engine test run stand

Adger Smith · 10-08-2008, 11:50 PM

Back in the 70's when I was working in an engineering program for the US Govt. we designed & built some HD run in stands for tank engines & transmissions. Basicly a big stand that held the engine/trans combo (power pack) & allowed us to run it throught the gears. We could also monitor fluid temps & pressures. It was great for leak tests. We were testing pull out units to see if we could determin their condition before assigning a rebuild code. All engines that were rebuilt were dyno tested. To put load on the engine it had a huge disc brake attached to the out puts of the trans/diff. package. They had a water spray system that was temp activated to keep them from overheating. Brake pressure controlled the load/silp of the brakes. I'm sure you could build a stand, but your yoke deal is a little too much for me. I would refine that a little.

10-08-2008, 11:50 PM	#4
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: engine test run stand Back in the 70's when I was working in an engineering program for the US Govt. we designed & built some HD run in stands for tank engines & transmissions. Basicly a big stand that held the engine/trans combo (power pack) & allowed us to run it throught the gears. We could also monitor fluid temps & pressures. It was great for leak tests. We were testing pull out units to see if we could determin their condition before assigning a rebuild code. All engines that were rebuilt were dyno tested. To put load on the engine it had a huge disc brake attached to the out puts of the trans/diff. package. They had a water spray system that was temp activated to keep them from overheating. Brake pressure controlled the load/silp of the brakes. I'm sure you could build a stand, but your yoke deal is a little too much for me. I would refine that a little. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)