That old Shaker had a 24v starter. You'll need four 6's linked together to turn it over.

Stater motor is 24 volt.once started the change Over solenoid cuts voltage to 12 volts to run everything else.should have four smaller batts in the Batt tray.hooking up all the battery leads on them is a nightmare and the solenoids can get water in them and not work very well.

Rule number one, always try to rotate the engine by hand before attempting to start. Also, Pre lube cylinders

The Detroits are fantastic engines. They will last forever, I drove one with 1.7 Million miles. It was a 8v71, but the 8v92 is only an improvement of the 8v71.

the motor in that truck is not lock up you dont have four batter's in it hook up in series that what it going to take to get it turning over

You should get that 359 Peterbilt also

I love to see an old truck like I used to drive resurrected! I have been retired a long time from trucking....I miss it boys! Trucker Mike drove 76-2012

I like how you rescue these abandoned Cabover truck's, and try too bring them back too life! If the engine starts it has a fighting chance!

You got yourself a gem with that cab over having an 8v92. Check and make sure the fuel injectors aren’t stuck and move freely!

I It think the Pete would be a great build

This reminded me of a time when my unit was prepping our 915 A-2s, (Freightliners) to ship down to Kuwait City. These trucks had a jumper cable that had both electrodes built into it that the military called a "safety" cable. I was a specialist at the time and the young fellow working with me had just been made a sergeant. He was having trouble plugging in the cable, so I tried to give him a hand. I've been around trucks all my life, and I joined the Army at 32 years old right before the cut off for my age. The age gap between me and the new sergeant was probably about 18 years, or almost as many years as he was old. I asked him to let me see the end of the cable, and sure enough, one of the outer tangs had been bent. I sat the cable down and went to unplug the other end of the cable, but the new sergeant new all there was to know about these so called "safety cables", and he decided to stick a screwdriver into the end to straighten it out before I had a chance to get it unplugged saying, "That's why they' called "safety cables"! Now it is important to remember that both the positive and the negative electrodes are in the end of these "safety cables". So... well... one smoke-puffing frizzy hair-do later and I was finally able to get my know-it-all sergeant to understand that those "safety cables" are only as safe as you let them be! 🤣🤣🤣

This is awesome. We ran a 1966 white Freightliner with a small cam 335 and a 2 stick 16 speed for many years on the farm. I love the 8v92 detroit

Bruce go look at the peterbilt that was sitting next to it or their was an extended hood Amodel kenworth sitting there that I saw… SUPER RARE TRUCK

Even if it would’ve started it would’ve run wide open you need to pull the valve covers because you more than likely have stuck injectors and it sounds like a big job but it’s no Detroit’s are easy

Ice man looks like a hard worker. It’s difficult to find friends like that. Thanks for posting the fails as well as the good stuff.

One thing I learned from my pap with old Detroit motors when they do that hit the starter with a hammer if it is still stuck u got to pull the truck to unlock it that is a common problem with them

Я ни хрена не понимаю на английском,но смотрю только из-за того,что мужик любит своё занятие и не опускает руки.Терпения и удачи тебе дружище,весёлых праздников и всего наилучшего в новом году.

4 12volts hooked in series it with start bud

I’m a little late but love that you’re giving some new life to a classic

This thing is just as old as I am!!! Fair play to you lads, saving automotive history!!! Well done!!

Should’ve got the peterbuilt in the background

Looking at the shifter. Looked to be in gear still

End of 2019 award must go to that " little Cab Over Jack"👍 sitting 20 years and still gets the job done.

18:00 I love how far the cab opens on that! I have a 1988 Freightliner cabover and it only opens up half as far , making it really difficult to work on the front of the engine..

Sounds like the truck was in gear... need 4 batteries to turn it over. I know you like cabovers BUT that 359 Pete in the background should of caught your eye... merry Christmas... love your channel. Watch every time you post.

I liked that blue Pete that was right beside the ford that would be a cool old truck to fix up

Bruce with respect and with hindsight being perfect, when you decided to not buy the truck, you should have shelved the video. Pretty disappointing waiting for a start, only to have the abandoned at the end.

Since when was a Detroit not a desirable diesel in 1973? With these two guys, you have the blind leading the lost.

If you ain’t buying it, where’s it at? I want it.

