Unbelievable man, I loaded this engine on a truck in Australia , December 2007 , it was in our shop at Weatherill Park in Sydney . I was told that it served a monster tip truck in the mines . I never imagined that I would see it again.
Some of the guys who rebuilt the engine in 2008 at Mt. Thorley also found the video, as well as the guy who actually pulled it out of the haul truck here in the USA in West Virginia about 2 years ago. Pretty amazing.
Mister, I watched this complete video and found nothing wrong with your sound, video or expertise. My humble opinion is you are a first class mechanic! All of your presentation was spot on and easy to follow and understand! Thank You sir for 19 minutes of informative and interesting video!
For a young man, working alone in a home shop, you do an amazing job. I was thoroughly impressed with your knowledge and the professional manner in this video. The sound and video quality was more than OK. You have my admiration!
I really like your style of presentation, no drama or bull, just the facts. For me its fun learning about the heavy stuff, no LS crap. Thanks ands keep it up!
perhaps it's just me, but i have no reason to complain at all. no bullsh*t side action, not nasty intros or sponsor-section... if all videos on YT were like this i'd be happy the least.
I’ve worked in open pit copper mines and the cat dealer here in Arizona and have done lots of work to these 3516s in cat 793s. I thought doing this work with another set of hands and large overhead cranes was a chore . I’m impressed you tore one of these down by yourself in your own shop. Nice work.
does it matter what his voice sounds like he has a skill like no other you rebuild that engine whoever you are you sorry son of a gun this man can put this engine in anything and run it after he's done I'm a diesel mechanic myself at 32 years experience I know what this man's getting ready to go through you don't have a clue you mine was freak
I'm currently a WesTrac CAT employee. You are correct, Mt Thorley is one of our CAT branches in the Hunter Valley of NSW, which is only about an hours drive from where I live.
I have always found these large industrial engines interesting. I like how they are built with serviceability in mind unlike automotive engines that are not made with intention of ever being overhauled.
It's because industrial and commercial applications are designed to make money through reliability. Automobiles are designed to make money not for the customer but for the supplier, through planned obsolescence.
@@ownedpatrol Bare in mind that maintenance/rebuild friendly design is reflected in the price. Cubic inch for Cubic inch industrial engines are far more expensive than automotive equivalents.
@@deezelfairy It all works in the long run, you pay more initially for a product that serves for decades with regular maintenance & rebuilds, so by its design it makes its own value back in a shorter amount of time than a disposable engine. Case in point: The V6 in my 2010 Taurus was designed with an internal water pump, not covered under warranty, which floods the crankcase with coolant when it fails, essentially overheating and melting the engine in a matter of minutes, which is what happened to mine. If only it had a Cat 3406 in it, lol
Fiat have been pretty good with their engines. The alternator is a chore to access but there are tricks to simplify the job. The 16 valve 1.3 diesel is a little jewel used by Suzuki, GM, Peugeot and of course Fiat. Up to 90bho isn’t bad for its size.
Nice direct video, no stupid music to interfere with a matter of fact description of a big engine teardown. I appreciate you letting us into your shop, thank you.
I love these engines, I worked at Caterpillar for 38 years. I worked at Mossville where they first built these before. they moved them to Lafayette. I ran the first 1000 hour test on the generator version of this engine. loved watching your video, took me back to when I was working.
The A model 3500's were good engines. My dad worked for a dealership when they came out. Spent quite a few weekends with him working on 3512's mainly (lot of tugboats have them out this way). It was a unique childhood, wouldn't trade it for anything.
It's the quality of the content that counts, regardless of audio/video. You never fail to deliver awesome content. Keep 'em coming...when you have the time.
Do you just hop on channels and say the same comment? You said the same shit word 4 word on a few of mustie1's vids change the record like a attention Seeking child.
Damn man you did a good job with this. Especially having to stand the block up like that to push pistons. I work in a component rebuild shop specifically tearing down and buffing the parts for 3500 engines (mostly see 3516’s) I’m impressed with the way you did it.
Something I learned from watching various channels covering boating. Deep sump pans are used for marine applications so engines are less likely to get starved for oil when a boat is pitching and yawing at all sorts of crazy angles in rough seas. Your video, audio and narrative are just fine by the way.
There is just something about these huge engines that is really interesting to me. The complexity and simplicity of the diesel engine is just great. You do a great job of describing what is going on, what you know, what you don't know. You have my respect, keep being you. Love the channel.
Hi KT3406E, I'm not sure how I got to your video, but I think I was educational, never seen a diesel teardown, and plus your no bitching comment made me laugh. I like a person who speaks straight up and no BS or no sugar coating so we can be political correctness.
I am looking at our old engines around the shop & in the parts trailers with new respect. Thank you for taking the time to video all this stuff. RE video quality: I'm tired of hearing people with negative comments . I would like to see them try to post the same content. If anyone can do better, how about doing better instead of complaining. I am really looking to learn all I can. This guy makes content that I can understand. Thank you KT3406 for your time, effort & sense of humor.
Greetings from Australia. Wow your work ethic is amazing. Mount Thorley is a coal mining operation in NSW Australia and WesTrac is one of the Australian CAT dealers who specialise in Mining.
