I'm in western Canada and I never knew Nissan made 2-stroke diesels until now. It sounds a bit like a cross between a 71 Detroit and a roots-blown EMD 567 or 645, the hum of the blower is very prominent on this. I love it!
Convert a UD6 to v-force carbon fiber reed valves for each crankchamber sealed and stuffed with billet aluminum. A billet aluminum 7068 alloy head with coates ball exh valves with dry sump and 2 VRO pumps. Run ethanol E85 with MSD magneto and castor 927 maxima 2T. 450 CID of 2 stroke fun!
Same here my grandpa drove a pacific p12 up until the early 2000s around the revelstoke area with a Detroit in it as far as I knew they were the only ones building 2stroke diesels
Thankful for dudes like y'all keeping these old girls alive. Really refreshing to watch an old truck get fired up again after working on new junk trucks all day
I understand AACO was Australian Army Cab Over,and ACCO was Australian Commercial Cab Over. In the mid '70s I worked for an IHC workshop and we installed a UD5 in a MAN for a customer carting bricks towing a dog. The UDs were built in marine,industrial and truck applications.
Hi Steve ,, I came across the UD range of motors way back in the mid 70's . From memory the UD3and UD4 came into Aussie as second Hand motors , my old boss used them to repower his irrigation pump and later he put a UD4 in his cans harvester ... The UD3 replaced the 6-354 Perkins on the irrigation pump sorta the same horse power , there about 115 , with no muffler , Christ you could hear it 2 miles away at night , screaming like a banshee .. The UD4 replaced the 6-354 in the cane harvester , there about 125 hp which wasn't much better than the old Perkins Some how some where he found a 4 valve head to replace the 2 valve head which increased it 145 hp ,,,, The 70's was a great decade to live in 🙂,,
Hi Russel. This was a good read mate thanks for sharing. I believe they were very common as a repower option back then. Dad always said that I grew up in the wrong era but that’s his fault, not mine😅😅😅. I’d love to go back to then and look around mate
I still have a brochure for the UD 3cyl. from the mid 1970s. My father was toying with the idea of buying one for an irrigation outfit, but that didn't eventuate. Apparently, they were a cheap 'crate engine" at the time.These were new engines sold through Annand and Thompson dealerships.
There’s a first for everything mate. Hope you liked it. Yes there are a few manufacturers that produced 5 cylinder 4 stroke stuff, still a common amount of cylinders in today’s cars
@@stevesplacedownunder The mixing oil in a 2 stroke gas engine lubricates the crankcase, which also serves as the blower, but a diesel intake charge has no fuel, and any oil would preignite. So how do the pre-blown UD engines lubricate the crankcase?
@@stevesplacedownunderHow then, would such an engine keep oil out of the intake charge? baffles, perhaps? he same way gas engines keep oil out of the PVC valve and tubes? If early engines had no blower, then they needed the crankcase to use as a blower, and if they used the crankcase as a blower, how did they keep it from sucking up and burning the crankcase oil as it came out of the rod bearings?
@@alan6832They don’t use the crankcase for scavenging. It stays sealed like a 4 stroke. Instead they use a blower that does it for them. They are considered naturally aspirated because the blower is not used for extra power. It’s used because it has to. Hope that answers your question.
This engine is really interesting for being a unique 5 cylinder 2-stroke design and it even reminds me of the sound of a Detroit Diesel engine as well. Edit: I appreciate it but no one needs to tell me what pot means for cylinders anymore since I already asked that and have been told what it means.
Yes mate it’s fairly similar in most cases, apart from a few obvious differences, like the injection pump. They are 75 cubic inches per pot as opposed to 71 too I believe
@@govlovesyou1334I remember the term "pot" being used for carburetors when i was small, but sometimes people used it to describe cylinders on a motor too!
6:20 it is still supercharger, but it creates only about 0.3 bars of pressure exhaust duration can be tuned that way what it will have a little time to create pressure in the cylinder
Great job and I laughed as you had your hydration well sorted! I watched this video after the muffler deleted one! But the information I gained on what an ACCO stood for after driving some real ball tearers over the years proper man’s truck with a road ranger can’t beat that feeling! Great channel glad I found you and keep up the good work!
Hi mate glad you liked it and yes the hydration is a must around this equipment. I’m happy that it was educational as well which is great and it sounds like you have driven some beauties in your time. Just magnificent and there’s plenty more to come
Hi Bruce thanks for the comment. Yes they are mate. Seen A few around in the odd magazines or marketplace but not at a show. I’m a subscriber of yours also mate and enjoying the content greatly
The 45 seat Albion Coach The engine was fitted with a Commer Knocker 5 speed gearbox, on one trip a large bolt within the box tried to get out, putting a hole in the centre of the Overdrive housing. We had spare parts so we had a five hour drive down the New England Highway, it was well into the night by the time I had the replacement cover fitted and early morning by the time we got back home.
Wow I've seen UD trucks here in the US but never knew what the letters stood for until now. And I never knew Nissan was even involved in 2 stroke diesels. So glad I stumbled onto this channel
I joined a bus and coach company in 1976 and we had an Albion 45 seat coach with a 4 cylinder UD 2 stroke engine. haven't got time to tell the story's but I will come back to you another time.
My dad has been dead ow for nearly 30 years 13 years for my mum spend as much time mate as you can with them because once they are gone mate ... well need i say more. Subscribed .Scott UK Rescue Mech.... Wicked trucks mate.
Another great and informative video. I had no idea that UD stood for Uniflow Diesel. Yep, a video without the muffler would be great! And yes, definitely setup a Patreon page, I'll be in! Thanks, Steve!
