I love the sound of Diesel engine idling. They sound like they could could do it indefinitely. 900+ hours doesn’t sound like very many hours. Spent most of its 55 years on standby :)
When they pulled our DD 6-71 gensets they only had 750+ hours on them in 20 years. We ran them every other week ( alternate weeks as we had two ) if we had not had to use them during the week under load. They weren't replaced because of wear on the units, they were replaced because of the after affects of 7 years since Andrew on the electrical panels. Switchgear does not like salt, ketchup, mayonnaise, Diesel fuel, motor oil, water, dirt, etc... blown into it at 150+ MPH. Ours were barely broken in compared to the number of hours we put on our main engines. We could easily put a 1500 hours on each one of them ( we had 3 ) per year.
Davo's Shed ... if it were in the same location for 60 years that's only 15 hours per year, so hardly more than weekly exercise. The engine (well maintained) should be good for at least 5,000 hours and possibly closer to 10,000 hours if they kept after things.
Said too much? I was on the edge of my seat. That was a thrilling detective story!!! :)) Ignore the naysayers, we're here for the talks and awesome stories that go along with the repairs.
Well done, nice detailed explanation, yes ignore the negative Nancy Arm Chair Quarter Backs that seem to always surf UA-cam and put in negative comments and never leave the comfort of their own little chair inside there own little city dwelling apartment or basement afraid of the world.
A good freind of mine is a consulting mining engineer in the northern territory and he says he likes the small of my 36 year old Mercedes Diesel .it's all to0 do with the fact that he enjoyss working around the big Cat mining plant they have out in those mines.
@Deplorable Centrist That's the Typical ORIGINAL TURBO sound characteristic of a REAL CAT Engine. And look at how easy it was to start it up after sitting for so long. No modern engine can cop that.
I'm not sure if "SmallEngineMechanic" is the most appropriate name for this channel anymore. I've been seeing what I'd call some pretty big engines lately. 😃👍
Thanks for the great video. It reminds me of my own youth 55 years ago apprenticed as a plant maintenance fitter at a local builders merchant. I then went on to bench fitting for a great old firm that produced some marvelous machines that would last a hundred years with the correct maintenance. Liner Concrete. They were based in Gateshead until they too fell foul of our topsy- turvy economy during the early 70s The machines we produced were painted much the same colour as the Cats. Keep them coming and thanks again.
My old man use to work on these babies and Detroits back in the early 70's for oil testing. They don't build 'em like that any more. Great engine and video, thanks for sharing!
Now thats how you do a proper start up, and it runs real sweet to for sitting a while. It kinda makes me mad watching some guys go to some old diesel bulldozer or what ever, they've got 1 or 2 half dead batteries they found under the bench. All the wires and terminals are corroded, they don't bleed the fuel system properly. Then straight away dump half a can of ether in, until it knocks hard or won't even turn over, then repeat 3 times before it fires up. hopefully next time you get lucky with the generator, thanks for sharing, Take care
My grandfather teached me that ether (starting fluid) kills engines, especially diesels as they can over-rev when starting. Over the years I've only needed to use ether once, on a boat where the engine stalled and would not light up, and we would drift onto rocky shore in not the best weather. Engine vs life? Easy choice. But the engine needed full rebuild after running on a big can of ether for many minutes. Thanks for the videos btw. I love the old engines.
Yes I admit it I used ether to start our old 1962 international 504 in the dead of winter in Buffalo NY. Even with fully charged batteries and glow plugs on for two full minutes it just wouldn't start without a little help, but it was a quick spritz while the engine was cranking, and it would be just enough to catch, I hated using it. I found that propane works just as good and not nearly as knocky. Ether is VERY hard on bearings, especially when they are dry after sitting for a while. Propane doesn't seem to be quite as hard on them but it does help a lot when it's below 20 degrees
Those are called "Hillbilly Hacks" and need there fingers smacked with the largest hammer they have in there tool box. Problem is, they never had anyone teach them the right way of doing things. And are just repeating the stupidity they watched as a teen.
I worked at Cat for 38 years. Helped build test and inspect gen sets on the assembly line. When you went to start the engine i didn't think there would be any problems. Sounds great love the old yellow.
The governor drive on most fuel injection system have a flex drive to dampen the torsional vibrations of the gear train. I admire this man for taking the precautions against an engine runaway from a seized fuel rack. Many guys on videos like this just put new batteries on and turn the start switch. They make my hair stand on end.
Cool old Cat. I lived close to a "Flying A" service station and the owner had a tow truck with a Caterpillar Diesel. I used to love to hear him fire it up with that turbo whine and the exhaust note. I asked him; what can you tow with that motor? He smiled and said If it was hooked up right, I could pull your house right the foundation. Ha. Great videos.
Sweet running machine...nice to see attention to detail with the pre start inspection...see these as light plants on older oil and gas drilling rigs...
