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running on fewer cylinders
Author: Butler
Date: 10-20-2007 - 09:22

Regarding Rich Hunn's post about running a diesel on fewer cylinders. I believe this is exactly what the GE EVO diesels do when they are in slow idle. They fuel only about 1/2 of the cylinders resulting in a lower idle speed and a sound similar to the old Rumley oil pull tractors. We have nicknamed this "Rumley mode".

Of course this is done to save fuel while idling and I suspect Rich was thinking about fuel savings when operating under minimal loading.

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  Coolent in locomotives David Maxwell 10-18-2007 - 17:28
  Re: Coolent in locomotives George Andrews 10-18-2007 - 18:06
  Re: Coolent in locomotives George Andrews 10-18-2007 - 18:17
  Re: Coolent in locomotives WAF 10-18-2007 - 18:36
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Bruce Bennett 10-18-2007 - 18:45
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Rich Hunn 10-18-2007 - 18:48
  Re: Coolent in locomotives ST2-K 10-18-2007 - 20:26
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Dave Buccolo 10-18-2007 - 20:27
  Re: Coolent in locomotives shortline sammie 10-19-2007 - 07:58
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Butler 10-19-2007 - 08:32
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Rich Hunn 10-19-2007 - 08:39
  running on fewer cylinders Butler 10-20-2007 - 09:22
  Re: running on fewer cylinders Ross Hall 10-22-2007 - 17:37
  Re: Coolent in locomotives mjgermer 10-19-2007 - 10:36
  Re: Coolent in locomotives David Maxwell 10-19-2007 - 11:08
  Re: Coolent in locomotives George Andrews 10-19-2007 - 14:22
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Rich Hunn 10-19-2007 - 16:25
  Re: Coolent in locomotives/Radiator Fans almo 10-19-2007 - 22:28
  Re: Coolent in locomotives The MAN 10-20-2007 - 22:44
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Known Shop Drinker 10-21-2007 - 17:52
  Re: Coolent in locomotives (another another) Known Shop Drinker 10-22-2007 - 02:53
  Re: Coolent in locomotives Britfoamer 10-22-2007 - 03:17


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