FREE!! Abandoned 12v71TT generator. Will it start? Can we save it from the scrapper?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- Today My buddy Tommy hooks me up with a free 12v71TT genset. Can we get it running and save it from the scrapper?! Tune in to see.
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00:00 - Looking it over
15:56 - Loading
16:59 - Stuck Injectors?
18:56 - Finding Treasure!
21:30 - The fuel situation
22:35 - Will it Start??
30:42 - Modifications
31:38 - Strange noises
32:24 - No more fan shroud noise
35:41 - What is a slobber tube and what does it do?
38:15 - Difference between 71 and 92
39:55 - We're outa here - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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I'm glad you preserve these machines. Some videos they override the governor and run them wide open till they throw a rod through the block stuff like that is just a stupid waste
These aren't in short supply. Most the ones blown up have been sitting for years with no buyers. Hundreds of thousands at minimum are still available Just in the USA and Canada. Should they all be saved just to rot into the ground?
All the neighbors will know when the power goes out at Wayne’s place when they hear that beast fire up ⚡️👍
🤟🤟🤟
Yeah buddy!
Power the neighbors houses too
Power up half the town
@@brad8179 it'd for sure power up my street at least lol
Detroit Diesels will ALWAYS fire up providing no obvious holes in the side or bent/destroyed internals. Hell, it may just fire with those issues depending on the severity. Might run away, or grenade shortly after, but they don't need much to cheech away. Love Ole 2 stroke Detroit's. Easily one of the best engines ever built.
I agree man. I always say if they turn they burn!
Same for the 850 Etec Rotax, i got an 8v92 silver turbo out back, 2 strokes are more durable and the detroit with their anti-friction bearings allows them to come online quick.
Worked all day, drank some beers with my friends, wife cooked an edible meal and Wayne got a new Detroit to fuck with, life don't get any better I'm counting my blessings for sure
Sounds like the perfect day!!!
Wayne, really like your videos man. Just a suggestion get a hold of a guy on u tube called the “small engine mechanic “ he is the guru when it comes to gen sets if you want to use it for that. Keep up the good work brother you crack me up.
That dude is sick as fuck when it comes to gensets. Nice finds Wayne. I’d like to send you some beer. How do I do that?
Yeah Small Engine Mechanic Mike! His channel rocks, for a "small" engine mechanic he has a lot of cool big genset content. I'm more inclined to call him Genset Jesus but that's just me. I fully believe he'll finish that massive '39 CAT some day.
Bus Grease Monkey is also a great guy for DD 71 series engine info.
Are you gonna put it into a TRUCK
natoe5 I totally would've reached out if I got to keep the gen set. I only got to keep the engine though.
Love the 2 strokes! I'm a Cat (power generation) guy now but I worked for 10 years for a Kohler dealer, Kohler used a lot of Detroits in the gen sets. I've serviced everything from 4-53's to 20v149's and then the newer series 60's and MTU/Detroits. You are correct about hospitals and critical care these 2 strokes sense power loss and are online in 3-4 seconds. Can't do that with 4 strokes but they still have to meet the 10 second deadline.
I would check and see if the start leads from the gen controller are shorted together and trying to start the unit when in auto position. It will typically be only be 2 small gauge wires that normally run to an ATS (automatic transfer switch) for starting but if shorted together it will try to start the unit when in auto.
Thanks brother. Sadly I had to give back the gen head and other shit but got to keep the engine.
These 2 strokes come up fast, much better power for their size than the 4 joke strokes. Cummins new ACE 2 stroke:mart.cummins.com/imagelibrary/data/assetfiles/0058689.pdf
That skid is in much better shape than 99% of what's out here on well sites in West Texas. What a beauty. I work on stationary industrial equipment for a living but nothing this old. What a great find
Thanks Melvin I thought so too. No way I was turning that down
I worked for a concrete plant that had a 16V71 running a HUGE gen set inside of a 30' trailer (don't remember the KW). They used it to power their entire gravel pit.
