Abandoned 1993 Dodge Ram Cummins , will it run & drive after 18 years ?

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  • Dad (Rick) and son (Travis) locate their favorite. A 1st Gen Cummins turbo diesel. This one has been used , abused, and abandoned with no title and an interesting alternative fuel supply. Will it run and drive we will see.
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    Cortaro, Az
    85652-1772
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    Travisblades1956@gmail.com
    Interested in pre 1980 abandoned cars or trucks/ barn finds. (Not interested in foreign cars) and 1st and 2nd gen Cummins (89-98) diesels only

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  • @georgespalding7640
    @georgespalding7640 Рік тому +49

    That farmer who owned the truck should have just given it to you for free. I've never seen such a nightmare under the hood.

    • @jaceyedison1355
      @jaceyedison1355 Рік тому +2

      Everything has price. If they didn’t want to spend money than why look? Now days 1st 2nd and 3rd gen trucks are 50,000. So? Idk how much he invested into this truck but I’m going to watch it now. So it’s a steal for me. 5000? That’s a fair deal

    • @melvingibson4525
      @melvingibson4525 Рік тому +7

      ​@@jaceyedison1355no

    • @jaceyedison1355
      @jaceyedison1355 Рік тому +2

      @@melvingibson4525 you must not know the quality of the engines back then

    • @melvingibson4525
      @melvingibson4525 Рік тому +7

      @@jaceyedison1355 the newer 6.7 are better once you yank off the emissions crap. I would not pay 3k for a core engine.

    • @rosslefave5877
      @rosslefave5877 Рік тому

      ​@@melvingibson4525if it had the gas 12valve 3.9v6 magnum that outpull 6.7 probably 2 6.7 and 5.9 but that gas hit different

  • @sclemmons1
    @sclemmons1 Рік тому +42

    2:18, looks like some sort of homemade heat exchanger/ shutoff system to allow used cooking oil to be used as fuel. For this to work, the diesel engine has to be warmed up in order for used cooking oil to be used. They probably had both fuels hooked up. When the diesel engine warmed up on the diesel, the diesel fuel was turned off and the cooking oil turned on.

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Рік тому +5

      That’s a crazy system. Kind of curious to see what it was like when it was “working”

    • @sclemmons1
      @sclemmons1 Рік тому +6

      @@theetravisb 1st time I heard about this was on TV sometime in the mid 2000s. I think it was Dirtiest Jobs with Mike Rowe.

    • @hoosierfatha
      @hoosierfatha Рік тому +4

      yep, that was my guess too... Good eye Mate...

    • @47plymouth
      @47plymouth Рік тому +5

      Probably smells like french fries when running on cooking oil!

    • @WHEREVER-I-ROAM
      @WHEREVER-I-ROAM 10 місяців тому

      EXACTLY what I think
      DAM hippie BULLSHIT

  • @staleyexplores
    @staleyexplores 7 місяців тому +2

    This is really interesting to see the flip side of used oil systems and effects on the motor. Thx for sharing

  • @xXGenuwineXW0lfensteinXx
    @xXGenuwineXW0lfensteinXx Рік тому +40

    looks like to me they tried to make the truck run on biodegradable diesel fuel perhaps?

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Рік тому +9

      That or vegetable oil

    • @xXGenuwineXW0lfensteinXx
      @xXGenuwineXW0lfensteinXx Рік тому +7

      @@theetravisb people doing that is sort of popular down here in the south ..always trying to save a buck or 2 but what they dont realize is that over time it does sever damage to the interal parts of an engine ..thats why most of them does it to an older car or truck ..

    • @johnnybravo7733
      @johnnybravo7733 Рік тому +1

      Vegetable oil often needs pre heating, maybe they used the heater hoses for the cab heater to pre heat the vegetable oil? Just a thought

    • @Cherokee93
      @Cherokee93 Рік тому

      @@xXGenuwineXW0lfensteinXxI would rather use a mix of diesel and used motor oil

    • @xXGenuwineXW0lfensteinXx
      @xXGenuwineXW0lfensteinXx Рік тому

      Aye..@@Cherokee93

  • @SchysCraftCo.
    @SchysCraftCo. Рік тому +18

    It's a great start. Very nice find guys. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God bless.

