Gembo:
Wheel Nut:
I can imagine trying to spill time that engine and getting it wrongYou wana see the phasing gears on them that time the 3 cranks and pumps together!
Carryfast:
youtube.com/watch?v=4UM6yPQ0zmUWhat an awesome sound that is! Can a diesel engine sound any better!
Like the music it was all the sound of the 1970’s 
bazza123:
Excellent video, on which line was it filmed? Seem to be a bit keener than 25mph
No idea bazza. If you watch it on youtube and read the comments and have a general look around re the uploader etc. you’ll most likely find a clue.
Carryfast:
Like the music it was all the sound of the 1970’s
LOL, the unmistakable sound of a V8 Detroit! 
Can you imagine driving that beast through London to do a few Tesco drops? 
Anyone remember the Bedford that used a Detroit? I think it was some of the TM’s if im not mistaken.
Never knew there was so many members of the Darby and Joan club still breathing!
bazza123:
Driveroneuk:
As we seem to have drifted off the rails anyway, here you go, a Deltic powered cab ride in the snow. Sounds well when pulling at 4.45Excellent video, on which line was it filmed? Seem to be a bit keener than 25mph
Its the East Lancs Railway, and that is 22`s owner Martin Walker in the chair.
Great thread this, never experienced a Runaway Engine yet.
jon boy 100:
bazza123:
Driveroneuk:
As we seem to have drifted off the rails anyway, here you go, a Deltic powered cab ride in the snow. Sounds well when pulling at 4.45Excellent video, on which line was it filmed? Seem to be a bit keener than 25mph
Its the East Lancs Railway, and that is 22`s owner Martin Walker in the chair.
Nah, 5.33 in the tunnels for the sound of the zorst. He’s got some kahunas has Mr Walker.
Respect 55s but I’m a Class 37 man myself:
cargocargocargo:
jon boy 100:
bazza123:
Driveroneuk:
As we seem to have drifted off the rails anyway, here you go, a Deltic powered cab ride in the snow. Sounds well when pulling at 4.45Excellent video, on which line was it filmed? Seem to be a bit keener than 25mph
Its the East Lancs Railway, and that is 22`s owner Martin Walker in the chair.
Nah, 5.33 in the tunnels for the sound of the zorst. He’s got some kahunas has Mr Walker.
Respect 55s but I’m a Class 37 man myself:
U- Boats don’t do much for me either!!!, loved them as a kid but they bore me now. Have to agreed Tractors are good fun, I prefer leaky Swiss Navy tat to the Evil Empire
Bking:
Never knew there was so many members of the Darby and Joan club still breathing!
No-one said we were old, but we do make sure we know what we are talking about before hurling insults at other people, you obviously have a little bit of knowledge about the subject of compression ignition engines but as the old saying goes “a little bit of knowledge is dangerous” it could lead you to believe your misguided ramblings are factually correct instead of coming from the “fantasyland” you accused us more knowledgeable contributors of getting our information from.
You also seem to think that anyone with knowledge of a subject from no more than 35 years ago is stuck in the past but let me assure you that a lot of the contributors to this thread, myself included, have kept up with modern practises in vehicle design and repair/maintenance, we have to if we want to know what we are talking about. If I could offer you one valuable piece of advice it would be, if you are a little unsure what you are talking about “SHUT UP”.
jon boy 100:
cargocargocargo:
jon boy 100:
bazza123:
Driveroneuk:
As we seem to have drifted off the rails anyway, here you go, a Deltic powered cab ride in the snow. Sounds well when pulling at 4.45Excellent video, on which line was it filmed? Seem to be a bit keener than 25mph
Its the East Lancs Railway, and that is 22`s owner Martin Walker in the chair.
Nah, 5.33 in the tunnels for the sound of the zorst. He’s got some kahunas has Mr Walker.
Respect 55s but I’m a Class 37 man myself:
U- Boats don’t do much for me either!!!, loved them as a kid but they bore me now. Have to agreed Tractors are good fun, I prefer leaky Swiss Navy tat to the Evil Empire
Also partial to a bit of this: (This guy’s got kahunas the size of Mercury)
cargocargocargo:
Also partial to a bit of this: (This guy’s got kahunas the size of Mercury)
Aint he just
■■■■ me that guy can drive.
We seem to have drifted onto the appreciation of noisy and some (who?) might say melodious diesel engines. So, the following are good examples of one of the unsung greats of British engineering; although sadly the lump, just like the Deltic, was not without its troubles. These still hold the speed record for diesel powered rail traction and transformed our passenger rail network.
