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We ran 8V53's and some 6V53's. The 6-71's didn't seem to be as much of a problem. We didn't have the running backwards problem on the boats, no way for that to happen. I could see that happening on a truck.

The emergency shut down on a Detroit was to kill the air supply to the mill. This was needed if the blower oil seals let go. The engine would run on motor oil until it ran out, at which point the engine was toast. The engine would run away at high RPM, burning hot oil. We had this happen on an...

A lot of the old 2 stroke golf carts used "engine reverse" to back up. he reverse switch reversed the starter/generator fields and cranked the buggy backwards. On a 4 stroke, it could be rough on the engine, sucking the oil out of the bearings instead of pressurizing them.... 15 seconds...