Every single episode I've seen has had me laughing, his dead-pan monotone, "I figure I'll work on this (as he's wiggling it) and see if I can (as out it comes) get it out... yeah"
This dude is a natural teacher, and he perfectly exemplifies "economy of language." Everything you need to hear, nothing you don't. Tip of the cap to you.
i will never see a CAT engine in my life but I sure as hell like watching every second of you explaining how they work and what the parts do. Thank you for the time and content
every internal combustion mechanic trainee should watch your videos. love to see how you avoid the 'bigger hammer' solution whenever possible - shows your deep understanding of the materials and machining used to build these monster engines.
Just happened to be working on a 3406 and when I watched the video, I realized I had shut off the coolant filter cutoff valve to change the filter, and forgot to open it back up again. Ran back out to the shop and opened it up. So thanks for showing that filter housing and valve!
This is my most loved power plant and truck engine. Super strong, torquey as hell and user friendly to work on. I was heart broken when Cat decided not to support or make them Any more. Thank goodness for the secondary market so we can still get the majority of parts.
KT, morning... You have been missed... Love watching you tear into and fix diesels... Very relaxing and a learning experience at the same time... Dave...
I had a 1999 379 with the truck version of this engine obviously. It had a 18speed behind it, it was Sable black . It was my 3rd truck and a beast! I just found your channel and I'm enjoying it alot.
So good to watch someone who is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his work. Thought I would watch just a little of the video but ended up watching the whole thing. Long years ago, I worked as a diesel mechanic, mostly on Detroits. When I was a little kid, I loved the smell of a diesel running and I still do!! Keep up the good work.
Ran 34 series marine engines in my fishing boats, 3406's in the twin screws and 3412's in the single screws. The best engines ever built. Also ran cats for gensets but typically 33 series, 04's and 06's.
Powerplant generator engines are more and more common. The hybrid platform from PACCAR is pushing 25/30 mpg at 120,000 GTW (gross trailer weight) and that is more appealing than the 8-16 mpg of a strait diesel engine. I have a few classmates from engineering school and the tax incentives from Uncle Sam and the EU is to go for the hybrids then all electric. They also told me that the push for hybrid is because of fuel being 5/6/7 dollars a gallon that the trucking outfits want more fuel economy because fuck the fuel costs. The mpg testing is done at a race way going pretty much in circles with banks left and right at 65 mph for hours on end with some hills mixed in. Gist is they have had the hybrids for a while but now there is a push in the next 2 to 3 years that most trucks sold will be hybrid.
Possibly could have been 1 of 2 engines used on a locomotive. Direct drive goes to a 450 HP electric generator and an air compressor. Would have been another unit exactly like it on the other side of the cab. I used a 1200 HP engine built the same way but with a dead generator on the A-end side. We were limited to 600 HP and that was on a good day.
@SD40Fan_Jason I believe you are correct. The only application that requires that big of a air compressor are for the railroad industry, particularly the locomotives.
@@josephmichuda6447 i belief atlas copco used these on their 46m3 mobile air compressors. Used for sandblasting and other micellanious jobs in the off-shore oil and gas. But i think this compressors were built back in '07 &'08.
I love learning as you explain everything you are doing and you give the good as well as the bad to watch out for. You really need to be a diesel Tec school teacher because you pass information in a way that young men could really learn and be a true asset to companies.
Thanks for doing these videos ! Our family farmed for a lot of years and used several caterpillar tractors. The biggest cat that we had was a D9 and your videos remind me a lot of the farming days and repairing the cats !
Voith are a German company that makes train parts, most likely that engine was locomotive application. Where I work we use Voith parts, couplers for trains. Great video and tear down, look forward to your next video, whenever it may be!! One of the best content creators in this line of work!!
They also make retarders for trucks and busses - generators that burn all the generated energy off as heat to brake the vehicle. And automatic transmissions for busses and trucks
I believe Voith Turbo deal mainly with the rail side of heavy industry, transmissions and adaptors. Not a 100% it’s just rail, but it’s now called Voith Turbo Schafenberg (forgive the spelling).
