Oh yeah 👍... I was watching that and thought: 5... 4... 3... 2... LOL! 😂 I laugh because we've all probably had things vibrate off a bench, etc; from just a wrench, to a phone, etc. (And once saw a pancake compressor fall on a job site, which could've ended really, really, badly). Cheers! (Great vid. I love it when old motors fire off again!)
What a generous gentleman to gift you the pony engines! You have more than loyal subscribers, Matt. You have subscribers who support your restoration work by giving you hard-to-find parts and equipment. A big BRAVO to the gentleman who gave you the engines and other bits and pieces! Great video! Love, love these. Looking forward to the next videos. 👍👏✨😍❤
"You have subscribers who support your restoration work by giving you hard-to-find parts and equipment.", 🤨, IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,?, 🤔, I also heard a rumor that Matt was doing sexual-favors for some of these items he needed, Matt's friend Watch-Wes-Work said Matt was escorted from the last Richie-Brothers auction, for repeatedly making inappropriate gestures at the auctioneer,✋😘🤚, Skinner-Back Mathew!.🤭
@@DieselCreek Matt! The shop is finally built! It looks great. But remember you promised as soon the shop was completed you would bring Eva to fix 57 autocar. Good job👍👍👍👍
We always stood with our pony motors. A diesel with a pony will start in just about any temp or weather conditions while the electric start machine always had issues in deep cold and long sitting. If its got a pony it will run.
Back in 1985 while attending the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, we were testing our 9 cylinder magnetos. Our group connected to the test board and watched the late great Joe Connors start spinning our magneto. At first you could see every individual spark. As it came up to speed there was nothing but a solid blue line of 9 continuous sparks. It was a terrifying sight to see. Just as we were being impressed with ourselves, one of the wires jumped off and attached itself to a guy's belt buckle. You should have seen him jumping around like a monkey, hollering at the top of his lungs. That's a day none of us will ever forget. Especially Mark B.
Matt - your child-like enthusiasm every time you get something to run the first time is so infectious!!!! Do yourself a big favor, either buy or build yourself a remote starter button, it will make these starting tests so much easier,,,,,
2 for 2 great to see both of them bark into life. the fire show with the starting fluid on number 2 was impressive :D one of these days i want to grab up a old tracked dozer/loader project.
You need to get that crane installed before you go filling that workshop full of crap they are unbelievably useful plus I'm really looking forwards to seeing how your gonna get it up though apparently you can use those cranes to actually help install themselves. . . I want to see someone install one of those ponys into a go kart
Finding 2 of those pony motors in the same place, that actually run with a bit of work, is almost unheard of! Most of them have either been changed out for electric starters, or blown up for one reason or another. These are really the proper way to start a big Cat, especially in colder climates where you can spin the main engine slowly, to allow it to build oil pressure, and warm the block a bit before putting the fuel to it.😉 Nice work Matt!😄👍
"It is easier to accumulate stuff than to get rid of it." Paraphrased from Henry David Thoreau because I couldn't find the exact wording-but you get the idea. Enjoyed the video, Matt.
That loader in the background has Indian River on it. I grew up not far from there and fished endlessly on Burt Lake right there!! Beautiful area!! Keep up the great work!!
Love these resurrections. Hey Matt, one little tool I always found handy was a push button starter switch with alligator clip leads. I hated doing that flashing the wire against the positive stud. You can stand back a little from the engine and see what's going on.
What you called the "venturi tube" as actually called the emulation tube. Spend and extra 15 minutes and clean the mating surfaces of the carburetor halves and make a new gasket !
I couldn't or can't wait to hear those old engines fire up. Especially when there is so much prep work to get there and hear no knocking from the bottom end. You were lucky on that last one after it was in the scrap heap. "One mans junk is another man's treasure".
Hard to kill those pony motors. Haven't run one since the mid 70's. Really nice of the viewer to offer those to you. I am sure that they will not go to waste. Thanks for sharing.
My anxiety at the jump pack making its way slowly across the table was crazy, lol. When it fell, I twitched a little as if I could catch it, lol. Your excitement and getting these babies up and running is awesome. I have the same reaction. It never gets old.
