Straight piped 8.2T Detroit Diesel 40* cold start

[weasel884]

damn i wish i had my truck that looked like that back

[pudops]

I must Own a Detroit before i DIE!!!!!!!!

[Motorfordtoyota]

I cant believe in the early 80s these monster diesels were put in the pick ups!!!

[Blue10AEMia]

@Motorfordtoyota They never did put these in pickups. You are thinking about the 6.2 and 6.5 diesels.

[Motorfordtoyota]

@Blue10AEMia Oh, I read in some Chevy history books that they were a rare option in the 3/4 and 1 tons.

[jpgbrookes]

Thats cool...its a diesel but the exhaust sounds like a gasoline engine. Is this a V8 detroit?

[Blue10AEMia]

@jpgbrookes Yes it's a V-8, 500 cubic inches

[teletubbykiller23]

why is it surging likt that? is it a oil pressure controlled fuel governer or somethin' i dont know what it is

[Blue10AEMia]

Most diesels with mechanical fuel injection will lope or surge when they are cold.

[SmithDetroit1]

I am thinking about buying one of these engines. How much would you assume a easily repairable one costs with a few hundred thousand on it?

[WillieWonka928D]

Nice that thing started right up! Great cold start!

Is this one the 205hp pr the 230hp Version?

I was looking at a GMC 7000 dump truck with an 8.2 with 40k miles that I could probably get for really cheap, but I did some research and a lot of people say the 8.2 is WAY underpowered.

How is the power on this turbo version?

[Blue10AEMia]

This truck has the 230 horsepower version. It has a pretty good bit of power, you just have to know how to drive it and know where the sweet spots are. It's comparable to a 3208 or DT466 of that vintage. Naturally aspirated 8.2's are horrible though and behave much like tractors.

They are very high revving engines, and they run the best when you keep them wound up (like the two strokes). They are not good for lugging and will fall apart if they are lugged.

[DRNEGOLICIS]

i wonder how hard it would be to put one in my 1980 C20 its either that or a 6.2L the 6.2 will bolt right up to my tranny this one would probbably need a clark or something right? i love how the clarks sound the ones with the straight cut gears are my favorite

[Blue10AEMia]

These engines have a SAE 2 bellhousing, so you will need a heavy truck transmission.

The 6.2 and 6.5 will fit in your truck.

[DRNEGOLICIS]

sm465 doesent classify as a heavy truck tranny does it? ive seen them in c60s before my truck has one also that thing beggs for another gear but its not to bad on gas

[Hotrodx199]

Are these direct injected?

[Blue10AEMia]

Yep

[EvanToTheFutureDude]

Nice, Jeb! Congrats on the 100th video. :)

[sizzlin321]

Happy 100th video Jeb!

[dillonrockband]

right now in thornton colorado, it is, maybe 10 degrees or less. nice vid, i want to learn more about how car engines work.

[91CTD]

I had an 83 F800 bucketruck (huge)

and it had an 8.2 detroit turbo in it...right up in the front next to the headlight was a little plug integrated right into the body and if you plugged it in it would like damn near BOIL the coolant, the radiator and everything got hot,

helped starting cold.

[Blue10AEMia]

Yeah this truck has a block heater also. I just didn't use it for this video.

[FedSigHT1000]

ITS A 7.3 LOL! Went Down to about 19 here last night... really getting to need a block heater!

The Truck Sounds AWESOME! Can't wait to see it in person!

[JerryMopar]

40* Jeb!, man, our HIGHS here are in the low 30s. Got to 13 last night. I bet the detrot would still start then too.

Goin to CDL school at a tech in appleton, wi the next few months to get my class A, hopefully it will be fun! Wish me luck man!