Wel steve i was 5 months down under in1981 welding mount gambier grape picking Mildura now 20years Blacksmith in harlingen Holland greath to see Your video for1 st time Interesting.mate look More for you thanks
Hi mate sorry for the late reply. I’m struggling to get through all these comments. I’m glad you liked it and hopefully it brings some good memories for you when you spent some time here. Holland is another new one for me mate. Thank you
Thanks for the upload lad! Don't feel bad about mentioning the usa. I'm Canadian so you can just imagine how embarrassed we are to be that close geographically. Litterally every country on the planet hates them for a reason and we're at the top of the list!
Junkers made a two stroke supercharged opposed piston diesel aircraft in WWII. The Junkers Jumo 205. These engines all used a two-stroke cycle with 12 pistons sharing six cylinders, piston crown to piston crown in an opposed configuration. This unusual configuration required two crankshafts, one at the bottom of the cylinder block and the other at the top, geared together. The pistons moved towards each other during the operating cycle. It was used for high altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Hi mate yes I have looked into these since researching the history of these ones. It’s certainly a unique engine, especially for an aircraft. The Deltic locomotives had a similar, if not the same design too, to my knowledge
I've been looking forward to this one. It was everything I hoped for and more!! Brings back some awesome memories of sitting in the copilots seat with my dad driving from Sydney to the Vic boarder to pick up an old Inter TD14, then up to the farm just North of Cooktown via Goondiwindy. Ours was a UD4 and the cab was swapped out for a later model (C1930 rings a bell for some reason???). With the 're-cab mod', the engine cover never really sealed properly, so the noise and heat from the engine bay lived with us in the cab!! Fun times! Ha ha!! Super interesting to hear the history of these things. Until this video, I was only aware of the 4 or 6 cylinder options. Sadly, our truck (along with a heap of other vehicles / equipment) was stolen. The rusted out empty shell was found years later beside a river about 100klms away. The engine found nearby with a heap of bullet holes in the injector pump governor housing. I managed to get the engine running again, but never properly. Thanks again for the awesome video, Steve!!! Hope you had an amazing fathers day!!! 🙂
Great mate I’m glad you liked it. This is a great story. Thanks for sharing. They would be great memories. What a shame what they did to it. It makes me upset to think people do this to wonderful old gear like this.
Great potted history of ACCO and UD diesels Steve, cheers! How you can stomach getting in these old things full of massive Aussie spider webs I’ll never know. Great work.
I’m an Aussie farmer in central Vic who has been driving trucks including AACOs / ACCOs, I’ve got a few Isuzus and a Freightliner prime mover. I’ve been operating earth moving gear and other diesel farm machinery for the last 40 years. I drive a 7.3 F-250 and a Nissan Patrol with a TD42Ti, basically I love diesels! I have just discovered your channel with this episode and already only 10 minutes in, I have learned a shit tonne about the history of metric diesels, particularly UDs!
Hi mate I apologise for the late reply. This is great and it sure does sound like you like your diesels. It’s seems you’ve driven some wonderful trucks. I’m glad your enjoying it and learned something mate this makes me very happy
Great job. Somehow for a couple of months in the Far North (-35-40 celsius degrees) I left a VAZ-2112 under the snow, 1.5 liters, 16v, gas, and a Nissan AD, with yd22 2.2 diesel engine. VAZ did not start after couple of months - the membrane of the pressure regulator in the rail broke, Nissan started after half a turn of the key.
Hi mate, I don’t know how to thank you enough. My partner only just set this Patreon up today so you are the first. It’s amazing that people appreciate what I’m doing. I will send you an email.
She's a runner! screams pretty good too. Sounds like she wants to get to work again. Well done. Glad to see you got a survival kit together after the starter repairs at the bench. 8^) Happy Father's Day Steve. Cheers!
You shouldn’t drip the fuel on…I’m just fuckin’ with ya haha I seriously love these videos; I love old trucks and especially diesels. This Nissan blown 2 stoke 5 cylinder is a real gem and sounds super cool. Thanks for the video and I’ll be watching more. Keep it up and I hope you reach your goal some day soon.
Hi Steve, Thanks for another interesting fun video, I've worked with plenty of diesels when I was working but 'ant see one of these engines before. Cheers.
🙋🏻♂️ who goggled Nissan UD?😆 Another mint episode Steve🙌🏻 Good on ya for saving it🍻 In the UK we consider 2 individual wheels on one axle side as 1 unit too. Cheers for knocking these out with the wedding inbound👍🏻
Thank you so much! The history of this engine was incredible and the story told was fantastic!! . This was an amazing adventure to restart the old girl, a good day's work, glad in included a few "sandwiches" lol. In Canada I don't believe we have any of these, so a real treat to see one running. I wish i had one to put into something, just to have one.
Hi mate fantastic comment and thank you. I apologise for the late reply but this video has boosted the channel and I can’t keep up with the comments. I’m very happy that you liked it
in 1996 I was all set to move to Australia. I knew a group of guys who did some special work. It was my dream to live their. Then..Port Arthur happened. And well, what we did evolved around weapons. So I didn't go and they left Australia. I sometimes think of going back but then after seeing how they treated you guys during Covid.. decided nope. I will never get to see yall again. But you are right we didnt get any of those trucks. I would love to import once some day.
Thanks for the comment mate. It’s still a great place to live. I think we got it fairly easy through Covid compared to some countries but was still hard. Would be great for you to come and visit Australia mate
Ooh nice video again Steve ! Thanks for doing it. Interesting to hear some of the history as well ! I have driven a MAN 5 cylinder truck. Somehow it always sounded a bit "off" . They didn't carry that design over in later years. This ACCO sounds the bee's knees. I do wonder how many drivers turned deaf in one of those though ! Cheers, Ard
Very nice to hear a UD 5 two stroke Diesel . I have not heard of one these engines must be close to 25 years re powered in a cab over sleeper deutz tipper . My father had a UD5 in his cab over international acco 1950 A with a six speed crash UD box and he was doing interstate with it . This engine is just a copy of the 71- series GM . Bore and stroke. 110x130 UD5 horse power 225 hp UD6 is 240 hp UD4 is 180 hp . These engines also made it to America but are super rare . They were known as a Chrysler NISSAN Diesel 2 stroke very very rare in America I have only seen a UD3 150 hp and A UD6 Genset derated to 220 hp .