Love the fact that people wrote these engines off as scrap, and Matt reaches into the grave and drags them back out.. “You’ve still got some life left in you yet!” Even the engine he doesn’t need, and is partially locked up gets fixed and forced to run once more.
I like the pony engine on my D7E. I rebuilt it several years ago and haven't had to do much to is since besides keeping the points in the mag cleaned up. I think it saves money in the long run without having to have huge batteries on the dozer that would only last a few years with the lack of running hours and sitting around most of the time.
For those that are unaware, a wire brush/wheel is most useful to remove Teflon tape from fittings. I've cleaned many a fitting this way in a small engine shop I worked at years ago.
Forget all that skill and all, I love Matts reaction when an engine actually starts up and lives!!! Matts laugh always has me cracking up! Keep up the good work Matt!
@@Dirt_mountain-earthworks Repeating yourself so many times might make Matt a touch, 😡😡😡😡🤬. We don't want to see Matt 😡😡 as might blow a Head Gasket 🤯. It could create a Domino effect with supporters of Diesel Creek! 😉😉😂🙏👍
A trick I've used with sticking needle valve is to sharpen a bamboo b-b-q skewer or chopstick to about 45°, dip in fine valve lap compound and redress the needle seat. Wash thoroughly after. Works great when ancient parts are unavailable or time prohibitive.
Very pleased when I got up today you had a new video. Needless to say, you have a vast audience for a reason, thanks and hope you continue. As a guy who loves anything mechanical and who got yelled at as a kid for taking stuff apart I sure appreciate watching and listening to you during your adventures.
So many cat pony motors ended up in scrap piles when direct start conversions became available. Most pony engine gear drives have overrun sprag clutches in them. All of the magnetos used on older small engines must be copper core wire, if you use carbon core wire you will have harder starting along with points issues. I learned that after having problems with wico magnetos on many of the Wisconsin engines.
Not sprags! That’s a typical direct electric starter drive technology. Caterpillar always used centrifugal latches to kick the pony pinion out of engagement with the diesel flywheel ring gear. I agree on the copper core wires, BUT I’ve had pretty good luck with the mags on CAT engines with whatever you can find laying around! Surprisingly, If you don’t pick up a bad one, most anything will work on them.
You know it really amazes me just how many people absolutely love to watch people like Matt fire off old motors and equipment. The views and likes youtubers get from these type videos is mind boggling
Love this old school big engine stuff. I had no idea they used a petrol pony motor to start a larger diesel engine. I love your genuine enthusiasm when the engine starts I had the same feeling it's alive ..... it's alive... Great content .
Old Soviet crawlers and dozers of the same era used 2-stroke pony engines. It's neat watching someone in Eastern Europe getting one started, the pony engines sound like big weed whackers/trimmers. :)
@@DieselCreek Can you finish the 1957 autocar truck before moving on to the D8 because we have been waiting for that project for years. Pls make your next video on the 57 because that truck is sweet!
Howdyyawl from the land down under.just watched your video. Being given those pony engines was a big bonus.getting them going is a bigger bonus. Fantastic, you've got the touch for mechanical units for sure. Thanks for sharing😊.
Lol.... I had that exact same thought when I started to watch the beginning of the video! It does look so tiny compared to the big, shinny new one! 😅🛠️🚜📐✏️
Always nice to have a spare on the shelf. You can install one and then rebuild the other at your leisure. , either for future use or to sell to someone who desperately needs one.
One of the culprits of the second pony engine smoking so badly is because you put quite a lot of penetrating oil in the cylinders. It'll probably run less smokey once all of that is burned off.
Thanks for my Saturday morning fix. I still remember going out to the strip mine in the freezing 5 am winter weather to manual crank the pony while grand dad would stick a burning rag in the intake to get the old girls fired off b4 school. You could always depend on the pony. Bill
I'll be honest Matt you have some really great human beings as followers. To have saved those 2 beautiful pieces of artwork form the scrap man, really great of your subscriber to have called you to come get those. Man that's just great to see.. I'm 31 minutes in and the second one so far looks like she needs a little work, but man I'm SURE it's nothing you can't handle. Worst case it's FULL of parts to save any other Pony Motors you come across in life! Great video this is GREAT to see!
@@DieselCreek You know what would be nice to take to the steam show??? The old 1957 autocar! Pls get to work on it soon we all want to see that thing restored!