Awesome!!!!! My other one here used to be in a trailer too.
It looks like wood chips and rats nest was coming out of the pipe where the air cleaner was
@@lucasmcmillan6915 I've got the air filter somewhere it was clean luckily
Old Detroit that clean ya know she gonna fire right up
Hell yea if they turn they burn!
As others already said, @SmallEngineMechanic knows these things REALLY well. I think a collab would be incredible, and it would just be extremely sad to see the generator half of this beast get turned into beer cans. I honestly think this is just an incredibly cool thing. A freaking 400kw (!) unit injector turbodiesel generator on a trailer!!! Can it get any nicer?
Unfortunately I could only keep the engine I had to give the genhead back
@@Ol2Stroker That’s too bad. Would have been cool to see it make power. Nice score on the engine though.
@@JeffinTD I know I would've loved to try and fix it and here it under real load
I would’ve had to have offered em some cash to keep it just on principle
@@tjlovesrachel I tried that
Wayne just keep doing what you're doing I love your content man you always make me laugh and I always learn something new every time when I watch one of your videos I even learned something about the old two-stroke Detroit engines between the 71 series and the 92 series that was pretty cool to see that 12v71TT generator can't wait to see more content in the future
Thanks Jim!
One of my dad's duties was to keep the detroit powered generator operational at our local hospital.This would have been in the early 60's.I was around 6 or 7.Dang that thing was loud when it fired off up to full song.I don't have any idea how many cylinders it was but it was huge to a kid my age.Great memory.
That's awesome!
I worked on those old Detroit 2 cycle diesel genesis at Suffolk county water Authority on Long Island. There is probably nothing major wrong with the generator. Sometimes it’s only a matter of cleaning up the selector switches and flashing the exciter field. Or installing a more modern regulator. These old beasts are very hardy. If it has brushes just spray some contact cleaner on the slip rings as it’s running. If it’s brushless spray cleaner in at the prime mover. I still have books on the alternator.
That's awesome Will. Sadly I had to give the genhead and radiator back for scrap. Woulda been cool to see if I could get it making power again.
Will it start? Video shows it running in the first 5 seconds. Thanks, that saved me watching the video.
Lol whoops
Nothing like the beautiful sound of a General motors detroit!
Sounds awesome Wayne! I thoroughly enjoy your videos! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Roger!
AWESOME!! You and all your neighbors will never lose power again.
Lol yea little overkill for one house
The little chat at the end, very informative and interesting 👍
Work at a gas plant in ND are emergency generator is a 12v71 just had to use it for 3 days after ice storm worked great. Great video as always 👍
That's awesome Bryan!
I had well drilling machines with those V12 engines! Screamers! loved them! Jaswell drill Machines from Rhode Island! Mine were 605 HP!
That's a helluva drilling setup!
That's the biggest Radiator I've ever seen. Great engine! Wayne I like your video's. Can't wait to more content!
Dude it was friggin huge!
Wow what a amaziny find. Love it. Now it will be used like it was built for not just sitting.
I had to laugh about the fuel consumption of that 12v, it brought back some memories from 2001-2003. I worked in a industrial gas plant which had brought in 3 gensets to supplement 3.5 to 4 megawatts of power needed to make up power shortage from contracted power from grid. We had a 5500 gallon diesel fuel tank to feed the gen sets which was on a 2 and a half day fill schedule, at the time it was cheaper to burn that much fuel than buy the extra power from the power company.(thanks to Enron)
Great find. Nice too see it come back to life. Helluva machine.
Thanks Larry I'm really happy to have it
1,500 RPM for 50 Hz, 1,800 RPM for 60 Hz AC. It's a good thing that you checked the racks, before starting. Governed engines are at full throttle at rest. If the racks gets stuck open, you've got yourselves a "runaway"!!😮😮The only thing that would shut it down, is to cut off fuel, or, a CO2 fire extinguisher in the air intake. I would LOVE to have found something like this, in this good condition. What a find!
Well Detroit's have emergency shutdown flaps built into the blower inlets for just that reason but I know what you're saying Vincent!