Hi mate interesting read. I wasn’t sure if they made it to America just from a few blokes I talk to over there haven’t ever heard of them. I have no doubt a few made it there. Someone sent me an email with the specs on the 5 cylinder and said that they are 75 cubic inches where Detroit is obviously 71 like you said.
Thank you Jimmy. I researched a bit of the history of them I wasn’t aware of. I think something rare like this should be spoken about before starting it
@stevesplacedownunder thanks Steve, made it very interesting to watch with a bit of history around the UD origins, and it sounded pretty fricken good also
Hey Steve , thanks to you and your dad for the effort to get that Nissan to start . I didnt know that engine existed. Happy Fathers day to the both of ya ! I didnt know that we had different Fathers day either mate . Our is in June here in the states ! If you have minute sometime , I happened to remember another old Detroit diesel that we had up here in 60's , It was v-6 called the Toroflow diesel . The odd thing about that engine was that it had the intake and the exhaust manifold on the same side the head where the normally exhaust is . I dont think it worked out to well as you hardly ever hear that they existed . Cheers 🌵
Hi mate. Thanks as always. It was a bigger job than I thought to start it. Another bloke told me it was June also. I’m going to look up this engine you mentioned mate. I’m interested now. Thanks as always mate. Great to hear from you
Hey mate. I dont know anything about trucks to be honest but i really enjoyed the video. Hearing the brief history and the run down about the engine and the the passion you have for trucks was fascinating. I really do hope thing's kick off for ya and you can spend a few years with ya old man doing these projects and rebuilds. Keep up the good work mate. Liked and subscribed.
Hi mate thank you and I’m glad you liked it. I’m glad there are people that appreciate me talking and listening to what I know. I really hope it all works out too and your support is very much appreciated. It would be great to do it while we still can, and it will make for some great content. Stay tuned for plenty more to come. Thanks again.
I'm weird, in that my interests skew towards technical things, but I'm not technical myself. So I love hearing about all the context/history explained about these sorts of things. It's quite interesting to hear about all these niche things
diesel Kiki has changed its name to Zexel back in around mid 2000's i recall reading, and they were mainly a Bosch style pump built under license by diesel KIKI in japan.
Gday Dave. I had to research the bit of history that I wasn’t aware of but already knew a bit of it through owning it for this long. Mate they make nests in most of these trucks out of the weather 😂😂
I do agree mate but I don’t want something to happen to it and not be able to get parts, plus I’m going to try and replicate one that my uncle ran back in the 70s. I could always put it into something else too
Hi Geoffrey, it would be great if you could. I’d be able to return the favour also. I was only thinking of you yesterday when I was doing something out the front near the white super power and thought what a good time it was. It was hard to believe that what we do here led to that. Dad said Saturday night that he’d like to come and see you also so that may be on the cards at some stage
Awesome morning brother from another country another awesome adventure brother sorry I haven't texted lately I haven't been feeling well but I'm alright !!!! I would enjoy being there to help you get that Ole iron back on the road lol !!!!
Good stuff bloke, fellow Aussie here, I love saving old stuff too, great work :), had a great collection of 2 stroke detroits but became disabled and lost my industrial block...., just starting again, scored a 6V92T Detco generator with 71 hours :):):) 12 years ago you could find them around Kalgoorlie usually for a carton :), lot thinner on the ground now but :/
Hi mate thanks for the comment. Glad you liked it. Geez mate becoming disabled is awful. As long as you’re doing it again now that’s great. A lot of those generators were only backup so most are low hours from what I’ve seen. There still a few around here but the price to get one has gone up a lot. Fantastic stuff mate glad it’s all happening again for you. There’s plenty more to come here for you to hopefully enjoy
@@stevesplacedownunder For sure, yeah, it sucked being disabled but I was really lucky, fully independent and got the best life ever, scored a firearms dealers licence, so I'm making a dollar building custom rifles and now I'll rebuild my 2 stroke collection and all's good :) The generator was ex Aussie red cross blood banks which have several levels of backup :), $1550 at auction, the only kunty part was the single axle tilt tray sent to back load it couldnt drag it up, too heavy, had me fucked why coz I was sure my weight calcs were accurate ???, didn't figure on the 1500 litres of fresh diesel onboard :), was a bonus problem :), life is good :):), keep up the great work there bloke :) will be following yas for sure , cheers
Well all the very best to you mate. It sounds like your going really well again. Feel free to email over some pictures of whatever your up to with them. I’m just as interested in what others are doing.
Fantastic mate. I’m trying to do what I can with them. I will eventually get this one up and going but others in front of it first. Hopefully it brought back good memories for you
Would love to see u get where u could spend that time with your dad Steve God bless you brother love the interesting ole iron we don't see in USA love your one with ole allis Chalmers with old iron man from states can't remember his name right this second getting little older myself lol ty brother
Hi mate thank you. I would really love to do that but at the moment it’s more of a dream but it is a goal so see how we go. I’m certainly going to try. His name is Geoffrey mate from Old American Iron
Hi Steve, just came across your channel and have subscribed, as I enjoy seeing people like yourself get these 'old workhorses' back on the road, best regards from a Kiwi living in Melbourne 👌👍👌👍
Gday Les fantastic mate. Thank you for the subscription, I’m glad you liked it and there’s plenty more to come, certainly for appreciative blokes like you mate. Thanks again
I hadnt a clue that these existed. Familiar with detroits in north america, especially the 71 and 92 series. Not surprised it sounds similar to a naturally aspirated detroit. I mean, similar cylinder displacement, a 2 stroke is a 2 stroke, they cant all be different
Some haulers had these v8 in them and some smaller haulers had the 6 fing loud as hell couod hear em above the chainsaws , i also worked on a bedford tow truck with a v8 in it could hear it screaming thru the stacks from many kms away
UD8 was made till 88 or something like that, if these UD 2 strokes were made today they would be nuts!The UD4 does 180hp with out a turbo and god know how much more with turbo and new common rail! Hypermax racing out to replicate this engine for tractor pulls
I drove a 190 Inter back in the 70s with a 5cyl UD and a mate of mine had one in a Commer I also had a mate had a C Line 1800 with a 4cyl UD and the UD 2 strokes made more horsepower than a Detroit my 190 made 240 hp and the 4cyl was 180 hp and I also drove many Detroit 2 Strokes back in the day 471 ,671 8V71 and 6V53 and the UDs went harder.