Tuna is pretty awesome though. Get the chunked stuff, mix that shit up with mayo and onion, top it with cheese on rye bread and throw it in the toaster oven.
Hey cool video. I’ve overhauled these 3516’s many times. All mine were natural gas though. I have a tip on getting the liners out. After removing the rod cap from the journal, get a deep wall 3/4” socket and place it between one of the webs on the crank and the bottom of the liner and rotate the crank using the crankshaft like a makeshift press. Hope it helps. Also having that engine up on its ends really had me worried. Glad nothing bad happened.
I'm not mechanical, but for some reason I watch these videos and I think that I might be able to do this. I think that one of the great things about videos like this is that you get to see something that you would ordinarily never have access to. The audio and video were just fine. No bitching here.
you just take bolts out until the broken bits come out then you put them back in! looks challenging but its just bolts! get a junk lawnmower engine and take it apart. this i just bigger with a few extra bits, you may find yourself a new hobby.
@@Bennyboy46a it aint that easy hahaha sometimes the smallest jobs take the longest and are the most infuriating. always happens other than that its fun working on that stuff if ya got the patience for it and the mindset to do things correct.
theres a hell of a lot more to this video than meets the eye. just because our friend here made this look simple doesn't mean it is. If you think you could tackle a job like this because you watched a video on it you have a real wake up call coming.
@@johndowe7003 Well, ive been in the heavy equipment repair game for 15 years now, ive worked on lawnmower engines up to 3524 cats, and its all just bolts to me! My first engine job was a 2 cylinder starting engine off a D8H cat dozer. principles are the same in all of them.
Don't knock yourself - I found this really interesting knowing nothing about truck engines and only a bit about car engines dating back to when I hauled the engine out of my Mini in 1972.
I used to work at Caterpillar in Lafayette’s LEP (large engine plant) and saw many of these. We not only manufactured them but we also had a reman business where owners could send them back to us and we reconditioned them to new. I would see them just after disassembly and was astonished at the condition of many main components. Like the day it was built. Even wear items like rod pin bushings, main bearings and the cylinder bores still had crosshatch occasionally, or very little wear. Some of the large straight 6 and 8 cylinder engines had bores big enough for a person to get into and the pistons were the size of 55 gallon drums cut in half. I always remember the spec that put the fuel burn at 1 gallon per for all 8 to complete one power stroke. So each cylinder burns an 1/8 of a gallon of atomized diesel to power the piston down. I am not explaining it well but I hope you get my idea.
Skeeter Saurus Man that is funny you said that! After he showed the insides of the block with the liners removed, I thought to myself "Just look at the absolute quality and consistency of that cast iron casting, simply incredible" THAT is the ingenuity and quality control of the USA at its finest!
I always appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into these type of machinery... that is something that the Hollywood type pansies will never know or appreciate like us gearheads....
Actually I am a buyer for CAT and it so happens that one foundry is about 15 minutes away from where I live. When they pour for engines they actually pull away electricity from the surrounding town. Its incredible to watch and there is a viewing section for people.
I used to work at Empire Cat, based out of Mesa, Az. When we would tear down the 3516's, each 10hr shift had two people per engine. If we could have one torn down in 2 shifts (40hrs combined labor) we were within out labor quote for tear down. That being said, this is one big ass job to handle alone.
This is seriously amazing to watch. I would love to come by on weekends and offer an extra pair of hands in return for apprentice experience with something like this
Something about the undersold narration combined with what an amazing thing we just saw was perfect. You sound so world-weary and over it, like a southern Eeyore, "Ohhh, I dunno where I'll start...maybe the sides, maybe the top...whatever" *Proceeds to produce one of the most inexplicably compelling videos on RUclips in years Like other said, no idea how I ended up here, but subbed
I stumbled on your videos a couple years ago. I loved em then, and still love em. I worked in the coal industry for 25 years in West virginia, learned that I love a cat engine over all others.. I enjoy watching you and your comments, reminds me of myself...lol Thanks for the vids brother, I appreciate all the hard work you put into making the videos along with tear downs and builds.
I’m a retired Caterpillar engine mechanic. Started in the mid seventies. Worked for Peterson Tractor here in San Leandro , Ca. I’m gonna have fun going through your videos. Just stumbled across your channel.
You really get a sense of how huge this engine is, with the ladder next to it! That engine complete, looks bigger than my truck,1997 Chevy 1 ton crew cab long bed is a big un!
As a motorcycle mechanic it is amazing watching you to work on these giant diesel motors (i thought my 7.3 idi was a big motor to work on) From one wrench to another keep up the good work i look forward to the rest of your videos 👍👍
Man I'm glad I stop and look at this video in my newsfeed! I always been interested in big diesel engines and wonder how they work. Great job! I'm subscribing, you just got right to the point no sugar coating at all!
Exactly what I like ,,, straight to the point ,, don’t like how I do it ,, don’t watch and shut the hell up... Thumbs Up and subscribed ... Great Job ....thanks for sharing....
I love watching engine tear down videos, and this was no let down. I loved your straightforward approach and lack of background music. And the audio and video was really good, btw. This is how you make a good video.