But why hase it that Voith cupling (Made in Germany) on it and a compressor? That looks more like special vehicle aplication! With that coupling i guess either some sort of hydrostatic drive or somthing like a snow blower. If it was originaly sold as a Genset engine in Austria, i would tend to think this was last used as a replacement engine in a snow blower or maby a snow groomer, and somehow ended up in the US!?🤔
I have no idea how these engines work and I don't work with engines but I think this was one of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a long time. Thanks for sharing.
Been watching your channel for years. I’ve had no real experience in commercial diesels, I’ve worked at a new car dealer for 25 years as a mechanic. Japanese cars in particular. Ironically however I’ve recently made a big change to fleet working with ISB and ISL Cummins engines. I’ve learned a fair deal watching your videos, it’s cool to see the similarities. Great vids.
This content is really helpful for a newbie like me. Starts getting my mind around diesel technology without getting lost in details and losing interest. Thank you.
Hi KT, Jamie watching from Newcastle Australia, great to see you back, and being addicted to all things C15 Cat engines I found this like your other content so very interesting, I could watch you doing your Cat thing all day long, every day, it's quality and super informative, keep up the great video content, especially the C15 stuff, it's the best. Really appreciate your efforts, it's really helpful indeed Sir. Cheers from Australia🤝🇺🇸🇭🇲
Listening to him talk and how knowledgeable he is just blows my mind. You’ve got your good techs then you’ve got your top 1% of guys that retain insane amounts of knowledge
That seriously brought back some good and bad memories for me. I lost count of how many of those I rebuilt as a tech for Cat. Great engine. Loved working on these in a Pete 379. Hated them in the dozers. Would have liked to see what this came out of. That coupler is made by a company I deal with quite a bit now.
I learn something every time i listen to your videos. Love driving a truck with a cat engine. I have enjoyed 3406A , B's WS , and 6NZ. The bossman and I kept on trying bifferent spec settings on the 6NZ. Run 68 mph and was getting 6.5 to 6.9 mph running west out of St Louis. Most of the loads west were 45.500 and produce back.
Love watching your ch, just found you a few days ago and can't stop watching. I'm 83, retired mechanic from another discipline . Really enjoy watching....RTR
I'm so happy to see you post another video on a Cat Engines takedown. And for us neophytes, can you tell us what you used to soak the rust loose on the pistons?
The little sticker with the german writing on it is the company name and address/contact info. Voith is a maker of big gearboxes, it seems this driveshaft coupler was made by a subsidiary called "Voith Turbo Hochelastische Kupplungen GmbH & Co KG". Hochelastische Kupplungen translates to "highly elastic couplers" or "highly elastic clutches" so maybe there is some sort of shock absorber or torque limiter in this thing.
At 39:02 Voith make gearboxes for the busses I work on, they're pretty common here in Europe. So yeah, makes sense they'd make that adaptor there for some sort of transmission unit. Has me even more curious now as to what it was supposed to drive. Awesome video as always dude. That parts store tour blew my mind when you panned up hahaha :)
I love my 3406E in my 2000 379 Pete . It’s kinda a rare motor nowadays . For one thing it was specked out with a 3406E 1MM 15.8 liter 600 hp factory settings. I guess it’s actually a C 16 if you think about it. It got a fresh rebuild last March and runs so strong . I had another truck with a 2WS Set to 550 hp that I got a hundred thousand miles out of with no breakdowns. Great engines both of them . Nice to see you back on here . Take care brother.
The 3406E came in both 14.6L and 15.8L displacements. Your 15.8L 600 🐎 motor is somewhat similar/analogous to the follow up C-16 (7CZ) while the 550 was replaced by the C-15 (6NZ).
A hundred thousand miles? probably more like a million. I ran my '97 Pete for 1,750,000 kl-ms over 9 and a half years when I sold it and I know it went for several more years after that
Love you man for doing these in depth rebuild videos! It's so satisfying to watch things getting restored, improved and/or upgraded! And honestly it's exciting to follow along with your detective work. It's like an adventure or a discovery journey. Love how real and down to earth it is too! This beats any TV production by far!
I really enjoy your vides, please continue to upload additional content. Love how you explain the teardown process along the way and your knowledge of these engines is amazin.
