@@davidbutterfield2949 i second that...253's used to be a dime a dozen...ive got 2 clapped out ones in my garage...still ran..but barely... 308's are more sought after so I'd go with a 253👍
@@petermartin4807 what colour were they, in Buick, chev, etc..were they red? (After the grey 149, in holdens, red 161, 179, were mid 60's onwards, i think. 161, was a base model belmont motor, as far as i know. The numbers were molded, onto the block, so an exchange 202, might have had 186, on the block?).
Gee that cracked me up wen you first tried firing it up - expecting the cat engine and hearing that great old holden starter motor sound keep up the great work
Steve, you keep making your videos and I'll keep watching them and supporting what your doing to keep these old machines going mate. Their all part of our Aussie history. Thank you cobber.🤠
"I just got another brown sandwich" as Steve places his beer on the hood cover. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,... nice unit them 202s, especially with a YellaTerra head, a balanced dizzy & a GT40 coil. Cheers from Sydney, AU.
@@stevesplacedownunder I got something that might interest you. It's a pair of original 186s headers. I like to see a mildly worked 202 "How To" for old times sake.
They were a monster, in the little xu1 chassis. Good enough to beat v8's, in fact?. I owned a few, (even a hq Belmont, it had a 173). The 202 with yella-terra head, and extractors, went like a v8 (but lighter).
Hi Steve. I have a few cats, all original. You have done a great job of saving an old machine from the metal dealers and shown initiatives on adapting the both together. I used to use the custom line chassis and mount the red motor to make great bush buggies. Only had a stick welder and 4 inch grinder. Anyway thanks for sharing and don't stop, great work.
Cmon guys like share n sub. We love watching the American will it run and trucks n tractors let get behind some good aussie channel id rather watch this type of stuff from here instead of all usa stuff this guy and old brucey are my two fave aus channels!!
Yeah mate. Do the basics, points AND condenser. And you probably know about checking the resistance on the plug leads. It’s a 202! Can’t be much wrong with it 😊😊
@@stevesplacedownunder Am not tech savvy or online guru. Don't know how to find your physical location. Am early Holden specialist. Your 202 is not early '70s HQ. Is late '70s HZ or early Commodore from 78/79 (VB). Your adaptor isn't M21 4 speed. It's an input shaft from a 3 speed all synchro & it also works nicely. Your HZ/VB exhaust manifold incorporates a carburettor heater. It has to go. Your inlet manifold is EGR, solid to exhaust, cooking the carb & it aint good either. Rummage about for earlier SEPARATE inlet & exhaust manifolds from HR, HK, HT, HG or HQ. I have them & you're welcome to them. I understand why you ran the exhaust up alongside the dissy but can't recommend that either. I suggest leave the original CAT stack where it is but send the hot exhaust anywhere but up the fuel & ignition side of the engine. Regardless of any of the above, little 202 seems very healthy & there's no need to yank her out. She just needs love, understanding & a little attention. All Holden Sixes from 1948 all the way to 2003 Ecotec are like your girlfriend... Treat them to a minimum of care & they'll slave away in the kitchen all day. (Just don't mention your girlfriend to your wife too often). Your 202 just needs some love. You can swap bits like the carby & the dissy or even the entire engine 'til you're blue in the face. However, these items are all old now & it's likely none will work properly without thorough dismantle, cleanout, careful reassembly & fresh lube where necessary. Fuel tank & entire fuel system look due for a rinse out & a thorough blowout. This costs nothing. Even the gaskets being durable Holden are likely OK to reuse. Dissy will be long overdue for careful dismantle, free up, inspection, test, lube, reassembly & adjustment. Vac advance unit may have perforated diaphragm & need replacing. Get the fuel system thoroughly clean & the ignition system set up nicely, replace those dud manifolds & get the point gap, timing & idle mixture right & that engine will sing. None of this costs anything. It just takes skill, experience & time. When any engine runs properly there's no need to waste time on compression tests. Any weak cylinder will missfire at idle & smooth out above idle as momentum overcomes leaky valves & or worn or sticky rings. From your video soundtrack I can tell you that 202 is mechanically sound & healthy. She just needs bits cleaned out, reset & tuned. Definitely do NOT yank her out. If she had a steady miss on idle she might have been weak on one or two cylinders. She doesen't - engine is good. Better the devil you know than the one you don't & transplanting could easily import serious bigger troubles when that motor has no demonstrable issues other than neglect, age & tuning. It clearly made sufficient torque to propel little D2 adequately & would suffice if it wasn't so sick. Am in Country QLD. If you're not too far away, I'll glady donate an entire day to getting your amazing little D2-02 running like clockwork. Am more than happy to have any audience watching everything I do. Have Warner Brothers make a movie of it if you like. My workshop is mobile & operates out of the back of an old LandCruiser wagon (with Holden V8 power, of course). My Holden V8 is also HZ Red Motor, dilapidated, rusty & ugly but it runs perfectly. Your 202 can run perfectly too & I'll happily show you every step necessary to get her running right. Where are you situated?
