6-71 Detroit International. Will it start? Will it move? Will it runaway?

[@whitetiger8652]

Been there done that as I started driving in a 72 Fleetstar 2000 238 Detroit Diesel.

[@rk-ec7kx]

A very cool old truck 👍 the Detroit Diesel is the icing on the cake, I hope you show her some love and put her back on the road...

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Great sounding truck. I enjoyed the tour through the back 40.

[@themaskednebraskan]

That wasn't much of a tour 😄

[@Bull3tBikes]

Ive got the same truck in dark green except it has the international gasoline V8

[@ben6119]

Would be a cool old truck fixed up! Love those. I drove a Fleetstar with a Cummins in driving school.

[@andrewtiefry5990]

I would love to have a old service truck like that

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Another great video my friend! 😁👍 That ole *drip-troit* sounds good! Yeah, that shifter must have been cut down. Usually they would be like 3ft long and angled towards the dash. Glad you could get the truck running without much headache at all. Don't blame you one bit on the power steering. 🔧

[@themaskednebraskan]

That shifter would sure make more sense aimed forward. I've decided anytime I want something to start good I'm just going to aim a gopro at it. I've never had stuff start so easy. So much for making a start up video interesting 😄.

[@Drewsky840]

Great sounding old truck!

[@themaskednebraskan]

Indeed it is! Surprisingly 😀

[@paulobrien7209]

Of course it'll start..its a detroit isnt it?great sound and video.....

[@themaskednebraskan]

Absolutely! And thanks, I really appreciate that.

[@infernoking7504]

Those old detroits can sit for soooooo long and just startup sure they aren't fuel efficienct or quiet or powerful and love to leak but you cannot argue they are reliable asf

[@themaskednebraskan]

Indeed they are!

[@BrennanShepard]

Such precise steeering, too!

[@themaskednebraskan]

It would make an exciting trip through any city at rush hour! It was bad enough at 12 mph.

[@foryourheartonly]

Excellent 👍

[@dwightcorbett8889]

I haven't seen many 2 stroke Detroits that haven't started. I remember a silver 92 that needed an ECM so it wouldn't start.

[@themaskednebraskan]

I used to get called out several times a year for no starts, and in almost every case I can think of it was stuck injectors from sitting. Doesn't happen much anymore, just not that many left out there.

[@ТимофейСавельев-х1я]

A very interesting apparatus for the project, and on this basis, various options can be interpreted. For home use, for business, for travel. Almost everything is ready. The minimum addition and all!

[@dispatch444]

HA yet again Cosby sauce prevails. Minty

[@derbymankg]

Yes! A binder with a Detroit!!!!!!!

[@themaskednebraskan]

It's not the only one I've got, but it's the only one that's mostly complete!

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Hey. HPGG sent me. Just subbed

[@themaskednebraskan]

Excellent! Glad to have you along to watch the fiasco unfold.

[@TheGeezzer]

If you do ever get a runaway diesel, the only way to stop it, is to cut of the engines air supply at the intake. Putting your hand over the air intake is prolly the best way!

[@themaskednebraskan]

I've had a few runaways, a couple Detroit and one 5.9 cummins just never had one do it on startup. It's always exciting!

[@TheGeezzer]

@@themaskednebraskan I'm glad that you have experience with these monsters when they occur, and should therefore know what to do. For those that don't know....Its worn piston rings on high mileage diesel engines that start allowing sump oil to bypass and the engine then runs on that!! scary stuff!

[@xminusone1]

🤦🤦🤦 Try it, but I'm not sure how you will be able to type after that. That's not a car engine.

[@TheGeezzer]

@@xminusone1 Yes I see what you mean, well with a truck engine just cover the air intake with something, shove a cloth into it, anything to cut off its air supply. Maybe not your hand lol.

[@SootyMangabey.]

Cloth or rag will just get shredded if its got a turbo.. I always had a piece of thick wood or a small piece of plate steel handy.

[@Thecasey34]

Hey I noticed you had a early to mid 90s dodge Dakota. How much would you want for the hood and would you ship?

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

I would buy it

[@jeffsdale2]

Was this a fire truck in its previous life?

[@themaskednebraskan]

Not that I'm aware of, I haven't noticed any tells that it had emergency equipment bolted to it in a past life.

[@Kudlaty771]

Lol, I don't think I've ever seen a detroit that doesn't need a gallon of ether to start

[@johnblood3731]

The engine does not run away ///////////the mechanic does.

[@themaskednebraskan]

🤣🤣🤣

[@chrismurnane6389]

If you are intending to restore your old trucks, you would be better off not trying to start them without doing a lot of preparation. Especially on a Detroit. If there is any rust on (in)the throttle rack, the engine may run away and self destruct. There will be some rust somewhere inside, on cylinder bores,valve stems etc.etc.Some checking and pre lubrication should be done. It could save a lot of money and time later. I saw a very recently of a beautifully restored B Model Mack, and the engine a complete miss on one cylinder. I wonder why.I would not take a truck to a show in that condition.!!!

[@michaelburt1370]

The title of this video puts me in the mindset of “ cotton eyed Joe.”

[@MichaelSmith-jb5md]

I want it!