Collecting my International B275 - will it start?

[@houseslosttribe1351]

Good job m8's It's abit smoky inside right now 😂 Sad news to share ; I found a 62 international truck & restored it 95% only to have it stolen . The State of PENNSYLVANIA then registered it in the thief's name . Neither the Dmv, PA state police etc w share thief's info w me or help me get it back . I still have the original title and the keys . It was Stolen whilst I was out of town working . For the Gas models a New Carb can be bout for about 100 bucks . Tip to adjust the Mechanical Lifters on Gas models you split the difference between hot and cold . It took me 3 yrs to find that in print in an old library . These things are beast and Do not break often . The Red Diamond series of motors are good ones . Mine had the BD 240 Gas model . Only weak spot I found was the trans Prop shaft ; mine broke whilst driving ; my wife for my Bday had bought me a spare . These vehicles (classics) only have 13 Vin #'s & in the US there is NO provision for adding them to the National stolen vehicle database ; if stolen NO PARTY will help you get it back . My truck was valued at 12 grand I made some of the parts and All the gaskets by hand . About 1,500 hrs of work . You'ld still be Pissed off too ; I promptly Moved out of Communist state of PA to Never Return . Note: I was born there . The taxes were Nuts anyways ; here I pay 1/1000th in property tax . Welcome to WV . America's 1st Municipality Still somewhat Wild & Very Beautiful . Example my Land taxes for 3.5acres and a 1872 1 room Schoolhouse are 150 p/yr . I am enjoying Being a new Sub and find your finds and Laugh very enjoyable . Any updates on Humpty dumpy ? Cheers M8's

[@marcsmith7297]

Legend has it pops is still spraying the ether

[@lmm]

He was quite generous with it 😂

[@crazyfvck]

@Marc Smith I read your comment before I watched the video :) So every time he sprayed it, I burst out laughing :D

[@lmm]

😂 😂 😂

[@DallasHuybregts]

Old boy was not stingy with the starting fluid, was he?

[@lmm]

An ample amount was used! It did at least start!

[@alan6832]

@@lmm He needed to use it as many times as he did, or maybe he could have saved a couple of squirts if you had kept the revs a little higher, but the squirts could have been quite a bit smaller than they were, and that would have been better for the engine. A less volatile spray like brake cleaner might have been better too, except brake cleaner has no oil in it while most starting fluid does have a bit. Fresh diesel or Kerosene might also have helped you reduce the starter fluid stress.

[@Andy-pu2iv]

Haha! Let's hope the neighbours don't have their laundry on the line! Cracking video.

[@lmm]

There was a slight smog in the air 😂. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alistairshaw3206]

Great video Lawrie, would you believe that engines get addicted to Easy Start. If you use it too often, they won't start without it. I wrecked the piston on my 1972 Yamaha dt250 by using it. I was told that it was too volatile, just like my ex wife lol, for a 2 stroke engine. By the way, ponytails rule, I have one too! I'm the hairy biker, but I can't cook! I wish my shed was as big as yours.

[@lmm]

We do try to use it sparingly - once the initial restart, we didn't use it again! Poor little thing. Proud member of the long haired gang. I'm very lucky having access to the space. Just couldn't do this without it!

[@adamcrane1436]

Hello @@lmm

[@seedlessgrapes2605]

Awesome diesel cold-start video people would love this they always watch and upload cold-start videos

[@lmm]

Please share it to anyone you know who would like it. It is quite a spectacular start!

[@CB3ROB-CyberBunker]

"will it start after 50 years"... ofcourse it will start.. it's a diesel, if it got there driving on it's own power, it will leave driving on it's own power... the only question is how long you have to turn it around before it runs. lol. (unfortunately starting them with the pneumatic hammer on the crankshaft doesn't seem to work - or maybe we simply need a bigger one ;)

[@lmm]

Hahahaha, that's the basics of a diesel, it will eventually go 😂

[@ils360]

Easy with that starting fluid especially it being a diesel good grief

[@lmm]

He was a little eager wasn't he 😂

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

This video get's better the second time of watching, it's wonderful. Congratulations, Clovis, your works and yourself get better with keeping. In two hundred years time your videos will be recognized as the work of a genius‼️ I can hardly wait.🥴🥴🥴

[@lmm]

Hahahah, I'm glad it's enjoyable second time around. Is this my legacy I leave behind? 😂

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

@@lmm What are you doing, still up at this ungodly hour❓ Has that despicable degenerate, Cletus, been leading you into unsavoury ways again⁉️ Get to bed, you have to be up early in the morning‼️

[@lmm]

I always have to be up early. Poxy lorry driving - but I had to finish editing a video 😂 And yes. He has. In many ways.

