Retired heavy duty mechanic here. Gawd, this brought back memories. Have not done any Detroit work in years. Used to do the occasional inframe on logging machines, mostly 12V71 and 8V71. Anything small enough that it had a 6 we would just do a swap. I was busting my gut laughing when you were stuck under the bus. Have been there and done that. I was in a really tight spot one time, got stuck. Told my buddy I was stuck as I was trying to wiggle my way out. DON'T PANIC he yells, IT MAKES YOU SWELL UP Well, I just lost it, could not stop laughing. Had a cable tie trying to stick itself into one of my ears, pretty much done. Will never forget that day. Don't panic, you swell LOL
Love seeing the dogs. I grew up with a St. Bernard, and remember how they are so much fun. As a 60lb kid playing tug of war with a 120lb dog, I'd used to come in covered in green from being dragged around the lawn ;)
That's funny Scott. When I was in highschool some little kid down the street used to get drug around the neighbourhood by a Bernard. One of the funniest things I ever saw.
Great to see father and son working on the same project together, you'll probably pick up 40hp even before you add the bigger injectors after you rebuild it.
Tyler looks, acts, and sounds just like you. No denying who his daddy is. I know you must be a proud papa. Happy Fathers Day. By the way, that engine is not leaking oil...... It's sweating horsepower!!
Using New Pig absorbant mats to cover the street under the rear end and an additional 2 feet around it would leave the street surface cleaner after than before.
Great family father's day project. thank's for sharing YOUR day with us. Good on Tyler for helping his dad and struttin his stuff. Kuddos for accomplishing all of this virtually on the street and in such good humor. Hope you get your dream garage..............you deserve it. :-)
Wow. This brings back memories of an inframe 671 rebuild I also did with my dads help (with both of us as total diesel mechanic amateurs) on one of a, maybe WWII vintage, twin 2 into 1 marine transmission setup in a 90 year old tugboat I owned. Thanks for showing.
I am not even a bus owner but really enjoy the videos. I have leaned a lot about 2 stroke Detroit’s watching your videos. I hope to own one Thanks for posting
Hi Scott and Son 👍🏻 Great video on your bus 😄 Loved watching you working together pulling that Detroit engine down 🤣 It’s really interesting thanks Stevie 😎🇬🇧
I really admire your skills. Here in California the code enforcement team who a neighbor would of called would be out to shut you down and probably write a ticket. Then a hazmat team would come out to clean up the oil and send you that bill too.
very cool seeing the difference between an 6-71 and a 6v-71. Both have about the same power but much different packaging. I like how the blower mounts to the side like that. I very much want to find a blower in a junkyard to mount in my garage as wall art with those big twin screws. Very cool stuff!
Not so much in a two stroke..I agree with him...best way is to Pull it all out and redo it all, this is a Band Aid on this type of Motor rebuilds...BUT!!! ya gotta WORK within yer Budget and its a great thing if you dont have to "Borrow" to do it?
At the forklift company I worked for years ago, they used 1 ton Ford trucks (and the Super Duty when they came out in the early 90s) with a box on the back for service trucks. Was nice, you could back up to the loading docks of the customers and also have a nice stand-up shop to work in (unlike hunched over in a van). Well one of our guys lived in a HOA neighborhood, they hated that truck parked in their driveway. But it was his work vehicle, so they had to grudgingly accept it. HOA's are snobs, they don't even like window A/C units, clotheslines, etc. Enjoy your more recent videos, you have a nice piece of land out there to do what you want. Congrats on doing what you enjoy!
Set of that piston must be wet from the oil sucking into where it was leaking from. I bet you're neighbors are loving to see all this happening. Looking good.
@@BusGreaseMonkey that's to funny. Can't wait to see the finished product. Your son looks a lot like you. I enjoy your content and enjoy watching it when I get the alerts. Thanks for the reply.
well done dad and son , i am the same we all say stuff not meant , good memory that the point , brillaint work , you both worked grate together , was nice seeing , john uk
Happy Father’s Day. I think your engine likes you, that and good oil and coolant, (nice color). I hope you plastigauge a few journals, I am interested to see how many .0001” wear they have. Thank you so much for all of your content!
