2 cyl- how big?

[vic008 13]

how much power? Bukh get 24hp(?) out of 2 cyl,;  yanmar   and most others,would need 3 cylinders. Who makes the gruntiest twin cylinder diesel?

[vic008 13]

WWW Bukh says 29 HP wow (natural aspiration)

[wheels 403]

You can get that and more from 1 cylinder if you want. The number of cylinders and power are not related. The smoothness, quietness, torque, heat dissipation, RPM range, engine design, ease of turn over and start, which relates to smaller starter and thus smaller start battery, are all related to number of cylinders.

[erice 352]

[Black Panther 695]

Not sure I could get that under my cockpit, and how big an alternator does it run?

[Steve Pope 111]

Sorry you need an extra engine for that!!

[paulajayne 0]

^{You would need an engine to start the engine used to start THAT engine}

[TimB 5]

Re Erice's foto, The ring gear on the flywheel suggests there is a starter motor tucked in the back side, you can see something poking out.. I doubt if it was electric but it could be??? I thought these big engines were started using compressed air directly into the combustion chamber..... am I wrong??

 

tb

[Black Panther 695]

I was counting the wheels on the trailer

[wheels 403]

 

Re Erice's foto, The ring gear on the flywheel suggests there is a starter motor tucked in the back side, you can see something poking out.. I doubt if it was electric but it could be??? I thought these big engines were started using compressed air directly into the combustion chamber..... am I wrong??

Almost word for word what I was going to say. Yes they are normally started by air, so the Starter puzzles me as well.

And it's 6 cylinders not 2, or have I misunderstood something.