I've never seen anything like this one before fellas. Tons of cool unique features. 2-53 Detroit Diesel with hydraulic start, 66 original hours, original air filter, sitting for 57 years. Unbelievably well-preserved piece of history. Wow. Can we get it running again? You'll get it all in this video!
I'm always looking for old classic semi trucks to save and restore. I'm also always looking for trucks or parts Detroit Diesel related. If you have one that needs to be saved or you know of one you can drop me an email at the following address: Ol2Stroker@gmail.com
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00:00 intro
01:21 Welcome and rambling about cameras and goals for 2023
05:37 Moving the race truck out of the shop
07:19 Pump walk around
12:10 A closer look at the pump inside the shop.
14:30 The tach
15:15 Air filter
20:32 Pump tag & serial number
23:29 How does a hydraulic starter work?
28:19 Hydraulic hand pump repair
35:26 Valve cover removal
41:58 Blower inlet and emergency shutdown
50:00 Oil drain plug & fuel lines
52:42 First attempt to start
55:36 muffler & intake removal
56:43 Oops forgot about the water pump
58:06 Hydraulic start woes
1:01:44 That's better
1:06:30 First start and run
1:12:52 Restart test and final thoughts
#scrap #goldrush #scrapper #coldstart