38:22 heck, id pull it apart, lightly hone it, clean the rings with steel wool, and put it back together! It should be like a brand new engibe after 50 hours! Id love to have that ol engine! The was stuck one!
Great flyover! Love that new shop! I was yelling "JUMP PACK! JUMP PACK!" but I guess you couldn't hear me over the engine running. Nice guy to give you the pony engines. Not a lot of people like that around here. Thanks for taking us along! J.W. EDIT: Looks like you're going to float us a new video soon! OK...that was bad. I admit it.
Thats so awesome he gave you those motors and great job getting them running. Cant wait to see the dozer in operation. God bless you and wife. Love the videos.
"Did you guys see that flame ball....That was great!". Oh man, that's such a guy thing to say, absolutely classic. We like loud noises , small explosions and flame balls. We also much prefer to put out a fire by blowing on it. Also, if we cut our finger, the very first thing we do is put it in our mouth, for some bizarre reason, and then fix it with a chunk of paper towel and some duct tape. Wouldn't change any of it for the world.
Yep another one here with Diesel Creek bringing back the Saturday morning sitting in front of the TV vibe though showing my age a bit it was the animated Beatles, Wacky Racers and first season Scooby-Doo.
Forgot to mention.....I noticed the hydronic floor heat manifolds behind you. When you get a boiler connected you are gonna love the warm floor in the wintertime.
Congrats on a super find. Looking forward to seeing more. Man Wouldn't a crane be better than jury rigging with the fork truck. Lol Keep up the great work.
Awesome awesome job u did Matt on getting them running can't wait till the next video be safe and always be careful doing what you do each and every day buddy
Those are some cool little motors and they sound strong. I bet one of those would be a beast of a motor to use on a homemade tractor project or something similar to that. From the scrap heap to Diesel Creek, two more cast iron creatures have come back to life! Two thumbs up Matt! :)
The pony motors weren't designed to be long lasting, just like an electric starter motor is not for continuous use. Although the ponys can stand turning the diesel engine under compression and no fuel injection for five minutes or whatever it takes to build heat in the block, so the diesel fires right up. Watch Squatch253 starting his D3 and D2's. That's the way to do it
Matt u bringing those old pony motors back to life is awesome....it shows that someone still cares about the old equipment and making it run and operate like there new again thanks for the awesome video
Matt I've been trying to get you to reply to me with your email address so that I could reach out and do almost the same exact thing but not for pony engines and I'm about out of time so if you can reply with your email address asap please and thank you hope to talk soon
Oh! The sound of that mandolin reaching for the sky was sweet, this morning. Made me look froward to watching you poke through a couple of old ponies. 😎
Pony motors such as these were notorious for having fuel contaminated motor oil because historically they were not given the most love (periodic maintenance) and hence were often run with the choke on to keep the engine running just long enough to start the “big engine.” In the case of the Cat pony engine in general they were not the best designed engine and were fairly inexpensive back in the day as a result more often than not if the piece of equipment was part of a company’s fleet of equipment the pony motor maintenance was run it until the thing either physically broke (a fairly often occurrence) or refused to run regardless of how much ether the thing was sprayed down its throat hole. A neighbor of mine who is a spry 92 and can outwork still today most people in his gardens was heavy equipment operator until he retired at age 82 has told me the first big company he worked for used to replace the pony motors on their equipment yearly as a maintenance item. He said they would sell the ones that were still running good and scrap the ones that weren’t. I really didn’t understand why they did that until I watched Squatch’s series of videos on Cat pony motors and say what junk they were design wise and much less production wise. My neighbor said they still ran equipment with pony motors on them instead of converting them to electric start because they did a lot of work in remote areas and drug addicts, bums, and thieves would steal batteries almost instantly so equipment with pony motor were desirable because they didn’t need a good battery. He said they used to stick junk batteries in the equipment so the animals had something to steal. He also said they they would leave cans of bad fuel around job sites for them to steal along with a other “prank” to screw with the A, B &T as he said they called them in polite company
Well that was quite satisfying and well worth spending part of a lazy Saturday morning watching. Well done, Matt, and thanks to the fellow who hooked you up with these ponies. I'm sure with a little TLC that the second one will one day be ready to go to work.
