http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6seReCKRLA

There are a few neat clips on utube of older diesels from the glory days of engineering, but this is the only one that I caught myself tapping my foot to....

Thought you guys might enjoy it.

 

That's neat! Wonder what the hp & torque numbers are.

 

Reading the comments below, I saw 160 ish Hp, don't know about torque though, probably very high since its a low speed engine (around 400 rpm I think).

The sound is what really gets me though, I could listen to it all day.

 

It's like me at 60, slow but steady.

 

OK, apearently its closer to 80 rpm, not 400.

And heres a quote from the person that posted the video:

"Main bearings are phosphor bronze cases with white metal bearing surface, 7 " dia 14 inches long, lubricated by ring oiler. Big ends are similar but fed with a centrifugal oiler.

Was in service 40+ years with the original bearings. "

Big and heavy, but man, they knew how to make them last back then.

Imagine the machining equipment that they must have used back then, and yet they got it right.