Service call, Freightliner no start.

Going to the first call of the morning to look at a Freightliner Cascadia that won't turn over.

[@brianburdine4620]

My wife thinks its crazy that I do this shit for 12 hours a day, come home & watch Warren do it... I guess I just enjoy knowing that I'm not the only poor SOB out there wrenching for a living!

[@vincenthalas7055]

ROFL Warren is all loved up over that lovely little puppy. Warren, my mother once told me, you can get a good insight into a person's character by observing how they interact with animals. She added "It's a good sign, if not a complete indication" YOU, Warren ARE a good bloke!

[@chadp5336]

Hi Warren. My name is Chad. I've been following you over 2yrs now, you are so awesome on what you do. I love your video's and how you explain everything. I'm gonna be going to Diesel Technician School up here in Washington State, and with your video's I've learned alot of stuff. Keep up the good work and don't let these haters keep you down. The positive people we all love your video's and learned alot from you. Good job Warren and thank you again from the bottom of my heart.

[@robertborchert932]

Always a pleasure to watch you work, Warren! Loved seeing your puppies. Last heavy starter I changed was on an 11M. That Power Probe is a handy gadget, but as you know, popping the button it feeds power back to the control circuit. Sometimes, that can be an issue. The interlocks on circuits, like the clutch switch, can cause grief. Nice to see you are methodical. Well, I expected nothing less. Glad to see success on this job!

[@jonlowe8727]

Great content. I love the mix of service calls and large workshop projects. Thanks for taking the time mate. Top man 👍

[@kevinhaley8625]

So glad to be retired since having to test engines with a computer was not a strong suite of mine and looks as that is the only way to test them. A guy from altec gave me a two by four foot piece of delrin to place under a vehicle and slide in under it, damn nice thing to have, so if you find a sheet of it, grab on to it, your back will thank you for it. It’s only 3/8 inch thick yet it holds my weight and your a lot thinner than I am. You ever get near Spokane or Coeur d Alene let me know, I’ll give it to you and my altec hydraulic test kit, to make those hydraulic tests so much easier since it makes tapping a line temporary to test pressures simple. You might not like my gauge holder a six by twelve half inch stainless plate tapped to hold quick connectors for the gauges including an air pressure gauge for those air over hydraulic systems. My sons don’t work on hydraulics other than brake systems so won’t need those tools. Be a tad costly to ship and risk gauge damage

[@ElvicFarms]

Spokane Washington? Did you know a Donald Bishop also went by Don or a Vern Bishop? My grandfathers brothers who moved to Spokane Washington.

[@kevinhaley8625]

@@ElvicFarms no sir, I’ve never met them, moved here seven years ago and still meeting great folks

[@richardhoneywell7411]

Great video Warren it's interesting how the same starter can have different part numbers but yet look the same physically. And have the right number of teeth on the gear that drives the flywheel. Glad it worked out and starter worked stay safe.

[@martinnorbeck4657]

The Delco starters had a nose piece that could be rotated depending on mount up fit. I was given a rebuilt that had the wrong position. It went right in and bolted up tight. It locked the engine up tight. The pinion housing meshed with the ring gear perfectly. It was an 8v-71 Detroit. All the experts were guessing it was the blower locked up or some other seized component. From that day forth, I looked real close at every starter I replaced.

[@matthewhansen5008]

Part number changes are very common.

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

Great Troubleshooting Video Warren. Good note about the batteries when reconnecting. I was recently working with a guy on a C15 Cat, he didn’t mark all the wires when replacing his starter and we had issues when connecting the batteries, arcing like crazy. Found a hot and ground mixed up. Red and Black Tie Straps would come in handy before you disconnect, if there not labeled or marked. Thanks for sharing your time and videos. I really appreciate it.

[@martinnorbeck4657]

Got called to work on a Sunday. Truck no start. Driver and Ops man tried to jump start for two hours. Went down and Determined starter no good. Towed truck with chain and popped clutch to start. Driver was told to leave it running. He drove from Rocklin Ca. To Austin Texas and back. Never shut truck down. When he got back, I changed the starter, I missed one wire that power the dash. Owner Panicked, But I knew what I had probably done. Wire was in Battery box not on starter. Cat 3406E in 3xl. Kw.