@johnbrooks9523 hi mate thanks for this interesting comment. I am in Sydney so most probably too far away for a tune, but I will be okay with it otherwise. That would be magnificent though. It could be a HZ, it was pulled out of one of those type of utes to fit a 253 and I got the 202 off them. I have a few separate manifolds here off a 173 and a 186 actually, but never considered it because it used to run good and was okay. The input shaft I thought was out of an m21 that blew up on me, I did have a 3 speed but don’t remember pulling it apart, maybe I did, was a long time ago. But you are the specialist like you said and I’m certainly not so maybe that’s what I did. The fuel system certainly needs a clean out yes, not hard to do, just none of this has ever been a priority with so many other things to fix and play with. It has for a long time had a dead miss though. Only runs on 5 cylinders. It’s not spark on that cylinder, the dizzy shaft isn’t bent(like I’ve seen on the v8s, hitting the firewall when pulling the engine out I’d say), it’s not a cam lobe, it’s not a valve because had the head off years ago to inspect. All I can think of now is a hydraulic lifter is seized in itself, this is the reason I mentioned a compression test, mainly on the cylinder that is missing. I recently came across this in a Yamaha golf cart we have here, same style of hydraulic lifter, and the plunger had seized in both of them and held the valves slightly open. It stopped running all together. After filming this I looked at it again to move it back into the shed and found the screw that goes through the advance actuator and into the condenser had fallen out because the thread in the condenser had stripped, so condenser wasn’t grounded or earthed. I then popped number one plug out and timed it quickly, but wasn’t far out. I have a timing light and will do it properly, to 6 degrees before from memory. I hit the starter button and it fired right up and idled no problem, then I put it back in the shed. Still running on 5 though. It may even have a 186 pushrod in it, I believe they are a different length. It was very responsive on the throttle. When I get time I will do another tune up video. Look forward to your response. Thank you mate
Hi mate, I've always wanted to see it run since you mentioned it in a video.👍🏻 As for your mods, I approve your ingenuity, it's better than it getting scrapped, never to exist.🍺 I'd love to see the Bulldog getting cranked up for the old pomp pomp pomp pomp noise.😁 Have a good weekend.🍻
Great effort on fitting the holden engine .This Aussie channel is worth keeping.I fitted a 200Falcon engine to a Satoh tractor which was heading for the scrap yard.I fitted the power steering as well but it worked backwards i use it to cut the grass.It is probably one of the only reverse steer tractors in the world we thought it was funny
Always good to see something from you mate ! I like the history stories . The old video was a great addition to the episode . Interesting to me to see the differences between the Holden engines and the Chevy engines we have here . I would like to see the old Lanz startup . Scott 🌵
As far as Holden motors goes I liked the 186 bored out to 192, Rebuilt myself, They when really well in anything, mine was in an old HT ute, with a 25/65 cam, extracted 2''' exhaust. I know of blokes that had the same motor in tractors and Land Rovers. The best motors Holden made I was always told. This one looks good in the Cat, maybe a tune up. Thanks for video.
The 202 had a higher compression ratio?..I remember blokes preferred 186, (I had chev slushmatic 2 spd,in a ht, but felt 202's, had a bit more poke), a cousin had a nice Hg monaro (gold, with the stripes), that had a 186 s, and 3 on the tree. (The lumpy cam made it sound good). I wonder if he knows, where it is now.
Not a computer chip or sensor in sight!! Love what you're doin mate..when an engine was an engine and thats it! The petrol glass bought a tear to my eye👍good shit,
Awesome little machine , definitely needs a good tune up , I remember when a was a kid , my dad put a 170 ford pursuit engine into a 1950s Massey Harris tractor, which was my grandfather’s,it use to wheel stand, a farmer bought it and used it plow a paddock and he said it used to pull stumps out at idle,
Thank you Steve for putting this video up I always thoroughly enjoy watch all of your videos. It is really nice to see somebody who loves working on old equipment and also shows all of the good and bad things that happen along the way. Please put up another video on the D2 I really like watch videos on old earthmoving. They are awesome
Gday Steve, that’s bloody awesome, good tune and a good run won’t do any harm, fantastic footage from back in the day and the cab over look pretty flash as a rigid to mate, great to see the D2 moving, cheers
Hi mate. Yeah it’s a good little thing to have. Fairly unique. The Kenworth did look good mate yes. We took it and my white 4000 all the way to Alice Springs back in 2010. Huge run for it. Took an old Diamond T on the back for a bloke
D2-02 Lol Give the old girl a bit of love mate, those old strommy WW single barrel carbs are okay too so unless shes rooted it'll probably scrub up okay with a kit and pump. I did a quicky donk swap with an old Iseki orchard tractor years ago for a mates old man, He had a few old Volvos kicking around to we nicked a B20 redblock 4 cyl auto and made it work with some cheap RHS and some redgum fence posts and the old 4 speed manual. Half a pack of CIG sticks and an old transarc and a few borrowed ratchet straps. The old bloke shat flames about the fenceposts and the arc rods but he soon came round with the Inter bubbling around the 20 acres with a 4 foot mowing deck behind it. Not even close to nice and solid like your Cat but im told it was still running nearly 40 years later.... I reckon it was the Italia race paint we added :-)
Hi mate. Great comment, interesting read on what you did here. Yes it won’t be much wrong with the Holden. Those carbs haven’t got many adjustments on them. Thanks for sharing
Only just stumbled across this site.... Great stuff so far. Reminds me of Diesel Creek channel. I've subscribed and liked.....and will go back and watch all your previous videos. Good onya for keeping the old gear running.