@@jasonh.8362 the white vinegar doesnt discriminate between oxidization and base metal. I would bet dollars to doughnuts that it wasnt vinegar. prob evaporust or some derivative.
Thanks for an informative and very educational video .I work on various engines though not even close to your level. I learned alot .Your delivery and depth of knowledge made it interesting. I never know where I'm going or what I'll be doing so your videos are definitely time well spent .Thanks for the education.
I really appreciated you showing as much of the process in the video as possible. I really like cat engines and am looking to become a diesel mechanic once I get out of the military, so being able to see a lot of the process is very helpful. Never really touched an engine much either, so I'm trying to take in as much information as possible. I want to make sure I know what I need to look for when I actually have to troubleshoot and fix anything. Keep up the good work sir!
We have been missing you! I hope you choose to do a follow-up on this engine. I would love to follow along and hear it run again. 13,000+ hours! That would be awesome!
First time watching your video's, it reminded me of working on Bedford trucks (UK) in the 1970's, it brought back good memories. Keep up the good work my friend.
I really enjoyed that video as I am fascinated by Caterpillar engines in power generation applications, especially the very largest versions. If KT is watching the comments I think this type of engine is exactly the sort of thing that many medium sized factories and other businesses will want to install (with an alternator on the front of course) as a backup fast start generator for critical loads as the grid becomes more dependent on wind and solar and hence less reliable. There will always be already market not just for second hand engines like this but also the skills to repair them. A business facing a power outage in winter and a broken engine will pay a lot for a quick solution to prevent business disruption.
This dudes a legend...! Thx for all your tutorials. He must be getting married? Happy trails to you...and your new adventures. I'm sure I'm not the only one...who would pay for a teardown/rebuild an engine...experience. Great content. Hopefully your next endeavor is on utube as well. You've got a simple/honest way of looking at, figuring out, and explaining things...that this world has been missing. Don't change abit. Rock on...Sir.
Our fire depart has several fire engines with the CAT 3406 engines. They almost fell for the EPA trick of them not meeting US Emissions Standards. They took the all to a Diesel Engine Certified Smog Test Station. Guess what? They all passed the test. Now we purchase 36406 rebuilds from a Brazilian source. No problems bring them into the country either.
Great content and editing, KT. What would have caused that #6 liner to crack? I'm sure the pieces blown into the cooling void were due to combustion pressure, but I'm stumped on the crack when there was no sign of galling or over temp on the piston.
I agree with your conclusions. If I had to guess I'd say it froze and cracked first, but there's no way to say for sure. It was a pretty strange failure.
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I hope you film the rebuild. Would be great to see it go back together and run. Nice work.
You now need to buy a truck with a CAT engine and have him fix it! The collaboration we thought we never knew we needed.
100%👍
I would like to hear his commentary if you turned up with the 4cyl out of the D3 for a rebuild John
I don't know anything about industrial engines, and don't own a diesel, but I love watching these tear downs! 👍
Same
I'll second (or third, fourth, etc.) that.
Every single episode I've seen has had me laughing, his dead-pan monotone, "I figure I'll work on this (as he's wiggling it) and see if I can (as out it comes) get it out... yeah"
@@craftycri the “you get all that” really got me😂😂
100%👍
HE IS BACK, THE LEGEND RETURNS!
I wait patiently for a new vid
Someone’s mouth smells like butt from all the kissing
He's definitely a fckn legend.
His vids rule...wish he posted more, but the quality is more important than the quantity...
HE IS HIM
BABE WAKE UP Kt3406e POSTED
Omg, no way, really, LETS WATCH😂
Right, how long has it been?
Like 3 months
You would wake your man up for such BS.
@@Look_What_You_Did you wake up your man for things
This dude is a natural teacher, and he perfectly exemplifies "economy of language." Everything you need to hear, nothing you don't. Tip of the cap to you.
i will never see a CAT engine in my life but I sure as hell like watching every second of you explaining how they work and what the parts do. Thank you for the time and content
Drive an 18 wheeler OTR(over the road), you will see one very quickly
Those breakout harnesses are absolutely gorgeous, the connectors, the heat shrink, the sheathing, everything
This my favorite RUclips channel rn. Been HATING work recently, this stuff takes me back to what makes me happy, actually working on stuff.
every internal combustion mechanic trainee should watch your videos. love to see how you avoid the 'bigger hammer' solution whenever possible - shows your deep understanding of the materials and machining used to build these monster engines.
This man knows what he is doing great video brother
Just happened to be working on a 3406 and when I watched the video, I realized I had shut off the coolant filter cutoff valve to change the filter, and forgot to open it back up again. Ran back out to the shop and opened it up. So thanks for showing that filter housing and valve!
This is my most loved power plant and truck engine. Super strong, torquey as hell and user friendly to work on. I was heart broken when Cat decided not to support or make them Any more. Thank goodness for the secondary market so we can still get the majority of parts.
Cat is making new engines now for repowering. There’s a video by Adept Ape.
I love these engines, whenever I'm going to operate a Manitowoc 4100 crane the first question I always ask is does she have Cat.
KT, morning... You have been missed... Love watching you tear into and fix diesels... Very relaxing and a learning experience at the same time... Dave...
I had a 1999 379 with the truck version of this engine obviously. It had a 18speed behind it, it was Sable black . It was my 3rd truck and a beast! I just found your channel and I'm enjoying it alot.
So good to watch someone who is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his work. Thought I would watch just a little of the video but ended up watching the whole thing. Long years ago, I worked as a diesel mechanic, mostly on Detroits. When I was a little kid, I loved the smell of a diesel running and I still do!! Keep up the good work.
I’m a mechanic but holy shit you’ve got to be the most knowledgeable person about these engines I’ve ever seen ❤😮😮
nice to have an upload, missed seeing you work and entertain us!
Ran 34 series marine engines in my fishing boats, 3406's in the twin screws and 3412's in the single screws. The best engines ever built. Also ran cats for gensets but typically 33 series, 04's and 06's.
Why are you getting away from truck engines??? Hope you still make videos. Love the videos. Very informative
yea don't leave us hanging
Inquiring minds want to know! I hope Greta isn’t influencing your decision! 😂
@@harleyhoracio1 Greta's mind is about like that one sleeve that he pulled out! Completely cracked !
Powerplant generator engines are more and more common. The hybrid platform from PACCAR is pushing 25/30 mpg at 120,000 GTW (gross trailer weight) and that is more appealing than the 8-16 mpg of a strait diesel engine. I have a few classmates from engineering school and the tax incentives from Uncle Sam and the EU is to go for the hybrids then all electric. They also told me that the push for hybrid is because of fuel being 5/6/7 dollars a gallon that the trucking outfits want more fuel economy because fuck the fuel costs. The mpg testing is done at a race way going pretty much in circles with banks left and right at 65 mph for hours on end with some hills mixed in. Gist is they have had the hybrids for a while but now there is a push in the next 2 to 3 years that most trucks sold will be hybrid.
Off road truck engines only.Still a big player in power generation.
Possibly could have been 1 of 2 engines used on a locomotive. Direct drive goes to a 450 HP electric generator and an air compressor. Would have been another unit exactly like it on the other side of the cab. I used a 1200 HP engine built the same way but with a dead generator on the A-end side. We were limited to 600 HP and that was on a good day.
so it came out of a genset well deserving of a scrapping?
@SD40Fan_Jason I believe you are correct. The only application that requires that big of a air compressor are for the railroad industry, particularly the locomotives.
@@josephmichuda6447 i belief atlas copco used these on their 46m3 mobile air compressors. Used for sandblasting and other micellanious jobs in the off-shore oil and gas. But i think this compressors were built back in '07 &'08.
I don't think you need that type of voith hydrodynamic coupling in generator setup.
Direct drive ? YES.
@@TheStefanskoglund1 the voith hydrodynamic www looks like a locomotive is a good guess
I love learning as you explain everything you are doing and you give the good as well as the bad to watch out for. You really need to be a diesel Tec school teacher because you pass information in a way that young men could really learn and be a true asset to companies.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
Thanks for doing these videos ! Our family farmed for a lot of years and used several caterpillar tractors. The biggest cat that we had was a D9 and your videos remind me a lot of the farming days and repairing the cats !