We build these engines in Lafayette IN, specifically my unit focuses on the marine applications for the 3500 series for tugs, yachts, etc. The 3500 is huge, but the 3600 is an entirely different beast. It takes so many men and women to build one of these, so it's impressive that you tore it down yourself. Great video.
Well westrac was a cat dealer and repairer at mt thorley but it was not a coal mine. Westrac has moved it's operations to tomago nsw. You probably find this engine was sold during the move
Mt Thorley Warkworth is indeed a coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Westrac is the NSW CAT dealer and has a branch in the Mt Thorley industrial estate virtually across the road. I worked there until they opened the new branch at Newcastle.
You call this a "little engine" ... but anything that's bigger than a BBC is big for me! This is far beyond what would work as an engine-swap for the typical pickup truck. Highly entertaining and informative, ... many thanks for the shares! ;-)
I test these big bois at the Mossville tech center. That's about all I can say but the 3500 platform is probably my favorite engine platform. C280/3600 is pretty fun too but 3500's just keep proving themselves time and time again.
Hey Mate, just an FYI... I live in Newcastle NSW Australia. There is Spare Parts & Maintenance & Rebuild facility at Mount Thorley. Mt Thorley is in the Heart of the Hunter Valley Coal Mining region. Huge scale open cut coal mining in the Hunter Valley. I think Newcastle is one of the world's biggest coal export ports. The company was Gough & Gilmour (may now be Daracon) & they operated the CAT facility. Also had an engine test Dyno on site. You can see it as the small square building attached to the southern side of the main workshop & Spares building onsite. (Refer Google Maps GPS Coords -32.620902, 151.101974). So that engine was probably in a dump truck here in the Hunter region back in 2008.
Hey Tony, I’m from Maitland, just down the road from Mt Thorley. Gough and Gilmore I believe became Westrac. The Facility is across the road from Liebherr. The bigger Spare Parts Facility is at Tomago.
@@Smokymcpot1 Yeah, I'm in Newy, but lived in Maitland & worked did work around Maitland plus Mt Thorley & Singleton as well. I know the Tomago facility. The 'rebuild' ticket was 2008 & said Mt Thorley so I assume it was done up there before the Westrac was built at Tomago. I worked at the Mt Thorley site doing telephones a few times back in early 90s...
I wish i seen this a year ago but i very much appreciate your honesty. Not enough people are as remotely honest, i found this educational so in my opinion this is a great video
"This is a 69 liter Caterpillar v16 diesel, and today I'm going to walk you through some of its interesting quirks and features and at the end of the video I'm going to give it a Doug score....weekend factor..1, value 1, daily driver 1, cool factor 10
love how this was a 3 man operation at the last place I worked, which called themselves a Cummins service representative. Goes to show, how the levels of being a technician/mechanic look like
vector6977 about double. A 16-645 EMD locomotive engine holds 400 gallons in the sump. There’s probably another 50 to 75 gallons in the filter and piping. Ordinarily, it never gets replaced. Just keep adding fresh oil and changing filters. I only changed the oil once on an EMD, because the oil got diluted with diesel from a loose injector fuel line. Took 8 55 gallon drums.
I heard you say "it's just a lot of work". That reminds me of a sign in my shop. "It's nothing a lot of time and money can't fix". "a lot of" is in really fine print. Nice work. I would have liked to have seen one line come out.
That was really cool to see something like this. Thank you for taking the time to do so. The biggest engine I ever worked on was the 7.5L in my 94 F250. Now my new hobby is the LS motor in my G8. Have a good day..
Just great to see a professional dealing with a motor, machine like its alive, which to most guyz interested in ‘running stuff’, it is! And, your running comments are well presented. By just listening, and looking through your camera eye, one learns stacks...which is a great, continuous joie. So, thank you kindly. A striking and very constructive show.Well done. Keep it up and remain inspired. Beste from the Fairest Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in ZA!
Nothing wrong with the audio or vid. quality. Interesting video, I always wanted to see the inside of one of those big Cat engines. Thanks for posting it.
Best disclaimer ever. "This video sucks." That's soooo funny. The opposite of what RUclips people are saying these days, as they try to brag about their video to people.
6:14 - "Yuck. Tuna. I don't eat anything that smells like that." Well, you're still young. Give it time. Good video. That comment just made me laugh. ;-)
Awesome engine and tear down. Big respect for the skillz and for not falling off the top of it also ! Camera and audio no problem for me. Like others have commented, refreshing no bull comments and style. Very impressive. Thanks for taking the time to film and share 👊
It’s been quite a few years since I’ve messed with anything close to that size. Brought back some good memories. I’m gonna check out some more of your videos. I like the straight forward statement at the beginning. “Don’t wanna hear any bitchin’.” 😂
Thanks again boss.. I live and learn more every day, and I`m only 71 yet..lol..Its nice to know you know what your talking about.. cheers from North Essex coastal UK..
My old man came from Tilbury way back when. He now lives south of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, Australia. Isn't it amazing how easy it is to contact people so far away now?
Unbelievable man, I loaded this engine on a truck in Australia , December 2007 , it was in our shop at Weatherill Park in Sydney . I was told that it served a monster tip truck in the mines . I never imagined that I would see it again.