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

@@lmm Lawrie, the lorry driving Lothario of the lowlands. It kinda has a ring to it, just like your alarm clock does‼️

[@crabsy6452]

With this tractor you have got to heat before starting otherwise nothing will happen like in your case

[@danmackintosh6325]

Well, i found your channel last night & have to say it's rather good. You obviously know more than you let on but i like that, your enthusiasm is infectious and probably spurs a few on to go out and make their own mistakes, from whereonin they begin the journey into rusty detritus and extreme levels of fun and happiness, nay pennilessness...

[@lmm]

Thanks for the comment - that's made my day. Really glad you're liking what we do, and hope you'll enjoy all the stuff we have in store!

[@danmackintosh6325]

Thanks for taking the time to reply :) Will try and watch a few more vids when i get time in between playing with Peugeots and Citroens!

[@harald.370]

This video is already a classic IMHO 😂

[@gosportjamie]

The rather squeaky, slightly insane laugh when Fergie actually manages to lift the "resting" Jeb just makes it. I am always half-expecting Lawrie to come out with "it's alive... ALIIIIIIIIIVE..." Like the old Frankenstein films...

[@lmm]

I was so happy. Could you tell?

[@lmm]

Ah, classic Lawrie 😂

[@philipallen6921]

i had two of these both very good , found the diff lock pedal a good help . the heater plugs are the same on bmc engines jcb nuffield tractor etc if it helps good video

[@lmm]

Thank you, it will help when we strip it down!

[@suffolksettler5106]

like your input to jayemm but second time round for me on recent posts - looking forward to new videos on the fire engines and the shonky V8 lotus plus the Rolls

[@lmm]

Tomorrow begins the new stuff, then it's weekly new videos! Hope you'll enjoy what's in store! And thanks!

[@justinrobertson1590]

I believe the oil bath style filtration is pretty restrictive when one try’s to use ether.

[@lmm]

That's worth knowing for the future!

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

@@lmm YES! Traps it, unlike a paper filter.

[@gutsngorrrr]

Just going through some of your older videos and saw this, a great little find. One thing I would advise on getting an old engine that's not been run for a long time, is to use WD-40 not starter fluid or a mixture of both, as the WD-40 will lubricate the cylinder and rings helping with compression where starter fluid does the opposite.

[@lmm]

That's worth knowing for the future - thanks!

[@gutsngorrrr]

@@lmm I wish I lived near you guys, I love doing all that heath Robinson stuff, and repairing lovely old bits of machinery. Plus your all mad, which is a big plus as that always equals fun and adventure.

[@CB3ROB-CyberBunker]

wd40 is NOT a lubricant and far more likely to wash off any actual lubricant in place (motoroil or fat). it's what you use to clean engine parts when taking them apart, not when putting them together lol. the piston rings are simply gonna have to cope with it. also the piston rings are not the problem when running cars on starter fluid or actual LPG, it's the valves that die due to higher temperatures... the thing will get oil anyway as the starter engine drives the oilpump, so wether or not the fuel itself provides lubrication is less important. (provided you don't intend to run it on startspray only for hours and hours ;) and besides that, having to change some piston rings after what? 60 years? isn't that much of a big deal... if it blows it blows. it's better if it blows while it's in the shop than when it's on the road. lol.

[@gutsngorrrr]

@@CB3ROB-CyberBunker Sorry, but WD-40 is a penetrating oil, it acts as both cleaning and lubrication. It's a better solution for doing a start because of this. Though on an engine that has sat for many years, I would put a small amount of oil in to each cylinder and leave for a while to help with initial lubrication. The main issues are old oil, gummed up rings etc, so anything that helps is good. Starting fluid does non of that. Though it's fine on an engine that's in constant use and just need a little extra to get it going.

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

@@lmm Yes, you can do a LOT of damage starting them dry, and/or DECADES worth of cylinder and ring wear in a minute when there's rust or gunk in them. Never a bad idea to pull the plugs and put a little lubricant in. Automatic transmission fluid words great. I know it takes a little extra time but it's better for the machine, and isn't that what you want by saving them?

[@rockinnathan]

Good old engines, I sold my 1962 b275 a few months ago, drove it 4 hours to deliver it to. Never heard a b275 surge like that though. Mine refused to start without the heater plug warm up.

[@lmm]

Something is very unhappy with mine sadly

[@rockinnathan]

@@lmm i took my pump apart and cleaned it. Was a really good tractor. Had a front loader bucket on it to. Was a family owned tractor since 1962 on the same farm till I got it. Keep a eye on the hydraulics and filter, mine got a bit of crud in it and slowed the hydraulics down.