  • @marcusaurelius2770
    @marcusaurelius2770 Рік тому +9

    You're coming up with some good content. Thanks.

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for watching

    • @squidwarddiesel8462
      @squidwarddiesel8462 Рік тому

      ​@@theetravisbLooks like something to keep vegetable oil from freezing

  • @SeanStevens24
    @SeanStevens24 Рік тому +21

    You're a braver man than I am, I'd be too scared to work on whatever McDonald's fryer grease contraption that was

  • @phildunne2632
    @phildunne2632 Рік тому +2

    I love the steel guitar riff at the beginning!

  • @jenateer2518
    @jenateer2518 Рік тому +1

    Your dad has a great voice he could work In radio as a dj.

  • @robertlynch7068
    @robertlynch7068 Рік тому +10

    If that 12 valve is viable , better perform the killer dowel pin mod . It has wiped a lot of good engines !

    • @1320fastback
      @1320fastback Рік тому +4

      Loose timing case bolts took out more engines than the KDP

  • @jasonpetrich4141
    @jasonpetrich4141 Рік тому +1

    Iv also had great luck with using zep concrete cleaner and a heated pressure washer. But it was full stainless. Cover that motor in zep ( from home depot ) and get a hot pressure washer it might clean it up enough

  • @debbiebermudez5890
    @debbiebermudez5890 Рік тому

    Mr. B. Here ! With over 50 + in automotive industry & a U.S. Cavalry tank crewman diesel engine start from the being don’t start with out going thru the system one step at a time ! Good luck !!!

  • @TheCrackerBox
    @TheCrackerBox Рік тому +1

    Thanks for another , guys !!

  • @chicagorc3967
    @chicagorc3967 Рік тому +1

    everything under the hood screams " i knew a guy who could do it cheaper "! LOL

  • @ArthurL-po8vx
    @ArthurL-po8vx Рік тому +1

    Thats a setup to run straight oil engine oil btw and boy howdy seems they did it all on a whim the heat exchanger looks weird

  • @terryeustice5399
    @terryeustice5399 Рік тому

    Congratulations Travis and Ric. Blowing out oil out the dip stick. No Title. Time quick Flip. Thanks for sharing! 💯❤️👊👍

  • @EricB-somejibberish
    @EricB-somejibberish Рік тому +1

    always great to see these turn over!

  • @jeffrykopis5468
    @jeffrykopis5468 Рік тому +1

    I dont consider doing any of this crap "fun", but what IS fun is watching other guys do it on You Tube 😂.

  • @jasonpetrich4141
    @jasonpetrich4141 Рік тому +1

    So iv worked fast food for 10 yrs now, One thing
    I would NEVER EVER run fryer oil in my motor, its absolutely death. When that oil drops below 85 degrees it turnes into glue!!! Solid state glue!!!! My job is cleaning the flyer tanks and pumps, we use an industrial cleaned called contender / meriatic acid it will eat your skin but not metal! And heated pressure washer. Its the only way to clean it off. So I could only imagine what a diesel motor looks like after not running for a while...on cooking oil. What a mess

  • @Binge420
    @Binge420 Рік тому +1

    I’d say that dead cylinder wasn’t a burnt up piston but more the piston rings being gummed up hence no compression and it will just pour into the oil also

  • @aijeMnairdA
    @aijeMnairdA Рік тому +4

    Homemade biodiesel rigging. They didn’t know what they were doing.

  • @jayrichmond2325
    @jayrichmond2325 Рік тому +3

    I hope you gave just about scrap price

  • @jeffrykopis5468
    @jeffrykopis5468 Рік тому +3

    Pretty obvious to me, they were trying to run the thing on waste cooking oil. Ya gotta heat it up to keep it liquid. But you have to start it on diesel fuel to build heat before you switch over to grease.

  • @misfiresandflattires6874
    @misfiresandflattires6874 Рік тому +1

    That's a really creative setup for alternative fuel😂

  • @jamesscott439
    @jamesscott439 Рік тому +1

    It’s for spit swapping the coolant for easier starts in the cold weather

  • @MajorDan1138
    @MajorDan1138 Рік тому +1

    Where we're goin', we don't NEED any DOORS!

  • @josephhead2748
    @josephhead2748 Рік тому +1

    Should do a video driving and picking up the door. I would watch it.

  • @danswartwood4580
    @danswartwood4580 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for your APPRECIATION to your subscribers Travis!!😮

  • @brycechessum4684
    @brycechessum4684 Рік тому +2

    Thats a home grown fuel preheater all the PSA passenger car diesels Ive owned have that built in

  • @roywhitman7109
    @roywhitman7109 Рік тому

    Sad to see the old truck become a parts donor! Your trans idea is a good one! I wish you the best!

  • @bobtucker8875
    @bobtucker8875 Рік тому +1

    Really enjoyed the content ☺️. Thanks 👍 guys.

  • @SchnelleKat
    @SchnelleKat Рік тому +5

    Man i really hope you didn't pay more than the worth of that eng. With all the jerry riggin going on, INSANE Blowby and no doors/cut wiring harness that'd be crazy. Seeing how the drive train was taken care of/the oil, and overall condition of everything. I wouldn't have paid more than 2k.

    • @_ian69
      @_ian69 Рік тому +1

      The No doors surprised me too

  • @steeliewheelies
    @steeliewheelies 10 місяців тому

    What a mess, but I feel better knowing you both revived it. I know a whole lot less about diesels so this was informative too. Cool truck and man I love those engines

  • @jeffhutchins7048
    @jeffhutchins7048 2 дні тому

    You can hear the dead cylinder: 1 2 3 4 5 siiix, 1 2 3 4 5 siiix, 1 2 3 4 5 siix.
    That cadence DOES NOT tell you what cylinder it is but #6 is USUALLY the bad one.
    Bought a Cummins with that EXACT sound. Bought it to rebuild anyway.

  • @j.b.a.124
    @j.b.a.124 Рік тому +1

    Great video as always. Can’t wait to see your Dad’s El Camino once he is done with it. Greetings from Florida.

  • @arthurmccarron4379
    @arthurmccarron4379 Рік тому

    Nice. Grill. And Viser. With. Factory. Lights. Thanks

  • @garyfeltus9801
    @garyfeltus9801 Рік тому +1

    Well guys I just fond your channel . Watched it like your content and what you seem to be doing. So one more new subscriber .

  • @gearhead9347
    @gearhead9347 Рік тому

    I ran veggie oil in my 93 7.3 idi for years. It gummed up so bad I had to replace the fuel lines from tank to engine and the injection pump and lines. You might save a few bucks but in the long run it will turn into a headache

  • @thewilliamss2392
    @thewilliamss2392 Рік тому +1

    Awesome episode dude

  • @claytoncoolidge992
    @claytoncoolidge992 Рік тому

    It's a vegetable oil fuel filter and heater setup to keep it flowing

  • @jacobthompson4117
    @jacobthompson4117 Рік тому

    The copper tubbing is a home made fuel heater iv seen ole boys in Idaho set stuff up like that for when it sub zero temps so the diesel don’t gel up

  • @sportytone1
    @sportytone1 Рік тому

    Looks like a home made heat exchanger to heat up waste cooking oil for a biofuel conversion. Cleaned & sterilized, it could be used as a condenser for a still (distilled water or ???. )

  • @gordonstroup882
    @gordonstroup882 Рік тому

    "WOWSER!" Holy crap, that thing is totally gummed up.
    I knew that my good old
    Est Wing hammer was good for other things than beating nails to death, ha ha! That's great ingenuity for the many other uses with an Est Wing! Right On!
    Ok, back to the video, I had to put this in because I was so impressed with the way you used the hammer. I think that a regular old hammer might have broken by the abuse that you and I both have used them for, 👍!

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Рік тому

      They are tough ol hammers thanks for the compliment

  • @study650
    @study650 Рік тому +2

    Whatever they tried to do, they, basically, ruined the truck. Dumb!

  • @mentlegen8187
    @mentlegen8187 Рік тому +2

    this makes my first gen look brand new 😥

  • @coreylewandowski6084
    @coreylewandowski6084 Рік тому

    Your dad is the coolest!!!

