I volunteered to help start an ALCO RS-3 that hadn't run in near 10 years and due to traffic they had already started her and declared the engine junk it ran so poorly by the time I arrived at the shop. When I asked a few questions as to what they did before starting her they got mad at me until I asked it they cleaned out the primary fuel filter and they said we changed both of them. You do know there are three fuel filters right? Stony silence was my answer so I climbed up on her and opened the door next to the primary fuel filter and explained the primary was a fixed fuel filter and not a screw on filter and proceeded to take the top off the filter and reached inside and pulled out the filter assembly that looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years. After cleaning the assembly, it was designed to be cleaned and reused and cleaning the filter housing and reassembling it we then started her back up and everyone said now she sounds normal. Later we cleaned over 400 pounds of crud and sludge out of the fuel tank by draining the tank the removing the clean out ports and using high pressure hot water and in addition to the sludge we found the remains of several rags and we got 23 spanners out of her. Not surprisingly the fuel filters last much longer now.
Great to See a “Project” 37 with Exposed Structure & Inspection panels open. Even tho it’s my personal “Fave”, with an Agricultural Start-up Procedure like that, no Wonder they earned the Nickname of “Tractor” - apart from the Immense Pulling Power Obvs. Great Vid 🚂🎥🥇👍🏻
At 3:59 is that a 'Haynes' Class 37 Workshop manual they are consulting? Man in orange overalls says to man in red overall: "Are ye sure, absolutely sure that ye didnae miss anything out?"
+Dafydd Llywych-Hwllch i do it on weekends as a volunteer, where i live there is a heritage line that is charity funded. its fantastic being able to work on old 70s locos and steam engines from the 40s
I rather like the McRat dragging the Type 3 out of the shed. Especially as she is one of the few that does not tick over at what used to be notch 1........
Jersey Mike's Rail Videos they sound the same as an old alco starting in this case, the 251 engine especially.The rickety sound comes in part from having no exhaust silencing, just a turbo outlet that is about 4" long! (2 in this case).
raulox71 English Electric diesel engines always smoke heavily when started from cold, unlike Sulzers. Sulzers start with no struggle, EEs with all the drama of a steam locomotive! I like both......
I volunteered to help start an ALCO RS-3 that hadn't run in near 10 years and due to traffic they had already started her and declared the engine junk it ran so poorly by the time I arrived at the shop. When I asked a few questions as to what they did before starting her they got mad at me until I asked it they cleaned out the primary fuel filter and they said we changed both of them. You do know there are three fuel filters right? Stony silence was my answer so I climbed up on her and opened the door next to the primary fuel filter and explained the primary was a fixed fuel filter and not a screw on filter and proceeded to take the top off the filter and reached inside and pulled out the filter assembly that looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years. After cleaning the assembly, it was designed to be cleaned and reused and cleaning the filter housing and reassembling it we then started her back up and everyone said now she sounds normal. Later we cleaned over 400 pounds of crud and sludge out of the fuel tank by draining the tank the removing the clean out ports and using high pressure hot water and in addition to the sludge we found the remains of several rags and we got 23 spanners out of her. Not surprisingly the fuel filters last much longer now.
23 wrenches, wow!!
Beautiful clag by this old chap. Looks like he's in good hands. Excellent footage, cheers from railfan from Poland!
Absolutely love class 37s especially the Scottish style ones large logo ect the named ones great work from these guys
Amazing engine, amazing sound and even more amazing smoke! :-))
Thumbs up!
Greetings
Mega
Reminds me of 'How many people does it take to change a light bulb?' Never mind, it sounds GREAT!
literally sodor, you can even see a percy in the back shunting the express coaches
excellent, and congrats to the Diesel Group.
absolutely outstanding these people spend so much of their time and money bringing this old stream train to life.
+Simon Davis Ummm... Steam train....?
Hint: This is a diesel locomotive.
+SWR sorry.
***** It can easily be mistaken with the amount of smoke :P
Lol, thank you.
+spookywestie a very unhealthy one at that
Great to See a “Project” 37 with Exposed Structure & Inspection panels open. Even tho it’s my personal “Fave”, with an Agricultural Start-up Procedure like that, no Wonder they earned the Nickname of “Tractor” - apart from the Immense Pulling Power Obvs. Great Vid 🚂🎥🥇👍🏻
At 3:59 is that a 'Haynes' Class 37 Workshop manual they are consulting?
Man in orange overalls says to man in red overall: "Are ye sure, absolutely sure that ye didnae miss anything out?"
Fantastic there lads
Thanks 👍
Would absolutely love to do this sort of work of a weekend!
+Dafydd Llywych-Hwllch i do it on weekends as a volunteer, where i live there is a heritage line that is charity funded. its fantastic being able to work on old 70s locos and steam engines from the 40s
class 20, can you even start up?
class 37, hold my beer.
I rather like the McRat dragging the Type 3 out of the shed. Especially as she is one of the few that does not tick over at what used to be notch 1........
She looks like she has seen better days eh!
EE whether it's a locomotive or a jet engine they smoke, but by God they all make a lot of power.
start one up in front or green piece and see there reaction it's priceless 😂😂
that's because it's a soulcer engine that's in the class 27,26,25,24,
Sulzer.
British diesels always sound so rickety.
no wonder ur from the USA
Jersey Mike's Rail Videos they sound the same as an old alco starting in this case, the 251 engine especially.The rickety sound comes in part from having no exhaust silencing, just a turbo outlet that is about 4" long! (2 in this case).
Jersey Mike's Rail Videos and....we use American engine loco's in the UK mainly now!
Jersey Mike's Rail Videos well American trains are ugly (fact)
Only the GEs ;-)
oh hang on theres several
eye, move it outdoors because your not allowed to smoke indoors anymore :D, go on giv'er some stick.
not a high viz insight... :)
There are several people in hi-vis...
¿Two or four strocke engine?.
raulox71 four stroke but, when cold, those EE engines chuck more fuel out than they burn. Let her warm through and all that clag will clear.
Aha, thank you.
I know for example that a Déltic Locomotive have a two stroces. I love both locomotives.
raulox71 English Electric diesel engines always smoke heavily when started from cold, unlike Sulzers. Sulzers start with no struggle, EEs with all the drama of a steam locomotive! I like both......