I’m amazed I watched this whole video. 😆 Love old engines. The sound, the maintenance and what their purpose in life is/was. Bringing them back to life properly. Fun stuff. Great vid. 👍
060520/1525PST. Thank you, for exhibiting your years of experience , expertise and your ability to shoot the video at the same time. You are a great Diesel Engineer, you were calm, confident and knew the Engine in and out. Bravo. Wishing you all the best and stay safe. 73s
Just discovered your channel and I'm blown away! No nonsense, and no childish made-up words/phrases or unnecessary profanity. I thought I was the only one who was obsessed with generators of any kind. I have 4 (2 gasoline, propane and diesel) for my home in Florida. And think I need another... lol Thanks for taking the time to put these together for us. I can respect the amount of time it takes!
One trick we used to use to check phase rotation on medium voltage generators (13.8 KV) is run the machine with no field voltage (no excitation). There’s usually enough residual voltage to operate the phase sequence meter which was good to 600 volts.
She's a beauty buddy 👍🏻 Loved the way you talked through how you got her going 😀 Hopefully you'll get the bits too finish off the fix and post the video soon 😄 Cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧
What a nice score Mike! It is nice when newly acquired equipment does not need a full teardown and rebuild to work. All I can say is that that unit did not come out of Huntington Hospital on Long Island. They had (might still have) an array of twenty cylinder EMDs pulling 3MW generators
Wow, what a Turbo. Worth 5 digits as it sits. Close to it. That engine is only halfway through its life. If that. When you "excite" the Gen? Wow again. Even if the gen is toast, there is a dozer waiting for this engine. Preliminaries say the gen is fine. Thanks, Man!
You know your stuff! She purried for for a 1960's engine and no emission crap.. some company will want to buy it in these crazy times. 150kw.. thats serious power.. cant wait till part 2 on genset
No company will buy it because they can’t. The EPA has a law that when industrial and marine diesels are replaced they must be replaced by a modern engine with emission controls, the emission controls have increased in tiers and they are now in tier 4.
Now I understand why when some of the older trucks used to go pass my house, dog's in the neighborhood, either would howl, or chase the truck. Great video. I scraped out my older D-8 cat with the pony motor, just 10 yr's ago. It had a cable winch blade 8'ft wide. In case anyone is looking to restore one of those, the front cable set-up, uses 75 ' Ft. (seventy-five feet, Minimum, not a mis-quote) of cable. I would suggest going with 85 feet.
Very cool find. I enjoyed seeing the operation of the mechanical governor as that is something I don’t get to see often as a young diesel tech. Thanks for sharing!!
The peaks and troughs of emotions that run through you when you first turn the key is staggering, no matter how many engines it's just like the first, Great video and hi from 🇬🇧 enjoyed it.
Nice job Mike! It sounds really smooth, that is one heck of an engine. CAT always made neat stuff. A friend of mine collects their old dozers and stuff.
Sounded great! I work in hospitals and once a few years ago was inspecting a generator room with 3 1MW Cat generators (3512's?) one hot summer day. An order for load shedding came in from the utility due to overload and they fired them all up. 10 seconds from dead stop to full rpm, synch and transfer of life safety, critical branch. Equipment branch was brought over manually. It was awesome and the sound was like music!
Great job, Mike. Not a single PLC or printed circuit board to go south, and a mechanical governor to boot. After the EMP happens, party at Mike's house! Hope you can get the generator going and pump some electrons. You've got the rare combination of excellent mechanical skilz AND electrical knowledge and wizardry. Very hard to find in one brain!
That thing is CLEAN! It was well "loved". It could be the oil was not changed as it was going to be decommissioned. It still looks like it was not used too far past the scheduled change time, if at all. It could just be "timing". "OK, guys. This is the last oil change. They're swapping this out for a new unit, soon."
Mike, My late Dad was a CAT MASTER MECHANIC and if he were alive he would say the following. "That youngman has a future int this field. And that there engine D337F sure sounds like a goodun" wish you two could have met.
Small Engine Mech...... OUTSTANDING old engine start video!!.... one of the Most detailed and very well articulated videos of this genre on the internet to date!! Well done!! Have you ever come across the iconic D343 anywhere... aka the 1693T & TA (in 1970s truck applications)? The "D343" version was used in worldwide marine apps, as well as the Cat 988 rubber tired front end loaders (first generation), Cat 853(??) tracked loaders, and numerous Gensets, etc. Very robust and reliable engines and was also a "cammer" (overhead cam). Thanks again and keep them coming.
That is a very nice old unit. Solid unit. Chances are 120/208 ACV didn't meet their requirements anymore, and all of the technology is pretty old as well, and 150 KVA probably doesn't really quite cut it anymore either. What a good quality old CAT though. Built very rugged. It would be a fun one to recondition! Would have to come up with a way to excite it. A static exciter would probably be the way to go. These days it would be a brushless exciter, but it would be difficult to retrofit one of those in there. Rugged unit! I'm envious. I good fixer upper!