Another beaut vid thanks Steve. Love the old Cat ... like something out of Mad Max. I'm a great fan of the old red Holdens. 186 was my engine of choice. I've seen an old relic forklift years ago running an old Holden repower- so quiet and smooth. I'm still in mourning since GM shut Holden so we can't lose your channel as well. It's fair dinkum man cave stuff, complete with cool things, old memories, junk and a few cold snacks to round it all off. Looking forward to 2025 👍 BTW the 318 in the Cat would be a beast but let's keep it red for now 😊
Thank you Jimmy. Yeah I think it’s a good little thing mate. Fairly unique. That are a great old engine. I’ve always been a fan of them. Will do a tune up video soon
I subscribed after seeing Old American Iron video. I always enjoy seeing the old equipment saved. Once it's gone, it's gone. I get to enjoy Goeffrey's old equipment at the area shows. My husband and I show engines and other equipment as well.
Hi Heather thanks for having a look and for the subscription. Yes Geoffrey cam from Wisconsin to Sydney and stayed with me for 10 days. We had a great time. I got to know him over the phone. It’s good that you and your husband show this stuff also. It’s a great hobby to be involved in
Hello Steve hope you and the family are good enjoyed the video on the old cat D2 nice conversion mate and it kept the old girl working when the original engine was shaged out and liked the video of back in the day hope you will keep going mate love the old gear you keep finding and rescuing you don't find stuff in the UK as easy nowadays nowadays
Thanks Keith I’m glad you liked it mate. The original could have been fixed with big dollars but still got something that a lot of others have got also. I like it how it is for now mate
Hi Steve I must admit that I find people to be very harsh . I feel your frustration with your channel . Just a few words from me mate. In my 61 years I have found knockers and keyboard warriors to be just wingers Your Channel has always delivered great videos. I love what you do and it has inspired me to enjoy the old machines I have . Keep up the great work mate
Hi Jim thanks for reaching out mate. Yes it has opened my eyes to the amount of different people and personalities out there. It’s unbelievable. Most are great people, but then you get a real parasite that judges your life and ability on a 20 second clip, after spending all weekend most times filming the editing it down to a 25 minute video. Can be extremely frustrating, but I’m learning very quickly not to worry about it and I’m the stronger one for having a go. It’s positive blokes like you that will keep the channel going mate. Thank you 🙏🙏
First time watcher. What a great channel you have. AND YES, Holden 6's are very much underrated. It was awesome to see that 202 hauling that little CAT with ease..... AND pulling that huge Volvo...... Gotta say, growing up as a 66 vintage with these PowerPoint's and working on more than 1 or 2, I would never have imagined. Subscribed and liked and looking forward to more stuff as well as catching up on your already released stuff as well...... By the way, I love 'Brown Sandwhich', I'm going to be using that from now on😂😂
Hi mate. Leave the 202 in D2 . It sounds ok, just needs some love and attention. Great video mate. It just popped up on my screen so I watched it and then subscribed. All the best.
I did an engine swap on the D2 with an old Nuffield tractor. The motor on those sat on rails so it was easy to adapt them to the Cat. This is going back at least 40 years. I used it as a bulldozer for a while after the conversion then sold it on. I remember one of the tracks kept coming off so it had to go. I was around 20 years old at that time. Fun times.
I can remember when I was at TAFE, when I was an apprentice we learned about the basic principles of carburettors (diesel mechanics) the diagram used was lifted straight out of the HR holden manual.
Hi Simon thank you mate I’m glad you like it. All good about donating mate. I certainly don’t expect anyone to do that, but some like to and insist on helping which blows my mind to see the appreciation we get. Good to see people enjoying what we do here
Its awesome brother from another country down under !!!! Say hi to the mrs !!! This is an awesome rewind to see what you were up against back then as well as where you have gotten to today !!!!
Hi Paul. I hope so too mate. It will let me provide you all with a lot more entertainment by having more time. I have plans but need the growth first. Thanks for your support
Handy old piece of kit. Probably worth putting a kit through the carb. It may be worth adding a little fuel store as that old rubber in those fuel pumps doesn't like ethanol in the modern fuel. Back in the early 2000's you could still get lead replacement fuel.
Steve that is great job you have done on that little dozer with the Holden engine in it bet it would pulled a few plows and things around in its younger days for sure .keep pushing on mate you get there for sure
Great video mate, I reckon a video of either tuning up this 202 and getting all the others running would be aweosme, ive always wanted to learn more about them
Back in the day there were so many surplus 202 and 186 engines they were installed in everything from concrete trucks, generators and other plant. Worked at a couple of boily workshops over the years that had an old chamberlain crane repowered with a 202
That old 6 sounds great Steve, and should run that dozer just fine. Course if you take that pound of coffee and gravel out of the carb and clean the points it may smooth out a bit...8^) Just kidding! It would make a great tug for moving your collection around on soft ground. Great video, I enjoyed it. Cheers!
Let me know what you all think we should do next with this one. Hopefully you can all enjoy this video of a machine I built from parts.
LS swap 😛😂
A lap of Australia on it.😜🤣
@@stevesplacedownunder would be pretty cool with a 253 or 308 👍🏻🇦🇺
@stevesplacedownunder it's awesome brother just the way it is lol
@@davidbutterfield2949 i second that...253's used to be a dime a dozen...ive got 2 clapped out ones in my garage...still ran..but barely... 308's are more sought after so I'd go with a 253👍
Old Holdens never die; they just get repurposed 😆😆😆
The best thing about those engines, was you can service them with most basic auto toolkit.
