Re: [MV] Merlin Engine

From: lou (lou@frontier.net)
Date: Sat May 05 2001 - 16:19:18 PDT


Actually I found the exchange most fascinating!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Clark" <glengar@bellatlantic.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Merlin Engine

> Do we all really need to be sent these continuing replies regarding
something most
> of us are not involved with?
> If a couple of listers want to carry on an e-mail exchange about something
like
> this, does everyone on the list need to have to follow all this?
> Perhaps a better way is for those few who want to keep up an exchange to
do it
> off-list, via direct e-mails.....
>
> Jay wrote:
>
> > Plus, let's keep it in perspective- I mean, 25 hours lifespan of a JET
> > engine is not too bad compared to the Allies' jet fighter's engine at
> > the same point in the war- that would be what; "0" hours? (Since we
> > didn't HAVE an operational one in the field until after the war!!!)
> >
> > Jay Travis
> >
> > Pike Bishop wrote:
> >
> > > In combat during the war as I recall, standard TBO on your standard
dash 7 or
> > > dash 9 Merlin was about 200 hours. Today I think it's about double
that.
> > > Great power plant! Anyone need one?
> > > I believe towards the end of the war, with Germany being bombed
relentlessly,
> > > they were forced to use common everyday metals as opposed to the
high-tech
> > > stuff in their jet engines giving them a low engine life.
> > >
> > > Robert Barber wrote:
> > >
> > >> I say it was due to the metallurgical alloys and lubricants
> > >> of the time..
> > >>
> > >> They just didn't have the ware resistance of today's alloys and
> > >> lubes hence they would ware out faster especially producing that
> > >> much power.. Take the components of like the aircraft engines
> > >> of the time .. Very high maintenance.. As any P-51 Mustang owner
> > >> why he keeps 2 - 3 sets of heads for the Merlin.. Cause they cook
> > >> the valves out so easy..
> > >>
> > >> Bob B
> > >>
> > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> From: Rikk Rogers <rkltd@swbell.net>
> > >>> To: MVlist <MVlist@yahoogroups.com>; Mil-Veh2
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> > >>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 6:34 PM
> > >>> Subject: [MVlist] M4 Tanks
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> I just read in Army Motors that the life of the 500 HP ford V8 had
an
> > >>>> expected life of 400 hrs.
> > >>>> Is this right? and if so, why so short?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
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