610 Horse 3406E Caterpillar Cold Start After Hard Freeze

[@KubanKevin]

These years were the golden years of diesels. Cummins with their legendary N14, Detroit with their venerable Series 60, and CAT with the mighty 3406E. Folks argue on which one of the 3 was "best" or "better", but the truth is all 3 of them were extremely good engines.

[@KeaganBaggett]

Yep they sure knew how to put them together in the 90's. All of the power and none of the BS.

[@3406eJB]

Don’t leave out that 600 signature,Sir!

[@orlandomoreno5326]

Best of all were the 3406 Mechanicals, Detroit 60 Series, and the 3406E's 💪

[@Retired88M]

You forgot the Mack E-9 V-8

[@mattleonard5268]

This is the truth.

[@adamburges4186]

Gotta love the sound of a cat rumbling to life

[@KeaganBaggett]

Absolutely! On a scale from one to two it's definitely in my top two

[@lovetocrank]

I love the sound of the starter when it is cranking.

[@KeaganBaggett]

Oh yeah. They have a unique sound for sure

[@scottfoster8453]

Damm that is a nice truck dude

[@KeaganBaggett]

@@scottfoster8453 Thank you!

[@thebandit979]

I wish they still made diesel engines like they did back in the day

[@KeaganBaggett]

Oh yeah me to! I'm just glad they still make parts for them to keep them alive.

[@David-vc2pw]

I've always wondered why these older trucks have problems starting in the cold. I own a 2016 freightliner an shes cranks up immediately even in 0 degree weather. Does anyone know the difference? Great video an the is really amazing on those older trucks.

[@KeaganBaggett]

Thanks! I'm not sure on that one myself. This is really the only time it's been cold enough here for it to give me a hard time. I wasn't really even sure if it would be hard to start but it definitely was. It normally fires right up if it's in the 30s or higher. My pickup truck was the same way that morning.

[@KubanKevin]

In general (not always) newer engines have a higher compression psi due to the seals being in better health which heats up the cylinders much faster causing them to struggle less on startup. I'm taking a guess on my next reason, but its possible that newer engines have glow plugs / block heaters which can kick in before startup and with the first reason in mind, cause them to start faster.

[@trucker1864]

@@KubanKevin None of the above my friend.

[@trucker1864]

I'd say higher compression ratios. This truck has 16.1 most newer engines are 18.1 or higher.

[@ruxoneto6560]

Higher compression old engine's had 13.8- 15.5 newer engines 16- 18.9 compression bigger cams , later timing, & higher injections pressure .

[@jonathanmerica5015]

She sounds sweet

[@KeaganBaggett]

I appreciate it! You're right. I listen to it at least 50 hours a week most weeks and it never gets old!

[@robinprice4877]

What's it usually like starting in the cold when it hasn't been used for several days?

[@KeaganBaggett]

It's never really any harder to start than it was here. It had been sitting over the weekend before this start.

[@JunPVlog]

Thank you for sharing sir new supporters here

[@KeaganBaggett]

Good deal. Thanks!

[@jacobhaussmann90]

Why do they always have 2 exhaust stacks when there not v8

[@KeaganBaggett]

They're still louder with duals even though they're a inline 6. I think the truck looks better with duals too.

[@HillGilley840]

Is that a Ford 7.3 in the background?

[@KeaganBaggett]

That's a compound turbo LLY duramax

[@Retired88M]

Why have the drivers side stack if it’s not being used?

[@KeaganBaggett]

It is being used now. At the time it had a bad clamp on the flex pipe so the smoke didn't make it out the top. But either way it definitely wouldn't look right with just one 14 foot tall stack on one side...

[@aadvb6664]

Is that a peterbilt 379 ?

[@malikbrown7141]

Yes or it could be a 359

[@ianowens5255]

Looks like a 379. Cab looks a little wide for a 59

[@malikbrown7141]

@@ianowens5255 thanks for tip🤝

[@KeaganBaggett]

It's a 1995 model 379

[@Vickvineager]

359’s have visible intake tubes from the breathers. 379’s don’t. That’s a dead difference between the two.

[@fjb4932]

"Hard Freeze" in Florida is 32°F / 0°C . . .

[@KeaganBaggett]

It's cold enough for me. I've been all over the country and seen plenty of cold, but i'll never live any further north. It was 16°F for several hours that night. 32°F isn't cold enough to make a truck not want to start. It gets this cool in the panhandle at least once a year. It just happened again a few months ago. All of the pipes in my shop busted.

[@nickc7320]

Shit last year in ohio we had -16f during the stupid polar vortex. It didn't get above 0 for several days straight

[@johnmonger2832]

610 horses????…. What’s the performance mods to get that?

[@ronbruner7639]

Alot of money

[@KeaganBaggett]

With it being an E model the only thing it has performance wise that didn't come from the factory is a pdi ecm tuner. It's a factory 550 so it didn't have to make a huge jump. But yes it was definitely still expensive.

[@josefastboats5874]

Actually there’s a stock 3406E that’s a 600 from the factory. These engines are pure breed BEASTS. CAT 🐱 Power baby .....

[@KeaganBaggett]

Yep the factory 600s were 15.8 liters used more in the heavy haul trucks. But with either one there's definitely endless possibilities

[@trucker1864]

@@KeaganBaggett You should try getting a tune from a tuner. PDI tunes tend to suck fuel down and run hot. Are you running stock turbo ?

[@jamieleather3758]

can't beat a cat 18 letter v8 or a mack E9 v8

[@KeaganBaggett]

Anything old is hard to beat