Yes you can never have too much air even if you need to run air tools like a 1inch impact gun with 3/8 line or I believe some come in 1inch also good for sandblasting
Hey brother. I used to work on those IR machines back in the 80s and 90s when I was a heavy equipment mechanic. That pull tee handle is the engine stop. It pulls the fuel rail to no-fuel, needs to be all the way in. Yes even 1 stuck injector will be a runaway on the whole rack! You will never forget the excitment lol. They stopped using the intake shut off flappers because when they slammed shut, the engine would just suck the seals out of the blower and keep running. Bypass button: three safety switches in series, air-end temp, engine water temp, oil pressure switch. The oil pressure switch is open obviously until engine running, so you have to hold that button until oil pressure builds. Those old machines used the "butterfly" intake/throttle system. it does work, but all those linkages get worn out, especially the Heim joints. there are diaphragms in the unit near the compressor intake, they prob need replacing. When you start the engine, throttle and air end are at full open. Once air pressure builds to the "low pressure setpoint", then it levels off (throttle). That little mechanical button above the throttle stop is a valve, it allows the compressor to full pressure (about 120psi). Air ends can use ATF Dexron 2, factory approved. I think those old machines used like a 10W non det. Those off-highway Detroits are spec'd for full thruttle, little different cams etc than road engines. But still use many same parts. That's my quick brain download LOL. machine look well taken care of, trust me. Those were used a lot in drilling mining quarries. Lookup the IR ECM350 track drill. All air powered track type drill rig. those things literaly built the USA. God Bless.
12/28/24..2day: very big IR air compressor (800+? CFM?)..kinda rusty outside..but your skills & positive attitude can retro this big unit into a fabulous Sand Blaster! Stay safe Matt & carry on!👍👍👍🔩🔧⚙️✅️🍺😊
"Fixing your air compressor with your air compressor". All I could think of is Hank Hill using his small can of WD-40 to open his large can of WD-40.... Priceless!
Had to comment that after watching you for years, with this video I have finished watching EVERY video you've ever uploaded! No joke. And the best part is that I'm an attorney and work in finance and have nothing to do with heavy construction equipment or diesel engines in my day to day life. Been supporting you for years and genuinely excited for your growth and success.
Hey Matt I’m pretty familiar with them types of compressors and a guru on detroits. That Detroit you got has a break back rack, see all them springs on the rack, when an injector sticks or hangs up it allows that portion of the rack to stay still while the others still control to prevent a runaway, newer design. The compressor does have a lot going on. The oil tank is also the air pressure tank, that oil has to be very specific, only use shell corena oil. You can use iso 68 but you gotta drain and refill it, they shouldn’t mix. But factory is shell corena. Those compressors have a butterfly valve after the air cleaner going into the compressor intake, the butterfly valve is controlled off the unloader. When you reach the set pressure of the unloader the butterfly should shut and only have a small gap to still build air pressure while running but not enough to build pressure. There should also be a tank vent when it’s running or shuts off you’ll hear air draining fast, that’s normal. The butterfly could be stuck or jammed up. Probably linkage or cable controlled on it. Should also be a clearance gap on it, usually you’ll see a piece of 1/2in key stock dangling next to it, thats used to stick between the lever and the stop to set and check the gap. I’d focus hard on the butterfly system first. Those other tanks mights be a reserve but they also might be the separator filters for the compressor. That compressor will use oil over time cause the oil tank is also the air tank, your gonna have to top it off every so often, just keep it in the sight glass. Those thanks also get very very hot from the air and oil so make sure there’s no trash or nests around it. If the coolant has oil sludge in it, most likely the engine oil cooler, they did have problems in the day cracking and leaking oil into the coolant since oil pressure is higher than coolant pressure, but when it was cold and off it’d leak some into the engine. Keep an eye on it. Check the blowoff valve on the tank too, it’s a kunkle valve and it’s set to blow off at really high pressure in case of a compressor runaway. Hope to see you get it all straight, love seeing the detroits get saved, they have a near and dear place in my heart. I could give you contact info if you ever need help or advice on them compressors or detroits. Love the videos Matt and thank you for lol that you do!
Something we did with our 8v71's is pull the stop cable out for 15 or 20 sec. then push it in to start. Something else we did if a Jimmy ran out of fuel was pour a little 30w motor oil in the manual fuel pump to get enough suction to pull fuel to the injectors. Good job getting it to run.
100% what Austin said>> check load\ Unload valve on compressor , check 24v actuator (mod motor) & linkages with machine off .....probably seized. Later IR had electric Solenoid valves . you should hear the differance in engine note under load. Watch the air pressure when loading & be ready to pull the stop. Have fun
Surprisingly enough, my buddy is the engineer for these. Bobcat now owns the rights for them. The screw part of the compressor is still made in-house in Statesville, NC. Also, great video!
This is pretty much the same set up used at the traveling fairs that did the County fairs when I was a young boy 11-12 years old. The exception being that instead of an air compressor hoses Detroit diesels ran generators to power the electrical needs of the rides and lights and cooking by the fair vendors. I didn’t ride he rides or play the carnival games oh no, I went to where the generators were running and stood there by those roaring Detroit Diesels until my daddy finally found me and dragged me back to the family. Nothing has ever mesmerized me to the extent of a hard working getting the work done Detroit Diesel. Well, one exception is steam locomotives chugging and getting the job done.
The company i was working for in 1979 got the same machine new in 79. We took the wheel off and mounted ours on a Kenworth truck for the road crew, they ran jack hammers and a rock drill with it. It was a good machine no real problems.
I was a sandblaster in the shipyards on the East Coast of Va .we used these types of compressor. We used 3 in hammer locked fittings on the output side . It can power 4 blasters using 1 1/2 blast lines. And in the winter. The person Manning the pressure pot would sit in side the door of the compressor to keep warm. Definitely needed hearing protection.
I was a co-op student working for Detroit Diesel Allison between 1983 and 1988. This was in the main plant complex that built the engines since the start of production in the 1930s. It was an amazing, filthy, cavernous time capsule---over a million square feet. The older engine lines were made the same way with the same equipment with very little in the way of electronics or computers running things. This was part of my engineering degree from GMI (formerly General Motors Institute but by the time I went there, General Motors had set the school free and it was no longer owned and run by GM. The plant was like its own city, with multiple cafeterias. The engineering center was on the Detroit, MI, side, the plant was on the Redford, MI, side, so if you worked in the engineering center you paid some hefty City of Detroit income taxes. I feel fortunate to have worked there at that time during the last part of American automotive engineering.
Penske Power Detroit diesel. I worked on so many marine and gen sets trucks etc . Series 60 1989 intro changed all diesel engines for the better. Still excellent 👍
@worldcrap12 Charles Kettering GM AC Delco . Invented electric start air-conditioning Auto electric. The Zephyr Diesel electric train which ended steam power. Invented Sperry Kettering bug first drone aircraft weapon . Amazing genius. Was behind development of Detroit diesel engines.
Knew this was a GMI tale as soon as I heard "co-op" and DDA in the same sentence. My dad was a GMI grad but went into Truck & Coach. I'm too young to have seen DDA in its prime, only what's left in Redford during the Daimler ownership.
Reading the comments I feel like we have an opportunty for one of these mechanics to come out to the farm and tinker on something with you. I am sure some of the fans here would love the chance to spend some time, hang out, and drink a beer. Something you should think about in the future maybe. Be sure to have them sign a waiver, not everthing done on this channel is OSHA approved.
Don’t listen to them negative comments. Most of the time the people that leave negative comments are jealous and drunk plus they just like to hate on others. I like your auctions videos and reviving old machinery.
Perhaps Matt it is more than time to install some form of exhaust fan for running equipment in the shop. Maybe enclosed fan with a long flex tube with a snorkel on the end that can be moved or positioned near the muffler exhaust. That would also allow you to keep doors closed and not lose heat
i ve put some tubes in the floor, on diverent spots in the workshop, a hose with connector inside and a fan outside, works verry well with my crane which i think could be his problem.
reminds me of my first day at my "pipeline" job. had a 14 ply tire come off the bead on the triple axle hdd trailer and I showed the mobile mechanic for the company how to use ether to pop the bead back on. nice guy, was there for a few years before I started. probably not osha approved but got the job done
Ah, the old 6V53. I remember working on these when I was an M113 operator in the Army. Those racks don't need to sit long to lock up or sit at all. Sometimes, they just do whatever the hell they want whenever the hell they want. Other than that, those things were pretty bulletproof. Love to see this.
I certainly understand what you're saying with whatever & whenever They decide to give operators a surprise. & every time it's a blasted curse to respond and shut the mongrel down. Fundamentally excellent for industrial use you need a man with plenty of energy to be on hand while they're starting and working rather than a guy who'll just walk away slowly while it overheats and destructs. But this thing looks new inside under the covers, the oil was mint?
I was thinking the same, also funny how if you look at those things wrong they fall out but this one had a grip and didn't want to go...lol. only on DC...
I worked for a chemical company and we had a bunch of those for emergency plant air and it uses Dexron ll for compressor lube. Don't worry about running flat out cold, we had them set for years and when we needed them it might be 5* below zero and they wound fire up with half a can of either and run against the governor stone cold for hours or even days, it will throttle down slightly when up to pressure just make sure to hit the full pressure button above the throttle stop after start. When I was working construction we had a bunch of SullAir 185's and IR 140's but when we were sandblasting bridges or water tanks we broke out our Barber-Greene 1050's. 6V92T's running flat out for hours was really something to hear. You could hear that exhaust note for a mile.
Pulling up on a Ventrac to show up that comment with a 750 CFM compressor is insane lmao. Thanks for another video, Matt! Great to see how far your channel/life has come since I started watching all those years ago now.
Matt. Your air compressor. I have worked on many of them. When you first start one it will make you gtab the panic button. They are made to start and go wide open and scream about 5 to 10 minutes until the air tanks fill up and then it will idle down. Let it run and watch the air pressure guage. It will idle around 180 psi or maybe a little more. There isnt a good way to let it idle first till it warms up. That WOT is crazy but that's just how they are made. As a life long mechanic that has always drove me crazy but it is how all compressors work.
We used to use them exact compressors for drilling. They’d be towed behind a beetle drill and then dropped and had a 100ft hose to run the drill. Extremely loud all day. They were phased out for modern ingersoll dm30 drills. They’re used at the paint shop at that company still today. Glad to see another one still exists.
In the mid 1990's I hauled a LOT of those same exact 750cfm compressors for a local rental company. I hauled them to various rental customers with my 50-ton tandem wrecker. I would leave the tow bar (tongue) in the folded up position, then fork the "hay wagon" axle on the compressor with my under-lift and pick that end up off the ground. I was basically "towing" it just like I would tow a semi tractor from the front axle. I could haul ass down the highway with no worry. It was the perfect way to deliver those things to tight job sites.
Blowing a tire back on the rim with ether will always be one of my favorite party tricks. I helped a friend get his boat going a couple years ago and got the flat tire back on the rim to get it into the shade, and he'd never seen someone do that before. I was like. wait 'till you see me do it to a tractor tire, then it gets real exciting. And as for the coolant in the exhaust manifold, a lot of the gensets I used to build and service had them because it both keeps the manifolds from getting too hot inside the enclosure, and helps speed up the engine warming up. Which is part of the reason why the radiator is so big. Though, I think you'd love to see some of the bigger units I worked on, 4000kva and above, now those are some big radiators. 200+ gallons of coolant, so I think it's kind of adorable you think that's a big radiator.
What a deal. I like the way you explain things you know - unstick any injectors before starting. You are a wealth of info, and a darn good mechanic. Love all your videos.
“No body cares….so worker harder” that is a good Diesel Creek theme or YT claim to fame. Matt you are a good educator and “diesel engine whisperer!”. I always enjoy your projects, filming, editing and content! Keep them coming in 2025. I would much rather watch you than follow the wars and politics.
That was one of the coolest revive machines you've done yet. You should maybe think about cutting in a huge exhaust fan up in your gable ends. Then you wouldn't have to open your door. Exhaust fan on one end and louver flappers on the other. Great video as usual Matt keep em coming!
A exhaust fume extractor was what I was thinking too! Would also be pretty easy to do by yourself, just get some aluminium or steel piping for a stove exhaust, a cheap metal inline fan and some flex piping with a funnel. Hang the Flex Pipe with a springloaded rope from the ceiling, so you are flexibel to use it, without it laying in your feet.
I am always surprised that i never see anyone backflush a radiator when dealing with old machinery in TH-cam land. It might be a messy job, but gee it is so simple to do. Just drop the bottom hose, wrap your garden hose in rags and wedge it in the radiator, take the cap and top hose off, and turn the garden hose on full bore until what comes out the top is clean. It will make a big difference to the cooling system.
Used to own an IR750 for sandblasting concrete pools. Man on man, that baby put out some air volume. We loved it because it increased production and decreased slag/abrasive consumption. Great machines. And they sound like a jet engine when you blast with them. Great show Matt!
Matt, You said it at the beginning, you have to PUSH the Service Air button to build up full pressure......also, smoke or heat in the oil tank may indicate the air seperator element needs replaced. They CAN catch fire inside the oil tank and that is a REAL problem.
@@RobertFayI’ll try to explain this as best as I can. The solenoid is what I believe is a nason temperature sensor. 95% of our Detroit’s had the sensor mounted in a water jacket. There were a few of our 16v-92T and 16v-149 T that had this setup. Me personally I was not a big fan of this setup. I would have generators shut down for high temp from just shutting it down for a min and restarting. I would eliminate this setup and install the sensor directly int a water jacket like the rest of the generators we had. However from what the old timers said were that this was the preferred method the sensors that were mounted in the water jacket would not shut the engine down in time (if you lost all the coolant from hose popping off) and would cause engine damage.
@@DavidDwyer-n2w *- Thank you for the details.* *- Your kind effort straightened out my thinking.* *- I latched onto the idea of how old Cat pony motors heated up the intake manifold for deep cold climate use* *- That lead me into imagining a way to get the oil temp up after learning about the no-idle and high rpm settings other knowable mechanics mentioned about compressor systems.*
@@RobertFay The way they worked is the coolant actually flowed around the temperature switch to cool it from heat from the exhaust. As soon as you lost coolant flow the temperature rapidly rises and trips the switch. Much quicker than a switch in the water jacket somewhere.
