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JRD77VET
05-24-2014, 8:18pm
I went out to Rough and Tumble (http://www.roughandtumble.org) for the International Harvester show.

I ended up doing some work on the sheetmetal shields that go in between the 22,000 lb flywheel and the connecting rod. It keeps the wind from blowing the oil away :lol:

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That only covers part of it and it's about 3' wide and over 6' long.

Here's some pictures of the 1913 485 hp Cooper engine from the side shaft side and also the natural gas compressor / pump.

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The compressor has a 32" bore and a 36" stroke

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That's one of the intake valves. The hole is big enough to fit a man's hand in it.


Here's me holding one of the piston rings for the Cooper engine. The pistons are 21-1/2" in diameter

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Jeff '79
05-24-2014, 8:22pm
Holy Sh!t ! That ring is massive.
What does a Cooper engine power?:cool1:
JRD77VET
05-24-2014, 8:28pm
Holy Sh!t ! That ring is massive.
What does a Cooper engine power?:cool1:

Originally it ran on and pumped natural gas. Now they run it on propane.

I got a couple videos of it today.

Here's how you bring it to TDC so you can start it. It's started on compressed air fed by a 2" diameter pipe at 165 PSI.

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Here's a video of it running from the side shaft side. The large eccentrics operate the intake valves on the top and the exhaust on the bottom.

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One of the ignition box and other eccentrics for the oil pumps
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DAB
05-24-2014, 8:32pm
Great googily moogily!!!
LATB
05-24-2014, 8:35pm
Wow
You with with massive chit
JRD77VET
05-24-2014, 8:39pm
Wow
You with with massive chit

Here's a video I took two weeks ago from the flywheel side

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Jeff '79
05-24-2014, 8:39pm
:cool1:
StaticCling
05-24-2014, 9:14pm
Wow! :seasix:
Craig
05-24-2014, 10:13pm
1.3...


...cubic acre...
JRD77VET
05-24-2014, 10:35pm
Good god! How much torque does that monster make???

Only 21,000 ft lbs of torque :yesnod:

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DAB
05-24-2014, 10:40pm
So not an engine you could put in your yacht?

Yikes!

My entire truck (2500HD) weighs 6000lb. :faint:
JRD77VET
05-24-2014, 10:44pm
So not an engine you could put in your yacht?

Yikes!

My entire truck (2500HD) weighs 6000lb. :faint:

You're going to need a bigger yacht :lol:

Engine weight is 75 tons ( 150,000 lbs )
69camfrk
05-25-2014, 1:28am
With that kind of torque, I'm guessing it powers whatever it wants to. Good stuff.:seasix:
Sea Six
05-25-2014, 4:08am
So not an engine you could put in your yacht?

Yikes!

My entire truck (2500HD) weighs 6000lb. :faint:

What year model is your Silverado? And what engine ya got?
78SA
05-25-2014, 6:25am
:eek::seasix:
DAB
05-25-2014, 8:01am
What year model is your Silverado? And what engine ya got?

2013. 6.0L I think.
CertInsaneC5
05-25-2014, 9:39am
Awesome! I am surprised that the sound of bad boy is as quiet as it is.

It's got to be lots of fun to work on that beast. :seasix: :cert:
simpleman68
05-25-2014, 9:39am
Very cool scatter/debris shield :cool:

That ring is insane :eek:

On a side note, it was really nice of you to swing by last week to chew the fat for a bit. :cert:
Still got me thinking about getting a bike again. :slap: :Jeff '79:
Scott
JRD77VET
05-25-2014, 6:42pm
Awesome! I am surprised that the sound of bad boy is as quiet as it is.

It's got to be lots of fun to work on that beast. :seasix: :cert:

This is the muffler that is buried outside in front of the building. That is a 12" pipe that is the exhaust :yesnod:

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JRD77VET
05-25-2014, 6:44pm
Very cool scatter/debris shield :cool:

That ring is insane :eek:

On a side note, it was really nice of you to swing by last week to chew the fat for a bit. :cert:
Still got me thinking about getting a bike again. :slap: :Jeff '79:
Scott

It's just sheetmetal, not much of a scatter shield :willy:

Nice to be able to stop in. :cert:

Your choice on the bike, I don't want to be a bad influence on you :lol:
lspencer534
05-25-2014, 7:51pm
How much engine oil does that thing hold?
JRD77VET
05-25-2014, 8:00pm
How much engine oil does that thing hold?

The holding tank is probably around 55 gallons. Plus whatever it takes to fill all the lines.

I'll ask next time I'm out. :yesnod:
simpleman68
05-25-2014, 8:47pm
Your choice on the bike, I don't want to be a bad influence on you :lol:

Hell I'd have to blame everyone who passes me on the road on a bike. :Jeff '79:

Every Spring I think about getting another one and I suspect some day I shall.
Nothing quite like getting up early in the am and taking the bike up the road on a beautiful, sunny day.
Scott
JRD77VET
05-25-2014, 8:48pm
Hell I'd have to blame everyone who passes me on the road on a bike. :Jeff '79:

Every Spring I think about getting another one and I suspect some day I shall.
Nothing quite like getting up early in the am and taking the bike up the road on a beautiful, sunny day.
Scott

Forgot to tell you, when I left as I was on the onramp to Rt 22, my odometer read 33,333.3 miles :lol:
simpleman68
05-25-2014, 8:56pm
Forgot to tell you, when I left as I was on the onramp to Rt 22, my odometer read 33,333.3 miles :lol:

:mirror: It's an omen... it must mean that it's time for me to buy one
Scott
JRD77VET
05-26-2014, 9:37pm
How much engine oil does that thing hold?

The holding tank is probably around 55 gallons. Plus whatever it takes to fill all the lines.

I'll ask next time I'm out. :yesnod:

I got an email reply from Roger ( who was one of the guys who help secure this engine )

It takes two barrels of oil for the lubrication system. Each barrel holds between 52 and 56 gallons so right around 110 gallons total. :eek: