of a sucker for those detroits (first made in
1938). Once bought, tested and resold a 3-53 and loved it. Could not
pass up a chance to buy the whole generator for $300.

Anyway, in my own mind, I would make more money if I separate this
generator and sell the Detroit separate as a running low hours engine,
and sell the generating end to be used with some other engine.

My own reasoning is that very few people would want this as a
generator, because it is really noisy and not fuel efficient and leaks
oil (they all do).

A 250 kVa generator is too big for a typical house or farm and would
only be usable for special needs, and usually companies with big money
would rather buy a $100,000 new generator that is EPA compliant, than
some old generator for $10,000.

Whereas, I am thinking, there is a million uses for a good condition
6-71 diesel engine, like old tractors, landing crafts, or who knows what.

Makes sense? Separate or not?

i


Personally...Id try to sell the entire unit for at least 6 months.
Post the ad and photos on everything from survival mags to city
services and school districts. Have a Detroit authorized guy come in
and give it a good survey and post the results or a link..so there is
no question about its condition.

Post it on HOA websites as well. It could easily run a gated
community nicely. Probably 150 homes. Thats a quarter megawatt...so
she isnt small.

The 6-71 is 238 hp and an inline engine.

Check around and see what they are going for once they are seperated.

Once you pull the engine..that genset becomes..."scrap". Fact of
life. No one is going to stick another engine on it. So keep her
together for as long as you can.

Gunner

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:57:47 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

Thats a quarter megawatt...so
she isnt small.


Gack..sorry..read that wrong. 20kw is a long...long way from 250kw

On 2015-09-13, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:57:47 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

Thats a quarter megawatt...so
she isnt small.


Gack..sorry..read that wrong. 20kw is a long...long way from 250kw


It is 250 kVa

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 19:31:44 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:

On 2015-09-13, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 14:57:47 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

Thats a quarter megawatt...so
she isnt small.


Gack..sorry..read that wrong. 20kw is a long...long way from 250kw


It is 250 kVa

Which figures out to 200kW at a .8 power factor.

--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin

On 2015-09-13, Gunner Asch wrote:
Personally...Id try to sell the entire unit for at least 6 months.
Post the ad and photos on everything from survival mags to city
services and school districts. Have a Detroit authorized guy come in
and give it a good survey and post the results or a link..so there is
no question about its condition.

OK, I will drop it in my yard and will try to sell as-assembled.


Once you pull the engine..that genset becomes..."scrap". Fact of
life. No one is going to stick another engine on it. So keep her
together for as long as you can.


OK, sure, I can sell it "complete or just engine" same price.

The gen end has some scrap value too as it is likely made of copper.

i

Some company might want it as a backup unit. Or Some off grid
farm / ranch wants to fire up and do some work in the barn.
With 1000 watt bulbs that are worth 30 years of life (Higher voltage
than used). They tend to burn up the supply fast.

Think the water station pumps in a pumping station needing backup
in case their 3-phase goes out - remember Katrina in La. Flooding...

Use it to electro melt a kettle of steel....

Martin

On 9/13/2015 7:31 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
On 2015-09-13, Gunner Asch wrote:
Personally...Id try to sell the entire unit for at least 6 months.
Post the ad and photos on everything from survival mags to city
services and school districts. Have a Detroit authorized guy come in
and give it a good survey and post the results or a link..so there is
no question about its condition.

OK, I will drop it in my yard and will try to sell as-assembled.


Once you pull the engine..that genset becomes..."scrap". Fact of
life. No one is going to stick another engine on it. So keep her
together for as long as you can.


OK, sure, I can sell it "complete or just engine" same price.

The gen end has some scrap value too as it is likely made of copper.

i

On 2015-09-14, Martin Eastburn wrote:
Some company might want it as a backup unit. Or Some off grid
farm / ranch wants to fire up and do some work in the barn.
With 1000 watt bulbs that are worth 30 years of life (Higher voltage
than used). They tend to burn up the supply fast.

Think the water station pumps in a pumping station needing backup
in case their 3-phase goes out - remember Katrina in La. Flooding...

Use it to electro melt a kettle of steel....

Yes, I also think about remote pumping stations on a big farm or some
such, as a possible application. The owner would not care so much
about fuel savings, or cleanliness, or noise... Cheap and reliable is
good enough.

i

Martin

On 9/13/2015 7:31 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
On 2015-09-13, Gunner Asch wrote:
Personally...Id try to sell the entire unit for at least 6 months.
Post the ad and photos on everything from survival mags to city
services and school districts. Have a Detroit authorized guy come in
and give it a good survey and post the results or a link..so there is
no question about its condition.

OK, I will drop it in my yard and will try to sell as-assembled.


Once you pull the engine..that genset becomes..."scrap". Fact of
life. No one is going to stick another engine on it. So keep her
together for as long as you can.


