Will it start? International TD340 tracked loader

Time to see if the old TD340 Drott will fire up.

[@shakes7333]

Volume warning at 26:19 LOL. Had headphones on had the volume up so I could hear the ol'girl running then BOOM lol

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Thank you haha, I'll pin your comment for others.

[@hfdzl]

Having owned a bunch of diesel iron over the years including IH nothing beats a Cat diesel with a pony motor!

[@pete-mate3524]

Bloody awesome! I love seeing old iron brought back to life!!! I was going to suggest looking at the injectors in regards to the miss / knock, but from reading the comments, you're already fully aware of this (and more). Looking forward to the update!!

[@johnkauppi7078]

I'd love to have an Inter Drott loader. I drove one on a farm when I was a farmhand, in my youth, and it was ever so much fun.

[@beyondbackyardcustoms3427]

Do u know what make it go in gear I have one that won't move

[@johnkauppi7078]

@@beyondbackyardcustoms3427 It could be a few things . The one I drove had a shuttle shift lever, forwards, backwards. If the shuttle is hydaulic and and not moving when engaged it could be lack of not enough oil in transmission and not enough rpm. If its a mechanical shuttle, then the shuttle clutches could be burnt out.Then there is a torque ampifier drive transmission. For that to work properly that engine must be revving above 1500 to 2000 rpm. Oil level in transmission is crucial. It must be full. Good luck from Australia.

[@beyondbackyardcustoms3427]

Thanks mine is mechanical and when you shift it from forward to neutral the shaft start spending a little bit butt in gear it stops I do think it's still low in fluid do you know how much fluid is supposed to be in it or what is full

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Mine had such a worn out linkage it was hitting the seat and dashboard before going into forward or reverse

[@johnkauppi7078]

@@beyondbackyardcustoms3427 I never had transmission trouble with the one I drove. Knowing Inters, they they have a small plug that screws into the side of the transmission. Thats the full level plug. About half way up the side. Undo that and fill tranny till oil comes out. Or there could be a dip stick on its own or on the underside of the filler plug.

[@robertsprafke9376]

I have two of these one is a dozer and I just restored it. The other is parts so anyone need parts contact me. Great little machines and IH parts are fairly easy to locate. Thanks for the video!

[@brucebonkowski9568]

And a good coat of yellow

[@brucebonkowski9568]

Runs great you need to make a pirate eye patch 😁

[@lindadartt7124]

Nice day for working on old equipment!

[@gatewaymofreight]

very popular machines, you can find them all over the place. t340 gas is much easier to deal with.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Funny you mention that.... stay tuned

[@moondogdieselworks3883]

Sounds like it needs a good valve adjustment

[@redgoldcu]

Good God Man!!! Where is your •STARTING FLUID•? Old engines down on compression need a little boost! I ran a large steel salvage boat on the Great Lakes. It had a freshly rebuilt Jimmy 8V71. Every morning, first start, One 2 second blast of ether down the supercharger intake. What do YOU do first thing in the morning? Start that coffee pot. Same here. You will soon be buying a starter as well. You’re adding YEARS of wear, and overheating with so much repetitive cranking so close together. 20 seconds total cranking, 5 minutes to cool. Good Luck…. But please try the ether. It works wonders! PS: I have 2 50 year old Farmall gas engine tractors. Other than summertime, they too require a shot of starting fluid in the intake pipe. Be sure with GAS engines, that you OPEN THE CHOKE to allow the ether to enter the carb. After it fires on the ether, THEN you can quickly reapply the choke if necessary. There is also now ELECTRIC MATS (all different sizes) to place under your BATTERY/s to give you full cranking power when cold. Of course the coolant line heater as well. Both run on 120V AC. Again… Good Luck!🍀

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

When I'm first starting something that's been sitting I want everything free so it's spinning over easy and lubed up before it fires. Now that it's been run it starts right up, time to dig into it, diagnose the knock and get it running better.

[@bigcal36]

10 months late on this video but im guessing a valve or valve train issue on 1 cylinder from the whooshing sound when cranking. * then the ticking after it starts...

