My grandfather had a small trucking company in Puerto Rico. He had several Brockway’s equipped Detroit diesels. His girl was a 1972 Sporting a 12v71. I remember going over the mountain and listening to that Detroit scream. It always brought a smile to my grandfathers face. I can still remember it like it was yesterday. You don’t hear them very often today.
Cool engine. The came in two blocks, a V6 block and a V8 block. They never build a V6 149 though. The V8 block was used for the 8V, the 16V, and the 20V engines, and the V6 blocks were used in the 12V and 20V engines. A 20 cylinder 20V149 had a V6 block at one end, a V8 block bolted to it in the middle, and another V6 block bolted to the other end of the V8 block. The 12V149 had two V6 blocks, the 16V149 had two V8 blocks. 6+8+6=20 cylinders. Multiply that by the max HP rating of 125 HP per cylinder. The heads, cams, injectors, blowers, etc were piled on according to how many cylinders it had.
145 hp/cylinder, @2100 revolutions... Horse to the inch! potted heads, she was meant to perform... and did! Hudson, you're so right... Silos couldn't keep these engines quiet....
Ignignokt M..... any "hunting" or "wandering" on these, is ALWAYS corrected at the buffer screw in the governor... on the early "mechanical" engines, not on the DDEC engines.
I hade some thing strange happen on a boat i worked on with 16v149 2 stroke bowthrustesr DP. One night while checking the oil, they burn some, i saw a small while ball of light shoot from the the manifold to the angle steel frame that supported the deck plate1 What caused it/ Are there plasmoid formed in this 2 stroke due to the angle shape of the intake ports?? It mwas like a white spark that jumped about 4 inches since the engie sat low in the bow thruster room!
Demolition dave drilling n blasting-- looked like temp gage read bout 160. Thats bout as warm as DETROIT RUNS. THE COOLEST RUNNING OF DIESELS. Its cooled 3 ways. Its cooled by air from blower, coolant from rad. and oil cooled from oil being injected up under pistoninside piston skirts towards top end rod bearings!!!!!!! That why you see shutters on the rads, they run so cool you need shutters to build heat. Names HIPIE
Charles Kettering invented these engines. Also Zephyer train and AC freon AC Delco electric start and lights for Cadillac. Was an American Jewish genius. Shalom
These engines do their best work at ~1,800 RPM. A 16 cylinder 2 stroke Detroit diesel sounds like a 4-cycle V-8 turning 7,200 RPM! It sounds like it's screaming, but, this is its normal operating range. If you red line it, (2,200 RPM) it will sound like 8,800 RPM. They even knick-named trucks that use 2-stroke V-8 Diesels, "Screaming Jimmies".
@@vincentrobinette1507 back in the 1970s/80s Road Trains in Australia's Northern Territory, we called the 8v71/8v92Turbos "bird scarers", truckies would see flocks of birds taking off a mile ahead of them.
That sure is an SLB blue lookin' engine. That'll be the biggest thing I miss about the oilfield - CATs are a dime a dozen, I MISS how those old 2 strokes sound on location, despite that they can't pump pressure worth a damn.
Depends on the application, pretty sure most diesels this size and be run on HFO but I've not specifically checked on this one. I'd guess for this video it's just burning diesel though.
yes. The 149 had individual cylinder heads that fit into a recess in the block. The camshafts were in the block too, but because the heads were recessed into the block, the cams were also overhead cams. 4 exhaust valves per cylinder head, and blowers ( that were also recessed into the block ) forced air into the intake ports in the cylinder that were uncovered near the bottom of the stroke. I remember overhauling a 12V149, you assembled the piston onto the conrod, then inserted the piston into the cylinder liner, then inserted the whole cylinder liner-piston-conrod assembly into the block. The liner-piston-conrod assembly weighed something like 80 pounds.
@@Romans--bo7br I just use shell rottell sae 40w oil with a touch of XD-100 to boost film strength. I also run the sae 40w in my yz-250 motor at 40:1! It works good in both diesel and gas 2 stroke and it's cheap!
My grandfather had a small trucking company in Puerto Rico. He had several Brockway’s equipped Detroit diesels. His girl was a 1972 Sporting a 12v71. I remember going over the mountain and listening to that Detroit scream. It always brought a smile to my grandfathers face. I can still remember it like it was yesterday. You don’t hear them very often today.
You could put mufflers the size of a grain silo on it and it would still be loud.
😆
A man made monster
WHAT ?
Put it in the muffler
149 Detroit one of the best engines ever. Never heard owners complain about them. Spent 12 years @ DDA distributor
I used to run Euclid R190 haul trucks with this exact engine. Don't miss the trucks, but the sound, that was something else.
Cool engine.
The came in two blocks, a V6 block and a V8 block.
They never build a V6 149 though.
The V8 block was used for the 8V, the 16V, and the 20V engines, and the V6 blocks were used in the 12V and 20V engines.
