RandyA Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Recently spotted this. Appears to be a big V12 diesel, maybe 20 to 24L - but from what? Big boat or ship? Military? Maybe a big generator or earth mover engine? Just curious if any of the historic diesel crowd can ID the monster. Wonder if I could make it fit into a Volvo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 First blush, genset. Need more views to give more input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 MAK look on the exhaust manifold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 First blush, genset. Need more views to give more input. Back had a bell housing. Appeared to have a clutch disc that could accept a big splined shaft. Could be a genset but the generator is missing. Gray color, not too far from Norfolk, VA, Radiator tank looks like a toilet tank. Cooling pipes are common iron threaded. I'm thinking more like military surplus - maybe Navy? Bet my pocket change it is heading to scrap metal. Still, it is an interesting beast. Thought the gang would enjoy seeing and guessing - maybe someone will even know. Steve - Do you think they may have misspelled MACK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 No MaK is owned by Cat it is a German company with a long history in marine propulsion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 It could have been driving a marine drive system, a pump, a generator, etc. It appears to have a close coupled speed increaser/reducer and an external cooling system. The water pump is driven from the front of the engine (lower right corner). If it was marine use, it would have had a water cooled exhaust as well. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adept99 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Well, I can say with some certainty that the paint is Navy gray. My 2 cents is on Ocean Going Tug equipment, either a genset or a drawworks power unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIBERNUT Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 No guys. That's MAN, not MAK . (Maschinenfabrique Am Nurenberg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 It looks like an engine used with a high volume raw water bilge pump, marine salvage, navy type. Used to keep ships afloat when holed. Raw water cooled by the pump mounted on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 There are high tension wires leading from what looks like pairs of coils to the heads... spark plugs? MaK dual fuel or gas engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Will make about 4 Honda Civics, I know that much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest THE TRAILERKING Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 It's a DURAMAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarome Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Will make about 4 Honda Civics, I know that much... How many Smart's is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIBERNUT Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 You want BIG ? Check out Polar Nohab Diesels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXiceman Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 It is not a diesel. There are ignition coils and plug wires run for each cylinder. Probably natural gas or LP gas fueled. And that is the engine cooling water pump on the lower right front of the engine. The big tank, front center is the coolant expansion tank. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exile Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 I would say it is oil field equipment, driving a gas compressor or crude pump, because it looks like it has ignition coils. I thought marine use at first, right size for medium size boat propulsion, and the wiring was for pyrometers, but i have never seen that cylinder at the end of the wire on any marine engine in 21 years in marine business. And the wires go into the heads. No other need for a wire in the head but for ignition, at least on an older engine. Marine engines almost never use gas fuel, and only with lots of extra equipment. Still not sure if those are ignition coils, theres nothing feeding them. For gas, they use some kind of glow plug ignitor i believe. The exhaust manifold is insulated like on a marine engine, but the engine looks like it is mounted to the skid, which would not be the case for a marine engine. I say oil field use until proven otherwise. Looks like 1800-2000 hp. Big for a truck, dinky next to a 14 cyl 120,000 hp slow speed on a container ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Dreamer Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I think that is a Climax v12 engine. The markings on the exhaust manifold look the same as pictures of a Climax manifold. Only the last three letters are visible, the others are hidden by the 2 blue items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyA Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 I believe Star Dreamer is correct. I found this pic online. A few less cylinders but otherwise the same type of animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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