[@terryrogers1025]

You don’t get paid enough for what you know and what you do and what you have to go thru at times. Thanks for the ride along.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Warren has all the luck getting the right starter from the get-go.😎

[@died4us590]

Thanks, always a thumbs up for Warren.

[@justinarsenault1926]

This was the funniest video I've seen yet ..I mean that with the upmost respect. Nice to have the right words for the job

[@retydeere1111]

Great insight Warren, we taught the guys to cross 2 screw drivers on the solenoid to get out of a bind, especially in near 100 degree middle of nowhere. Absolutely enjoy your mechanical video uploads. Beats sitting around a record player with an old guy.

[@mongomay1]

thanks Warren I feel for you, just spent 4 hrs on a remove and replace my starter with aluminum/steel thread corrosion bolts and confined access on 2003 Caravan 3.3L; me having big hands, never an issue...

[@daspicsman]

If you go up around Mr Rainier you’ll see Weyerhaeuser has replanted forests. Some of them more than 40 years ago. Anyway, all the grown trees are evenly spaced in rows. I gotta say it doesn’t look right. Like a manufactured forest.

[@jb98331]

last detroit starter i did was a freightliner. had starter on drivers side. had to use a wrench and my tiny porta power cylinder against frame rail to wrench. when it did come loose the hole truck rocked. of course i chickened out and hide behind cab with hand pump. tightest starter bolt i have ever had.

[@philglover2973]

Thanks Warren thanks for your time and consideration top job God bless you and your family 🙏🕊️🙏🕊️

[@ianlulham]

Thank you for sharing. A great start to my day and by look's it was a fair one for you too.

[@kellykonoske91]

Before I retired, I drove for Reddaway for 29 yrs. We hauled the chipper knives to Eugene for resurfacing and back for Collins Prod. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.

[@nickthrane4940]

That's a massive starter!

[@lucianracu9975]

Enjoy seeing all of you videos thank. For showing us your knowledge...

[@Dougkirk-cx1zg]

Enjoy and like your filming. Good job.

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Thank you

[@johnwaby4321]

Well warren that was a bit of a struggle of a job . Brilliant fix 👍👍👍👍

[@Prariedog]

Thanks for sharing ,great video Warren . Safe travels Looking forward to the next one

[@patricklauer3100]

Nice Job. Warren

[@Bryanja81]

Pretty straight forward job for the most part. sometimes it's nice to have those.

[@charlesmccormick4443]

Last truck starter I worked on was a 77 671/250 , bought a rebuild kit $39.00 , it had 2 bad brushes , put bushings wicks an all in , soaked the wicks with 80-90 w after putting then in . Holding that starter on 1 knee high in the air and 2 hands was the hard part , knowing if you dropped it on yourself it wasnt going to turn out well , that was a long time ago now .......Those old 671 , 8v an 12v were the best...........

[@nickchannel5364]

Warren responded to me about keeping so many nuts and bolts sorted.

[@robertbullcarmichael9856]

There are a few things I miss about mechanicing, but I DO NOT miss changing out one of those suckers. Stay safe.

[@amunderdog]

Minor miracle that a starter was even available.

[@johncheatham6616]

Thats a tuff looking crew you got .

[@danielramsey1959]

Just pulled exact starter off a Pete this afternoon.

[@swinde79]

Another Job well done, thanks for the video Warren.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Thank you for the video, Warren. Update on Lulu and her babies, please?

[@HondaRedneck16]

I’ve probably done a hundred of those dd15 starters. I think they are the easiest to do cuz you can hang them on the studs instead of holding it with one hand & trying to start a bolt with the other

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

Hello Warren. It's a good job it's not one of those old Delco Remy Starters like they had on the D8.

[@glennhatley2010]

You are funny, love it

[@tomrandall4209]

Just changed mine on a 2009 cascadia with DD15. Once I had the correct socket wasn't too bad to change. First time I done a starter hate to pay someone to do it since I own the truck

[@billw4746]

At least that has studs instead of bolts. I always remove one bolt and install a guide stud. I would rather install that starter. I did a 50mt on a KTA Cummins it weighs 80 Lbs. Just a hint I try to carry a red paint pen and mark the positive cables. Thank you for another nice video

[@maxpuppy96]

Buddy of mine has a trucking company and he loves those DD Detroit engines he says all he does is changes oil in them.

[@prevost8686]

Our DD13s have been dead reliable. They don’t make enough power to hurt themselves. Our D13 Volvos have been way more troublesome.

