Thanks guys, first trailer I ever drove, 67 KW 318 w/10 spd. Sure didn't look that good OR sound that good ... especially after a 10 hour day ! Electronic motors, auto shift, cruise control, A/C, CD players ... and even air ride seats these kids today have no clue where we've been. LOL
Great looking and very sweet 318 Detroit. Grew up in a 1970 cab over Peterbilt with the 318 and 13 speed. This brings back alot of early memories of riding in and driving the ole Peterbilt. Thanks for posting this video !!
I have full respect for all the 'ol timers who had to drive these in the day on the old secondary blacktop roads. She's had me standing on the floor board holding her going around a tight curve a few times. Thank you
There will never be another sound like this again. That was trucking to the likes of no one outside of that era will ever understand. Again I say that was TRUCKING.
boy DD's werent much for power but they sure sounded good and if you kept em wound up you could go any where. This 318 sounds very well taken care of props to ya'll on a beautiful sounding power plant. i just rebuilt a 78 6V53T and she sounds really good just like yours
Ah that distinct sound of a Detroit, I started my driving career in a 1970 KW XHood with a 8 V71 and a 5x4 what a truck. I often wonder if I could find another like her to restore and just have it to play with.
It's all done through the feel of the truck, when you get in harmony with your truck you don't need a clutch except for starting and stopping. Practice, Practice, Practice.
Anytime I have a bad day and I'm feeling down, I turn this video on and I get moving with out a care in the world!! Thanks always make my day... something about that Jake brings me right up 😁
I have two 72 exhd 359 peterbilts one has the 8v92 silver with a 13 speed and the other has a 3408 v8 cat with the 13 speed they are both used on a daily basis and have given me no issues besides normal maintance
@@paulk9985detroits have a pair or 4 exhaust valves at the top of the cylinder and aspirate through ports towards the bottom of the cylinder via a roots blower. the valves open towards the end of the power stroke and the exhaust gets flushed upwards by the intake as the piston exposes it
@imjustpassinthru You are so right, having a conversation was not in the manual when it comes to a screaming detroit, and driving it like you have slammed your hand in the door was another good 'ol expression
My first truck was a '70 International cabover with a 318 Detroit and a 13 speed Roadranger. You had to drive those 318's (a V8 engine in case you kids didn't know that) "like you were mad at 'em." That was the old saying in those days. Not much sound insulation in the cabs back then. You had to yell to have a conversation.
@bombardiersnowcat Interesting you ask, - Why it is a jake brake, we old timers called that lever the "Company Jake Brake" - we would wear out the trailer brakes before the tractor brakes.
Wow... hearing that Detroit sound is causing me to haveg flashbacks: It's winter of February or so of '73. Sittin' in a bronze colored 352 w/sleeper... night time... left Alma, AR early yesterday morn... now it's early AM... I'm workin' the mountains out in Pennsy somewhere (divided highway) headed for who knows where (can't remember)... I'm working that Fuller 13spd and that 318 is howling up a racket through the twin stacks. The class lights are reflecting on the underside of the chrome visor... I'm not listening to music on the radio or a tape in the deck... just sittin' there doin' my thing and listenin' to that Jimmy working hard beneath me and from the looks of this memoir, it's obvious my mind was recording it all as a memory. Detroit Diesel: Drove many of 'em. Tough old engines... make 'ya deaf, though!
This. This is the USA. All American parts, all American motor. The EPA killed these beasts, claiming too much pollution. What a crock. Thanks for sharing. Brings back memories!
The Stupid EPA needs to be disposed of, because they control how what types of Engines are allowed for use by the Civilian Class, but yet, they allow the Military, and other GOVERNMENT vehicles have whatever they want. Just a bonafide case of "DO ONLY AS WE THE GOVERNMENT SAY, AND LET WE THE GOVERNMENT DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO" !!!!!
I'm a peterbilt man all the way but that's one prettiest kw I have ever seen. I drove a international once with a 318 with a blower it surprised the hell out of me
Why every ones always bashing detroits I grew up riding in these trucks sometimes sleeping with my knees on the floor and head on the seat sometimes shifting while my Dad dragged trucks out of toll booths you can buy a detroit fire truck or 12v71 and make all the horsepower ya want but these trucks were back in the day where low horses and shifting and having a sore back was the life of a trucker I think the 318 not cubic inches already ... and yes they didnt even have that many ponies 275? was the best sounding motor no aspiration no turbo...just revs and a hollowed out rikers and it was music..great truck and video thanx Detroit Doctor ! you apreciate the finer things in life bro...
