What Should We Do With a 6cyl 2 Stroke Detroit Diesel?

We found a MINT 6v71 2 stroke Detroit diesel engine in the scrap yard, now's the time to save it.
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Filthy Rich and Black Jack try to cold start a 6cyl 2 stroke detroit diesel 6v71 generator at V&R Recycling.
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[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

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[@calholli]

I doubt there would be anything wrong with that generator side.. Those things are built bullet proof.

[@keith73z28]

Put it in a Chevette, No wait a S-10 4WD.

[@thisisconstruction.]

I want a fuckin Minty shirt bro.. get on it!!

[@macbomb]

Add a turbo and put it in the F-350!!

[@trenton1880]

Just ordered a couple shirts. Always enjoyable watching your videos keep em coming one of the best channels on you tube.

[@MrSpanky473]

If a Detroit quits leaking oil, you better put some in it..because it's out.

[@jamesshaw4954]

The 60 series in the cascadia holds oil pretty good.

[@edwardpate6128]

@@jamesshaw4954 Yeah but isn't the 60 series a 4 cycle?

[@hunter7476]

@@edwardpate6128 yes it is

[@tyronescott8704]

spnt years on road with scremin detroits 318 238.

[@abepenner7497]

@@jamesshaw4954 not mine

[@kamikazekunze]

I love that Jack Black takes time out of his day to wrench on junk with you. 😂😂😂

[@scottcupp8129]

LMAO. Was thinking the same fuckin thing

[@samharrison9808]

Rotflmao

[@MrSteeleye]

Sing Tribute to the rhythm of the engine!! LOL

[@40beretta1]

😵‍💫...anytime Jacques noir is featured... I hit the FWD

[@hdl13]

All Canadians sound like jack black. Nobody told you?

[@walrusirl]

Alt title: French Canadian Jack Black and Bruce Willis make engine go boom.

[@nicklikesradio]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RobinsonHuso94]

Put it in a hybrid prius and put a save the environment sticker on the trunk

[@Motor-City-Mike]

Im Tacoo run it on CNG instead of Diesel and you'd have an absolute ROCKET as clean as a stock prius! lol!!! (that's before the Prius folded in half!)

[@quinn860]

A prius with this swap would be the business,

[@agapitometuerzo1506]

And run it with waste vegetable oil! Cleaner and greener than the Prius!!!!

[@zuestoots5176]

Fuck you

[@johnsipes4422]

Zues Toots haha it seems the liberal pussy has arrived

[@jamest828]

I love when Jack Black is in the videos!

[@ranchurdhimster4955]

This is why he's never gaming

[@cheif10thumbs]

He definitely sounds like Jack Black!

[@connerworkshop5673]

Ok cool

[@harryfp1494]

He wishes

[@matthewgray3375]

Take it home, power the workshop burning natural gas, cooking oil from the local takeaway shop, small dogs or what ever you got lying round.

[@imchris5000]

power it off the gases from a septic tank

[@apatheticjesus4147]

@@imchris5000are you the real Master Blaster? Lol

[@mikecorleone6797]

Neighbors cat..

[@Flightstar]

Hell, Robin eggs too, including the robin.

[@frankmerandi9149]

I've worked on Detroits for 35 years, the first 15 was on these beauties. Two stroke Detroits are a beautiful thing when tuned right and well maintained.

[@guardrail2897]

I love that you actually work on stuff and get dirty versus these other youtubers who tell us everything and stay clean. Keep up the good work.

[@Rithius3485]

If your not dirty, you're not rich!

[@whoyoulookingatabs1028]

@@Rithius3485 *you’re, *you’re

[@nicklikesradio]

I haven't seen rich clean...

[@--Zook--]

2 stroke detroit has to be one of the best sounding engines ever made.

[@TheCompyshop]

Greg Fuller if you think this is one of the best sounding engines you haven’t heard many others. This is a far cry from the best from all the things I’ve heard, probably closer to the worst lol

[@--Zook--]

@@TheCompyshop in my 43 years ive heard a lot of engines. To each their own i guess.