I can't wait to see you put that in something!! Keep it up, love the vids.
Me either Scott
Just found your channel, very cool. I like the fact that you are mad on old Detroit's and you know your stuff, also you are willing to share what you know. great !!!
Thanks brother and welcome!
this is such a great video to get really high quality 12V71 sounds from thank you!
Thanks!
CONGRAT'S WAYNE YOU FOUND ANOTHER BEAST!!!!
I love it, best way to turn fuel into noise!!!
That's badass, I love it. Thing sounds like it's never quit running. Like you said, when they pop up you gotta go get them.
100% thanks
One mans junk could be another mans great find
100%
Very sweet find cool nice old Detroit
Fricken awesome! I rebuilt a 453N a few years ago…..loved it! A 12v71TT…..I’d even get the alpine green for it!
Great post!
“Gotta have it”……. Story of my life 😂
I know right!
@@Ol2Stroker also… “if its cheap or free its for me”. Wifes not a fan but its the truth
@@starionslider2116 true that brother
Same here!
@@markdanielczyk944 probably alot of us!
Thanks for these videos man. im gonna get one of these old motors someday soon (hopefully a 4-71) and ill hopefully be able to get it running/take care of it good thanks to the info in these vids.
Hell yea brother collect em all! 🤟
I have overhauled many 12v71TT Detroits. We used them on helicopter transportable drilling rigs in South America. We had anything from 2-71's ti 12v71's
Awesome Dee!
Wow, that fired right up! I expected alot more cranking and smoke, I also expected stuck injectors
I did too Tony I was shocked. I almost didn't post it I was afraid people would think it was staged
SWEET GEN-SET, EXCELLENT fined. cool to hook up to your property. Never powerless. ✌️
I wish I could've kept the genhead!
i baught a witty 120 and put it back working and it is now my backup gen for my place
Awesome!
I remember that my old school bus had a Detroit. As it took off, I used to love the black cloud of exhaust. AND that glorious sound....
Hell yea 🤟🤟
@@Ol2Stroker I didn't mention that I REALLY loved the smell of the exhaust.
(Probably explains a lot.......)
@@scottbruner9987 lol I always did too and I never knew why I loved the sound of firetrucks so much until I grew up and figured out they were Detroits
Hi from uk wayne👋👍 what a belta👌 from start to finish I knew this was goin to be good and different👍 sometime its more the excitement in your voice that nails it for content and how easy was this for something that sat since 2017 or 2014 ish and only them hours it was still running on break in oil😂😂💪👍 but water in sump probs condensation 👌 and at least now you hook it up to house and shop and never be without power again as long as the peterbuilt next to it with a fuel line of spare tank😂😂 and manuels for bedtime reading 👍 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
Nothing beats the sound of an 8-12 or 16-cylinder Detroit. General Motors when they built more than cars
Definitely
What a sweetheart unit. Thanks dude
I thought so too! Thank You Henry!
Awesome Wayne’s that sounds great.
I love the "dirty dozen"!
Me too!
Nice!!! Small engine mechanic on youtube would love that thing he is the genset wizard!!!
Yes small engine mechanic is famous for these gen sets
On the oilfield market that engine is like GOLD !!!
Really? I've got a few of em lol
Place I worked before retirement had a backup gen set. It was run on a 16v 72 Detroit. This was at a soybean processing plant. When that thing started up for monthly test you could hear it through the whole place. Awsome.
Also, Jimmy Diesel's are carefully engineered to generate the maximum smoke and noise from fuel.
That's badass Ken! Yes they are!
Don’t let that one go, generator can be put to good use again. 😊
When i worked for my dad at the gmc dealership we did many in frames in boats with the 12v71s also an old guy had one in a pete tow truck.Did many inframe 671s they were in everything .
That's awesome Andrew! They were a really popular boat engine
Shocked anybody would give it to you with the value of scrap metal. That’s some serious weight.
