First attempt at starting 1957 AUTOCAR truck - Hasn't run in 15 years!

This was the first time ive connected batteries to this truck and attempted to start it. The truck has been sitting since 2004 according to the man I bought it from in the spring of 2019. Getting this truck running is the first step in the lengthy process of getting her restored and back on the road. make sure you hit the SUBSCRIBE button so you don't miss the future videos of me bringing her back to life!
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[@hankmcdavid722]

I just bought one of your shirts,featuring this truck. My 3 year old grandson and I love watching your channel together, he repeats over and over again "BIG TRUCK BIG TRUCK"

[@4vinos]

I'm amazed the number of people who responded with advice. There are more people out there with so much mechanical knowledge. Wish my neighbors had this knowledge.

[@MrJTProductions100]

Dude is driving a dozer and operating a drone at the same time. What a legend.

[@CTRLyurself]

You've clearly never watched Andrew Camarata's channel!

[@derrekbyrne5243]

If I had to take a guess he probably had it in follow mode😂😂

[@francesrussell485]

It's amazing

[@swashington942]

How is this impressive?

[@yllkrasniqi105]

@@CTRLyurself

[@johnrodino6355]

Its a series parallel switch. It does exactly that, For starting, it puts the 4 batteries in series, hense 24 volts. when engine starts and you release the key it switches back to 2 sets of batteries at 12 volts.We had a 58 Autocar . I started out driving on it in 1969 when I was 18. It had a 220 cummins with a R96 10 speed Fuller Roadranger Transmission and a 134C Rear End with 4-11 gears.Our 58 A Car was a GOOD Truck. I put a Turbo on it and made it a 262. Be careful how you jump those batteries, that switch is probably hard ti find if you short something out, John R.

[@DieselCreek]

That’s exactly why I quit! I didnt wanna screw it up!

[@bluerider7922]

Series-Parallel switches are readily available. I have a NOS 6v-12v one that I never used for my '54 International R-170.

[@stuarth43]

YES THE 220, CAME IN a smaller block before the 855 which was built for so many decades, i saw one guy had tapped a whistle into the manifold fooled everyone, sounded like a real turbo

[@andrewking9761]

John Rodino. You seem to know about the Cummins engines. Did they have the 220 in 1957 and the turbo version is as you say 262hp a rating I read about in the ''Overdrive'' magazine when I was a kid. There was a 275hp that I think was supercharged. I've read of a 195hp 6cyl not sure what block that was JRT or something. The 4.11 Rockwell ratio was good for it's time. My father had a 6-71 powered single drive COE truck that had an RTO910 with that diff ratio and did an easy 70 miles an hour, climbed grades good as well. Happy new year

[@peterswalmen]

like a real guy, first trying then reading

[@DieselCreek]

Thats right!!!!

[@kentowakai1234]

It's like a different world there. I've lived in the desert so long, I can't imagine that many trees.

[@reeze7564]

great video. ur place + ur equipment + 500 years to live = best life ever !!!!!

[@rigdigwus]

its so cool to watch these older videos and see how the site evolved over the years

[@chrisl.3289]

Me: opens KZbin KZbin: "You wanna watch some people start a truck?" Me: "Sure, why not."

[@jonhair4034]

That one Handel you called a shut down is the decompression ..pull it and as your cranking the engine it will spin free and then release it slowly and the engine will start ...may have to turn in the manual on the fuel soilod to get her to start ...dad had a old style 220 Cummins in a old dump truck I learned on it was a old white

[@greenearth2009]

Mr Hair is right about the decompression handle in your cab, use to help spin your engine over to start, release it should fire-up. First be sure clean fuel and filter, prime the system, see that fuel will flow-out at injector pump, any air in lines and it will not start. As mention by someone if you can tow it to start will be easy on your starter, have a friend help you, best to you. Make her run and have fun! After you have your truck running real good please come and start my old 1963 White cabover, been parked for over 30 years.

[@DieselCreek]

It would make a great video!

[@mercury-nc4tm]

@@DieselCreek if you do get it running, it would make a great christmas day video

[@DieselCreek]

1987 mercury it would be a great present for all of us but unfortunately I don’t think I’ll have the time to make it happen. It’s gonna happen sooner than later tho!

[@frankdeegan8974]

Yes I agree turn that engine over for a while to get oil pressure and get oil spread throughout the whole engine. Get rid of every drop of old fuel, new filters too. Be ready for the engine to run away, if this engine is anything like a GM with a stuck injector, just cut off the air and it will have to stop. You need a driver to start this truck, free the rear end, push it with the doser, much easier on the starter. That is what I would try first AFTER READING THE MANUALS MAYBE. I started out wrecching with out any kind of manuals but I soon found out to get the work done and stop playing around so as to move on to the next project like a cold beer. The manual was really a friend as it gave me time for beer sooner lol

[@rickswanstrom6802]

Cummins injection system won't run away, unlike greenleakers, the throttle does not connect to the injectors. If it tries to run away from some other reason, pull and hold compression release.

[@northmanlogging2769]

Destroit diesels run away as a rule... thats why many of them have a runaway valve that cuts the air built in, Cummins while they can run away, its more likely from bad rings or valve seasl so it runs off crank case oil

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

northman logging Usually when a Cummins runs away, it is because the intake side oil slinger or seal went haywire in the turbocharger. Some times if an air compressor gets it’s air from the intake manifold, the air filter is really plugged, the Cummins will suck the oil from the compressor, doing a short run away.