Some of the guys who rebuilt the engine in 2008 at Mt. Thorley also found the video, as well as the guy who actually pulled it out of the haul truck here in the USA in West Virginia about 2 years ago. Pretty amazing.
Aye mate, cool stuff
Unreal!
Fascinating, small world!
rebuilt this engine is more than buying a brand new engine stupid
I have no idea how I ended up here, but, "I don't wanna hear any bitchin" made me stay. You my good sir have earned a subscription.
Bro fucking same!
Me too!!!!!!
same lmao
Me too!! lol
Me too!!
Mister, I watched this complete video and found nothing wrong with your sound, video or expertise. My humble opinion is you are a first class mechanic! All of your presentation was spot on and easy to follow and understand! Thank You sir for 19 minutes of informative and interesting video!
I 2nd this. Very interesting and informative video.
> I don't wanna hear any bitching
* Immediate upvote
ya bet!
Exactly Right!
Well said !
Get back over to reddit with yer upvote! But yeah, I liked this video too!
I didn't see any thing to bitch about guess I missed that. jet engine mechanic.
For a young man, working alone in a home shop, you do an amazing job. I was thoroughly impressed with your knowledge and the professional manner in this video. The sound and video quality was more than OK. You have my admiration!
camerashy44 thank u for ya kind words. Soon I’ll be tearing down a air craft carrier engine Watch for my video coming soon
@@xreconusmc3156 noice, lemmie get those spent fuel rods.
@@tboniusmaximus3047 I'm dismantling a 747 in my yard lemmi know if y'all wanna help
@@tanvirhussain6106 lemmie get the shell real quick i have a hole i can make a.bunker out of it quick
@@tboniusmaximus3047Lemmi know when your bunker is ready I've got a f16 fighter jet needing major repairs.
I really like your style of presentation, no drama or bull, just the facts. For me its fun learning about the heavy stuff, no LS crap. Thanks ands keep it up!
Yeah i was wondering where the hell the chickens at.. they be nesting in and out the piston bores soon
Audio & video quality was fine. That’s a huge engine by my standards
perhaps it's just me, but i have no reason to complain at all. no bullsh*t side action, not nasty intros or sponsor-section... if all videos on YT were like this i'd be happy the least.
I’ve worked in open pit copper mines and the cat dealer here in Arizona and have done lots of work to these 3516s in cat 793s.
I thought doing this work with another set of hands and large overhead cranes was a chore .
I’m impressed you tore one of these down by yourself in your own shop.
Nice work.
Empire gang
@@kenyonworthenii7389 empire gang from where...?
@@kenyonworthenii7389 empire gang from BC vancouver...? Surrey..? Empire Sadler...?
@@harjinderkaur2384 Probably means Empire CAT, a dealership
Bisbee?
"The video sucks and the audio sucks"
The video is fine and you're probably like everyone else that thinks their own voice sounds weird... lol
does it matter what his voice sounds like he has a skill like no other you rebuild that engine whoever you are you sorry son of a gun this man can put this engine in anything and run it after he's done I'm a diesel mechanic myself at 32 years experience I know what this man's getting ready to go through you don't have a clue you mine was freak
@@artjohnson933 he said it sounds fine tf
@@Florida_man420 I think he's not understand what Chris trying to say lol
@@satan101101 I swear more than half the arguments on the internet are people completely misunderstanding something and then arguing pointlessly
@@Florida_man420 you said my comments are pointless huh? !?
I'm currently a WesTrac CAT employee.
You are correct, Mt Thorley is one of our CAT branches in the Hunter Valley of NSW, which is only about an hours drive from where I live.
What are they out of? 789C hauler?
@@HotForgeChaos if it's a 7TR prefix engine, yes it's out of a 789C.
Funny enough, my local dealer is the South Guildford WesTrac branch in WA
This be perfect engine for swap into a Toyota Prius
Just crush the thing
@@bensmith4563 😁
HA! More like, this would be good to swap a Prius into...
That engine is bigger then a Prius 😂
The prius has an engine, i thought it was a full scale rc car
I have always found these large industrial engines interesting. I like how they are built with serviceability in mind unlike automotive engines that are not made with intention of ever being overhauled.
"I'm still alive and not bleeding" ... 😂
It's because industrial and commercial applications are designed to make money through reliability. Automobiles are designed to make money not for the customer but for the supplier, through planned obsolescence.
@@ownedpatrol Bare in mind that maintenance/rebuild friendly design is reflected in the price. Cubic inch for Cubic inch industrial engines are far more expensive than automotive equivalents.
@@deezelfairy It all works in the long run, you pay more initially for a product that serves for decades with regular maintenance & rebuilds, so by its design it makes its own value back in a shorter amount of time than a disposable engine. Case in point: The V6 in my 2010 Taurus was designed with an internal water pump, not covered under warranty, which floods the crankcase with coolant when it fails, essentially overheating and melting the engine in a matter of minutes, which is what happened to mine. If only it had a Cat 3406 in it, lol
Fiat have been pretty good with their engines. The alternator is a chore to access but there are tricks to simplify the job. The 16 valve 1.3 diesel is a little jewel used by Suzuki, GM, Peugeot and of course Fiat. Up to 90bho isn’t bad for its size.