I had to piss earlier, but my zipper was stuck. So I just gave up on it.

1st truck I remember is pop's White Road Boss. No suspension, roof air though. He'd catch you asleep and jerk the wheel and dump all that cold ass water right in your lap. Decatur to Atlanta, good times.

Real content. Refreshing. That shit happens to people and sometimes ya gots to cut your losses and walk away.

The music is too loud while in rural king

15:30 sounds like music to my ears

I will follow you on this restore! Can't wait until you are finished!

Can’t wait to see the final product!! I’ll be following to see this beast come to life.

Don't use starting fluid. It will break the rings. (Or if you do, get the engine spinning over before you give it a shot). Detroits take a special priming procedure.

Im screaming/at the screen PULL THE FRICKIN LATCH TO THE SIDE NOT THE BACK 😂

I guess money is no object with this guy.

Happy this truck is getting a new life

Merry Christmas from Warsaw, Poland🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻

bar it over before thinking bout turning the switch

Full restoration? I can’t wait please keep up the videos. You’ve become. Y favorite

***** Love those Detroits. Used them in the Army and at our quarry. This will be great!

that what it needs is another battery

it needs 4 battery run in series

Hopefully one day you make the comment in video . The silicone spray works like starting fluid spray in gasoline engines when gets use on Diesel engines . I’m an mechanic and I use it.

You guys should meet up with Scott the Bus Grease Monkey. He's like the guru with all things Detroit.

Merry Christmas Bruce and family. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!🙏🙏

That's the first time ive ever seen a Detroit not start. It has to be something simple because unless it has a hole through the block, those engines will crank. You should call Busgreasemonkey from youtube.

Don’t forget that slow stable growth is better then rapid growth that fails, keep putting out great content, and your channel will keep growing, spread yourself too thin and not enough will get done and you will burn yourself out. The arm chair warriors will just have to learn patience. Keep on trucking

the fan is rocking so the crank and pistons are free more likely the air compressor on the back of the block is tight. but like others have said already never start a detroit which has sat for a while with out pulling the rocker covers and run the rack to make sure no injectors are stuck open.

26:08 you wanna bring some badass semi content to KZfaq cause no one else is doing it??? Hahahahah that’s a good one ... there’s many guys doing it now 😏

That was half arsed. Are you sure it wasn’t in gear.? Before you put a battery in it you should have pulled the valve covers to check the racks weren’t seized and barred the motor over. If it was seized you could pull the injectors easily and put oil/diesel in the bores. You need to watch some bus grease monkey. Detroit’s two strokes are not hard. It’s probably right to walk away at 4K. For that money it should run like a dream.

Don't ever, ever, EVER try to start a Detroit without barring it over and making sure the rack isn't stuck. If it runs away and there isn't an emergency shut-down, all you do is stand there and watch it blow up. Why don't you go find what's wrong with it instead of just "doing something for KZfaq"?

Biggest lessons I’ve ever learned in life are when I didn’t reach the top of the mountain. Nothing wrong with being turned back.

You need the Pete on the other side of the cabover that thing is sweet!

Here we go again😂

I love your shirt “make tractors great again”

I've always loved semi trucks. Can't say I know a whole lot about them, but I really enjoyed watching this

Anybody else keep staring at the rig on the other side of the brown Ford?

Na its good you didnt take it cause you got no idea about those motors. You dont just start a detroit after its been sitting. Almost guarantee you that motor would have run away had it cranked over. And you cant just hook those cables up however you want and "try" it. Those motors will also run backwards and cause a whole other series of problems

A full restoration is a must making this vintage 70s semi truck run great, even with modern upgrades and turbochargers.

Dude needs to get someone out there who actually knows what they are doing to get this thing started...

In typical Bruce Wilson fashion, he electrocutes his help. And if it was me I would get that blue Peterbilt that was near the White Freightliner, but I did see a couple others that might be better projects like the White Cab Over that was covered in tree sap. Personally I would love to find an old 1948 Diamond Rio or maybe an old 1945 Kenworth, or maybe even an old Autocar even an old MACK from the 1940's.

You need a cabover fleet

You should’ve did a collab with Bus Grease Monkey, he would’ve had that old Detroit awake and running like it was never dead.