[@rickswanstrom6802]

@@darrelfuhrman8217 180-220 doesn't have turbo. This is last leftover from Rolls-Royce with ten head bolts per. Just a little before the 855 all new, all Cummins was introduced, up to 250, without turbo, I've seen a few old style at 300-320 with supercharger. Most notable difference, is the 14 bolt heads and the internal fuel rail.

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

Rick Swanstrom I know that a 220 do not have a turbo. The smallest 855 with a turbo that I know about is 230 in a Versatile 825, 835.

[@seanbirge5081]

15 year old diesel is the best diesel.

[@DieselCreek]

I agree! Thanks for watching!

[@vic40171]

This is how you make a video people! Great filming, great video quality, and no obnoxious death metal or hip hop drowning out what your saying!! Take lessons PLEASE! Awesome video, enjoyable to watch. Nice job driving the dozer and piloting the drone at the same time. Good luck with the truck.

[@DieselCreek]

Thank you!

[@michaelcuff5780]

I used to work at a truck junkyard. We would pull the old girl with a fork machine. Hook a chain also for breaks and control. We would pull it down the street and shoot ether into the intake. The put into 3rd and pop the clutch with key on. They would start because they had no choice in the matter.

[@SpawnofChaos]

“They would start because they had no choice in the matter” 🤣

[@Miknunley3]

I just love this old truck it got a great look to it.

[@kodenez5703]

Hi! Respect from Kazahstan!

[@billchapel5248]

I just love old trucks, probably because I am old also, i use to drive truck back in the 70s and 80s, i drove Freightliners, and international cabovers with two-stroke Detroits in them with 9, and 10-speed trans.

[@pointingdog7235]

Those were the days when I fell in love with wanting to drive trucks.

[@lostsoul3154]

They don't make cabovers anymore?? Aerodynamics?? Thanks!

[@racharlesfitts3282]

Autocar does still make cab overs I work in the manufacturing plant in alabama.

[@chriscollinsworth4727]

Love the classic trucks. Back then they were all truck and the first truck I really appreciated was a Autocar and it made a Pete look second class !!!!

[@DieselCreek]

the rolex of early trucking!

[@concofie]

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[@frankroberts1325]

I drove trucks for most of my life and was a owner operator, the oldest neatest truck i drove was a 73 pete 2 stick small cam cummins. i think it will be neat to hear this old girl come back to life. I was born in 1954 so i was pretty small when this tractor was in service, good luck, ill be watching

[@DieselCreek]

Awesome! I can’t wait to hear it myself!

[@stephensafraniii3396]

Run and park is for air powered windshield wipers.

[@ehhjeep]

Old school wipers. Got to love them.

[@jk9554]

Didn't even know such a thing existed... so it's "park" in the sense of "off" (as in wipers in park position)?

[@goodmanboattransport3441]

@@jk9554 The wipers will stop wherever they are when you cut the air, park makes them go to the bottom of the windshield

[@stephensafraniii3396]

@@jk9554 yes,and electric powered wipers have a separate parking circuit to make wipers stop at the bottom.

[@joeblow2063]

I came to say the same thing.

[@sinistersparky9657]

It has a ‘Series - Parallel’ switch, not a transformer. There are many videos on this old system - put some good batteries in it, fix the terminals, repair or replace the S-P switch as needed (you can disassemble them and service the contacts in them). Then it might turn over if it isn’t seized 🤞

[@DieselCreek]

I knew it wasn’t called a transform but couldn’t think of the word lol

[@burninpwder76]

just ran across your channel a few days ago. My projects aren't as big but just as old. Love seeing the old stuff come back to life. gonna run back thru your videos and watch.

[@DieselCreek]

I saw your into garden tractors. That’s what got me started years ago. I still have about 15 International Cub Cadets thanks for watching!

[@davecruzen9352]

I admire your tenacity. This baby will be running in no time. Just change the oil, filters and new fuel. She will purr like a tamed tiger. Give her time. Looking to next time.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching!

[@raimispavardenis5183]

Love your videos, love how all this old ships are comes to life again!

[@login_amarok36]

Serious truck. Greetings from Russia) I’ll watch you.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching! Hope you subscribe!

[@Military-Museum-LP]

This video is long awaited. Can't wait to watch this!

[@larryheckman6377]

Looks like your channel is starting to take off. Keep them coming Matt. Enjoy watching your adventures. You're a talented guy.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks Larry!

[@thecolonel4037]

A few comments.. Positive ground, possibly, I know old Macks were. The starter..24 volt. The thing on the end of the battery box was a @4 volt/ 12 volt parallel switch. Feeds 24 volts to the starter, then shifts the rest of the system to 12 when the starter is disengaged. The pump is the classic Cummins "PT" pump, the lever is the throttle, fuel is controlled by the fuel solenoid on top of the pump. there is a little screw on top of the solenoid that is the Manuel override. turn it in and the unit is bypassed, but then if the engin runs, you can't turn it foff electrically, just a warning. Check that the engine is not locked up,, a big wrench on the front pully works, and I would recomend that you hook up a fresh supply to the pump, just to try to start is. 'Axe

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for the Info ive been learning alot from folks on here. I plan on doing everything 100% next time ill admit I was cutting corners thats why I didnt play around much longer and mess something up! thanks for watching!

