Here is my two cents: The Detroit Diesel 71 (and 92)series is a somewhat antiquated two-stroke design. The engines come in various straight configurations from 2-71 all the way to 6-71 and 8-71's, as well as 8V71's.(those stinky noisy bus engines) or modularized into huge 12V's and 16V's for generators or saw mills. The number 71, . (and 92)denotes cubic inches per cylinder, so a 6-71 is 427 cubic inches. They all utilize a supercharger (popular among early hot rodders) in order to move the spent exhaust gasses from the cylinder and allow a fresh charge of air in for combustion.(there are no conventional intake or exhaust valve, just an exhaust port at the bottom of the piston stroke in the cylinder wall.) Be forewarned- these engines are extremely noisy and also produce an inordinate amount of smoke, they are on the EPA hit list and are no longer available as truck engines in this country due to their poor pollution stats. These regulations dont apply to stationary power plants so new engines are being built for this purpose only. I guess the same caution applies as all other diesel engines- certain rubber parts in the fuel pump or injector pump may be subject to failure when coming into contact with Biodiesel, so be careful.Also, when calculationg in the cost of a rebuild, include a supercharger rebuild kit, the blower has screw type vane rotors with long seals on the edges. I would love to have one as an auxiliary supply for my weekend house, so please post a source for them. I saw a similar genset on ebay with a 3-71 , may be the same folks. Thanks to you all john
----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] 271 Diesel Generators > <disengage lurker mode> > > Count me in too! Do you have a link or contact info? > > <engage lurker mode> > > ROY Washbish wrote: > > >Jeremy > >If this turns out to be good I sure am interested in buying one. > >23 KW DIESEL is just what I'm looking for. > >Thanks > >Roy > > > >Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I have found a source for 20Kw General Motors 271 that have come off of Union Pacific Railroad cars. The hours are unkown, but is assumed that they were well taken care of as they refrigerated railroad cars. They are all tested and painted. Apperently someone bought 2300 of them, and is selling them for a few grand. Is this a desirable motor for biofuel or in general, can someone who is running them testify to their value- even if you don't know the hours. Rebuild is reported to be very easy, full rebuild kits with pistons cost 400. Thanks for any respones. > > > >Jeremy > >_______________________________________________ > >Biofuel mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > >Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > > > >Roy Washbish > >Certified Health Coach > >A HOME BUSINESS & PRODUCTS THAT WORK > >PRODUCTS & BUSINESS HTTP://WWW.TRIVITA.COM/11393920 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Do you Yahoo!? > > Better first dates. More second dates. Yahoo! Personals > >_______________________________________________ > >Biofuel mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > >Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
