Hi,

I have been looking at a lot of posts on your site now for several months. I have learned lots. I thought it was time I posted something.
I have acquired a Powerline 2-20, in running condition, with a Marathon 4 pole generator head and all the associated parts for heat recovery from the water jackets and the exhaust. This system used an air starter (Gast 06) and ran on veggie oil after starting on diesel.
My plans for it are to be a fun toy to display running and an emergency power source. It is all dissembled for moving and it will be quite some time before it is back together.  In the several months that I have had it (to think about), I have identified a few things I hope to improve on. Most relate to starting it. It currently takes way too much air to start. The air motor may be larger displacement than is necessary. It uses a rubber drive wheel held against one of the flywheels by a pneumatic cylinder, very similar to systems I have seen on this site. I am thinking of replacing the air motor with a 12 volt starter motor and either keeping the rubber drive or using an automotive flex plate  and maybe modulating the starter voltage so it can accelerate the flywheels without breaking something. I also think about using the currently unused glow plugs and adding thermostats so it warms up properly (there was some soot).

Anyway, as time passes I will have lots of questions. Meanwhile, I though I would introduce myself and say a bit about my project.

Chris