That turbo whisle is piercing through the air like a bullet ...music to my ear...cat engines lives forever...very well made not like the computerised crap stuff of today...keep up the good work and good luck with your neighbours....
its just great to watch some one who knows what they are doing ,,,working !!! So many people are sloppy ,,don't understand the engine/ motor ,,and you ,,sir ,,do a fine job and educate as you go ,,
Recently found your channel and even if i don't have any ambitions to start working with big engines, your videos have really helpt me understand the basics. Thx, and keep it up !
Amazing this diesel generator still runs after all this time. Its shameful how these sort of technologies will day become obsolete because everyones focusing on reusable energy which make sense from environmentalists perspective. I've enjoyed watching technicians working on these machines over the years thanks for sharing the video looking forward to the next one.
Wow, it looks to be running great! I admittedly don't know much about diesel engines, but it sounds like it's in excellent mechanical condition. I didn't see any leaks at all, and it didn't overheat even after revving it so high to get the generator up to 60hz.
Thank you for explaining all the bits that are specific to these. I mainly work on low loud fast cars and bikes, have never touched anything diesel before and it greatly interests me so this is wonderful.
Thank you for a professional, pleasant to view and interesting video Sir. You are obviously capable and willing to treat old iron right! Very refreshing to not see the dreaded ether.
Hi guy - old Alaskan generator man here - I ran Into an issue like you have with that old cat - you have a field circuit with very low resistance so you will have to have an expensive high amperage regulator if you go with a static exciter. What I did was take a 24 volt truck automotive alternator and hooked it up to the field - to control the field on the "aux generator" I just used on of those cheap regulators we called a chocklet bar regulator - I believe it was a Basler ... I hooked it up sensing the output voltage of the generator and hooked the field of the regulator to the field circuit of the aux generator (truck alternator). The old generator was a 24 volt system and I repurposed it's own battery charging alternator. I solved the battery charging problem by just putting an ac powered charger on the generator battery... I'm pretty sure the insulation in the 24 volt alternator will handle the 63 volts that the regulator will try to push to maintain the voltage on the generator at full load because it will be relatively low amperage compared to the amperage and heat design of the alternator... so have fun - nobody will be able to figure out what you did lol...
Thanks very much for the input! That is a great way to get around not having the original exciter. My unit calls for 110v at 29a nominal to the main generator field. I am going to set up a test rig and place a load on the output to see what the actual requirements are at different loads. I know the little basler regulators your talking about!
@@SmallEngineMechanic get one of those Delco alternators that have the external regulators that way you have a way to plug the field right onto the brushes ... maks life easier and wont cost much...
Hi Mike, at 960hrs thats only 40 days! Well done getting her going, and thanks for explaining the fuel rack, and we don't mind hearing the history of stuff at all. Cheers small but sometimes very big engine mechanic :¬)
Very cool. She runs good! I've been looking into getting a Genset for my home. (a LOT smaller than that thing obviously) Can never stop watching these old diesel first start or "will it run" videos.
The reason they pulled a lot of these old Gen sets (Cat,Cummins, Detroit) Was they burned a GOD awful amount to fuel. I'd bet this late 1950's engine burned 20-30 gallons per hour at load. The E,C model engines reduced that amount to 1/4 or in some case even less with modern electronics gen sets installed. There's a crap ton of these old Cat engines still making saw mills turn and water pumps pumping water all over the world. This was definitely a find with less than 1000 hours on it. The possibilty's for this old engine are pretty vast with it being in this great if shape. Cool video
I worked at 20th Century Fox Studio, and it was originally built in 1927 some where around there. Man did I ever get a lesson, The old saying THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO.. I am not referring to Cat. But Western Electric equipment, Westinghouse you can't imagine. I found a reprint of the SHEET METAL AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION , IT was and still is the best Design Manual I have ever seen. And it was from 1927. I will warn you , it will pull you in and not let go..
Heya Mikey! Sure is a great runner! I could tell you were a bit giddy with excitement when the old girl cracked over and ran so well. Congratulations on the new Cat!! Catch you on the next one! Zippy~
Awesome video mike. That is really low hours for that of a Genset. As you said it started up like it had been ran yesterday. Thanks so much for sharing!
Dude, what a great video! I really appreciate your attention to detail and the camera work. I ran equipment for Weyerhaeuser out of Klamath Falls back in the early '80's and fell in love with old Caterpillar engines, especially the D339's in the D7Es. Their exhaust note and turbo whistle was unmistakable. Thanks so much for the trip back in time!
I worked for a CAT Dealer that overhauls CAT engines, dyno and Paint. enjoyed the video. With the age of the engine you can probably call CAT or A CAT dealer and give them the serial number and they can find the build date.
That was awesome ! She runs like a smooth sewing machine. Loved that turbo spooling. If you can't get the gen set operating, you could sell the engine for someone replacing a CAT engine in equipment .