[@jperkey7089]

I agee music to my ears!! Especially wide Fuckin open! Me & best friend just redid a 6v53 & theyre AWESOME

[@tcorris]

Turning fuel into wonderful noise.

[@jperkey7089]

@@tcorris absolutely

[@xmcx7021]

Find a deuce-and-a-half that needs an engine and you'll have one hell of a truck.

[@wobblysauce]

Talk about upgrades.

[@gavinatkins2671]

Why? So it can have double digit horsepower with an engine that weighs 2200 lbs?

[@researcher4good]

The deuce engine, (with turbo) makes 130hp and 33 ft-lbs of torque. This with a turbo makes 280 hp and 800 ft-lbs of torque. Sweet upgrade. The stock engine on a deuce can't hit 60 mph without taking off tires.

[@juliogonzo2718]

Agreed. That would be tits!

[@coles201]

Yeah the multifuel is a bit sad really. The turbocharger adds 5hp XD Although tbf it was only added to reduce exhaust smoke.

[@Maples01]

Well I was running a track drill years ago, 16 below zero, no ether my Detroit fired up, I was amazed, but the compressor was frozen, unable to build pressure so I was sent home. All of our dump trucks had Detroit's, 2 Euclid's from the late 50's with 4 cylinders, the Terex had a 6 in it, they never failed to start, and would pull any load.

[@lbbradley55]

My first Truck Driving job in 1980 had a 238 inline 6 Cyl 2 Stroke Detroit Diesel. These Engines were very popular in several V Blocks as well. I ran IDK how many other Engines of most makes ! These Engines had a Power Band at 1900 RPM to 2350 RPM they didn't pull well at low end but we're Interesting to run. Because of this you could RUN EM LIKE YOU WAS MAD 😡 AT EM... these Engines were used in So Many Applications. The US Military used them in everything from Higgins Boats to Armoured personnel Carriers. 1988 the EPA implementation of Clean Air Act. stopped productions of these & changed Diesel Engines & Cars & Everything else for EVER. Emissions from the 2 Strokes & all Diesels were high prior to this. To hear these engines roaring beneath you as your running through the night well I enjoyed them. Nothing else sounds like them. If you haven't spent 31 yrs over the Road Driving Diesels you Wouldn't Understand

[@BlindBatG34]

You've swapped Cummins' into everything. How about swapping a Detroit into a Dodge?

[@ml.2770]

Detroit is a GM brand. Swap it into a chevette.

[@02honeydew]

@@ml.2770 I didn't know that always thought it was its own thing

[@newjerseybill3521]

@@ml.2770 Detroit Diesel used to be GM, unfortunately Daimler AG owns it now. :(

[@DefconMaster]

@@ml.2770 I think that 6v71 would weigh more than the Chevette...

[@jdrok5026]

@@DefconMaster atleast 2k lbs

[@draggonhedd]

Buy a school bus, throw this in it, and turn it into a support/trip/tow/RV vehicle for the audi!

[@xXNissanDriftXx]

Something like a ramp truck would be cool

[@SheepInACart]

These where actually several kinds of coach that came factory with the v6 and v8 two stroke Detroit motors, and they are all older now. So its probably way cheaper to find one thats already being used in limited capacity (like a private motorhome ect) that needs some work than do an engine swap into a chassis not intended to house it, and since they are a pretty large vehicle to store, it would demand you do it well enough to actually use. Comparatively a pick up truck, or even better something like a dune buggy that doesn't even need roadworthy-ness to have enough space to play with the thing is a lot lower stress, you can be in/out with less money sunk into it, and you can store it under a tarp for ages between uses/project ideas without it needing half your yard.

[@wobblysauce]

Fuel economy of a cruise ship.

[@nap8187]

wobbly sauce chuggernaut

[@cesarconh895]

draggonhedd they would run out of fuel leaving their driveway. These engines have no power and chug fuel like its free

[@daveh2612]

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a video where Rich didn’t look like he just came out of a 12 hour shift at the coal mine.

[@SteveRivett]

Let's see more of that big yellow tricycle in the background.

[@beckywatt5048]

I've seen those with V-6 Cummins in them.

