Great effort!

he has a built-in-hand torque wrench. when his elbow joint starts clicking, he knows its the right torque.

I've seen mechanics in a shop leave more contaminates in an engine than they did. So for what they had, they did a pretty good job.

not every mechanics out there have the money to buy the “standard tools”, but the knowledge and experience that they have is something out of this world, mad respect for them. salam from indonesia

These guy's are true professionals. I would trust this shop over the majority of shops in America. Just imagine if they had proper tools and technology. RESPECT!

For some guys in a third world country with minimal skills and tools, they did a decent job. It's not going to set any records for reliability or longevity, but it will keep the truck going for a few more years, keeping the driver employed and probably hauling important goods. When I think of some of the crap fixes I did when I was young to keep my old beaters on the road, these guys work looks good.

"Yeah, seems like they did a pretty good job." -My thoughts exactly. I appreciate you keeping it real and not getting super dramatic.

Reminded of reading about 1950s Jaguar race engines being built. They never used a torque wrench either, just experience from doing it over and over again. Those engines won Le Mans.

trust me these guys don't need a torque wrench, his hand is a torque wrench

No sensors, no check engine lights. You can limp the trucks to the mechanic. The Pakistani's will have your motor ready by afternoon. It's a dream.

Oh does this bring back the memories from the 60’s I’ve been bending wrenches since I was 6 yrs old I’m 65 now. I’m a ASE Master Tech . Graduated AAdegree automotive technologies , also US Army Track / Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic . I worked for Cat as a road Mechanic an finally as Shop Foreman before retirement. An this is exactly how as a kid my old man rebuilt engines for year , prior to the Invention of silicone we used White Grease on nearly every gasket, it did 2 things I it would fill in any small voids , held gasket in place , an it made it easier to remove if you had to go back into it at a latter date . Then came a product called Copper Coat we would use on head gaskets . Often times a Crank would be “ mic’d by finger tip “ an then lightly polished using emery cloth . If we needed a gasket we used whatever was available if we were out of gasket paper by taking a small ball peen hammer an lightly tapping around the casting surface . I even made a set of valve cover gaskets for a 1961 Ford Galaxy 500 from the bottom of a Budweiser beer case ( cardboard ) . The Shop we had ( as a kid ) was only big enough to hold some tools , spare tires , spare parts . The work was done outside on a concrete pad . On conventional cab trucks if it needed a clutch we would put blocks of wood an rug scrapes over the top of door frame , run a track bar between the 2 doors hook up a come along remove truck floor pan an drop the trans out the bottom this way . We did have a big old a frame for pulling truck engines, but on cars once again a couple guys with a track bar would walk a engine in or out of the frame by hand . My Dad use to tell me how they would Pieces from a Leather belt as crank brgs on old model T’s that the engines use to have to be rebuilt like every 500 miles or usually over the winter when they were snowed in . Older Engines were far overbuilt metal wise back then , I can remember when the first various aluminum parts started coming out how the old-timers laughed saying those would never hold up . An now days we are using plastic in some parts like upper intakes on modern cars . I can remember Ford motor company in the mid 80’s experimented with synthetic plastic piston rings . The Chevy Vega’s with the all aluminum blocks from the 70’s they were no more than oversized Briggs & Stratton engines . Before they came out with steel sleeves for them I was rebuilding like 2-3 of them a week an then finally Chevy came out with the Iron Duke Engines. We use to rebuild starters an generator’s hand wrapping them .

Looks like he's built a few engines in his day. If it starts and runs, makes it past warranty, costs are in line. Most of all a happy customer, ya done good man.

I’m a marine diesel mechanic, we work on some pretty nice sport fish boats and a lot of times we work in flip flops on some really nice higher end boats. Reason being is getting in and out of the engine room you walk barefoot on the deck. And also to prevent scuffing the paint on the stringer and other components through the engine room

You should see the one where they surface a flywheel by leaving it bolted to the engine, revving the engine and holding a rock against it.

I can bet it never fuckin breaks because of how it was rebuilt. I've Seen guys with all the tools and safety equipment rebuild engines that didn't even last a hundred miles

the "feeling" hand torquing is ok if you make an audible "click" everytime you feel that the torque is correct, as AVE teaches :)

A lot of guys are spoiled by the torque wrench lol torque wrenches weren’t around since the beginning of vehicles. And you have a lot of great mechanics that don’t even use them to rebuild engines.

