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  2. Detroit Diesel Series 71 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Detroit diesel 6051 quad-71 - Wikipedia

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    The GM Diesel/Detroit Diesel model 6051 Quad power pack consists of four inline 2-stroke diesel 6-71 engines mounted to one gearbox, usually with one shaft coming out of the power unit. The power units were fitted on landing craft and ships during World War II , ships including LCI(L) , [ 1 ] Prab (741) and Nahka (751) were fitted with two of ...

  4. Gray Marine 6-71 Diesel Engine - Wikipedia

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    The 6-71 is an inline six cylinder diesel engine. [1] The 71 refers to the displacement in cubic inches of each cylinder. [1] The firing order of the engine is 1-5-3-6-2-4. [1] The engine's compression ratio is 18.7:1 with a 4.250 inch bore and a 5.00 inch stroke. [1]

  5. Category:Detroit Diesel engines - Wikipedia

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    Detroit Diesel Series 71; Gray Marine 6-71 Diesel Engine; Detroit Diesel Series 92; Detroit Diesel 110; Detroit Diesel Series 149; Detroit diesel 6051 quad-71; D.

  6. List of GM engines - Wikipedia

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    The engines were also sold for marine and stationary applications. In a 1938 reorganization, Winton Engine Corporation became the GM Cleveland Diesel Engine Division, and GM's Detroit Diesel Engine Division began production of smaller (50–149 cu in (0.8–2.4 L) per cylinder) diesel engines. Locomotive engines were moved under the GM Electro ...

  7. Detroit Diesel - Wikipedia

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    The ancestor of Detroit Diesel was the Winton Engine Company, founded by Alexander Winton in 1912; Winton Engine began producing diesel engines in fall 1913. After Charles F. Kettering purchased two Winton diesels for his yacht, General Motors acquired the company in 1930 along with Electro Motive Company, Winton's primary client.

  8. GM "old-look" transit bus - Wikipedia

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    Most "old-look" buses were powered with the Detroit Diesel 6-71 inline six-cylinder diesel engine, the exceptions being the shorter models that were powered by the Detroit Diesel 4-71, a four-cylinder version of the same diesel engine, and buses that were equipped with gasoline engines. Manual and automatic transmissions were available.

  9. General Motors Diesel Division - Wikipedia

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    In 1939, Detroit Diesel Series 71 engines were installed in buses produced by Yellow Coach, [4] who would be acquired by GM in 1943 to launch the GMC Truck and Coach Division. Uses for Detroit Diesel engines would proliferate during World War II and the postwar economic boom.