1 cylinder has more than double the displacement of my entire 2.0 liter Jetta engine. That's insane.
The John Deere Model R Tractor has huge jugs about 200 +- Cubic inches per Cylinder.
They really go Thud Thud .....Thud!
are you talking the 2005-2007 tdi or the standard base model jetta?
i was gona ask is this right? 4 liters + per cylinder? its basicly a gallon per cylinder...thats insane.
@william III buying oil by the 55 gallon drum would be a new experience
@Caliban777 the 1st small block Chevy V8 had a displacement of 265 cubic inches
Nice direct video, no stupid music to interfere with a matter of fact description of a big engine teardown. I appreciate you letting us into your shop, thank you.
"Yuk, tuna. I don't eat anything that smells like that." Words to live by.
Like a mantra for life.
If it taste like chicken,keep on licking,if it taste like trout,get the fuck out.😂
@@kyzor-sosay6087if it smells like trout. Dont eat it before you smell it. You know, like how dogs do.
he forget that the P***y smells like that lol
@@adamluka7984 only dirty p***y, similar to food the good fresh stuff doesn't smell
You worked on this monster all alone? No helping hands? Man you are tough! By the way, that "no bitchin' " thing was awesome. Subscribed...
His daddy did all the work
@@williaml8676
Your daddy seems to do all the work on you though.
I love these engines, I worked at Caterpillar for 38 years. I worked at Mossville where they first built these before. they moved them to Lafayette. I ran the first 1000 hour test on the generator version of this engine. loved watching your video, took me back to when I was working.
Cat retiree here, Aurora plant, not a day past 30 years, just wanted to see inside one of these.
Was it a good Company? Did it look after you?
Drove for schilli always drual everytime when I went to the distributor
The A model 3500's were good engines. My dad worked for a dealership when they came out. Spent quite a few weekends with him working on 3512's mainly (lot of tugboats have them out this way). It was a unique childhood, wouldn't trade it for anything.
I worked in Mossville and Aurora plants in the 2000's thru 2010's. Built all the pallet rack and shelving in those places.
I enjoy your channel because there is no crap, no bs, just straight up mechanics, I like your style!
It's the quality of the content that counts, regardless of audio/video. You never fail to deliver awesome content.
Keep 'em coming...when you have the time.
@living in a desert Your question is out of context. To what do you refer?
Do you just hop on channels and say the same comment? You said the same shit word 4 word on a few of mustie1's vids change the record like a attention Seeking child.
The video quality and audio quality is fine I don’t know why people would of complained.
Damn man you did a good job with this. Especially having to stand the block up like that to push pistons. I work in a component rebuild shop specifically tearing down and buffing the parts for 3500 engines (mostly see 3516’s) I’m impressed with the way you did it.
That's good to hear from somebody who actually knows what they're doing when it comes to 3500s.
@@KT3406E excellent work you do hi 👋 from # YSW 🇨🇦 much respect for all of your great work on all of your videos 😊😊😊😊
Something I learned from watching various channels covering boating.
Deep sump pans are used for marine applications so engines are less likely to get starved for oil when a boat is pitching and yawing at all sorts of crazy angles in rough seas.
Your video, audio and narrative are just fine by the way.
Large Two Stroke Engines have Dry Sump Lubrication, like Motorcycles or Aviation Engines
@@Genius_at_Work but that's a 4 strke
@@ianthompson2802. The twin 3516 marine CATs on my work boats are deep and hold approx 220 gallons of DELO each.😎.
Depending on bulk price that's $1K to $2K of oil for both engines. Pricey oil change! @@FIGGY65
lmfao the intro got my like before anything . "I dont wanna hear any bitchn"
The truth was told immediately.. Upvote!! No bitching!!!
There is just something about these huge engines that is really interesting to me. The complexity and simplicity of the diesel engine is just great. You do a great job of describing what is going on, what you know, what you don't know. You have my respect, keep being you. Love the channel.
Hi KT3406E, I'm not sure how I got to your video, but I think I was educational, never seen a diesel teardown, and plus your no bitching comment made me laugh. I like a person who speaks straight up and no BS or no sugar coating so we can be political correctness.
This is a baby for some I’m used to working on Honda 4 bangers 😂😂
I am looking at our old engines around the shop & in the parts trailers with new respect. Thank you for taking the time to video all this stuff.
RE video quality: I'm tired of hearing people with negative comments . I would like to see them try to post the same content. If anyone can do better, how about doing better instead of complaining. I am really looking to learn all I can. This guy makes content that I can understand. Thank you KT3406 for your time, effort & sense of humor.
"I don't wanna hear any bitchin" = immediate subscription 😂
Greetings from Australia. Wow your work ethic is amazing. Mount Thorley is a coal mining operation in NSW Australia and WesTrac is one of the Australian CAT dealers who specialise in Mining.
It's across the road from my workshop haha
Westrac has a shop right at the south gate of the Mt Thorley mine.
“Everything about this video sucks. Watch it or don’t, I don’t care.” 😂 Love the honesty.
No issues with audio or video here 😀. Very interesting to watch, thank you for sharing.
"I don't eat anything that smell like that"😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ej Cross this video deserves a like just for that.