One good thing about those 'L' head engines is if the valves do hang up they don't punch through the pistons. I cracked up when I saw all 4 open....yup, they were stuck all right!! I admire your persistence and ability to see worth where others see scrap metal. Although I don't blame people for scrapping things, there is a point where the cost of repair is prohibitive, its better to recycle the metal than have it laying around, slowly being reclaimed by our earth and looking sad and ugly all at the same time. That being said, I've Got to go...my 454 IH is needing some doctoring.
your knowledge and your skill to apply that knowledge to bring these old diesel engines back breathing again is awesome.. more valuable than you know....
What a lovely gentleman to donate two pony engines to the cause. Even better. two working pony motors. You have to love these old engines. They used to say all you need is fuel and spark. And pretty much true for these old things. Today that is a fraction of the story. All kinds of sensors. And the computer to run them. I know which I prefer.
Thanks!
That’s Scott!!
It's a Cat allright, it pushes everything of the table. 😊
😂😂 how right you are
Watching that jump pack slide across the pallet at 23 minutes while watching Matt ignore it made me want to jump for it to keep it from falling. 😁
Same! I'm like "oh god, that's gonna totally walk off the....yep, it did."
IKR...I was like that thing is gonna walk right off the table...LOL
the battery... the battery... Matt the battery... the bat... THE BATTERY, THE BATTERY, THE BAT... amen...
Oh yeah 👍... I was watching that and thought: 5... 4... 3... 2... LOL! 😂
I laugh because we've all probably had things vibrate off a bench, etc; from just a wrench, to a phone, etc. (And once saw a pancake compressor fall on a job site, which could've ended really, really, badly).
Cheers! (Great vid. I love it when old motors fire off again!)
I see I wasn't the only one. Anxiety level went through the roof. How about that palm hickey trying to starve the engine of oxygen
What a generous gentleman to gift you the pony engines! You have more than loyal subscribers, Matt. You have subscribers who support your restoration work by giving you hard-to-find parts and equipment. A big BRAVO to the gentleman who gave you the engines and other bits and pieces! Great video! Love, love these. Looking forward to the next videos. 👍👏✨😍❤
Well said!
"You have subscribers who support your restoration work by giving you hard-to-find parts and equipment.", 🤨, IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,?, 🤔, I also heard a rumor that Matt was doing sexual-favors for some of these items he needed, Matt's friend Watch-Wes-Work said Matt was escorted from the last Richie-Brothers auction, for repeatedly making inappropriate gestures at the auctioneer,✋😘🤚, Skinner-Back Mathew!.🤭
I totally agree! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
So many good people around….and we spend most of our time talking about the bad apples
@@timinclt7895 🙂👍
I enjoy every one of your resurrections and the smile when they first fire up. It must be far nicer in your dream shop than working under a tree.😃
It really is!
@@DieselCreek Matt! The shop is finally built! It looks great. But remember you promised as soon the shop was completed you would bring Eva to fix 57 autocar. Good job👍👍👍👍
We always stood with our pony motors. A diesel with a pony will start in just about any temp or weather conditions while the electric start machine always had issues in deep cold and long sitting. If its got a pony it will run.
You can tell how long he’s had those 2. Shop empty when they showed up. Shop almost set up when he “ fired” them.
Back in 1985 while attending the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, we were testing our 9 cylinder magnetos. Our group connected to the test board and watched the late great Joe Connors start spinning our magneto. At first you could see every individual spark. As it came up to speed there was nothing but a solid blue line of 9 continuous sparks. It was a terrifying sight to see. Just as we were being impressed with ourselves, one of the wires jumped off and attached itself to a guy's belt buckle.
You should have seen him jumping around like a monkey, hollering at the top of his lungs. That's a day none of us will ever forget. Especially Mark B.
Those moments of Matt’s excitement followed by tools, jump pack, and cans of ether flying everywhere is awesome!
Matt - your child-like enthusiasm every time you get something to run the first time is so infectious!!!! Do yourself a big favor, either buy or build yourself a remote starter button, it will make these starting tests so much easier,,,,,
2 for 2 great to see both of them bark into life. the fire show with the starting fluid on number 2 was impressive :D one of these days i want to grab up a old tracked dozer/loader project.
