Will It Run? F550 Powerstroke has a 4cyl CAT for a starter!

What will it take to get a 7.3 Powerstroke running... maybe CAT power!?
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Came across a F550 with a Powerstroke in it. And a 4cyl Cat 3054b diesel engine in the back. #JunkyardTestTube
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[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

What should we do with the CAT? Forklift or Manlift? We’re almost 2000 away from 500k and an epic video to go along with that milestone. Let's do it! Who wants to see us resurrect the Cummins powered flamethrower? 🔥🔥🔥

[@Canhead56]

Forklift, I wanna see how that thing fits 😂

[@Sam-sx5mo]

Yes!!! Resurrect the flamethrower! Put the cat engine in a small hatch. 🤣

[@ajayramlogan]

Put that thing in the Manlift, it deserves it!

[@stvennelson7792]

Sad he said the truck was two tired. Clearly It has six...

[@TorqueitupGarage]

Forklift! Wanna see how it’s done

[@duckmcf]

What is this, “Ether”, you speak of? Isn’t it called, “Start ya bastard”? Sincerely, Australia

[@IncognitoGuy9]

If you talk to 'ol Peg @ZipTiesandBiasPlies it's called Cosby consent in a can, it will definitely send it all the way. Miiiiiiiint 👌

[@jasonjamrs7413]

Big yellow can clearly Marked you can't miss it

[@shaun.h.barlow]

Aka truck cocaine give er to much or to often she will get hooked and won't start without it

[@pmtrans]

Aerostart, and I'm an Aussie. Start ya bastard is what all you kiddies know it as...

[@nicke1903]

Yeah damned Peg has my 12 year old boy sayin Cosby in a Can....now his Papaw and Great Uncle's saying it now😂 guess it's better than calling it "Vape n Date"

[@chrisbaer4567]

Should get Peg from ZipTiesAndBiasPlies to come start it

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

would have got it going in 43 seconds and fixed the injectors with cosby in a can. I'd be using it as a daily by now

[@skonky]

@@DEBOSSGARAGE peg would make it more reliable than your cat f350 build just would cost about 50$ a month in starting fluid

[@samcobuggies984]

Peg leg could get it started faster in -20

[@sourbrothers73]

@@samcobuggies984 yeah, but she's not an IDI. Big difference ):

[@IncognitoGuy9]

@@DEBOSSGARAGE Peg would have done a quick air box delete, given it enough cosby to cheech and how could you not use a perfectly good Dumptima battree? Lol

[@Parents_of_Twins]

I love how he checked the oil after he tried to start the Cat. It's a bit like asking your new lady if she's married after her husband shows up with a shotgun but still funny.

[@achannelwithnocontentever9972]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this mans hands actually clean. They’re permanently stained with dirt/oil/grease/hard fucking work 👏🏻

[@j.t.johnston3048]

The guy that sold you the truck watches this video and says, "Dang, I wondered where that ladder was."

[@johnparrish9215]

I would have grabbed that compressor, having one for standby is always a good thing.

[@mindwreckRC]

and if the tanks junk. make a smoker out of it :D

[@andrewwest2417]

@@mindwreckRC what if vegan people used a smoker to smoke der herbs or some and they acted like vegetables tastes better as mush

[@jesusfeathers3477]

Sounds like the 7.3 has lost compression completely in one of the cylinders from the sound of it trying to start

[@alyssadavison752]

Uncle peg would disagree about there being such a thing as “too much ether”

[@theshadetreewelder5043]

I don't think so as ether money could put towards beer or other necessities

[@tigwelder4137]

I thought the same thing 😂🤣

[@Graveltrucking]

That's Cosby in the can lol

[@danielconte2954]

Give that junky bitch a sniff

[@aesthetic_mfr]

I wanna see that cat engine stuffed in an old 80s 4x4 Toyota pickup with dual transfer cases and 44s

[@shaun.h.barlow]

Dual tcases and 44s equals broken toyota axle shafts, birfields and stripped ring and pinion gears

[@patriciomunoz2830]

This

[@aesthetic_mfr]

@@shaun.h.barlow Breaking it is half the fun. Upgrade as needed, Debby Downer.