A 20 cylinder 20V149 had a V6 block at one end, a V8 block bolted to it in the middle, and another V6 block bolted to the other end of the V8 block.
The 12V149 had two V6 blocks, the 16V149 had two V8 blocks.
6+8+6=20 cylinders.
Multiply that by the max HP rating of 125 HP per cylinder.
The heads, cams, injectors, blowers, etc were piled on according to how many cylinders it had.
What a masterpiece of an engine. I want to collect them all like hot wheels cars. I have no idea where I'd keep them
@1:08 OMG...The sound of SATAN! Long live the 2-stroke Detroit Diesel
Music to my ears just
Would have been great to hear it under load on a dyno, they sound completely different with real “grunt”.
We had these loud bastards on frac sites and it was glorious when they start catching pressure and they started growling
Can still hear those noisy things in my head after i worked in the oilfield down here in Louisiana.
ah the cold idle lope, I miss hearing that sound every morning.
It's doing it hot here too
logged many hours sitting above one of those engines in 2 different Euclid R100's loves the sound of that lopey idle they have till the warm up.
I drove an R-22 and R-35 and lusted after one of these.
What a workhorse, it sounds happier at full noise than idle!
coz of the oil pressure
Detroit Diesel 2 stroke power. The sound of victory. USA1 GM1
ive gotten used to these engines love the sound 6,s 8,s 12,s 16,s they make just about the same sound.
Miss the days when I would hear those ponies run. Rolling Coal and blowing fire out the stacks on a upshift gear change.
That blue color and the transmission setup suggest this was from a Schlumberger frac pump.
Once worked on these DDC engines in India...Excellent mechanism with 2 stroke engines..
145 hp/cylinder, @2100 revolutions... Horse to the inch! potted heads, she was meant to perform... and did!
Hudson, you're so right... Silos couldn't keep these engines quiet....
I miss these engines
Sounded almost like the governor was searching even when revved. Love this big engines.
music to my ears
can not kill a Detroit engine they were the best ever built
way better than this 4 joke junk
I swear I could smell diesel exhaust fumes while watching that vijayo.
Thats a beast ! GM 2 strokes I use to have a old 6-110 in a boat !
I used to hear them in mining trucks and scrapers.
Just love the Detroit Diesel
These generated as much as 2,400 bhp in the marine arrangement. Check it out. Search for literature for the 16V149TI DDEC Marine.
Great Sound!
oh yes. love that sound
Yummy. What a delight it'd be to see that running fully loaded..
somewhere on YT there is a vid of a 16V149 generator run at full load to test the generator output. Pretty impressive!!
Dam that sounds good.
nothing can beat a Detroit diesel engine nothing!!!!!!!
Sounds beautiful . Could use a little massaging to get rid of that hunt at idle . The racks may have a bind somewhere .
Ignignokt Mooninite I've always liked the hunting .
Ignignokt Mooninite or it needs a buffer adjustment
Ignignokt M..... any "hunting" or "wandering" on these, is ALWAYS corrected at the buffer screw in the governor... on the early "mechanical" engines, not on the DDEC engines.
It's a bit cold anyway
Not being really a diesel guy, I assumed that was just blower surge since it gets better or goes away once they’re warm.
No mistaking its parentage at governed speed.
That's a big ole engine.. I want to put it in my go-kart.
I hade some thing strange happen on a boat i worked on with 16v149 2 stroke bowthrustesr DP. One night while checking the oil, they burn some, i saw a small while ball of light shoot from the the manifold to the angle steel frame that supported the deck plate1 What caused it/ Are there plasmoid formed in this 2 stroke due to the angle shape of the intake ports?? It mwas like a white spark that jumped about 4 inches since the engie sat low in the bow thruster room!
Maravilha power bi detroit 💪💪💪
I also believe there was a 20v149 wasn't there?
These 149 series machines were something beasts!!
Yes there was a 20V149. Three blocks bolted together and six turbos from memory, I’ve still got the brochure somewhere.
He's making it Sing
Good GM mechanic would take loop out it.
It also can run backwards at too Low RPM carrying a load
Does Detroit still make parts for these?
I could fall asleep next to that engine
+Bill Johnston
me too : )
I used to warm up laying next to a 6-71 on a C.P. compressor as a helper on a drill.
These all run roller bearing through the engine, not sure?
Nope, conventional crankcase and crank bearings.
The use a blower to pump air into the cylinders through ports at the bottom.
I did. They used them on the Navy's Perry class frigate for electrical generation. Very dependable and sweet as long as the fuel was clean.
Sweet
Can I order one for my backyard?
How about letting it come up to temp before flogging it.
Demolition dave drilling n blasting-- looked like temp gage read bout 160. Thats bout as warm as DETROIT RUNS. THE COOLEST RUNNING OF DIESELS. Its cooled 3 ways. Its cooled by air from blower, coolant from rad. and oil cooled from oil being injected up under pistoninside piston skirts towards top end rod bearings!!!!!!! That why you see shutters on the rads, they run so cool you need shutters to build heat. Names HIPIE
Charles Kettering invented these engines. Also Zephyer train and AC freon AC Delco electric start and lights for Cadillac. Was an American Jewish genius. Shalom
motorhead he also created a flying bomb
Good night, what engine power
For the 16V149 I believe the lowest was around 1200hp in industrial spec, up to 2400 hp marine spec.