[@jackdawkins3039]

Guten tight! Loved it, Warren my man.😂😂

[@elroyelblander6277]

👍👍👍... thank you for another video feller 👍👊

[@bradjames6748]

I used to work for Macmillan bloedel (weyerhausers biggest rival in 1978) then nafta came and weyerhauser bought macblo and shut all mills in B.C. down ,now all they do is heli logging and log export

[@justinficarra6376]

Good luck with that last top nut in that starter. I don’t blame you for not putting that in the video.

[@harrykeel8557]

From the looks of it, not only do you need to be double jointed, but part acrobat to.

[@frankdavi2446]

The Spotted Owl.....I worked for Pape' Cat, back when they were Cat in the late 80"S as a On-Highway Truck Mechanic..when that Spotted Owl shit started it was like turning a light switch off as far as our work load. We kept busy on the truck end for about 6 months but the Dirt guys were out of work over night.....FKN Damn Bird

[@christopherhampton2870]

Always check how far the gear will throw out to when I worked for state government they had freightliner m2s powered with Cummins and gradall with Mercedes Benz same tooth count however the Mercedes gear came out farther someone screwed up and put wrong starter on and a month later it needed a flywheel from not engaging properly

[@jeffo881]

lying on his back in the water in a parking lot with a starter in one hand and a camera in the other, for our entertainment, Thanks Warren.

[@sonnypound]

Lol, gotta watch out for those mixed nuts

[@daneblackburn613]

I replaced a starter on one of my 9900ix. Easy change, those plastic trucks are a pain in the ass

[@pinecone01]

Maybe the part number difference between the starters was because the new one is a revised one? I've seen manufacturers give new part numbers to newer versions in the past, even when externally everything looked the same.

[@martinharper5112]

Yippee it worked. Good vid Warren.

[@mikemuzzell5167]

Sir I had the exact issue a few months ago with one of our freightshakers. Had to just change orientation of flange in my situation. Makes you think about the parts your getting tho. Great content sir.

[@jeffsnider3588]

My 2019 clothes washer would not pump out the tub and quit, found out rather quickly that it has a circuit board that flashes codes at you (if you go into diagnostic mode) and has a component test mode that allows you to push buttons and test each individual component (mod-darn technology!). Guess what, the tub pump would not run. Replaced the pump and my wife is happy now. After finding the part number for the pump and googling it found it all over the place even on Amazon. To me this means the pump unit is shit, maybe go ahead and buy two.

[@forrestgump1379]

With Warrens knowledge of computer diagnosis maybe he should branch out into kitchen appliances? They are not as heavy as a truck motor and some women are nicer than truck drivers........notice I said some.

[@forrestgump1379]

George, forget the chocolate it's bad for your cholesterol! Go for the running......sometimes I just keep on runnnnnnnnnnning.

[@briananderson1781]

Yea, that could be a sorta retirement plan, switch to appliances.....today I'll work on a Kenworth or a Kenmore.

[@davidgriffin14]

I have a scar on my forehead from when I was changing a starter and it fell and hit me. My greasy hands let it slip. It hurt like a mofo. It also broke my nose. Lol

[@genechronister7085]

Nice vid!

[@leonardwalker8700]

Awesome Job Warren

[@laneburgess1643]

Good to see the doggies.

[@RH-bp7st]

Change one on my Mack Anthem on Easter Sunday it's a 2019 and starter failed cheap OME. Just don't make them like they use too!!!. If you own a truck you better keep spare parts and have the know how to repair.

[@devinv.8572]

Beautiful part of the country you live in. I am curious if you ever have time to fish that river or any lakes up there? Thanks for all the videos you post, keep it up. And thank you for recommending pendleton whiskey on one of your previous videos

[@kellycowett6254]

On my Texa unit it's got a starter system test function in the activations area

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great work 👍

[@dukenukem7183]

Don't forget the powernet worksheet 🤣

[@dougsweldingfabrication953]

8:34 that's hilarious.... You always tell it like it is....

[@blake9361]

good vid warren

[@themalewhale59]

Got er done!

[@robertkeime4907]

Great video

[@onemoredeadman]

Another good job well done, how do your dogs get on with the new pup?

[@jeffmaclean7700]

Ain’t that the truth I say we have to be Gumby

[@donpampel3332]

Had to laugh Warren A gaggle of wires. Gaggle. a group of geese or disorderly group of people. Great video always entertaining ..