I think the old rule was: "The better the mechanic, the worse his vehicle." That was usually because he put all his time & energy into making his customers' vehicles right. So you must be pretty good, lol! I know that you're not going the turbo route just yet, but I'll hate to see that blower come off for the last time when you do. And it's good to see father & son working together on something cool. One last thought: Detroit Diesel > HOA.
Lateef Carrere turbo Detroits are also blown. The dd 2 strokes need the blowers simply to run (they’re not power adders). The turbos are the power adders. That’s right: A 2 stroke dd that’s turbo’d is also supercharged.
Hehe. Been spinning wrenches over 35 years. The last machine I want to break down is my own, nor do I want to get really dirty when it's time to do maintenance. So, I've found its best to keep everything clean and properly fitted.
Man.. Loved that sound.. 1st start of the day.. lol.. Good Father and son day... 1st look at your engine reminds me of the old saying the shoemakers children have no shoes... Working on everybody else's stuff... and yours looks like a Puerto Rico farm bus.. or shrimp boat engine.. lol.. I did however learn tricks pulling the liners with the pistons etc.. Interesting.. U got away with the HOA. as your bus is a Camper... or MH... Just always very interesting stuff with your diesel work... Damn Detroit's... 42 odd years dealing with them... Love the rescue Dog...
I could never live anywhere there is a HOA its my house my property i will do with it as I want im so glad you have your amazing property in Tennessee now
I worked for the phone company here in Indiana, I learned to love Detroits from working on stationary generators for them. They still have them around the state .
Oh man I took a MCI 9 out on the winter. It was 22 years old. It was cold on the temp gauge. When I came up to the gate and waved to the guard. I put the pedal to the floor and covered the guard shack with blue and white smoke lmao. It was awesome.
Totally getting in! Subscribed today! The Benson "u store it" lot rebuild was awesome! (And right around the corner from me). I've been "binging" on your videos. And always loved the old Detroit (not sure why I loved it). Now I'm totally sure why I love it! Lol, same reason you do! Simple, reliable, good design, and damn innovative back when it was the face of the "new diesel"!
Chris Wallace don’t even need asphalt cleaner. A cheap jug of laundry soap, a pressure washer & 10 minutes will make it look like the oil was never there.
Awesome to be able to work with your son. Hope one day to do similar. Found your channel thanks to Stew. Am another Aussie. Am also a diesel mechanic but no nothing about those on 2 strokes. Look forward to watching more. Fantastic old buses
Cold light load idling carbons up rings on these two stroke Jimmies. We had many in boats and guys would sit at dock idle no load wet stacking. They would not listen.Engine should be under load and rev to clear out. Marina would be smoked out with blue fog... lol
My HOA in Brownsburg, IN would have a meltdown 😱 😂. I hope no problems on the inframe and it gives you 100k + miles of good service. BTW... love the videos... keep them coming 🥂
detroits have that reputation due to the airbox drain tubes. even if there is no leakage from any gaskets, they always "leak" oil from the airbox drains because catch cans were never considered in the old days, nobody cared if oil dripped on the ground back then. properly set up with catch cans and a cast aluminum valve cover they can be made very leakproof. most of my detroit work has been in boats and yachts where the owners don't like oil leaks, so i got pretty good at eliminating most of them.
I know an electrician who usta touch wires together to turn on lights throughout his 3000sqft lakeside vacation home. He did this for years, rather than install the switches.
Doing an in-frame in a boat is hard. The top of the engine is easy, the bottom can be very difficult depending how much room they gave you. We had a slant 671 rebuilt in our shop. We installed it in the boat while it was in the water. When we started it we got a lot of blue smoke! Turns out the put the oil rings in facing up instead of down! Easy to do with the piston sitting on a bench. The hardest thing I ever did on a 671 was reinstall the oil pump while the engine was still in a 36 foot boat. One of the quirks on our boats was the copper fuel line. We were crossing the Clyde on a LCM 5 when the port engine cranked up to 2,200 rpms and refused to shut down. I went down and found the copper fuel line had cracked. For those who don't know the fuel pump is on the aft end of the Roots blower. The crack was dumping fuel into the blower. FYI I ran 90 injectors in the LCM I took care of.
Awesome trade and skill your teaching your son...more value then one can even describe....never learn any of that from a textbook.....Scott ck your text messages I texted you about how to adjust my clutch dd671 4 speed spicer... slipping alittle
It’s nice when people understand what working under a detroit diesel 2 stroke is like. It’s not just my bus. Mine gets a lot of use. They see me working on ones that have been sitting for years. This is what one is like in real life. And mine only used/lost a quart every 500 miles. That’s nothing.
Got an idea. Give five pistons to the neighbors, the three houses in front of you, one to each side, and I would like the sixth one. That will take care of of the HOA problem
Have you ever checked you blower? In the Army we had these in a lot of equipment and quite often by the time the Rods and Mains were worn out the gap on the blower was out of spec.
How nice to see father and son working side by side. Looks like your engine is more than ready for some TLC. Brings to mind an old saying, namely, "the cobblers children often go barefoot". Really enjoyed the video. Hi Tyler, found your channel and subscribed. Now I'll get a double diesel fix. Regards from the UK.
It's a Detroit, if it isn't leaking pull the dip stick. They are externally lubricated. I start doing an out of frame rebuild on a Cat C15 6NZ tomarrow. Lots of money. 😒 I feel your pain. ANYTIME you pull a tranny , do the clutch. Do it. You'll be sorry if you don't. What are your oil change intervals? It didn't look too bad over all, not making metal or anything like that. Looking forward to the going together video.
Im really not happy with you, LOL. I never thought anything about it, but since finding your channel, I think Id love to have an old bus for traveling! If you ever travel thru Delaware, Id love to say hello and check out the bus.
I seen his videos I didn't know he was your son but I thought he sounded like you he as the same voice as yours crazy my suspicions was right you have awesome son smart like his daddy
LOL I hope im wrong but the HOA's job is to be Mad..... Id clean up in between just to be on the safe side lol Silversides looks like she's overdue some loving Scott and its great to see 2 generations giving it.
Those weren't leaks Steve ,those were just good old fashion seeps, if it's not pouring on the ground its not a leak yet. Remember seeps nothing on the ground ,,drips a few spots ok, leak get a pail out .
Doesn't a turbo engine have different pistons? The only DD I really worked on after the Army was a non-turbo with turbo positions, IIRC. Just last week I did have to change a fuel pump on an 8-71 though, so that's two. When you pulled the blower, at first I was confused on why #3&4 weren't at the same height being paired cylinders. Then I realized my brain flatuance. It's a two stroke. Big duh, Tim.
@@BusGreaseMonkey turboed detroits have 2-piece crosshead pistons and the intake ports in the liners are slightly higher up in the bore so the scavenging cycle lasts as long as possible. the cam profile is also different closing the exhaust valves sooner so the turbo can pressurize the cylinder before the piston covers the intake ports.
Really digging this series, LOL, HOA, had dealings with such before, said when I got out there would be NO MORE HOA, bet some of them folks are raising hell LOL .
Helps keep the dust down, I suppose that’s why more and more rural municipalities are paying to oil old dirt roads now that there are fewer and fewer Driptroits on the road.
You can take an old liner to a good machinest and he can make a nice liner loader out of it. it's just as good as the factory liner loader. I had ones made for 53, 71, and 92 series engines. Worked great.
I did the same thing. Load the pistons in the liner, then slide them both in together. I remove them both together as well. Brass punch across the piston like he did to pop it up a little, then finish baring the engine over till it reaches TCD on the crank, then lift them out. I have lifted many 871 heads off alone, but in a truck, not a bus. a red shop rag on each end run through the fuel line crossovers looped around and tied in a knot for handles. I have some "T" handles that I made, but I like the rags better because they are more comfortable. You'd think those tiny lines wouldn't hold the weight, but I never had any problems, nor any damage. I run a ball hone through the block a few times to clean the bores before installing the liners. As I'm sure you know, if you get a liner that slides in with too much resistance, the engine won't crank when it's hot. Before the red rtv, I used cat cement on the gaskets that weren't vellumoid. Those that were like the oil cooler gasket I use Permatex #2. I use a dab of yellow weatherstrip adhesive on the 4 corners of the quad ring under the head, and a dab under the water quad rings, to hold them in place. I liked studs on each end of the head as well, so the head is piloted onto the block, and it doesn't slide around while you are starting the head bolts, although sometimes you don't have the height clearance for studs.
@@bigjohn6475I made a couple short studs by sawing off bolts and sawing a screwdriver slot in them, those were handy when installing a head that didn't have much room above it.
@@4321grp Good idea. I have many of those that I've used for things like holding clutch pressure plates in place enough to start a few bolts, and on a few occasions piloting a manual transmission in. Another tool I made for Detroits...... I took an old wrist pin, ground it down so the end was rounded so I can use it to install the wrist pin caps. The tool sets them in concaved so they seal nice. I took a large suction cup, drilled a hole in the center, stuck a plastic vacuum line insert in the cup so I can attach my vacuum gauge, place it over the wrist pin and seal it against the piston, then pump it up and check to see if they hold vacuum to make sure they are sealed properly.
I like that...no ”bus” in the HOA wording. Watch the don’t try to sneak that in to try and screw you. What wording did they say applied to your vehicle to make a violation out of you parking there?
Retired heavy duty mechanic here.
Gawd, this brought back memories. Have not done any Detroit work in years.
Used to do the occasional inframe on logging machines, mostly 12V71 and 8V71. Anything small enough that it had a 6 we would just do a swap.
I was busting my gut laughing when you were stuck under the bus.
Have been there and done that.
I was in a really tight spot one time, got stuck. Told my buddy I was stuck as I was trying to wiggle my way out.
DON'T PANIC he yells, IT MAKES YOU SWELL UP
Well, I just lost it, could not stop laughing. Had a cable tie trying to stick itself into one of my ears, pretty much done.
Will never forget that day.
Don't panic, you swell LOL
Love seeing the dogs. I grew up with a St. Bernard, and remember how they are so much fun. As a 60lb kid playing tug of war with a 120lb dog, I'd used to come in covered in green from being dragged around the lawn ;)
That's funny Scott. When I was in highschool some little kid down the street used to get drug around the neighbourhood by a Bernard. One of the funniest things I ever saw.
Great to see father and son working on the same project together, you'll probably pick up 40hp even before you add the bigger injectors after you rebuild it.
Tyler looks, acts, and sounds just like you. No denying who his daddy is. I know you must be a proud papa. Happy Fathers Day.
By the way, that engine is not leaking oil...... It's sweating horsepower!!
If an old Jimmy isn't slobbering oil that means that there's none left in crankcase. And the 110 is worse.
@@cbmech2563 It's a good thing he's working on it then
I've worked on engine rebuilds with my son's and it's something we will never forget.
Imagine if the HOA came by now. Carnage in the street, I love it.
They really do frown on home mechanics.
I wonder what their reaction would be if you told them you were "a huge full-auto machine gun enthusiast"...? (snicker!)
My hoa would die
Using New Pig absorbant mats to cover the street under the rear end and an additional 2 feet around it would leave the street surface cleaner after than before.
Chris Smith if the HOA comes by now they best be in work clothes and prepared to do some wrenchin’!!!
Great family father's day project. thank's for sharing YOUR day with us. Good on Tyler for helping his dad and struttin his stuff. Kuddos for accomplishing all of this virtually on the street and in such good humor. Hope you get your dream garage..............you deserve it. :-)
Wow. This brings back memories of an inframe 671 rebuild I also did with my dads help (with both of us as total diesel mechanic amateurs) on one of a, maybe WWII vintage, twin 2 into 1 marine transmission setup in a 90 year old tugboat I owned. Thanks for showing.
That there is what you call a busman's holiday! Brings back a lot of fond memories, working with my dad.
I am not even a bus owner but really enjoy the videos. I have leaned a lot about 2 stroke Detroit’s watching your videos.
I hope to own one
Thanks for posting
My father and I have worked on buses together for the last 6 years. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Enjoy the time together!
Hi Scott and Son 👍🏻 Great video on your bus 😄 Loved watching you working together pulling that Detroit engine down 🤣 It’s really interesting thanks Stevie 😎🇬🇧
I really admire your skills. Here in California the code enforcement team who a neighbor would of called would be out to shut you down and probably write a ticket. Then a hazmat team would come out to clean up the oil and send you that bill too.