[@johnfellows2867]

I believe cars at least were changed to negative earth in the early 60's, in an attempt to reduce body corrosion. I would think all earlier vehicles were positive earth.

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

john fellows in the 6 volt times, some where made positive ground, & some were made negative ground. Sometimes trucks were made positive ground or negative ground on the same assembly line, depending upon what the customer wanted.

[@joshuaforgue886]

Man I came back and started watching some older videos and man it’s crazy to see how far you have come along and changed the property keep up the great work Matt

[@dog8nut]

Get some real jumoer cables ,OO welding cable. Pull the 'shut down " compression release while cranking. Let it get spinning freely then push the release in . Might even crank doing that way with the cables you have. started more that one long sitting old Cummins.

[@halimakassam2142]

If that truck was given to Bruce Wilson it could literally starts in one day

[@myronp7413]

Yep Does he know much?

[@DieselCreek]

Those are 00 welding cable... I said that in the video

[@mdemers767]

My buddy bought an old Mt. Ranier plow truck. Don't know what kind of diesel it was, but it had a 10yd dump bed and 2000lbs of weight plates on the front end (no plow blade though :( ). Same type of electrical setup, but my buddy figured we could get it started with his minuscule VW Rabbit battery (brand new), and the battery from my old BMW wired together. We fought that thing for a week, but couldn't figure out the problem... It would just wind up the flywheel, and you could watch the oil pressure come up, and it would suck down some fuel that he was pre-loading the fuel filter with, but no fire. He was sitting on the fender messing with loading the filter again, and I was sitting in the cab, and I saw there was a shallow depression in the grass ahead, and I figured I'd freak him out a little and take the parking brake off and let it roll a few feet. So I put the giant lever in the cab that I thought was the parking brake down, and it didn't go anywhere to my dismay, but my buddy DID freak out: Him: "WHAT DID YOU JUST DO!?" Me: Took the parking brake off...?" Him: NO! That wasn't the parking brake... try the key now..." And when I hit the key, even with both batteries, it barely turned over. But it cranked fast enough to start, and we did a little dance. It was a compression release! So we left it for the day, saying I would return the next day to help him start it again to move it to his house, but when I called the next day, he said he had already moved it. And when I asked how he did it without both batteries, I asked if he had spent the money on a new, real battery (which was about $600). But he said nope, got her done with just the Rabbit battery! So I went over to see, and he wound it up on just the flywheel on that little battery, and when the oil pressure got up high enough, he just slammed that compression release closed, and that thing fired to life with some real authority! Another one of the cool things on that truck, it had some type of venetian blinds in front of the grill which wouldn't open until the truck was up to operating temp. You wouldn't want to stick your fingers in there when they closed though, you'd pull back stumps! Had a 10 speed Allison transmission too. Fun experience, but he didn't own it long, the city wouldn't let him park it on the street out front of his apartment. xD

[@kane100574]

After forever and 15 years, the seats look really good! ;)

[@psl54rsniper]

That lever above the air compressure with the cable on it is a decompreshion lever pull it turn motor till you get oil pressure , that has a parallel switch make sure starter is 24v your batterys are series parallel hope this helps.

[@tootall5559]

Here's a story from back in my early days. One night my buddy invited me to make a short run in his (company truck) 1948 International dump truck pulling a pup trailer. He would haul clay to the brick plant about 40 miles away, continue on to a coal mine another 70 or 80 miles away, then dump at the power plant, then go do it again. Anyway, this was my first time in this very old, raggedy Corn Binder. It was dark, so I couldn't see much inside, but the tops of the twin sticks. As we rolled along, it looked for all the world like the gear levers were moving by themselves. I asked, "Have you got this smbitch trained or what?" He just smiled and said he did. For a long time I didn't know what the heck was going on with it. One day we made a daytime run in that truck. I caught him putting his other foot over and flopping the levers at the bottom of their sticks. "Course I did wonder about this guy, he could drive down a curvy road with one hand on a gal's lap, the other playing with the knee of a gal in the back seat. drink a beer and smoke a cigarette all while keeping the car right where it should be. I had to wonder what the hell he was using to steer with. I have more stories about this guy, but that's enough for now.

[@DieselCreek]

hahah he sounds like a good ol boy!

[@tootall5559]

@@DieselCreek well there was a good reason I hung with him. We'd go into a dimly lit bar and without him saying anything to anybody, he'd have women flocking around. I'd hang around for the leftovers... lol I got him one night though. We kinda knew this one gal that had a hot road runner car with a 383 and all the works... but she was ugly as hell. A nice gal, but not my buddy's style. So she had two good looking gals with her this one night, we talked to them downtown on Main Street, they were to meet us out a a particular bar a ways out of town. Well they did, but one gal was only 19, couldn't get in the bar (I was only 19, but had an ID that said different) anyway as we walked away from the bar, the ugly chick grabbed onto my buddy, took him to her car, the other two grabbed me and went to my car with me. Well at 19, I wouldn't have known how to handle two women, that skill came later. anyway another guy I knew was just getting off work on the second shift. So I got hold of him on the CB radio (just so happened the bar was close to where he worked.) Anyway, this guy was the always prepared for anything type. Hoever when I told him I had a couple of ladies that wanted to meet him, he didn't believe me, so I put them on the squawk box with him while we rode back to town. We met him... somewhere and went in his car, nicer and newer than mine. He showed up with a case of beer on ice, blankets and a large box of condoms, that's how prepared he always was. What happened from there, well you don't need to know. Anyway, the ugly broad that latched onto my buddy must have had a great time, she was like in love with him from then on. Eventually he tried to run her off with a shotgun, even that didn't work. I met her again years later, she'd blossomed into a beautiful woman. Anyways, I never did let my buddy live that down.