Sure do lol
Plenty of fish in the sea, still i'm alone holding my rod. Besides, it's not just the smell i yearn...
Tuna is pretty awesome though. Get the chunked stuff, mix that shit up with mayo and onion, top it with cheese on rye bread and throw it in the toaster oven.
Spale80 gets it
Hey cool video. I’ve overhauled these 3516’s many times. All mine were natural gas though. I have a tip on getting the liners out. After removing the rod cap from the journal, get a deep wall 3/4” socket and place it between one of the webs on the crank and the bottom of the liner and rotate the crank using the crankshaft like a makeshift press. Hope it helps. Also having that engine up on its ends really had me worried. Glad nothing bad happened.
Best disclaimer ever "its on you"
this guy owns his stuff
I'm not mechanical, but for some reason I watch these videos and I think that I might be able to do this. I think that one of the great things about videos like this is that you get to see something that you would ordinarily never have access to. The audio and video were just fine. No bitching here.
you just take bolts out until the broken bits come out then you put them back in! looks challenging but its just bolts! get a junk lawnmower engine and take it apart. this i just bigger with a few extra bits, you may find yourself a new hobby.
@@Bennyboy46a I'll see if I can't find one of these and take a crack at it.
@@Bennyboy46a it aint that easy hahaha sometimes the smallest jobs take the longest and are the most infuriating. always happens other than that its fun working on that stuff if ya got the patience for it and the mindset to do things correct.
theres a hell of a lot more to this video than meets the eye. just because our friend here made this look simple doesn't mean it is. If you think you could tackle a job like this because you watched a video on it you have a real wake up call coming.
@@johndowe7003 Well, ive been in the heavy equipment repair game for 15 years now, ive worked on lawnmower engines up to 3524 cats, and its all just bolts to me! My first engine job was a 2 cylinder starting engine off a D8H cat dozer. principles are the same in all of them.
When the safety man starts asking questions: "It was pretty sketchy even by my standards"
He has really bad safety standards, I have been following his channel for quite sometime.
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hey - neat video. thanks for NO background racket (music).
love the lack of music, but faint howls of a freight train. Reminds me of workin in the garage at my desert compound.
Don't knock yourself - I found this really interesting knowing nothing about truck engines and only a bit about car engines dating back to when I hauled the engine out of my Mini in 1972.
Did you tie it to a tree and reverse?
Love the the no bull “take it or leave it attitude”!
“I don’t want to hear any bitchin.” The eleventh commandment
“ You really haven’t missed much, just a bunch of cussing and raising hell.” That’s the shit I want to see!!!🤣👍🏻🇺🇸🤙🏻
Yep ! Edited out the "good" part .
What great start to a video. I dont wanna hear no bitching. Instantly subscribed lol
Saaaaame XD
I felt right at home when you said “I don’t want to hear any bitching”. My dad said that every day of my childhood.
I used to work at Caterpillar in Lafayette’s LEP (large engine plant) and saw many of these. We not only manufactured them but we also had a reman business where owners could send them back to us and we reconditioned them to new. I would see them just after disassembly and was astonished at the condition of many main components. Like the day it was built. Even wear items like rod pin bushings, main bearings and the cylinder bores still had crosshatch occasionally, or very little wear. Some of the large straight 6 and 8 cylinder engines had bores big enough for a person to get into and the pistons were the size of 55 gallon drums cut in half. I always remember the spec that put the fuel burn at 1 gallon per for all 8 to complete one power stroke. So each cylinder burns an 1/8 of a gallon of atomized diesel to power the piston down. I am not explaining it well but I hope you get my idea.
I used to cast the aluminum parts for those engines built in Lafayette. Those pans are heavy as all get out
Who got to 21:00, and imagined the pouring / casting and original machine work on making that block?!
Skeeter Saurus Man that is funny you said that! After he showed the insides of the block with the liners removed, I thought to myself "Just look at the absolute quality and consistency of that cast iron casting, simply incredible"
THAT is the ingenuity and quality control of the USA at its finest!
i literally thought the same when watching and afterwords red your comment :D
I always appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into these type of machinery... that is something that the Hollywood type pansies will never know or appreciate like us gearheads....
Actually I am a buyer for CAT and it so happens that one foundry is about 15 minutes away from where I live. When they pour for engines they actually pull away electricity from the surrounding town. Its incredible to watch and there is a viewing section for people.
Someone else in the comments mentioned that they were working in the foundry for this engine haha
His username is "Travis Smith"
"Before this starts i wanted to take the time to tell everybody that this video is not very good"
**liked**
I used to work at Empire Cat, based out of Mesa, Az. When we would tear down the 3516's, each 10hr shift had two people per engine. If we could have one torn down in 2 shifts (40hrs combined labor) we were within out labor quote for tear down.
That being said, this is one big ass job to handle alone.
This is seriously amazing to watch. I would love to come by on weekends and offer an extra pair of hands in return for apprentice experience with something like this
Same
Something about the undersold narration combined with what an amazing thing we just saw was perfect.
