International 4300 DT466 start up and drive (good audio for a change!)

I work at a furniture company based in Green Bay, WI. Our delivery trucks are all International 4300s (anywhere from 1996 models to 2010 models); all having the same DT466/MaxxforceDT engines. I've been there almost 3 years now and have clocked almost 90,000 miles on one particular truck. This was a Saturday morning, a day where only one truck is out on duty, and I arrived for work early (6:45 AM) to go fill up at a local gas station in Green Bay. I absolutely love the sound of the International engines, particularly the straight 6 DT466; so I made a video of it finally to ease my diesel-obsessive brain when I'm not at work. The audio has surprisingly high treble which miffed me but the sound of the engine is all there and that's all I wanted. The annoying ring at the end of this video is my GPS going insane saying I hadn't "started trip". The truck has a 5 speed Allison transmission (even though it clearly has 6 forward gears) and I only get it up to about 40 MPH in it's 2nd to last gear before the video ends / speed limit is reached. If you have good speakers, the audio sounds pretty good!

Notes:

1. That's my 86 Celebrity wagon sitting arrogantly-sideways, lonely in the parking lot =D
2. The truck when this video was made (June 2008) had about 180,000 miles on it.
3. The sound you hear when I turn the ignition key is actually the end of a song on the radio; I quickly turn the radio off as the glow plugs are being primed.
4. The interior and seats are noisy as hell, sorry!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• International
• 4300
• DT466
• Allison
• transmission
• 7.6

[Buckshot3715]

I see your truck has problems with the ABS too

[goldenjimbo007]

Nah the brakes work like a charm on all of our trucks, the ABS light is on on almost every truck too. I dunno, works perfect for me!

[vtwinbreed]

Have you been having problems with the 4300?

So far on out fuel trucks, we've had the clutch go out on both trucks, glow plugs fowl up, truck completely not start 75 miles from where we dock at, wheel bearings go out, etc.

Hoping it's just bad luck, really wish we could have gotten freightliners, but this was before I had been hired.

[goldenjimbo007]

The newer ones in our lineup with the Eaton-Fuller UltaShift have been a pain and those 3 particular trucks have also had the most problems. The older trucks in our fleet, with just regular automatics, have been the most reliable and least-costly. I think it's just bad luck with you =D

[vtwinbreed]

Haha, maybe. Both of ours (2005 and 2007) were manual transmissions, and I'm sure both of them have the Eaton-Bullshitter in them. I know the 2005 does for sure.

Right now we're looking for a new truck to add to the collection. Which I'm sure we're going Freightliner this time. International's just haven't been able to handle the workload of the day-to-day fuel truck operations. :(

[goldenjimbo007]

Emissions have killed their once-prominent engines, I'd say. I don't think any new truck is really up to par these days though, hopefully you have good luck with the Freightliners!

[MarioAldanaJumuzna]

Do you have to double clutch the manual 4300 on the downshift?

[nevrenufhp]

@goldenjimbo007

You should have boss man take the trucks to the dealer. If the ABS light is on, that means it likely wont work in the event of an emergency. That spells liability in an accident investigation. Just a word of caution. ABS light was on in my 06, and they wouldnt even let me drive it.

[Bluebirdvision91]

was that music when u turned the switch

[studpuppy69]

@vtwinbreed If the clutch is going out than someone is not driving correctly, probably starting out in to high a gear. 2. The DT-466 doesn't have glow plugs, just the VT365/T444E a junker of a motor. If the truck doesn't start bad battery, starter or some other problem. Wheel bearings to go out general maintenance. Sound's normal to me.

[jdwinger2002]

do u guys have any 2005 it the new dt 466 in them and if you do did you guys have any problems with them. i work at a feed in cadott and we that a 2005 international 7400 or its a 7600 model i dont drive it much but the dt 466 should be one of the best motors but that truck been a lemon the day we got it.

[vtwinbreed]

@4thstooge Problem is, choice in our area is Freightshaker or breakemnational as those are the only maintenance companies in the area other than Peterbilt, but the one Peterbilt place here is VERY overpriced.

I'm trying to get them to look at a new Volvo chassis, with a 'kitty cat' (blame dieselducy) inside.

[4thstooge]

@vtwinbreed Try to deter them from buying Freightliners they are worse then the Internationals. The company I work for has Freightliners, Sterlings & Internationals. The freights & Sterling have lousy suspensions, steering wheel wobble (all 4 of them the company owns) They lack for nothing as far as maintenance goes. Plus the cabs & controls are awfull. Mercedes Benz owns Freightliner & they make nothing but junk!

[thenikefree]

i like the air ride seat especially when it squeeks when you sit on the seat and go up or down with it.

[schindlerman96]

this has the same gauges as my international bus i ride

[12v71jimmy]

i love the new internationals