P38A Battery - 1997 V8 GEMS

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Lovely engines how many Nm per Gallon and what Knots? :)
Unsure on all counts I'm afraid. It is, however, the 240HP variant. I bought it last year but, although it's now lying on the engine bed, it's in need of crankshaft regrind and goodness knows what else. It's identical to the engine removed from JONDOR at the end of her working life. It needs a 3U/C, 3:1 reduction gearbox when I can find one.
I also have a fully refurbished 170 HP GARDNER 6LXC that was going to push her along, but I really wanted an 8L3B.
Do you have any GARDNER experience Dan?
 
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Unsure on all counts I'm afraid. It is, however, the 240HP variant. I bought it last year but, although it's now lying on the engine bed, it's in need of crankshaft regrind and goodness knows what else. It's identical to the engine removed from JONDOR at the end of her working life. It needs a 3U/C, 3:1 reduction gearbox when I can find one.
I also have a fully refurbished GARDNER 6LXC that was going to push her along, but I really wanted an 8L3B.
Do you have any GARDNER experience Dan?
What you need is one of these Mike:rolleyes:
The 78-hp 3516E V16 industrial engine is the latest and largest of Caterpillar's dual-certified EU Stage V / U.S. EPA and CARB Tier 4 Final engines. Produces 2,100 hp at 1,650 rpm and 8275 lbs.-ft. torque at 1,200 rpm and is capable of being operated at maximum power and speed without interruption or load cycling.
Should be able to get Jondor on the plane with that:D
 
What you need is one of these Mike:rolleyes:
The 78-hp 3516E V16 industrial engine is the latest and largest of Caterpillar's dual-certified EU Stage V / U.S. EPA and CARB Tier 4 Final engines. Produces 2,100 hp at 1,650 rpm and 8275 lbs.-ft. torque at 1,200 rpm and is capable of being operated at maximum power and speed without interruption or load cycling.
Should be able to get Jondor on the plane with that:D
That sounds brilliant.
It'd cerainly throw JONDOR's 48" prop, Keith!
 
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230hp from 24litres!

We've managed 600hp from a big cam 400 cummins, That would be a good unit for the old barge..
With a 3:1 reduction box, at little more than 6-700 RPM, I'm told it would push 250tons of black oil, tow a couple of of fully laden dumb barges and trundle up the Humber Estuary, then solo up the Ouse to York Glassworks at a fair old clip. The torque the 8L3B produced was legendary, whilst still being highly economical...27lts an hour has been mentioned. When I last fired up my 6LXC, I stood a coin on edge and it didn't move an iota running at 1500 RPM.
 
9.5" tall... Just awaiting suitably ribald comments from the usual suspects... I give it about 30secs...Hahaha
Sorry I've been busy,loved the way Gardner stayed with Imperial measurements 5and3/8ths big bugger. A firm I worked for had ERF's with Gardener engines.if you did a million recorded miles they would exchange the engine for a new one. A new driver ran the bottom end of one engine 5000miles short of the million,never thought to check the oil. It was the night trunk motor doing London three times a week.:rolleyes:
 
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this bastid will do the job @Jon Dor
 
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