[@jimjames6558]

cold starting 7.3s that have been sitting too long straight into the ketchup... I thought I was watching one of Peg's videos for a second

[@michaelbenoit248]

I had a 95 7.3 PSD as my first truck. The one I had was an X-Lawn care truck & it sat in a field for 3yrs. $250 later she was mine. Towed her home, threw a set of good batteries in her, & she frigin started right up & idled instantly. She had a fuel leak, so we fixed that & a few other things. Driver her for a year then had head gasket issues & injector issues. During that time I did a straight pipe, 3.55 rear axle swap to make her better for the HWY & that’s about it. No tuning at all, & didn’t want too.

[@alecchamberlain4231]

@@michaelbenoit248 did you find a whole new rear axle or just swapped gears? I have a 97 with 4.10 gears and she’s a bear on the hoghway

[@Sackmatters]

@@alecchamberlain4231 Mine has 4.10s as well. With a programmer intake exhaust and downpipe it holds highway speed much easier.

[@abpsd73]

It all depends on the overall condition of the engine and components. My 96 was parked for over two years, but was in decent shape as far as starter, glow plugs and injectors. Two fresh batteries (not the half dead shit like Rich has laying around the shop) and it fired up on the first crank.

[@alecchamberlain4231]

@@Sackmatters I’m not saying it can’t handle the highway but 70mph I’m turning 2500 rpms

[@BobTheBreaker9]

I swear the Rich always gets richer... “Hey I got this truck with 2 running engines in it, you want it?”

[@jrhawksity]

That doesn’t make sense.

[@BobTheBreaker9]

@@jrhawksity Rich was given this truck he said because it was in the guys way and it happened to have 2 decent running engines in it

[@jaktheapprentice1023]

Lol

[@Nikko780]

Eh, I'm a mechanic and people give me running cars all the time. You become known as the guy that will get that piece of junk out of their yard. Some of them are decent enough to turn around and sell with minimal work, most of them get stripped and scrapped.

[@zackfromberta7375]

Also compound interest helps you get rich:)

[@ram_diesel_power6039]

Well 7.3 like to turn over fast to start. That and they just live good glow plugs. Good video

[@michaelbenoit248]

These 7.3s if they are healthy will start just fine above 35 degrees without them. I used to have an old 95 down here in Texas, & just turned em off & had em on a switch so I can use them once a year when it got cold below 40-35 degrees. She would always start right up & run like a clock. I’ve got a 93 idi rn & I miss the iconic sound & instant start up. I had done a straight pipe & a ton of tuneup stuff on her & even with head gasket issues & injector issues she still ran like a clock no blow by at all. I’d get another PSD for a work truck or as a 2nd truck & have my idi as my backup/oil burner.

[@Sackmatters]

@@michaelbenoit248 I’ve started mine in -25 here in Alaska. Absolutely hates it even when it’s plugged in.

[@theshadetreewelder5043]

I think he didn't give enough power to just start dumping ether at the beginning, a sniff to start, and then a few more when it clears out

[@VileMisanthropy]

Injector tappets are probably wore out. FRESH batteries and an updated starter. These videos are fun. 😀

[@jamesendicott4938]

When you were cranking that engine it had a couple cylinders with low compression. You could here the cranking speed up and slow down on a regular interval.

[@tuckerbrandstrom575]

Same thought I had.. First crank and you could hear the dead holes. I probably would've given up on starting right there.

[@svvitchio]

Hey, I have one of those ladders. It's slightly more stable than working from the top of a pogo stick.

[@tomcleghorn4005]

That's air tank would be good too have. Just for capacity! And that closet at the end was out of a horror film wasn't it

[@gavster89]

Yeah I was thinking that too, its free so just take it out and plumb it into the shop

[@patriciomunoz2830]

What was that inside the "closet"?

[@carbpumper]

I’ve had the same ether experience with an old worn out 7.3 with some dead holes. Funny how it doesn’t hardly help a HEUI, but IDIs love it. Working glow plugs and cranking speed become very essential

[@matthewegan4329]

5:03 "Now this side is sponsored by NAPA." 😂

[@brianpeters4486]

Surprised you didn't take the compressor and fan. Never know what you could build out of that.

[@jeepindave5464]

Cat pony motor! Cant believe you left such a high end compressor in there.