I LOVE the sound of a Detroit. I was going to put a 4-53 in my 1953 Dodge 1/2 ton. But ran out of money. I could either buy the Detroit & not fix up the truck or visa/versa. I sold the truck years ago. There was plenty of room under the hood of that 53 Dodge.
Thanks for not beatin' the livin' snot out of her, triple D! Seen the truck at Walcott before,what a beauty. Like the period correct stuff on it...looks real nice!!
No sure where you get your information buddy. The original engine in my truck is a 8V71 318 HP N65 injectors and my truck actually has a dual pyrometer, one probe for each bank, and the pyrometer installed in my truck has the old KW logo stamped smack dead center of the gauge. You can put a pyrometer on any engine if you want to.
@cdldrvr I'm a kid and have a '73 KW W900 with an 8V92 and a 15sp :D i know waht you guys went through and it was heaven it even has a 42inch flat top which i found out was the biggest sleeper you could get back than lol not to mention that i also have a 56 KW with a mechanical detroit and a 5-3 split :D
Nothing like a Detroit 2stroke I remember my dad's old cabover had 8v92tta and he put almost 2million miles before overhaul went thru 2 clutches and a half gallon of oil everyday never let it fall below 1700rpm and I will say best sounding and running motor of all time
@StrassenbahnBenny You're so right; unfortunately there are very few of them left where I live. If I want to hear the scream of the 2 stroke I usually have to go to TH-cam and watch videos of trucks with them. I've bookmarked a bunch of them in my favorites
Very few trucks with Detroit 2-strokes ran over here in the UK - more's the pity. Some Bedfords - mostly TM 4x2's and some Scammells. Love that sound. Tony, Derby, UK
WOW nice truck i am getting a 1973 Dodge D900 with a 13 spd adn a 318 to fix up i hope to have it home in a week ot two hope it sounds and looks as good as your KW when I am done
Holy cow! I forgot how noisy it was in those rigs. Now, is that 318 slightly similar to the Detroit Doge 318 of '68. I know it's all beefed up as a diesel. 800 plus hp. Still a great workhorse.
Its called floating gears you get the feel of your truck and engine and learn its sweet spot and then you will learn to float gears its actually second nature once you get the hang of it. I actually have a harder time trying to double clutch than I do floating gears but I have been floating gears over 20 years and probably getting close to the two million mile mark
Sahllem,the transmission in some of these trucks really only has 4 to 6 actual gear positions including reverse.The rest is done with the high and low selector knob you see on the side of the shifter stick and the red selector you see on the top left side of the shifter knob.As DDD said, it is a matter of getting a feel for the truck you drive and matching road speed with the engine RPM.This looks like a 13 speed. Most truck transmissions today are 9 and 10 speed with 6 actual shifter positions.
Dang....one of the coolest dashboards I've seen in a truck. Kenworth did not want you getting bored inside while you were driving. very nice.
Thanks guys, first trailer I ever drove, 67 KW 318 w/10 spd. Sure didn't look that good OR sound that good ... especially after a 10 hour day ! Electronic motors, auto shift, cruise control, A/C, CD players ... and even air ride seats these kids today have no clue where we've been. LOL
This guy has got the touch. He is really in touch with his machine. It is like an orchestra. Bravo.
Great looking and very sweet 318 Detroit. Grew up in a 1970 cab over Peterbilt with the 318 and 13 speed. This brings back alot of early memories of riding in and driving the ole Peterbilt. Thanks for posting this video !!
Put well over a million miles behind a 318, no regrets, get goose bumps whenever I hear one. Music to my ears.
Wayne Wilkie how long did it take to put 1 million miles one one?
@@brock6286 about 10 years
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You just can't beat that awesome sound. Quite literally nothing sounds better than a screamin' detroit.
Screamin' Jimmy!
I have full respect for all the 'ol timers who had to drive these in the day on the old secondary blacktop roads. She's had me standing on the floor board holding her going around a tight curve a few times. Thank you
That was a real truck back in the days with the right combinations
A 1967 Kenworth , Detroit 8v71 with a beautiful interior ! It doesn't get any better than that ! 👍🏻
Thank you. All original period correct. Some gauges were replaced and drivers’s seat cover.