[@jebsails2837]

The logo on your "coveralls" has a great resemblance to a fire control rangefinder ratings badge worn by US Navy sailors. A specialized rating their job is to determine the range etc. of a target (not put out fires). I was one myself albeit on submarines. Narragansett Bay

[@lmm]

Wow, that's really cool - they came from a charity shop, similar to your thrift shops, so I have absolutely no idea of the actual history of them. Kinda want them to be US now 😂

[@randomoldbloke]

Ether is only good for washing parts even then marginal, penetration oil is by far the best starter fluid out there . Forget about been gentle and letting it sit at idle , work it straight off once oil pressure is up , glazing of the bore from long idle is very real . A motor will fail within 5 min of been started after sitting for years. If it goes and will idle work it as it gets all the temps and pressure up fast . That hunting at idle is normal with the type of governor on tractors

[@lmm]

The hunting is pretty bad - I saw another much nicer example, and that didn't hunt at all. It took about 6 months for the thing to die, awaiting a strip down and investigation now. I'll remember oil in the future thanks!

[@randomoldbloke]

No worries, watched a couple of other visd you have done , on the fire truck throw the mechanical lift pump over your shoulder and fit a low volume low pressure elect fuel pump in before the filters , makes bleeding a doddle , way more reliable than the original. Really like your dumper . Cheers from Australia

[@CB3ROB-CyberBunker]

just starting it and letting it idle would never have blown all that crap out of the exhaust... :P far more likely for the crap to have remained -in- the engine causing all kinds of shit. could have put some airpressure in the cylinders through the injector hole to clean them in advance tho.. but you have to take out the pre-chambers to get there anyway. just plank the thing and make the crap go out the exhaust hole, and if it breaks, it breaks. it doesn't really matter wether you have to fix a little or a lot when it's getting fixed anyway.

[@chthemonkey]

I was working on a dairy farm on the way to Chester about 2 months ago with a Jeb reg plate on one of the old tractors

[@lmm]

Oh that's awesome! Do you know what it was?

[@chthemonkey]

I’m not to sure but it looked like a fordson that might just of been because of the blue paint. was covered in cow crap was currently still in use with a rubber scraper on the back for the floor in the milking shed

[@lmm]

It's amazing how many of these things are still in use!

[@handyhippie6548]

i believe it's running a tad rich. on the bright side, no mosquitoes while you use it.

[@lmm]

It was very rich. One of the next things to be stripped down...

[@FlyingScotsman-vv1jh]

I reckon you should get a Ford 8630 next they are a beautiful piece of kit!!!

[@lmm]

They're quite nice

[@FlyingScotsman-vv1jh]

@@lmm fully agreed. Could make a lovely episode. But I think your next stop if possible should be the North Yorkshire Moors Railway or Llangollen Railway

[@lmm]

@@FlyingScotsman-vv1jh I'll try my best!

[@petewood2350]

Those old girls were prone to cracked heads, worth keeping an eye on.

[@lmm]

Ahhh, that'll be it. If you have a watch or What's Broken Now Episode 7, you'll see the thing break down whilst on the road. We thought head gasket, but cracked head makes sense. Ah well, we better whip that off 😂

[@iantowers6972]

Hell you wanna go steady with the ether mate you will end up bending some valves ..you could hear it hydraulicing in the cylinders,,

[@lmm]

Yes, I was unimpressed with my mates enthusiasm..

[@jbenekeorr]

Brilliant!

[@lmm]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@randythescrapper2783]

Why don't you invest in a flatbed tow truck

[@lmm]

It's something we're concidering

[@Wadesworld-1]

The one dislike is from the bloke that let this gem go

[@lmm]

Hahaha, it's a lovely little thing isn't it!

[@Wadesworld-1]

Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels I subbed and like great videos I love the old stuff

[@housedadtrains]

who learned you to go in between two tractors while ones engine is running..

[@lmm]

There was very little risk, it wasn't going to go anywhere.

[@roughneckwolf]

Smokes just like Slave Lake.

[@lmm]

Surely not that bad 😂

[@ShashankNSN_7261]

Looks like a 61 because I have a 61 and looks the same

[@therandomking1265]

That tractor was registered on the 18th February 1959

[@lmm]

So does that imply it was built the year before?

[@jjt1093]

@@lmm I have a International B250 Built 1958 :), Just needs hydraulic fixing, works but the damn Isolator valve is broken and cant find a replacement anywhere

[@lmm]

Oh that's really nice, good luck finding your part... I know that feeling well

[@therandomking1265]

Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels Yes I do believe so. (Sorry for late reply)

[@calmdownwithbear6448]

Jeb Bush . Low energy Jeb :)

[@lmm]

Hahahaha. I'm liking low energy Jeb

[@TheTimeDetective42]

Nooooo! Stop buying! Too much! :( U remind me of planes trains and automobiles!

[@lmm]

But it was so lonely all on its own in the field... The channel was very nearly called trains pains and automobiles 😂

[@msweetums7]

what could possibly go wrong

[@lmm]

That's basically how we start every day here at LMM 😂

[@edwardthomas9671]

Jeb 1959

[@___PK__]

Shes a tiny bit smokey 😆

[@lmm]

Just a little