In my experience working outside of the US, often the only gaskets you can get are counterfeit and low quality.... So not a bad idea to put some silicone down when using them. They feel very different from the Cat gaskets you get in the US...

The socket driver they're using looks to be standard equipment over in that part of the world. Until I started watching these videos, I wasn't aware they existed. I have a feeling that that the head bolts were tightened off camera after they were ran in with that small impact. I've seen an old cylinder liner cut in half, inside tapered and used to install pistons in the cylinders. It is amazing that they keep things as clean as they do! I've seen repairing aluminum wheels just using oxygen acetylene torch and a shop made rod that's a strip of aluminum poured in a line. Don't know how strong they are after the repair!? They're cleaver and resourceful people! Shop made tools!

Having worked with several individuals from Pakistan, I can tell you its a culture of "We know what needs to be done and we're gonna do it, and do it well." There could be recommendations that say that's not the best way, but when all is said and done its the result that matters. Having said all that, just seeing that flywheel gives me anxiety.

Man. This was an amazing video. Please do more like this.

It's called "Torque to Yield!" Torque the $hit out of it until it yields...

Reminds me of the time I had to assemble piston and liner kits for a Detroit Series 60 marine engine on an old wooden jetty, sea breeze blowing hard, sand and salt spray all over the place, using a small screwdriver to compress the piston rings one at a time... The joys of field service in remote Western Australia... Ps. The engine now has 21000 hours on it and the short motor hasn't been apart.

I'd trust that guy with the wheel wrench over a kid with an impact gun any day.

Torque spec's are so over rated for them.. they just feel with their hands if it's enough or not. 👍😁

In Punjab India they rebuild farm equipment like a Religious experience. I gave admiration for these guys. They try to do their best with very little. Let's donate a torque wrench to them ..

I think they charge by the tube of silicon used to rebuild the engines

As with you, I’ve been amazed at the lack of them using a torque wrench. Apparently it works, as all the various videos do the same method. The trucks are called jingles, where the painting is a symbol of pride and advertising the owner is committed.

When I was rebuilding my 5ek, I couldn't find a piston ring tool so i just bought a straight exhaust band clamp and used that..... worked perfect. It's now One of my "Specialty tools" :)

Hahahaha I thought of you when I seen the one where they did a loader mill rebuild... Your worst nightmare!!

I suspect that guy has done so many of these that if you out a torque wrench on his work you'd probably find it's pretty close to right.

Mann this is such a genuine vid, definitely enjoyed this u seem like cool dude🤙🏽

Great review from Adept, .. sounds like a news guys, very detailed, love it

I'm a mechanic from South Africa. I've only been doing it for 4 years so I'm not really experienced enough to comment but sometimes we use big end conrod bearings to scrape gaskets off. So far so good!

Considering they probably have no access to training or tools they got the truck running and the truck driver back to making money to feed his family. It looks more like an offroad temporary fix that is only temporary, unless it works of course then it can wait till there is more time in the future. Give the guys credit for what they can do with such limited tools and probably very low pay for it. Thanks for a fun video.

It's one grunt for light torked bolts and two grunts fer the heavy torked bolts.

I'm a 21 year old and a women working on diesel and Your videos have helped me so much on my journey educating and exciting me to keep learning more! 💜

Speaking of silicone, we currently have a perfect example of why NOT to use silicone where it isn't needed in our shop right now (JD Ag tech here). Engine was knocking and had excessive blowby. Brought machine in, another tech pulls engine and performs teardown. #6 cyl wall was scored and lacked lubrication. Upon further inspection, tech found piston cooling jet plugged with a small piece of red silicone. Oil pan and cyl head appeared to never have been removed before. However, customer did at some point have the oil cooler replaced and whoever did it reused the old gasket and smeared silicone all over it. He might've saved himself a couple bucks replacing the oil cooler himself, but it cost him an engine. Wish I could share the pictures, the evidence was damning

You have to count the Uga Dugas. Head Bolts = 12 Uga Dugas. Rocker arms = 2 Uga Dugas.

Crazy what these fellas can do with just the most basic of tooling and machinery. They're working hard and honest.

Great job here ❤ I'm from Africa originally......built many engines and gearboxes outside with the tools I can fit in a canterlever toolbox. I have a torque wrench, but after having torqued things for 30 years, I have developed a "feel" for when the wrench will click, so I suspect they have also grown that sense. Splitting a tractor in half with the rear half hanging from a tree branch and the front half balanced on a horizontal scaffold pipe standing on blocks on a skateboard either end must've been one of my most daring efforts, but its just the way we do things. You look around you, see what can be used and figure out the rest as you go.......it keeps the mind sharp and the jobs interesting.