God Bless you Buddy. Your Dad is a great man & he taught you well. Detroit Power 4-Ever!!!!!!!!
There will never be another sound like this again. That was trucking to the likes of no one outside of that era will ever understand. Again I say that was TRUCKING.
Right on Richard and the real men that used to operate em!!
Richard Cates well said times are changing so much compared to when I was a kid in the 1970's. Love sound of the engine brake in this clip.
Reminds me of my daddy in heaven.i remember them many rides.Daddy I miss u
Superb! 4 and 4 in my ‘67. You do love a Detroit! Salute!🏴☠️
boy DD's werent much for power but they sure sounded good and if you kept em wound up you could go any where. This 318 sounds very well taken care of props to ya'll on a beautiful sounding power plant. i just rebuilt a 78 6V53T and she sounds really good just like yours
Ah that distinct sound of a Detroit, I started my driving career in a 1970 KW XHood with a 8 V71 and a 5x4 what a truck. I often wonder if I could find another like her to restore and just have it to play with.
It's all done through the feel of the truck, when you get in harmony with your truck you don't need a clutch except for starting and stopping. Practice, Practice, Practice.
It's called "floating" and it's how I learned.
Great Sound ! Back in the day , no short-shorts , flip-flops or wrap-around cowboy hats .
Anytime I have a bad day and I'm feeling down, I turn this video on and I get moving with out a care in the world!! Thanks always make my day... something about that Jake brings me right up 😁
I never get tired of watching your videos... thank you for sharing with us.
That " Under-Hood " was Beautiful AND immaculate .
😊 Thank you
It has the looks and the sound....Oh Yeah! 🤩😎 Love the old rigs! 🥰
Jammin' gears has got to be a fever, cause men become addicted to the grind.... Love the sound of an old Detroit Diesel. Great job and great video!
Love the sound the old Detroit's make, can't be beat.
i cant get enought of the sound of an old detroit,specially with a jake brake!!!!
318 with Jake's and no muffler......I love the way it sounds
Super-Tuff old truck. Love the split shifts and jake music. Awesome, thanks for loading.
Music to my ears! Awesome vid! Awesome sound!
Good old American iron! They don't make em like that anymore, but we still make em better than anyone else.
Way. To. Go
Just beautiful, love the oldtimers, they don't make em with passion anymore
I own a Atkison with a 8v71T 1976 after this video I’m in love with it even more.
What a beautiful rig this brought tears to my eyes my father use to sit me on his legs and let me steer
The sound of the engine is exciting and the shift times are excellent. I enjoyed very much.
Now that's a classy truck and it sounds like a real truck should!
Como ronrronea como un gatito que fantastico
Drove detroits for many years and miss them dearly..
What do you know about missing something
LOVE IT! THAT SOUND! I have a 69 Pete 359 with a 318.... I can't get enough of that sound. Thanks
I have two 72 exhd 359 peterbilts one has the 8v92 silver with a 13 speed and the other has a 3408 v8 cat with the 13 speed they are both used on a daily basis and have given me no issues besides normal maintance
That is one well running Detroit ..I don't hear any valve train noise .. it's tight it's clean & crisp ... Wow nice very nice .
No valve train noise? Isn't this a 2 stroke? I thought 2 stroke engines had no valves.
@@paulk9985
They have exhaust valves,ports in the cylinder liners
@@paulk9985detroits have a pair or 4 exhaust valves at the top of the cylinder and aspirate through ports towards the bottom of the cylinder via a roots blower.
the valves open towards the end of the power stroke and the exhaust gets flushed upwards by the intake as the piston exposes it
@imjustpassinthru
You are so right, having a conversation was not in the manual when it comes to a screaming detroit, and driving it like you have slammed your hand in the door was another good 'ol expression
My first truck was a '70 International cabover with a 318 Detroit and a 13 speed Roadranger. You had to drive those 318's (a V8 engine in case you kids didn't know that) "like you were mad at 'em." That was the old saying in those days. Not much sound insulation in the cabs back then. You had to yell to have a conversation.
Thank you for the kind comments. That's awesome... will have to use that title more often "Shiftingman."
@bombardiersnowcat
Interesting you ask, - Why it is a jake brake, we old timers called that lever the "Company Jake Brake" - we would wear out the trailer brakes before the tractor brakes.