You may need to turn the volume down; or perhaps not 
youtube.com/watch?v=fsl2LciSFXE
cav551:
We seem to have drifted onto the appreciation of noisy and some (who?) might say melodious diesel engines. So, the following are good examples of one of the unsung greats of British engineering; although sadly the lump, just like the Deltic, was not without its troubles. These still hold the speed record for diesel powered rail traction and transformed our passenger rail network.You may need to turn the volume down; or perhaps not
youtube.com/watch?v=8H-WKRIXynQ
Most of the noise is coming from the Marston cooler fan howling its nuts off!! lol.
Like most modern things they have become boring, the HST now has a dull MTU engine and a quiet Brush cooler.
I have always been a mad keen Diesel head, from being a kid and spending a lot of time in both the coach industry and railway during my school holidays, I could never believe these drivers who drooled over the Volvo B10M, the engine just sounded like a bag of spanners at idle. I was soon dragged on one and shown the errors of my ways . I waited another 13 years to end a childhood dream to drive one and they didn’t disappoint.
I cant imagine me now as a 12 year old getting exited about any modern diesel, they have no character anymore.
Here is the same HST after being re-engine leaving the same place, do we have a yawning emotion ?
youtube.com/watch?v=UYpRtMhQ_bw
At least an increase in Rail Freight is dragging these monsters back from the scrap yards, The sound of the video does not do it justice, the Bass Throbbing cuts right through you!!
youtube.com/watch?v=vgMOweNH0gI
Gembo:
cargocargocargo:
Also partial to a bit of this: (This guy’s got kahunas the size of Mercury)Aint he just
[zb] me that guy can drive.
Quality car and drive, another one that takes me back to my childhood
This is one of my favorite videos
The fear in Chris Harris`s face when the “old kid” is thrashing the life out of a Lancia 037 is fantastic !!
youtube.com/watch?v=mXgWWNJVdYA
What a great thread this has turned out to be. Those Deltic engines produced 1650hp and each locomotive had two fitted. Even the baby Deltic was 1100hp
Gembo:
Carryfast:
Like the music it was all the sound of the 1970’sLOL, the unmistakable sound of a V12 Detroit!
Can you imagine driving that beast through London to do a few Tesco drops?
Anyone remember the Bedford that used a Detroit? I think it was some of the TM’s if im not mistaken.
Fixed that. 
While there was a time when V16’s like this could be heard running through Feltham High Street on a regular basis in 38 t 6 wheeler fire trucks. 
Bking, look and learn 
Gearing is pure physics and is all about torque multiplication. The lower the gear, the greater the torque. Which is why an engine can propel 44tons along with about the same torque a reasonably strong man could produce with a 6’ extension bar on a spanner
The higher the gear, the less torque multiplication, so therefore less potential damage to other parts (except the friction surfaces of the clutch)
I had a turbo failure on a Cursor 13 engine, the intercooler filled up with oil and because it wasn’t flushed during the turbo repair, the engine grenaded when started. It had a fancy ECU, common rail fuel supply and VGT, yet it still had a hole in the side of the block. The manufacturer fitted a new engine under warranty because the hole was caused by the oil in the unflushed intercooler getting into the combustion chamber and detonating during the combustion cycle, the clever ECU cut the fuel supply, but as the oil was coming in through the air side, it achieved SFA.
jon boy 100:
U- Boats don’t do much for me either!!!, loved them as a kid but they bore me now. Have to agreed Tractors are good fun, I prefer leaky Swiss Navy tat to the Evil Empire
You weren’t one of these fellas were you?..
youtu.be/2DN1yhNz4Rc
Bking:
Please somebody prove me wrong,not being some smart arse monkey,please please let me have a conversation a good truck mechainic.I need at least one on my side.
Hi, i have to thank you for making this thread so amusing,
ive
apprenticeship with volvo trucks
5 truck workhops inbetween inc haulage companys
& now scania diesel technician working on trucks, marine, construction & industrial engines. for over 12 years & worked on engines from commer 2 strokes to jet engines.
am i qualified enough to tell you you talk utter ■■■■? 
& i have a 6x2 r440 scania in the workshop atm with a nice hole in the block caused by another fitter not flushing the intercooler & it sucking in & running on its own oil, maybe i just imagined it but pretty sure it happend as i went out to the action service breakdown for it
newmercman:
Bking, look and learnGearing is pure physics and is all about torque multiplication. The lower the gear, the greater the torque. Which is why an engine can propel 44tons along with about the same torque a reasonably strong man could produce with a 6’ extension bar on a spanner
The higher the gear, the less torque multiplication, so therefore less potential damage to other parts (except the friction surfaces of the clutch)
Hence the reason a lowly truck mechanic recently managed to reach 112mph pedalling a push bike on sand
