J.B.Bane Wrote:
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> I had watched these videos, but had never noticed
> that starting the starting engine was done with a
> small bar in a hole in it's flywheel like a big
> Cat 60 instead of a rope like on a D2 and D4. I
> recall my dad talking about wiring up generators
> years ago using D17000 engines. I imagine like
> most old Cat engines, they were a bit cold
> blooded, but once started they could run for years
> and maybe decades with nothing but a little
> regular maintenance.
The pony motor in 50 has an electric starter, A few levers need to be thrown before the D17000 fires up.