This is really great, really appreciate the video! Here in Alaska I have a 3-53 Detroit Diesel with the Roots blower in a Foremost Nodwell Tracked rig. So far the engine has not given me any grief whatsoever, it has been great. But there is basically nobody around anymore who knows anything about these and so your video about this is gold to me, as I bet the day will come that I have to really work on this engine. I always make sure to run it and exercise it every 3 month or so, with preheating it with a Webasto water heater I have in it for winter Ops in Alaska at a remote homestead in the bush. As I sometimes take that beast 93 miles cross country back to the road system, I have to have that engine in good order. Thanks for posting and Best Regards from Alaska!
It seems like a lot of time and money to put into old equipment. Here’s the thing - these old Michigan loaders are designed and built to run all day in mines and quarries. Very robust. Once you guys get this thing up and running it should last for decades doing the kinds of things the average Joe could dish out. I look forward to the rest of the series. 👍
It has a Detroit diesel in it and there know for being indestructible my engine was in the same condition I broke the cylinder free and it’s the same engine btw it was sitting in the weather for 25+ years and I replaced some broken parts because the oil cooler froze and got a crack and after that I replaced one fuel injector and it started right up
If the crank is OK, just resleve the #1 liner and replace rings or piston and rings. It's hard to kill those Detroits. Heck it might still run if you just get it unstuck. I've seen worse run.
I bought an 8v53N a guy took out of a Michigan loader. Never got to see how big the loader was or told what size but it must’ve been huge. Now I also own the very rare 8v53T from a USMC tank
I know you may be rebuilding things, but just so you know these pistons are not supposed to come out of the top of the liner. They are removed and installed from the bottom of the liner. There is a liner puller that goes into the intake port holes to allow you to pull the liner with the piston in the liner. Looks to me at this point you are going to better off with a donor engine if you can find one, that is going to be the easiest way to get the parts you need. Hope things work out and you can get it going again!
I am preferencing this with a "I'm sorry for getting so dang long winded"! What you told them is absolutely true.. plus the crank is wasted if it can walk that far side to side in the journals... I am old but think I saw a way too much slope in there. I am also just guessing but think the endplay on the thrust bearing has exceeded allowances for end to end travel. I am not so sure this machine is of enough value short of intrinsic values for family owning it. I would say though that michigan's have a great history for lasting a good many years of hard work. I must admit that those model detroits have a very little value as they kinda ran like a yamaha engine... flywheel torque or nothing. I did convert a few to cummins.... and one that had been left on a island out on or around the prince of whales in alaska..... we didn't have much to work with and desperation made our choices. One thing we had was torches, welder and a pile of scrap iron with various pieces and parts from old trucks, and cars. One old tractor we found had a gas four cylinder engine an for its size, showed some possibilities. Broke as a joke an hungry made it work. I often wondered what ever become of it because for one big reason, it was more powerful than the diesel, torches made the room and so built stuff none of us wanted credit for went into making it turn all the hydraulic pumps.. there are a mess of pumps for everything it took to run that one. I know it ran fairly well and did make us a raft of timber to ship come spring. I left that camp with a lump in my throat, you all become kinda family eating beans and rice with venison for a diet for about four months. Home brew beer an roll your own cigarettes... washing your clothes in the bay water made them a different kind of clean/lol, and stiff as a board. I'm seventy three now but was in my early thirties when we put it together... it ran probably better than most of the stuff we worked with... I never took a full share as we left hoping that guy had enough to get started up again.. I did come out a few pounds heavier, plenty of fishing for some meals as clams, shrimp, crab, and seemed like more deer and bear meat than you could ever eat. There were herds of deer there and seeing thirty or more deer standing on a landing in the morning let us know we were not hurting the supply line. When the five of us who had went out to do one job wound up learning how to do what was needed.. from splicing cable that had worn out its good useable to past safe yet just one more day is all we prayed for.... we had seventy five hundred dollars in our pockets and the man an wife had more money than seen in for some time. Stretch an Pam was their names and they were still in business at least ten years after I left the southeast.
Keep up the good work shouldn't be that much to get a sleeve kitten everything and get it fixed most people don't understand they think it's too much money to put in old stuff and fix it and everything well sometimes you're better off to fix what you got and you know what you have then to buy some else's headaches we farm and my dad's got an old 9500 John Deere combine and we paid $35,000 for it 13 years ago and we probably got two times at in it stop just wears out stuff goes bad
If a seed didn't sprout, the tree wouldn't have grown, so, the wind could blow it down breaking the exhaust off, then the rainwater caused the piston to seize, then you wouldn't have known about the bad main bearing. So, a seed saved you from buying a crankshaft. Have a good day. 🌱
Hello, I have a case 350 dozer with the L1 88 engine. We believe the oil got low and blew a rod. We are interested in getting it rebuilt. Is this something you may be interested in? We are also in Michigan. Thanks, Ron.