I only got to keep the motor! I had to give the rest back for scrap sadly
You can tell Wayne is a 50's kid..he loves that old stuff..he even talks like a kid that grew up in the 50's..lol..GO Wayne go your great 👍at what you do.
Damn Jenny fired right on up for ya. That's great..not much smoke ethier
Thanks Lorn I was definitely born in the wrong era!
@@Ol2Stroker ha ha ha. I can picture you sitting in a 57 Chevy nomad
@@lornperkins4270 hell yes
dude, love the channel..... my dad was an old school detroit guy, from the 53, 71 and 92 series to the fuel pincher 8 litre. construction outfit I worked for in the 90s in delaware had a short wheelbase tandem Brockway that had a 12v92 in it, they also had b&e cranes with 8v92s and a 2000 Amp stud welder with a 16v92 Detroit from way back.
That's badass Joel! Welcome to the channel!
Drove a 1971 LT9000 Ford oilfield tractor with that engine the 12V71TT in it. Wish I knew where that thing went it was one powerfull truck set up for heavy haul. Had 54000 axles three driven huge winch 13spd with 4spd brownie and a power tower for the winch and a Hercules 4 axle mechanical folding neck trailer. At the time 1972 there were no other trucks that could stay with you. With the doulble over in the brownie it was good for 100 plus even with 411 axles. Only bad thing about it was the straight stacks after making a 10 hour run you were deaf unless you wore ear muffs
The Buzzin' Dozen...nice!
Hell yea my favorite!
When I started trucking in the 70's, I called a Detroit "the worst sound in trucking". Noisy and work you to death. Today I love them. Own two now ('78 MCI MC8 bus with an 8V71 and a stand alone 6-71) and always on the lookout for more.
I'm still hunting for machinist drawings and blueprints for machining the engine blocks for a project. I'm fixin to build myself a 2v53 for a hot rod build.
Awesome motor, I've got a 12v92TA in a ARFF rig across the pond that's been stood for a bit and I hope it starts back up as easily
Badass! What's ARFF?
@@Ol2Stroker ARFF is airport rescue and fire fighting. The truck is a Fire Trucks Ltd Marlin. The company only existed a few years before the were bought out and only 10 Marlin's were built, I think mine the only one left.
@@ProjectMarlin oh wow that's super cool. Send some pics over!
That’s a good lookin old Murphy, for being out in the elements lol impressive I haven’t seen one in quite a while I seen a few of these out in the old Cargill phosphate mines here in fl back in the day.
That's a sweet looking PETERBILT love that color too
gotta love enormous engines, Detroit Diesels are invincible.
They really are. did you know the cylinder packs are designed to sustain a dropped valve and not catastrophically fail? There's no other engine on the planet that will get you home with more things wrong with it. 🤟🤟
Food for thought, frequency/hertz adjusted by rpm (2 or 4 magnets by 1800 or 3600 rpm = 60hz), then voltage is adjustable with regulator. At least on generac so I assume it’s the same principle here. Great videos man.
Awesome videos man, I look forward to seeing what’s next in your world 😂. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Zulu!
It’s engaging the starter when you switch on the panel as it’s an auto start set. It thinks it’s getting a signal to start as the contact/relay in the panel is meant to held off by the mains. Cheers from UK 🇬🇧
Thanks Ken!
Sweet find
0-1800 rpm in 2 seconds, child's play. I was working in an industrial plant and we had IR mobile compressors with 6-71's in them for emergency plant air. You want to see sketch ? How about at 3am on a -10* night and I get a call of air dropping in plant. I needed to fire up a couple of those 6-71's so I hop in my shop truck with the big 24v hot start mounted in the back. With the full amps off the hot start feeding the batteries and half a can of either in her I hit the button and that Detroit goes right up against the governor like now, 2250rpm with ice hanging off the exhaust manifold. I can say I was beating feet around the corner of the building but those old 6-71's took a beating and kept on ticking. Amazing.
Best engines on the planet
Mornin Wayne. That's a serious piece of machinery. As usual I'm both jealous , and impressed with your knowledge , and abilities . Enjoy the memorial day weekend. If you're drinking , 🍻 drink one for me !