You sound so world-weary and over it, like a southern Eeyore, "Ohhh, I dunno where I'll start...maybe the sides, maybe the top...whatever"
*Proceeds to produce one of the most inexplicably compelling videos on RUclips in years
Like other said, no idea how I ended up here, but subbed
I stumbled on your videos a couple years ago. I loved em then, and still love em. I worked in the coal industry for 25 years in West virginia, learned that I love a cat engine over all others..
I enjoy watching you and your comments, reminds me of myself...lol Thanks for the vids brother, I appreciate all the hard work you put into making the videos along with tear downs and builds.
I’m a retired Caterpillar engine mechanic. Started in the mid seventies. Worked for Peterson Tractor here in San Leandro , Ca. I’m gonna have fun going through your videos. Just stumbled across your channel.
notice the quad turbo too. what a beast of an engine.
You really get a sense of how huge this engine is, with the ladder next to it! That engine complete, looks bigger than my truck,1997 Chevy 1 ton crew cab long bed is a big un!
As a motorcycle mechanic it is amazing watching you to work on these giant diesel motors (i thought my 7.3 idi was a big motor to work on) From one wrench to another keep up the good work i look forward to the rest of your videos 👍👍
Not something one drops in the back of a pickup to take down to the machine shop. :) Great job!
Massive amount of work
For one man to do
I take my hat of to you mate
For taking on such a huge project
Australia
🌏
Speed up 50%, and he sounds more enthusiastic
thank you! sounds more normal now..
I think the guy is taking too many meds to relieve the stress of making these videos.
Man I'm glad I stop and look at this video in my newsfeed! I always been interested in big diesel engines and wonder how they work. Great job! I'm subscribing, you just got right to the point no sugar coating at all!
Wow that is a massive motor good job man wish I had that Knowledge of a Diesel mechanic I would love to learn
It is fascinating to see the sheer scale of these engines, your videos are great, thank you
"... I might just start on top and go down ..." is what most guys do, so that sounds like a fine plan to me.
Except for those times you give her a good toe-job first....
@@prevost8686 💀
@@prevost8686 There a tune joke in there somewhere.
Had 3 of these 3516 engines, coupled to generators for ship propulsion, they worked good.
That is one HUGE ENGINE. Thanks for bringing us into the shop to see it come apart.
Exactly what I like ,,, straight to the point ,, don’t like how I do it ,, don’t watch and shut the hell up... Thumbs Up and subscribed ... Great Job ....thanks for sharing....
Older video, but WOW what a monstrous engine. I can only imagine what that thing sounds like fired up. Probably Earth shattering... Thumbs Up!
I love watching engine tear down videos, and this was no let down. I loved your straightforward approach and lack of background music. And the audio and video was really good, btw. This is how you make a good video.
Your videos are great man, I watched it thoroughly
Scott Cup
@@christianebelanger5290 Yes?
Great video! I appreciate you posting them! Thanks!
We build these engines in Lafayette IN, specifically my unit focuses on the marine applications for the 3500 series for tugs, yachts, etc. The 3500 is huge, but the 3600 is an entirely different beast. It takes so many men and women to build one of these, so it's impressive that you tore it down yourself. Great video.
I don't know sh!t but the way you explain it, I felt inspired to know sh!t. 👍🏾
Mount Thorley would be correct sir, it's an open cut coal mine in the the Hunter Valley of NSW Australia
Well westrac was a cat dealer and repairer at mt thorley but it was not a coal mine. Westrac has moved it's operations to tomago nsw. You probably find this engine was sold during the move
Mt Thorley is also an Open Cut Coal Mine owned By Yancoal in the hunter Valley
Mt Thorley Warkworth is indeed a coal mine in the Hunter Valley. Westrac is the NSW CAT dealer and has a branch in the Mt Thorley industrial estate virtually across the road. I worked there until they opened the new branch at Newcastle.
You call this a "little engine" ... but anything that's bigger than a BBC is big for me! This is far beyond what would work as an engine-swap for the typical pickup truck. Highly entertaining and informative, ... many thanks for the shares! ;-)
I love the occasional railway horns blaring in the background 👍
Stewart Lawson ~ Missouri Railroad 🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉 🚞🚞🚞🚞🚞
@@aj-kwt909truckin31 yep I hear it every night lol .
I enjoyed this video. You are a very knowledgeable man. I always lean something from every video. Thanks
I test these big bois at the Mossville tech center. That's about all I can say but the 3500 platform is probably my favorite engine platform. C280/3600 is pretty fun too but 3500's just keep proving themselves time and time again.
I've only been in gas engines and that just made my old back hurt. Good job young man and the vid and audio was just fine. Rock on.
Hey Mate, just an FYI...
I live in Newcastle NSW Australia. There is Spare Parts & Maintenance & Rebuild facility at Mount Thorley. Mt Thorley is in the Heart of the Hunter Valley Coal Mining region. Huge scale open cut coal mining in the Hunter Valley. I think Newcastle is one of the world's biggest coal export ports.
The company was Gough & Gilmour (may now be Daracon) & they operated the CAT facility. Also had an engine test Dyno on site. You can see it as the small square building attached to the southern side of the main workshop & Spares building onsite. (Refer Google Maps GPS Coords -32.620902, 151.101974). So that engine was probably in a dump truck here in the Hunter region back in 2008.