We all have something to look forward to now that Trump was elected and took the House, the Senate and the popular vote. Americans are excited as to the positive things that await us.
Matt, I have a non-explosive tip for inflating a broken rim seal tire. Take length of rope somewhat longer than the circumference of the tire. Tie a loop knot on each end of the rope. Wrap the rope around the tire. Try to keep it as close to center line, as possible. Run a tool handle or heavy rod through the loops on the ends of the rope and start twisting the rope. As the twists start tightening it compresses the treads center line and forces the sidewalls out to meet the rim. Start inflating. If you hear air escaping, tighten the twist some more. You'll know when it starts taking air. As soon as you see it taking air, stop and back off the twists. You don't want to fully inflate, as it may force the twists to loosen under pressure and throw your tool or rod, in a dangerous direction. Obviously, this won't work for heavy equipment tires (unless you have gorilla strength) but it works great for medium & light duty tires and you want to keep your eyebrows.
I mean what you're talking about is a lot of work. Spray and light is just too easy plus don't put a whole can of starting fluid . Use common sense and you'll be fine
@@briscoesjug1026 my way sounds like a lot of work, because I listed every single step but once you do it it's quite easy and low risk. Right or wrong, I just offered an alternative method.
That is the cleanest Valve train I have ever seen on a used engine of any kind Thst is impressive from a mechanics point of view Matt just wow 😮 33:14 @Diesel Creek
Hey Matt, I have a machine of the same vintage (Ingersoll Rand P-250) with similar controls. The safety bypass is pressed first on startup and held while cranking until the engine is running and has full operating oil pressure. The compressor makes 40 psi at idle and throttles up when the service air button is pushed. All valves on the discharge manifold should be closed when you start. The unloader you hear is training the compressor and manifold pressure after shut down.
Love all your videos. Before watching this one, I recommend asking your followers what they would like to see most. My bet is seeing the overhead crane put together.
I sandblasted with one of those for 17 years their really good compressor. Between the fly wheel and the compressor their is a rubber that joins them together and the engine will spin without the compressor will smoke and smell like burnt rubber nice unit brings back good memories 👍
The guy who sandblased my uncle's silos(5 x 20 meter floor, 1 - 2meters high inside measures each. Two of them) used a similar, if slightly more modern compressor. Took him a couple of days. Then the vacuuming and finally 2pack epoxy sealer. The noise... even at his house nearly 100meters away, was... a good excuse to be somewhere else entirely! The dust cloud was EPIC! Ensilation uses acids(Formic acid, in 20L can was common back when I first worked on his farm, and farmers ordered them by the pallet load... ) and it really eats into the concrete so if the sealer is damaged, you need to strip it, clean the concrete and reapply sealer, and you don't just do a patch. Anyway, sandblasting large structures is one of the main uses for these 'fun size' compressors. I really, really agree on the batteries. Not necessarily that exact size, but ONE size and stud-top. I can't imagine how annyoing it is for big machine shops or contractors to have to stock so many different batteries(They never do, they all rely on the local shops... ) or for the supplier who has to stock so many weird sizes. If they could reduce the storage they could either have a smaller warehouse(cheaper) or stock other useful items in the same space.
with the wanting to go back to warmer weather, the call out to that one user, and the wheelie with the skid steer while the door is closing, I think Matt is finally losing it
It’s awesome how the leaves on your trees come back during the cold days of winter. That should make us all optimistic that spring is quickly on its way……
It was me lol. I owned pipeline coating crew. I run a 850 cfm for two pots, or two manned hose nozzles. All about the nozzel Matt. Production 110 / 125 psi at the nozzel with a no# 7 venturi nozzle. Profile how rough the steel is so the coating hangs on it.
@@andrewormerod2780 My union crew would run 150 psi at the nozzel (#7), blasting inside oil storage tanks. 4 hours on with a hour off. Times two and get paid 12 hours. We teach you how to hold that hose and use your body weight not your arms. And we always used a whip on the end of our hi pressure blastlines
Hi from England , when i was a kid i remember an old man ran around 10 , 16 ton tipper trucks there wasnt any anti freeze at that time you had to drain the rad every night and refill in the morning . that was not working for him so he filled all the trucks up with Parafin ( keroseen ) . I started working on trucks after i left school and washing parts with Parafin was the norm . one day this owner driver came with all the brown water coming out the rad it was over heating . I told him thats about a weeks work sending the rad away etc., or Ill fill it with Parafin and come back in a week and i will fill it up with antifreeze , yes it worked fine no more problems . years latter i welded 8x6" shit trap tanks under the diesel tanks , this created a automatic cleaning system that only needed movement to work , taking all the water and dirt out and all i had to do was drain the crap into a bucket once a year . protecting the pump and injectors from damage and not changing the filter till i could feel her tugging a bit ...
I absolutely fell out laughing at the Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor more power grunt reference and clip from "Home Improvement"!! I never missed an episode of that show. Tim Allen's comedy has kept me in stitches for years now! My brother's name was Tim and he loved building and repairing just about anything. He honorably also took on the title "The Tool Man". By the by...handsome haircut there 👍👍
Ingersoll Rand compressors are great units!! Worked for a company that had several (both stationary and portable) and they were always very reliable. Get that rust removed and get some paint on that IR stat!! Good luck with this project!!
We hired a Navy vet - a submariner - to work as a dyno test engineer. He had been the chief engineer on one of the last Diesel-powered submarines in active service. He had a lot of stories to tell. One of the guys asked him what it was like in the engine room when the skipper called for a rash dive. He said first thing was to shut down the engines, which wasn’t easy because the engines were so worn that even with the fuel control racks shut down there was enough engine oil getting past the piston rings the engines would continue to run! There were no air shutoff valves on those WWII engines (that was a surprise!) In a crash dive situation you gotta get those engines shut down like right NOW! So they would flood the intakes with the fire extinguishers. Helluva mess to clean up but it stopped the engines. Here, I always all navy equipment was the best of the best, but even the U.S. Navy skimped on maintenance or replacement when a ship (or sub) was headed for the boneyard.
Believe it or not there is a tech manual somewhere that says to “discharge 6 co2 extinguishers into the intake simultaneously in the event of a runaway engine” the engine is a fairbanks morse 8 1/8” opposed piston engine. Those things are no joke.
Just what i needed to hear this morning! The glorious sound of an old Detroit! I have two MCI busses that both have 8v71 Detroits! This video made me want to go start them and just listen to them pur!
Matt, I forgot to say something from the last video. I absolutely love your introduction to your videos! I could watch your heavy equipment pass through my TV all day long.
Hey Matt check that hi pressurer blow off value. It should have a hand J look to it! Saftey First Brother! Above the screws you will have Governer control value to allow air into the screw. Check diaphragm as the rubbers crack you Know. Two sets of air diaphragms low air pressure and Hi that control air inlet to the screw. Have fun
The cooler that’s getting popped into the exhaust is is not engine coolant. It is diesel exhaust fluid, and you can turn it on for those types of air compressors.
