Re: speaking of 2 stroke diesels

Posted by Easy1 on December 19, 2006 at 19:21:54 from (75.45.95.72):

In Reply to: speaking of 2 stroke diesels posted by campo on December 19, 2006 at 07:41:36:

I am not an expert on all things GM, but I have been employed by GM for close to 30 years:

1) To my knowledge GMC has never produced an engine. General Motors Coach designed and produced various trucks, buses, milatary vehicles, but never has built engines. A lot of the big block truck engines were built in the Tonowanda, NY plant. I don't think they made diesels. Anything diesel GM was pretty much Detroit diesel. But I will ask my dad about the GMC engine thing. I could be wrong.

2)The 6.2 liter diesel was built in Detroit Deisel's Moraine Engine plant, Moraine, Ohio. I was there in the mid 80's. The 6.5 was also produced there. I don't know if the place is still open or not.

3) I believe EMD is still in business. Production of locomotives was moved to Canada. Lower labor costs, no health care bills for GM. Engineering is still here. for now...

4) A V12 engine would certaintly been hand assembled. The production volume isn't high enough to tool up a line for it.

5) GM has made a lot of unusual stuff over the years. I was in a GM foundry once and saw a crankshaft being cast for a marine diesel. It was 20 feet long. They had been going thru dry runs on this pour for days. When you do something like that, mistakes can be expensive or fatal.

6) Even some the most common diesel engines that Deroit Diesel made, were to some degree hand assembled. A line like the 60 seies might make a 100 a day. Probably less. On a 3 shift schedule. A plant like Tonawonda makes 5,000 + engines per day.
The 6.2 was probably thier highest volume product. ( built in an old Fridgedare plant in Moraine )

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