“Give a EMD a little fuel in the throttle, start her prime mover with the throttle set to notch 2 and she’ll start in cold weather.” That’s what my family always said, my family worked as engineers on the PRR, PennCentral, and Conrail. My family mostly ran EMD SD units and the occasional GP’s but they are truly reliable warhorses.
You can't command the engine to be in a throttle notch and start it at the same time. It's literally impossible to set up in the control circuitry. Either you're able to crank the engine or you can change the commanded throttle position. No in between. The locomotive must be isolated to crank the engine, and having the isolation switch in isolate prevents the throttle from commanding the speed solenoids.
Its a general building philosophy that G.M.follows,regardless if its trains or cars.Thats like saying trucks or cars,the building philosophy is the same.
@mushroomscouser LOL yeah, its just about the most relibale locomotive power unit ever made. Thats why there are thousands of these the world over from V8's to the 5000HP V20-710. Build a bridge and get over it. They are here to stay.
@@bonkeydollocks1879 i mean, it actually started, just on the third try. Personally if any of my diesel cars start in 3 tries i consider them pretty good
“Give a EMD a little fuel in the throttle, start her prime mover with the throttle set to notch 2 and she’ll start in cold weather.” That’s what my family always said, my family worked as engineers on the PRR, PennCentral, and Conrail. My family mostly ran EMD SD units and the occasional GP’s but they are truly reliable warhorses.
You can't command the engine to be in a throttle notch and start it at the same time. It's literally impossible to set up in the control circuitry. Either you're able to crank the engine or you can change the commanded throttle position. No in between. The locomotive must be isolated to crank the engine, and having the isolation switch in isolate prevents the throttle from commanding the speed solenoids.
Go on baby... Go on baby... uh oh...
I had a bird like that once ! Get so far and then all she wanted to do was smoke , she was quite a big unit !
damn, those things must have massive batteries
Oh yes they do, they need to run for an hour or so to recharge what was used to start.
@@bjoe385 Why not have an external power cord like airplanes for no-battery starts? And use the battery only when no power is available
@@Groveish Probably because starting them form the batteries isn’t enough of a problem to warrant installing the infrastructure for it.
The engine is loaded with carbon dust. You have to blow it out for the thing to run. GEs do it too.
For anybodys infortmation these were recorded at southampton
Its a general building philosophy that G.M.follows,regardless if its trains or cars.Thats like saying trucks or cars,the building philosophy is the same.
@farmerkristian LOL, you dont half get em on ere!
Maybe just TOO cold. Oil gets very thick then and the starter just doesn't have enough oomph to turn through that thick oil quick enough.
@mushroomscouser LOL yeah, its just about the most relibale locomotive power unit ever made. Thats why there are thousands of these the world over from V8's to the 5000HP V20-710.
Build a bridge and get over it. They are here to stay.
Is that why it won't start
@@bonkeydollocks1879 i mean, it actually started, just on the third try.
Personally if any of my diesel cars start in 3 tries i consider them pretty good
@@szabcsababcsa yea lovely job buddy
Low battery voltage
Is that the power unit out of 66521 that was written off after an accident
It's 66542.
Keeps breaking down needs a cover
Sounds like the same idea that G.M.promotes,thats why I won't purchase their junk.
IT SOUNDS FUCKEN TUFF TRYING TO START !
If its so reliable,why dosen't it start?.
Are you referring to trains or cars? because you are comparing apples to oranges here...
@bassboy923 no shit lol
maybe he knows because he filmed it,fuck me lmao !!