8V71 Detroit Snowplow 1973 Cold Start

**READ DESCRIPTION**
Cold Starting the 8V71 in the plow for the first time in a few months, took a few attempts but it did start.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE TELLING ME I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THESE: You are right! The point of hte video is not to sound knowledgeable about detroits as I know next to nothing about these old two stroke beasts. The point of the video is to show how this thing starts after sitting for a long time. Yes I know I said old mechanical diesels with no heating for the engine.....YES I KNOW IT HAS A BLOCK HEATER!!!! What I meant was no intake heater, no glow plugs, and no grid heater. Yes I know if it was plugged in it would have started right up, but that was not an option as this thing sits off in the boonies out of the way of the parking lot. So constructively criticize all you want, but please refrain from profanity.

[@davidharrell8890]

You- Mechanical diesels!😱 me- yes mechanical diesels, no electronics to go wrong or make power! RELIABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😁😜🤪😝😛😆

[@andywyatt2799]

Nothing ever sound better than an old 318!

[@truckstractorswildlifeguns6648]

SWEET ,ONE OF THE BEST DIESELS MADE,back in the day .decent power,and reliability.

[@wittemanadrian]

Same drivetrain as my first truck, a cabover ford! Brings back memories...thanks...

[@DanielBoonesloggingvideos]

thats a respectable start time in the cold with no starting aids. right on dude.

[@scdevon]

Nice sounding Jimmy. Love the cold hunting idle and cold smoke.

[@drewt1081]

I love to see old Fords with GM power plants.

[@dilbertbob5420]

That "cold start" switch likely controls a solenoid that sprays ether into the intake

[@robpeters5204]

I could listen to that bad boy all day long!

[@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03]

Guy that plows up my street in the winter has an old 70s or 80s ford truck. Think it has a cummins though. It’s a town truck. It’s been plowing my street ever since. It’s all yellow and has a lot of rust but he says it’s an awesome truck. Has a 10 speed. Pretty capable little dump truck. I rode in it with him once and he let me take it for a drive. I drive trucks also, I work at a towing recovery company. It’s a real mechanical old truck. Fun to drive it it was. No Jake brake on it I think, so it probably had a cummins engine a smaller one. Maybe mid 200hp to early 300hp. I don’t think it had a Jake I don’t remember if it did when I took it for a drive. I never hear Jake brake when he’d go up and down the street so I don’t think it has one. It’s just a plow truck. A real cool lil old plow dump truck looks like this one here in this video it is a ford

[@vicpetrishak1077]

Two stroke Detroit Diesels converted fuel and engine oil into noise , music to my ears .

[@PhilVerryChannel]

When it is 'hunting' on a cold start your idle needs adjusting. Call The Bus Monkey and he will help you. He is awesome. You would have been totally fine letting wam up 7-10 minutes. Totally worth keeping and will out perform all your newer trucks easily 25+ years. Gem there! Detroit Diesels, I have four of them and each solid! 7

[@soji4601]

now thats a cold start bebeeeee

[@karlk6860]

I have a Military HEMTT with an 8V92 in it its turbocharged and is rated at 500 HP and of course a 2 stroke! In some of my other trucks I have Cummins both turbo charged and naturally aspirated and a CAT in and old OshKosh ex-Navy snow plow truck and out off the Mercedes, Cummins and CAT engines I own I definitely am the most fond of the Detroit, I love the sound, the power always right there at the top of the list and this is in a truck that is 8 wheel drive and weighs 39,000 pounds EMPTY!

[@dopeynightlifetv6859]

3:19 YESSSSSSSSIR 💪🤙

[@ugolinus3193]

You guys are doing a nice job here, I love it and it is also my job

[@divinityinfinity4218]

I love the truck and engine...I clicked on this video to hear just that not the posters mouth ...

[@edwu8253]

Great job Billie

[@clintonbrown3528]

Listen to that old Jimmy!!! Love it!