Wow... hearing that Detroit sound is causing me to haveg flashbacks: It's winter of February or so of '73. Sittin' in a bronze colored 352 w/sleeper... night time... left Alma, AR early yesterday morn... now it's early AM... I'm workin' the mountains out in Pennsy somewhere (divided highway) headed for who knows where (can't remember)... I'm working that Fuller 13spd and that 318 is howling up a racket through the twin stacks. The class lights are reflecting on the underside of the chrome visor... I'm not listening to music on the radio or a tape in the deck... just sittin' there doin' my thing and listenin' to that Jimmy working hard beneath me and from the looks of this memoir, it's obvious my mind was recording it all as a memory. Detroit Diesel: Drove many of 'em. Tough old engines... make 'ya deaf, though!
Brings back memories of when i started out years ago Thanks
This cat driving this truck has been through the box a few times💯👊☝💪
the best KW/Detroit, and driver, this guy knows how to shift ,and drive Kudos
beautiful truck with a GREAT sound!! 5 stars and 10 thumbs up!
A symphony to the ears.
@chec2002 - It has both. The heater control is on the dash and the a/c is roof mounted and both work great.
This. This is the USA. All American parts, all American motor. The EPA killed these beasts, claiming too much pollution. What a crock. Thanks for sharing. Brings back memories!
The Stupid EPA needs to be disposed of, because they control how what types of Engines are allowed for use by the Civilian Class, but yet, they allow the Military, and other GOVERNMENT vehicles have whatever they want. Just a bonafide case of "DO ONLY AS WE THE GOVERNMENT SAY, AND LET WE THE GOVERNMENT DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO" !!!!!
Cudos to you Rixx. This country ain't what it used to b??
I'm a peterbilt man all the way but that's one prettiest kw I have ever seen. I drove a international once with a 318 with a blower it surprised the hell out of me
@chec2002 It has the roof mount Kyser AC unit, still blows cold air while it gives you a bath going around a curve, thanks for asking
Beautiful truck with an amazing sound.. Excellent
Why every ones always bashing detroits I grew up riding in these trucks sometimes sleeping with my knees on the floor and head on the seat sometimes shifting while my Dad dragged trucks out of toll booths you can buy a detroit fire truck or 12v71 and make all the horsepower ya want but these trucks were back in the day where low horses and shifting and having a sore back was the life of a trucker I think the 318 not cubic inches already ... and yes they didnt even have that many ponies 275? was the best sounding motor no aspiration no turbo...just revs and a hollowed out rikers and it was music..great truck and video thanx Detroit Doctor ! you apreciate the finer things in life bro...
They have a super charger and a turbo charger, but they still only make power against the governor.
Samuel Coyne
some did but some did not buddy
Loved part 1 ...and 2 ...... She's a Diamond T ain't she 👍
I can just imagine how she would growl and snort when she was loaded up 👍
I LOVE the sound of a Detroit. I was going to put a 4-53 in my 1953 Dodge 1/2 ton. But ran out of money. I could either buy the Detroit & not fix up the truck or visa/versa. I sold the truck years ago. There was plenty of room under the hood of that 53 Dodge.
Thanks for not beatin' the livin' snot out of her, triple D! Seen the truck at Walcott before,what a beauty. Like the period correct stuff on it...looks real nice!!
The 318 hp Detroit , also known as the 8V-71, was a 9.3 liter engine, which figures out to 568 cubic inches.
No sure where you get your information buddy. The original engine in my truck is a 8V71 318 HP N65 injectors and my truck actually has a dual pyrometer, one probe for each bank, and the pyrometer installed in my truck has the old KW logo stamped smack dead center of the gauge. You can put a pyrometer on any engine if you want to.
He shifts her smooth as butter. Beteeen the splitter and the hi/low, he's got her mastered then teases us with the Jake's.
Detroit porn !
Look at that left leg, it's not moving!!! Man this guy badass.... Also that Jake is sick!
Awesome job drivin and shifting...sweet soundin 318 guys......great job
wow. i'm truly impressed. i'm in school for advanced truck driving. ur making the shifting seem so easy.