Do it!!! They need saving!
Fantastic results ! 🐴 Two Rebuildable ponys . Great Video. Thanks
As someone else mentioned, you need to get that crane installed in the workshop.
agreed!
You need to get that crane installed before you go filling that workshop full of crap they are unbelievably useful plus I'm really looking forwards to seeing how your gonna get it up though apparently you can use those cranes to actually help install themselves. . . I want to see someone install one of those ponys into a go kart
WOOHOOOOO!!!!! I am really excited to see the restoration videos. I sure hope it's worth saving. The D8 is mean!
You and me both!
@@DieselCreek Before you restore the d8 remember that poor old 1957 autocar project. Pls make the 1957 your priority . Thanks
Finding 2 of those pony motors in the same place, that actually run with a bit of work, is almost unheard of! Most of them have either been changed out for electric starters, or blown up for one reason or another. These are really the proper way to start a big Cat, especially in colder climates where you can spin the main engine slowly, to allow it to build oil pressure, and warm the block a bit before putting the fuel to it.😉 Nice work Matt!😄👍
I was just going out the door for groceries BUT not now. When a Diesel Creek Video comes out everything gets put on hold!
"It is easier to accumulate stuff than to get rid of it." Paraphrased from Henry David Thoreau because I couldn't find the exact wording-but you get the idea. Enjoyed the video, Matt.
Getting those 2 pony motors made my day and by the look on Matt’s face his too. Another great video.
Glad you enjoyed
@@DieselCreek Any update on the 1957 autocar? A lot of want you to start working on it. Now you even have a shop
Good deal. You got your two pony motors now. Set them over to the side. Great parts to have for free
You have the Best intro, outro, and bumper music of any TH-camr! I look forward to your videos each week. Keep up the outstanding work!
Thanks! Will do!
Can't wait to see what that big wheeled toy is in the background is gonna be.. Hope to see it soon.
You are a wizard at getting those motors to run! Best wishes...... and be careful!
Quality old school American engineering. 👍
Always looking forward to Saturday mornings with coffee and diesel creek
Enjoy!
That loader in the background has Indian River on it. I grew up not far from there and fished endlessly on Burt Lake right there!! Beautiful area!!
Keep up the great work!!
Very cool!
Love these resurrections. Hey Matt, one little tool I always found handy was a push button starter switch with alligator clip leads. I hated doing that flashing the wire against the positive stud. You can stand back a little from the engine and see what's going on.
What you called the "venturi tube" as actually called the emulation tube.
Spend and extra 15 minutes and clean the mating surfaces of the carburetor halves and make a new gasket !
Rest easy my friend, you couldn't do a bad video, or at least not from all I've watched so far.
I couldn't or can't wait to hear those old engines fire up. Especially when there is so much prep work to get there and hear no knocking from the bottom end. You were lucky on that last one after it was in the scrap heap. "One mans junk is another man's treasure".
Hard to kill those pony motors. Haven't run one since the mid 70's. Really nice of the viewer to offer those to you. I am sure that they will not go to waste. Thanks for sharing.
42:16 That appears to be a made in the USA StarCraft boat, from the 60s. If it is, I had one them, they're good little boats.
My anxiety at the jump pack making its way slowly across the table was crazy, lol. When it fell, I twitched a little as if I could catch it, lol. Your excitement and getting these babies up and running is awesome. I have the same reaction. It never gets old.
Love the fact that people wrote these engines off as scrap, and Matt reaches into the grave and drags them back out.. “You’ve still got some life left in you yet!” Even the engine he doesn’t need, and is partially locked up gets fixed and forced to run once more.
Seeing the loader in the background made me smile as Indian River is in my neck of the woods! Amazing how equipment makes it way around the country.😊
I love seeing old engines come back to life. I guess I need to get busy on the many projects I have sitting in the shop 😁
I like the pony engine on my D7E. I rebuilt it several years ago and haven't had to do much to is since besides keeping the points in the mag cleaned up. I think it saves money in the long run without having to have huge batteries on the dozer that would only last a few years with the lack of running hours and sitting around most of the time.
Agreed
For those that are unaware, a wire brush/wheel is most useful to remove Teflon tape from fittings. I've cleaned many a fitting this way in a small engine shop I worked at years ago.