That sounds like quite a project… it might be easier to go with a used engine. Not interested in doing the job contracted but could be interested in the equipment if you want to sell!
It’s getting there, waited on some parts, had a baby, etc. right now it just needs buttoning up and firing up. The rebuild is essentially done. Probably another month or so!!
Let it sit in wd40 in a toat for about a week or two and everything should free up and I’m talking about the water cooler that’s cracked you can weld it to fee safer but it looks like it’s not all the way through so I don’t think it’s gonna leak and if it doesn’t leak your good if it does then you need to get a new one if you want I have two huge binders with everything you ever need for that engine if you want to contact me you can and I can send pics of stuff you need
This is really great, really appreciate the video! Here in Alaska I have a 3-53 Detroit Diesel with the Roots blower in a Foremost Nodwell Tracked rig. So far the engine has not given me any grief whatsoever, it has been great. But there is basically nobody around anymore who knows anything about these and so your video about this is gold to me, as I bet the day will come that I have to really work on this engine. I always make sure to run it and exercise it every 3 month or so, with preheating it with a Webasto water heater I have in it for winter Ops in Alaska at a remote homestead in the bush. As I sometimes take that beast 93 miles cross country back to the road system, I have to have that engine in good order. Thanks for posting and Best Regards from Alaska!
Thank you for saving the old girl, I hate to see old vintage equipment go to waste.
Same!
Waiting for the sequel, I hope it doesn't take too long.
That blower is gone !! greetz from holland (Sneek)♥
Looking forward to the next video on the 55A Loader. Trust it is not too far away. Cheers mate from Downunder.
Stay tuned!! Sooner rather than later…
Fantastic Video! Looking forward to seeing this machine run again! Love your channel!
Thanks! Stay tuned!!
It seems like a lot of time and money to put into old equipment. Here’s the thing - these old Michigan loaders are designed and built to run all day in mines and quarries. Very robust. Once you guys get this thing up and running it should last for decades doing the kinds of things the average Joe could dish out. I look forward to the rest of the series. 👍
Facts, tuff old steel
As long as we keep those trees off the muffler 🤔😬
It has a Detroit diesel in it and there know for being indestructible my engine was in the same condition I broke the cylinder free and it’s the same engine btw it was sitting in the weather for 25+ years and I replaced some broken parts because the oil cooler froze and got a crack and after that I replaced one fuel injector and it started right up
Glad to see you didn't give up on it!
No way!!
Just a hint to get Sleeves out easier, weld around the inside and it will shrink the sleeves down.
If the crank is OK, just resleve the #1 liner and replace rings or piston and rings. It's hard to kill those Detroits. Heck it might still run if you just get it unstuck. I've seen worse run.
mike the crank before you buy the kit. it was .010 on the last rebuild but might need .020 now.
I miss the Jeep ecodiesel updates! I hope there will be more soon ;-)
Hi
Legal a série desta máquina.. continue mostrando o restante do trabalho feito nessa máquina
I bought an 8v53N a guy took out of a Michigan loader. Never got to see how big the loader was or told what size but it must’ve been huge. Now I also own the very rare 8v53T from a USMC tank
Thats the same motor on my ship i love that one !!
From what I've read read the 8V53 went like a rocket but they didn't make many. I'd like to get one myself.
@@andrewking4885 I’ve got two. Might sell one
Next time you need to lift heavy equipment use a bottle jack, amazing how much lift those little things have.
Good luck
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you forgot about leverage. you just needed a log or bar. the kubota then lifts the log which lifts the machine. i enjoy the content.
Thanks for the support!!
I know you may be rebuilding things, but just so you know these pistons are not supposed to come out of the top of the liner. They are removed and installed from the bottom of the liner. There is a liner puller that goes into the intake port holes to allow you to pull the liner with the piston in the liner. Looks to me at this point you are going to better off with a donor engine if you can find one, that is going to be the easiest way to get the parts you need. Hope things work out and you can get it going again!
I am preferencing this with a "I'm sorry for getting so dang long winded"!