[@byrne5948]

Stephen Rivett a terragator

[@restore56]

PUT IT IN A TRUCK! HAHAHAH thad be awesome

[@nou8257]

I saw a 12v71 in a rat rod for sale on facebook the other day

[@natecaraway2000]

Although it's not a 71 series I have seen some videos of people dropping 4-53's and 6V-53's in their pickups

[@4321grp]

@@natecaraway2000 Yes it is a 71 series, it's a 6V71

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

They used to put them in semi trucks where i live yearssssss ago

[@natecaraway2000]

@@4321grp no I was saying that to say that unlike the 71 in the video people have put the 53 series in their trucks

[@iBackshift]

Massey Harris - Tractor Pull. Put it in a Massey Harris and make a tractor pull rig out of it. Put 4 turbos on it and call it the "OVERDUN SICK SEVENTY ONE"

[@booster27mv]

Please please keep it runs perfect 👌🏻, don’t not destroy it

[@garethifan1034]

Bring it over to the UK so we can have a play with it - I've never seen or heard one in real life and it would be a real revelation to us!!

[@jaybrewster2475]

Rich taking on increasingly defensive postures as that V16 ramps up is comedy gold.

[@jacobsweat1520]

V6, a 16 was the old one

[@jaybrewster2475]

@@jacobsweat1520 Yup

[@Cheezwizzz]

These motors powered Dublin city buses for years! I’ll never forget that unmissable whine from this engine, plus they blew a serious amount of smoke, ahh the good old days!

[@dustinflowers5726]

You guys could pick a random vehicle in the yard once a month and make a video on whether you can start it or it’s junk junk.

[@Seibo86]

You should drop it into an 80's oldsmobile station wagon. It would be super classy with that screaming Jimmy, and all that fake wood grain

[@wooodrow99]

PunKZero spent many miles staring out of the back window of one of those ill conceived bastages. 0-60 time was like a minute and a half if I remember correctly.

[@user-er4nh7pq2d]

Engine is 6000lbs

[@Seibo86]

You shouldn't let logic get in the way. It always ruins everything. Make it mid engined, with stacks out the roof, and insanely stiff springs

[@anthonylyrette7399]

@@user-er4nh7pq2d not that one

[@beckywatt5048]

Cummins made a 379ci V-6 that would be a little better for that application.

[@narcissistinjurygiver2932]

i would restore this generator. have a very powerful awesome power unit. Repair those cut wires and repaint the whole unit. It would be beautiful and one hell of a generator

[@SheepInACart]

The previous owners sent this one to scrap rather than keeping it or selling it likely because it isn't the most financially viable to run as is, but comparatively none of that matters for a toy project. The issue with these Detroit diesels is the narrow efficiency band and high noise. If you want to make 65-75% of their max continuous output they will do almost as well as a newer common rail motor and will do pretty well for life/maintenance. However running them at 20% or less will just drink a massive amount of fuel making noise, and the minimum load you want to run to stop them choking up and keep the oil warm is reasonably high, with them preferring a pretty long warm up time before being given full load, rather than handling power cycling well. I don't think the Deboss shop needs anything like this much power, you'd want a decent factory or the like, and by that point your probably looking at a newer generator to be dependable, as the cost of a proper rebuild likely spans the gap unless your planning to set it up for some alternate fuel source that was locally available like waste oil. I personally have no knowledge of how to restore the electrical side also... that may be easy, it may be hard, it depends if its something they have expertise in.

[@narcissistinjurygiver2932]

@@SheepInACart yes but it is super cheap and all it needs is the wires that were cut to be replaced. the engine does not need a rebuild. A new unit would not make up for its cost in fuel savings. this could be just a cool back up gen. also it will run just fine on old oil

[@turtmastert3545]

Nothing beats a generator with a DD 2 stroke on it!

[@OldGriz708]

With only 4k hours on it.....

[@narcissistinjurygiver2932]

@Babylon falling i would love to get a single cylinder lister diesel but they are really hard to find.

[@wheetcracker]

I always love it when you have Jack Black on.

