Im looking for an air starter for the 6v53N Detroit Diesel that I'm putting in my '56 IH. It is 318 CID. I found an IR BMPD series starter for a reasonable price but it is listed for applications from 500 to 2000 CID diesel engines and consumes 370 CFM @ 90 psi. The smaller SS175 series is listed for 200 to 1200 CID engines and consumes 300 CFM @ 90 psi.
If the larger starter will physically fit, is there any reason it wouldnt work?
Mine currently has an electric starter. There is no provision for two starters with this setup. I found a diagram online showing the size of the 150BMPD air starter and it looks like it will fit fine. It actually measures slightly smaller than the electric starter.
Heres the 6v53N mocked up in my '56 IH pickup. I've replaced the front frame rails since then.. should be ready to mount the engine soon. You can see the electric starter in this pic.. it's about 16"+ long and almost 6" round.
The main purpose of running an air starter is to scare old women and children.. and probably most men too :flipoff2:
Yup.. same here. We have (5) Cat 3516 V-16 main engines and each of our cranes has a Cat 3406.. All air start, and all sound awesome on startup :smokin:
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