Wow Mike, that was fantastic! I really like seeing and listening to these bigger engines fire up and run. I can hardly wait for that really big set there behind this one. That 8 cylinder engine will sound even better,.I bet. Thanks very much!
Small Engine.......Well, I guess if we really think about it...a caterpillar is a pretty small creature. Thanks for the step by step start up. Very interesting.
That Cat Motor is in Exceptional condition, it's actually ready to Work like it was never retired if only the Alternator was. If memory serves you could bypass the need for that DC exciter generator for a common electronic component of modern generators called an AVR ( Automatic Voltage Regulator). It made my day to hear a REAL CAT again. Oh and looking at that winding diagram it's STAR/DELTA wound, so single & 3 phase connections can be made to it simultaneously. If I saw that thing I'd buy it too.
Probably already been said, may not matter- The fuel filters you show were made in September of 14. NUMERALKOD for the win. My goodness what a clean girl inside that governor... Sorry, but the system in Cat doesn't bring up build date on her that I can find... would need a selling dealer Microfiche probably. That's a gem to be sure! Oh yeah, and kudos for your contamination control and general knowledge haha
( THE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BOLT )Tight bolts. I used to get those on a late Friday afternoon when serving compressors .the last bolt on the sperator would be right at the back of the compressor . And you only had an inch of movement on the spanner. And for some unknown reason it would be an 1" longer than the rest LOL Happy Days
All fun and games till the neighbor starts the cat!
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ROFLMAO 🤣
Always nice to have a neighbor next door that can power half the city with his generator
*"Hey you! Shut that crazy thing off, I'm going deaf over here!"*
It’s all fun and games until the neighbour starts the gas turbine generator
I love the sound of Diesel engine idling. They sound like they could could do it indefinitely.
900+ hours doesn’t sound like very many hours. Spent most of its 55 years on standby :)
or it might have gone around the clock so 100900+ that sound very much so probably not likelyedit: thats 11.5 years so definetly no
900 hours barely run in! still got paint on exhaust
When they pulled our DD 6-71 gensets they only had 750+ hours on them in 20 years. We ran them every other week ( alternate weeks as we had two ) if we had not had to use them during the week under load. They weren't replaced because of wear on the units, they were replaced because of the after affects of 7 years since Andrew on the electrical panels. Switchgear does not like salt, ketchup, mayonnaise, Diesel fuel, motor oil, water, dirt, etc... blown into it at 150+ MPH. Ours were barely broken in compared to the number of hours we put on our main engines. We could easily put a 1500 hours on each one of them ( we had 3 ) per year.
Davo's Shed ... if it were in the same location for 60 years that's only 15 hours per year, so hardly more than weekly exercise. The engine (well maintained) should be good for at least 5,000 hours and possibly closer to 10,000 hours if they kept after things.
Wow! My home backup generator has done 200 hours in 2 years! And fairly speaking I barely run it ! 900hr on 50years ! 😂😂
61 year old engine, and it runs as good as new. pretty impressive.
There's a 41-yr-old Mercedes 300TD and 38-yr-old Air Force step van in my yard. Diesels properly maintained last a lifetime.
Said too much? I was on the edge of my seat. That was a thrilling detective story!!! :)) Ignore the naysayers, we're here for the talks and awesome stories that go along with the repairs.
Thanks for the positive input!
Well done, nice detailed explanation, yes ignore the negative Nancy Arm Chair Quarter Backs that seem to always surf UA-cam and put in negative comments and never leave the comfort of their own little chair inside there own little city dwelling apartment or basement afraid of the world.
Hey hey!!!!!!! what He said
When scrap steel prices were up, imagine all the good equipment that went into the trash. SHAME!
I work at a scrap yard. I wish I had the space to save a lot of the stuff I see!
to an old mechanic that sound is sweet music to my ears and I wish I was there to sniff the air, again great video thanks. (Australia)
I too love the smell of diesel exhaust
A good freind of mine is a consulting mining engineer in the northern territory and he says he likes the small of my 36 year old Mercedes Diesel .it's all to0 do with the fact that he enjoyss working around the big Cat mining plant they have out in those mines.
I know exactly what you mean.
@Deplorable Centrist That's the Typical ORIGINAL TURBO sound characteristic of a REAL CAT Engine. And look at how easy it was to start it up after sitting for so long. No modern engine can cop that.
Made my day too Mark, Love the very unique sound of an Original CAT Motor. Their so rare now.
So cool! 63 years old and fired right up and ready for work.
I'm not sure if "SmallEngineMechanic" is the most appropriate name for this channel anymore. I've been seeing what I'd call some pretty big engines lately. 😃👍
You bet! 8-))
This is the first "small engine mechanic" video for me and i got to say that in america even small engines are huge.
You ain't seen huge till you seen the cat G3616
@@xzantronos That might be, but i'm still pretty sure that it isn't a lawnmower sized engine what i expected from the "small engine mechanic". =)
@fillg
That's what she said!