[@bishkoff]

I love it, GM engine in a Ford truck.

[@jakesawatzky9646]

detroit is not gm

[@claytontullos4454]

@@jakesawatzky9646 Detroit was a diesel division of GM at the time this truck was produced

[@dannypederson4054]

Detroit was in random ass trucks we got a old henderkson truck with a Detroit

[@jlo13800]

Fill it up wish castor 927 maxima. i have rune XD-100 oil in 6-71 and 8v71 so far with good results. Its a 2 cycle and will burn it

[@dannypederson4054]

@Cody Sonnet lol ik im just fuckin around 😂

[@drewt1081]

The best F150 I ever saw had a Olds 350 Rocket in it.

[@michaelflores2318]

Slowsmobile Crocket

[@trplpwr1038]

Old mechanical built this country, and did it well.

[@gpowerdragon9852]

nice I like those 70s industrial machines

[@gradytrainor8120]

Best sound in the world

[@captjohnjurgensen546]

Sweet music.... love it!

[@Shane-Singleton]

Pretty cool old truck. Love the old detroits. the 6-71 is my favorite. Although not as much power as this unit.

[@Romans--bo7br]

@Rick Delair.... Not sure where you get your information from, but that is NOT true at all. Not all 6-71's were "238 hp" and neither were the 8-71's all "318"hp.... there's was (still is) over 30 different injectors available for the series 71... and that does NOT include custom sets for ultra high-performance engines. Engine output also depended (of course) on outside ambient temperatures, humidity, altitude, cam timing, piston type, max. load rpm settings, intake port design, etc, etc.... in other words, they were Not all "238's or 318's". Also, the "N" only designates Naturally aspirated, Not "4 valves per cylinder". The 2 valve heads became an "optional" arrangement after 1957 and were out of production after April 1965, and in "automotive" applications, the 2 valve heads were only used on city transit buses up until 1962, otherwise, they were used in industrial and smaller marine applications, only.

[@josephheston9238]

@@Romans--bo7br I thought the N suffix meant that it has needle injectors because a lot of 53s and 71s did not have the N suffix and were naturally aspirated.

[@wescottllc9522]

With them old Detroits. When cold, you hold them to the floor till you hear her Roar.

[@josephheston9238]

When your Ford is powered by GM.

[@michaelflores2318]

GM sold Detroit Diesel in 88 and stopped making city and travel buses later MCI made travel buses Not for sure who made city buses

[@michaelflores2318]

Until 88 when GM sold Detroit Diesel to Roger Penske Then Daimler Chrysler Daimler Benz owns it now

[@tonyfreeman5048]

My opinion the mechanical engine the best diesel engine easy to work on and if it quits its only 2 things wrong no fuel or air these new engines it could be could be anything. By the way very good video nice truck

[@johnnysmile01]

Love to see these old trucks but I also see no one cleans them or maintenance

[@motoboystv3375]

Johnny JP it was probably a county truck and the county probably did do maintenance or anything

[@dsciarrino3663]

Sweet.

[@kirkhathaway4974]

very cool video!!!Great job and thanks for posting it!!!

[@Bradygoodz]

Ford with a gm motor 💯.

[@michaelflores2318]

Cummins is the best

[@jimmychanbers2424]

Every ford needs GM power.

[@michaelflores2318]

Chrysler power

[@michaelflores2318]

Get Mechanic

[@jimmychanbers2424]

Dodge can't build an engine that could pull a greased string out of a cat's ass.

[@jimmychanbers2424]

@@michaelflores2318 lol

[@daverank9458]

Not a big Detroit diesel fan, (Cummins), but I have always loved the sound of the roll and hunt of a 2 stroke

[@robs_garage0278]

I have a 1980 ford 7000 with the cat 3208 engine that is blown ive been planning to do a 8v71 detroit engine swap on it man i love 2 strokes 👍

[@johnhull6363]

Cold idle hunt detroit trademark

[@dougc190]

It's wants to live!

