Brutal Cold Start International 1700 Loadstar 

Ha, I know man. I’m in south central MN. I believe it was 2019 that we went three straight weeks without going above 0F. At least it usually won’t snow at those temps.

I liked some of the old trucks pull the decomp. Valve spin engine fast push comp valve in eng started iup

So amazing.

That’s awesome! I wish this truck had the old Detroit.

@@saltolamachs well shoot make it happen, i know it isn’t hard to find an old Detroit out of a semi or something, but money i guess huh lol🤦🏾‍♂️

Thanks! Yeah, I now know what it did wrong in this video, I was flooding it with too much choke. This is my dads truck which he had the heads redone many years ago. He said he repainted it caterpillar yellow cause he thought it may give it more power! It’s a 5 speed with a two speed rear end, it’s reverse is top left but the rest of the gears are in the typical pattern.

@@saltolamachs Ahhh the good old Cat engines. That explains the yellow colour. Interesting that reverse is to the top and left while 1st is to the left and down. That's the pattern used by Clark transmissions if I'm not mistaken. I always remembered the Loadstars having 1st to the top and left. So if you were to start off in 1st, you would be going down into neutral and to the middle gate and back up again. But if I'm not mistaken, 1st is geared so low that the engine is screaming its lungs out before you even reach 5 mph that you almost always start off in 2nd gear anyways. The school buses I remembered riding in had the more square shaped body than yours. I also remembered them being equipped with the 345 V8. Given that they were my favorite buses to ride in because of the whiny sound of the engine, I've always wanted to get the opportunity to drive one, one day just to relive those memories. I don't think I would have any problem driving it either, since I've now been turning wrenches at a dealership for a living for almost thirty years. It's nice to see trucks like this still on the road.

@@michaelchan8915 Well 1st gear is extremely low in this one. One odd thing tho is that 4th and 5th are basically the same ratio and the truck only tops out at 45mph. So there could have been something changed when it used to be a highway plow. It has the 404 V8, and what always stands out to me is how low or bassy the engine rumbles.

If it was whining it must have had a Detroit

Back in the early 1980's, the school district that I attended had a fleet of International S series busses with the 345 V8. One windy rainy morning, our bus was late picking us up....The driver told us that the ignition systems on a number of the busses had gotten wet and the busses would not start. Our driver and some of his coworkers convinced the district to start buying diesel busses which they did going forward.

Rubbish over here in the uk we have no problem what ever petrol you use

My thoughts Exactly!

My guess to use the heat off of it to warm the oil pan. I agree, long time cranking wears it out.

I thought the same lol

I mean killing it lol…I was like dang my guy let it cool off 😂

Apparently, he’s never heard of starting fluid. A little of that and he’d already had it started without having to grind away on that starter. 🤦‍♂️

Cary on like that and no starter

Reminds me of starting a d8 with pony motor.

Right? You know it!

So after I posted this video, I showed it to my dad (his truck). He said what I did wrong was I choked it too much and flooded it. It would have started pretty quick if I had let off of the choke. Learned from my mistake.

@@saltolamachs Thanks for reply. I would love to see a video of you starting it, taken inside the cab, and not using the choke on a really cold morning.

@@saltolamachsIn addition to the choke how much were you pumping it?

@@floodedcaddy You can kinda hear it in the video. I pumped the gas before I even started cranking which I guess is not needed for it. I did a couple more times throughout the video as well.

No, it’s my dads truck. It was painted it many years ago but unfortunately there’s a good amount of rust underneath.

It has the International 404 gas engine. It had only been sitting for a month or so.

Thanks, I could maybe do that. Although, there's not much to it other than pulling the choke and turning the key.

@@saltolamachs and pump the throttle I hope. That would surely help.

@@gearhead9943 definitely.

@@saltolamachs would love to see the whole process! And hear it from inside. What you do with the gas pedal, choke, etc. carbureted startups fascinate me and I’d love to see a long one like in your truck

I started already, before it did.

Great sound!

Question is, how much oil is left in the gasoline in the oil pan?

Depends on the type of carburettor and it'll tell you in the manual. Solex and Zenith you do three pumps before you turn the key, others are different.

I do plan on making one. Just need another good snow.

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At -5, it's just stupid cold no matter where you live.

I probably should have. Just was determined to start it without doing that.

I would be the same way! Thank you for letting us enjoy it too!

A snort of ether would have been sufficient.