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    Quote Originally Posted by DmaxMaverick View Post
    Did it have spark plugs?
    Actually, I don't know how they started them. I didn't work there; my Father-in-law did. I recall they used compressed air to turn the engine over, but I don't know about any heating devices. The plan was to start them on #6 then switch it over to swamp gas, but they almost always ran on fuel oil.
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    I found an article on the Nordbergs here. Boston's Deer Island Treatment plant is mentioned about half way down the page. It says there were 9 engines. I had sort of forgotten about the two that were being used for parts, at that point (the 1980's). The photo is of #7. They were ultimately replaced with 1000 horsepower electric motors. They ran mostly on shore power, but there were supposed to be two big Enterprise V-12 (IIRC) engines powering generators for emergency power, but the Enterprises were never reliable, ostensibly because the pads they were installed on were not level. The plant is gone today, and I'm not sure where the sewage goes. (FIL has passed on too.)

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    You can tell it's an old picture tube type tires on the rig
    90 Chev 3500 c/c 4x4,6.2na,400 auto,4:10 gears.DSG Timing gears,main girdle, isspro tach, pyro,boost,oil and trany temp.Dual Tstats, High volume peninsular pump,on shelf, Custom turbo and intercooler 85%complete. Change of plans for the dually, it's going to get a Cummins. Both trucks are Blue 90 4x4 crews

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    Quote Originally Posted by DmaxMaverick View Post
    In my experience, bad things follow glow plugs that spark!
    True! It usually means something bad.
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