Indeed mate. Great engine
Bugger the haters, that thing is a beast.
Thank you mate
I hate haters...LOL 😅
Fitting a 253 with twin stacks up each side would probably get tongues wagging.👍
Yes mate my exact thoughts also. Hopefully I can come across a running one
If it’s possible for you to do Steve I think it would make a good video. 👍👍
Not to mention impressive wheelstands
@@stevesplacedownunderI’ve got an alloy tech running Steve
@@stevesplacedownunder I've got one I don't want, Canberra
Good ole Ozzie ingenuity and engineering using what ya got to get it done 👍🍀👌🍺
Yea mate that’s right and cost nothing. Was all laying around here
Just discovered this gem of a channel, and happy to subscribe love old GMs and holden donks.
Hi mate thanks for the nice comment. Plenty more to come
@@petermartin4807 what colour were they, in Buick, chev, etc..were they red? (After the grey 149, in holdens, red 161, 179, were mid 60's onwards, i think. 161, was a base model belmont motor, as far as i know. The numbers were molded, onto the block, so an exchange 202, might have had 186, on the block?).
Gee that cracked me up wen you first tried firing it up - expecting the cat engine and hearing that great old holden starter motor sound
keep up the great work
Yeah mate it sounds like an old car starting up🤣. Thanks for watching and glad you liked it
I like your channel.
It's good to hear an Australian voice on UA-cam. 👍🏻
Hi David thank you mate. Hopefully we can get it to grow and we can share more of it
Thata girl....rescuing the mans beer! A KEEPER!
Indeed mate
Thought it was petrol until an arm came and grabbed it
@@garygardner6536 brown sandwiches
Steve, you keep making your videos and I'll keep watching them and supporting what your doing to keep these old machines going mate. Their all part of our Aussie history.
Thank you cobber.🤠
Great to have you with us Daryl. It’s always good to see a comment from you.
😂 I got such a kick out of that great face you made on startup
It never gets old seeing one come to life mate
"I just got another brown sandwich" as Steve places his beer on the hood cover. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,... nice unit them 202s, especially with a YellaTerra head, a balanced dizzy & a GT40 coil. Cheers from Sydney, AU.
Hi Peter. Yes mate they are good things. I will do a tune up video of it. Cheers back from western Sydney mate. Not far from you
@@stevesplacedownunder I got something that might interest you. It's a pair of original 186s headers. I like to see a mildly worked 202 "How To" for old times sake.
Always interested in parts mate that’s for sure
Those 202s sure have a unique sound to them.
Music to my ears. That looks like it would be a heap of fun when it’s running right.
Yeah it is good mate. Very nippy thing to use
First car had a 202 . Love em
They were a monster, in the little xu1 chassis. Good enough to beat v8's, in fact?. I owned a few, (even a hq Belmont, it had a 173). The 202 with yella-terra head, and extractors, went like a v8 (but lighter).
@@Orangesjesus Have a few blues and reds in the shed there fun with a turbo :) Use to see them on the ground at the dump all the time. what a shame
Hi Steve. I have a few cats, all original. You have done a great job of saving an old machine from the metal dealers and shown initiatives on adapting the both together. I used to use the custom line chassis and mount the red motor to make great bush buggies. Only had a stick welder and 4 inch grinder.
Anyway thanks for sharing and don't stop, great work.
Thanks for sharing mate. Sounds like you have some good stuff there also. They are a great engine for this type of thing
What a beautiful conversion
Thank you mate. It works good
Cmon guys like share n sub. We love watching the American will it run and trucks n tractors let get behind some good aussie channel id rather watch this type of stuff from here instead of all usa stuff this guy and old brucey are my two fave aus channels!!
Thanks for the great support mate. Hopefully people read this
Brown sandwich is a new one 😅 Keep up the good work
I certainly will mate thank you
Great video, love conversions like these.
Thanks mate I’m glad you liked it
making things work with what you have laying around is the best way to be
Certainly is mate. It’s how I like to do things here. Good learning experiences too
That exhaust, gives that classic holden 6 a really good note. That kenny looks good as a body truck.
Hi Colin yes mate it sure does. I know exactly what you mean
Yeah mate. Do the basics, points AND condenser. And you probably know about checking the resistance on the plug leads. It’s a 202! Can’t be much wrong with it 😊😊
Totally agree with you Mick, hard to hurt those old buggars unless you leave them out in the paddock with their heads off for a few years.
The D2 is a beast good on you awespme chanel love it
Fantastic mate thank you
Great collection of great old toys
Thank you mate
Just found the channel Steve.Bloody awesome.Now I've got Marty T, Diesel Creek and now Steve's Place Down Under to look forward to.Cheers from NZ
Hi mate thanks for having a look at us and for putting me up with diesel creek and Marty T. Magnificent
Nz spec hq's had carpet?. (Still had the spinning air-vent @ 50kph?😂)
What a little ripper ,Steve. Rare to even see an old red motor these days. Time was, I had these things coming out of my ears. Keep em coming mate 😊
Thanks Mick. Yes they used to be everywhere mate. Slowly fading out and getting more expensive. Good to see them still going
@@stevesplacedownunder
Am not tech savvy or online guru. Don't know how to find your physical location.