[@damonens9478]

Weyerhaeuser is slowly dying off in Canada 🇨🇦 here i think. Been a while since I've heard that name haha

[@AChrivia]

13:11 lmfao 🤣 I saw that ground strap as well not fully functional floating on the bolt that holds it. I wonder if that is actually supposed to be like that of if it should be hard pressed to the frame rail. It makes me think that this truck has a potential for bad ground and short out on the electrical system entirely.

[@danlabelle6210]

That was a easy one 🎇

[@lindenhawthorn4761]

If there's a real cluster f of wires I'll usually tie all the positive wires together with a plastic tie.

[@vicpetrishak1077]

A pull rope is more dependable than a Delco Remy 39 MT starter .

[@jimrankin2583]

Don’t say that! Just put a new one on. The one that came off was a 42 MT original to the 1989 tractor. It cranked with a little hesitation like it has been for the last few months. But next time it was dead, just solenoid clicking. When I took it apart to check what was wrong, the brushes were GONE. One brush was still in one piece, the other 3 were a pile of frayed leads and fragments! It gave its all!

[@JOMaMa..]

Yes sir Warren

[@bronco797]

I always fight that top bolt

[@user-md3fo9ox7i]

Удачи Уоррен, береги друзей собачек

[@warrenpost1502]

Have you ever taken the starter off a I H 1466 with a factory cab that is a real beast

[@smengine]

Didn't Mt St. Helen's tear up that Weyerhouser you mentioned?

[@samblair5427]

GOOD job there Warren Ky Sam Busted Knuckle old retired coal strip mine mechanic you changed any air starters ?

[@Zak6959]

10:34, I was wondering when you’re gonna break your deal hammer trick.

[@danielgore886]

You're right abouts the dd15. Whole lot better engine. Keep up the good work! Oh yeah, did I mention. I hate paccar engines!?

[@chuckpyle1624]

Wire tie to cables

[@russellrankin7980]

Everything is built so cheaply today. Nothing is built like it was 15 or 20 years ago.

[@AndresGarcia-qm7xt]

Let’s check the volt meter lol 😂 it’s a freightliner doesn’t have one

[@frontagulus]

Gee that's a small starter

[@anthony1636]

The Paccar is so much easier to change.

[@philipwinnard9149]

Niiezntite

[@jb98331]

i hate that guess if it will work for application games. can spend hours checking part numbers and specs and still not have a definitive answer.

[@TheFieldRat5.7]

Now is that constant, loud, annoying ignition ringing necessary, Freightliner?😂

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Get the joke right, ya drunken Sailor- It's Goo & tighte.

[@NickofTimeRepair]

What laptop software do you use?

[@coconutpie333]

did you clean your windshield ? lol

[@wazza33racer]

DD15's seem to now be a mature and reliable product now. In a direct comparison in the fleet i work for, use a lot less fuel than late model Volvo's.

[@prevost8686]

We have a small fleet of DD13 Detroits and D13 Volvos . In our experience the DD13s have been more reliable but the D13 Volvos pull better. The dang Volvos are going to leak coolant from every fitting on it and the check engine light stays on. Weird issues like shutting off like you turned the key off. Still under warranty and it’s the same story from the Volvo dealership “We can’t find anything wrong with it “. The DD13 haven’t given any trouble but they sure are gutless from a standstill. If you ever get out of the boost on the road it takes forever for them to spool up and go.

[@wazza33racer]

@@prevost8686 Yeah, it takes a DD15 to equal the pulling power of a Volvo D13. Even then, it doesnt feel quite as lively. On fuel and adblue (DEF) the DD15 is far cheaper to run, it uses about 20% less fuel and half the amount of adblue. The DD15's in our new western stars dont use adblue at all.

[@nathanmarshall9951]

What do you recommend for a computer to diagnose most tractors? I've been a trailer mechanic for 4 years and I want to make the move to the power side. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@westerntruckandtractorrepa1353]

Texa or Jpro are both good options.

[@Gordonseries385]

👍

[@davidrogers6287]

Collins Forest Products.

[@PhalanxR]

Youre wearing gloves!?!

[@jamest2101]

OMG... some of the things that come out of your mouth, when its least expected... You should always make sure your nuts are the right nuts, ect,ect... And when Sling Blade come out....rolling on the floor.