[Shotimes] Big Iron -- Top Ten

[van Oss]

Top Ten observations:

10. I like an engine with scaffolding around the heads and crew ladders
welded inside the crankcase.
  9. Doug Lewis is probably thinking about that "Honey I Shrunk the Kids"
technology.
  8. Better not let George change the rod bearings.  Takes two guys to lift
them.  Maybe if Zach Leahy came to help...
  7. When you're measuring torque in millions of pound-feet, you're doing
something right.
  6. You think that's big, just image the chassis dyno it took to get those
numbers!
  5. I wonder if oil drips on the starter while you're changing the filter.
Probably not, it's 89 feet away.
  4. Probably have to sail the ship all the way to Kuwait Zipp Lube for oil
changes.  $3000 if they strip the drain plug.
  3. Promotional video includes Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox saying it's
just the right size.
  2. Must need one big-ass air filter.  Imagine a container ship with a K&N
sticker on the side.

And the Number One observation about this engine:

  1. Nunnally would still maintain that making the ship lighter is more
important.

Joseph van Oss

----- Original Message -----
Diesel ship engine. Cool pix.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/
Ron Porter