Am early Holden specialist.
Your 202 is not early '70s HQ. Is late '70s HZ or early Commodore from 78/79 (VB).
Your adaptor isn't M21 4 speed. It's an input shaft from a 3 speed all synchro & it also works nicely.
Your HZ/VB exhaust manifold incorporates a carburettor heater. It has to go. Your inlet manifold is EGR, solid to exhaust, cooking the carb & it aint good either. Rummage about for earlier SEPARATE inlet & exhaust manifolds from HR, HK, HT, HG or HQ. I have them & you're welcome to them.
I understand why you ran the exhaust up alongside the dissy but can't recommend that either. I suggest leave the original CAT stack where it is but send the hot exhaust anywhere but up the fuel & ignition side of the engine.
Regardless of any of the above, little 202 seems very healthy & there's no need to yank her out. She just needs love, understanding & a little attention.
All Holden Sixes from 1948 all the way to 2003 Ecotec are like your girlfriend... Treat them to a minimum of care & they'll slave away in the kitchen all day. (Just don't mention your girlfriend to your wife too often). Your 202 just needs some love.
You can swap bits like the carby & the dissy or even the entire engine 'til you're blue in the face. However, these items are all old now & it's likely none will work properly without thorough dismantle, cleanout, careful reassembly & fresh lube where necessary.
Fuel tank & entire fuel system look due for a rinse out & a thorough blowout. This costs nothing. Even the gaskets being durable Holden are likely OK to reuse.
Dissy will be long overdue for careful dismantle, free up, inspection, test, lube, reassembly & adjustment. Vac advance unit may have perforated diaphragm & need replacing.
Get the fuel system thoroughly clean & the ignition system set up nicely, replace those dud manifolds & get the point gap, timing & idle mixture right & that engine will sing. None of this costs anything. It just takes skill, experience & time.
When any engine runs properly there's no need to waste time on compression tests. Any weak cylinder will missfire at idle & smooth out above idle as momentum overcomes leaky valves & or worn or sticky rings. From your video soundtrack I can tell you that 202 is mechanically sound & healthy. She just needs bits cleaned out, reset & tuned. Definitely do NOT yank her out. If she had a steady miss on idle she might have been weak on one or two cylinders. She doesen't - engine is good. Better the devil you know than the one you don't & transplanting could easily import serious bigger troubles when that motor has no demonstrable issues other than neglect, age & tuning.
It clearly made sufficient torque to propel little D2 adequately & would suffice if it wasn't so sick.
Am in Country QLD. If you're not too far away, I'll glady donate an entire day to getting your amazing little D2-02 running like clockwork. Am more than happy to have any audience watching everything I do. Have Warner Brothers make a movie of it if you like. My workshop is mobile & operates out of the back of an old LandCruiser wagon (with Holden V8 power, of course). My Holden V8 is also HZ Red Motor, dilapidated, rusty & ugly but it runs perfectly. Your 202 can run perfectly too & I'll happily show you every step necessary to get her running right.
Where are you situated?
@johnbrooks9523 hi mate thanks for this interesting comment. I am in Sydney so most probably too far away for a tune, but I will be okay with it otherwise. That would be magnificent though. It could be a HZ, it was pulled out of one of those type of utes to fit a 253 and I got the 202 off them. I have a few separate manifolds here off a 173 and a 186 actually, but never considered it because it used to run good and was okay. The input shaft I thought was out of an m21 that blew up on me, I did have a 3 speed but don’t remember pulling it apart, maybe I did, was a long time ago. But you are the specialist like you said and I’m certainly not so maybe that’s what I did. The fuel system certainly needs a clean out yes, not hard to do, just none of this has ever been a priority with so many other things to fix and play with.
It has for a long time had a dead miss though. Only runs on 5 cylinders. It’s not spark on that cylinder, the dizzy shaft isn’t bent(like I’ve seen on the v8s, hitting the firewall when pulling the engine out I’d say), it’s not a cam lobe, it’s not a valve because had the head off years ago to inspect. All I can think of now is a hydraulic lifter is seized in itself, this is the reason I mentioned a compression test, mainly on the cylinder that is missing. I recently came across this in a Yamaha golf cart we have here, same style of hydraulic lifter, and the plunger had seized in both of them and held the valves slightly open. It stopped running all together.
After filming this I looked at it again to move it back into the shed and found the screw that goes through the advance actuator and into the condenser had fallen out because the thread in the condenser had stripped, so condenser wasn’t grounded or earthed. I then popped number one plug out and timed it quickly, but wasn’t far out. I have a timing light and will do it properly, to 6 degrees before from memory. I hit the starter button and it fired right up and idled no problem, then I put it back in the shed. Still running on 5 though. It may even have a 186 pushrod in it, I believe they are a different length. It was very responsive on the throttle. When I get time I will do another tune up video. Look forward to your response. Thank you mate
Hi mate, I've always wanted to see it run since you mentioned it in a video.👍🏻
As for your mods, I approve your ingenuity, it's better than it getting scrapped, never to exist.🍺
I'd love to see the Bulldog getting cranked up for the old pomp pomp pomp pomp noise.😁
Have a good weekend.🍻
Thank you mate.
