Certainly I would expect any knowledge gained with the H engine to influence CAT. Afterall, EMD's partnership with Argonne includes and H engine, so they may have some really good scientific information about the H engine that CAT does not have for it's own designs.
We shall see what we shall see though.
igoldberg Does anyone know EXACTLY what the problem(s) are with the 265H engine. I know that the SD90MAC-H's are being retired because of problems with the engines.
Does anyone know EXACTLY what the problem(s) are with the 265H engine. I know that the SD90MAC-H's are being retired because of problems with the engines.
The contention has been made about the 265H that, when the engine had it's initial teething troubles, EMD was slow to respond due to it's then parent companies unwillingless to invest resources. I.E GM wasn't in an hurry to invest more money in the program due to it's view of EMD as an asset to be sold off ASAP.....
I do wonder how the "product improved" 265-Hs the Chinese are buying are performing.
I wouldn't hold my breath to see the 265's return to the North American locomotive scene as EMD is focusing on developing the 710 engine to meet the upcoming Tier 4 emissions standards (read this month's TRAINS) and EMD's new corporate parent, CAT, has competing 4 cycle designs it is working on for Tier 4....
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Both the EMD 265 and the GE HDL were considered 'rough running' compared to the EMD 710 and the GE FDL power plants. Neither are used in in new domestic production currently. The other big issue was computer/software control issues. IIRC, only China has ordered locomotives with the EMD 265 power plant as of late.
Jim
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