What you told them is absolutely true.. plus the crank is wasted if it can walk that far side to side in the journals... I am old but think I saw a way too much slope in there. I am also just guessing but think the endplay on the thrust bearing has exceeded allowances for end to end travel. I am not so sure this machine is of enough value short of intrinsic values for family owning it. I would say though that michigan's have a great history for lasting a good many years of hard work. I must admit that those model detroits have a very little value as they kinda ran like a yamaha engine... flywheel torque or nothing. I did convert a few to cummins.... and one that had been left on a island out on or around the prince of whales in alaska..... we didn't have much to work with and desperation made our choices. One thing we had was torches, welder and a pile of scrap iron with various pieces and parts from old trucks, and cars. One old tractor we found had a gas four cylinder engine an for its size, showed some possibilities. Broke as a joke an hungry made it work. I often wondered what ever become of it because for one big reason, it was more powerful than the diesel, torches made the room and so built stuff none of us wanted credit for went into making it turn all the hydraulic pumps.. there are a mess of pumps for everything it took to run that one. I know it ran fairly well and did make us a raft of timber to ship come spring. I left that camp with a lump in my throat, you all become kinda family eating beans and rice with venison for a diet for about four months. Home brew beer an roll your own cigarettes... washing your clothes in the bay water made them a different kind of clean/lol, and stiff as a board. I'm seventy three now but was in my early thirties when we put it together... it ran probably better than most of the stuff we worked with... I never took a full share as we left hoping that guy had enough to get started up again.. I did come out a few pounds heavier, plenty of fishing for some meals as clams, shrimp, crab, and seemed like more deer and bear meat than you could ever eat. There were herds of deer there and seeing thirty or more deer standing on a landing in the morning let us know we were not hurting the supply line. When the five of us who had went out to do one job wound up learning how to do what was needed.. from splicing cable that had worn out its good useable to past safe yet just one more day is all we prayed for.... we had seventy five hundred dollars in our pockets and the man an wife had more money than seen in for some time. Stretch an Pam was their names and they were still in business at least ten years after I left the southeast.
It will run again!!
Can't wait for rest on this old gal
Call your nearest Clevite dealer and get you a rebuild kit. They have blowers also.
I hope you saw she’s rebuilt??
That little kabota trying to move that behemouth 😂😂
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Keep up the good work shouldn't be that much to get a sleeve kitten everything and get it fixed most people don't understand they think it's too much money to put in old stuff and fix it and everything well sometimes you're better off to fix what you got and you know what you have then to buy some else's headaches we farm and my dad's got an old 9500 John Deere combine and we paid $35,000 for it 13 years ago and we probably got two times at in it stop just wears out stuff goes bad
I agree! Better with the devil you know than the one you don’t!
SUPER JOB, ABSOLUTELY SUPER!
Thanks!!
If a seed didn't sprout, the tree wouldn't have grown,
so, the wind could blow it down breaking the exhaust off,
then the rainwater caused the piston to seize,
then you wouldn't have known about the bad main bearing.
So, a seed saved you from buying a crankshaft.
Have a good day. 🌱
Hopefully another tree doesn’t expose some other issue for us 😬🤣
Hello, I have a case 350 dozer with the L1 88 engine. We believe the oil got low and blew a rod. We are interested in getting it rebuilt. Is this something you may be interested in? We are also in Michigan. Thanks, Ron.
That sounds like quite a project… it might be easier to go with a used engine. Not interested in doing the job contracted but could be interested in the equipment if you want to sell!
@@dieseJL Sorry, I never noticed that you did reply. I appreciate you getting back to me about the work. Will let you know about disposal.
It's .010" under, it's just "probably" been ground :)
Whats the latest? Im looking for the video on the completion
It’s getting there, waited on some parts, had a baby, etc. right now it just needs buttoning up and firing up. The rebuild is essentially done. Probably another month or so!!
Any progress on this?
Slowly… have the engine practically done just waiting on the head from the machine shop. Hopefully this month!!
@@dieseJL Ah cool!! Looking forward to the rebuild video and the first fire up!! Great stuff!
Semoga alat berat bisa diperbaiki dan bisa digunakan lagi
I pulled a 2-53 detroit out of the dump and now its on my chipper have no idea why someone threw it away. Thing fired right up when I got it home
I’d kill to find a running 3-53 in a dump right about now 🤣
That engine needs to come out and get a full bench rebuild in a clean environment
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Find you a good used blower, that one is not rebuilb able
They are one piece pistons, that is a two stoke engine Detroit did not go to two piece pistons till they started building the newer four stoke engines
Let it sit in wd40 in a toat for about a week or two and everything should free up and I’m talking about the water cooler that’s cracked you can weld it to fee safer but it looks like it’s not all the way through so I don’t think it’s gonna leak and if it doesn’t leak your good if it does then you need to get a new one if you want I have two huge binders with everything you ever need for that engine if you want to contact me you can and I can send pics of stuff you need
We got a reman blower and a full rebuild kit! 👍🏻 stay tuned
@@dieseJL ight