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Re: Diesel engine starting
Posted by:
Woody
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Date: April 04, 2002 11:38PM
I did some research into this using the many books I have collected on U-boats. Based on what little information that was found and from the information presented by others these diesel engines had air starters. This looks somewhat like and electric starter but operates off of air. It has vanes that spin attached to a shaft and gear system just like an electric starter. I don't think these engines were large enough to have a system for starting that would inject air directly into each cylinder......
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Diesel engine starting | walter M | 04/02/2002 10:00PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | Woody | 04/03/2002 12:28AM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | sniper | 04/03/2002 04:35AM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | Leif... | 04/03/2002 09:18AM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | walter M | 04/03/2002 08:02PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | J.T. McDaniel | 04/03/2002 11:17PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | walter M | 04/04/2002 09:21AM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | Scott | 04/04/2002 07:03PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | Woody | 04/04/2002 11:38PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | walter M | 04/07/2002 08:44PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | J.T. McDaniel | 04/07/2002 10:54PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | walter M | 04/10/2002 09:17AM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | Pete R | 04/15/2002 03:58PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | walter M | 04/16/2002 05:37PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | Tom | 05/01/2002 10:18PM |
Re: Diesel engine starting | George Roumbos | 04/06/2002 09:19PM |