[@millercommaaaron]

Should have let her get fully warmed up. Also please install an air-cutoff valve.

[@tomrizzo1554]

Don't have to explain yourself you did fine

[@threynolds2]

Wow! When Ford gets a good design, why re-design it? That steering wheel was first used on trucks in 1956!

[@scav3155]

Kind of like the low air warning buzzer. Classic.

[@farmallchris]

Push in the clutch when your trying to cold start them

[@terrydrury9665]

Always takes load off starter

[@johnhull6363]

@@terrydrury9665 and puts it on the crankshaft thrust bearing

[@terrydrury9665]

@@johnhull6363 so what is your point? Turning an engine and a cold transmission is more stress on a starter anyday. You are referring to the pilot bearing not whatever you called it

[@johnhull6363]

@@terrydrury9665 since it's obvious you don't know what you are talking about, let's just end this here

[@terrydrury9665]

@@johnhull6363 Pretty sure I do know Dumbfuck. I had a boss bitch me out for starting a truck without clutching it.

[@bigfella4845]

The cold start button activated a block heater

[@Curien247]

Save em all.

[@mikeschoeffter7420]

Sounds pretty tough.

[@thuggoe]

its like a living breathing thing

[@freddiejames2083]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@robh6638]

you have to follow through with the starter

[@J.R.in_WV]

If you guys ever go to sell it post her up on here, I’d love to have that for a site truck or even if it’s broke down I could use the jakes off it for another truck we’ve got.

[@genewagstaff5865]

I remember around 1966 Ford started having better ideas. At that same time, I noticed Jimmy engines becoming very popular in all commercial trucks, Ford, Dodge, Cornbinders included. A better idea? The best one they had.

[@robh6638]

so it's low mileage

[@GMC6523]

cool

[@jeffgarrett2114]

Two strokes hate the cold they scavenge and hunt when cold and turn fuel to noise when warm.

[@jimmychanbers2424]

You sound like a cummins cry baby

[@josephheston9238]

Really? I've seen plenty of Fishbowls and Flxibles ran in the dead of winter back then.

[@donnebes9421]

Is this your 1st time in a truck?

[@redneck826]

I know hunting idle isnt ideal, but damn does it sound good

[@yamahonkawazuki]

if that odometer is accurate that thing is a baby still

[@tommyn.j3628]

You wont sale the beacon to mi Collection?

[@scottcurry479]

You need to Armor All the dash.

[@TheRoguelement]

Where do these guy's like these Nebbish come from ?

[@robh6638]

unless it already rolled over the odometer once

[@brettensmith7305]

Can we hear the air horn

[@robmoir7524]

THE AIRHORN WASN T WORKING BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE AIRBRAKES WERE WORKING

[@MrDakkyz]

Why do they appear to surge as in sucking in air and not enough fuel, or is this just how old 2 strokes work with a supercharger.

[@johnstoffel5885]

The oil in the governor is cold so it surges until the oil warms up and thins out. It's normal operation.

[@josephheston9238]

First they don't suck in air. The blower pushes the exhaust gases out whilst priming the cylinder with fresh air. This is known as scavenging since there is no intake valve but intake ports. BTW, it's a supercharger on a 4-stroke, but a blower on a 2-stroke, a luxury for the former and a necessity for the latter.

[@GMC6523]

is this truck owned by the city or county or the state?

[@beneminger3666]

It's actually owned by us at the ski resort, we bought it from the county back in 2007

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

Where is this?

[@JackJack-lw9nj]

Oo wow cold start ya that why turn it on like each two three day

[@OldSkoolF]

@3:25 She was telling you to go away...

[@loganzister9344]

What’s the plan for it

[@beneminger3666]

It's what we use for clearing excess snow from the parking lot at our ski resort in northeastern WA. Goes to work every night in the winter and sits all summer.

[@JVPTH3MVP]

Why wouldn't you just you the engine heater levers you show off earlier in the video.