The bulldog makes me sore just thinking about starting it🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️. Bastard of a thing, but does go
Great effort on fitting the holden engine .This Aussie channel is worth keeping.I fitted a 200Falcon engine to a Satoh tractor which was heading for the scrap yard.I fitted the power steering as well but it worked backwards i use it to cut the grass.It is probably one of the only reverse steer tractors in the world we thought it was funny
Thank you mate. This is interesting too. I’m sure you could change it to work properly. All the best with it
Always enjoy your videos mate. Keep going for 2025 please - it would be tragic if you stopped.
Great channel Steve! Classic old Cat. I learned to run a D4 in 1964!
Hi mate thank you. That’s great 🙏
Always good to see something from you mate ! I like the history stories . The old video was a great addition to the episode . Interesting to me to see the differences between the Holden engines and the Chevy engines we have here . I would like to see the old Lanz startup . Scott 🌵
I’m glad you liked it Scott. Thanks for the nice chat on the phone too mate
Loved the 16 year old footage!
Yeah mate it added to it
As far as Holden motors goes I liked the 186 bored out to 192, Rebuilt myself, They when really well in anything, mine was in an old HT ute, with a 25/65 cam, extracted 2''' exhaust. I know of blokes that had the same motor in tractors and Land Rovers. The best motors Holden made I was always told. This one looks good in the Cat, maybe a tune up. Thanks for video.
The 202 had a higher compression ratio?..I remember blokes preferred 186, (I had chev slushmatic 2 spd,in a ht, but felt 202's, had a bit more poke), a cousin had a nice Hg monaro (gold, with the stripes), that had a 186 s, and 3 on the tree. (The lumpy cam made it sound good). I wonder if he knows, where it is now.
Not a computer chip or sensor in sight!! Love what you're doin mate..when an engine was an engine and thats it! The petrol glass bought a tear to my eye👍good shit,
Hi mate. No nothing modern here, just good old stuff. I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Awesome little machine , definitely needs a good tune up , I remember when a was a kid , my dad put a 170 ford pursuit engine into a 1950s Massey Harris tractor, which was my grandfather’s,it use to wheel stand, a farmer bought it and used it plow a paddock and he said it used to pull stumps out at idle,
Yeah it does mate. I like those old Ford engines. Probably a bit fast like this one is but it still does the job. Thanks for sharing
@@stevesplacedownunder its different, it works and done the jobs you used it for , and do plenty more, that’s ok all good
I love watching this kind of videos
It is so informative.
Fantastic mate
Keen as for that twin steer, got heaps of old cool shit there I've never seen before. I'm hooked
Thanks for watching mate. She’s getting very close to the road now
She’s got some power
Great HQ Cat, cool idea🤠
Thanks Jim
Bruce'd be proud of you
Thank you Steve for putting this video up I always thoroughly enjoy watch all of your videos. It is really nice to see somebody who loves working on old equipment and also shows all of the good and bad things that happen along the way. Please put up another video on the D2 I really like watch videos on old earthmoving. They are awesome
Thanks for the nice support mate. I’m glad you enjoy what we do here. I will do a tune up video of it when I get a chance
Thanks mate, love the video.
Hi mate. Thank you for this. My apologies for the late response. The comments exploded on this video. Your support never goes unnoticed
@@stevesplacedownunder I reckon people are warming to the tractor videos mate. That's gotta be a good thing. Hope you had a great weekend at the 40th.
@anteast2684 I hope so. It’s a lot of work. Yeah it was good to see everyone. Mine is coming up in 2 months
@@stevesplacedownunder that's going to be really untidy from what I have seen of you and the clan on the videos. Gonna be a hoot.
@@anteast2684 yeah I’d say it will be
Great to see the D2 run another use for a mighty 202 thanks for sharing it with us.
It is good mate. Been a while for me also. It’s my pleasure
Always a pleasure mate
all good loved the old footage keep up the good work in keeping this old iron going
Cheers
Thanks mate. Yes I thought it was good to add in the old footage
Gday Steve, that’s bloody awesome, good tune and a good run won’t do any harm, fantastic footage from back in the day and the cab over look pretty flash as a rigid to mate, great to see the D2 moving, cheers
Hi mate. Yeah it’s a good little thing to have. Fairly unique. The Kenworth did look good mate yes. We took it and my white 4000 all the way to Alice Springs back in 2010. Huge run for it. Took an old Diamond T on the back for a bloke
Great channel Steve loved the old Albion went in them as a kid sam in England Devon 😊
Thank you mate. There are a few videos on that one. I’m glad you liked it
Hi Steve love all videos keep them coming I really appreciate and enjoy your videos and work on all your equipment cheers mate
Thanks, will do I'm glad you're enjoying them. hopefully there will be a lot more
Fully enjoying all your videos, and I'm looking forward to the next one.. keep them coming. 👍👍👍
Awesome, thank you!
Hope you keep with the videos. Your one hell of a good hand. I'll keep watching it if you keep making them.
Thanks Steve. We will see how the rest of the year goes for us mate
D2-02 Lol
Give the old girl a bit of love mate, those old strommy WW single barrel carbs are okay too so unless shes rooted it'll probably scrub up okay with a kit and pump.
I did a quicky donk swap with an old Iseki orchard tractor years ago for a mates old man, He had a few old Volvos kicking around to we nicked a B20 redblock 4 cyl auto and made it work with some cheap RHS and some redgum fence posts and the old 4 speed manual.