Thanks for the great video. It reminds me of my own youth 55 years ago apprenticed as a plant maintenance fitter at a local builders merchant. I then went on to bench fitting for a great old firm that produced some marvelous machines that would last a hundred years with the correct maintenance. Liner Concrete. They were based in Gateshead until they too fell foul of our topsy- turvy economy during the early 70s The machines we produced were painted much the same colour as the Cats. Keep them coming and thanks again.
My old man use to work on these babies and Detroits back in the early 70's for oil testing. They don't build 'em like that any more. Great engine and video, thanks for sharing!
Now thats how you do a proper start up, and it runs real sweet to for sitting a while. It kinda makes me mad watching some guys go to some old diesel bulldozer or what ever, they've got 1 or 2 half dead batteries they found under the bench. All the wires and terminals are corroded, they don't bleed the fuel system properly. Then straight away dump half a can of ether in, until it knocks hard or won't even turn over, then repeat 3 times before it fires up. hopefully next time you get lucky with the generator, thanks for sharing, Take care
Thanks for watching! Yea I have to stop those types of videos sometimes. You won't find a can of ether in my shop or on my service truck!
My grandfather teached me that ether (starting fluid) kills engines, especially diesels as they can over-rev when starting. Over the years I've only needed to use ether once, on a boat where the engine stalled and would not light up, and we would drift onto rocky shore in not the best weather. Engine vs life? Easy choice. But the engine needed full rebuild after running on a big can of ether for many minutes. Thanks for the videos btw. I love the old engines.
go watch zip ties and bias plies
Yes I admit it I used ether to start our old 1962 international 504 in the dead of winter in Buffalo NY. Even with fully charged batteries and glow plugs on for two full minutes it just wouldn't start without a little help, but it was a quick spritz while the engine was cranking, and it would be just enough to catch, I hated using it. I found that propane works just as good and not nearly as knocky. Ether is VERY hard on bearings, especially when they are dry after sitting for a while. Propane doesn't seem to be quite as hard on them but it does help a lot when it's below 20 degrees
Those are called "Hillbilly Hacks" and need there fingers smacked with the largest hammer they have in there tool box. Problem is, they never had anyone teach them the right way of doing things. And are just repeating the stupidity they watched as a teen.
I worked at Cat for 38 years. Helped build test and inspect gen sets on the assembly line. When you went to start the engine i didn't think there would be any problems. Sounds great love the old yellow.
The governor drive on most fuel injection system have a flex drive to dampen the torsional vibrations of the gear train. I admire this man for taking the precautions against an engine runaway from a seized fuel rack. Many guys on videos like this just put new batteries on and turn the start switch. They make my hair stand on end.
Cool old Cat. I lived close to a "Flying A" service station and the owner had a tow truck with a Caterpillar Diesel. I used to love to hear him fire it up with that turbo whine and the exhaust note. I asked him; what can you tow with that motor? He smiled and said If it was hooked up right, I could pull your house right the foundation. Ha. Great videos.
Mechanical side all great. Now I'm waiting for the electrical side. Nice piece of equip. Pleasure to watch you in action. Rgds from Australia.
Sweet running machine...nice to see attention to detail with the pre start inspection...see these as light plants on older oil and gas drilling rigs...
I’m amazed I watched this whole video. 😆
Love old engines. The sound, the maintenance and what their purpose in life is/was. Bringing them back to life properly.
Fun stuff. Great vid. 👍
Small engine mechanic.. Fixes the biggest engines that powers huge equipment. Love it!
Very interesting equipment.
Nice work.
Your videos are excellent. You make it flow so well.
Cheers from Schuylklll County PA
060520/1525PST. Thank you, for exhibiting your years of experience , expertise and your ability to shoot the video at the same time.
You are a great Diesel Engineer, you were calm, confident and knew the Engine in and out. Bravo. Wishing you all the best and stay safe.
73s
Just discovered your channel and I'm blown away! No nonsense, and no childish made-up words/phrases or unnecessary profanity. I thought I was the only one who was obsessed with generators of any kind. I have 4 (2 gasoline, propane and diesel) for my home in Florida. And think I need another... lol Thanks for taking the time to put these together for us. I can respect the amount of time it takes!
One trick we used to use to check phase rotation on medium voltage generators (13.8 KV) is run the machine with no field voltage (no excitation). There’s usually enough residual voltage to operate the phase sequence meter which was good to 600 volts.
She's a beauty buddy 👍🏻 Loved the way you talked through how you got her going 😀 Hopefully you'll get the bits too finish off the fix and post the video soon 😄 Cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧
the local power company called and wants to buy some power. good video, thanks for keeping another old cat out of the landfill.
These and the Onans you have in your videos are machines after my heart. You have a subscriber in me. Keep 'em coming!