Everything is a haz mat nowadays...... society in general has become pathetically weak..... surprised rain hasn't been declared a haz mat yet.
It is not leaking oil. It is marking its territory.
HARLEY DAVIDSON & G.M.DETROIT DIESEL
Are allowed to mark there territory. 😁
& be proud doing so.
Not leaking, it’s sweating horsepower
very cool seeing the difference between an 6-71 and a 6v-71. Both have about the same power but much different packaging. I like how the blower mounts to the side like that. I very much want to find a blower in a junkyard to mount in my garage as wall art with those big twin screws. Very cool stuff!
I have a 2001 Deville with a Northstar engine. I bought it 5 years ago for $375. Your videos make me want to rebuild the engine.
Enjoyed this video bro and looking forward to more on this. Our son is special needs so working on something together will never be. All the best
well with new pistons and liners and a ground bottom end, you practically end up with a new motor with the detroits anyway
Not so much in a two stroke..I agree with him...best way is to Pull it all out and redo it all, this is a Band Aid on this type of Motor rebuilds...BUT!!! ya gotta WORK within yer Budget and its a great thing if you dont have to "Borrow" to do it?
At the forklift company I worked for years ago, they used 1 ton Ford trucks (and the Super Duty when they came out in the early 90s) with a box on the back for service trucks. Was nice, you could back up to the loading docks of the customers and also have a nice stand-up shop to work in (unlike hunched over in a van). Well one of our guys lived in a HOA neighborhood, they hated that truck parked in their driveway. But it was his work vehicle, so they had to grudgingly accept it. HOA's are snobs, they don't even like window A/C units, clotheslines, etc. Enjoy your more recent videos, you have a nice piece of land out there to do what you want. Congrats on doing what you enjoy!
Set of that piston must be wet from the oil sucking into where it was leaking from. I bet you're neighbors are loving to see all this happening. Looking good.
They don’t even have to watch commercials to see it happen.
@@BusGreaseMonkey that's to funny. Can't wait to see the finished product. Your son looks a lot like you. I enjoy your content and enjoy watching it when I get the alerts. Thanks for the reply.
well done dad and son , i am the same we all say stuff not meant , good memory that the point , brillaint work , you both worked grate together , was nice seeing , john uk
You really have to love how these old buses were engineered to be worked on, ie the swing bumper, the interior access hole, etc.
Great fathers day project with the boy. So interesting to see what my grandfather and uncle did for a living.
Happy Father’s Day. I think your engine likes you, that and good oil and coolant, (nice color). I hope you plastigauge a few journals, I am interested to see how many .0001” wear they have. Thank you so much for all of your content!
I think the old rule was: "The better the mechanic, the worse his vehicle." That was usually because he put all his time & energy into making his customers' vehicles right. So you must be pretty good, lol! I know that you're not going the turbo route just yet, but I'll hate to see that blower come off for the last time when you do. And it's good to see father & son working together on something cool. One last thought: Detroit Diesel > HOA.
Lateef Carrere turbo Detroits are also blown. The dd 2 strokes need the blowers simply to run (they’re not power adders). The turbos are the power adders. That’s right: A 2 stroke dd that’s turbo’d is also supercharged.
Hehe. Been spinning wrenches over 35 years. The last machine I want to break down is my own, nor do I want to get really dirty when it's time to do maintenance. So, I've found its best to keep everything clean and properly fitted.
Happy Fathers Day to you what a great way to spend it with your son doing what you both love to do
Great Video. Thank you
Fascinating to see it come apart.
Would love to do something like this with my son. Enjoy!
Man.. Loved that sound.. 1st start of the day.. lol.. Good Father and son day... 1st look at your engine reminds me of the old saying the shoemakers children have no shoes... Working on everybody else's stuff... and yours looks like a Puerto Rico farm bus.. or shrimp boat engine.. lol.. I did however learn tricks pulling the liners with the pistons etc.. Interesting.. U got away with the HOA. as your bus is a Camper... or MH... Just always very interesting stuff with your diesel work... Damn Detroit's... 42 odd years dealing with them... Love the rescue Dog...
How cool to have your own Not So Mini Me working with you using skills you undoubtedly taught him.
