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Offline Paul Farace

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COD engine running video back on YouTube!
« on: July 13, 2009, 11:01:08 AM »
If you want to see a GM 248A 16-cylinder submarine engine running, you'll be happy to know COD's video of her first main engine running in 38 years is back on YouTube:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yaCV2Odl1g
 
Enjoy!
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Re: COD engine running video back on YouTube!
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2009, 07:17:12 PM »
Thanks Paul,
had hoped that you would have cooling water running by now and the video reshot to correct the error ;)     Loooks damn nice seeing another boat run it's diesel again after so many years of it being silent

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Re: COD engine running video back on YouTube!
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2009, 10:20:32 PM »
There are some more important issues with No. 3 right now. But all is well.   :smitten:
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Re: COD engine running video back on YouTube!
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009, 01:43:02 PM »
So, are you, Torsk, and Pampanito the only museum boats with working diesels right now?

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Re: COD engine running video back on YouTube!
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 04:44:11 PM »
Torsk's don't run yet and hopefully we one day will be able to get ours running, without having a truly dedicated Engineman or a Fairbanks Morse tech whom would be willing to work ours again it will be a long time before ours are running again (the #1&2 engines last ran in '71 when the reserves had her in DC and #3&4 have been encased internally in Cosmoline since she was Decommed in '68).  The Silversides, COD, Pampanito and I think one more boat have at least 1 Main Engine running again

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Re: COD engine running video back on YouTube!
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009, 09:36:19 PM »
I thought the Cobia had some diesel that would run, but I'm not positive on that one.