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Geri
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When I was overseas, I was sent to a small ship to ck out the engines.
Only took a few hours, and I don't remember the designation of the ship.
I had a pair of 4, 6/71 engines for the mains. Also had twin 50s aft and one
Forward.
Any information appreciated.
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You were on a ship overseas and now you are not. Hope this helps.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I think one of us had a stroke.
maybe this will help
https://www.dieselworldmag.com/diesel-engines/gray-marine-6-71-general-motors-series/
Redhawk thanks. That is an M boat. They had twin 6/71s.
Did some time on those also. LCUs had three 6/71s for mains.
I think PBRs had two Detroits and were jet drive.
They beat me to it. Anything that small wasn't a ship, it was a boat! BTW 6 is the number of cylinders and 71 is the cubic inch displacement of each cylinder. A 6-71 is 426 C.I. and an 8-71 is 568. These old Jimmies were two cycle and very noisy!
Yes, we called the V configuration Jimmys "double breasted road oilers". I wonder what you marine guys called them?
They may have been ARVS, we were turning them over to the JSDF
The v12/71s are very noisy.
v6/268s not so bad.
Closest ship I can find are the cyclone class costal patrol boats. The cyclone class is larger, though.
Thanks for all the comments.
Around here loggers and sawmillers used them, 6-71's and 4-71's. You hear them moaning miles away. Called the oil-a-matics.
Used in some dozers. Euclid's and acs.
Had 6-71 as a pony motor that turned the fan on a vacuum truck I think that was the biggest contributor to my hearing lost
Holy cow, well yeah,,,,
Like that movie with the actor, There was a man with a hat
We had a 1950 Oliver tractor with the 6-71. My late father used to say the same. There were times when pulling the big plow or our silage chopper that the exhaust manifold would glow redish/white at night. Compared to our 1850 Oliver, the 1950 was a beast. I've always said I'd build an old pickup and put a 6-71 in it, just for the sound and the nostalgia. But, I never have... I have used a few 6-71 blowers in my life however.