Our town has four gen sets used for peak hours. They're driven by locomotive engines. Recently, a local saw mill lost power for a week. The CAT dealer brought in 2 generators mounted on semi trailers to power the mill. Quite fascinating
The two guys dumping a can of ether into the big green genset are WHY they need to dump a can of ether into it to get it to started. They've destroyed the rings...no compression.
Welcome to the future (or present) state of charging EVs! The paint stripper heat gun was the best method I've found in 40 years. It can heat the entire intake tract and doesn't burn up oxygen like propane torches. Modern "top end lubricant" spray can " starting fluid", which is almost junk and is inherently dangerous because it doesn't vaporise like real ether. It puddles in turbos and intake tracts, and after the rpm comes up, it is drawn in. I've seen a few big motors go to 4k+ rpm! A good 6v-71 Detroit i recently purchased regularly used most of the batteries and 2 cans of regular government mandated to prevent some idiot huffing it, "starting fluid" applied with the air cleaner out in 40deg weather. The junk was running out the airbox drains! Sludge from previous repeated use was horrible, and required removal of airbx covers to clean since it had plugged one drain allowing crap up into the ports! . An old "outdated, obsolete" system we installed that uses screw on cans of REAL ether takes just 2cc's at 20 deg! One shot pre crank and one after start for sub zero. No rattles. No waste.
Where I work we have a huge diesel generator as back up for if the power goes out and it actually has an exhaust stack. The generator is on the lower car park and the stack is connected to the wall and rises above the upper one. Last time it was fired up it coated a load of cars on the upper level with black soot, it was very funny.
Our town has four gen sets used for peak hours. They're driven by locomotive engines. Recently, a local saw mill lost power for a week. The CAT dealer brought in 2 generators mounted on semi trailers to power the mill. Quite fascinating
The second one starting with the 2 exhaust pipes was best sounding. I always love a hard starting diesel.
I feel like I just tripled my carbon footprint by watching this lol. Seriously though it's cool to see these big machines starting up.
The two guys dumping a can of ether into the big green genset are WHY they need to dump a can of ether into it to get it to started. They've destroyed the rings...no compression.
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Loved to one where he put a hot air gun in the intake. A LOT better than starting fluid.
Love the heat gun down the throat one!
Love it !!
Natural and good for the environment. Very efficient and good to see. Keep it up.
Best start Cat 👍👍
Do you like these generator starts ? :)
Interesting use of a heat gun on that RV generator. That was brilliant
I had a good laugh with one with the jiggling radiator.
Welcome to the future (or present) state of charging EVs! The paint stripper heat gun was the best method I've found in 40 years. It can heat the entire intake tract and doesn't burn up oxygen like propane torches. Modern "top end lubricant" spray can " starting fluid", which is almost junk and is inherently dangerous because it doesn't vaporise like real ether. It puddles in turbos and intake tracts, and after the rpm comes up, it is drawn in. I've seen a few big motors go to 4k+ rpm! A good 6v-71 Detroit i recently purchased regularly used most of the batteries and 2 cans of regular government mandated to prevent some idiot huffing it, "starting fluid" applied with the air cleaner out in 40deg weather. The junk was running out the airbox drains! Sludge from previous repeated use was horrible, and required removal of airbx covers to clean since it had plugged one drain allowing crap up into the ports! . An old "outdated, obsolete" system we installed that uses screw on cans of REAL ether takes just 2cc's at 20 deg! One shot pre crank and one after start for sub zero. No rattles. No waste.
Keep spraying the starting fluid till the starter buns out.
Where I work we have a huge diesel generator as back up for if the power goes out and it actually has an exhaust stack. The generator is on the lower car park and the stack is connected to the wall and rises above the upper one. Last time it was fired up it coated a load of cars on the upper level with black soot, it was very funny.
At least it will pass VW emissions test
Perfect for charge strogenic eletric cars... 😂😂😂
The guy with the starting fluid was a hoot.
This is what is powering all those fancy Tesla charging stations.