😮don’t know how I missed this video. Love dog 🐶 bartender ! He’s awesome !
Great fathers day,working with your son or you can say twin brother😁 Awesome teamwork guys. Every dads dream.GOD BLESS YOU ALL😇
Yeah that's a typical fathers day. Lets start an inframe. LOL
I could never live anywhere there is a HOA its my house my property i will do with it as I want im so glad you have your amazing property in Tennessee now
I worked for the phone company here in Indiana, I learned to love Detroits from working on stationary generators for them. They still have them around the state .
I love your video's! I love vintage stuff! You make me want an old Bus! Keep it up!
Oh man I took a MCI 9 out on the winter. It was 22 years old. It was cold on the temp gauge. When I came up to the gate and waved to the guard. I put the pedal to the floor and covered the guard shack with blue and white smoke lmao. It was awesome.
She's not leaking oil... She's marking her territory... 😊
Totally getting in! Subscribed today! The Benson "u store it" lot rebuild was awesome! (And right around the corner from me). I've been "binging" on your videos. And always loved the old Detroit (not sure why I loved it). Now I'm totally sure why I love it! Lol, same reason you do! Simple, reliable, good design, and damn innovative back when it was the face of the "new diesel"!
Love the video..beautiful family...Great work...
im developing a fondness for these engines because of your videos i love their simplicity. i wondered where the roots blower came from now i know lol
lots of asphalt cleaner and you'd never know that the oil leaked there! Enjoyed the tear down!
Chris Wallace don’t even need asphalt cleaner. A cheap jug of laundry soap, a pressure washer & 10 minutes will make it look like the oil was never there.
If it's Sunday evening it's BGM TV on the air! 👍 Great video Scott. As always educational and fun. Hope the trans goes easy with no ugly suprises
Saying was about OLDER engines in my Day, "If you Don't see any OIL Leaks on the Ground, you better check the Dipstick, as its Likely outta Oil!"
Ha ha ha, At the Truck stop, Check the fuel & fill up the oil. 😂😂😂
Wow that coolant was clean and green. When I changed the coolant in my truck it was all brown looking.
I’ve always kept my coolant good.
This is soo great to watch you tear a two stroke down. Many thanks!!!
Awesome to be able to work with your son. Hope one day to do similar. Found your channel thanks to Stew. Am another Aussie. Am also a diesel mechanic but no nothing about those on 2 strokes. Look forward to watching more. Fantastic old buses
Wow you opened the petcock and I had to pause the video for a bathroom break.
Cold light load idling carbons up rings on these two stroke Jimmies.
We had many in boats and guys would sit at dock idle no load wet stacking.
They would not listen.Engine should be under load and rev to clear out.
Marina would be smoked out with blue fog... lol
Always glad to hear, you beat them on a technicality. To bad instead of campers your neighbors could have buses too !
Replace that 2 valve head for a four valve and make sure your running advanced timing on your cam
Yon Cheramie. Good idea and add a turbo N75 injectors use a slightly faster diff ratio with a 5 sp direct drive gearbox more power and better on fuel.
Appreciate you sharing thes3 videos, love watching.
G’day Scott and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺. Great video and a beautiful dog. John
My HOA in Brownsburg, IN would have a meltdown 😱 😂. I hope no problems on the inframe and it gives you 100k + miles of good service. BTW... love the videos... keep them coming 🥂
I thought it wasn’t a Detroit if it didn’t leak oil. Keep up the great work and videos.
detroits have that reputation due to the airbox drain tubes. even if there is no leakage from any gaskets, they always "leak" oil from the airbox drains because catch cans were never considered in the old days, nobody cared if oil dripped on the ground back then. properly set up with catch cans and a cast aluminum valve cover they can be made very leakproof. most of my detroit work has been in boats and yachts where the owners don't like oil leaks, so i got pretty good at eliminating most of them.
Inframe....on the side of the street. Now THAT'S confidence haha.
Did one on a 6.2 in my driveway haha definitely not as clean as building in a garage
Smart move sell the house and by a rural house with land, you will enjoy life to the fullest.
Rural life best life! Nobody to bitch about yer hobbies~
Mechanic's engines are like electrician's lightbulbs and plumber's taps. ;)
I know an electrician who usta touch wires together to turn on lights throughout his 3000sqft lakeside vacation home. He did this for years, rather than install the switches.