[@benharris3949]

“I need one more nut” “Don’t we all” Ded 😂😂

[@totalmobilesolutions4138]

Man I got a fire department here that would love that thing. Please dont blow her up! Back to watching the video.

[@totalmobilesolutions4138]

Also I rebuild those, and my price on the 92 series is only 500 a hole including fluids. Check out AgKits.com they have amazing pricing and that's who I get my inframe and out of frame kits from.

[@totalmobilesolutions4138]

500 a hole USD in parts. I assumed you guys would do the labor.

[@lustfulvengance]

Bus grease monkey might know someone who might want that! He works on old GM busses and they used the 6V71 in them! He is on KZbin, you guys should contact him!!

[@captgrant]

Ha, I follow Scott as well. Yes he would be the one to contact for sure.

[@RL-RL]

When I was very young, had one in a "shop truck". Didn't know much about it, but was fun as hell driving it the way it sounded.

[@arjanwilbie2511]

I would do a electric conversion on my land rover, then tow a running 6V71 gen set to power it.

[@Badassbowtie75]

I can listen to these things all day long. Love Detroit's.

[@AdamRud47]

Swap it into a Chevy pickup. Maybe into a Silverado like yours.

[@MattPratt]

You need a good suspension to hold up 2200 lbs of 6v71

[@austintaylor7363]

That's fairly easy

[@SoI_Badguy]

Square body

[@tokeypokey]

@@MattPratt solid axle and leaf springs bud

[@jdrok5026]

@@tokeypokey solid axle doesn't matter you need one rated to hold

[@fgialcgorge7392]

New swap for my Dentside! I love these things. My dad was military so I was always around the old Detroits and spent many hours in Greyhounds. Brings back memories.

[@LextechLighting]

We need to talk about what you should do with those monster truck tires behind it.

[@ibanezmetal321]

Well then... Deboss pulled a 6V71 out of thier... pocket. That's just one of the coolest motors there is 👍

[@ppx4243]

Great engine, love the sound of a Detroit diesel, I had a bus powered by an 871 with a massive blower on top, the torque was incredible, sounded so similar to the 6 you have there. Crazy thing with these 2 strokes is they can run in reverse, I had no idea until I accidentally did it while changing gear on a hill at a very low speed, scared the hell out of me when I started going backwards in first gear, smoke billowing out of the air intake, air pressure alarm screaming away, fun times.

[@zacb7427]

Not possible the fuel pumps only operated in one direction

[@ppx4243]

@@zacb7427 it’s very possible and it happened, have seen it on other vehicles as well, why would I make it up?

[@zacb7427]

It can't start up in reverse direction the fuel pump on a DD only works in one direction

[@ppx4243]

@@zacb7427 didn’t start in reverse, look it up there’s articles and discussion pages about how this happens, even discussing 871’s and what happens internally to allow this to happen. Go drive a vehicle with an 871 or similar and try it yourself, get on a hill, let the revs drop low and roll back slipping the clutch just as the engine basically hits 0rpm and it’ll run backwards. No idea how long it will do it for, only went for a max 5 seconds before I shut it off.

[@zacb7427]

Just going by wat u said backwards in 1st gear and smoke coming out the air intake air alarm screaming means you were in first gear driving backwards not possible

[@1oldskoolluvr]

Rich....i seriously got goosebumps when you cracked the throttle open @ the 11:27 mark. Music to my ears!

[@r.i.p_the_5.367]

omg i got goosebumps too lmfaooo

[@tigerseye73]

My first job out of the Navy was as a truck mechanic. I worked on some of these and got to drive them back to the company's that owned them. When properly maintained, they were pretty awesome. Had exhaust note like no other engine. Straight 6 with the blower was wicked. Thanks for sharing. Love your channel.

[@RODALCO2007]

That is one nice running engine, easy start up, very surprised, great video.

[@deanrobert8674]

Give the old girl a rattle can rebuild and sell it to " Welderup" in las Vegas. Steve will love it.

