Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Main Engine Work

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Pulling cylinder liners (replaceable liner that the rings seal against, and cooling water runs over). It is showing lots of rust or corrosion...(all the orangeish reddish color), apparently cooling water treatment wasn't doing its job.

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Rocker arm assemblies from the cylinders we pulled

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Cylinder head resting on deck, note the valve stems sticking up.


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Inside port main engine reduction gear (single reduction, single helical).


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After pulling cylinder head, jacking engine over to pull this piston (note all the carbon @ top of piston!)


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Port Main Engine turbocharger (Left Bank)

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Just after a head was pulled, a shot showing some indications of "blow by" past the piston rings.

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Flying pistons! Piston has been pulled and is being moved by the overhead crane into our piston stand so we can remove the wrist pin, separating the piston and the connecting rod.

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Ride em cow-engineer ;)

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Right vs Left according to the Bible

"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left." --Ecclesiastes 10:2 NIV

Saw this on a facebook group I'm a member of....I laughed my ass off.

Friday, August 03, 2007

For my little sister

MM2 Scharf, stationed on the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

I'm proud of you.