Fascinating to watch the tear down. I really enjoy your videos. Cheers!
Doing an in-frame in a boat is hard. The top of the engine is easy, the bottom can be very difficult depending how much room they gave you. We had a slant 671 rebuilt in our shop. We installed it in the boat while it was in the water. When we started it we got a lot of blue smoke! Turns out the put the oil rings in facing up instead of down! Easy to do with the piston sitting on a bench. The hardest thing I ever did on a 671 was reinstall the oil pump while the engine was still in a 36 foot boat. One of the quirks on our boats was the copper fuel line. We were crossing the Clyde on a LCM 5 when the port engine cranked up to 2,200 rpms and refused to shut down. I went down and found the copper fuel line had cracked. For those who don't know the fuel pump is on the aft end of the Roots blower. The crack was dumping fuel into the blower. FYI I ran 90 injectors in the LCM I took care of.
Awesome trade and skill your teaching your son...more value then one can even describe....never learn any of that from a textbook.....Scott ck your text messages I texted you about how to adjust my clutch dd671 4 speed spicer... slipping alittle
They didn't earn the name "Michigan Road Oiler" for nothing.
Awesome video!
Thanks for sharing 👍
It’s nice when people understand what working under a detroit diesel 2 stroke is like. It’s not just my bus. Mine gets a lot of use. They see me working on ones that have been sitting for years. This is what one is like in real life. And mine only used/lost a quart every 500 miles. That’s nothing.
Got an idea. Give five pistons to the neighbors, the three houses in front of you, one to each side, and I would like the sixth one. That will take care of of the HOA problem
Have you ever checked you blower? In the Army we had these in a lot of equipment and quite often by the time the Rods and Mains were worn out the gap on the blower was out of spec.
happy Fathers day :) nothing like working together on a project! (keeps the neighbors guessing lol)
Some tlc on your bus eh. Cool.ps, love the Whisky delivery dog! That awesome.
Hate hoas, great father and son video. Just subscribed to Jr.’s channel! Awesome in the street rebuild!
Looks like your tearing it down just in time , good to have a fresh engine.
That thing had a lot of life left in it but this in-frame now will really give it a new lease on life for a while.
Defenatly you know well what you are doing, I like that, good job so video, I'm looking to watch the rest and see the result, thanks.
That HOA is loving you about right now.
How nice to see father and son working side by side. Looks like your engine is more than ready for some TLC. Brings to mind an old saying, namely, "the cobblers children often go barefoot". Really enjoyed the video. Hi Tyler, found your channel and subscribed. Now I'll get a double diesel fix. Regards from the UK.
I love saints and busses and your channel great video as usual!
It's a Detroit, if it isn't leaking pull the dip stick. They are externally lubricated.
I start doing an out of frame rebuild on a Cat C15 6NZ tomarrow. Lots of money. 😒
I feel your pain.
ANYTIME you pull a tranny , do the clutch. Do it. You'll be sorry if you don't.
What are your oil change intervals?
It didn't look too bad over all, not making metal or anything like that.
Looking forward to the going together video.
Im really not happy with you, LOL. I never thought anything about it, but since finding your channel, I think Id love to have an old bus for traveling! If you ever travel thru Delaware, Id love to say hello and check out the bus.
Kevin Ritchie hey a fellow Delawarean I also live in Delaware
Slower Lower here!
i'm sure your neighbors were lovin you
Nice father/son time wrenching on an engine!
The family that wrenches together, stays together. 🙂
I seen his videos I didn't know he was your son but I thought he sounded like you he as the same voice as yours crazy my suspicions was right you have awesome son smart like his daddy
LOL I hope im wrong but the HOA's job is to be Mad..... Id clean up in between just to be on the safe side lol
Silversides looks like she's overdue some loving Scott and its great to see 2 generations giving it.
Bravo los artistas, que lindo ver gente como ustedes reparando en la calle...❤👍🏻
Firstt Baby...Thank You Very much...Bus Grease Monkey is great work ethic and works honest...
I'm not a bus guy per say but I like DD's and the application is definitely cool. Subscribed
I’ve wanted one of those Marshall Bluetooth speakers for a long time.
