Not a transformer, although
they used to transform fuel to power, speed, noise, and heat.
I can’t tell the make or anything
about these engines, now–inert, silent, and cold– waiting to be transmogrified.
But I’ll bet someone reading this knows.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, needing a little power to get through the next week. Can anyone say something more about these engines, the first ones of a series.
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September 27, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Paul
the one on the 2nd pic, left is a Cleveland 278A, same engine Cornell has. Right is an EMD 567 or 645.
September 27, 2011 at 7:01 pm
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September 27, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Fred Wehner
The third photo, under the caption “I can’t tell the make or anything”, may be an EMD (Electro Motive Diesel), note the row of bumps around what may be the water pump manifold. Also the 5th photo shows the valve cover lids … and compare to the engine seen here:
http://www.tug44.org/tugboats.trawlers/tug-gulf-service/
Fred
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September 27, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Paul
2nd pic, Left is a Cleveland (GM) 278A, Right is an EMD 567 or 645.
September 27, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Les Sonnenmark
The engine in the foreground of most of the photos is an EMD (Electro-motive Diesel) 16-645 with roots blowers (not turbocharged). It is probably the most common tug/locomotive engine. It’s also my personal favorite, not because it’s the most reliable but because it’s easy keep going with minimal special tools and jury-rigged parts.
The other engine looks like a Cleveland Diesel 16-278A with roots blower. It was a predecessor of the EMD series; both of those are cousins of the Detroit Diesel series of engines which are commonly used for generators, winches, fire pumps, etc.
As a former tug engineer, I’m just as sad to see these engines in the scrap heap as to see your photos of the tugs rusting away in the KVK. But it looks like they’ve been used as organ donors, with parts stripped away to help keep their brethren alive.