When made in America meant something, you are like a historian for kids of today!!
hearing that turbo screaming gave me chills, love the sound of big turbo charged engines
Got to love a Cat. They helped build America. Always ready to work.
You bet! Thanks for checking it out!
What a nice score Mike! It is nice when newly acquired equipment does not need a full teardown and rebuild to work. All I can say is that that unit did not come out of Huntington Hospital on Long Island. They had (might still have) an array of twenty cylinder EMDs pulling 3MW generators
Shes sounding sweet and strong and the old memory cells went into sync when it reached 60 Hertz
enjoyed watching take care
Thanks for checking it out! So your saying you closed on the buss!
@@SmallEngineMechanic yes by ear lol
Great start up, you know what you are doing and the prep work was excellent. Nice genset you have there. Great video.
Thanks for checking it out! I may have a lead on a compatible exciter for the generator!
All of your videos i have watched have been really interesting, please keep making them as i prefer watching them to the crap on television.
Thanks for checking it out!
Sweet machine! Back in that day, frequency was not in "Hertz" but 'cycle' or cycles. On up in the RF domain, it was kilocycles and megacycles.
I remember when that change took place. Does that mean that I am old now???
Wow, what a Turbo. Worth 5 digits as it sits. Close to it. That engine is only halfway through its life. If that. When you "excite" the Gen? Wow again. Even if the gen is toast, there is a dozer waiting for this engine. Preliminaries say the gen is fine. Thanks, Man!
The instructor is very knowledgeable on the subject
You know your stuff! She purried for for a 1960's engine and no emission crap.. some company will want to buy it in these crazy times. 150kw.. thats serious power.. cant wait till part 2 on genset
No company will buy it because they can’t. The EPA has a law that when industrial and marine diesels are replaced they must be replaced by a modern engine with emission controls, the emission controls have increased in tiers and they are now in tier 4.
Just started watching your channel but I love the attention to detail and the time you put in to these old engine and proper start ups
There’s something special about seeing old machines running. It takes you back in time 🤠⚙️🛠
Now I understand why when some of the older trucks used to go pass my house, dog's in the neighborhood, either would howl, or chase the truck. Great video. I scraped out my older D-8 cat with the pony motor, just 10 yr's ago. It had a cable winch blade 8'ft wide. In case anyone is looking to restore one of those, the front cable set-up, uses 75 ' Ft. (seventy-five feet, Minimum, not a mis-quote) of cable. I would suggest going with 85 feet.
Hell yeah brother. Your knowledge amazes me. Thanks.
Thanks for checking it out!
@@SmallEngineMechanic Simple Engine Fixer, thanks!
Most glorious sound I've heard since the world went crazy.
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Very cool find. I enjoyed seeing the operation of the mechanical governor as that is something I don’t get to see often as a young diesel tech. Thanks for sharing!!
Imagine it runs for 61 years without a "software upgrade". I'll never buy a diesel with a computer.
The peaks and troughs of emotions that run through you when you first turn the key is staggering, no matter how many engines it's just like the first, Great video and hi from 🇬🇧 enjoyed it.
Nice job Mike! It sounds really smooth, that is one heck of an engine. CAT always made neat stuff. A friend of mine collects their old dozers and stuff.
Thanks for checking it out Tim! Also thanks for those two Briggs!
im planing on getting a diesel Kubota GL11,000 wich is $8,000 at my dealer wich caterpiller here they wanted $36,900
Sounded great! I work in hospitals and once a few years ago was inspecting a generator room with 3 1MW Cat generators (3512's?) one hot summer day. An order for load shedding came in from the utility due to overload and they fired them all up. 10 seconds from dead stop to full rpm, synch and transfer of life safety, critical branch. Equipment branch was brought over manually. It was awesome and the sound was like music!
Great job, Mike. Not a single PLC or printed circuit board to go south, and a mechanical governor to boot. After the EMP happens, party at Mike's house! Hope you can get the generator going and pump some electrons. You've got the rare combination of excellent mechanical skilz AND electrical knowledge and wizardry. Very hard to find in one brain!
Thanks for checking it out! Already planning some testing for the generator!
That thing is CLEAN! It was well "loved". It could be the oil was not changed as it was going to be decommissioned. It still looks like it was not used too far past the scheduled change time, if at all. It could just be "timing". "OK, guys. This is the last oil change. They're swapping this out for a new unit, soon."
Mike, My late Dad was a CAT MASTER MECHANIC and if he were alive he would say the following. "That youngman has a future int this field. And that there engine D337F sure sounds like a goodun" wish you two could have met.
Aaaah......knowledge combined with competence and confidence is a wonderful thing to watch. Great video. Many thanks.
You got yourself a runner, love the sound of a CAT.
Sometimes you just find these super unique super interesting channels. Fantastic guys!