[@ginggur17]

Perkins engine factory is about 30 minutes south from me down in Peterborough. 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦

[@michaelbenoit248]

Of course that ol 7.3 will run. These 7.3s are great. I used to have one & love the sound. I traded my 95 for a 93 idi & id like to get another 95 after hearing that redline after that 7.3 started up.

[@tomanycooks]

come on man it's 10:47 pm here in Australia. I'm going to need a sleep in tomorrow

[@dave_n8pu]

It's 8:47AM here in Michigan (USA).

[@sniperassasin1264]

Who goes to bed at 11pm?

[@samrogerskeeponkeepingon1486]

908Aam Eastern standard here on the outer Banks of North Carolina👌🏼

[@cesarconh895]

9:00am here in Florida.

[@jakedallas4025]

How’d you sleep boss?

[@RobinsonHuso94]

F550 with 2 running engines... What a flex. I´m happy if my ford runs with one engine.

[@josephbugaj8149]

Should do a rebuild on the 7.3L. Use the motor as an engine swap candidate, along with the CAT.

[@josephbugaj8149]

Doesn’t have to be a fan of the motor, but it’s agreed that the 7.3L is a stout diesel motor in terms of reliability. It’s even been stated by many that it is one of the best diesel engines to be ever equipped in a heavy duty truck or van, even buses and box trucks. International (at the time) sure knew what they were doing and it is one of my favorites in terms of diesel motors.

[@josephbugaj8149]

@Patrick Baptist I agree. The only Maxxforce engine that’s decent is the DT. I drive a bus that has a VT365, but I told myself that as soon as I was able to purchase one, take out the 365 and drop in a T444E engine. I’ve seen some run forever, and the traits the 7.3L has are second to none. Ability of running dirty fuel, even biodiesel with little to no modifications is one of the traits. Brute mechanical simplicity is another trait, thanks to the 6 head bolts per cylinder and the fixed geometry turbo. Indeed dollar per mile, the engine is the cheapest and the best engine in the IH lineup. (Nice job on the project so far 👍. Might even video log my swap if I could get a bus cheap and an engine cheap.)

[@T3hderk87]

That Caterpillar is worth more than the truck itself, even broken as it is!

[@kadenwatt2033]

I'm surprised that you didn't put that kubota diesel that was on DGHD into the forklift

[@garycroxon8271]

Glad to see this old beast brought back to life and that some of her parts will get a new life!

[@nathaniellangston5130]

Super sweet looking air compressor! I have been looking for one for a long time that is used! Looks a bit on the big side for my personal shop haha

[@gethinjones1348]

Awesome video Rich, love these impromptu will it start episodes!

[@thomashelmberger6151]

that's a Cat 3054 or Perkins 1004 AA engine, Perkins produced those for CAT if good serviced a always runner

[@CrazyPetez]

I have no need for your stuff, but I do really enjoy watching you work, and getting these engines started👍.

[@mikeznel6048]

Nice just need a Mike Mitchell video and this morning is complete.

[@jamesclark52]

Man lift! that machine is how I stumbled upon your awesomeness!

[@necrothescistt8164]

Rich was as happy as a kid on christmas looking for stuff inside the ol ferd

[@topaz123212]

From Ottawa, great to see Canadian salvage content

[@MrSleepProductionsInc]

We have a ‘99 F550 bucket truck, yea, if that engine is cold, we have to put one, sometimes two running vehicles on it just to keep the batteries charged while cranking it, and with starter fluid. Once it starts it has to sit there and idle for about 15/20 minutes before you can drive it. If the block heater was plugged in then it starts right up and runs well right away.

[@noahguyse2908]

Those 7.3 engines do start alot easier when being turned over fast, as for ether, a safer way to do it is to disconnect the glow plug relay then spray into the the y pipe that goes directly to the engine. Just saying for future reference

[@bjre.wa.8681]

Apparently Glow Plugs didn't function?

[@noahguyse2908]

@@bjre.wa.8681 i assume they did based on he jumped back when it turned over (backfire fire glow plugs igniting the ether)

[@jay-um1pu]

Yeah they definitely need decent cranking rpm to start

[@bobclay2808]

Thanks for teaching him something.

[@SUMDUDE.]

@@noahguyse2908 yup, starting fluid in a 7.3 is a good way to blow a hole in a piston if you don't undo the glow plug relay

[@alexneufeld2738]

this is always a good way to start my morning

[@kerynbell429]

I have the Perkins 6 cylinder turbo version of this swapped into my Australian made international c1300 truck. it is a sweet running engine.

