Cooper Bessemer GMV 2700 Horse Power Frame Replacement Part I
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- When this 2700 H.P. Cooper Bessemer GMV engine is taken down for overhaul a crack is found in the base frame. The frame will need to be replaced and the entire engine rebuilt. Over a two day period the engine base is moved out and the replacement set into place, ready to be rebuilt.
That crack is a whole lot easier to fix and less expensive than what this video shows...
I spent last summer and fall building a new compressor building and doing a lot of lighting work (I'm an IBEW journeyman electrician) at the Columbia gas compressor stations in Ceredo and Kenova, WV. The Ceredo station uses these engines, the Kenova one uses smaller (but still the size of dump trucks) 4-stroke V10s built by maybe Ingersoll? I can't remember.
Anyway, crawling around on these big awesome badasses in various states of (dis)assembly was, as a gearhead, one of the cooler experiences I've had at work. I have a broken pushrod from one of the smaller engines as a souvenir. Awesome!
That is one of the sickest 2 strokes i have seen!
Back in 1975 I worked for a company called BMI in Houston Texas. we repaired and maintained several of these engines. And many other large engines.
I am not familiar with BMI, although they may still be around. So many companies have been bought and sold and had their names changed there is no telling. The GMV is a good engine. Cooper made a lot of them.
William Rogers The name was actually Blue Water Inc. It changed names a couple years after I got laid off. That was mid 1976. I just retired from Mustang Cat after 40 years. Engines are cool but I enjoy hydraulics and electronic diagnostics.
We run a few Cats. 399 and 3600s There are pretty tough.
I work for Siemens dresser Rand. We cut down and rebore almost every day. Love doing this work
Out of Painted Post?. We occasionally use Dresser hands.
@@williamrogers9301 yes, I am out of painted post. Worked there almost 30 years
1965 Don’t worry a 10 ton Bridge Crane is enough we will never need to pick up as base. 2019 WHAT THE FUCK OVER?
How do they get new frames for these? From a spare engine? They haven't made these engines in over a decade
When a engine is taken out of service there are used parts dealers who will buy the engine and store it until someone needs a part, much like automotive junkyards. Your are right no one has poured any frames since the 90s. Although Cooper talks about building a W-330 again. I don't think they have started on it yet.
That's true. I think they shut down the foundry in the 1990s. Sadly there are enough of these engines retired from service that we can usually find what we need. In fact we had our pick of several frames when this one failed. Copper says they might start building the W330 again. We will see.