  • @TheOnlyBlackInMeWasWillieBrown

    That's a homemade heat exchanger it allows you to run veggie oil. You run the truck on diesel until it's at operating temp. You flip a switch, turn on the auxiliary fuel pump on the firewall, and it will pump veggie oil the the heat exchanger thinning it out so it can be burned as fuel. You then turn off the diesel fuel pump and run on the veggie oil.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER Рік тому +2

    Another great vid!!!!! 👍 👍

  • @betterwithrum
    @betterwithrum Рік тому +1

    this is a fire waiting to happen... people, clean your damn trucks

  • @josephhead2748
    @josephhead2748 Рік тому +1

    My guess is it runs on bio-diesel or used fryer oil.

  • @robroy5729
    @robroy5729 Рік тому +1

    I laughed so hard when you showed how much blow by it had!! It was puking out the dip stick tube even!! HAHHAA

  • @CG-zh1td
    @CG-zh1td 7 місяців тому

    This truck is the opposite of "unmolested" . . . what some people do to these beautiful trucks. ?? I feel bad for it. 😢 Imagine if they had just maintained it a loved on it what that truck would / could be. Hopefully the 12V is solid, at least you'll have that as a basis for something. If this truck gets resurrected as a driver you will have pulled off a miracle job!

  • @donaldcendana7288
    @donaldcendana7288 Рік тому +1

    looks like a tweeker got a hold of it

  • @boldfacedmage_6995
    @boldfacedmage_6995 Рік тому

    the truck has alot of character

  • @mountainman5025
    @mountainman5025 Рік тому +1

    If it was in fact used by a hotshotter, that Cummins is ready for the pasture.

  • @gordonstroup882
    @gordonstroup882 Рік тому

    Great job, my friend!
    You put a lot of hard work and a heck of a lot of time and thought into this 'sticky' situation, ha!

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Рік тому

      Yes it was way to sticky literally

  • @MOTORKIDZ12
    @MOTORKIDZ12 Рік тому

    mint first gen my dad had one the same

  • @user51109
    @user51109 Рік тому +2

    Silly question. Why not spray the gunk off of the injectors before trying to take them apart?

  • @Tanner.M
    @Tanner.M Рік тому

    Check for vacuum leaks. They can cause a lot of blow by symptoms.

  • @supremeautomotive6749
    @supremeautomotive6749 10 місяців тому

    I think that is to run oil and you need to heat the oil in cold weather places and will help burn the oil better if its hotter.

  • @carlbernard4197
    @carlbernard4197 Рік тому

    That is a heater system to keep biodiesel fron coagulating. And the filter is used to get the small particulates out of the vegetable 🛢 😊

  • @sfcbrick
    @sfcbrick Рік тому +2

    Walter White's first attempt at a rolling meth lab😂😂😂

  • @BBslider001
    @BBslider001 Рік тому

    I am guessing that sludge is not lack of oil change miant, but running the damn thing on cooking oil. Seen it before. The most idiotic thing to do to a diesel. Good work on you guys! That is quite the job to take on.

  • @MegaDirtyberty
    @MegaDirtyberty Рік тому

    She's a breather, we have a breather here!.

  • @baileymiller546
    @baileymiller546 Рік тому +1

    Somebody really f*cked up that truck that's what I see lol 😂 coming from a guy who has resealed my 92 12 valve and re-wired the engine bay. That truck is rough.

  • @rodneyprimm5984
    @rodneyprimm5984 Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing. God Bless 🙏

  • @noahingram8052
    @noahingram8052 Рік тому

    I just bought a 12 valve cam gear and retainer + bolts the 12 I bought had an accident with the cam

  • @montybland1304
    @montybland1304 Рік тому

    Hey man if you don’t have a use for the grill you should definitely let me get it

  • @That70sChannel
    @That70sChannel Рік тому +3

    I'm going to guess it burns fryer grease.

  • @garyhodder2784
    @garyhodder2784 Рік тому +1

    Great video guys !

  • @JaredGallion
    @JaredGallion Рік тому

    They had it running on oil. Would heat it up to thin it out so it would go through the pump correctly.

  • @bigbadboodah
    @bigbadboodah Рік тому +2

    It's a Flux Capacitor, everybody knows that !!

  • @chezsnailez
    @chezsnailez Рік тому

    The Heath Robinson truckling...

  • @stantilton2191
    @stantilton2191 5 місяців тому

    Looks like a homemade fryer oil for fuel setup. Junk! The idea is good but??? Hope the motor wasn't ruined somehow.

  • @robertpierce9385
    @robertpierce9385 7 місяців тому

    Im a dmax guy but would love this thing

  • @michaelmason4206
    @michaelmason4206 Рік тому

    Guys are great!