[@jschnell64]

We have an extremely large rototiller powered by an 8V71 Detroit that you need to pull with a 4WD tractor. We run it at full throttle just like you're supposed to

[@Yousitech]

Those wires would be easy to reconnect. You could power a city with it. I'll buy it

[@brett5778]

@Mr Sunshines that's pretty harsh for someone with the word sunshine in their username

[@ethanfrohlich8343]

Brett 😂

[@MrHambone57]

Put it in a Prius LOL

[@MrHambone57]

Seriously that thing will fit in the Prius if you work it right.

[@chrisxaf1237]

Hoovies prius just blew the engine

[@hippiedavetx]

Or swap it into a Tesla, maybe one of their new trucks! That'd be sick.

[@angrodNumenesse]

More like put the Prius in the engine

[@LilleyAdam]

Old rat rod roadster type with big high mounted turbo.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Of course it runs, it's a Detroit. I think the 6V ought to replace the 4BT in the Tahoe...

[@canadacatalyst]

Screaming Jimmy never dies!

[@throttlebottle5906]

I believe I'd have me a diesel genset that could run the whole neighborhood :))

[@wardredman4772]

I want it to put in my 95 f150 please!!!#

[@samwagner31]

6v92 was the first engine I worked on in school. They’re cool little engines

[@volvobrynk]

The is nothing little over them, but they are an epic motor! Silver Detroit rocks!

[@jacksongreiner2919]

I dont know why but it got me when he said " i'm going to power a small village with this one " lol

[@cableup1]

Two things. My old man said to run a Detroit, slam your hand in the door. If you are still not crying do it again. The other thing. I have an old Eagle bus with a 6v92 in it that has sat for years. This video gives me hope for it, not much ambition, but hope.

[@geraldgepes]

Time to build the DeBoss stake truck man!

[@collinknapp5683]

Sounds so good. I love those old Detroits

[@Farmer1277]

Those old 2 stroke Detroit are still some of the best sounding diesels to this day. Those damn things always started in the cold. Dad had one in a 78 GMC General that would always start on the first hit.

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Shoutout from TAT Express out of Hutchins, TX

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

I used to drive a timber land skidder that had a 3 cyl detroit in it. I was told, run it full out or dont run it.

[@johngillon6969]

I just rebuilt the 3-71 in my boat. engine built in 1937, was the first diesel i ever worked on. I am a believer. break in procedure stated by every mechanic i talked to. Run it like a rented mule. I wish i had gotten into these two stroke diesels a long time ago. Amazing engineering and a pleasure to work on.

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

@@johngillon6969 yep shifting gears was intresting LOL

[@WizardRench]

It doesn’t sound like it’s running on all 6. I work around tracked vehicles that have this engine in them all day, it sounds different..

[@sawsurgeon]

I’m in agreement with ya👍🏻. I think the calibration on his ‘Thermal Palm’ might be a little off🤣 The aft end of the exh. manifold is likely just emitting heat generated by the other cylinders. I suspect the Injector in #3 or #6🤔 Your mileage may vary!

[@noiiaz96]

The Zip ties and Bias Plies shirt mmmmmiiiint!

[@brianpeters4486]

Wow that brings back memories. Spent a lot of years working on and listening to Detroit gensets.

[@narcissistinjurygiver2932]

how hard would it be for them to repair the cut wires and make the gen set work again? seems like a huge waste to not just fix it up

[@ethanriske1875]

The 2 stroke world is full of fun. You should try and get your hands on an EMD somehow. Check out the clutched turbochargers they have.

[@carlhallberg1742]

Ethan Riske that’s got to be an old emd to clutch in or out the turbine hooked to the blower. WW2 stuff cool

[@scenicdepictionsofchicagolife]

Detroit's are literally miniaturized EMDs. Same team behind the initial design phase (both are uniflow) as EMD and Detroit can both trace lineage back to Winton Engine and Cleveland Diesel that GM merged together in the 1930s. After the 201A, the boys at GM/EMC came up with the design for the 567 engine around 1936/37 and it started prime time in american dieselization starting in 1938. These engines helped with the war effort in WW2! But yeah, just look at the design of detroit's versus EMDs, it's like looking in a mirror just tinier.

[@robertdemeyer8125]

I wish I had the money to buy it! They are awesome engines.