I'm in western Canada and I never knew Nissan made 2-stroke diesels until now. It sounds a bit like a cross between a 71 Detroit and a roots-blown EMD 567 or 645, the hum of the blower is very prominent on this. I love it!
Me too I thought Detroit V 71 two stroke only made those kind of engines .
Wonderful mate I’m glad you liked it. They were similar in many ways. These were 75 per pot as opposed to 71 of Detroit
@@stevesplacedownunderdetroits came in 51, 53, 71, 92, 110, and 149 per cylinder depending on the application. And from 1 to 24 cylinder as well
Convert a UD6 to v-force carbon fiber reed valves for each crankchamber sealed and stuffed with billet aluminum. A billet aluminum 7068 alloy head with coates ball exh valves with dry sump and 2 VRO pumps. Run ethanol E85 with MSD magneto and castor 927 maxima 2T. 450 CID of 2 stroke fun!
Same here my grandpa drove a pacific p12 up until the early 2000s around the revelstoke area with a Detroit in it as far as I knew they were the only ones building 2stroke diesels
Fascinating upload, one of the best explanations of 2 strokes and the history they forged in Australia I’ve seen. A credit to the channel creator!
Thank you mate for this wonderful comment. This is the reason I do it.
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"Hiroshima Screamers" has a totally different connotation these days... Great Vid!
Thankful for dudes like y'all keeping these old girls alive. Really refreshing to watch an old truck get fired up again after working on new junk trucks all day
Fantastic mate thank you and glad you liked it
How about a turbo UD6 2 stroke!
How awesome would it be to see that fully restored with the UD5 still in it
Yes it certainly would be, I’m just hesitant of running it because there’s not a lot of parts around
Nice but looks like A/C compressor tucked away down there.
I understand AACO was Australian Army Cab Over,and ACCO was Australian Commercial Cab Over. In the mid '70s I worked for an IHC workshop and we installed a UD5 in a MAN for a customer
carting bricks towing a dog. The UDs were built in marine,industrial and truck applications.
Hi Steve ,, I came across the UD range of motors way back in the mid 70's .
From memory the UD3and UD4 came into Aussie as second Hand motors , my old boss used them to repower his irrigation pump and later he put a UD4 in his cans harvester ... The UD3 replaced the 6-354 Perkins on the irrigation pump sorta the same horse power , there about 115 , with no muffler , Christ you could hear it 2 miles away at night , screaming like a banshee ..
The UD4 replaced the 6-354 in the cane harvester , there about 125 hp which wasn't much better than the old Perkins Some how some where he found a 4 valve head to replace the 2 valve head which increased it 145 hp ,,,, The 70's was a great decade to live in 🙂,,
Hi Russel. This was a good read mate thanks for sharing. I believe they were very common as a repower option back then. Dad always said that I grew up in the wrong era but that’s his fault, not mine😅😅😅. I’d love to go back to then and look around mate
How about a turboed 8v75 ud!
I still have a brochure for the UD 3cyl. from the mid 1970s. My father was toying with the idea of buying one for an irrigation outfit, but that didn't eventuate. Apparently, they were a cheap 'crate engine" at the time.These were new engines sold through Annand and Thompson dealerships.
How about a turbo UD4 in a Nissan titan it might just fit! tall 2 stroke engine though.
Get a BRP ETEC 1.9L 3 cyl G out of a 150 ETEC and it would probably be a bit better than a 3-71.
I have never seen or heard of a 2 stroke UD 5 cylinder before.
I worked on a 5 cylinder 4 stroke diesel in a hino.
Such a wealth of information Steve.
There’s a first for everything mate. Hope you liked it. Yes there are a few manufacturers that produced 5 cylinder 4 stroke stuff, still a common amount of cylinders in today’s cars
@@stevesplacedownunder The mixing oil in a 2 stroke gas engine lubricates the crankcase, which also serves as the blower, but a diesel intake charge has no fuel, and any oil would preignite. So how do the pre-blown UD engines lubricate the crankcase?
They lubricate like any other engine through pressure fed bearings from an oil pan and a pump
@@stevesplacedownunderHow then, would such an engine keep oil out of the intake charge? baffles, perhaps? he same way gas engines keep oil out of the PVC valve and tubes? If early engines had no blower, then they needed the crankcase to use as a blower, and if they used the crankcase as a blower, how did they keep it from sucking up and burning the crankcase oil as it came out of the rod bearings?
@@alan6832They don’t use the crankcase for scavenging. It stays sealed like a 4 stroke. Instead they use a blower that does it for them. They are considered naturally aspirated because the blower is not used for extra power. It’s used because it has to. Hope that answers your question.
I am a 48 year truck. Driver in the United States. Just retired that engine. Sounds when it’s idling like a 238 Detroit diesel great job.
Hi mate yes it certainly has the Detroit hint to it
This engine is really interesting for being a unique 5 cylinder 2-stroke design and it even reminds me of the sound of a Detroit Diesel engine as well.
