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Thread: My Job: building 4,400hp engines
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06-27-2013, 10:08 AM #76
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CNC car cover.
Originally Posted by lulz_m3
So are you offering to CNC some parts for the N54 yet rader?
Eppur si muove.
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09-13-2014, 02:28 PM #77
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GE cart iron repair
my job is repairing the cast iron blocks (frames) for GE here is a EVO i did in roseville CA.
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09-13-2014, 02:35 PM #78
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GE FDL cast iron metal locking repair
this is a fdl repair i did for UP in south morrill NE. this repair is done without any heat or weld it is a mechanical repair.
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09-13-2014, 04:02 PM #79
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How does a cast iron block crack like that?
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09-13-2014, 04:53 PM #80
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Connecting rod snaps or counterweight flies off the crank. Originally Posted by Sticky
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09-13-2014, 04:54 PM #81
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@rader1 What's the torque of those connecting rod bolts?
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09-13-2014, 05:39 PM #82
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Originally Posted by Sticky
Yep, usually a con rod breaks and knocks a can section out of the block or a counter weight breaks free and is thrown out. Originally Posted by AlexQuattro
Depends. Either 420ftlbs for the master rods/375ftlbs with special tooling for the articulating rods. The evos use a torque to degree value and a hydraulic machine. Originally Posted by AlexQuattro
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09-13-2014, 06:09 PM #83
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That's sick! Originally Posted by rader1
Awesome thread man, good read.
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09-13-2014, 06:19 PM #84
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Just caught this thread, I work in a similar field. Instead of just the locomotive engine, I work for a complete Train manufacturing company. Loco's, High Speed, LRV's ect..
Awesome to see someone else in the field on here!!!Last edited by NJrep335i; 09-13-2014 at 06:26 PM.
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