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The inline six-cylinder 71 series engine was introduced as the initial flagship product of the Detroit Diesel Engine Division of General Motors in 1938.. This engine was in high demand during WWII, necessitating a dramatic increase in output: about 57,000 6-71s were used on American landing craft, including 19,000 on LCVPs, about 8,000 on LCM Mk 3, and about 9,000 in quads on LCIs; and 39,000 ...
The Series 92 engines were introduced in 1974. [8] Compared to the Series 71 engines they were derived from, the Series 92 featured a larger bore of 4.84025 ± 0.00125 in (122.942 ± 0.032 mm) and an identical stroke of 5 in (130 mm) for a nominal displacement per cylinder of 92 cu in (1,510 cc), from which the Series 92 derives its name.
Pages in category "V16 engines" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Detroit Diesel Series 71; E. EMD 567; P. Paxman Valenta; Paxman Ventura
Detroit Diesel Series 92 engines. GM entered the diesel field with its acquisition of the Cleveland-based Winton Engine Company in 1930. Winton's main client was the Electro Motive Company, a producer of internal combustion-electric rail motorcars. GM acquired Electro Motive at roughly the same time as Winton.
Unlike other haul trucks it had dual tires on the front (steering) axle and carried the load with the same weight on both axles. Early models had a Detroit Diesel 16V71 engine; later Cummins engines were used. In 1964, the Payhauler 180 entered service. The 45-ton (43t) truck became the first large, all-wheel-drive end-dump truck in the market.
Through its lifespan, it was available with a Bedford 500 turbo engine also known as the 8.2 Blue, a Detroit Diesel two-stroke V6 and V8 or a Cummins L10, coupled to either a Fuller or Spicer transmission, and a SOMA rear axle (dropped after the 1982 facelift). [2] [4] The Detroit engine was not a successful choice in the UK. Because of its ...
Series 452-C — 143 and 149 in wheelbase V16; 1934 Cadillac Series 10, 20, 30 and 452-D Fisher Fleetwood Series 10 — 128 in wheelbase V8; Series 20 — 136 in wheelbase V8; Series 30 — 146 in wheelbase V8; Series 355-D; Series 370-D — 146 in wheelbase V12; Series 452-D — 154 in wheelbase V16; 1935 Cadillac Series 10, 20, 30 and 452-D ...
He moved to Detroit in 1936, and was a central figure in the development of the 567 and the Detroit Diesel 6-71. He moved to EMD in 1938, became chief engineer at EMD in 1948, then division director in 1956 and subsequently research assistant to the general manager in 1958 until his retirement in 1960. [2] The 567 was released in 1938. [3]