Hey Tony, I’m from Maitland, just down the road from Mt Thorley. Gough and Gilmore I believe became Westrac. The Facility is across the road from Liebherr. The bigger Spare Parts Facility is at Tomago.
@@Smokymcpot1 Yeah, I'm in Newy, but lived in Maitland & worked did work around Maitland plus Mt Thorley & Singleton as well. I know the Tomago facility. The 'rebuild' ticket was 2008 & said Mt Thorley so I assume it was done up there before the Westrac was built at Tomago. I worked at the Mt Thorley site doing telephones a few times back in early 90s...
I wish i seen this a year ago but i very much appreciate your honesty. Not enough people are as remotely honest, i found this educational so in my opinion this is a great video
Great no nonsense commentary and clear, straightforward video. Thank you for taking the time to put this together and sharing sir!
"This is a 69 liter Caterpillar v16 diesel, and today I'm going to walk you through some of its interesting quirks and features and at the end of the video I'm going to give it a Doug score....weekend factor..1, value 1, daily driver 1, cool factor 10
love how this was a 3 man operation at the last place I worked, which called themselves a Cummins service representative. Goes to show, how the levels of being a technician/mechanic look like
220 GALLONS of oil for a 3516 with a deep pan...holy dead dinosaurs!
Locomotives are easily double or triple that.
vector6977 about double. A 16-645 EMD locomotive engine holds 400 gallons in the sump. There’s probably another 50 to 75 gallons in the filter and piping. Ordinarily, it never gets replaced. Just keep adding fresh oil and changing filters. I only changed the oil once on an EMD, because the oil got diluted with diesel from a loose injector fuel line. Took 8 55 gallon drums.
Love the video intro....this guy should be a motivational speaker 💯💯💯💯🤣🤣
I heard you say "it's just a lot of work". That reminds me of a sign in my shop. "It's nothing a lot of time and money can't fix". "a lot of" is in really fine print. Nice work. I would have liked to have seen one line come out.
Amazing to see such a massive machine get taken apart. Thanks for sharing the process.
Hp: 1800
Tq: yes
Yes ... or all of it ... im sure 5k or more
up to 6190lb-ft at 1400rpm
@@samuelaudet845 usually 2 to 1 hp to tq but that is more than 3 to 1
@@donls1sscme Also its don't spin high , so flat torque curve + low rpm = low HP number
Jimmy_ j_5 yes, all of it...
Your the type of guy I could see drinking a beer or two with and learning a thing or two. Good quality stuff.
That was really cool to see something like this. Thank you for taking the time to do so. The biggest engine I ever worked on was the 7.5L in my 94 F250. Now my new hobby is the LS motor in my G8. Have a good day..
No bitching - thanks for uploading the vid!
Just great to see a professional dealing with a motor, machine like its alive, which to most guyz interested in ‘running stuff’, it is! And, your running comments are well presented. By just listening, and looking through your camera eye, one learns stacks...which is a great, continuous joie. So, thank you kindly. A striking and very constructive show.Well done. Keep it up and remain inspired. Beste from the Fairest Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in ZA!
Nothing wrong with the audio or vid. quality. Interesting video, I always wanted to see the inside of one of those big Cat engines. Thanks for posting it.
0:02 hey what's up guys it's scarce here
Why would anybody dislike this it takes hell of a work even to disassemble a 4 cylinder engine
I really liked your start disclaimer. Thanks for the video. Keep it up. 😃
Best disclaimer ever. "This video sucks." That's soooo funny. The opposite of what RUclips people are saying these days, as they try to brag about their video to people.
6:14 - "Yuck. Tuna. I don't eat anything that smells like that." Well, you're still young. Give it time. Good video. That comment just made me laugh. ;-)
His poor wife/girlfriend
lol
@@jamienielson4340 if your wife/girlfriend smells like tuna get a better one
@@davisjames8484 faint smell of tuna is OK.. Now when it smells like a can of tuna that's bean out in the sun for a week that's a problem
"If it smells like fish, have a dish. If it smells like cologne, leave it alone."
Awesome engine and tear down. Big respect for the skillz and for not falling off the top of it also ! Camera and audio no problem for me. Like others have commented, refreshing no bull comments and style. Very impressive. Thanks for taking the time to film and share 👊
Audio, Video, and Content are all quality man. Keep up the good work
And I thought it was an accomplishment to rebuild my Kawasaki mower engine lol
DakGuy05 lol
who says it wasn't? i started with small engine repair in high school, now i restore classic cars for a living
Big or small, engines are all pretty much the same, it's just the big ones are a bastard to move around.
It’s been quite a few years since I’ve messed with anything close to that size. Brought back some good memories. I’m gonna check out some more of your videos. I like the straight forward statement at the beginning. “Don’t wanna hear any bitchin’.” 😂
Thanks again boss.. I live and learn more every day, and I`m only 71 yet..lol..Its nice to know you know what your talking about.. cheers from North Essex coastal UK..
My old man came from Tilbury way back when. He now lives south of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, Australia. Isn't it amazing how easy it is to contact people so far away now?
@@tomherbert160 what does that have to do with anything lol
In my book, you're the greatest diesel mechanic I've seen.