  • @bigjay6743
    @bigjay6743 Рік тому

    The 1st of the most reliable 12 valve ever made. They last forever as long as the water jackets on the side of the block don't bust through But that doesn't happen until you have at least 500 to a million miles.

  • @robertlacob8831
    @robertlacob8831 Рік тому

    Looks like an alternative fuel rigging, like fast food cooking oil????

  • @johnellis3309
    @johnellis3309 9 місяців тому

    He was trying to get warp drive out of the truck.. he just need one more hose. And five more toggle switches. Darn he was so close. He probably would have got it. If he hadn't lost his glass pipe

  • @paulgrimm
    @paulgrimm 29 днів тому

    I miss my 1st gen.Its got 450,000 on it. My daughter has it

  • @roadwarrior1157
    @roadwarrior1157 Рік тому +1

    they were mixing use oil and diesel fuel called black diesel

  • @natedog01able
    @natedog01able Рік тому

    I would try cleaning the fuel system after the bio sluge

  • @RaulSolisJr84
    @RaulSolisJr84 Рік тому +1

    get with 1st Gen Resistance for parts

  • @olikat8
    @olikat8 Рік тому

    I'd be pulling the 6bt for my Travco motorhome and parting it out...but thats just me

  • @jeffhutchins7048
    @jeffhutchins7048 2 дні тому

    A SOMEWHAT good way to bench test a starter is to clamp it DOWN into a bench vice, under the jaws so that it can't jump out.
    Jump it and run a piece of hardwood, like a hammer handle, against the drive gear and put a load on it.
    Be CAREFUL and don't grind your knuckles off!

  • @romandjma.recordplayers7806
    @romandjma.recordplayers7806 Рік тому +1

    The year was 1993, yet the wood grain still managed to seep in from the previous decade and manifest itself on that dash
    Also, what are your washer and dryer doing outside?

    • @theetravisb
      @theetravisb  Рік тому +3

      Yes the wood grain trend lasted way to long lol. And they are outside because they are having issues

  • @stevenweikart2567
    @stevenweikart2567 10 місяців тому

    The Fratzhog, French Fry, Fartknocker Freeway Flyer...

  • @justinraystyles3537
    @justinraystyles3537 Рік тому +1

    Dang $5000 for a rough vehicle with no title!😬

  • @billtodd6509
    @billtodd6509 Рік тому

    I would say its probably a homemade engine heater. Bill

  • @jeffrykopis5468
    @jeffrykopis5468 Рік тому

    11:45 That starter sounds like a small dog barking, lol.

  • @1320fastback
    @1320fastback Рік тому +1

    Rebuild that starter. Dont give up a factory Denso for auto parts store garbage.

  • @eharris6347
    @eharris6347 Рік тому

    Might have help some to
    Hit that engine bay with the pressure washer with maybe a light degreaser

  • @Amac1825
    @Amac1825 Рік тому

    That's a corn mash still boss man.

  • @keaudretoler
    @keaudretoler Рік тому

    He did not need those doors 😂 literally not going to do anything with them. Good content bro

  • @jeffhutchins7048
    @jeffhutchins7048 2 дні тому

    MAN it's HARD to KILL a 12V Cummins!!!

  • @tanhelmet
    @tanhelmet Рік тому

    That L-100 is gonna be nice.

  • @chandlerlofton6536
    @chandlerlofton6536 Рік тому

    It was those dang blue collar tweakers.

  • @gordonstroup882
    @gordonstroup882 Рік тому

    It just might be that the nasty vegetable oil gummed up the valve guides, and the piston rings.... 🤔?
    Drain the oil, leave the drain plug out, then spray a ton of brake clean down inside each cylinder! Wait an hour, then crank it over about 6 to 12 revolutions, and maybe it will push out all of the gunk, and hopefully free up the rings in #6 cylinder.
    OK, back to the video!

  • @iscariotproject
    @iscariotproject Рік тому

    the reason it doesnt make sense is because the flux capacitor is missing that makes you go back to the future if you reach 88mph

  • @jeffhutchins7048
    @jeffhutchins7048 2 дні тому

    I hope the air cleaner was hooked back up before your dirt run around the yard.
    Nope....😮