Poor jump pack, couldnt bare being ignored any longer. R.I.P jump pack June, 17, 2023
Forget all that skill and all, I love Matts reaction when an engine actually starts up and lives!!! Matts laugh always has me cracking up! Keep up the good work Matt!
Glad you enjoy it!
@@DieselCreek I enjoy when you bring your wife along with you and fix the 1957 autocar project that we have been waiting on
@@Dirt_mountain-earthworks
Repeating yourself so many times might make Matt a touch, 😡😡😡😡🤬. We don't want to see Matt 😡😡 as might blow a Head Gasket 🤯. It could create a Domino effect with supporters of Diesel Creek! 😉😉😂🙏👍
A trick I've used with sticking needle valve is to sharpen a bamboo b-b-q skewer or chopstick to about 45°, dip in fine valve lap compound and redress the needle seat. Wash thoroughly after. Works great when ancient parts are unavailable or time prohibitive.
Very pleased when I got up today you had a new video. Needless to say, you have a vast audience for a reason, thanks and hope you continue. As a guy who loves anything mechanical and who got yelled at as a kid for taking stuff apart I sure appreciate watching and listening to you during your adventures.
As Peg would say yoooou ain't gotta worry about a few flames just spray some more Cosby sauce on it
Looks like a job for your bridge crane! 👆
So many cat pony motors ended up in scrap piles when direct start conversions became available. Most pony engine gear drives have overrun sprag clutches in them.
All of the magnetos used on older small engines must be copper core wire, if you use carbon core wire you will have harder starting along with points issues. I learned that after having problems with wico magnetos on many of the Wisconsin engines.
Not sprags! That’s a typical direct electric starter drive technology. Caterpillar always used centrifugal latches to kick the pony pinion out of engagement with the diesel flywheel ring gear.
I agree on the copper core wires, BUT I’ve had pretty good luck with the mags on CAT engines with whatever you can find laying around! Surprisingly, If you don’t pick up a bad one, most anything will work on them.
I always enjoy your reaction when things go right.
I like the proper terms: crank, start, run, !!
WOW that was great very good of buddy to give you them and now we know they are runners .Well done sir Matt thank you for sharing
Brilliant footage as per,2 more relics saved from the scrap heap..nice1 Matt..👍
Matt is back on his Saturday morning schedule NICE!!!
Sunday mornings with coffee is so great 😂
Heads up its mornin Mat 😅
Midnight over here in Nz can't wait to see more over the D8
Thank the maker he's regular again!
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You know it really amazes me just how many people absolutely love to watch people like Matt fire off old motors and equipment. The views and likes youtubers get from these type videos is mind boggling
Watching these videos are really motivating me to try to fix stuff like this myself.
It's lovely when an old engine comes to life I am the same as you 👍
Love this old school big engine stuff. I had no idea they used a petrol pony motor to start a larger diesel engine. I love your genuine enthusiasm when the engine starts I had the same feeling it's alive ..... it's alive... Great content .
Thanks for watching!
Old Soviet crawlers and dozers of the same era used 2-stroke pony engines. It's neat watching someone in Eastern Europe getting one started, the pony engines sound like big weed whackers/trimmers. :)
@@DieselCreek Can you finish the 1957 autocar truck before moving on to the D8 because we have been waiting for that project for years. Pls make your next video on the 57 because that truck is sweet!
Like Frankenstein with the monster lol.
I wonder if you have a serious infatuation with Auto Cars😂😂😂😂 not that it's a bad thing.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😉
Howdyyawl from the land down under.just watched your video. Being given those pony engines was a big bonus.getting them going is a bigger bonus. Fantastic, you've got the touch for mechanical units for sure. Thanks for sharing😊.
Gosh you’re new shed makes the old one look tiny another great video cheers
Lol.... I had that exact same thought when I started to watch the beginning of the video! It does look so tiny compared to the big, shinny new one! 😅🛠️🚜📐✏️
Always nice to have a spare on the shelf. You can install one and then rebuild the other at your leisure. , either for future use or to sell to someone who desperately needs one.
Watching from AUS love it been following from the start 👍
I wish I lived in America and I could meet Matt in person, as well as visit his workshop! Matt is a inspirational and proper guy!