[@paulferguson2574]

sounds like music

[@dwightcorbett8889]

Quiet muffler on it; would hardly know it's a Detroit

[@beneminger3666]

I wish she was a bit louder/growlier but it was a county plow truck before we bought it and we just chose to leave the muffler on as it's only used for clearing parking lots at our Northeastern WA Ski Resort.

[@carlwilliams8354]

Puddles of oil under it proves it’s a 2 stroke Detroit! Marking its territory!

[@canuckcanadian753]

If you held the starter for longer than 10 seconds it would start. Do you know how a diesel works lol?

[@johnboggs9120]

What transmission is in it

[@beneminger3666]

13 speed

[@johnboggs9120]

I thought it was but wasn't sure

[@josephheston9238]

@@beneminger3666 Too bad it doesn't have an Allison then it would be completely GM powered.

[@lsswappedcessna]

Ford truck with GM engine. Seems legit...

[@beneminger3666]

That's how you get a Ford to run right LOL

[@ronaldjensen8614]

General miscarriage.

[@michaelflores2318]

Would leak oil should be a Chrysler engine

[@tjlovesrachel]

Did you just stall it to shut it down ?

[@beneminger3666]

At the time that was our only way to shut it down as the fuel cutoff/kill switch didn't work, it's since been fixed.

[@daveshangar6820]

Where was your ether??

[@ohiopower]

With that many miles on it the piston rings were probably still in good shape. Don't need ether if the piston rings are good.

[@scdevon]

@@ohiopower It would have started right up if he had cranked it longer. This engine has good compression. You can tell.

[@jimmychanbers2424]

No need for panther piss on a great engine like this

[@skylarscales9922]

I can smell this video 💀

[@sheridanbaldwin8629]

Gm 2 stroke diesel power in a Ford truck cant go wrong lol

[@michaelflores2318]

There were not to many Many of them had Cummins

[@michaelflores2318]

Cummins is a better engine

[@observationpostcharlie1365]

Ill take the old deisels over the new ones

[@phillipgarrow2297]

Yes no electronic problems to deal with

[@mikeschaeffer8037]

Tired old truck

[@brentludwick213]

There is NO supercharger on this engine! That's a scavenger blower. You need to learn how two stroke diesels operate.

[@jetstream454]

Read beginning of description

[@uuuultra]

fuck you read this dick

[@kaulincurtis9665]

It's fine to call it a supercharger. The scavenge pumps on detroits function exactly the same as a hotrod supercharger, they just don't build any boost bc of the valves are open the same time as the intake ports.

[@richardmaurer9002]

If they don't build any boost, what's that 1/4" steel line running from the air box cover to the fuel modulator for?

[@Ellenslife851]

Sounds like the engine has a skip

[@justinmyslive4108]

Those two cycle Detroits surged when they were cold

[@digitalswiat]

DUMMY SHUTTING IT OFF WITHOUT WARMING UP PROPERLY

[@andrewsmart2949]

dildos in detroits,LOL,when cold or extended idle it's 1000rpm or so,idling at 500rpm you may well only have 20 psi oil pressure,the "cold start" is a shot of either from a can mounted in engine bay,it was prob empty cos it didnt seem to make any difference

[@samcornelius6978]

That's a joke

[@crankysports]

That wasn't that hard to start at all

[@lovetocrank]

I like hard cold starts!

[@carstenleuner4723]

old shit Trucks men

[@stevenmarcinkowski8577]

Just put some weight in her box and go out plowing

[@raincoast2396]

Shame on you for doing that. Starting cold and shutting down cold destroys diesels.

[@digitalswiat]

I CALLED HIM DUMMY BEFORE READING YOURS

[@supersix-four9509]

@@digitalswiat uh. Good for you? Want a pat on the head?

[@user-fe1ms7eb1m]

Холодный старт. Гавно на улице тает !!!

[@Bradygoodz]

Ford with a gm motor 💯.

[@michaelflores2318]

Not that many they had more Cummins engines