Hey man, it's good to see you posting again.
It is always enjoyable to watch an expert do something skilfully and methodically.
If I knew as much as you do about Cat engines, I would consider myself a genius.
of course an idiot would think such things....
Hope getting out of the business doesn’t mean we won’t get anymore videos. I love watching your teardowns.
Voith are a German company that makes train parts, most likely that engine was locomotive application. Where I work we use Voith parts, couplers for trains.
Great video and tear down, look forward to your next video, whenever it may be!! One of the best content creators in this line of work!!
They also make retarders for trucks and busses - generators that burn all the generated energy off as heat to brake the vehicle. And automatic transmissions for busses and trucks
I believe Voith Turbo deal mainly with the rail side of heavy industry, transmissions and adaptors. Not a 100% it’s just rail, but it’s now called Voith Turbo Schafenberg (forgive the spelling).
Voith are also big in marine thrusters, could have come from a tug or push boat?
Your knowledge is unbelievable. One of best RUclips channel ever. Please keep them coming.
S/N 3145 is a Generator, 6BR1004 was built in 98 and sold in 2000 to a dealer In Austria,
How it ended up back over here is anyone's guess.
But why hase it that Voith cupling (Made in Germany) on it and a compressor?
That looks more like special vehicle aplication!
With that coupling i guess either some sort of hydrostatic drive or somthing like a snow blower.
If it was originaly sold as a Genset engine in Austria, i would tend to think this was last used as a replacement engine in a snow blower or maby a snow groomer, and somehow ended up in the US!?🤔
I have no idea how these engines work and I don't work with engines but I think this was one of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a long time. Thanks for sharing.
Been watching your channel for years. I’ve had no real experience in commercial diesels, I’ve worked at a new car dealer for 25 years as a mechanic. Japanese cars in particular. Ironically however I’ve recently made a big change to fleet working with ISB and ISL Cummins engines. I’ve learned a fair deal watching your videos, it’s cool to see the similarities.
Great vids.
Shit never breaks in a convenient way like that. Literally shook my head when you just got the liner chunk to wiggle out. Pretty cool.
Another master class in CAT engines. Fascinating to watch! Thanks for sharing!
This content is really helpful for a newbie like me. Starts getting my mind around diesel technology without getting lost in details and losing interest. Thank you.
I’m at the dad gum grocery store so I can’t watch the video right now but I can promise you brother soon as I get home we’re going to watch it
I could watch this dude read a phone book. Seriously, always a good day when a new KT video drops.
That's a great idea, bars of carbolic soap in CAT yellow with the logo engraved and painted black - you know you want it !
I really appreciate the time and effort You spend to share this. Thank You.
Hi KT, Jamie watching from Newcastle Australia, great to see you back, and being addicted to all things C15 Cat engines I found this like your other content so very interesting, I could watch you doing your Cat thing all day long, every day, it's quality and super informative, keep up the great video content, especially the C15 stuff, it's the best. Really appreciate your efforts, it's really helpful indeed Sir.
Cheers from Australia🤝🇺🇸🇭🇲
Listening to him talk and how knowledgeable he is just blows my mind. You’ve got your good techs then you’ve got your top 1% of guys that retain insane amounts of knowledge
Are you getting out of the Cat engine business altogether, or just the truck engines? Love the videos man! I watch all of them!
You can hear the excitement in his voice compared to other videos. This engine is what motivates this man!
10/10 every time! Thank you for all your effort, really appreciated. Australia.
That was a totally legit ad. Pretty much bonus content really.
Always appreciatee your fact-filled Vlogs KT. Never ceases to amaze me with your wit and humor.
“Can you believe it? I can’t f$#@in believe it.”
Pure greatness
That seriously brought back some good and bad memories for me. I lost count of how many of those I rebuilt as a tech for Cat. Great engine. Loved working on these in a Pete 379. Hated them in the dozers. Would have liked to see what this came out of. That coupler is made by a company I deal with quite a bit now.
The best channel I always forget about!