One of the culprits of the second pony engine smoking so badly is because you put quite a lot of penetrating oil in the cylinders. It'll probably run less smokey once all of that is burned off.
Thanks for my Saturday morning fix. I still remember going out to the strip mine in the freezing 5 am winter weather to manual crank the pony while grand dad would stick a burning rag in the intake to get the old girls fired off b4 school. You could always depend on the pony. Bill
Matt's manaical laugh is always a bonus...means things are barking off
I've always loved this setup. Using an electric starter to start the engine that's the starter for the big engine. It's like a Russian nesting doll.
I'll be honest Matt you have some really great human beings as followers. To have saved those 2 beautiful pieces of artwork form the scrap man, really great of your subscriber to have called you to come get those. Man that's just great to see.. I'm 31 minutes in and the second one so far looks like she needs a little work, but man I'm SURE it's nothing you can't handle. Worst case it's FULL of parts to save any other Pony Motors you come across in life! Great video this is GREAT to see!
Thanks for this have never never seen a pony motor out of a vehicle.
Another great revival, nice to have folks that will donate pieces to keep your old iron fresh and usable!! Great video man!!
Thanks 👍
@@DieselCreek You know what would be nice to take to the steam show??? The old 1957 autocar! Pls get to work on it soon we all want to see that thing restored!
I was counting down for the battery pack fall as well😅
We all watched that battery pack going "is he going to notice, is he, well is he.....?"
38:22 heck, id pull it apart, lightly hone it, clean the rings with steel wool, and put it back together! It should be like a brand new engibe after 50 hours! Id love to have that ol engine! The was stuck one!
Great flyover! Love that new shop! I was yelling "JUMP PACK! JUMP PACK!" but I guess you couldn't hear me over the engine running. Nice guy to give you the pony engines. Not a lot of people like that around here. Thanks for taking us along! J.W. EDIT: Looks like you're going to float us a new video soon! OK...that was bad. I admit it.
Thats so awesome he gave you those motors and great job getting them running. Cant wait to see the dozer in operation. God bless you and wife. Love the videos.
Love your videos Matt ❤
Hope you make more video about your draglines
More to come!
"Did you guys see that flame ball....That was great!". Oh man, that's such a guy thing to say, absolutely classic. We like loud noises , small explosions and flame balls. We also much prefer to put out a fire by blowing on it. Also, if we cut our finger, the very first thing we do is put it in our mouth, for some bizarre reason, and then fix it with a chunk of paper towel and some duct tape. Wouldn't change any of it for the world.
Love the Saturday morning videos Matt reminds me of waking up as a kid watching the powerblock on tv!
THAT is exactly what Im going for!!!!! I loved powerblock!!! hahaha
Yep another one here with Diesel Creek bringing back the Saturday morning sitting in front of the TV vibe though showing my age a bit it was the animated Beatles, Wacky Racers and first season Scooby-Doo.
@@DieselCreek you just need a hot co host like Courtney Hanson 😂
Yup, fond memories for woofing down Sugary Cereal to Road Runner Cartoons!!!
@@DieselCreek When are you going to start restoring the autocar can u pls start soon
24:37 that's why you ALWAYS have a fire extinguisher on hand even if there's no fire, you can starve an engine of oxygen with one if it won't shut off
These engines are sooo well designed. Can you determine based on serial numbers how old these engines are?
Don’t think the ponies ever had serial numbers. But the castings should have NUMERALCOD casting dates on them.
Forgot to mention.....I noticed the hydronic floor heat manifolds behind you. When you get a boiler connected you are gonna love the warm floor in the wintertime.
Congrats on a super find.
Looking forward to seeing more.
Man
Wouldn't a crane be better than jury rigging with the fork truck.
Lol
Keep up the great work.
You got that right!
07:00 new Zealand time, Sunday the 18th. Let's go 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Awesome awesome job u did Matt on getting them running can't wait till the next video be safe and always be careful doing what you do each and every day buddy
Shop floor looks nice and clean... Maybe Peg at Zip Ties is jealous? 😁😁
Of the floor and both my legs
Those are some cool little motors and they sound strong. I bet one of those would be a beast of a motor to use on a homemade tractor project or something similar to that. From the scrap heap to Diesel Creek, two more cast iron creatures have come back to life! Two thumbs up Matt! :)
The pony motors weren't designed to be long lasting, just like an electric starter motor is not for continuous use. Although the ponys can stand turning the diesel engine under compression and no fuel injection for five minutes or whatever it takes to build heat in the block, so the diesel fires right up. Watch Squatch253 starting his D3 and D2's. That's the way to do it
WOW, Matt !! That pony engine started up instantly !! Good job, Buddy !! Love your reaction when something works right away !!