Detroit Diesels are great engines. Most people have no idea how to work on them. I worked on them for 16 years in the Navy so I have a little experience with them. I have never seen a 71 series that did not have a 24 volt system so I was surprised when you tried to start it with 12 volts. From what I could see the engine was not frozen, but, you did not have enough battery for the system. You also did not check the injectors as when they sit for a long period you need to start them with the governor disconnected so you can force the rack to the closed position is they have a stuck injector.

I heard frame chopped and stretched and I lost it! Amazing project!

Ask "Bus grease monkey" on youtube He works with those engines on a daily basis.

@ 17:37 I literally almost shit breaks when the battery terminals sparked on IceMan lol😂😂😂

Love the old truck vids

OH SH** best intro ever

The starter system is running on 24 Volt

Bruce adoro o que vc faz com esses veículos parados a tanto tempo. Sinto um gratificação imensa ao assisti-lo. Sempre um Show! Abraço

I started out in a 1973 cap over pet hauling cows over wolf creek pass from Durango colo to the stocks yards in Greeley colo it was a trip like the work you all do on the old trucks

You guys are such hacks. That made a half revolution! Something May have been froze, but not the motor

on the 73 pull the cab latch out toward the side of the truck not behind it it got 8v71 before you try to start it take valve cover off of it put a pair of vise grip on the fuel rack so you can shut it down if it try to run a way

You should consider doing the White Volvo GMC 90s model in the back. I always loved those 🔥

Nice to see someone do a true 'Will it start?' video 👍 Usually, you always know they do at the end.

You should really get a Peterbilt. You can never go wrong with Peterbilt with a Cat engine

Is Ice-Man okay? Man that was scary. Glad to see everyone is safe. Don’t worry Bruce it wasn’t meant to be, there’s another truck out there that you need to find. By passing on this offer up, you will get to the real one you will take home. Everything will be ok. Why don’t you make the international truck a show truck? Is it not meant to be for the cabover? Wishing you and everyone out there a Merry Christmas full of good health, happiness and success. Keep them videos comin’! You’re doing a great job!

That truck is worth saving it’s truly an old survivor love it keep up the good work my friend

I love seeing iceman on the vlog. Lucky to have such a great bloke to help you out 👍🏻 love your vids Bruce never thought I would be watching trucks but it’s something different

1973 Green Dripper positive ground, reverse polarity fried voltage regulator, pull drain plug on oil pan and check for water. If there, it most likely came from cooling system. The 92 series drippers have 4valve heads, water below port cooling, wet sleeve liners, articulated pistons, and an intercooler. All of this makes for coolant leaks, there is also an oil cooler, but that doesn't cause hydrostatic lock. Looks like a good marine application (anchor). In any case, unless you want to learn way to much about the two stroke joke, and how they turn diesel fuel directly into noise and soil contamination, with no detectable by products, best bet is to back slowly away and then turn and run. I'm sure you can find a better sows ear for "project silk purse". There's lots of parts no longer available, OEM, and a lot of the jobber stuff doesn't fit as good. If you can get it for a song, you can most likely find a good running 8V71 or 92 for next to nada.

bar the bloody engine over with a big scaffold bar, if it is siezed you can feel it, injectors out and fill the bores with diesel 1st... done that with a 12cyl english electric lump out of a train, was goosed so ended up stripping down and overhauling it

That place looks like a treasure trove full of old trucks and such! I would LOVE to go there XD

Never get why old pole trucks get no love. They are the reason the world is built.

I’m not a mechanic nor have I stuck a wrench on a Diesel engine myself and even I can tell this guy has no idea what he’s doing with this attempt.

Take the covers off and hold the ex valve open if you have water and it rotates you can bend a rod

I like the roach crawling around on the gear

You guys need to hook all those battery posts together by either means of serial or parallel connections in order to get either the amperage you need or voltage you need to crank the engine over...

Bruce's brother "they took ar durrbs" 😂

You need to look into busgreasemonkey Edit: guy is smart when it comes to Detroit engines as long as you can stand listening to him

Go back and give it another shot!! I'd love to see it running!

I seriously doubt it's the Detroit parts that are hard to get. Its the Freightliner stuff of that vintage that will be hard to get

8v92T , cant wait to hear that baby scream

I think if you pulled the handle sideways instead of toward the back it might work♣️🤨

I’m happy to see more ice man. I saw him in the first few seconds so I had to watch it