Detroit 16v71, can we save her after being abandoned in a mine!

Detroit Diesel 16v71 that was originally in a yarder, converted to a dragline for mining. It was abandoned years ago and we decided to try to save her.
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[@papabits5721]

During routine maintenance at a mine I worked at, they would get 4 of these engines running air compressors while the main electric units were down . It was a absolute delight to be around all that noise at once.

[@TheDavidcrockett]

Dont give up on this channel we enjoy your content. Haters will be haters just disable the comments.👍

[@Gentryandsons]

Man what I would give for that beast

[@countrylife4195]

Email me, [e-mail]

[@cattlerepairmancattlerepai9414]

16V71.....love the sound. A good runner shoehorned into a cabover! ;-)

[@blueonblack3971]

First time watching but I have been around long enough to know the old guy knows his stuff. His knowledge can't be taught. Great job guys

[@stevesalvage1089]

Great to see you again ! Thanks for the update ! Love those old school machines run ,

[@stanleyflory6702]

Just thinking about you the other day! Glad to see you and Joe back! Come back roaring with a 16V71!

[@garygreen7876]

Good to have you bk

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Great job chaps! Nice to see you recovering these treasures. That has a fantastic sound and I expect that boy will be well on the way to being a engine nut one day. It’s sad to think how much of this built-for-a- lifetime gear has gone to scrap. Got the makings of a decent off-grid power setup right there.

[@garyebejer1595]

Nice to see you back again being to worry about the channel and especially when you daughter says ' Lets do this ' hope 2022 is great year for you and your family Nappy new year 🤘👍

[@terrencegoodwin446]

Never have I heard a 16v71 engine run before this'll be the first time.

[@bigolemike33]

Good to see yall back and good to hear an old Detroit bellow!

[@Kevin-Murphy-007]

If I could, I would rebuild the V16 back to it's former glory. Those are icon engines. They helped American troops and Canadian troops in ww2,they helped build roads, work in mining industry, and are not easy to find. In my 34years of class1 truck driving i have only seen 1 V12 in a cabover Pete. I started off in a 1983 GMC Astro cabover with an 8V92 Silver Detroit 400 with a 13speed,this is why I am now half deaf,lol. God Bless You All 🙏 ❤.

[@kman-mi7su]

Cool to see! I just watched a video on YT of a 12v71 powered Brockway Cabover that was used to build the World Trade Center back in the day. That thing is a beast! I used to drive a 1978 White Road boss with a 6v71. If those engines ain't leaking, stop and check the oil because you are very low or it has none. All those old two strokes leaked.

[@williamtutt262]

Dang it would be nice to see some of these videos you keep saying you are going to put out. I have been waiting a long time for these awesome videos you keep promising. I don't understand how you keep a chanel with two videos in the last year..

[@phillipforest4949]

Love your videos, hope we get to see some new content someday

[@peterthomas2139]

Good to see you back on the air! Anticipating future videos.

[@peterselten500]

Happy new year . Glad to see you back missed seeing what you find an get up to . Cheers from Oz🇦🇺

[@timothypoe1117]

Amazing, just amazing! Glad to see you back on!

[@brettjones5041]

happy to see more content mate . try and get the big girl purr .

[@bamadigger4342]

Man I have been missing you and your family. Your just a no nonsense guy that loves messing with old diesels. I'm going to sit back and enjoy. Let's do this!!

[@codyholshouser3161]

Glad to see ya back

[@markparker2873]

Good to see you and Joe back, i hope you, Joe and your family had a great Christmas and a Happy New year! :)

[@andycrawford8689]

Glad to see that ur doing OK and glad u done a video to

[@markoverton5858]

Love old stuff getting fixed, in my yard is an old JCB loadall tele-boom folk lift it’s working now very poor brakes, work in progress 👍

[@jennysmith107]

good one thanks a lot from Dave down under, keep up resurrecting the old Detroits

[@johncottam2824]

Welcome back

[@sallybrokaw6124]

You were gone way to long but life happens to us all. Good to see ole Joe wrenchin on another hunk of iron. Al B in Ohio.

[@yesterdaystreasures797]

Wow, Welcome back ,, Glad your doing well ! That has one sweet sound !!!

