Railroad Forum

[scottgs]

No Military Land Rover forum either. Keeping in mind that Land Rovers are used by the US Army, and that military Land Rovers actually show up for the Steel Soldiers rallies, and they go on the trail rides and the convoys, unlike a large portion of vehicles which do have dedicated sections in the forums.

Just be glad this "I want it" thread hasn't been locked yet.

 

[zout]

I have a physic hotline # - and I forsee an end to this thread quickly - it is touching base with uncontrolled pent up hostility.

 

[scottgs]

I believe you should hang on to that psychic hotline #. Good intel is always and asset.

 

[zout]

It was already predestined that hotline I have would pay off - I only bet on sure things - please stand by for end results. I see It in my 8 ball

 

[vtdeucedriver]

No Military Land Rover forum either. Keeping in mind that Land Rovers are used by the US Army, and that military Land Rovers actually show up for the Steel Soldiers rallies, and they go on the trail rides and the convoys, unlike a large portion of vehicles which do have dedicated sections in the forums.

Just be glad this "I want it" thread hasn't been locked yet.

Nevermind.

 

[hndrsonj]

Vtdeucedriver, there is ZERO reason to have a RR forum. We are trying to reduce the multiple forums.

 

[vtdeucedriver]

Vtdeucedriver, there is ZERO reason to have a RR forum. We are trying to reduce the multiple forums.

I actually agree...............Those concerned know my views to changes needed. I was told to play nice and share my toys.

 

[ranchhopper]

http://youtu.be/WvMl8LUzQnk Thought some of you guys that ever lost a turbo in a truck would like to see one fail in epic proportions looks like it had started to run away burning its own crankcase oil.

 

[kfdk14]

We've had a few blowing flames out the stack here on the service track but not like that.

 

[ranchhopper]

A lot of them will load up with fuel while idleing all night during cold weather then catch fire in the exhaust when going back into service.

 

[EMD567]

AH yes, the death song of another GE product. It will soon be turned into little pieces, and sent to China.

 

[trukhead]

A lot of them will load up with fuel while idleing all night during cold weather then catch fire in the exhaust when going back into service.

I heard the term "cold lock" on the old generation diesel engines that are set out to idle in the cold and the fuel builds up and the engine locks up with results such as bent rods. Have you heard of or seen this condition?

 

[steelypip]

I haven't heard the term, but I've heard most commonly of fuel dilution of oil resulting in poor lubricity and low oil viscosity, followed by rapid ring and bore wear, followed by the engine running away as it sucks fuel and lube oil past the rings.

There's also a variant of badness on blower scavenged diesels involving blowby puddling in the intake tract. It idles fine for a good long while, but then the operators goose it and it sucks all the oil into the engine causing an overspeed or other bad things.

The most common variant is probably extreme wet-stacking. This was common on the Deltic locomotives because they had significantly more power available than was commonly needed, so the power units spent a lot of time at idle. You usually just get an exhaust system fire from this, but most exhaust systems (and turbos, and engine bays) aren't designed to cope with extended exposure to a high temperature fire in the plumbing.

 

[swbradley1]

Thought some of you guys that ever lost a turbo in a truck would like to see one fail in epic proportions looks like it had started to run away burning its own crankcase oil.

That has to be some of the cleanest crankcase oil ever to burn with no smoke at the end.

 

[ranchhopper]

Looks to me as the engine started to run away it could no longer burn all the oil being fed to it so the exhaust filled up thats where the fire came from.

 

[scottgs]

Yep. Seen it before. Same thing happens to Land Rovers.

 

[michigandon]

AH yes, the death song of another GE product. It will soon be turned into little pieces, and sent to China.

GE's have a habit of spontaneously combusting if you so much as look at them the wrong way.

Take a look at the ratio of GE's that are 10-15 yrs old and sitting in the deadline, vs the EMDs that are 25, 30, 40 yrs old that are very much still alive and kickin'! I rest my case.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Here's a little tidbit that landed in my email inbox....

Famed musician Rod Stewart is a model railroading enthusiast and his own home layout include a significant M.V.!!! - - - A LIBERTY SHIP ! ! !

Check it a preview of the article in an upcoming magazine here >>> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/1431b836813bcf80

I wonder if his song "forever young" has anything to do with his interest in "playing" with trains???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGEe_zpddNI

 

[michigandon]

http://www.boldts.net/TrainsCelebs.shtml

 

[juanprado]

German Wonderland

For those who enjoy HO scale model rail roading.

The holy grail:
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