Extreme Cold Start Detroit Diesel Series 60 (2)

[geonerd]

Stupid buzzer sorta runs the whole video, don't ya think? :(

[malibuwagon350]

@geonerd Sorry geonerd it is the low air pressure buzzer making all the noise, the truck had been sitting awhile so it was low...when a truck is that old it's hard to track down all the small leaks, it will hold a tank for about 8 hrs, after that it's pretty much empty unless the engine is running with the compressor pressurizing every 15 to 20 mins or so....

[freighthog3511]

They all have glow plugs! What do they use to start.

[malibuwagon350]

@freighthog3511 Read the previous comments and it tells you what they use to start. Diesel engines are compression engines so they don't need spark plugs, they compress the air so much inside the cylinder (15:1 to 20:1) that the air gets so hot from being compressed that when the injector sprays the fuel, it instantly ignites, unlike a gas engine that needs a spark plug to ignite the air/fuel mixture.

[healedmichael]

poor start did u use the glow plug first all diesel should have glow plugs to start on a cold morning

[malibuwagon350]

@healedmichael Heavy duty diesels do not have glow plugs, only smaller diesels such as in pickups have glowplugs. Heavy duty diesels do have options such as a block heater and ether assistance to aid in starting, but there are no glow plugs.

[healedmichael]

@malibuwagon350 well i grew up with small diesel engines so i didn't know heavy diesels did not have glowplugs thanx for the reply now i know again thanx malibuwagon350

[malibuwagon350]

@healedmichael No problem HMike, the reason pickup diesels have the glowplugs and heated intakes etc. is because the general public wants to buy a brand new vehicle and not have to deal with it coughing, cranking, and sputtering on a cold day.. heavy duty diesels usually have a trucker or construction worker or someone with experience knowing what to do to get them going on a cold day.

[halosux4life]

@malibuwagon350 i dont mean to be a party pooper, but the mercedes mde4000, mbe 900 has something called a grid heater. and the new dd-15s as well i think

[malibuwagon350]

@halosux4life It's ok, your not a party pooper, some of the heavy duty diesels may have a grid heater in the intake to help warm the incoming air true, I never said they did not...I was answering healedmichael about his question on using glow plugs, in which I told him heavy duty diesels dont have glow plugs, but do offer other cold start aids (ether injection, block heaters, and yes heater grids in the intakes) :)

[READYtoGETdirty]

that sounded badass lol!!!!

[DragonGodOFAndy]

how many frieghtliner of those that you got man?

[malibuwagon350]

@DragonGodOFAndy We have Ten same spec 1998 - 2000 FLD's and Four same spec 04' Columbia's....all with 12.7 Detroit Series 60's.

[DragonGodOFAndy]

@malibuwagon350 I want one or can I drive one for the fun of it?

[thepopeis1]

around here in the winter -10c or 14f is a hot day.

[freighthog3511]

@wiredrawnmurder45 its not the freightliner it's the detroit engine. And its normal in cold temps for a detroit to sound like that.

[WiredrawnMurder45]

do all Freightliners suck to cold start or is it just the '98 FLD series?

[malibuwagon350]

@WiredrawnMurder45 Well the FLD can be fitted with numerous different types of engines from the factory. The most common are from Detroit Diesel (Series 60 - 14.0 liter and 12.7 liter and 11.1 liter), Caterpillar (C12 and C13 and C15 series, and 3406E 14.6 liter), and Cummins (N11 and N14 Plus and Celect series). The FLD itself can be fitted to have ether assistance and a block heater to help, but the rest is specific to engine manufacturer on starting ability's.

[Iam18yearsolddddd]

-10? fail

[malibuwagon350]

@Iam18yearsolddddd How is it a fail?

[malibuwagon350]

@Iam18yearsolddddd How is -10 a fail?

[Iam18yearsolddddd]

@malibuwagon350 it had some hard time starting for a huge truck, you have cars with diesel engine that start easier

[malibuwagon350]

@Iam18yearsolddddd That's because diesel engined cars and light trucks have glow plugs that activate when the ignition is turned to the on position before cranking below certain temperatures, heavy duty diesel engines do not have glow plugs, but sometimes have ether assistance (otherwise known as starting fluid) that helps with cold starts.

[slimjimandpepsi]

awesome vid! 2 thumbs up!

[dieselducy]

Detroit diesels always start right up!!

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[PjCrakerzTipsey23]

at 0:47 it sounds like a beat

[NJFordPops08005]

nice

[weiserbud67]

cold starts make me cold lol everytime i watch a coldstart, i can feel the coldness run through me! :P

[85305]

I've owned 3 diesels and have been around a lot of diesel.. but WTF happened at like 00:52 seconds when the truck decided it wanted to run right? I've never seen that before.

[KillerJoeFIN]

10 minus degrees celsius isnt a extreme cold.

[infinity3jif]

its like the engine really started at 0:53

[LashoutUK]

Can't argue with that!

[weiserbud67]

why does the engine make that chugging sound when u started it up??

[malibuwagon350]

@weiserbud67 The diesel fuel starts to wax at a lower temperatures and not all the cylinders are firing and the injectors start to come online slowly and the cylinders start firing making it smooth out.

[weiserbud67]

sounds like a mean engine lol nice truck btw

[BrownzKid]

HOt Damn beacuse from 0:43-0:52 it sounds like the 496 chevy biggy i had in my camaro..... but it will sound like that for ever not like the semi that evens out after a few seconds but Sh** i missed that engine.. wish i hadent sold it.......i am going to try to upload a video of that engine runnin on her pretty soon but umm Nice Frigh =)

[jouniortrucker123]

my dad has 2 flds with detroits and they both have almost 1 million miles on them and there still runnin strong

[MrFordman96]

when my cousins freightliner fld it was a 2000 though, wouldn't crank up i would have to flip the hi range and low range switch on the shifter up and down

[malibuwagon350]

@MrFordman96 lol why would you do that? the gear ranges don't have anything to do with the engine starting...

[MrFordman96]

@malibuwagon350 well the company he works for basically buys problems off of other people,so in this particular truck somehow some way the starter was connected to the transmission, don't ask me how. lol

[weiserbud67]

@MrFordman96 is your cousin retarded?

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[nazarethfan89]

its alive!

[Hotrodx199]

1 cylinder, and the next, and the next.

[smokey1858]

when revved up do this sound like 2 strokes?

[BruceCountyFinest]

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[85raminator]

cant beat a detroit!

[RianTrace84]

Sounded more like a 440 starting up

[malibuwagon350]

What do you mean a 440?

[RianTrace84]

@malibuwagon350 I mean a Dodge 440 engine

[malibuwagon350]

If a Dodge 440 sounds like a Detroit Diesel, something might be wrong with it..lol :)

[Vejita88]

@malibuwagon350 LOL

[BernardR30]

Damn good engines, that series 60 heat up it'll work all damn day and night.