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I have hardly had time to participate in the forum for awhile now, between work and summer classes, my time is very limited.

Anyhow, I got back on shore sunday night from a crack repair job for EPL East Bay on a platform ear the mouth of the Mississippi. The crack was in the exhaust port of a V 250 gas engine. I've never brought a camera on a job, but I got some pictures with my phone. I figure the yall may like to see how massive these engines are.

Questios are welcome.

That is one massive engine!
LOL the pic with "Big John" looks like an elf mechanic.
That one's my favorite.
They use gas or diesel? 8)

So can I take it you repair industrial engines/compressors for a living?

Very impressive, no plumber's crack and the shirt is even tucked in!

starman wrote:So can I take it you repair industrial engines/compressors for a living?

Pretty much. I work for a company called Partco, and we do service pumps, egines, compressors. Whether its crack repair, alignment, bore checking, and we are a full service machine shop. Although I go out in the field, its as an assistant. This was a metal locking and cold weldig job. I went with a older guy ad I've been learning the process over the past year. I don't work there full time though. I'm at LSU for Mechanical Engineering. I work there summers, after school, and every holiday I can manage. It doesn't pay as well as the plants, but after a 4 or 5 16's, its a decent paycheck.

That is one massive engine!
LOL the pic with "Big John" looks like an elf mechanic.
That one's my favorite.
They use gas or diesel?

natural gas

Very impressive, no plumber's crack and the shirt is even tucked in!

Haha he's the exception.

Thats one hell of a big piston in there
What is the whole machine for?

Those are some huge engines! What kind of horsepower are those things putting out?

What kinda platform are you out on near the mouth of the Mississippi? What are these engines powering? What make are they? What kinda puller pulls the cylinder liner out? (probly hydrolic) What kinda press presses the liner back in? Are we there yet?

that was some huge things!

me like the turbo and the BIG bore :D:D

V 250 HP and torque? :D

jrrdw wrote:What kinda platform are you out on near the mouth of the Mississippi? What are these engines powering? What make are they? What kinda puller pulls the cylinder liner out? (probly hydrolic) What kinda press presses the liner back in? Are we there yet?

It was more of an island than a platform. It was basically all the levels of a large platform broken down into several stations, some land based, some out in the water. I believe this station's main function was to bring oil and natural gas in from the gulf platforms (keeping pressure in the pipelines). It was the biggest station I've been on so far, and the operators were arguing whether they should be selling 4 or 5 million gallons (whether that is a week, month, I'm not sure) The engine is a Cooper Bessemer V 250. I wouldnt be suprised if it was made in the early 60's. The liner isn't quit a snug of a fit as you're probably thinking. Now, it ain't exactly rattling around in there, but it just drops in and is held in by the head studs.


As far as horsepower, I honestly don't know. I do know its in the thousands though. Also, the engine "redlines" at 720 rpm.

These engines drive compressors and pumps. You can see them in some of the pictures. They mount to the side of the block and are driven straight from the crankshaft

that is relatively riddiculous........

i didnt know there were engines in the world that were that big!!!!!

any videos of it in operation? id like to see this.....

I didt take any, theres really not much to see besided the flywheel spinning. Its about 8ft in diameter. Its alot like watching a car engine run, not much to see.

However, I walked over to the one that was running to check out the flywheel and decided to take my earplugs out. Bad idea. With the turbo whine and the deafening sound of the damn thing just running, it was actually a little intimidating, not to mention painful.

hmm.... i wonder if i could hook myself up with a turbocharger that big....... would make an AMAZING turbojet.......

VH_man wrote:hmm.... i wonder if i could hook myself up with a turbocharger that big....... would make an AMAZING turbojet.......

you would need a mighty big leaf blower to spool it up...

Show that to the next guy who brags about his Hummer 8)