What a killer deal! You can't even get a shop compressor for that kind of money. No need for that much capacity to sandblast though. The unit you used before was plenty adequate, not like you're blasting bridge girders. Hope you and yours had a fantastic holiday, and Happy New Year! You always deliver very amusing content, looking forward to seeing more of your projects going forward. You've come a long long way! Congrats and best wishes always!
Ingersoll Rand makes big compressors. Ones that will make that one look puny. For a while I worked in a natural gas refinery, the big compressors were kvr 616s. They had 16 power cylinders each one of which was bigger than a barbecue propane tank, and six compressor cylinders, the largest one of which was about 6 ft in diameter. The turbocharger /intercooler assembly was as big as a compact car, and the muffler was the size of a single wide mobile home. 😮😮😮👍
And I thought I worked on some big compressors! Overhauled 3 of the IR 800 hp units, each had 2 cylinders, 37" bore for low pressure side, which discharged into a 23" bore high pressure side. Those 3 supplied all the air for International Harvester's Milwaukee plant. Don't remember how many people they employed there, but the plant was about 3/4 square mile.
Oh yes. The Tim Allen laugh from Home Improvement 😂😂 can't get any better than that. I stand corrected, when i seen that ventrac and moved that backwards with ease. Is there anything that thing can't do? Hey Ventrac, this man deserves a sponsor from y'all
The coolant is Being pumped into the exhaust manifold to keep the exhaust temps down being that it runs at max rpm all the time while compressor is being used its a diesel exhaust temps can get super high 16:45 @Diesel Creek
around 39:29 if you start skipping forward 5 seconds at the time, you can notice the forklift lowering. idk it's a stupid comment but it made me chuckle
My uncle was a mechanic and when he had engines overheating with the conventional exhaust systems. He would wrap copper line around the exhaust manifold to make the engine run cool enough to operate without overheating. Very much like water cooled manifolds on inboard engines in boats, which are designed to keep the engine compartment cool and stable. Mike. PS YOU HAVE A GREAT CHANNEL KEEP UP THE WORK
Morning Matt. Hope you’ve had a good holiday season. Thanks for all the videos this year, your best for sure. You’ve come so far since I saw you working on the foundation of that old church.
"Now I need my air compressor to fix my air compressor" is a classic Matt comment! Whilst he has tyre mounting machine in the workshop. Me, shouting at the screen, "take the bloody wheel off and do it right!"
I rebuilt one of those from the same era it has a Cummins L10 in it instead. Make sure the overflow hose for the ATF tank is aimed out the bottom of the unit. I made the mistake of starting it while the hose wasn’t attached and it completely coated everything inside with ATF. That was a fun day.
Thanks for watching everyone! any advise to fix this thing properly??
Yes you can never have too much air even if you need to run air tools like a 1inch impact gun with 3/8 line or I believe some come in 1inch also good for sandblasting
2:51 then i challenge you!!
you can’t buy an air breaker jack hammer ( large one ) 😌…
clean and detail,they made alot of these,and bigger versions to with 12 and 16v engines
Amazing!
nope, no clue, I'm just interested to see how you'll manage
Hey brother. I used to work on those IR machines back in the 80s and 90s when I was a heavy equipment mechanic. That pull tee handle is the engine stop. It pulls the fuel rail to no-fuel, needs to be all the way in. Yes even 1 stuck injector will be a runaway on the whole rack! You will never forget the excitment lol. They stopped using the intake shut off flappers because when they slammed shut, the engine would just suck the seals out of the blower and keep running. Bypass button: three safety switches in series, air-end temp, engine water temp, oil pressure switch. The oil pressure switch is open obviously until engine running, so you have to hold that button until oil pressure builds. Those old machines used the "butterfly" intake/throttle system. it does work, but all those linkages get worn out, especially the Heim joints. there are diaphragms in the unit near the compressor intake, they prob need replacing. When you start the engine, throttle and air end are at full open. Once air pressure builds to the "low pressure setpoint", then it levels off (throttle). That little mechanical button above the throttle stop is a valve, it allows the compressor to full pressure (about 120psi). Air ends can use ATF Dexron 2, factory approved. I think those old machines used like a 10W non det. Those off-highway Detroits are spec'd for full thruttle, little different cams etc than road engines. But still use many same parts. That's my quick brain download LOL. machine look well taken care of, trust me. Those were used a lot in drilling mining quarries. Lookup the IR ECM350 track drill. All air powered track type drill rig. those things literaly built the USA. God Bless.
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That's what i was thinking. Definitely an air end inlet throttle or linkage/control problem. Looks pretty crusty and stuck @ 17.35.
Thank you for the in depth knowledge!
12/28/24..2day: very big IR air compressor (800+? CFM?)..kinda rusty outside..but your skills & positive attitude can retro this big unit into a fabulous Sand Blaster! Stay safe Matt & carry on!👍👍👍🔩🔧⚙️✅️🍺😊
What a great post! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I love the irony of a huge air compressor with a flat tire.
I kinda like the fact that he dragged the compressor with the flat over to the other tag along compressor. I might have done it the other way around
It’s possibly Matts comment generating program.
@@danbartolini27 "This tire wouldn't take air when we loaded it." He mentions it and gives a reason.
... and in dire need of being sandblasted :)
My Husky 20Gal Air comp has a flat every time I go to use it. Makes me the big sad, not sad enough to fix it, but shrug and swear sad.
"Fixing your air compressor with your air compressor". All I could think of is Hank Hill using his small can of WD-40 to open his large can of WD-40.... Priceless!
I was thinking the same thing 👍🤣🤣
Had to comment that after watching you for years, with this video I have finished watching EVERY video you've ever uploaded! No joke. And the best part is that I'm an attorney and work in finance and have nothing to do with heavy construction equipment or diesel engines in my day to day life. Been supporting you for years and genuinely excited for your growth and success.
Holy carp, the number of comments from people who worked on or with these is wild. I'd say you've attracted the audience you want!
Somethings fishy about this comment...
@davidcaulk6921 whatcha mean those ol Detroits are amazing, I've only been around one in a pacific p16 but they are addictive sound
Commenter “you don’t have a big enough air compressor”
Mat “and I took that personally”
Can’t comment on the size of Matt’s stuff. Only his wife is is allowed to do that
Oh, I guarantee that he just made that up. He sounded like a drunk on a Monday morning lol
Hey Matt I’m pretty familiar with them types of compressors and a guru on detroits. That Detroit you got has a break back rack, see all them springs on the rack, when an injector sticks or hangs up it allows that portion of the rack to stay still while the others still control to prevent a runaway, newer design. The compressor does have a lot going on. The oil tank is also the air pressure tank, that oil has to be very specific, only use shell corena oil. You can use iso 68 but you gotta drain and refill it, they shouldn’t mix. But factory is shell corena. Those compressors have a butterfly valve after the air cleaner going into the compressor intake, the butterfly valve is controlled off the unloader. When you reach the set pressure of the unloader the butterfly should shut and only have a small gap to still build air pressure while running but not enough to build pressure. There should also be a tank vent when it’s running or shuts off you’ll hear air draining fast, that’s normal. The butterfly could be stuck or jammed up. Probably linkage or cable controlled on it. Should also be a clearance gap on it, usually you’ll see a piece of 1/2in key stock dangling next to it, thats used to stick between the lever and the stop to set and check the gap. I’d focus hard on the butterfly system first. Those other tanks mights be a reserve but they also might be the separator filters for the compressor. That compressor will use oil over time cause the oil tank is also the air tank, your gonna have to top it off every so often, just keep it in the sight glass. Those thanks also get very very hot from the air and oil so make sure there’s no trash or nests around it. If the coolant has oil sludge in it, most likely the engine oil cooler, they did have problems in the day cracking and leaking oil into the coolant since oil pressure is higher than coolant pressure, but when it was cold and off it’d leak some into the engine. Keep an eye on it. Check the blowoff valve on the tank too, it’s a kunkle valve and it’s set to blow off at really high pressure in case of a compressor runaway. Hope to see you get it all straight, love seeing the detroits get saved, they have a near and dear place in my heart. I could give you contact info if you ever need help or advice on them compressors or detroits. Love the videos Matt and thank you for lol that you do!
yeah, after maintaining these for 20 years, I am still twitching from that startup without changing the compressor oil.