Getter done buddy that’s awesome.
Hopefully it goes back together well, and last a long time.
Love that chrome rocker cover
Those weren't leaks Steve ,those were just good old fashion seeps, if it's not pouring on the ground its not a leak yet. Remember seeps nothing on the ground ,,drips a few spots ok, leak get a pail out .
With Detroits, if it ain't leaking it's run out😊
Doesn't a turbo engine have different pistons? The only DD I really worked on after the Army was a non-turbo with turbo positions, IIRC. Just last week I did have to change a fuel pump on an 8-71 though, so that's two.
When you pulled the blower, at first I was confused on why #3&4 weren't at the same height being paired cylinders. Then I realized my brain flatuance. It's a two stroke. Big duh, Tim.
Just turbos have a lower compression piston
@@BusGreaseMonkey turboed detroits have 2-piece crosshead pistons and the intake ports in the liners are slightly higher up in the bore so the scavenging cycle lasts as long as possible. the cam profile is also different closing the exhaust valves sooner so the turbo can pressurize the cylinder before the piston covers the intake ports.
Your engine work is attracting big time rain!!! WillyB
Hey! Happy Fathers Day. I see Leroy has just the ticket for you. Been wanting to get a keg for Bear too.
Really digging this series, LOL, HOA, had dealings with such before, said when I got out there would be NO MORE HOA, bet some of them folks are raising hell LOL .
Thanks, I really like the longer vids, more would be great.
There are only so many hours in a day...
Your son's channel popped up in my feed and I subd to his channel. Hope he is successful and his channel grows, too.
That’s why I fondly refer to them as a driptroit
Or road oilers😂
Helps keep the dust down, I suppose that’s why more and more rural municipalities are paying to oil old dirt roads now that there are fewer and fewer Driptroits on the road.
Nice work gentlemen!!
Looks like a good clean engine
That HOA story got me laughing lol
Your son's sense of humor; he's definitely his father's son : )
You can take an old liner to a good machinest and he can make a nice liner loader out of it. it's just as good as the factory liner loader. I had ones made for 53, 71, and 92 series engines. Worked great.
I did the same thing. Load the pistons in the liner, then slide them both in together.
I remove them both together as well. Brass punch across the piston like he did to pop it up a little, then finish baring the engine over till it reaches TCD on the crank, then lift them out.
I have lifted many 871 heads off alone, but in a truck, not a bus. a red shop rag on each end run through the fuel line crossovers looped around and tied in a knot for handles. I have some "T" handles that I made, but I like the rags better because they are more comfortable. You'd think those tiny lines wouldn't hold the weight, but I never had any problems, nor any damage.
I run a ball hone through the block a few times to clean the bores before installing the liners. As I'm sure you know, if you get a liner that slides in with too much resistance, the engine won't crank when it's hot.
Before the red rtv, I used cat cement on the gaskets that weren't vellumoid. Those that were like the oil cooler gasket I use Permatex #2. I use a dab of yellow weatherstrip adhesive on the 4 corners of the quad ring under the head, and a dab under the water quad rings, to hold them in place.
I liked studs on each end of the head as well, so the head is piloted onto the block, and it doesn't slide around while you are starting the head bolts, although sometimes you don't have the height clearance for studs.
@@bigjohn6475I made a couple short studs by sawing off bolts and sawing a screwdriver slot in them, those were handy when installing a head that didn't have much room above it.
@@4321grp Good idea. I have many of those that I've used for things like holding clutch pressure plates in place enough to start a few bolts, and on a few occasions piloting a manual transmission in.
Another tool I made for Detroits...... I took an old wrist pin, ground it down so the end was rounded so I can use it to install the wrist pin caps. The tool sets them in concaved so they seal nice. I took a large suction cup, drilled a hole in the center, stuck a plastic vacuum line insert in the cup so I can attach my vacuum gauge, place it over the wrist pin and seal it against the piston, then pump it up and check to see if they hold vacuum to make sure they are sealed properly.
I like that...no ”bus” in the HOA wording. Watch the don’t try to sneak that in to try and screw you.
What wording did they say applied to your vehicle to make a violation out of you parking there?
That Line Socket looks like an M16 BCG! :)