[@shawnstanger5753]

Those we call uncles

[@davidrubin1895]

Nice truck. I worked in a construction yard 30 years ago. There was a 49' KW and a 57' Mack. The old trucks are workhorses and nice to still see them around

[@DieselCreek]

Too much metal to completely rust way lol Thanks for watching!!

[@davidrubin1895]

@@DieselCreek look forward to more uploads

[@chrisb8783]

I loved the drone photography scene at 20 mins, cool music while pulling the truck through the forest... Can watch an hour of just that!

[@lt.danslegs]

The intro music along with it being an autocar truck has a maximum overdrive feel to it. Can’t wait to see the start up

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks! Stay tuned! It’s coming!

[@keithwalker4121]

@@DieselCreek When?

[@jgonzalez2932]

Park and run is a idle adjuster so you can either lower or raise your idle as you are parked with truck running

[@DieselCreek]

That was my guess at the time but about 30 people told me that’s the wiper control and that does make sense

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

That age of truck did not have adjustable idle speed.

[@rogertheisen7491]

in other words a throtle

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Great post, as my Dad was a working foreman at a Sand & Gravel plant, I seen much about dump trucks, 6 & 10 wheel Autocar & Macks.

[@williamphillips4344]

I cut my teeth on an old red AUTOCAR it started out with a LeRioy V8 gas engine . I bought it used for $500.00 from ESSO Oil to haul steel out of the mills around Pittsburgh , Pa. it lasted 2 trips to Dayton,Ohio. Hauled it back to Pittsburgh Cummins and had a 200 single disc. pump put in and ran it for 9 yrs. You have to watch out some old Cummins with the old style pumps they did'nt have a fuel return line to help keep the fuel warm and would runaway when out of fuel or if it gelled up,had it happen in real cold weather going down a long hill a couple times, luckily I caught it in time. Sold it and bought a new 1965 AutoCAR I quit driving in 1975. I went to running heavy equipment. I'm now 85 yrs.young. This video gave me goose bumps when I watched it. Bring her back to life Diesel Creek.

[@DieselCreek]

That’s awesome, I live west of Pittsburgh here, she prob won’t see much action in the cold so I doubt I have to worry about that. Thanks for watching!

[@johnnyholland8765]

I am sure you probably already know but be careful when you put power to anything that old. Use your nose so if you smell anything wierd better unhook it. Real easy to start a fire. Varmints like to knaw on wires.Think I would put a bar to the flywheel to make sure it isn't froze up. Oil looked black but good. No milky stuff. Oil and water are seperate like they are supposed to be. Use a little patience and change the fuel filter and set up a small container (5 gal fuel container works good)with new fuel going to pump. If the rack is stuck you will know it quickly. Have someone with you when you start it so if it runs away close off the air intake to stop it. Keep us posted and good luck.

[@DieselCreek]

yes im gonna come at this thing prepared next time, I was going in blind this round, but next time ill be ready

[@ronbrennan4632]

Diesel creek it's a series parallel switch start diesel 24 volts goes to 12 volts when running ron rdzl om616 mb

[@davecee4459]

It looks like an H series probably a 185 or 220 HP . The fuel shut off is on the top of the fuel pump and it has a wire going to it . There is a nob on the front that you can turn in to open the solenoid manually. It is probably frozen up . The oil filter is a bag type filter with an aluminum spool that you wrap the cloth bag around. These were pretty reliable engines until they jacked up the horse power put turbos and superchargers on em . Not enough bolts to hold the head still even at 450-500 ft lbs of torque and they would leak like hell. Worked on many of them but they were pretty much obsolete when I started working at Cummins in 1972 . God bless you for wanting to even mess around with this old dinosaur. There should be a big old knob under the dash to pull for the compression release . Get the engine spinning in cold weather and slowly release it . It was a great feature .

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for the info! I got it running, link should be in the description or on my channel

[@robewalk2]

You're a true handyman Matt knowing a straight screwdriver is a multitask tool, screwdriver, chisel and an electric power tool.😀👍

[@DieselCreek]

Never thought of it that way!

[@davekauffman8727]

The wonderful thing about old Diesel engines is that they'll run on just about anything you put in them, and the great thing about Diesel fuel is that it won't turn into varnish in a year or two. You'll get that going for sure.

[@DieselCreek]

My thoughts exactly thanks for watching!

[@Rattlerjake1]

Even if the diesel turned to varnish, the engine would probably still burn it! LOL The only detriment to a diesel is WATER!