Edit: I appreciate it but no one needs to tell me what pot means for cylinders anymore since I already asked that and have been told what it means.
Yes mate it’s fairly similar in most cases, apart from a few obvious differences, like the injection pump. They are 75 cubic inches per pot as opposed to 71 too I believe
@@stevesplacedownunder That is actually correct and it is per cylinder not really per pot by the way.
@@govlovesyou1334 I see, thanks for telling me.
Thank you mate. I was starting to 2nd guess myself
@@govlovesyou1334I remember the term "pot" being used for carburetors when i was small, but sometimes people used it to describe cylinders on a motor too!
Hey from Western Canada as well. Cool old trucks! Neat seeing something different from across the water. Keep up the videos!
Hi mate great stuff. Thank you for watching from over there and there’s plenty more to come
6:20 it is still supercharger, but it creates only about 0.3 bars of pressure
exhaust duration can be tuned that way what it will have a little time to create pressure in the cylinder
Love everyone of these videos Steve I love seeing these start up also my friend
Hi Kenneth thanks for your support mate
You're such a geek, I love it, I could listen to you all day!
Also I love that truck!
Congrats Steve on getting it running.
Gday Steve ,
Love the Acco's,
( Butter Boxes)
the two strokes sure sound great .
Respect....!
Lovely stuff and a great explanation for those of us not familiar with them (like us in Ireland). You got a new sub
Hi mate thank you and the sub is much appreciated 🙏🙏
Awesome start brother great to have help to get the Ole gal purring like a lioness lol !!!! Wow that is awesome
Great job and I laughed as you had your hydration well sorted!
I watched this video after the muffler deleted one!
But the information I gained on what an ACCO stood for after driving some real ball tearers over the years proper man’s truck with a road ranger can’t beat that feeling!
Great channel glad I found you and keep up the good work!
Hi mate glad you liked it and yes the hydration is a must around this equipment.
I’m happy that it was educational as well which is great and it sounds like you have driven some beauties in your time. Just magnificent and there’s plenty more to come
Just discovered your channel.. 13.3k subs.. super glad i discovered this little gold mine
Hi mate I apologise for the late replies. I’m glad you like it and there’s plenty more to come
You explained so detailed that we can learn that truck history
I tried my best with what I know mate. Thank you
Great video Steve, pretty rare these days with the twin steer and I’ve never seen one with that engine, thanks for sharing, Bruce
Hi Bruce thanks for the comment. Yes they are mate. Seen A few around in the odd magazines or marketplace but not at a show.
I’m a subscriber of yours also mate and enjoying the content greatly
Thanks Steve, keep up the good work, Bruce
The 45 seat Albion Coach
The engine was fitted with a Commer Knocker 5 speed gearbox, on one trip a large bolt within the box tried to get out, putting a hole in the centre of the Overdrive housing. We had spare parts so we had a five hour drive down the New England Highway, it was well into the night by the time I had the replacement cover fitted and early morning by the time we got back home.
Wow I've seen UD trucks here in the US but never knew what the letters stood for until now. And I never knew Nissan was even involved in 2 stroke diesels. So glad I stumbled onto this channel
Thank you Joe and glad you liked it. Sorry for late response
I joined a bus and coach company in 1976 and we had an Albion 45 seat coach with a 4 cylinder UD 2 stroke engine. haven't got time to tell the story's but I will come back to you another time.
My dad has been dead ow for nearly 30 years 13 years for my mum spend as much time mate as you can with them because once they are gone mate ... well need i say more. Subscribed .Scott UK Rescue Mech.... Wicked trucks mate.
Sounds Similar To a Detroit. Good Effort She Lives ...
You can get them off instant mechanic spray mate i hate the shit .
This is a blast from the past. My dad had one of those 2 bangers mounted into a COMMER.
Hopefully you enjoyed it mate. Thanks for watching
Another great and informative video. I had no idea that UD stood for Uniflow Diesel.
Yep, a video without the muffler would be great!
And yes, definitely setup a Patreon page, I'll be in!
Thanks, Steve!
A nice extra to the info would be to know who designed the Cab, Dash etc.
The episode was only about the engine. There will be an episode coming up on the history of these trucks
Wonderful mate thank you for the support 🙏🙏
Gotta love the butter boxes still waiting on the red mack start up
I will get to it mate don’t worry about that
Brilliant.... old diesels. Subbed... hello from Tipperary Ireland 🇮🇪
Hi mate thank you for subscribing and there’s plenty more to come. From Sydney Australia
What a wild truck!
Wel steve i was 5 months down under in1981 welding mount gambier grape picking
Mildura now 20years
Blacksmith in harlingen
Holland greath to see
Your video for1 st time
Interesting.mate look
More for you thanks
Hi mate sorry for the late reply. I’m struggling to get through all these comments. I’m glad you liked it and hopefully it brings some good memories for you when you spent some time here. Holland is another new one for me mate. Thank you
Thanks for the upload lad!
Don't feel bad about mentioning the usa. I'm Canadian so you can just imagine how embarrassed we are to be that close geographically. Litterally every country on the planet hates them for a reason and we're at the top of the list!
Thanks for watching
Junkers made a two stroke supercharged opposed piston diesel aircraft in WWII. The Junkers Jumo 205. These engines all used a two-stroke cycle with 12 pistons sharing six cylinders, piston crown to piston crown in an opposed configuration. This unusual configuration required two crankshafts, one at the bottom of the cylinder block and the other at the top, geared together. The pistons moved towards each other during the operating cycle. It was used for high altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Hi mate yes I have looked into these since researching the history of these ones. It’s certainly a unique engine, especially for an aircraft. The Deltic locomotives had a similar, if not the same design too, to my knowledge
Your plans with the old man deserve a subscription alone.