[@michaelbenoit248]

Yeah same here, if & when my idi does go I’d love to throw that in or a 453t!

[@Str8pipedodge]

I know a guy in my hometown that has a ton of these old Detroit motors. He overhauls them all the time for tug boats, barges, gensets, and whatever else someone decides to use them for. One is in a genset that runs off of cooking oil, set up to power his shop and house when needed. Or when he wants to stick it to the electric company.

[@Superduty_59]

Love those 2-strokes! There are still a few left that I service in generators.

[@Porty1119]

They're out there in compressors and cranes, too. A friend of mine has a couple.

[@Bierkameel]

Legend says that Rich scrubs his face with dirt every morning after showering.

[@danielbullard5112]

I would love to see a rebuild on it. it's so difficult to find information on those Motors anymore.

[@lorbofpower947]

These motors are still being manufactured in a limited quantity for existing customers in Emporia Kansas. I know this because I work there. I can ask Management if they would post an official Detroit Diesel build video, but even if they do it will probably take a year for corporate approval.

[@jessupblackmoore1600]

@@lorbofpower947 that would be so awesome

[@lorbofpower947]

I asked about the idea at work and unfortunately the motors we produce are used in the Turkish military and the company is under a non disclosure agreement as to their manufacture. Perhaps if a new customer orders some we can revisit the movie idea.

[@Romans--bo7br]

@@lorbofpower947.... Detroit Diesel is NOT "still manufacturing" these engines, New. The Only TWO that they are still manufacturing for the US (& several other countries) military, is the 6V53T & TA as well as the 8V92T & TA. The 8V71TA was also being manufactured along with the two aforementioned engines, but has now been dropped since nearly 3 years ago. Having said that, Detroit Diesel's Reliabilt Division is very much "alive & well" and is committed long-term to continue RE-manufacturing the 2 cycle engines as well as rebuilds and complete line of parts and rebuild kits... especially now that there is a global resurgence of individuals and companies who are "resurrecting" and bringing back on-line the 2 cycle engines, there is now over 1.3 million 2 cycle Detroits "Known" to be in operation, currently.

[@jth1699]

The info is out there if you can find an old Detroit hand - I used to work for Detroit and still have the injector picks for all sizes of Detroit's including the 149 series. These engines are still alive and well... but finding someone who actually knows how to work on them is another thing-- a few years one of the distributors approached me about teaching the young guys how to fix them lol... they are easy to start and fairly easy to fix... and they had a wonderful power to weight ratio. Therefore, they were used in tons of boats...

[@aaronshensky9385]

9:00-9:17 cracking up. You guys are awesome. Keep on wrenching...

[@johnt634]

Letourneas used to run V6 Detroit engines, the engine powered a D.C. generator for the wheel motors, and a alternator for steering, hoist, and tilt. It was a 60,000 lb fork that you controlled with toggle switches. Operators loved them, electricians not so much. The engine run at full trottle at all times when the generator was primed. The trottle was controlled by two electrcal solenoids, for high and low speed. Cranked on low, pull d.c. main, hit prime button and go to high. We used them in a pipe shop foundry, normal loads of palletized pipe were in the 40,000 to 50,000 range.

[@ohnoitisnt]

"So believe it of not that little bit of running used an entire jerry can" hahahahaha yes detroit

[@Porty1119]

"Coming toward you at a high rate of fuel consumption!"

[@oldbloke100]

and leaked 2 gallons of oil hahaha

[@milesroe5082]

Drop it in a mid 70's Ford F-350 Crew Cab!

[@shanebardick1015]

Made lots of them fit. No problem at all

[@jdrok5026]

@Mr Sunshines wow what a dick you are.

[@Andrew81au1]

@Mr Sunshines just because you don't think it can be done doesn't mean shit.

[@jdrok5026]

@Mr Sunshines I've already proved you wrong once. Idk how I prove you wrong when your just a dick and that was my statement

[@ApeShift]

LOL love the Zip Ties N Bias Plies shirt. Miiiiiiiiinnnnnnt!