[@mevtebo7792]

Dave Kauffman Yes you are right

[@rubenbraekman4515]

@@Rattlerjake1 and emissions crap 😂

[@Rattlerjake1]

@@rubenbraekman4515 - Mine doesn't have any! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@fredflintstone8048]

It wasn't a lack of available current that prevented the starter from engaging the flywheel when you jumped across it.. The solenoid does two jobs.. It mechanically engages a large disk (usually a disk) that makes the electrical connection across the two large wires which engages the motor, and the solenoid magnetic coil also pivots out the gear to engage the flywheel as well. One mechanical action, two tasks. Another potential problem is that if you have the polarity backward going to the solenoid, the magnetic field will try to pull the plunger in the wrong direction not allowing either task to complete.

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

Fred Flintstone Wrong! A magnet will work no matter the polarity of the magnet. The polarity of the magnet will matter on a reversible motor, another magnet. Polarity does not matter to a solenoid!

[@fredflintstone8048]

@@darrelfuhrman8217 Yes, thanks you for the correction. The solenoid will still engage properly regardless of the polarity.. What will happen is the motor will run backward.

[@damianfarnsworth7474]

@@fredflintstone8048 A non engaging starter needs way less current than a starter that is loaded. More than One pair of cables should solve that issue but, I'd run the juice through Two 12v batteries temporarily so I could hear it turn over completely before playing with wires that early in the game.

[@fryloc359]

The problem was that he bypassed the solenoid completely when he jumped across the two big studs. He should have jumped from the hot stud to the start terminal and that would engage the starter motor.

[@misterpimlott6330]

I've watched the whole tractor road grader series so far, now time to watch this truck series lol, well I'm not sleeping today

[@RustyNail5856]

Matt, i am glad to see it out of the weather it is better on it.

[@FOOKYOUTUBENUMBERS]

Your friend good on the old guitar, haunting tunes

[@TSSVillains]

THATSMYNAME hey thanks friend! Check out my band the semi-supervillains for more music

[@bogthing1]

Come for the equipment, stay for the tunes...can't wait to see the restoration.

[@TSSVillains]

William best good to hear that you like the music! I create all the music for Diesel Creek. Check out my channel to hear more stuff

[@DieselCreek]

My buddy works hard on them im sure hell appreciate the complement

[@kenweerts3869]

Love the building, very handy , easy to move.

[@DieselCreek]

thanks for watching!!!

[@1one3_Racing]

I finally found someone who works on trucks like I do! Brute force and selection of different sized hammers!

[@DieselCreek]

Oh you’d love ziptiesandbiasplies channel then lol

[@Darkmatter2134]

I pulled fuel back in 06? on a 1947 White "Super Power" that have 2 nearly full tanks when It was parked in 1951 and talk about some highly flammable shit they used back then. It burned crazy hot.

[@DieselCreek]

Back in the good old days before government regulated it to corn based BS

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

Your AutoCar has a series-parallel switch, I think that it is in one box behind the batteries. Before you disconnect ANY wires, make a drawing of any & all wires & cables connected to the batteries. Be sure to mark the positive and negative battery cables. Be sure that you map any & ALL cables & wires on your series-parallel switch. Always park the truck in neutral, some systems will start cranking when some wires are grounded. There are 12 main ways to wire a 24v-12v series-parallel switch, with 4 minor ways, with means almost 50 ways to hook up your system. I know I had to wire a truck up that some one disconnected the batteries & series-parallel switch. You have it cut down to 24 ways now that you know that it has positive ground. Be careful there are 24-12 systems that use 24v starting with one side 12 volt negative ground, the other side is 12 volt positive ground. The starter is 24 volt isolated! 2 cables! No ground! Look at a John Deere 4010, 4020, 5010, 5020 early design diesel. It is called a split load system. Good luck. You will need it with this truck. On a John Deere WA-17 I converted it from a series-parallel 24v 12v to a straight 12 volt system. I had to change the starter to the current Cummins 12v. And had to remove the generator and installed an alternator. Good luck. From north east Montana.

[@DieselCreek]

Yes I’ve realized this would be a nightmare had the batteries not been installed when I got the truck. It’s all rather confusing to me as electric isn’t my strong suit. But I’m planning on getting some new batteries and double checking the manual diagram to make sure she’s all connected correct

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

Diesel Creek Good luck.

[@pointingdog7235]

Sounds like an interesting thing to see. Electric isn't as difficult as you might think but be careful like was said before make sure you have the gearbox or gearboxes in neutral. My father had driven a twin stick Autocar in the early 50's and I have a picture of him standing next to it. I hear about Autocars and I think of him. One thing that I remember my father telling me is that the Cummins diesels of the day had a compression release on them as well.

[@Joshie2256]

Darrel, I'm glad you posted this. I paused at 4:29 in the video and said to myself, "That isn't 4 batteries in series." I helped a friend series/parallel a 1930s Packard so it will crank on 12V and charge on 6V.

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

Joshua Skinner Years ago grandpa had an IHC truck, 1941 to 1949 K6 to K9, with a Red Diamond 400+ cid in line 6. Some one had installed a 6v 12v series-parallel switch. Uncle had pulled both batteries out with out marking anything down. Another uncle finally got it figured it out because of the negative battery terminals are smaller than the positive.