Small Engine Mech...... OUTSTANDING old engine start video!!.... one of the Most detailed and very well articulated videos of this genre on the internet to date!! Well done!! Have you ever come across the iconic D343 anywhere... aka the 1693T & TA (in 1970s truck applications)? The "D343" version was used in worldwide marine apps, as well as the Cat 988 rubber tired front end loaders (first generation), Cat 853(??) tracked loaders, and numerous Gensets, etc. Very robust and reliable engines and was also a "cammer" (overhead cam). Thanks again and keep them coming.
What a pleasure to see that done by a professional!
That is a very nice old unit. Solid unit. Chances are 120/208 ACV didn't meet their requirements anymore, and all of the technology is pretty old as well, and 150 KVA probably doesn't really quite cut it anymore either. What a good quality old CAT though. Built very rugged. It would be a fun one to recondition! Would have to come up with a way to excite it. A static exciter would probably be the way to go. These days it would be a brushless exciter, but it would be difficult to retrofit one of those in there. Rugged unit! I'm envious. I good fixer upper!
Old Cat engines are hard tro kill, especially the ones with pony motors! BUT The old GM/Detroits are too! Thanks, Pal! GOOD job!
he dont like being called pal, pal.
@@stevewhyte8476 Bet he don't like Surely either.
Man! That was sweet! She was happy running again! Purred like a kitten!!👍
Started up really easily. Would love to see it making power again.
Already working on that! Thanks for checking it out!
That turbo whisle is piercing through the air like a bullet ...music to my ear...cat engines lives forever...very well made not like the computerised crap stuff of today...keep up the good work and good luck with your neighbours....
its just great to watch some one who knows what they are doing ,,,working !!! So many people are sloppy ,,don't understand the engine/ motor ,,and you ,,sir ,,do a fine job and educate as you go ,,
Recently found your channel and even if i don't have any ambitions to start working with big engines, your videos have really helpt me understand the basics. Thx, and keep it up !
Amazing this diesel generator still runs after all this time. Its shameful how these sort of technologies will day become obsolete because everyones focusing on reusable energy which make sense from environmentalists perspective. I've enjoyed watching technicians working on these machines over the years thanks for sharing the video looking forward to the next one.
Awesome bit of kit loads more hours of service left in that old CAT 👌🏻 thanks.
Wow, it looks to be running great! I admittedly don't know much about diesel engines, but it sounds like it's in excellent mechanical condition. I didn't see any leaks at all, and it didn't overheat even after revving it so high to get the generator up to 60hz.
Thank you for explaining all the bits that are specific to these. I mainly work on low loud fast cars and bikes, have never touched anything diesel before and it greatly interests me so this is wonderful.
Thank you for a professional, pleasant to view and interesting video Sir. You are obviously capable and willing to treat old iron right! Very refreshing to not see the dreaded ether.
Thanks for the kind words!
Hi guy - old Alaskan generator man here - I ran Into an issue like you have with that old cat - you have a field circuit with very low resistance so you will have to have an expensive high amperage regulator if you go with a static exciter. What I did was take a 24 volt truck automotive alternator and hooked it up to the field - to control the field on the "aux generator" I just used on of those cheap regulators we called a chocklet bar regulator - I believe it was a Basler ... I hooked it up sensing the output voltage of the generator and hooked the field of the regulator to the field circuit of the aux generator (truck alternator). The old generator was a 24 volt system and I repurposed it's own battery charging alternator. I solved the battery charging problem by just putting an ac powered charger on the generator battery... I'm pretty sure the insulation in the 24 volt alternator will handle the 63 volts that the regulator will try to push to maintain the voltage on the generator at full load because it will be relatively low amperage compared to the amperage and heat design of the alternator... so have fun - nobody will be able to figure out what you did lol...
Thanks very much for the input! That is a great way to get around not having the original exciter. My unit calls for 110v at 29a nominal to the main generator field. I am going to set up a test rig and place a load on the output to see what the actual requirements are at different loads. I know the little basler regulators your talking about!
@@SmallEngineMechanic get one of those Delco alternators that have the external regulators that way you have a way to plug the field right onto the brushes ... maks life easier and wont cost much...
Hi Mike, at 960hrs thats only 40 days! Well done getting her going, and thanks for explaining
the fuel rack, and we don't mind hearing the history of stuff at all.
Cheers small but sometimes very big engine mechanic :¬)
I would hope it's been rolled over once
@@dougc190 Not necessarily - if this was emergency backup it would have been run very little.
Very cool. She runs good! I've been looking into getting a Genset for my home. (a LOT smaller than that thing obviously) Can never stop watching these old diesel first start or "will it run" videos.
Unless it Bruce Wilson, he feeds everything tons of starting fluid. 😵
Thanks for checking it out!
@@michaelmcclure8673 I stopped watching his channel the second he mangled the cab on that GMC Cabover that had the 2-stroke detroit in it.
big thumbs up. love to see older machines run like this one. love the turbo.