Thank you mate. Hopefully it works out soon enough
That thing sounded awesome love to hear that truck going down the road thx for another good one cheers 🍻
Thank you mate. I’d also love to hear it, or be in it at the same time
You have some seriously cool old stuff. Love it.
Thank you mate
I've been looking forward to this one. It was everything I hoped for and more!! Brings back some awesome memories of sitting in the copilots seat with my dad driving from Sydney to the Vic boarder to pick up an old Inter TD14, then up to the farm just North of Cooktown via Goondiwindy. Ours was a UD4 and the cab was swapped out for a later model (C1930 rings a bell for some reason???). With the 're-cab mod', the engine cover never really sealed properly, so the noise and heat from the engine bay lived with us in the cab!! Fun times! Ha ha!! Super interesting to hear the history of these things. Until this video, I was only aware of the 4 or 6 cylinder options. Sadly, our truck (along with a heap of other vehicles / equipment) was stolen. The rusted out empty shell was found years later beside a river about 100klms away. The engine found nearby with a heap of bullet holes in the injector pump governor housing. I managed to get the engine running again, but never properly. Thanks again for the awesome video, Steve!!! Hope you had an amazing fathers day!!! 🙂
Great mate I’m glad you liked it. This is a great story. Thanks for sharing. They would be great memories. What a shame what they did to it. It makes me upset to think people do this to wonderful old gear like this.
@@stevesplacedownunderPeople love to ruin things that aren't theirs, but plenty more folks are happy to fix that which can be saved, like you!
Great potted history of ACCO and UD diesels Steve, cheers! How you can stomach getting in these old things full of massive Aussie spider webs I’ll never know. Great work.
Surely you're talkin bout the beer. How anyone can stomach Great Northern is beyond me.
Thank you mate. You get used to the creepy crawlies around here. Worst snakes and spiders in the world 😟
She's a pretty organic sort of truck!
I’m an Aussie farmer in central Vic who has been driving trucks including AACOs / ACCOs, I’ve got a few Isuzus and a Freightliner prime mover. I’ve been operating earth moving gear and other diesel farm machinery for the last 40 years. I drive a 7.3 F-250 and a Nissan Patrol with a TD42Ti, basically I love diesels! I have just discovered your channel with this episode and already only 10 minutes in, I have learned a shit tonne about the history of metric diesels, particularly UDs!
Hi mate I apologise for the late reply. This is great and it sure does sound like you like your diesels. It’s seems you’ve driven some wonderful trucks. I’m glad your enjoying it and learned something mate this makes me very happy
Great job.
Somehow for a couple of months in the Far North (-35-40 celsius degrees) I left a VAZ-2112 under the snow, 1.5 liters, 16v, gas, and a Nissan AD, with yd22 2.2 diesel engine. VAZ did not start after couple of months - the membrane of the pressure regulator in the rail broke, Nissan started after half a turn of the key.
Hi mate gee that’s a cold environment. It’s a wonder anything started but no doubt the Nissan did. They a brilliant product
Cept that the YD in the Nissan is a Renault product 😂
well done guys. great video. never knew such an engine existed.
Yes, I have never seen one of these till now
Fantastic mate. I hope you liked her
Great video, informative and interesting. Good to hear this engine run.
Thank you mate
just signed up to your patreon mate, I love having an Australian channel doing this type of work
Hi mate, I don’t know how to thank you enough. My partner only just set this Patreon up today so you are the first. It’s amazing that people appreciate what I’m doing. I will send you an email.
Thank you for uploading these videos. As always I liked and shared. All my best.
Thank you as always mate
AWESOME Engine sound!!!!
She's a runner! screams pretty good too. Sounds like she wants to get to work again. Well done. Glad to see you got a survival kit together after the starter repairs at the bench. 8^) Happy Father's Day Steve. Cheers!
Thanks as always Jeff. It was that time of day for a snack pack mate. Yes she certainly sounded nice. All the best mate
You shouldn’t drip the fuel on…I’m just fuckin’ with ya haha I seriously love these videos; I love old trucks and especially diesels. This Nissan blown 2 stoke 5 cylinder is a real gem and sounds super cool. Thanks for the video and I’ll be watching more. Keep it up and I hope you reach your goal some day soon.
Hi Steve, Thanks for another interesting fun video, I've worked with plenty of diesels when I was working but 'ant see one of these engines before. Cheers.
Hi mate it’s my pleasure. I’m glad I was the one to introduce you to them
Adrian's opinion would make an interesting counter point 😉
Australia reminds of over here in the states a lot, awesome video guy’s keep them coming 👍
That’s good mate I’m yet to get there. Thank you 🙏
Excelent job guy you got it started and running
Thank you mate
Awesome as always brother hope yall have an awesome day man !!!
Thank you brother as always
I remember in the early 80's traveling to a country school in a bus with a Nissan UD diesel. It was a 4 stroke and it went like the clappers.
Fantastic mate. They make a great product
🙋🏻♂️ who goggled Nissan UD?😆
Another mint episode Steve🙌🏻
Good on ya for saving it🍻
In the UK we consider 2 individual wheels on one axle side as 1 unit too.
Cheers for knocking these out with the wedding inbound👍🏻
Hi mate. Thank you. It’s my pleasure. Hard to find the time but I still try.
Your fathers a top bloke Steve, hoping to see more videos where he's in them helping you out.
He will be in plenty more mate thank you
Thank you so much! The history of this engine was incredible and the story told was fantastic!! . This was an amazing adventure to restart the old girl, a good day's work, glad in included a few "sandwiches" lol. In Canada I don't believe we have any of these, so a real treat to see one running. I wish i had one to put into something, just to have one.
Get a 6-71 Detroit it’s pretty much the same thing.