[@k.r.v.4219]

Wow the memories that old beast brings back! I am the oldest son of a wonderful man who fathered six of us, who owned a smallish Mom&Pop type trucking company back from 1933, 1981. For the first 40 years all they hauled was meats, with Grandfather Rights from The Boston Meat Markets into Rhode Island, with a small fleet of 10 International Straight Jobs with Thermo-King Refer Units in 18-22’ insulated bodies. Later on in the mid-late 70’s the International’s were replaced with a fleet of GMC 6500-9500 gas powered 351-401 V6’s, with a couple Mack R 190 Models, with 24’ bodies, 160 hp Scania Varbus Straight 6 Diesel with Twin Stick 10 speeds to do the heavy lifting. Then the business was forced to expand into hauling Dry Goods, Groceries in other woods, with the need for Tractor Trailers, in both dry and Refrigerated Trailers. The Tractors were all but one was bought used. They were all single axle White Motor Company Tractors with 180-220 hp Cummins. The one 220 was a Turbo, all the others were NA, all were hooked to a Ten Speed Roadranger. That all looked very similar to the one above in the video, even just about the same color. At one time a nearby trucking company that was a good sized regional carrier that went out of business in the mid 70’s, that helped us buy some much needed inexpensive equipment to help us service our biggest local customer, a local Supermarket Chain, with a warehouse just a few miles from our terminal. So we were able to use old White Motor Co. Mustang Tractors, that were gas powered, with huge straight 6 flat headed engines and 5 speeds that were very hard to shift. I have to say that engine in your Autocar looks just like those in our Whites! Big dumb engines with bulletproof reliability! We had a fantastic Mechanic that spent ten years in The U.S.C.G. as a Master Mechanic. That man taught me so many things! Plus tricks like using automatic transmission fluid to fill the fuel filters when changing them, or using starter fluid that you sprayed into a tire that broke the bead off it’s wheel, then flick a lit match into it to create the pressure needed to instantly blow the tire up onto the wheel bead! Our Cummins powered trucks were all POSS Ground, with 4,6volt batteries on each side, along with the compression release to get them cranking over fast enough to start! But anyways good luck to all your endeavors and stay safe!

[@DieselCreek]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! thanks for watching!!!

[@DaleDirt]

Awesome truck , glad your saving it . Can't wait to see the next video .

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@swamprat69er]

The box you don't know what it is, is a series/parallel switch.

[@JDawghasaTruck]

Awesome truck! Save em if you got em!

[@georgepilat8114]

This came to me as a suggestion. When I saw 1957 AUTOCAR I HAD to watch. Glad I did. I remember these. I was 12 back then. I thought they were cool when I was a kid. I'm subscribed now, so I'll. be watching. Have fun with your project. We are all rooting for you. We want it to run, too! :)

[@DieselCreek]

Awesome! thanks for subscribing! theres gonna be plenty more to come of this old girl!

[@maddog2771]

That's a bad ass looking truck

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks hope you subscribed to see what I do with it!

[@daveswanson1921]

Park and run = windshield wipers

[@Fatamus]

What dose run and park mean? Well the wipers run on air. When you turn them on they start by zipping to across the windshield and then you turn them down to adjust the speed; when you go to turn them off they just stop wherever they happen to be on the windshield so to Park them you just turn the knob a little more.

[@stephenfowler5563]

@@Fatamus they run on vacuum ☺

[@Fatamus]

@@stephenfowler5563 Oops sorry that's right less air pressure (AKA vacuum) is not as condensed as regular air pressure. Marry Christmas

[@goodmanboattransport3441]

@@stephenfowler5563 Diesel engines don't have vacuum, unless there is a vacuum pump, and since there is an air compressor, they would have used air pressure for the wipers. I've been a class A driver over 30 years, and have driven some old trucks with air powered wipers

[@Gantzz321]

@@goodmanboattransport3441 how many trucks you work on that don't have air?

[@shilohstore6086]

Well I guess we'll be sticking around so we can hear that run

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks! Hopefully really soon!

[@edwardglamuzina3421]

I've never seen an axle back version of that truck before. Good find.

[@QSSCEO]

Flying the drone and operation the dozer at the same time... Talent !!!

[@DieselCreek]

haha thanks! Thanks for watching!!

[@brandonm4344]

New subscriber here!!! You put out some great content. Loving all your videos, been watching the previous videos for a week now.

[@DieselCreek]

Awesome thanks for subbing!!

[@gullreefclub]

You AwefulCar used 24 volt starter that was isolated and positive ground if I remember ancient history correctly the box behind the batteries as your thought converted back to 12 volts negative ground if I remember correctly. Dam it been a long time like 30 years since I worked on one with this setup. I highly recommend getting a new fuel filter and pump the use the decayed diesel in the tank to light brush fires and put 10 gallons of fresh fuel in the tank and some algae/fuel treatment in the tank, and repair the battery terminal connects and get batteries for the truck. I would also crack the drain plug fot the oil to see if any water drains out of the engine just to be on the safe side. The lever inside the cab you could pull on is for lack of better description a compression release that you pull when first crank the engine to allow it to spin more easily. Make sure to tape up the intake manifold to keep critters out during its winter slump and good luck.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for the tip, that’s exactly what I plan on doing now. I went into this round unprepared and in a hurry just kind of seeing what she would do. Learned a few things from all you guys and now I’m gonna go back and do it right!