[@tommywalker77]

The sound of a DD is a lovely thing

[@kendavis6316]

Detroit's are the coolest engines of all time!!! Swap it into a truck!!!

[@francistheodorecatte]

given how heavy that thing is, you need a 5 ton army truck to swap it into and an 18 speed to make use of the narrow power band...

[@jdrok5026]

They make peak torque at 1400-1800 rpm they rev out to the mid 3ks for how big those engines are they have quite a wide banded of power they just dont like low speeds by nature

[@vadokunvot]

Ahh, that sound brings back many sweet memorys!

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Excellent I got to see it run within 18 seconds, Thanks

[@Darth-Nihilus1]

I will tell you what my fire department does with Detroit 2 strokes and that is power our 1993 and 1989 fire pumpers with a 6v92ta silver with Jake and 8v92ta silver 500 horse with Jake brake

[@michaelbenoit248]

Now I want one, anything Detroit would be great a V6 or V8 would be perfect.

[@KPearce57]

They blew up a V-12 which is nothing more than 2 V-6's bolted together.

[@GridIndustries]

That thing sounds so bad ass! I'm glad you guys left the bird nest so momma could come back.

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

Wow, love how she just purs. Nice job

[@jagardina]

That's spectacular. 2-cycle diesel makes so much sense. No need to mix oil and fuel. Fuel is oil.

[@oddball0045]

Thats not how it works... this has a crankcase that is filled with oil and an oil pump like a 4 stroke. Instead of crankcase pressure forcing air in like in a 2 stroke dirtbike. This has a supercharger instead of reed valves

[@jaggercolson6850]

Def keep it and make a bad ass project

[@jerryroberts9052]

Lifetime subscriber here..this guy is a heck of a mechanic.

[@theafro]

It's a keeper guys! I've no idea what it should go into but it'll be just the ticket to pop down to the drive-thru, whatever it is!

[@izaacbanks3337]

Defiantly use that engine for something

[@nitetrane98]

Shakes fist in air. "BY ALL THAT"S HOLY I"M USING THIS!!!"

[@oddballstony]

Put wheels on the Gen unit and drive IT around!

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

oddballstony yeah put four/6 toyota hybrid motors on it and turn it into a diesel electric hybrid hahaha Awesome

[@Porty1119]

Find the biggest hydraulic pump possible and build a monster hydrostatic!

[@truetierra]

Had one of these engines in a '77 Denning motorhome. Very nice motors indeed.

[@canadian_wolf8395]

7:00 now that’s a real man right there. Watching a big Detroit engine cheech to life while holding a pair of fucking vice grips

[@loganholbrook9230]

Haven't seen the video but I know its gonna be awesome

[@nickthrane4940]

Good old screamin' Detroit diesel! Save it!

[@polishedturds6677]

Thank you so much for having Jack Black in this

[@EPstroker]

Back in about 1991 I drove a old 5 ton GMC dump truck top kick/Jimmy or whatever they were called with a detroit v6 or v8 diesel of some kind that sounded like this. Man I kept it rapped up going thru gears making as much racket as I could. It was fun for the couple days I drove it

[@Liam-ir6xm]

Would be pretty cool to see it dropped into a 4wd or a ratrod

[@jbaker265]

Nothing sounds like a Detroit diesel. Put it in some thing.

[@groomlake51]

They are so easy to rebuild because the sleeve , piston,& connecting rod can be remove quite easy as a single unit. They make crazy power because it only takes 1 revolution of the crank to fire all 6 cylinders

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video deboss

[@brakedd]

Take the thing as-is and put it in least rusty truck you can find.

[@newjerseybill3521]

"Power" on wheels. :)

[@cjserf2939]

Buy it, service it, do NOT rebuild it, stick it in a truck.

[@Crazywaffle5150]

That's just lazy.

[@thedoge2033]

And crazy stupid

[@erikkovacs3097]

I like how the description gives a big "NO WARRANTIES" disclaimer. Has anyone said "gee I couldn't get my 16V71 to runaway like Rich tried. I'm suing for false advertising!"?

[@evie8143]

I love that motor, remembers me of my army time .

[@KPearce57]

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