Hi mate fantastic comment and thank you. I apologise for the late reply but this video has boosted the channel and I can’t keep up with the comments. I’m very happy that you liked it
Are you doing a rebuild on her?
in 1996 I was all set to move to Australia. I knew a group of guys who did some special work. It was my dream to live their. Then..Port Arthur happened. And well, what we did evolved around weapons. So I didn't go and they left Australia. I sometimes think of going back but then after seeing how they treated you guys during Covid.. decided nope. I will never get to see yall again. But you are right we didnt get any of those trucks. I would love to import once some day.
Thanks for the comment mate. It’s still a great place to live. I think we got it fairly easy through Covid compared to some countries but was still hard. Would be great for you to come and visit Australia mate
Hello bro just found your channel ive subbed hope it grows big for you pal
Hi mate thank you this is much appreciated
I love the Ole cabovers brother they are so awesome
They certainly are my brother
Ooh nice video again Steve ! Thanks for doing it.
Interesting to hear some of the history as well !
I have driven a MAN 5 cylinder truck. Somehow it always sounded a bit "off" . They didn't carry that design over in later years.
This ACCO sounds the bee's knees. I do wonder how many drivers turned deaf in one of those though !
Cheers, Ard
Fckn awesome, good to see you are doing all this in the totally correct manner by having beers while getting the old iron humming :):):)
It’s a must mate around these old machines.
Hello I just found your channel I'm from Atlanta Georgia Good Ole USA
Hi Paul thanks for reaching out from over there mate fantastic stuff. Hopefully you can enjoy previous episodes and all the upcoming ones mate
Great video!!! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure mate thank you
Very nice to hear a UD 5 two stroke Diesel . I have not heard of one these engines must be close to 25 years re powered in a cab over sleeper deutz tipper . My father had a UD5 in his cab over international acco 1950 A with a six speed crash UD box and he was doing interstate with it . This engine is just a copy of the 71- series GM . Bore and stroke. 110x130 UD5 horse power 225 hp UD6 is 240 hp UD4 is 180 hp . These engines also made it to America but are super rare . They were known as a Chrysler NISSAN Diesel 2 stroke very very rare in America I have only seen a UD3 150 hp and A UD6 Genset derated to 220 hp .
Hi mate interesting read. I wasn’t sure if they made it to America just from a few blokes I talk to over there haven’t ever heard of them. I have no doubt a few made it there. Someone sent me an email with the specs on the 5 cylinder and said that they are 75 cubic inches where Detroit is obviously 71 like you said.
Thanks Steve for sharing your knowledge, enjoyed the episode
Thank you Jimmy. I researched a bit of the history of them I wasn’t aware of. I think something rare like this should be spoken about before starting it
@stevesplacedownunder thanks Steve, made it very interesting to watch with a bit of history around the UD origins, and it sounded pretty fricken good also
Very interesting you learn something every day CHEERS
Thank you Ron
Another awesome video. From the kiwi.
Hey Steve , thanks to you and your dad for the effort to get that Nissan to start . I didnt know that engine existed. Happy Fathers day to the both of ya ! I didnt know that we had different Fathers day either mate . Our is in June here in the states ! If you have minute sometime , I happened to remember another old Detroit diesel that we had up here in 60's , It was v-6 called the Toroflow diesel . The odd thing about that engine was that it had the intake and the exhaust manifold on the same side the head where the normally exhaust is . I dont think it worked out to well as you hardly ever hear that they existed .
Cheers 🌵
Hi mate. Thanks as always. It was a bigger job than I thought to start it.
Another bloke told me it was June also.
I’m going to look up this engine you mentioned mate. I’m interested now. Thanks as always mate. Great to hear from you
Geoff here in Perth wa. I remember helping my friend put a three cylinder screamer into a old commercial nicker, one screamer to a nother
Hi Geoff. Yes it certainly was one screamer to another. Those knockers make a hell of a noise too mate for a little engine. Just unbelievable
Thanks very much Steve and a happy farther's day to you cobber.🤠
Thank you Daryl and many happy returns mate as always
Hey mate. I dont know anything about trucks to be honest but i really enjoyed the video. Hearing the brief history and the run down about the engine and the the passion you have for trucks was fascinating. I really do hope thing's kick off for ya and you can spend a few years with ya old man doing these projects and rebuilds. Keep up the good work mate. Liked and subscribed.
Hi mate thank you and I’m glad you liked it. I’m glad there are people that appreciate me talking and listening to what I know.
I really hope it all works out too and your support is very much appreciated. It would be great to do it while we still can, and it will make for some great content. Stay tuned for plenty more to come. Thanks again.
I'm weird, in that my interests skew towards technical things, but I'm not technical myself. So I love hearing about all the context/history explained about these sorts of things. It's quite interesting to hear about all these niche things
diesel Kiki has changed its name to Zexel back in around mid 2000's i recall reading, and they were mainly a Bosch style pump built under license by diesel KIKI in japan.
Thank you mate
Keep up the good work Mate -- You keep it real -- Cheers Mate
Hi mate thank you I plan to. Plenty more to come
A wealth of knowledge as always mate bloody brilliant.
Good to see the nests are up and out of the weather also😂
Gday Dave. I had to research the bit of history that I wasn’t aware of but already knew a bit of it through owning it for this long. Mate they make nests in most of these trucks out of the weather 😂😂
@@stevesplacedownunder need to find parts for that motor for when the restoration happens mate gotta keep that motor 100%
I do agree mate but I don’t want something to happen to it and not be able to get parts, plus I’m going to try and replicate one that my uncle ran back in the 70s. I could always put it into something else too
@@stevesplacedownunder I like it
Love it from Chicago Illinois
Thanks for watching mate. From Sydney Australia
amazing upload!
Thank you! Cheers!
I'm subscribed after seeing this beautiful truck
Seeing your place and hearing the birds in the background still makes me feel like I should be able to pop in and help at the drop of a hat.