Matt u bringing those old pony motors back to life is awesome....it shows that someone still cares about the old equipment and making it run and operate like there new again thanks for the awesome video
There's nothing I like more than seeing old iron resurrected! Rock on!
Matt, another great video. Even though I don't do much mechanical work anymore, I really enjoy your channel and content!
Matt I've been trying to get you to reply to me with your email address so that I could reach out and do almost the same exact thing but not for pony engines and I'm about out of time so if you can reply with your email address asap please and thank you hope to talk soon
Can't complain about free. That's awesome. I was a little concerned when the starting fluid lit up from several points, lol. Atleast they both ran.
Oh! The sound of that mandolin reaching for the sky was sweet, this morning. Made me look froward to watching you poke through a couple of old ponies. 😎
Glad you enjoyed it!
Those old trucks and equipment are eye candy. 42:47
Can’t get enough of your content Matt!!!!
Pony motors such as these were notorious for having fuel contaminated motor oil because historically they were not given the most love (periodic maintenance) and hence were often run with the choke on to keep the engine running just long enough to start the “big engine.” In the case of the Cat pony engine in general they were not the best designed engine and were fairly inexpensive back in the day as a result more often than not if the piece of equipment was part of a company’s fleet of equipment the pony motor maintenance was run it until the thing either physically broke (a fairly often occurrence) or refused to run regardless of how much ether the thing was sprayed down its throat hole. A neighbor of mine who is a spry 92 and can outwork still today most people in his gardens was heavy equipment operator until he retired at age 82 has told me the first big company he worked for used to replace the pony motors on their equipment yearly as a maintenance item. He said they would sell the ones that were still running good and scrap the ones that weren’t. I really didn’t understand why they did that until I watched Squatch’s series of videos on Cat pony motors and say what junk they were design wise and much less production wise. My neighbor said they still ran equipment with pony motors on them instead of converting them to electric start because they did a lot of work in remote areas and drug addicts, bums, and thieves would steal batteries almost instantly so equipment with pony motor were desirable because they didn’t need a good battery. He said they used to stick junk batteries in the equipment so the animals had something to steal. He also said they they would leave cans of bad fuel around job sites for them to steal along with a other “prank” to screw with the A, B &T as he said they called them in polite company
Well that was quite satisfying and well worth spending part of a lazy Saturday morning watching. Well done, Matt, and thanks to the fellow who hooked you up with these ponies. I'm sure with a little TLC that the second one will one day be ready to go to work.
What A BARGAIN! Nice video Matt!
Matt, I like your enthusiasm when those engines fire off. I'm happy for you, and ity shows you love what your doing.
One good thing about those 'L' head engines is if the valves do hang up they don't punch through the pistons. I cracked up when I saw all 4 open....yup, they were stuck all right!! I admire your persistence and ability to see worth where others see scrap metal. Although I don't blame people for scrapping things, there is a point where the cost of repair is prohibitive, its better to recycle the metal than have it laying around, slowly being reclaimed by our earth and looking sad and ugly all at the same time. That being said, I've Got to go...my 454 IH is needing some doctoring.
your knowledge and your skill to apply that knowledge to bring these old diesel engines back breathing again is awesome.. more valuable than you know....
I wish I had a pony engine too! Oh, wait I live in a condo they might frown upon that! LOL Cool video so far!
I have said it before. You have the best intros on TH-cam. Cheers from 🇨🇦
Thanks 👍
Nice, neat video and good job reviving those ponies! So great to see you in the new shop, knocking the projects out!
What a lovely gentleman to donate two pony engines to the cause. Even better. two working pony motors. You have to love these old engines. They used to say all you need is fuel and spark. And pretty much true for these old things. Today that is a fraction of the story. All kinds of sensors. And the computer to run them. I know which I prefer.