I definitely hope that Matt read this and contact you for better guidance thru the project to restore it.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@@dkraft And that is why I have been reading, that worries me too.
Something we did with our 8v71's is pull the stop cable out for 15 or 20 sec. then push it in to start. Something else we did if a Jimmy ran out of fuel was pour a little 30w motor oil in the manual fuel pump to get enough suction to pull fuel to the injectors. Good job getting it to run.
100% what Austin said>> check load\ Unload valve on compressor , check 24v actuator (mod motor) & linkages with machine off .....probably seized. Later IR had electric Solenoid valves . you should hear the differance in engine note under load. Watch the air pressure when loading & be ready to pull the stop. Have fun
Surprisingly enough, my buddy is the engineer for these. Bobcat now owns the rights for them. The screw part of the compressor is still made in-house in Statesville, NC. Also, great video!
On the corner of I-77 and I-40!
This is pretty much the same set up used at the traveling fairs that did the County fairs when I was a young boy 11-12 years old. The exception being that instead of an air compressor hoses Detroit diesels ran generators to power the electrical needs of the rides and lights and cooking by the fair vendors. I didn’t ride he rides or play the carnival games oh no, I went to where the generators were running and stood there by those roaring Detroit Diesels until my daddy finally found me and dragged me back to the family. Nothing has ever mesmerized me to the extent of a hard working getting the work done Detroit Diesel. Well, one exception is steam locomotives chugging and getting the job done.
The company i was working for in 1979 got the same machine new in 79. We took the wheel off and mounted ours on a Kenworth truck for the road crew, they ran jack hammers and a rock drill with it. It was a good machine no real problems.
I was a sandblaster in the shipyards on the East Coast of Va .we used these types of compressor. We used 3 in hammer locked fittings on the output side . It can power 4 blasters using 1 1/2 blast lines. And in the winter. The person Manning the pressure pot would sit in side the door of the compressor to keep warm. Definitely needed hearing protection.
Nothing like diesel Creek Saturday morning
One can say that again 😂
It's like when we had Saturday morning cartoons but better.
Always!!!
@@willfultrain6779 WORD!😉
But I could say a MUSTIE one sun morns runs Good
I was a co-op student working for Detroit Diesel Allison between 1983 and 1988. This was in the main plant complex that built the engines since the start of production in the 1930s. It was an amazing, filthy, cavernous time capsule---over a million square feet. The older engine lines were made the same way with the same equipment with very little in the way of electronics or computers running things. This was part of my engineering degree from GMI (formerly General Motors Institute but by the time I went there, General Motors had set the school free and it was no longer owned and run by GM. The plant was like its own city, with multiple cafeterias. The engineering center was on the Detroit, MI, side, the plant was on the Redford, MI, side, so if you worked in the engineering center you paid some hefty City of Detroit income taxes. I feel fortunate to have worked there at that time during the last part of American automotive engineering.
Penske Power Detroit diesel. I worked on so many marine and gen sets trucks etc .
Series 60 1989 intro changed all diesel engines for the better.
Still excellent 👍
You should get some of the old engineers together to compile a brief history of the plant with some added "stories"/pictures of how it was run.
As soon as I read co-op my mind went straight to GMI (Kettering). We share the same alma mater!
@worldcrap12 Charles Kettering GM AC Delco .
Invented electric start air-conditioning Auto electric.
The Zephyr Diesel electric train which ended steam power.
Invented Sperry Kettering bug first drone aircraft weapon .
Amazing genius.
Was behind development of Detroit diesel engines.
Knew this was a GMI tale as soon as I heard "co-op" and DDA in the same sentence. My dad was a GMI grad but went into Truck & Coach. I'm too young to have seen DDA in its prime, only what's left in Redford during the Daimler ownership.
Nothing like the sweet sound of a Detroit diesel. The OG for converting money to noise and back to money again. Let her sing her tune. Cheers.
Reading the comments I feel like we have an opportunty for one of these mechanics to come out to the farm and tinker on something with you. I am sure some of the fans here would love the chance to spend some time, hang out, and drink a beer. Something you should think about in the future maybe. Be sure to have them sign a waiver, not everthing done on this channel is OSHA approved.
Don’t listen to them negative comments. Most of the time the people that leave negative comments are jealous and drunk plus they just like to hate on others. I like your auctions videos and reviving old machinery.
Perhaps Matt it is more than time to install some form of exhaust fan for running equipment in the shop. Maybe enclosed fan with a long flex tube with a snorkel on the end that can be moved or positioned near the muffler exhaust. That would also allow you to keep doors closed and not lose heat
i ve put some tubes in the floor, on diverent spots in the workshop, a hose with connector inside and a fan outside, works verry well with my crane which i think could be his problem.
reminds me of my first day at my "pipeline" job. had a 14 ply tire come off the bead on the triple axle hdd trailer and I showed the mobile mechanic for the company how to use ether to pop the bead back on. nice guy, was there for a few years before I started. probably not osha approved but got the job done
Ah, the old 6V53. I remember working on these when I was an M113 operator in the Army. Those racks don't need to sit long to lock up or sit at all. Sometimes, they just do whatever the hell they want whenever the hell they want. Other than that, those things were pretty bulletproof. Love to see this.
I certainly understand what you're saying with whatever & whenever They decide to give operators a surprise. & every time it's a blasted curse to respond and shut the mongrel down. Fundamentally excellent for industrial use you need a man with plenty of energy to be on hand while they're starting and working rather than a guy who'll just walk away slowly while it overheats and destructs. But this thing looks new inside under the covers, the oil was mint?
@douglasboyle6544 you mean 6v53
@@TheMeemsie1 Yes, yes I did.
@@douglasboyle6544this has a 6V71!!👍
Didnt he say it has a 6v71?
Dude, how many skid steers and loaders you own and you choose the death jack?? Then immediately lie underneath? You are my hero!
I was thinking the same, also funny how if you look at those things wrong they fall out but this one had a grip and didn't want to go...lol. only on DC...
My thought exactly 😂😂😂
The Power of Prayer!
Not all heros ware capes 🤣
Thinking the same.