I'm not sure if your doing this on purpose or not, but the random videos every year makes me want to watch. Your batting 1000 dude!! Good shit
Bro you're a hell of a mechanic. Love watching your videos
Thank you
I learn something every time i listen to your videos. Love driving a truck with a cat engine. I have enjoyed 3406A , B's WS , and 6NZ. The bossman and I kept on trying bifferent spec settings on the 6NZ. Run 68 mph and was getting 6.5 to 6.9 mph running west out of St Louis.
Most of the loads west were 45.500 and produce back.
Very interesting KT, we see so many big machines run but the maintenance and upkeep is so important and time consuming.
Thank for all information.
Love watching your ch, just found you a few days ago and can't stop watching. I'm 83, retired mechanic from another discipline . Really enjoy watching....RTR
Why are you backing out of the truck engine business? Sweet @ 16:30!!
And what are you getting into?
Man it’s so good to watch you again!!!! Gain so much information and knowledge watching your videos. Great to see you back!
I'm so happy to see you post another video on a Cat Engines takedown. And for us neophytes, can you tell us what you used to soak the rust loose on the pistons?
Water.
i cant say for sure but i use turco WO2 which is phosphoric acid. nova phos cleaner would also work
@@Look_What_You_Did idiot
I was thinking the same, I usually use Acetone & ATF.
@@86FxBdyCpe that's a great penetrant, but it won't dissolve rust
I'm not a diesel mech by any means or mech at all. But I love watching, learning something new that is way out of my comfort zone everytime!
Dedicated craftsman is always great to watch
The little sticker with the german writing on it is the company name and address/contact info. Voith is a maker of big gearboxes, it seems this driveshaft coupler was made by a subsidiary called "Voith Turbo Hochelastische Kupplungen GmbH & Co KG". Hochelastische Kupplungen translates to "highly elastic couplers" or "highly elastic clutches" so maybe there is some sort of shock absorber or torque limiter in this thing.
I've never seen a broken off bolt that came out so easy.
Always look forward to your videos! Thanks for awesome content
Being as the adapted on the back of the engine was from Voith Turbo. You can safely assume that this engine was used to power a very large water pump.
At 39:02 Voith make gearboxes for the busses I work on, they're pretty common here in Europe. So yeah, makes sense they'd make that adaptor there for some sort of transmission unit. Has me even more curious now as to what it was supposed to drive.
Awesome video as always dude. That parts store tour blew my mind when you panned up hahaha :)
Voith make parts for trains, so I reckon locomotive application?
Would be cool if we see it running again. And you explaining us what you have done and changed to it.
I didn't realize how much I wanted another KT3406E video until I nearly shit myself when this one popped up.
Love your video man....Keep them coming!
Solid content man. Straight forward. Can believe 40 minutes already went by! Great tear down
I love my 3406E in my 2000 379 Pete . It’s kinda a rare motor nowadays . For one thing it was specked out with a 3406E 1MM 15.8 liter 600 hp factory settings. I guess it’s actually a C 16 if you think about it. It got a fresh rebuild last March and runs so strong . I had another truck with a 2WS Set to 550 hp that I got a hundred thousand miles out of with no breakdowns. Great engines both of them . Nice to see you back on here . Take care brother.
The 3406E came in both 14.6L and 15.8L displacements. Your 15.8L 600 🐎 motor is somewhat similar/analogous to the follow up C-16 (7CZ) while the 550 was replaced by the C-15 (6NZ).
A hundred thousand miles? probably more like a million. I ran my '97 Pete for 1,750,000 kl-ms over 9 and a half years when I sold it and I know it went for several more years after that
3406 was used as a generator set on the 75 ft tug boats. we had 2. decent motors. reliable as hell. in case you were wandering USCGC Wyaconda.
Love you man for doing these in depth rebuild videos! It's so satisfying to watch things getting restored, improved and/or upgraded! And honestly it's exciting to follow along with your detective work. It's like an adventure or a discovery journey. Love how real and down to earth it is too! This beats any TV production by far!
Damn, Dude, quite a tasty alert notice to see you again! Best wishes, upvoted and watching now.
I really enjoy your vides, please continue to upload additional content.
Love how you explain the teardown process along the way and your knowledge of these engines is amazin.
Knipex pliers for the win!
I like how he nonchalantly takes the engine completely apart. No concern as to how its going back together again.