Were talking about a 3rd world country here.......this is absolutely amazing in my book you have to realize these guys education levels are far lower than anyone in the USA. This is all they know, and it runs.....simply amazing

Heck yeah! These are the hardest working, "can do", dudes on the planet. Mad props to all the Pakistani Truck men. I'm a big fan. You should see what the do for broken frames.

When I was working on aircraft an actual torque specification for tightening the bolts for a propeller, written in the manual, Was 180lbs applied to a 4 foot bar.

Thanks for the reaction to PakistaniTruck 👍🏼 interesting channel for sure. KZfaq algorithm recommended your vid

Somewhere there is a happy medium between these guys not torquing anything and the guys that would torque a snap ring if it had a spec. My teacher at Cummins training school told us it was standard fare to rebuild big cams and such with a 3/4 impact

The only way to have a clear picture of their work is to see if the rebuilt engine lasts as long as the factory built engine. They are working without the proper tools or location but the trucks do keep rolling.

We used a pvc pipe for pressuring the piston rings on our tractor. Worked fine and does not damage anything.

I give these guys mad respect I've been a heavy line mechanic for a long time and I've have lots and lots of failed helpers these guys are getting after it paying the hand that was dealt and obviously it works

Josh, some of us old bastards have a built in torque wrench. depending on if the shoulder, elbow, or wrist pops give's us a known torque plus or minus 5

The resurfaced cracked flywheel lets you know these guys plan on this thing running long enough to load the truck to 10 times it's rated capacity for about a month then pull her back down. Gotta have something to do I guess.

I think we need an "in the dirt" and "silicone" counter 🙃. To those guys' credit, it looks like they got the job done which is pretty impressive honestly given their lack of what we call a shop/tools. It is an example of making the most of what you got but also with a dose of do not try to duplicate either 🤔

Did enjoy very much hearing your insight on the engine build. ty * when they were moving the engine, and those guys on flip flops 😬

These people know how to SURVIVE. Americans lose their phone and it's the end of the world.

Powersteering pump - that looks like a Nissan Diesel FE6 - they keep buying them from wreckers here in NZ and shipping em over - pretty reliable old motors those

This guys make the best out of what they have ..very resourceful

These guys are amazing!

Is amazing how the man can get things done even without proper tools and safety issues but they getting the job done

I've lived and worked Overseas (Middle East/Africa/Europe) for 8 years in the Heavy Duty Truck and Construction Industry! I just retired after 50 years as a Journeyman Mechanic and Regional Service Mgr. It a different world outside the USA. Don't sell them short, they can do the job without all the Hype. They rely on Experience/Skills, while we unfortunately have lost a lot of the skills we used to have. We all experienced how hard it is to get things done. I see the day when we will be sending our repairs Overseas to get them fixed, its less expensive and they do a good job. You have to admirer the quality of the work that this video shows.

that cracked flywheel scares me more than an over torqued bearing LOL. exploding flywheel at any speed is BAD, but worse and overtightened main cap can do is squish a bearing tighter against a crank!

I thought he was going to use finger nails to set the valve lash

Some people really are that good.

Those pakeez do some good work...I can't believe the video of an aluminum wheel repair and then the axle housing/axle repair. Amazing what those guys can do!

They don't need a torque wrench, gloves or anything else. This is what they do.

You should see the video of resurface of head an block ? It's nuts

As a diesel mechanic in Nigeria, i can tell you these guys are quite decent. Very neat work too.

Have to give it to these guys, they work with what they have

That be easy a $1000.00 an hour at the Cat house with all the guys working on that engine. They do okay with what they have. Obviously, those carry heavy loads, but they don't run the speeds we do in the US. The sandals keep your reflexes sharp. 😂😂

God help us all when someone comes out with steel toed crocs. When it comes to assembly or disassembly of an engine, I try to do everything by hand. I'll know faster if a bolt or nut is going in fine or if its cross threaded. But everything does get several checks with the torque wrench at spec. I'm cautious and take my time with that stuff.

Its not in the tools its in the mechanics , great fan of them 👍🏻👍🏻

Studied diesel mechanics in the US .Immigrant from Kenya. I have to say this is fascinating for you to take some time to compare and contrast what goes on in the world. Thanks

I’ve been to Pakistan and Afghanistan…it would amaze you to see just how resourceful and clever those mechanics are over there…their repairs hold up as long as the have to…I’ve seen these jingle trucks run for way longer than the should have

There is a video of them fixing a broken frame . It’s amazing what they can do with very few tools.

