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Hot Water posted:
Big Jim posted:

Might have been 12, but, whatever those POS were they were the worst EMD locos ever made, and at the time I didn't think EMD could make a bad loco! W#oe be onto you if you had to sit on one for any length of time waiting to make a move!

Oh, right,,,,,,,the darned 12 cylinder. Yes, even the old 12-567 engines vibrated in certain throttle positions, but then the 12-645, especially the turbocharged versions were REALLY bad. In fact, the Australians complained so loudly that EMD was forced to re-design the crankshaft & corresponding firming order, under a warranty policy adjustment, for those Australian units with 12-645E3 engines.

Was the 12-645 non-turbo the prime mover for the GP38 and -2?  I though the 38's ran like Tmex watches?

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