Thanks Maxx! I'm definitely drinking I hope you're enjoying the weekend as well. Happy Memorial Day!
Now that is a nice pump engine for the trailer
Man that thing is beautiful ❤️
Hell yea pumped to have it!
cool vid, i learned something about these, thanks!
Hell yea thanks!
2 turbos 2 blowers only if they still made these things..pretty wild!
Had to come back and watch it crank up one more time and she sounds tight. I’m willing to bet that’s a low hour motor 👍
Meter showed 900 something hours but it was awfully dry. My other one has less hours and way more leaks so I'm thinking someone went through this.
@@Ol2Stroker could be why the paint looks good and is not the correct color. You may be right about that, but that’s one hell of a find and it was free. 👍💯
@@dieselwrench3621 those are my thoughts as well.
Great barn find! Be careful with generator end as you don't know what is wrong with it. before you run it again drive at least 4, 6 foot rebar into ground and wire to frame of genset. This will protect anyone on or near machine. With the manuals find the exciter / field circuit and disconnect it. This will prevent it from making really big power. Even with field disconnected generator can still be self exited. Probably 150 volts. Still enough to kill!. Make sure all stator connections are disconnected and safe. Biggest danger in old generators is short between phases or to ground. Not sure which governor, probably a hybrid. It can be electric or hydraulic or a hybrid. If its straight hydraulic there will be able to adjust its speed within a certain range. some of them had a warm up / cool down solenoid that gives an idle speed. Hybrids use servo motor to adjust speed...
If its electric governor it will be controlled from inside main panel that drives servo motor, generally these will have an inductive pickup.
Damn Rod that's a ton of great info! I sadly had to give this genhead back. Is there an easy way to find the field circuit without a book? I have another vid coming up... I assume the rebar is the most important part?
Rod you sound really knowledgeable about gensets. I had a 15KW 1800 rpm industrial generac and sold it for a 25KW commercial 1800rpm generac. Both natural gas. The 15kw had several issues from bad control board to bad ground that I was able to resolve myself. Once I sold it and acquired the 25kw I connected it to my home myself except for the ATS I hired an electrician. The unit puts out approximately 104 amps @ 240VAC single phase. I use a "Sense" meter on it so I can monitor my system in realtime remotely. It's strong enough to run my entire home whrv everything on , even strong enough to charge my EV which pulls ~45 amps. I run for a week straight during Hurricane Ida. Anyway I just wanted to say that I love generators, and working on them and getting to know them. I'd probably enjoy speaking with you about the subject.
What a Beast. Love the Detroits
Dude, that reminds me of a woodruff governor on that engine. My first day on the mechanic job, after my years working offshore at McDermott. I was sent to tune up one just like that since it would not load bank . When I got done, that thing was walking the dog, carrying the load with two mufflers on fire. That is a water below the ports block too. Nice set>
Thanks Wendell you're correct on both accounts! I've got another 271 genny I just picked up I'm gonna have to tune up. Never done a Woodward before 🤷🤷
@@Ol2Stroker I've seen lots of wore out governors, but I've never come across one of those with a malfunction that a little adjustment could not cure. My Dad got a 40ft. wooden shrimp lugger from my Uncle once. That boat had a 271 on a 4:1 marine gear. It was a nice cypress hull. He could catch a lot of shrimp with that rig. Those engines were used on welding machines often. The only flaw on that engine was the crankshaft design. There is no supporting main between the two rod journals.. You'd see broken cranks because of this.
@@wendellvoisin7090 interesting I didn't know that about the mains. Hard to believe they'd ever make enough power to break a crank so obviously design flaw
BOY BETWEEN YOU AND JAMES PRETTY YOU GUY'S ARE OUT COLD WITH THESE TWO STROKES WAY KOOL WAYNE WHAT A RIPPER
Sick Wayne 💪💪
Thanks Mike
Definitely cool Detroit Genset.