Those guys are real mechanics in Pakistan. They make heavily duty frames for their trucks by hand. I love watching their content. Nothing but respect. In America we are just technicians that replace parts.

never seen an engine rebuild on a jingle truck before. pretty cool

What i think when someone says they did the rebuild themselves

I have seen some Europeans use a similar right angle socket driver. Never seen them on this side of the pond.

great team work

This was fun !

I watched them and they are amazing

I used to hate when guys would use gasket maker but after many years of fixing stuff, building motors almost every time I just used a gasket like everyone recommends I had leaks. I started using “the right stuff” on everything and I’ve never had it fail me yet. I decided to not silicone much on my Cummins I just rebuilt and every single spot I didn’t use silicone it leaked and I had to go in and re do it all using silicone and I’ve had zero issues since.

These do this day in day out - they have developed a feel for the torque... and go through progressively longer leavers. I noticed I used to break bolts and strip threads with a torque wrench - I now go by feel on a lot of bolts, and have not experienced any problems. You start getting a feel. Torque is clearly useful in giving you an idea but experience is even more powerful.

You should do more of this videos.

If these guys are getting 500k out of their rebuilds. MORE POWER TO THEM !

When you see the roads they are driving on and the way these trucks are driven, you wouldn't be worrying about a torque wrench. There is one showing the whole engine rebuild and they show the valves being adjusted and you can clearly see the huge pit marks in the cam lobe and roller, from the hardness being out of it. At least one of these engines they said was a Nissan. They rebuild tires and batteries too. Here they make new crankshafts. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8-ejKajksy6Y4U.html

Good work proper old skool

These people work with what they have and do a way better job than many here in the USA. Many people leave comments regarding their lack of safety gear but like the host said, these mechanics have no fingers or toes missing.

Hey if it runs it runs yo 😅

I have an appointment there next I'm getting a brake job

Is not that we are over safety or conscious and they are not it’s just means we are very blessed. And fortunate. I watch this guy’s videos all the time how they fix everything rarely times the use new things they fix and weld everything. I give those ppl props … I’ve traveled to Mexico and Central America and man I’ve seen ppl use leader as gaskets imagine that … I’m a automotive tech my self so watching ppl do stuff like this makes me humble on every customers daily work

When you're working in the dirt, using random tools to clean old gasket material, silicone is a good idea on every gasket surface. This is merely a difference of working in a 1st world shop vs working in a third world dirt lot.

overly safe in this county is the understatement of the year…and people treat a motor like it’s open heart surgery. have you forgot that back in the day you had to manually oil the valves and stuff? motors can take a beating a keep running…maybe not perfectly but if it’s making money it’s running right.

Don’t underestimate the quality and skill these guys have. In Pakistan they have a village that makes exact copies of handguns and rifles all by hand. The craftsmanship is amazing!

A comment about the use of silicone. I live in Mexico, and the gasket quality available on most autoparts stores here is not great, and to most people, quality replacements are much more expensive and hard to find. The same happens also with fluids like oil and such. I've seen leak-free engines rebuilt in the US start to leak when using mexican oils. As a result, many mechanics come up with these techniques using silicone and stuff because no matter how much care and adherence to the correct process you have, leaks happen and they're a PITA, mostly because you don't want your customer to come back 2 days later complaining about a leak that requires you to do the whole job again (this time for free) in order to fix it. I believe that's the same thing that happens over there in Pakistan.

If you're doing the same thing everyday you can feel the right torque , that's very common in third world countries, I experience the same while I was in the Philippines doing mechanic job with very limited tools , and my all around tools is the chisel and hammer , but now I'm here in Hawaii with all fancy tools it's more expensive than my truck

I feel like this whole video was a destruction of the week video IMO. LOL.

I think this channel used be called 'Pakistani Truck'. The paint is for personal expression and to try to attract more customers in some cases. Also, they use emblems and things that remind them of home because they are often gone for long periods. Sounds familiar. Not sure what heights they are driving at, but that might impact some of the choices they make like the weight of the oil, etc.

A very even-handed critique in my humble opinion

Ah, North American mechanic reacts to his job 100 years ago. These vids are gold, like a spyglass back in time.

I am sure this repair’s works good as a work done by special tooling.