Half a pack of CIG sticks and an old transarc and a few borrowed ratchet straps.
The old bloke shat flames about the fenceposts and the arc rods but he soon came round with the Inter bubbling around the 20 acres with a 4 foot mowing deck behind it.
Not even close to nice and solid like your Cat but im told it was still running nearly 40 years later.... I reckon it was the Italia race paint we added :-)
Hi mate. Great comment, interesting read on what you did here. Yes it won’t be much wrong with the Holden. Those carbs haven’t got many adjustments on them. Thanks for sharing
Ww strombergs are 2 barrell.
@garygardner6536 Could have been a BX, fuck knows mate it was 40 years ago
What a beast! 😊
Thanks for watching 🙏
Only just stumbled across this site....
Great stuff so far. Reminds me of Diesel Creek channel.
I've subscribed and liked.....and will go back and watch all your previous videos.
Good onya for keeping the old gear running.
Hi Bill thank you mate for watching. I’m glad you like it and there’s plenty more similar content to come
Another beaut vid thanks Steve. Love the old Cat ... like something out of Mad Max. I'm a great fan of the old red Holdens. 186 was my engine of choice. I've seen an old relic forklift years ago running an old Holden repower- so quiet and smooth.
I'm still in mourning since GM shut Holden so we can't lose your channel as well. It's fair dinkum man cave stuff, complete with cool things, old memories, junk and a few cold snacks to round it all off. Looking forward to 2025 👍 BTW the 318 in the Cat would be a beast but let's keep it red for now 😊
Thank you Jimmy. Yeah I think it’s a good little thing mate. Fairly unique. That are a great old engine. I’ve always been a fan of them. Will do a tune up video soon
I subscribed after seeing Old American Iron video. I always enjoy seeing the old equipment saved. Once it's gone, it's gone. I get to enjoy Goeffrey's old equipment at the area shows. My husband and I show engines and other equipment as well.
Hi Heather thanks for having a look and for the subscription. Yes Geoffrey cam from Wisconsin to Sydney and stayed with me for 10 days. We had a great time. I got to know him over the phone. It’s good that you and your husband show this stuff also. It’s a great hobby to be involved in
Awesome skills brother you have always had my deepest respect !!!!
Thank you so much robert
great conversion, a bit of work and she would be a great machine
Yeah mate it will be okay. A few adjustments and should be good
Hello Steve hope you and the family are good enjoyed the video on the old cat D2 nice conversion mate and it kept the old girl working when the original engine was shaged out and liked the video of back in the day hope you will keep going mate love the old gear you keep finding and rescuing you don't find stuff in the UK as easy nowadays nowadays
Thanks Keith I’m glad you liked it mate. The original could have been fixed with big dollars but still got something that a lot of others have got also. I like it how it is for now mate
@@stevesplacedownunder yes mate the old girl dose you proud mate
Love ya content mate .
Keep em coming .
Anthony
Ipswich QLD
Hi Anthony thank you mate🙏
Hi Steve I must admit that I find people to be very harsh . I feel your frustration with your channel . Just a few words from me mate. In my 61 years I have found knockers and keyboard warriors to be just wingers
Your Channel has always delivered great videos. I love what you do and it has inspired me to enjoy the old machines I have . Keep up the great work mate
Hi Jim thanks for reaching out mate.
Yes it has opened my eyes to the amount of different people and personalities out there. It’s unbelievable. Most are great people, but then you get a real parasite that judges your life and ability on a 20 second clip, after spending all weekend most times filming the editing it down to a 25 minute video. Can be extremely frustrating, but I’m learning very quickly not to worry about it and I’m the stronger one for having a go.
It’s positive blokes like you that will keep the channel going mate. Thank you 🙏🙏
Runs like a Rolls Royce!!
First time watcher. What a great channel you have. AND YES, Holden 6's are very much underrated. It was awesome to see that 202 hauling that little CAT with ease..... AND pulling that huge Volvo...... Gotta say, growing up as a 66 vintage with these PowerPoint's and working on more than 1 or 2, I would never have imagined. Subscribed and liked and looking forward to more stuff as well as catching up on your already released stuff as well...... By the way, I love 'Brown Sandwhich', I'm going to be using that from now on😂😂
Hi David thanks for watching mate and I’m glad you like it. It’s hard work but I enjoy sharing it all with people like you. Plenty more to come mate
Allways good Steve and family
Thanks Ron
Hi mate. Leave the 202 in D2 . It sounds ok, just needs some love and attention. Great video mate. It just popped up on my screen so I watched it and then subscribed. All the best.
Hi mate. Yes it’s staying in there for the time being. I’m glad you had a look and enjoyed it. Thanks for subscribing 🙏
The 202 is great engine that will run for ever if given a bit of love every now and then
Yes mate it sure will
Keep the videos coming steve your doing a great job mate
Realy enjoying them 👍🏻
Hi Mark thanks for reaching out mate. I’m glad you enjoy it. Helps us a lot
Great conversion
What a cracking job you did mate fitting this engine in there 👍👍
Thanks Ronald. Glad you liked it mate
I did an engine swap on the D2 with an old Nuffield tractor. The motor on those sat on rails so it was easy to adapt them to the Cat. This is going back at least 40 years. I used it as a bulldozer for a while after the conversion then sold it on. I remember one of the tracks kept coming off so it had to go. I was around 20 years old at that time. Fun times.