[@rudymccollum5742]

I'm suprised this don't start off of gas. Most of those old IH that's how they started. Either works wonders

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

These never started on gas and I don't use Ether on stuff that's been sitting and has no lubrication on the parts. If a diesel needs ether it has a problem that needs to be fixed or it's just worn out.

[@weyayemanjoe3082]

Nice one mate 👍

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

I'll be digging back into this digger soon, need to figure out what's knocking. Stay tuned

[@beyondbackyardcustoms3427]

Is that all by the starter

[@beyondbackyardcustoms3427]

More like will it move

[@brucebonkowski9568]

Get some Lucas oil retore stabilizer fuel or Seafoam for the fuel also drain that tank might have a lot of crud It sounds like she no spinning fast enough again dirty oil friction I use 15w-40 in all my equipment except my old tractor it runs 40w in summer 15-40 winter engine worn out

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

The fuel is clean and has some ATF in it to lube things up. The starter is weak, I had it rebuilt and they found some burnt windings so it barely turns fast enough to start it. I haven't been revving it up because the knock gets really loud, these International engines have blind bolts instead of thru bolts and nuts or studs on the rod caps and they are known for loosening and tossing a cap. The fix is to swap in studs and safety wired nuts. I'm going to pull the pan and check the lower end before I go further and if it all looks good I'll pull the injectors to test them.

[@keystonecountryboy]

Kinda sounds like a valve not seating all the way..hence the blue smoke

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Could be, will find out pretty soon as I tear into it.

[@brucebonkowski9568]

I like your international loader may I suggest a rain cap for the exhaust and maybe contacted another u tuber Cand C sales equipment to make you a hood and fix that glow plugs runs f Good and a coat of rustelouem yellow

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

It has a flapper on the exhaust and I have the hood. I'm about to dig back into the ol girl and see what's causing the knock, it's not running smoothly on all cylinders so it could just be a bad/stuck injector. There will be at least a couple more vids on the beast soon so stay tuned.

[@countrygentleman4084]

You not supposed to run your engine with the glow plugs on that will do damage to your engine you supposed to use the glow plugs to preheat the engine turn them off then crank the engine

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Not according to the International Harvester manual. It says to leave them on for the first 30 seconds that it's running and all the antectotal info I find on these says to glow them even longer than the manual states. These are low compression diesels with pre-ignition chambers. Also glow plugs are not engine pre-heaters, their function is to ignite the fuel/air mix until the engine has generated enough heat for the compression to ignite it.

[@snydedon9636]

@@jerkofalltrades5430 you can use glow plugs on cat too after you fire it if a cylinder is missing. At least on the older d8&9 I’ve run.

[@raywilson800]

psst psst ....just a couple o sprays will save your battery and starter.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Not a good idea on these, they have pre-ignition chambers. Plus if it needs ether there is probably something wrong. The ol girl probably had stuck rings and/or valves and it needs attention paid to the injectors.

[@raywilson800]

@@jerkofalltrades5430 I used it safely and efficiently for 50 years on all my diesels.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

@@raywilson800 whatever works for you, I've rarely if ever needed it.

[@michaellynskey7124]

How are supposed to watch a video if the cameras are so poor all you can hear is someone talking to you about what he is trying or going to do next, Extremely poor video from you tube to allow this to be watched however is stupid enough to do so.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Thanks for watching!

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

What on earth is that gurning noise? Can't hear the engine for it, sounds as though the starter isn't disengaging? Spoils the video for me.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

I think it's the hydraulic pump sucking on a clogged filter.

[@johndodge2188]

Wouldn't be faster if you used some kind of starter fluid I do all the time

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Not needed, and on these pre-ignition chamber diesels it can go bad easily. In my experience if an engine needs Ether that means there is something wrong and I need to fix it.

[@johndodge2188]

In my experience on A construction job for over 20 years and at my ranch at times I needed to use some kind of starter fuel and if A person doesn't apply to much It doesn't harm the engine's in the winter months