Thank you, K.T., it’s good to see another video.
Your mixture for the seized pistons worked well. Is that your own mystery oil concoction?
I would like to know too
What's wrong with vinegar for a starter.
@@edwinhsingmaster9135 exactly what I thought hot white vinegar
@@jasonh.8362 the white vinegar doesnt discriminate between oxidization and base metal. I would bet dollars to doughnuts that it wasnt vinegar. prob evaporust or some derivative.
Love your work . 40 years ago I wish I had a fraction of your knowledge .
Yet another great video, fantastic knowledge base. There is something very satisfying rebuilding engines. Well done.
Thanks for an informative and very educational video .I work on various engines though not even close to your level. I learned alot .Your delivery and depth of knowledge made it interesting. I never know where I'm going or what I'll be doing so your videos are definitely time well spent .Thanks for the education.
I really appreciated you showing as much of the process in the video as possible. I really like cat engines and am looking to become a diesel mechanic once I get out of the military, so being able to see a lot of the process is very helpful. Never really touched an engine much either, so I'm trying to take in as much information as possible. I want to make sure I know what I need to look for when I actually have to troubleshoot and fix anything. Keep up the good work sir!
We have been missing you! I hope you choose to do a follow-up on this engine. I would love to follow along and hear it run again. 13,000+ hours! That would be awesome!
Finally something worth relaxing to! It’s a good day when KT posts
What will you get into instead of the truck engines?
Blowing up detroits😂😂😂
Awesome video-I for one never tire of watching the tear downs on this great channel 👍🏻
First time watching your video's, it reminded me of working on Bedford trucks (UK) in the 1970's, it brought back good memories. Keep up the good work my friend.
Thanks for taking the time to make such an interesting and informative video. I hope you'll also film the rebuild process when the time comes.
What's the solution you used to free up the pistons?
Love your content!
Moonshine 🤣
I really enjoyed that video as I am fascinated by Caterpillar engines in power generation applications, especially the very largest versions.
If KT is watching the comments I think this type of engine is exactly the sort of thing that many medium sized factories and other businesses will want to install (with an alternator on the front of course) as a backup fast start generator for critical loads as the grid becomes more dependent on wind and solar and hence less reliable. There will always be already market not just for second hand engines like this but also the skills to repair them. A business facing a power outage in winter and a broken engine will pay a lot for a quick solution to prevent business disruption.
If you're getting out of the re-man business what are going for next?
Thanks for the walk-through. You definitely know your engines.
This dudes a legend...! Thx for all your tutorials. He must be getting married? Happy trails to you...and your new adventures. I'm sure I'm not the only one...who would pay for a teardown/rebuild an engine...experience. Great content. Hopefully your next endeavor is on utube as well. You've got a simple/honest way of looking at, figuring out, and explaining things...that this world has been missing. Don't change abit. Rock on...Sir.
Our fire depart has several fire engines with the CAT 3406 engines. They almost fell for the EPA trick of them not meeting US Emissions Standards. They took the all to a Diesel Engine Certified Smog Test Station. Guess what? They all passed the test. Now we purchase 36406 rebuilds from a Brazilian source. No problems bring them into the country either.
Sometimes there’s a right in this world of wrongs.
Great work done on the Caterpillar engine someday she will be humming again 👍👍👋👋👋
I have this exact motor in my field. It’s powering a Vermeer HG6000 grinder. This motor is a beast in action
Anybody know the recipe of the rust dissolver?
I missed this channel. Love the content!
Great content and editing, KT. What would have caused that #6 liner to crack? I'm sure the pieces blown into the cooling void were due to combustion pressure, but I'm stumped on the crack when there was no sign of galling or over temp on the piston.
I agree with your conclusions. If I had to guess I'd say it froze and cracked first, but there's no way to say for sure. It was a pretty strange failure.
Thank you for not calling it a "motor" .
Yes!! The only thing that gets called that is an “electric motor”
KT... That neighbor everyone needs. . Great vid as usual. Thanks
You are always interesting, and most of what I know about diesels is you being articulate about a mystery. Thanks.
I absolutely love this and I love hearing that train in the background.