[@vapeking8882]

99.5 to early 2001 was good 2002 started powered connecting and will start to brake rod after 500hp. what a deal nice little engine. and i do hope ya took the air compressor out and kept it to would give ya all the air ya need in a shop.

[@Cre8toR87]

This truck would be perfect for Peg over at Zip Ties.

[@Terk131]

I have a 4cyl cat with a p-pump going into a jeep J20 pick up. Keeping the 4 on the floor T-18 unless I can find a stout 5 spd. Its going to be an awesome project.

[@mjmcomputers]

Keep it for some project, you know you will use it.

[@Hissmannen]

That’s a sweet stepladder. Mine was new for few days until my helper bashed it with the elevator we was building.

[@andrewwest2417]

im always happy when i see a new deboss garage video cant wait till that twin turbo duri is done she bettterrr rippp

[@anthonys7534]

I was thinking maybe this was one that neutral drop had their paws on before you, the way it was trying to start🤣

[@LongPeter]

Oh, sorry about that Nerf dart. They get everywhere. Happens every time my nephews come over. You can mail it back to me care of Ashton Post Office, South Australia.

[@mikeznel6048]

Dude! Nice finds though and all that equipment is awesome. I'll take the whole truck!

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Another video from you that KZbin has decided it shouldn't show me. Great. I was thinking man lift, like a dexterous, small bucket style, then I realized that an overpowered forklift would be really useful and fun.

[@TheHdmotorman]

Just use a pencil and lapping compound on the float seat and save the perkakitty for something better. Just my 2 cents...

[@toddmccarter45]

13:10 im fairly certain thats a lens cleaning wipe for your glasses.

[@Dfour]

Awesome revival 🤘🏼

[@young11984]

The steering wheel in my 01 f250 feels just like that after a week in the sun

[@Another_Random_Dave]

If you keep it all together, this would make a damn good mobile shop. 🤙🏾

[@tornadotomsgarage2831]

Thats a perkipiller, worked on them in small challenger, and old white tractors.

[@danw1955]

Cannot believe that Powersmoke actually started and ran on all 8 cylinders! When you first started cranking on it, it only sounded like it had compression on 2 or 3 cylinders at best.😮

[@KPearce57]

@bcbloc already put a 6 cylinder cat in a forklift, but I'll watch it again, better yet a Cat powered desert runner .

[@wyattcollier8930]

The motor he swapped in his hyster forklift is an 8.3 cummins. Not a cat.

[@Mike-xt2ot]

That's a sweet truck. I'd daily it. It's way nicer than what my daily is currently. My shoes.

[@aserta]

If you can't fit it in old faithful, or don't wanna bother with the UpRight, store it. You never know when something falls in your lap, and that engine's worth the space it takes.

[@Goombahatergaming]

Dam I thought I was lucky when I scored two free 1990/93 GMC Sierras that both tan and drove with titles Rich out here getting F550s with 7.3s and On board CATs lucky

[@MrChrisproductions]

For the ladder, pull the tabs at the bottom, it will drop. Also don't get on it unless you start from the bottom opening the rungs upwards otherwise it will collapse.. I speak from experience lol

[@jmt8706official]

I love the sound of a 4bt in the morning.

[@markbremmer8642]

That Truck looks like a good candidate for a hot shot rig. Scrap the box, put a Cummins or Cat in it, plus a sleeper on the back and go to work. The money from scrapping the box, can help offset the cost of a rebuild or swap.

[@michaelscahill8429]

Awesome video!

[@drcovell]

Try to start the engine, *then* check the oil? Kinda like the Far Side cartoon where two are making breakfast and one days “Wait, first add cereal, *then* milk!” Enjoy your show. In my misspent youth, I spent a lot of time working with those 71-series two-strokes. (If the Aerosmith band members had ever worked on a Gymmy that song would have been called “Scream on.”) 😉

[@0xferd]

man both the 4 cylinder cat and the diesel engine within the truck sounds good...

[@RobertHolster1]

If I had a dollar for everytime I heard "it got a new engine at some point." Remember to put in Dr. Evil air quotations "NEW."