[@shawnstanger5753]

Respect

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

What a great way to make a building. First time here.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching! Hope you Subscribe!

[@jetfireems]

Very cool truck, I'm proud of your comittment! I have a 1953 Autocar, it was my father's lifetime adventure. Began from a junk yard where he bought 2 of them in 1959. Ended up with a 903 Cummins V8, 10 speed Roadranger. Congrats on all the hard work!

[@DieselCreek]

awesome story! Thanks for watching!!!

[@chriscollinsworth4727]

The first Autocar I ever saw was a decked out with a sleeper slot of chrome and a burgundy color. So wish I could go back and get a picture !!!!

[@DieselCreek]

golden era of trucking!

[@juniudorsilvosanto1947]

Fazendo armadilha

[@razvangavosdean9716]

@Diesel Creek So you are flying a drone while driving a bulldozer that is dragging a truck... And they say us men can't multitask! :))) Good job man!

[@DieselCreek]

Ya we just can’t listen when she talks about things lol

[@josmarz3841]

That truck restored painted red cherry will be psychedelic.

[@DieselCreek]

That’s nearly the color I’ll be going for!

[@geezer4962]

Awesome old truck, love it!!

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching!!

[@rust2985]

You've got a lot of cool old equipment! Good video too...I like the drone shots.

[@DieselCreek]

Mike Tunstall thanks a lot! Hope you subscribe!

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

The batteries are connected to a PARRALLEL switch. It makes 24 v for starting then after the motor runs it switches to 12v.

[@dolmarf411]

Like a land cruiser 80 series.... diesel engines.

[@engineslovetostartmatthew]

@@dolmarf411 yep

[@BrianBrunebjergNielsen]

Didn't know that exsisted.. why not 24 v als europe ?

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

You are receiving good advice concerning the electrical system. It will be fun watching you start the truck. I drove a couple of those twin sticks back in the day. Merry Christmas to all!

[@DieselCreek]

and a Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@CMDSR]

The Legend soon to be named

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

The negative sign on the test meter shows the polarity. It is positive ground. If you connect the batteries for negative ground, the starter will run in reverse direction, and the engine too. Refer to the manual on polarity before connecting batteries.

[@rickswanstrom6802]

There is nothing in this truck in any way affected by polarity except the charging system. The starter, lights defrost, doesn't matter. Starter turns the same way, engine turns same way.

[@tcmtech7515]

No, it wont spin the starter backwards. Those old starters wer series wound and thusly are not polarity sensitive.

[@darrelfuhrman8217]

Mohabat khan Malak the starter runs the same way, positive or negative ground. The motor will not run backward! Some GM DDE will, but most will not! I have switched tractors & trucks from positive ground to negative ground, the starter still spins the same way, as long as you use the same brush holder!

[@cindytepper8878]

That's a series/parallel switch. The truck is 12 volts and it only connects in series to supply the starter with 24 volts. Don't dead short it playing around. They are expensive anymore. And it's not easy to find used ones.

[@cindytepper8878]

www.texasindustrialelectric.com/T_114_12_series_parallel_switch.asp

[@DieselCreek]

Exactly why I stopped when I did, electric isnt my bag of tricks and I realized I wasnt doing something right! haha thanks for watching! stay tuned I got the wiring diagram and were gonna get her running!

[@cindytepper8878]

@@DieselCreek For some reason people are compelled to add an extra ground strap from the batteries. It makes the switch dead short when you try to start it. There is a big copper disc inside and it blows a big hole in it. Makes a real mess and makes junk out of the switch. Last time I bought one was like 20 years ago and it was like $300. They haven't used them since the 70's so not many used ones around

[@DieselCreek]

@@cindytepper8878 the guy told me when I bought it he had replaced it right before parking it, i didnt even know what it was, so hopefully i didnt hurt it!

[@cindytepper8878]

@@DieselCreek I never saw one get fried, I've only seen the aftermath. But judging from the destruction inside there was probably smoke, sparks, and some other signs when they got destroyed

[@johnhamilton9229]

Matt, I’m from the future. The excavator works well when you try to flatten the ramp. 👍

[@rubenbraekman4515]

I can't believe this is only a year ago! You've come so far already!

[@mikefranklin4876]

My first tractor was a 62 white Mustang same 180 hp cummins 10sp roadranger 2sp air shift axle ran mail in early 80 .s

[@DieselCreek]

I love white mustangs!

[@peanutsmith1462]

Just subscribed can’t wait to see old girl running

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for subbing!

[@bobhunt6958]

Nice I'll be back

[@Jdflana1]

I worked in a recycle yard for very old cars and trucks. Our yard truck was an Autocar about the same color as yours, I couldn’t tell you the age because none of us knew. The owner said that the truck was in the yard when he bought it. I was around the place all the way through Highschool and the truck was there and running last time I was by in 81 it was still going so all together that adds up to 21 years. She always started she wasn’t the fastest but she would get you there..I hope you get yours started.

[@DieselCreek]

That’s awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@travisshrewsbury7169]

Awesome truck can't wait to hear it run

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching!

[@stephensafraniii3396]

My dad had 1960 Diamond T with the 220 Cummins and 24 volt starter. Follow the wiring diagrams you cannot go wrong.