Yes more fantastic content bro keep it coming
Thanks Alan.
Of all the years i have driven 8v92 an 318s have always ran that way i would rather have a Detroit in my trucks the fuel mileage always was good god bless you keep that for your home and shop im watching and enjoying thanks(hemming towing&recovery)
Thanks Ross!
That thing is awsome.
Had to have it!
Love your vid, got a 12v71 tt in a log truck 125 injectors ! 1000 hp , just use for show .cant afford to run at 759 a gallon in calif !!! Use for shows only lol , people love it !!!
That's badass! Send some pictures to my email Stacy I'd love to see it!
Nice engine. The only problem is those things will chew through 30+ gallons of fuel an hour.
Sounds really good
Thanks James yea I wasn't mad at it!
That smoked contactor doesn't necessarily mean that the genset is dead.
I wouldn't count on it not making voltage because in my experience they're a lot like pretty women.
Just as soon as you start trusting them, they'll burn you to a crisp.
😂😂😂😂
Badass find bro love it!!! Happy memorial day sir have a great weekend.
Happy Memorial Day Justin! Have a good one!
@@Ol2Stroker thank u sir
@@justinweaver8787 very welcome!
Cool Vid, I found this at random, and excited when I saw 12V71. I was on the diesel sub USS Dolphin out of San Diego and we had 2 12V71 for the power plant....DBF
That's awesome Alex! They were used in just about everything.
You look like the mad scientist up there! Awesome video dude!
Thanks man!
Buzzin dozen.... awesome!
Hell yea!
Sweet!👍👍 but big and really thirsty!
VERY thirsty!
This video made my day you guy's are awesome cool thank you so much.
Thanks Robert glad to hear it!
Continentals would do that, Mack’s would do it to, I was just 18 and started a new job after graduation and we were setting up a batch plant for I 80, rolled up on a rock, killed it and started backwards when he rolled off of it before clutching, the driver could find a gear and the boss was having a fit, l went over and told him it was running backwards and was told to get the hell out of the way as that was impossible, lol, old Mack started blowing oil out of the air intake and smoking out of it, so I went over and told him again, he started off and I told him to look at the air intake, then he ask me how to fix it, easy kill it and restart it, u’d thought he’d been happy we finish, but he needed a cussing session first lol.
Lol that's wild I didn't know other stuff would do it also!
Wow! That would be a great engine for a haul truck or a 6x6 💕🔥💪
That'd be badass in a 6x6!
I think the original color on that motor was a lighter shade of green
OH. I love your back ground sounds!!!
I'm waiting to hear that 12-cylinder Roar man
Hell yeah absolutely bad ass and what sweet heart of a motor she just wants to run
Reminds me of schoolbus rides as a kid. Big Ole Jimmie just screaming away doing 30mph🤣 love em
Can't believe that was going to be scrapped, man that's in fantastic condition.
Yea I was not letting it go.
A lot exist, far more than the demand. They can be purchased cheap if you want a dependable, easy to service gen-set. The generator components can get pricey if they're bad though.
Morning Wayne (yup Europetime it's morning as im writing this 11am)
This is as Gold as it gets... this is Genny is what dreams are made of.
Nothing wrong with it mint as it gets runs like new.
Nice catch!
Greetz from The Netherlands,
Bjorn
Thanks Bjorn I was pumped to find it!
@@Ol2Stroker Make sure this converter is used alot :) cos that's what it's made for ;)
Why dont you try this: Make this 12V71 the Genny for the Blockheaters on your Mossy and Cabover :) that way you have a Detroit Blockheater ;) (i know im full of crazy idea's) Buuut eey if it's fun why not :D
Im gonna see if im able to find a Detroit Diesel Genny to power my AC in the summer :P
@@AllianceB95 hell yea! Whole lotta fuel to power a couple block heaters but I like where your head's at!
thats awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Andrew!
interesting that it has the marine-style water cooled manifolds. if it had regular manifolds that radiator could be A LOT smaller!
I was surprised by that too!