Hi Geoffrey, it would be great if you could. I’d be able to return the favour also. I was only thinking of you yesterday when I was doing something out the front near the white super power and thought what a good time it was. It was hard to believe that what we do here led to that. Dad said Saturday night that he’d like to come and see you also so that may be on the cards at some stage
@@stevesplacedownunder Anytime, we have a 35 foot fifth wheel camper, plenty of room and comfort.
Much appreciated mate. We will be talking about it
Top number mate!👍
Thank you Dave
Thank you Dave
Awesome morning brother from another country another awesome adventure brother sorry I haven't texted lately I haven't been feeling well but I'm alright !!!! I would enjoy being there to help you get that Ole iron back on the road lol !!!!
Hi brother, you hang in there mate. I wished you were also. That would be great to have you help
Enjoying the sound all the way from Campbelltown N S W
Hi Neil, your not that far from me mate. If I took the muffler off you would hear it
C1900 IH Acco my dad drove the first 8 wheeler built at International Unanderra.
Good job Steve.
Thank you Frank
Very cool truck
Thank you Derrick
Good stuff bloke, fellow Aussie here, I love saving old stuff too, great work :),
had a great collection of 2 stroke detroits but became disabled and lost my industrial block....,
just starting again, scored a 6V92T Detco generator with 71 hours :):):)
12 years ago you could find them around Kalgoorlie usually for a carton :), lot thinner on the ground now but :/
Hi mate thanks for the comment. Glad you liked it. Geez mate becoming disabled is awful. As long as you’re doing it again now that’s great. A lot of those generators were only backup so most are low hours from what I’ve seen. There still a few around here but the price to get one has gone up a lot. Fantastic stuff mate glad it’s all happening again for you. There’s plenty more to come here for you to hopefully enjoy
@@stevesplacedownunder For sure, yeah, it sucked being disabled but I was really lucky, fully independent and got the best life ever, scored a firearms dealers licence, so I'm making a dollar building custom rifles and now I'll rebuild my 2 stroke collection and all's good :)
The generator was ex Aussie red cross blood banks which have several levels of backup :), $1550 at auction, the only kunty part was the single axle tilt tray sent to back load it couldnt drag it up, too heavy, had me fucked why coz I was sure my weight calcs were accurate ???, didn't figure on the 1500 litres of fresh diesel onboard :), was a bonus problem :), life is good :):),
keep up the great work there bloke :)
will be following yas for sure ,
cheers
Well all the very best to you mate. It sounds like your going really well again. Feel free to email over some pictures of whatever your up to with them. I’m just as interested in what others are doing.
It would be great to see this machine restored. It’s hard to believe a little Nissan engine powering a 8 wheeler. That’s a big truck.
It’s a fairly big engine mate. 375 cubic inches, 225 hp 2 stroke diesel. It originally had a 354 cubic inch 4 stroke in it and was 120hp
Enjoyed vid Steve always a 👍 hope the channel gets bigger mate and gives you more time to make us great content
Thank you mate. I certainly hope so. I’d love to put out some bigger jobs or restoration episodes
Nice to see some old Aussie made Accos.
My father worked for IH for over 40 years and as a kid I was around these a bit.
Fantastic mate. I’m trying to do what I can with them. I will eventually get this one up and going but others in front of it first. Hopefully it brought back good memories for you
A lot of these butterfly acco trucks were cement trucks
Would love to see u get where u could spend that time with your dad Steve God bless you brother love the interesting ole iron we don't see in USA love your one with ole allis Chalmers with old iron man from states can't remember his name right this second getting little older myself lol ty brother
Hi mate thank you. I would really love to do that but at the moment it’s more of a dream but it is a goal so see how we go. I’m certainly going to try. His name is Geoffrey mate from Old American Iron
Cut my teeth on the gms 53s and 71s never heard of a nissan diesel 2 stroke , fantastic 🙂👍
Thanks Robin
Fitted with preheated on the intake on the blower housing
Hi Steve, just came across your channel and have subscribed, as I enjoy seeing people like yourself get these 'old workhorses' back on the road, best regards from a Kiwi living in Melbourne 👌👍👌👍
Gday Les fantastic mate. Thank you for the subscription, I’m glad you liked it and there’s plenty more to come, certainly for appreciative blokes like you mate. Thanks again
As soon as the old girl fired it brought back memories of being a kid. Thanks for a ripper Father’s Day gift Steve (More than I got from the kids🤣🤣🤣)
Thank you mate hopefully they were good memories. It’s my pleasure. I’m sure the kids looked after you just fine😄😄
I hadnt a clue that these existed. Familiar with detroits in north america, especially the 71 and 92 series. Not surprised it sounds similar to a naturally aspirated detroit. I mean, similar cylinder displacement, a 2 stroke is a 2 stroke, they cant all be different
That’s super cool
Some haulers had these v8 in them and some smaller haulers had the 6 fing loud as hell couod hear em above the chainsaws , i also worked on a bedford tow truck with a v8 in it could hear it screaming thru the stacks from many kms away
is that the UD8 345 hp engine you mentioned, some had turbos
UD8 was made till 88 or something like that, if these UD 2 strokes were made today they would be nuts!The UD4 does 180hp with out a turbo and god know how much more with turbo and new common rail! Hypermax racing out to replicate this engine for tractor pulls
I drove a 190 Inter back in the 70s with a 5cyl UD and a mate of mine had one in a Commer I also had a mate had a C Line 1800 with a 4cyl UD and the UD 2 strokes made more horsepower than a Detroit my 190 made 240 hp and the 4cyl was 180 hp and I also drove many Detroit 2 Strokes back in the day 471 ,671 8V71 and 6V53 and the UDs went harder.
That truck is an old 'butter box' ACCO, which stands for Australian Customised Cab Over ,designed in Australia by International Harvester !