OK, sure, I can sell it "complete or just engine" same price.

The gen end has some scrap value too as it is likely made of copper.

i

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:36:06 -0500, Martin Eastburn
wrote:

Some company might want it as a backup unit. Or Some off grid
farm / ranch wants to fire up and do some work in the barn.
With 1000 watt bulbs that are worth 30 years of life (Higher voltage
than used). They tend to burn up the supply fast.

That's why LEDs are so great. Their illuminative power is 10x that of
incans, so a 100w LED would take the place of each 1kw bulb from the
past.


Think the water station pumps in a pumping station needing backup
in case their 3-phase goes out - remember Katrina in La. Flooding...

Hurry, call in FEMA!


Use it to electro melt a kettle of steel....

There ya go!


On 9/13/2015 7:31 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
On 2015-09-13, Gunner Asch wrote:
Personally...Id try to sell the entire unit for at least 6 months.
Post the ad and photos on everything from survival mags to city
services and school districts. Have a Detroit authorized guy come in
and give it a good survey and post the results or a link..so there is
no question about its condition.

OK, I will drop it in my yard and will try to sell as-assembled.


Once you pull the engine..that genset becomes..."scrap". Fact of
life. No one is going to stick another engine on it. So keep her
together for as long as you can.


OK, sure, I can sell it "complete or just engine" same price.

The gen end has some scrap value too as it is likely made of copper.

i


--
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-- Anaïs Nin

On 9/13/2015 4:55 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy
...


"I gots t'know": what is Lot 52 "NOROPRESS; M# HSBL; KRAFT MAX 150 KV;
HUB MAX 120MM; DRUCK MAX 150 BAR"

http://tinyurl.com/q8klogu

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
On 9/13/2015 4:55 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy
...


"I gots t'know": what is Lot 52 "NOROPRESS; M# HSBL; KRAFT MAX 150
KV; HUB MAX 120MM; DRUCK MAX 150 BAR"

http://tinyurl.com/q8klogu

I recognize the words at least. Kraft = strength, power or force (but
voltage is Spannung), Hub = stroke, Druck = pressure, 1 Bar ~= 1
atmosphere.

Does the Master heat gun go with it?

Perhaps that combination wrings confessions from the souls of the
dead?

-jsw

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 19:20:40 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:


"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
On 9/13/2015 4:55 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy
...


"I gots t'know": what is Lot 52 "NOROPRESS; M# HSBL; KRAFT MAX 150
KV; HUB MAX 120MM; DRUCK MAX 150 BAR"

http://tinyurl.com/q8klogu

I recognize the words at least. Kraft = strength, power or force (but
voltage is Spannung), Hub = stroke, Druck = pressure, 1 Bar ~= 1
atmosphere.

Does the Master heat gun go with it?

Perhaps that combination wrings confessions from the souls of the
dead?

-jsw


That optical comparitor went for some serious money. Similar ones
sell here in California for about 1/3rd of that

Gunner

On 2015-09-14, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 19:20:40 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:


"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
On 9/13/2015 4:55 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy
...


"I gots t'know": what is Lot 52 "NOROPRESS; M# HSBL; KRAFT MAX 150
KV; HUB MAX 120MM; DRUCK MAX 150 BAR"

http://tinyurl.com/q8klogu

I recognize the words at least. Kraft = strength, power or force (but
voltage is Spannung), Hub = stroke, Druck = pressure, 1 Bar ~= 1
atmosphere.

Does the Master heat gun go with it?

Perhaps that combination wrings confessions from the souls of the
dead?

-jsw


That optical comparitor went for some serious money. Similar ones
sell here in California for about 1/3rd of that

Gunner

What comparator?

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 21:39:38 -0500, Ignoramus32337
wrote:


Does the Master heat gun go with it?

Perhaps that combination wrings confessions from the souls of the
dead?

-jsw


That optical comparitor went for some serious money. Similar ones
sell here in California for about 1/3rd of that

Gunner

What comparator?

Lot # 98

http://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auct...a-a4f7014d0d9e

On 2015-09-13, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
On 9/13/2015 4:55 PM, Ignoramus32337 wrote:
I bought this generator in auction for $300 plus BP:

http://goo.gl/QuWrwy
...


"I gots t'know": what is Lot 52 "NOROPRESS; M# HSBL; KRAFT MAX 150 KV;
HUB MAX 120MM; DRUCK MAX 150 BAR"

http://tinyurl.com/q8klogu

It is a "NOVOPRESS", a modular pressing and cutting system, I think of
German origin. It went for $120.

I got lot 58, which is a copper bar cutter novopress. "druck" means
pressure. Lot 58 went for $100 and included several Dayton vises and a
Reelcraft compressed air hose reel.

http://goo.gl/gt9hA7

i