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Speedracer29
12-19-2015 04:50 PM
Originally Posted by Brandonb_05
(Post 4386673)
The castrol gtx bottle at advance looks cool, I would go with that one.
But, but, but, .... It doesn't say "compatible with naval grade engines" on the back and I can't find the required ASE spec.... Guess it's Wolf's Head from here on out, LOL.
Brandonb_05
12-19-2015 04:53 PM
If this keeps up someone is going to have to rename this thread to " looking back on OSO 2015"
phragle
12-19-2015 05:13 PM
Originally Posted by Speedracer29
(Post 4386675)
But, but, but, .... It doesn't say "compatible with naval grade engines" on the back and I can't find the required ASE spec.... Guess it's Wolf's Head from here on out, LOL.
Thats because you got it at walmart and walmart stuff is different then regular store stuff. even though your supposed to think it is the same
phragle
12-19-2015 05:16 PM
Originally Posted by Brandonb_05
(Post 4386666)
With straight out of the box AFR heads
Always check out of the box anything you get at AutoZone
mike tkach
12-19-2015 06:25 PM
the facts are in,the afr head stuck a valve in the guide because the water got 2 deg colder up north!:lolhit::lolhit::crazy:
minx163
12-19-2015 06:38 PM
Not to worry, Turkey's new stealth ships are working flawlessly :flag:
I was a Gas Turbine Tech in the Navy - even pre-commished a cruiser at Bath Iron Works where this ship was built.
What shut this ship down was the most feared casualty to the main propulsion system that can happen: FUD (Fuk... Up Debris) in the main Reduction Gear Lube Oil System. The snipe on watch probably discovered it when he was cleaning the lube oil purifier soon after the ship got underway - a task I did so many times while I was in watch in the engine room. Not sure if the reduction gear locked up or if they just kept finding shavings and shut it down before the inevitable.
The main reduction gear is kept under lock and key because it would be so easy to incapacitate the ship by throwing something in there and in 99% of cases if something does go wrong with the reduction gear it's beyond the capacity of the ships personal to fix it. That's a job for the shipyard and the boys at Western Gear. http://youtu.be/YLQW2QJ_fzQ
Me too cleaned that thing countless times, always on the mid watch. I was a GSE on a FFG and I completely agree that it has to be a Main Reduction Gear failure it's the only thing that makes sense.
Looking back these ships are really quite impressive GE LM2500'S 20,000 -25,000 hp Gas Turbines depending on the ship that they are on. The main reduction gear is almost a work of art 9ft bull gear, double helical double reduction, 3600RPM input 200RPM output tolerances measured in the thousands of an inch. Pretty neat.
JaayTeee
12-19-2015 07:14 PM
Originally Posted by Speedracer29
(Post 4386671)
Eff it, we're two pages into this and it snowed last night..... So.....
WHICH OIL IS THE CORRECT OIL ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????
Something that contains potassium and vitamin A.....better yet, ask Borgie
SB
12-19-2015 08:16 PM
Instead of hiring Professionals, they went on a forum OCO (OffshoreCombatOnly.com) and asked how they should build it.
