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Offline Greybeard

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twin-diesel engines.
« on: 10.09. 2023 09:33 »

The production line at the Detroit Diesel plant, making General Motors 6046 twin-diesel engines. These were comprised of two 6-71 inline six two-stroke diesel engines, joined together at a common output. The total power produced by the two engines was around 400 hp. They were used in the M4A2 variant of Sherman and vehicles based on it.
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Re: twin-diesel engines.
« Reply #1 on: 10.09. 2023 11:52 »
If I had a list of my favourite engines, Detroits would come at the bottom - by some margin. Outrageously noisy, simultaneously supercharged and turbocharged, parts never fit, not very economical or reliable, injection / governing system a joke etc etc.
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Re: twin-diesel engines.
« Reply #2 on: 10.09. 2023 20:02 »
Fortunately, the right side still won the war.  (BTW, if you don't agree with that I'd rather not know.)

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If I had a list of my favourite engines, Detroits would come at the bottom - by some margin.

Fortunately, the right side still won the war.  (BTW, if some don't agree with that I'd rather not know.)

Richard L.