[@warrenellison6778]

Thanks to Joe for sharing his wealth of knowledge,need more of this Watching from Australia🐨

[@robertvannicolo4435]

Nice to see your all well and good and been buying more old detroits missed your channel been a few months since you posted 👍

[@jamesthev5607]

Glad to see him back I thought he had passed or something I couldn't find any information out

[@neilmcintosh1200]

Hey Big Youth, great to see you, your family and Joe. Happy new year to you all.

[@brianday1841]

I been thinking about you Wondering where you went glad to see you back to making videos God bless and hope to see more videos

[@nicholaswhite8439]

I hope ya'll r well u have nothing done a video in a long time

[@adminmachojoelteamhappy374]

Long time no update..happy new year

[@wes11bravo]

She's had a hard life but I'm coming to the conclusion that these old Detroits are hard to kill!

[@charlesuplifted5216]

Only thing that kills them is fuel consumption and emissions

[@WrenchRepairsAndProspecting]

hope all is still well paitently waiting for the next one. be well

[@xxbambamxx7261]

Drop that beauty in a dually, that would've been awesome 🥰

[@todaylets2583]

Mechanical diesels are so cool!!!

[@stevenlatham4397]

I’m glad your back. You make excellent videos, and you save awesome old equipment and screaming Detroit’s.

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE WELL BUDDY HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@zonie1953]

I live in Phoeinix . Im allergic to snow !😂🌵

[@davidestelter1092]

Welcome back! STRANGER'S. Happy New Years!

[@9kia8]

i know nothing about that engine but it was cool to see it try to start and growl from reading some of the comments i see some used them in the mines which would of been awesome to see

[@tommytar222]

you shoul use propane gas and not the spray gas or spray diesel in intake. The spay stuff can bend the con rods. By pre ignition

[@highlandcattlefarm6930]

I envy you guys being able to work together and having fun

[@countrylife4195]

Joe is a legend and a treasure. Love every minute of it!

[@arrievanrensburg8243]

We had one with four turbos added, also from a mine in SA.

[@spotty4710]

Lekker lekker, yea these old detriots are strangely common here in SA.

[@mchl8]

glad your here hope you stay . I was starting to wonder if something happened . Covid even crossed my mind .

[@stuartwood34]

Happy Christmas and new year to you all. Great to see another video from you, hope they keep coming as missed your adventures

[@kevinhornbuckle]

It may have broken rings. Pull the air box covers and inspect the rings.

[@lornperkins4270]

Lol you tried stroking your throttle huh😆 then you mentioned that it had a "tight rack"🤣

[@carlthor91]

International Harvester built trucks for the loggers, that used those 16V71 engines, you might try Skadill, on KZbin, he has tracked down a huge amount of weird machinery and trucks, over the last few years. It would be awesome if someone could do a truck build with one of your blocks. Hayes built some, so did Pacific. In Pacific's case they're strictly for off road use. Best wishes, from the far North.

[@wes11bravo]

Skadill's videos are oddly calming.

[@deadtruckressurection8454]

Glad to see you're still out there. Hope to see some more videos soon.

[@raywilson800]

nice to see you back. I've been worried about you

[@danielcoopersr6257]

Cool video. Glad you're back.

[@michaelcooper6800]

Great to see another video from you. Was wondering where you had got to. Thank god for Twinsticks Garage and Peterbilt Mike for my fix. Now Countrylife is back, what a great start to 2022. Where are we upto with the Mack cabover and the Pete 359?

[@wes11bravo]

The Pete 359 definitely!! One of my favorite KZbin revivals - all the water that thing had in the crankcase and she still ran!

[@jeffgantt4703]

Is the Detroit for sale I'm interested

[@countrylife4195]

The 16?

[@charleskey2842]

Man I was wondering what had happened to you. Haven't seen you post anything in a good while. Good to see you back.

[@oldcars46]

Good to see you back

[@nickfrench7372]

You Need to make those exhaust pipes taller!

[@thomasbailey8306]

Glad to see Your back. I like your Channel. And I could watch Joe mechanic all day...Hes a MASTER for Sure..He could tear down and put back together those Detroits in his SLEEP...or any for that matter...Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...Great Video....

[@crownfam882]

Thats sick💯😎

[@dakkan5433]

"give us a little joy juice" hah this made my day

[@11secghia]

Thats' the best use of a basketball court yet!

[@AndrewHCann]

Welcome back also be worth fixing up that motor in future and sounds nice to not bad shape too! Happy New Year 2022 and looking forward more videos to watch too again!