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The reason they pulled a lot of these old Gen sets (Cat,Cummins, Detroit) Was they burned a GOD awful amount to fuel. I'd bet this late 1950's engine burned 20-30 gallons per hour at load. The E,C model engines reduced that amount to 1/4 or in some case even less with modern electronics gen sets installed. There's a crap ton of these old Cat engines still making saw mills turn and water pumps pumping water all over the world. This was definitely a find with less than 1000 hours on it. The possibilty's for this old engine are pretty vast with it being in this great if shape. Cool video
Well that's One of the Cat gensets. Still waiting on the old one. Keep up the good videos !
That turbo is something else! Great set.
Sounded like it was preparing for takeoff
I worked at 20th Century Fox Studio, and it was originally built in 1927 some where around there.
Man did I ever get a lesson, The old saying THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED TO.. I am not referring to Cat. But Western Electric equipment, Westinghouse you can't imagine. I found a reprint of the SHEET METAL AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION , IT was and still is the best Design Manual I have ever seen. And it was from 1927.
I will warn you , it will pull you in and not let go..
Heya Mikey! Sure is a great runner! I could tell you were a bit giddy with excitement when the old girl cracked over and ran so well. Congratulations on the new Cat!! Catch you on the next one! Zippy~
Between you and Deboss I've learned a lot about diesels and I'm ready to get my hands into one.
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Awesome video mike. That is really low hours for that of a Genset. As you said it started up like it had been ran yesterday. Thanks so much for sharing!
That turbo sounds incredible!
My favorite part of working as a conductor on the RR was starting my engines when I would catch a yard job.
Dude, what a great video! I really appreciate your attention to detail and the camera work. I ran equipment for Weyerhaeuser out of Klamath Falls back in the early '80's and fell in love with old Caterpillar engines, especially the D339's in the D7Es. Their exhaust note and turbo whistle was unmistakable. Thanks so much for the trip back in time!
Very good fuel pump and governor setting knowledge
What a beautiful big old genset! This thing sounds very healthy! Small Engine Mechanic? Not anymore!!! Good job, I thoroughly enjoyed this video!!
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Great video. Great information as you were going through the checks. It sounds great. That turbo fair Whistles. Thanks for posting .😎👍
That thing is a beast!
Mike, say all you want! I am an electrical geek! I love generator ins and outs. Great video!
Thanks for checking it out! Gen repair is in the works!
I worked for a CAT Dealer that overhauls CAT engines, dyno and Paint. enjoyed the video. With the age of the engine you can probably call CAT or A CAT dealer and give them the serial number and they can find the build date.
That was awesome !
She runs like a smooth sewing machine. Loved that turbo spooling.
If you can't get the gen set operating, you could sell the engine for someone replacing a CAT engine in equipment .
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Wow Mike, that was fantastic!
I really like seeing and listening to these bigger engines fire up and run.
I can hardly wait for that really big set there behind this one. That 8 cylinder engine will sound even better,.I bet.
Thanks very much!
Thanks for checking it out! Waiting on some parts for the other big CAT!
Small Engine.......Well, I guess if we really think about it...a caterpillar is a pretty small creature. Thanks for the step by step start up. Very interesting.
Lovely piece of kit, I'd love the room at my place to work on stuff this size.
That's one helluva turbo whistle. Damn what a find. That would be a nice shop gen
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Very interesting episode!! Loved it and that open turbo sounded great. Would absolutely love something like that in my backyard shed. 240VAC though 😉
That Cat Motor is in Exceptional condition, it's actually ready to Work like it was never retired if only the Alternator was. If memory serves you could bypass the need for that DC exciter generator for a common electronic component of modern generators called an AVR ( Automatic Voltage Regulator). It made my day to hear a REAL CAT again. Oh and looking at that winding diagram it's STAR/DELTA wound, so single & 3 phase connections can be made to it simultaneously. If I saw that thing I'd buy it too.
That old 1693 sound is amazing. Reminds me of the beginning of smokey and the bandit lol
Probably already been said, may not matter-
The fuel filters you show were made in September of 14. NUMERALKOD for the win.
My goodness what a clean girl inside that governor...
Sorry, but the system in Cat doesn't bring up build date on her that I can find... would need a selling dealer Microfiche probably.
That's a gem to be sure!
Oh yeah, and kudos for your contamination control and general knowledge haha
Music to my ears.....nothing like an old cat. Thanks for this video !!
Sounds quite healthy. What a fun thing to tinker with.
( THE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BOLT )Tight bolts. I used to get those on a late Friday afternoon when serving compressors .the last bolt on the sperator would be right at the back of the compressor . And you only had an inch of movement on the spanner. And for some unknown reason it would be an 1" longer than the rest LOL Happy Days
Wow! A 1959 Cat with 959 hours run time! Incredible, you have got a lot of cool engines
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Wow that would make a nice power unit for a sawmill! Nice runner
If my house were big enough, I'd put it in for art...cat had real beauty in their vintage designs.