@cdldrvr I'm a kid and have a '73 KW W900 with an 8V92 and a 15sp :D i know waht you guys went through and it was heaven it even has a 42inch flat top which i found out was the biggest sleeper you could get back than lol not to mention that i also have a 56 KW with a mechanical detroit and a 5-3 split :D
I want to drive that truck, i could listen to that jake all day (c:=
Thanx a bunch, brings back lotsa memories. Like to hear'er with a good load in the hills.
lol nothing like them old school truck bro, that truck sound sweet...lol
I would love to have your cover on my Spotify playlist ❤
Love the wicked sounds
that's one beautiful truck thanks for the video
Cordial saludo desde Colombia, soy Ricardo. Habla español??? gracias ..chao.
Bad Ass reminds
me of my daddy in heaven 😢
Dude you shift that truck like a boss, effortless. Nice job
Now demonstrate that smooth shifting with a non baffled tank loaded lol
Nothing like a Detroit 2stroke I remember my dad's old cabover had 8v92tta and he put almost 2million miles before overhaul went thru 2 clutches and a half gallon of oil everyday never let it fall below 1700rpm and I will say best sounding and running motor of all time
Yea you gotta love it ran Detroit's for many years.
I can't get enough of listening the sound of your vid! Detroit Diesel is the best engine ever built!!!
i have finally found a truck I really want.
Thanks for this absolutely great video.. well the sound is all I wanted to hear and you got it in spades.
Sometimes I think I'm flying in an airplane with all the instruments :-).
Finally someone who can shift a Double D..Great looking beast and sounds perfect..
@StrassenbahnBenny You're so right; unfortunately there are very few of them left where I live. If I want to hear the scream of the 2 stroke I usually have to go to TH-cam and watch videos of trucks with them. I've bookmarked a bunch of them in my favorites
I can feel the road just listening to this music every bump every vibration ...😉
would love to see more of the inside and out of your truck
Very few trucks with Detroit 2-strokes ran over here in the UK - more's the pity. Some Bedfords - mostly TM 4x2's and some Scammells. Love that sound.
Tony, Derby, UK
This brings back memories.I miss those days
Man I would love to take this for a ride. Takes me back
WOW nice truck i am getting a 1973 Dodge D900 with a 13 spd adn a 318 to fix up i hope to have it home in a week ot two hope it sounds and looks as good as your KW when I am done
@swt32567, he was a great man and he made sure we treat our trucks with respect. Thank you for the nice comment.
Just came across this by accident. This seems like the Ferarri of semi tractors. Im not a trucker so probably a stupid comment. But shes a beauty.
When I was driving a 318 I regretted hearing the turbo on a 1693 going the other way
@DetroitDieselDoctor I think you made a typo when you put "24K" I terms of RPM's that would be 24 thousand. I think you meant 2400, or 2K400.
Holy cow! I forgot how noisy it was in those rigs.
Now, is that 318 slightly similar to the Detroit Doge 318 of '68. I know it's all beefed up as a diesel. 800 plus hp.
Still a great workhorse.
Love the sound of those old Detroits!
Music to my ears.
@misqueeto it is a low 3rd gear start, my mistake been counting low gear as first gear to many years
I would buy one of these for pleasure use.
i like the vintage look of the truck! i wish i had it!
Looks and sounds amazing! Great driving!
this is lik 7 minutes of heaven lol sounds awesome love those old detroits
Its called floating gears you get the feel of your truck and engine and learn its sweet spot and then you will learn to float gears its actually second nature once you get the hang of it. I actually have a harder time trying to double clutch than I do floating gears but I have been floating gears over 20 years and probably getting close to the two million mile mark
Congrats Brad!!
that's a nice truck there, and sounds like it should
Another awesome video .!!! I would love to hear some up shifting with that jake .
I can´t believe this Motorsound ? What this? It´s the noise from a Racecar!
No. Just a little ol' double-breasted Yammyhaw.
You not a truck driver, it's "shiftingman"!
Perfect driving!
Engine Detroit it's best.
Congratulations of brazilian trucker.
Sahllem,the transmission in some of these trucks really only has 4 to 6 actual gear positions including reverse.The rest is done with the high and low selector knob you see on the side of the shifter stick and the red selector you see on the top left side of the shifter knob.As DDD said, it is a matter of getting a feel for the truck you drive and matching road speed with the engine RPM.This looks like a 13 speed. Most truck transmissions today are 9 and 10 speed with 6 actual shifter positions.