I worked for a chemical company and we had a bunch of those for emergency plant air and it uses Dexron ll for compressor lube. Don't worry about running flat out cold, we had them set for years and when we needed them it might be 5* below zero and they wound fire up with half a can of either and run against the governor stone cold for hours or even days, it will throttle down slightly when up to pressure just make sure to hit the full pressure button above the throttle stop after start. When I was working construction we had a bunch of SullAir 185's and IR 140's but when we were sandblasting bridges or water tanks we broke out our Barber-Greene 1050's. 6V92T's running flat out for hours was really something to hear. You could hear that exhaust note for a mile.
Pulling up on a Ventrac to show up that comment with a 750 CFM compressor is insane lmao. Thanks for another video, Matt! Great to see how far your channel/life has come since I started watching all those years ago now.
Obviously before he read the GW of that beast!
The way you left with Bobcat😂😂😂😂😂😂 (11th minute)
I think that VenTrac is one of the coolest pieces of small equipment you own.. so versatile! In such a small neat package..
Matt. Your air compressor. I have worked on many of them. When you first start one it will make you gtab the panic button. They are made to start and go wide open and scream about 5 to 10 minutes until the air tanks fill up and then it will idle down. Let it run and watch the air pressure guage. It will idle around 180 psi or maybe a little more. There isnt a good way to let it idle first till it warms up. That WOT is crazy but that's just how they are made. As a life long mechanic that has always drove me crazy but it is how all compressors work.
Love the Tim Allen reference laughed out loud love your channel so glad I found it years ago
I was thinking about that when Matt injected it into the video. Cracked me up!
We used to use them exact compressors for drilling. They’d be towed behind a beetle drill and then dropped and had a 100ft hose to run the drill. Extremely loud all day. They were phased out for modern ingersoll dm30 drills. They’re used at the paint shop at that company still today. Glad to see another one still exists.
Told my friend "Man I've been waiting all day to watch this dude work on an air compressor." and he the look on his face was indescribable
9:24 fellows his character is really starting to show lol. I'm loving all the goofy cuts and the hamming up we've been getting lately
Scrappy Sam done Jumped over 100K Subscribers & No Signs He’s Slowing Down, I Like it. I appreciate both you fellas. Have a safe with you.
He's the real deal!!
In the mid 1990's I hauled a LOT of those same exact 750cfm compressors for a local rental company. I hauled them to various rental customers with my 50-ton tandem wrecker. I would leave the tow bar (tongue) in the folded up position, then fork the "hay wagon" axle on the compressor with my under-lift and pick that end up off the ground. I was basically "towing" it just like I would tow a semi tractor from the front axle. I could haul ass down the highway with no worry. It was the perfect way to deliver those things to tight job sites.
$700 for a Big 2 stroke screaming compressor, that is a hell of a deal. That you got the Screaming Demon running again very well done. 😮😮😱😱🤯🤯
Blowing a tire back on the rim with ether will always be one of my favorite party tricks. I helped a friend get his boat going a couple years ago and got the flat tire back on the rim to get it into the shade, and he'd never seen someone do that before. I was like. wait 'till you see me do it to a tractor tire, then it gets real exciting.
And as for the coolant in the exhaust manifold, a lot of the gensets I used to build and service had them because it both keeps the manifolds from getting too hot inside the enclosure, and helps speed up the engine warming up. Which is part of the reason why the radiator is so big. Though, I think you'd love to see some of the bigger units I worked on, 4000kva and above, now those are some big radiators. 200+ gallons of coolant, so I think it's kind of adorable you think that's a big radiator.
What a deal. I like the way you explain things you know - unstick any injectors before starting. You are a wealth of info, and a darn good mechanic. Love all your videos.
“No body cares….so worker harder” that is a good Diesel Creek theme or YT claim to fame. Matt you are a good educator and “diesel engine whisperer!”. I always enjoy your projects, filming, editing and content! Keep them coming in 2025. I would much rather watch you than follow the wars and politics.
That was one of the coolest revive machines you've done yet. You should maybe think about cutting in a huge exhaust fan up in your gable ends. Then you wouldn't have to open your door. Exhaust fan on one end and louver flappers on the other.
Great video as usual Matt keep em coming!
A exhaust fume extractor was what I was thinking too! Would also be pretty easy to do by yourself, just get some aluminium or steel piping for a stove exhaust, a cheap metal inline fan and some flex piping with a funnel. Hang the Flex Pipe with a springloaded rope from the ceiling, so you are flexibel to use it, without it laying in your feet.
*- Smart recommendation. Thank you for that.*
Came here to say the same, can't put a price on good health, the less shit you breathe in the better
I am always surprised that i never see anyone backflush a radiator when dealing with old machinery in TH-cam land. It might be a messy job, but gee it is so simple to do. Just drop the bottom hose, wrap your garden hose in rags and wedge it in the radiator, take the cap and top hose off, and turn the garden hose on full bore until what comes out the top is clean. It will make a big difference to the cooling system.
I love watching these videos then getting full PHD in comments section, what a time to be alive!
😮 irony of that little law tractor towing it no issue but the big ol side by side spinning tires 🤣 and irony of the compressor having a flat😅
Used to own an IR750 for sandblasting concrete pools. Man on man, that baby put out some air volume. We loved it because it increased production and decreased slag/abrasive consumption. Great machines. And they sound like a jet engine when you blast with them. Great show Matt!
Matt, You said it at the beginning, you have to PUSH the Service Air button to build up full pressure......also, smoke or heat in the oil tank may indicate the air seperator element needs replaced. They CAN catch fire inside the oil tank and that is a REAL problem.
I busted out laughing on the Tim allen grunt
Don't like my comment, Matt. I'm in PA and love/ have old rusty shit and I will try and become your friend
Ditto 😅😅
I busted a gut on the grunt as well. Grew up watching that show and brings back memories
That, and the "Hows a posi trac in Plymouth work?" IT JUST DOES, DUH! Haha
You know it’s heavy duty when you need a forklift for the batteries. I love it! 👍🏼
Gotta love it when an old beast like this springs to life after a long nap!!! Scott/BPG
Matt. I worked on a lot of Detroit generators. That switch on the bottom of the manifold was used for high temp shut downs on our generators.
*- But it appears there are two coolant lines affixed above the solenoid and below the exhaust manifold. **16:30** Why?*
@@RobertFayI’ll try to explain this as best as I can. The solenoid is what I believe is a nason temperature sensor. 95% of our Detroit’s had the sensor mounted in a water jacket. There were a few of our 16v-92T and 16v-149 T that had this setup. Me personally I was not a big fan of this setup. I would have generators shut down for high temp from just shutting it down for a min and restarting. I would eliminate this setup and install the sensor directly int a water jacket like the rest of the generators we had. However from what the old timers said were that this was the preferred method the sensors that were mounted in the water jacket would not shut the engine down in time (if you lost all the coolant from hose popping off) and would cause engine damage.
@@DavidDwyer-n2w
*- Thank you for the details.*
*- Your kind effort straightened out my thinking.*
*- I latched onto the idea of how old Cat pony motors heated up the intake manifold for deep cold climate use*
*- That lead me into imagining a way to get the oil temp up after learning about the no-idle and high rpm settings other knowable mechanics mentioned about compressor systems.*
@@RobertFay The way they worked is the coolant actually flowed around the temperature switch to cool it from heat from the exhaust. As soon as you lost coolant flow the temperature rapidly rises and trips the switch. Much quicker than a switch in the water jacket somewhere.