[@DieselCreek]

shame he doesnt still have it, not enough of these classics on the road anymore! thanks for watching!

[@garyfeltus9801]

That knob was your wipers . They are air operated . Hope to see it running soon. Thanks for sharing.

[@DieselCreek]

yes everyone picked up on that but me for some reason I didnt do process of elimination, wipers was the only thing I didnt see in there! oh well glad everyone on her has my back! thanks for watching!

[@dwayneoxford9719]

Fontaine "No Slack". Best ever made.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

i also love the same Styling from that era well into the 1970s my Grandfather had a Tombstone Carving Business that he had several old Big Trucks he used to Haul the Stones and Materials one of which was a older Mack (ChainDrive ) that had a extension on the bed and a extended Boom above that a large part of my Grandpasbusiness was building granite and Marble Mausoleums all around the New York Tristate area he would sling those big peices off that Truck onto the ground and stand them up in the exact place they needed to be in he used Chain Hoists on a Trolley that rolled on a big IBeam and then with Burke Bars and Crow bars make any adjustments if needed it was a treat for me as a child that i could climb into the Trucks or even go for a ride around the block with him driving and pulling thecAir Horns

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

Who else can say they can drive a Dozer and fly a drone at the same time?

[@KubotaManDan]

Andrew Camarata kzbin.info/door/UujfNBK9uv3cIW-P5PX7vA and Andrew would have got it started

[@salut438]

Pretty easy, and now drones drive themselves anyway lol

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

@@salut438 the expensive ones do

[@braedenallen4539]

actually i can lol do it with d8's all the time

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

@@braedenallen4539 kool beans

[@jayphillips4058]

I'd really consider draining the old fuel out of the tank, draining the system and changing out the fuel filter, then refilling and mixing some of the old fuel back in over time if you want to. That many years sitting might have made a mess of the fuel, lots of condensation cycles. Fresh fuel, prime everything and purge the system with compressed air going into the tank with the fuel lines cracked at the injectors. You can check for leaks and prime fresh diesel right to the injectors in one process. Also might help to throw a can of injector cleaner in, and remember that these older diesels were built for running a much higher sulfur content in the fuel for upper cylinder lubrication - I put upper cylinder lubricant in the tank on my older engines to help keep things smooth.

[@DieselCreek]

im planning on doing all of those those things next go round! i went into this battle a little unprepared but ill get her next time!

[@justinmyslive4108]

That would be a handy little contraption for carting firewood when you get that outdoor wood furnace installed

[@justmike2944]

I don't doubt it. I'll be watching

[@RonSales]

Road base 610 gravel mixed with a little concrete dust in the shed before you put the auto car in there , wet it down, roll it and let it cure overnight.

[@DieselCreek]

RON SALES I’m not getting fancy, long term this is really just an equipment shed that dozers will be tracking on all the time. It’s just gonna get a good layer of #1’s then capped with 2A

[@TylerDuysen]

Man I'd love to restore one of those old ford dump trucks/flat beds things were really cool back in the day

[@DieselCreek]

both the f700s are for sale lol

[@TylerDuysen]

@@DieselCreek yeah If only I had the money I'm in a real bad spot right now so they will just have to sit there and rot sadly

[@DieselCreek]

Tyler Duysen no they won’t rot I’m gonna make one good truck out of them and sell the pair. Need the money and room

[@TylerDuysen]

@@DieselCreek I'm glad to hear that

[@VK2FVAX]

Looking forward to seeing what you do with your Grandpa's truck. Good on ye!

[@NuffMan_]

Dig a small trench around the shelter to keep the water out. It doesn't neet to be big, just a ~20cm deep ditch will work wonders keeping the surface water out

[@DieselCreek]

All In due time! That’s exactly what I’m gonna do. The weather is been too wet to do anything. Thanks for watching! merry Christmas!

[@cbhitw]

The 'shutdown lever' is the compression release.

[@chadsimmons6347]

i would not hesitate to drain every bit of whatever fluid in that thing, and replace before starting

[@DieselCreek]

That’s the plan when I go to try it again! This is was mostly just to see if it was able to crank or if I had to work on it to make it run, would have been cool if it just fired right up lol

[@randyscott954]

@@DieselCreek I live in Ohio and I see this same truck sitting by a building for years it's cool.

[@DILESHAW]

Chad Simmons I agree that’s common since!

[@Chrisc9467]

Love this stuff. I salute all the knowledge out there, amazing. This truck is a year older than me and I don’t want to get started most days lol. Great video and music have a great Xmas all

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching! She’s gonna be running next time for sure!

[@cWatts-zv3oo]

Love the music

[@TheCripptKeeper]

Something to bare in mind that I’ve seen in other video’s dealing with old Diesel engines that have been sitting for awhile is to first bar the engine over to make sure it isn’t seized up, that way you won’t burn up the starter trying to crank it over, and definitely go through the injectors and the rack to make sure none are stuck open, otherwise you’ll most likely have a run away. With that said looking forward to hearing her fire up 👍

[@DieselCreek]

Ill be doing that on the next video, i was unprepared this round and just excited to hear it run, ill be doing things smarter next go.

[@barblesburg2435]

Diesel Creek n