[@BruceLee-xp5fc]

That ladder is cool

[@chuckk458]

I’d try to fit that CAT in a pickup, somehow. I know it’s not that feasible, but it would be cool.

[@daviddelambert2752]

why not feasible... there are a lot of 4BT trucks out there.

[@chuckk458]

@@daviddelambert2752 I’ll be the first to say I don’t know that awful much about engines and I’m learning as I go- but I thought there were some differences between engines used for stationary things and engines in vehicles. Nothing that couldn’t be solved with some other parts or workarounds, it would just be a matter of money and finding those workarounds. Though I imagine, putting this engine in a small industrial vehicle would be easier than a pickup or something, since with a pickup you’d have to figure out some kind of adapter to connect the engine to the transmission, when they probably already make adapters for the little industrial vehicles. Anything is possible with enough time, money, and effort. It’s just a matter of, “is it worth it in this particular instance?”

[@winstoncryer7606]

You should probably know those knuckle boom little cherry pickers are real Handy they got multiple bends up and over things and if it has an extension on the basket really helpful you can go up and over racks do work on the other side of them used to use them put in retro fitting earthquake upgrade

[@ahmedhameed3667]

Keep working on this truck until you complete it in sequential episodes without interruption, good luck

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

stop watching till its complete and then watch the build serious on our front page.

[@jakemason9436]

Love these kinda vids. The Cat is a nice prize. Put it in something. Thanks.

[@andrewduff4719]

Should pull that champion air compressor pump ! Wonder how much salvage yard would want for that

[@tomnorthcutt4754]

Saskatchewan chrome good stuff bud

[@braap802]

It more than likely bent an exhaust pushrod "thumping/popping" out the intake when it the either explosion happened. 7.3 cams and lifters last forever and have almost 0 failures but rockers break pushrods bend and rocket pedestals will break off aswell.

[@Productsthathateyou.]

Love how the subtitles said “applause” as he’s cranking it 😂

[@ehrenkrause9861]

My 2000 has the cast rods just before the powder metal rods. 😊👍

[@EvanT1995]

Can't go wrong with using a pair of vice grips as a wrench

[@David-dd7qe]

Put it in the man Lift, fix the carb and the hydraulic leak on the forklift! Glad to see you using your gloves sometimes!

[@norsevikingsir4932]

That's a zombie apocalypse truck box, I need that box lol.

[@travisboulton4312]

Forklift for sure, would be sick to see it in there

[@SecondhandOverland]

lol I see you were using the Quality vise grips for that job. 🍁

[@xozindustries7451]

You would be sweeping up the crank off the ground if you tried that with a 6.0 power stroke

[@Kenny22852]

You do realize that the rotating assembly in a 6.0 is stronger than a 7.3 right?

[@onemansvideos2134]

That motor sounds like a monster

[@nunyabinis]

Introducing the new Debocho hauler!

[@benjamins9121]

Yeah 02s had powdered rods, I inherited an 02 Lariat 6 speed dually. Great of you're not trying to make big power

[@notj5712]

Sounds like a dead hole with that starter skip. Plus not enough battery to get rpm enough to trigger the IDM? It lives! Gotta love a 7.3

[@joshburts1044]

That little cat sounds like the making for another diesel swapped Tahoe

[@sporty196071]

Good double diesel parts truck. Might be a good frame for another build. Good storage box?

[@cribbage1686]

Great ladder.

[@kylefry3397]

That ford has a mighty brand air cleaner

[@Graveltrucking]

That Perkapillar would make a good hydraulic power pack for somebody with the on/off clutch, its worth some money, not sure if that has sleeves or not.

[@TheRealMrCods]

That was an awesome video, I was betting against you with that engine starting, glad I lost 🤣

[@TrinomCZ]

That sticky steering wheel is a common problem of these Fords. I have the same in my Transit and I have to clean it every time I want to drive that thing.

[@Gravstein]

Same steering wheel in MK6 transit here in Europa, they get sticky like that. Ford made them out of old toilet seats or some thing lol

[@ErikEkedahl]

If I was anywhere near you I'd be going for that compressor, would love something with some actual CFM around the shop.

[@oldfashioned2926]

trying to turn over the powerstroke sounds like our JD 4010 before we switched it to twelve volt

[@eformance]

CLEAN ONE OWNER, RUNS AND DRIVES!