In face of the relentless pessimism of politics these days, this site's relentless optimism has become my happy place on the Internet.
👏😁
Politics in and of itself is a useless exercise...I'd rather fix an air compressor.
Don’t watch politics .
We all have something to look forward to now that Trump was elected and took the House, the Senate and the popular vote. Americans are excited as to the positive things that await us.
@@DAKOTANSHELBYI'm guessing you're really proud of yourself, thanks for bringing politics into a totally non political video.
G'day Matt,
That's not a compressor ,
he said .
This is a COMPRESSOR,
Blows 750 cfm .
$700 on a blowie ,
that's gotta put a smile on ya face .
What a crew you have Matt i believe the entire north east commented i think you have a big big manual so good luck bud
I gotta say, youd be such a cool neighbor to hang around and help with all the cool stuff you do. Keep doing cool stuff brother.
Gotta love when the last owner dated all the filters and such, or labels random additional wires or buttons. Removes guesswork
As a Famous Australian would say, Now that's an Air Compressor.👍😁
Matt, I have a non-explosive tip for inflating a broken rim seal tire. Take length of rope somewhat longer than the circumference of the tire. Tie a loop knot on each end of the rope. Wrap the rope around the tire. Try to keep it as close to center line, as possible. Run a tool handle or heavy rod through the loops on the ends of the rope and start twisting the rope. As the twists start tightening it compresses the treads center line and forces the sidewalls out to meet the rim. Start inflating. If you hear air escaping, tighten the twist some more. You'll know when it starts taking air. As soon as you see it taking air, stop and back off the twists. You don't want to fully inflate, as it may force the twists to loosen under pressure and throw your tool or rod, in a dangerous direction.
Obviously, this won't work for heavy equipment tires (unless you have gorilla strength) but it works great for medium & light duty tires and you want to keep your eyebrows.
I use a ratchet strap. Works wonders.
I mean what you're talking about is a lot of work.
Spray and light is just too easy plus don't put a whole can of starting fluid . Use common sense and you'll be fine
@@briscoesjug1026 my way sounds like a lot of work, because I listed every single step but once you do it it's quite easy and low risk.
Right or wrong, I just offered an alternative method.
@@briscoesjug1026 Uh, see the "OneLonelyFarmer" video of him inflating a larger tractor tire with either, I think that's when he found religion!
When I was a kid that's the way I had to mount tires. No compressor, just a bicycle pump. LOTS of work!
That is the cleanest Valve train I have ever seen on a used engine of any kind Thst is impressive from a mechanics point of view Matt just wow 😮 33:14 @Diesel Creek
I'm simply astonished that you had resisted the temptation to make a Home Improvement reference before now Matt.
Hey Matt, I have a machine of the same vintage (Ingersoll Rand P-250) with similar controls. The safety bypass is pressed first on startup and held while cranking until the engine is running and has full operating oil pressure. The compressor makes 40 psi at idle and throttles up when the service air button is pushed. All valves on the discharge manifold should be closed when you start. The unloader you hear is training the compressor and manifold pressure after shut down.
Love all your videos. Before watching this one, I recommend asking your followers what they would like to see most. My bet is seeing the overhead crane put together.
My bet is he’s working on it. I believe he’s got to cut down the crane length. And source the posts, then plan for install….
just bought a new crane hoist the other day.... well new to me.
@@DieselCreek would it be possible to put together a short video on where you're sitting with the crane project? I'd watch it!
I sandblasted with one of those for 17 years their really good compressor. Between the fly wheel and the compressor their is a rubber that joins them together and the engine will spin without the compressor will smoke and smell like burnt rubber nice unit brings back good memories 👍
That's one hell of a wind maker and powered by a screaming Detroit should be in a museum
That thing looks well loved, and like it never missed a scheduled maintenance.
Kicking back, watching Mr Matt's newest video, along with Sam's newest Scrappy Industries video...pure bliss!!!! Thanks Guys!
SWEET! 249 views when I saw this posted after 3 minutes. Matt, you've got yourself one heck of a following
The ol Ventrac is just such a unit. You love to see it
The look on your face when you said “ challenge accepted”. Priceless
Haha awesome little Easter egg there with your shop door coming down having some fun in the skid steer 🤣
The guy who sandblased my uncle's silos(5 x 20 meter floor, 1 - 2meters high inside measures each. Two of them) used a similar, if slightly more modern compressor. Took him a couple of days. Then the vacuuming and finally 2pack epoxy sealer.
The noise... even at his house nearly 100meters away, was... a good excuse to be somewhere else entirely!
The dust cloud was EPIC!
Ensilation uses acids(Formic acid, in 20L can was common back when I first worked on his farm, and farmers ordered them by the pallet load... ) and it really eats into the concrete so if the sealer is damaged, you need to strip it, clean the concrete and reapply sealer, and you don't just do a patch.
Anyway, sandblasting large structures is one of the main uses for these 'fun size' compressors.
I really, really agree on the batteries. Not necessarily that exact size, but ONE size and stud-top. I can't imagine how annyoing it is for big machine shops or contractors to have to stock so many different batteries(They never do, they all rely on the local shops... ) or for the supplier who has to stock so many weird sizes. If they could reduce the storage they could either have a smaller warehouse(cheaper) or stock other useful items in the same space.
Nothing better than a Diesel Creek video on a rainy Saturday morning.
with the wanting to go back to warmer weather, the call out to that one user, and the wheelie with the skid steer while the door is closing, I think Matt is finally losing it
I lost it long long ago!
Ohhh I lost it long long ago!
@DieselCreek one person's unhinged is another's normal.
I mean, if you're unhinged, what does that say about us? Or Sam and Muck? 🤣
Doosan of Korea now owns IR.
I own a 1984 Atlas Copco 165 c.f.m Deutz 2 cylinder air cooled engine comp which is all i need. Its heavy to tow.
Am I the only one that saw him wheelie the skidsteer away after putting the compressor inside? Keep up the great work Matt.
Like seeing you save this old, but good, equipment from the scrap yard.
It’s awesome how the leaves on your trees come back during the cold days of winter. That should make us all optimistic that spring is quickly on its way……
It was me lol. I owned pipeline coating crew. I run a 850 cfm for two pots, or two manned hose nozzles. All about the nozzel Matt. Production 110 / 125 psi at the nozzel with a no# 7 venturi nozzle. Profile how rough the steel is so the coating hangs on it.
I think this will handle my needs now lol
@@DieselCreek Ya you be cookng with gas now LOL
Who do you employ - popeye ? I wouldn't want to hold on to that for 10 minutes, never mind all day.
What size pot are you using ?
@@andrewormerod2780 My union crew would run 150 psi at the nozzel (#7), blasting inside oil storage tanks. 4 hours on with a hour off. Times two and get paid 12 hours. We teach you how to hold that hose and use your body weight not your arms. And we always used a whip on the end of our hi pressure blastlines
Salesman "What size air compressor do you need?"