[@NastyCustoms5150]

Glad to see you back!!

[@wilenelson1810]

Awesome!!!!! 💀🔧🔩🇺🇸🔩🔧💀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chriscrumbley3985]

Man been worried about yous guys great to have you back.

[@clydelevey2737]

Good to see you're back

[@AliMackMechanical]

Good to see you back hope you have had a great Christmas and New year.

[@grootkaroo9721]

Nice to see your videos again

[@Eemoneybags]

So happy to see a new video

[@brendanbuster]

He's back!!!!

[@leepeterke4376]

Great to see you back!

[@WrenchRepairsAndProspecting]

Glad to see u back

[@mischef18]

Nice to see you back bro. Great video to start 2022 too. Safe travels

[@dougparker4802]

Glad too see you back ;)

[@kenfrazier616]

ya been sometime since you let go a video , there so much enjoyed by many please keep them going

[@skipstein744]

thanks for more adventures. Onward!

[@gregfisher5223]

Great to see you guys again 😁

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Somebody has to do it, old detroits can't be left to fade away, I would love to put one in a W900 long bonnet, I would have felt a lot more comfortable if you had some C02 extinguishers handy in case it tried to runaway

[@countrylife4195]

It has flappers on the intake on the blowers. You can choke it easy

[@williamgurtner4759]

Glad you are doing ok. Was wandering.

[@petenikolic5244]

Wish i had the space and the money to get an old 16v71 and completely renovate it first came across one on a big compressor . Ha i got a lump hammer just like that well loved well used same head by the looks of it as well

[@edwardesty4951]

The sucking sound just maybe the pressure leaking out of a cylinder that stopped on the compression stroke .

[@tommyhall8301]

Happy new year to you an family buddy

[@jimedward3011]

That's good stuff fellas.

[@scottstaples2641]

Awesome there you are.

[@patrickroglitz6043]

Is everything alright out your way??? I hope everything is ok

[@dancurrier6421]

where u been we miss the videos

[@tonyloechte9994]

Blowing oil out of the exhaust is normal for Detroit when they are running but you run them full boar bont let them idle for long.

[@cashus68]

I love old timers that know there shit :) !!! I am 54 :)

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Hey man, I was just asking myself about you the other day. Central California Watching

[@kevinballuff1164]

Ya gotta figure this wasn't used by grandma to go to the store and church on Sundays

[@aeroflopper]

I'd imagine the hissing noise is compression leaking past the rings after shut off

[@dozerfarms]

If there ain't any oil under 'em, there ain't any oil in 'em!

[@shade38211]

Incredible knowledge and effort lads.

[@joesfamilyfarm]

Got to be very conservative with the ether on those old Detroits. Seen many broken rings from overzealous doses of the ether....results in a dead hole. Would have been a lot better to get her primed up first.

[@victorpelini5995]

I'm not very knowledgeable abt ether and Diesel (my gas engines never give me trouble sooo) what's with ether and rings ? Cuz it's a solvant?

[@MrAmartin8]

@@victorpelini5995 The ether actually raises the compression ratio higher . Think about it when you use it in a gas engine . You actually get a knock when the gas engine starts ... The V series engines have two piece pistons . They can break and that cylinder will start sucking oil from the pan . Usually a holed piston or broken cross head will cause the problem . Pull all the air box covers and do a ring and piston inspection . You will probably find your problem . Blower seals will usually not cause raw oil to come out the exhaust as the engine will burn what may be leaking from the blowers .. Good luck ..

[@victorpelini5995]

@@MrAmartin8 ohh okay makes sense now

[@ebbsspeed]

@@MrAmartin8 The ether does not raise the compression. The ether has a lower auto-ignition temperature than diesel fuel does, and that's why it is used as a starting fluid when injectors are dry or the weather is cold. It damages things because when it does ignite it burns explosively and creates very high combustion pressures, vs the slower burn of diesel fuel.

[@macfletcherhotmail]

@@victorpelini5995 either/easy start is a very fast aggressive burn I stripped my fordson diesel tractor down and it has to broken piston due to far to much either and ive also found wind the engine first then spray a little amount to make it make the knocking sound

[@johnhageman5149]

happy newyear my friend and al the best for you and the family.

[@grumpystruckshop3807]

Thats not just oil, its a detroit, thats slobber!!!!!

[@gordoncorey8023]

Cool to see 👀 this