Hi mate sounds interesting. Certainly are fun times. Would of been good with a diesel
I would love a tipp truck for firewood one day. So this channel is a massive inspiration for me
Fantastic mate thank you
I can remember when I was at TAFE, when I was an apprentice we learned about the basic principles of carburettors (diesel mechanics) the diagram used was lifted straight out of the HR holden manual.
When I did my plant mechanic course in 2001 we worked on them also learning ignition and carbys
Keep it up mate, Awesome work and happy to donate when I have the funds, really enjoy your videos.
Hi Simon thank you mate I’m glad you like it. All good about donating mate. I certainly don’t expect anyone to do that, but some like to and insist on helping which blows my mind to see the appreciation we get. Good to see people enjoying what we do here
Its awesome brother from another country down under !!!! Say hi to the mrs !!! This is an awesome rewind to see what you were up against back then as well as where you have gotten to today !!!!
Gday brother from another country. Yeah mate I thought you’d enjoy the old footage
@stevesplacedownunder for sure that's just awesome brother !!!! Maybe you could put some together and make I short video lol !!!
Thanks for the video Steve, hope you get the subscriptions you need to keep the channel growing 👍
Hi Paul. I hope so too mate. It will let me provide you all with a lot more entertainment by having more time. I have plans but need the growth first. Thanks for your support
Handy old piece of kit. Probably worth putting a kit through the carb. It may be worth adding a little fuel store as that old rubber in those fuel pumps doesn't like ethanol in the modern fuel. Back in the early 2000's you could still get lead replacement fuel.
Yeah mate I most probably will. I ended up finding a small problem after filming that I will show you on the tune up video
Beautiful old machine
Thank you mate
Steve that is great job you have done on that little dozer with the Holden engine in it bet it would pulled a few plows and things around in its younger days for sure .keep pushing on mate you get there for sure
It would have done a lot of work over the years mate yes. Not a lot since the Holden was in it, but a bit. I like it
Awesome . New account Steve for me great video
Thank you mate🙏
Tune er up Steve old chap,those old Chevy 6 bangers run fine !!!!! Crack some Cold ones for me another Steve from Chicago Cheers $ 🍻
We will give her a tune Steve yes mate. Will certainly film it for you
Thanks Steve. Just started watching. Cheers Evo.
Thank you mate
138 red, great little engine.
There was a dozer down here that was repowered with a rolls royce merlin.
They are mate yes. I have heard of it I think.
@@stevesplacedownunderthe RR Merlin is a V12 that powered the Spitfire (& others ) in WW2
Little bit of TLC and she’ll be right as rain. Thanks Steve 👍🏻🇦🇺
Yeah mate it won’t take much. Thanks David
Interesting bit of fun !!
Yeah mate it sure is
Great channel man! The D-02 purrs pretty well, well done!
Thanks for watching mate. I’m glad you like it
Bloody brilliant a 202 in the D2. Be great to see a diagnostic video on the old 202. What a Sweet little machine.
Yeah mate I think it’s a good one. I will do a tune up when I get a chance
Great video mate, I reckon a video of either tuning up this 202 and getting all the others running would be aweosme, ive always wanted to learn more about them
I’ve got both coming up mate. Tune up and one on a stand going to try and get going
The most classic motor of all time Holden red motor 182? grey beard here , NSW remote rural off grid here ...............new sub here .
Hi mate they certainly are here in Australia anyway. Thanks for watching and the sun. Great stuff
@@stevesplacedownunder Yep .
Back in the day there were so many surplus 202 and 186 engines they were installed in everything from concrete trucks, generators and other plant. Worked at a couple of boily workshops over the years that had an old chamberlain crane repowered with a 202
Hi mate. Yes I believe there were. They were a good little unit and powerful for what they were. Great for repower
Keep up the good work
Thank you Richard
keep em rolling mate!
Thanks Rick will do mate
Great vid ticked all the boxes ,love old cats and Holden red motors
Thank you Paul, no quiet a Cat any more but still some of it there🤣. Thanks for watching mate
Definitely would be nice to see the engine have a tune up, sounds lovely..👍
Definitely i will be doing a tune up
kerry good job
Thanks Kerry much 🙏🙏
Hi Steve, just found your channel by accident. I'm an old bloke who likes old machinery, have subscribed.
Hi John well mate it was a good accident. Thanks for the subscription mate and hopefully you can enjoy
Get this one going, buddy
I will mate
great old time videos
Thanks David
07:50 FML how many times I've heard that crank over sound. Almost a traumatic flashback
Keep the vids coming Steve! Hi from Ireland
Hello there, thanks hopefully we can keep them coming. Cheers
Thanks for sharing
Pleasure mate
Love your work, have subscribed looking forward to your next post.
Awesome, thank you that’s tops
That old 6 sounds great Steve, and should run that dozer just fine. Course if you take that pound of coffee and gravel out of the carb and clean the points it may smooth out a bit...8^) Just kidding! It would make a great tug for moving your collection around on soft ground. Great video, I enjoyed it. Cheers!
It won’t take much I don’t think Jeff to get it running right. I will do a video on it when I get a chance
Bloody awesome 👍