Matt "YES"
Hi from England , when i was a kid i remember an old man ran around 10 , 16 ton tipper trucks there wasnt any anti freeze at that time you had to drain the rad every night and refill in the morning . that was not working for him so he filled all the trucks up with Parafin ( keroseen ) . I started working on trucks after i left school and washing parts with Parafin was the norm . one day this owner driver came with all the brown water coming out the rad it was over heating . I told him thats about a weeks work sending the rad away etc., or Ill fill it with Parafin and come back in a week and i will fill it up with antifreeze , yes it worked fine no more problems . years latter i welded 8x6" shit trap tanks under the diesel tanks , this created a automatic cleaning system that only needed movement to work , taking all the water and dirt out and all i had to do was drain the crap into a bucket once a year . protecting the pump and injectors from damage and not changing the filter till i could feel her tugging a bit ...
I absolutely fell out laughing at the Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor more power grunt reference and clip from "Home Improvement"!! I never missed an episode of that show. Tim Allen's comedy has kept me in stitches for years now! My brother's name was Tim and he loved building and repairing just about anything. He honorably also took on the title "The Tool Man".
By the by...handsome haircut there 👍👍
Ingersoll Rand compressors are great units!! Worked for a company that had several (both stationary and portable) and they were always very reliable. Get that rust removed and get some paint on that IR stat!! Good luck with this project!!
We hired a Navy vet - a submariner - to work as a dyno test engineer. He had been the chief engineer on one of the last Diesel-powered submarines in active service. He had a lot of stories to tell. One of the guys asked him what it was like in the engine room when the skipper called for a rash dive.
He said first thing was to shut down the engines, which wasn’t easy because the engines were so worn that even with the fuel control racks shut down there was enough engine oil getting past the piston rings the engines would continue to run! There were no air shutoff valves on those WWII engines (that was a surprise!)
In a crash dive situation you gotta get those engines shut down like right NOW! So they would flood the intakes with the fire extinguishers. Helluva mess to clean up but it stopped the engines. Here, I always all navy equipment was the best of the best, but even the U.S. Navy skimped on maintenance or replacement when a ship (or sub) was headed for the boneyard.
I always wondered if a co2 extinguisher would work. Suspicion confirmed.
@@philgrimsey3637 If it's got enough CO2 and can dump it fast enough, why wouldn't it work?
No engine can run if it's breathing more CO2 than O2...
Get the Audio book "Thunder Below"! You'll enjoy every minute!
Submarines going from defense to offence!
@@dans_Learning_CurveI got the ebook version of this, Eugene Fluckey's book of crazy adventures in the Pacific sub campaign in WW2.
Believe it or not there is a tech manual somewhere that says to “discharge 6 co2 extinguishers into the intake simultaneously in the event of a runaway engine” the engine is a fairbanks morse 8 1/8” opposed piston engine. Those things are no joke.
Just what i needed to hear this morning! The glorious sound of an old Detroit! I have two MCI busses that both have 8v71 Detroits! This video made me want to go start them and just listen to them pur!
You’re making me dizzy. One minute the trees have leafs and the next it’s snowing haha thanks for the video Matt all the way from Australia 🇦🇺
Lmfao oh yeah Oh oh oh loved the home improvement Reference was just perfect Matt 😂😂 2:00 @Diesel Creek
Matt, I forgot to say something from the last video. I absolutely love your introduction to your videos! I could watch your heavy equipment pass through my TV all day long.
You're excitement when an engine cranks up never gets old! 👍 Awesome
Hey Matt check that hi pressurer blow off value. It should have a hand J look to it! Saftey First Brother! Above the screws you will have Governer control value to allow air into the screw. Check diaphragm as the rubbers crack you Know. Two sets of air diaphragms low air pressure and Hi that control air inlet to the screw. Have fun
The cooler that’s getting popped into the exhaust is is not engine coolant. It is diesel exhaust fluid, and you can turn it on for those types of air compressors.
Ambition strikes is another one of my favourite TH-cam channels great to see you supporting their channel
What a killer deal! You can't even get a shop compressor for that kind of money. No need for that much capacity to sandblast though. The unit you used before was plenty adequate, not like you're blasting bridge girders. Hope you and yours had a fantastic holiday, and Happy New Year! You always deliver very amusing content, looking forward to seeing more of your projects going forward. You've come a long long way! Congrats and best wishes always!
Ingersoll Rand makes big compressors. Ones that will make that one look puny. For a while I worked in a natural gas refinery, the big compressors were kvr 616s. They had 16 power cylinders each one of which was bigger than a barbecue propane tank, and six compressor cylinders, the largest one of which was about 6 ft in diameter. The turbocharger /intercooler assembly was as big as a compact car, and the muffler was the size of a single wide mobile home. 😮😮😮👍
And I thought I worked on some big compressors! Overhauled 3 of the IR 800 hp units, each had 2 cylinders, 37" bore for low pressure side, which discharged into a 23" bore high pressure side. Those 3 supplied all the air for International Harvester's Milwaukee plant. Don't remember how many people they employed there, but the plant was about 3/4 square mile.
Matt, you are like a kid in a candy store with a platinum credit card when the engine fires! Love seeing how happy you are.
I totally agree! It passes the “Smoke test!”
Oh yes. The Tim Allen laugh from Home Improvement 😂😂 can't get any better than that. I stand corrected, when i seen that ventrac and moved that backwards with ease. Is there anything that thing can't do? Hey Ventrac, this man deserves a sponsor from y'all
Man, you cut that overhead door open timing backing the compressor in SUPER close lol Almost had to get a new panel
The coolant is Being pumped into the exhaust manifold to keep the exhaust temps down being that it runs at max rpm all the time while compressor is being used its a diesel exhaust temps can get super high 16:45 @Diesel Creek
With a small mirror, you could give the illusion of running over the camera without running over a camera. Thanks for sharing, Matt.
around 39:29 if you start skipping forward 5 seconds at the time, you can notice the forklift lowering. idk it's a stupid comment but it made me chuckle
I love it when someone gives you a comment and as a result, you come back with content like this! Keep it up.
And man does that Detroit run nice!
My uncle was a mechanic and when he had engines overheating with the conventional exhaust systems. He would wrap copper line around the exhaust manifold to make the engine run cool enough to operate without overheating. Very much like water cooled manifolds on inboard engines in boats, which are designed to keep the engine compartment cool and stable. Mike. PS YOU HAVE A GREAT CHANNEL KEEP UP THE WORK
I'm amazed that that lawnmore pulled that compressure. It was a monster. I'd love to have one.
Thats no lawn mower! that ventrac is a beast! it punches way above its weight class
Morning Matt. Hope you’ve had a good holiday season. Thanks for all the videos this year, your best for sure. You’ve come so far since I saw you working on the foundation of that old church.
Thanks! It's been a good year, and yes, it's been a fun ride!
Merry Christmas and happy new year. It’s a good week with diesel Creek up loads.
Same to you!
"Now I need my air compressor to fix my air compressor" is a classic Matt comment!
Whilst he has tyre mounting machine in the workshop.
Me, shouting at the screen, "take the bloody wheel off and do it right!"
I rebuilt one of those from the same era it has a Cummins L10 in it instead. Make sure the overflow hose for the ATF tank is aimed out the bottom of the unit. I made the mistake of starting it while the hose wasn’t attached and it completely coated everything inside with ATF. That was a fun day.