Yep, 39 Litres of Detroit
Almost 2400 cubic inches. Imagine what she'd sound like without the mufflers at full song. I think it would be a beautiful sound.
aboutthe same thing honestly
need this for a miata
Where did you get this cherry?
I’d like to power my Polaris 450 with this thang!
What are those flappers called at the top of the exhaust and why don't we see them much anymore?
Rain caps.
What kind of torque?
sounds like overrevving .. oh wait.. this is 2 stroke engine ... like EMD's locomotives and such.
Thats only 2200'ish rpms!
These engines do their best work at ~1,800 RPM. A 16 cylinder 2 stroke Detroit diesel sounds like a 4-cycle V-8 turning 7,200 RPM! It sounds like it's screaming, but, this is its normal operating range. If you red line it, (2,200 RPM) it will sound like 8,800 RPM. They even knick-named trucks that use 2-stroke V-8 Diesels, "Screaming Jimmies".
@@vincentrobinette1507 back in the 1970s/80s Road Trains in Australia's Northern Territory, we called the 8v71/8v92Turbos "bird scarers", truckies would see flocks of birds taking off a mile ahead of them.
The sound of 2500shp. Is this a DDEC engine?
douro20 No, it is mechanical.
1800 rpm 60hz
Two old tugs better more then one it work, boy do they sit down. New Iberg
Great sound! Only it’s not Green
what sound.
IS THAT A SCHLUMBERGER PUMP SKID??
That sure is an SLB blue lookin' engine. That'll be the biggest thing I miss about the oilfield - CATs are a dime a dozen, I MISS how those old 2 strokes sound on location, despite that they can't pump pressure worth a damn.
Are you serious? Can't pump? That's all I could ever get to pump anything fast enough. All the other engines would burn up my pumps
Get back to me when you're over 6k PSI...
Justin Johnson Im sure this Detroit would shit on what you have
Justin Johnson lol a 16v149ta will put down plenty of ponies and torque.
I love the sound of 45 and 50 litter Cat's and Cummins. Fractec baby! #1 in pump efficiency!
Why do Jimmy's hunt so bad when cold?
rack out of adjustment or not enough oil pressure to keep it in one spot
Are these HFO or just normal diesel?
Depends on the application, pretty sure most diesels this size and be run on HFO but I've not specifically checked on this one. I'd guess for this video it's just burning diesel though.
Is that one of the 2 cycle Detroits?
yes. The 149 had individual cylinder heads that fit into a recess in the block. The camshafts were in the block too, but because the heads were recessed into the block, the cams were also overhead cams. 4 exhaust valves per cylinder head, and blowers ( that were also recessed into the block ) forced air into the intake ports in the cylinder that were uncovered near the bottom of the stroke. I remember overhauling a 12V149, you assembled the piston onto the conrod, then inserted the piston into the cylinder liner, then inserted the whole cylinder liner-piston-conrod assembly into the block. The liner-piston-conrod assembly weighed something like 80 pounds.
@@PeterGort I had a 12V71 and it wasn’t quiet.
Are you using SAE40 low ash oil?
Yes 40W, and no to low ash oil.
industrialdieseleng...... Please explain why you're NOT using Low Ash oil, I would Really like to know the answer to that, thank you.
@@Romans--bo7br I just use shell rottell sae 40w oil with a touch of XD-100 to boost film strength. I also run the sae 40w in my yz-250 motor at 40:1! It works good in both diesel and gas 2 stroke and it's cheap!
Video doesn't do this engine justice, a 12v or 16v Detroit of any series is capable of a brown note, doubly so when there is no muffler.
what would this have gone in
Generator backups, ships, some heavy equipment.
Mower Innovations also hydraulic fracturing engines back in the day they ran 2 strokes now days MTUs QSKs an Kitty Cats.
Nice
A lot of mining trucks used them, Unit Rig and Euclid, also Wabco.
Can this thing power a Boeing 747?
No, this is what you use when you're fishing for nuclear submarines.you know,on the reel.
Anyone ever try dropping one of these in a Prius?
What about ON one.
ooooh ike has issues I wonder if they hug trees?
wow.......
I want to use this to power my backup generator. Do you think my neighbors will mind?
I'd like to drop one ON a Prius.
Ajust your govonor and you have no load.electronic sensor is too far on flywheel Thamk
Buffer needs adjusting
Very rough idle. There's a problem with the injection somewhere
Buffer screw on the governor, not hard to adjust. Nothing to do with the injectors.
No Cooling System
Sounds like it needs a fuel rail adjustment.
You diesel / petrol head nutters would probably benefit long term using hearing protection.....
What was that?