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- From: 737ochs@gw.wmich.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: GE chugging
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.034810.6470@gw.wmich.edu>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 03:48:10 EST
- References: <1992Nov18.145240.16329@bony1.bony.com> <FsoiuB2w164w@cellar.org>
- Organization: Western Michigan University
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- In article <FsoiuB2w164w@cellar.org>, atrw0176@cellar.org (Atrw93) writes:
- > billg@bony1.bony.com (Bill Gripp) writes:
- >>
- >>
- >> > They share more than that...GE's FDL-16 has the same bore, stroke, and RPM
- >> >as the Alco 251. I made some recordings of GBW C424's last summer, and
- >> >was surprised at how similar they sounded to the B23-7's I got on the ATSF.
- >>
- >> Speaking of Alco, ever notice how the older ones idle just above
- >> "stall"? I remember listening to CNJ RS3's and NYS&W RS1's idling.
- >> You'd swear they would stall at any moment. But they never did, they
- >> just kept on.
- >
- > Don't overlook the fact that the Alcos, 539, 244, & 251 as well as
- > all of the GE engines are four cycle engines (like most cars)
- > and that EMD stuck with the two cycle concept (like your B&S
- > lawn mower engine). The near stall sound on the Alcos was due to the
- > GE electric governor cycling.
- >
- Not to be a nitpick :) but actually, Briggs and Stratton are 4 cycle,
- Lawn boy's, most chainsaws and weed-wackers (gas powered) are 2 cycle
-
- I love nitpicking ;^)
- Fred
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