Cold start on detroit diesel inline 671. OMG very smoky!!!

[@crabbymilton390]

Those old 71 and 92 DETROIT engines had a sound all of there own. Glad you got that old gem started.

[@SeanONeill13]

*their.

[@crabbymilton390]

@ Forgot to goof(sic) read.

[@javierjavier7291]

This video was nothing but starting an old bus !!! Music to my ears 😊😊 Too awesome I love them old Detroits 😊😊😊

[@richardjulien8745]

Hi Scott ,that.s what I called a mosquitos killers keep the good work from Richard.

[@ChicagoItalian]

I wish I could be in your line of work and have your skills….seeing these old girls come back to life is awesome!

[@fritsbergen962]

This video is the clear proof that we have been too concerned about diesel exhaust while it hardly pollutes at all. Only when starting up does a tiny, tiny bit of poison come out of the exhaust. After that it is clean and smells terribly nice. And it is the most delicious warmth you can feel. So stand as close and as long as possible to the end of the exhaust and let the tiny bit of smoke soak into your clothes, wonderful! This engine can start up in my shed, the tiny bit of smoke is really nothing. Really a shame that so little smoke comes out, should have been much, much more😭

[@bindig1]

Looks like my old 1981 Oldsmobile diesel station wagon on a normal day. LOL

[@leestokes6761]

My maternal grandfather owned a soft drink franchise in Southwest Utah. Winter days were in the 40s, nights in the 20s. He bought a pair of International 6.something Powerstroke diesels around 1969. As an emplo of the family business, I became very familiar with with the smell of starting fluid and cold diesel smoke. Always br back memories.

[@TechOut]

He didn't buy a powerstroke in 1969. Powerstroke's didn't exist until the late 90's when International was making engines for Ford. Powerstoke is just fords brand of diesel and at the time was made by International (Until 2008).

[@Corvacar]

@@TechOut. Actually, started in the 94.5 F250 and F350 and ended with the 2010 Truck Fergieman

[@jpMcnab]

That was an epic delivery. S word, fires up right after.

[@scottcoleman4310]

good bus to use to get rid of mosquitos :)

[@philfurrow9026]

Awesome smoke screens! Love it!

[@kiddbrother3]

That's why Tennessee has the smokey mountains 🏔️🏔️

[@HardStartLover-154]

Oh yeah baby come on start up beautiful. Love all that diesel smoke and I love the cranking.

[@Paul-fx4hb]

What a beautiful old bus

[@topekasub]

Love the bullet clearance lights on the back!

[@AlexanderCrump]

I didn't love the non-power steering on these really old units.

[@AlexanderCrump]

We had a few '60s era GMC City Slickers with Detroit Diesels at University Transit Service at the University of Virginia in the 1980s. I was a student driver while I was an undergrad. All the buses did and cold starts during the winter were dramatic. They ran rough and belched plumes of smoke for blocks for a good hour.

[@jeromelevesque8330]

For 5 years i was rebuilding Detroit 6v92 engines equipped with electronic fuel system for a small company of used buses, this sound reminds me some memories

[@ashnewbrunswick]

Love how you change up the music Video pics! Well done❤

[@tomhamilton9816]

That bus is a magician! It made Miss Budweiser disappear!!! Well, at least for a few minutes, even if just smoke and mirrors, well maybe just smoke!! 😂

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Yes it disappeared

[@Projects5309]

The old girl has apparently run out of DEF fluid!😂. Awesome machine 👍

[@bshingledecker]

That theme is great !!

[@petetibbs6103]

Impressive. Being in south Louisiana my 4104 doesn’t have to deal with many cold starts, thank goodness.

[@JD-zm4eh]

Seen one do that long time ago in California and people ran up to the driver and yelled out your bus is on fire. He just drove on and let em eat his dust. Once the combustion chambers get happy the smoke tends to reside.

[@feliciapeach]

Very happy to see the Scenicruiser - please, oh please keep that one (S/cr) in your collection - love it! xo

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

I got an automatic transmission waiting to go in it.

[@feliciapeach]

Looking forward to future vids on the installation of the auto and other resto tasks. She's sure been through an interesting life, but you owning her now is definately meant to be! 🚍

[@mymessylab]

When it crank it sounds like one cylinder has a lower compression than the rest ( that seem they are weak too). Lovable bus to be saved 👍

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

It’s a tired and worn out old dog.

[@stevebartle3893]

Once you get them addicted to ether there is no going back. I had a 69 autocar tri axel dump truck with a 6-71. The guys in the shop called them converters, They converted diesel fuel to noise. The blower on mine had a pipe plug on it, so I welded a T handle on it so I gave her a little taste on cold days and it lit right up which was way faster than using the air cleaner. Since it was used every day and the batteries were good it started up fairly easily. It did not smoke that much but it did take a while for the idle to even out, as it surged a lot when cold. Like it had a cam in it. The company had a crap ton of Euclids, so there was just about every kind of detroit made in their fleet.

[@erickleven1712]

Is the ether the cause or the symptom of an engine that's getting tired, losing compression, and with worn injectors? We may never know...

[@schubertxcollsc]

Excellent job

[@gu3610]

Very nice! A good idea installing an electric heater to the coolant system that works on 110v. Plug in an hour earlier and then you'll have a smooth start. And it's better for the engine.

[@larryanderson8049]

It's cloudy on Detroit Mountain this morning!

[@strobx1]

I had a 1980 International Scout II with factory installed SD33T turbocharged engine. It would smoke a lot in cold weather when starting. I always let it warm up, but it would have a miss until the engine warmed up.. It had a prechamber with glow plugs. So it was not direct injection. It had Kiki Bosh injection pump and injector. Top speed was 83MPH. It averaged 17-23 MPG. I had 38 gallon fuel tank. I could drive from Muskegon Mich to Iowa without filling up.

[@WaynesWorldGarage]

I learned a long time ago diesel engines need to crank enthusiastically or they'll be hard to start. Our 471 on a Frick sawmill cranks/starts a lot faster! Thanks for sharing. PS: my 7.3 IDI cranks very fast NOW that I put a gear drive nipon denso or something starter on it!

[@just_some_internet_guy]

That smoke show was more than in the ending!!

[@mikeburton7077]

Smokes like our old Ford R series coaches her in the uk !

[@HammanD152]

its also congesting oil bypass from the rings along with unburn fuel smoke

[@ckolosky]

No mosquitoes after that start. It does have a cool sound.

[@garywinterbottom6073]

Love the particulates everywhere Greta would be choking 😅😅.

[@billeldon]

That’s what buses sounded like when I was a kid.

[@edmctug8800]

good video ,had an old gray marine 671 tiered would smoke just as much cold,,,,,one trick would be to roll it over govener closed then gradually let it go full fuel then would start !!!!

[@garyplewa9277]

You just have too much fun! This coming from a life long mechanic turned A&P

[@shrconstruction]

keep that one by the shop to clear out the skeeters in the summer....

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

If I didn't know that was a diesel, I would have sworn it backfired. Very sweet old bus in need of love.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

I think some unburned fuel popped off ;)

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

@@BusGreaseMonkey I've seen that before. Fire out the pipe.

[@seaglider844]

You KNOW its real smoky when the Bus Grease Monkey is hacking and coughing! 😆

[@MrPhotodoc]

I can smell it all the way over here.

[@firefighterknight8387]

Scott you should get an SCBA pack for your fire engine, and for cold starting this old detroit 😂

[@philiphorner31]

Politicians in comiefornia could feel the disturbance in The Force.

[@normalizedaudio2481]

This is what our band bus was like every morning. Smoke all over the place. It was this engine too.

[@lindanadaud9698]

Thanks for the video.

[@stanpatterson5033]

Would a hair dryer, or paint stripper heat gun be enough to start a cranky diesel without using tractor-crack-in-a-can ?

[@wildbill5126]

LOL, Scott I'm sorry for laughing, but U coughing brought back so many good memories for me, LUV them old Detroits, the smell, the sound, the dripping oil, So many good memories. Thank You.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

That one got me when the wind shifted

[@ChrisHarding-lk3jj]

2 stroke Detroit Diesel engines are best friends with the ether bunny.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Not all but this one sure is.

[@mauromoraes333]

Parabéns. Mauro

[@kingedward3126]

Smoke follows beauty my friend 😂

[@deanh7190]

OK, raise your hand if you were sympathy coughing at home ✋

[@johngaither9263]

I'm guessing that if you and Johanthan have time to play with COE tractors, Firetrucks, Bulldozers and driveways you are not covered up with customers busses. A sign of the season no doubt. A wise bird would book now with you to prepare in advance for spring and summer traveling.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Most of that playtime was weekends. Two buses in the shop and two waiting to get in.

[@challengecompleted55]

I guess you could say that old bus is a bit... Cranky. 😎

[@erickleven1712]

"LOOKIT THE CHEEEECH!!!" ~in Frostbackistani accent

[@3374jj]

This is what the old timers called an "ether baby" lol

[@Andy-ql9wh]

it was just a cold natured Detroit that hasn't run in a while... She cleared up once it ran for a while and warmed up. and a tad over fueled ... 😎✌

[@troycarothers8254]

4:06 I was expecting the theme song to come on right about here. 🚬🚬🚬

[@countryracer69]

Lol fired mine yesterday at 19. Almost no smoke. But it did take a few tries which is unusual for my bus. I suspect the small injectors help with less smoke.

[@strobx1]

But then you lose power.

[@countryracer69]

@strobx1 yea. And at first I was gonna change it. But then I realized I get 10 mpg! So I left it alone!

[@brunosergioporto8881]

Hello, nice video thanks. This bus still works good and it seems to be able for some tripps, too. Just a question: Is it from the 60ies or 70ies. Thank you, best regards from Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil.

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Early 50’s

[@brunosergioporto8881]

@BusGreaseMonkey Thank you...

[@forrestmiller4055]

7:10 - 7:25 is a Detroit lovers dream!!

[@benjaminv.5662]

I agree a complete rebuild is needed, the exhaust is also a concern, but if anyone can resurrect it Bus Grease Monkey, and the owner of the bus will make it happen.

[@terryglasbrenner2078]

No mosquitos with that one!

[@KBMEDIA87]

What is that clock looking pedestal thing on the dash? I remember old school busses in the 90s having them

[@stephenfloat1260]

Back in the early 1980s I worked for the Post office in the UK and the company had Ford Transits with the york diesel engine and once they got used to ether to start them they were addicted to it like a dodgy drug addiction

[@Drmcclung]

Poor thing smokes as much as I do 😂 and like me says "I'm old, leave me alone!"

[@davidbgraham461]

l think it is probably well known that, in Australia, starting fluid is called 'Start, ya bastard'!! 3:01

[@steveallen1340]

You certainly wouldn’t sneak out of the camp grounds unnoticed.

[@LowRoller1954]

If you can get the bus grease monkey coughing that is an accomplishment lol

[@lokir93]

Scott, what jump pack would you recommend to keep as a back up for a 4106 8V71T during winter months up in the mountains? I use crossfeed to connect my house batteries and start batteries. They both are deep cycle batteries but the house batteries are 6 golf cart 6v batteries connected in series and parallel to output 12v while my start batteries are 2 12v marine start batteries each having 1000cca. I also use ether for cold starts.

[@lloydrobinson7081]

cool keep them coming

[@johnmcdowell9059]

wow she is cold blooded how long has she been sitting sounds good though

[@goldstandardaviation1667]

Imagine the good old days when the air was polluted by these things. Oooof.

[@railroadenthusiast6246]

Wow that's what I call a great cold start especially when sitting for a couple months. I like when they smoke like that. Question though is that unburned fuel causing it to smoke like that or is it burning engine oil. Just curious 🤔

[@TruthProvider]

I'm kinda like that myself on some mornings!

[@wi_ultra_farmer]

That was sweet!!

[@northerntraveller3815]

1 can of ether per day😂😂

[@topekasub]

New music video material!😂

[@legend7ify]

.........G'day,

[@zyglo9826]

Any diesel experts…can someone explain to me why they belch out all that white smoke as soon as the the starter starts cranking, and the cylinders haven’t started firing yet? There’s no combustion going on to produce smoke, but it still smokes as soon as you crank it.

[@SeanONeill13]

Is mosquito fogging really needed in December? 😮

[@robertStone-hq1by]

Scott what do u think is causing the hard starting problem , I’m in NY we all enjoy your show

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Low compression

[@strobx1]

@@BusGreaseMonkey Just like a super stock diesel pulling tractor. They lower the compression so they can get more boost. They will not start with 3 or more cans of ether.

[@AlexanderCrump]

Why does that flashing red light on the dash look like it's superimposed onto the video?

[@cellpat7392]

BGM: "Rev it up!" (Revs bus up) BGM: "cough cough cough..."

[@David-yy7lb]

Man my neighbors would be pissed if i started that bus every morning and do i care.....nope😊

[@mikebianco7854]

Woo baby hold your breath

[@GaryMathews-qk8de]

use a 1000 watt hot plate to warm up the oil pan ,then it will spin over like a summer day

[@islawilliams9572]

that looks like it could do with some piston rehabilitation.........

[@davidadkison4702]

Some buses had a time clock to clock in and out

[@armorer94]

Is that rod knock?

[@frankjankovich3512]

Piston slap

[@charlienorton2337]

No

[@rcac1023]

Its burning lots of oil, engine rebuild for sure.

[@artieautry5035]

Would it be better to let the engine warm up before high revs? Does this bus have a fast idle? I have seen 8v71 blow engine because driver, as soon as bus started, pedal to the floor to build up air pressure fast, instead of letting the coach warm up gradually. Just curious? Thanks

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

We were trying to get all cylinders firing. A few were not.

[@fw1421]

Is that running rich,excessive piston clearances or low compression? Wow,that’s a Smokey old girl!

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

Very low compression

[@charlesroer972]

Engine Dosnt have the crackle in the exhaust. Over fuelin or air filter plugged . Cleared up ,just Dosnt have that firecracker sound . What the hell , it runs !

[@richbowie76]

There goes my smoke detector

[@Skcutie-c8i]

I wish i could smell the smoke

[@jimvail]

What is the story on that 4104? Is it an acquisition/project or is it a customer's coach?

[@1toonhead]

I could almsot smell the video

[@williamdodd5113]

Oh Gretta don't look.

[@toddsculley2710]

That engine mite just need some help one to many mile on it.

[@AllianceB95]

How long do you think it would take to fire this Jimmy up without ether/starting fluid ? Ive seen Jimmies that have a terrible coldstart due to the B7/B10 fuels they cant combust that mixture too well. Could you do an experiment where you have like 20 gallons of Diesel mixed with 400ml of 5w40 engine oil (heavy sulfur smelling oil) If it dont work the smoke will be insane XD and the stink will be great, to bad i dont have a 6-71 i would love to try that XD I do this mixture to my Toyota Diesel, and ever since the injectors are working better (Valves aswell)

[@BusGreaseMonkey]

In cold weather about 4 sets of batteries then maybe.

[@AllianceB95]

@@BusGreaseMonkey And perhaps 2 burnt starters too. It would be a great test for the Lithium batteries to see how long they last in comparison to the older batteries :P