I saved this little diesel from scrapping today. I don't think it has very many hours...no hour meter.
For some reason, my phone isn't taking very clear pictures, but anyway.
VM Motori, made in Italy is what the tags seems to imply. How "Detroit" ends up on the label, I don't know.
Doing some searching, I've found most info searching for "Sun Model 2105E1". I'm curious what to call this thing if I was to go looking for things like filters or, maybe, an injector or the like. I have a feeling it's going to be daunting describing what I've actually got here... not like I can go to NAPA and say "Hey, I've got this little Sun 2 cylinder diesel...." Surely calling it a Detroit or VM Motori isn't going to get me anywhere.
I've found a Sun service manual for this unit... 575 pounds, 33 horsepower.
This engine is mated to a hydraulic (vane, I think) pump and it powered a big piece of railroad equipment. It's got an adjustable pressure relief valve plumbed into it's circuitry.
I'm going to use it to power my new logsplitter.
Right before they torched it out of the machine, I tried starting it... it coughed and hit once or twice and that was it... I stopped trying. The fuel tank had fuel... but the battery was weak.
I'm unfamiliar with diesels of any sort. Can you guys give me any suggestions on things to do to help get it going?
I see it's air cooled... air flows through an oil cooler and around the cylinders. Direct injection.
I'm going to power wash it as soon as I can so I can get a good look at the unit. Nothing worse than messing with some filthy, greasy item trying to coax it back to life.
It's filthy, greasy from hydraulic fluid leaks and being exposed to the grit and grime of a railroad atmosphere... not from engine oil leaks.
For some reason, my phone isn't taking very clear pictures, but anyway.
VM Motori, made in Italy is what the tags seems to imply. How "Detroit" ends up on the label, I don't know.
Doing some searching, I've found most info searching for "Sun Model 2105E1". I'm curious what to call this thing if I was to go looking for things like filters or, maybe, an injector or the like. I have a feeling it's going to be daunting describing what I've actually got here... not like I can go to NAPA and say "Hey, I've got this little Sun 2 cylinder diesel...." Surely calling it a Detroit or VM Motori isn't going to get me anywhere.
I've found a Sun service manual for this unit... 575 pounds, 33 horsepower.
This engine is mated to a hydraulic (vane, I think) pump and it powered a big piece of railroad equipment. It's got an adjustable pressure relief valve plumbed into it's circuitry.
I'm going to use it to power my new logsplitter.
Right before they torched it out of the machine, I tried starting it... it coughed and hit once or twice and that was it... I stopped trying. The fuel tank had fuel... but the battery was weak.
I'm unfamiliar with diesels of any sort. Can you guys give me any suggestions on things to do to help get it going?
I see it's air cooled... air flows through an oil cooler and around the cylinders. Direct injection.
I'm going to power wash it as soon as I can so I can get a good look at the unit. Nothing worse than messing with some filthy, greasy item trying to coax it back to life.
It's filthy, greasy from hydraulic fluid leaks and being exposed to the grit and grime of a railroad atmosphere... not from engine oil leaks.