I hope that if I ever need brain or cardiac surgery, my surgeon sounds like KT when he explains my surgery just before I go under the knife. I will feel much more confident and relaxed.
I was an OO hauling overdimensional back in the late '70s with a K100. Had a 350 Cummins (couldn't afford a truck with a Cat), and I learned to appreciate mechanics who knew what they were doing. People like you kept people like me on the road making money. It's a pleasure to watch (and listen to) you work. Stay well.
Yep has all the good stuff. Straight to the point, he shares a lot of knowledge, no gimmicks, well put together. All I need is KT and AdeptApe and I'm a happy man.
Really like this channel. No BS, waffle or irrelevant stuff, just straight to the point with commentary where appropriate to provide details and explanation. The channels that show every bolt being removed or replaced accompanied by needless drivel about basic stuff that anyone watching an engine or engine related channel will already know, are just painful. This guy knows his stuff and just gets on with it. Keep it up dude, and you should do some merch, although something tells me it's not your thing!
I was never super partial to any diesel manufacturer; with a gun to my head I would have said Cummins, just due to proximity, but you’ve converted me. I have caught myself hearing that unique tone on the road and thinking “yep that Pete’s rocking a Cat” 😂
I drove a 1994 peterbilt with a 3406. Went thru 3 Speedometers and it had almost 4 million miles on the current Speedometer. Had a driver overheat the truck. And to be sure everything was okay had a mechanic look thru it. Took the peanut cover off for the first time ever to find everything was fine luckily and still had the factory grease behind the cover. I absolutely agree with you when you say these were the best diesel engines made in the 14-15 liter category
Not sure what it is , I never worked around heavy equipment and no nothing about them . But since I found this channel few years back I will watch every video this guy has time to make . With his video ability and straight forward plain explanation , he makes the boring parts interesting . 🌵
Best engines ever made IMHO , I drove trucks for 34 years and this was the best of all the engines I drove behind . Quite , smooth and powerful ! Glad you are saving them .
Frequent maintenance of air, oil and diesel filters and oil change will keep it clean on the inside and . Not forgetting flushing the right coolant when needed to reduce cylinder sleeve cavitation.
For all practical purposes he is a surgeon. He has the same level of command, confidence, courage, and absolute knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of his "patient".
As a young fella I spent many seasons operating a D400 on large infrastructure projects in the UK - the waves of memories that are unlocked whenever a 3406 is fired up on this channel are fantastic! Thank you.
i will never even see a CAT engine or be within 100 feet of one but i will stop whatever i am doing and watch your videos every time. Appreciate the content and the education
KT you are brillant beyond your years... and self taught... simply amazing! Back in the early 80's I owned a Kenworth k100 single sleeper cabover with a 400 cat 3406 B. I logged a few hundred thousand miles and left trucking after only 3 years. I went through 2 strikes and sad enough, could see the writting on the wall, which was that the owner operator's would never unite and shut it down. The point of this ramble, is that after 42 years, I still long for the sound of that cat. As an industry outsider and a backyard inventor, I licensed 2 seperate oil filters patents to Fram, when they were owned by AlliedSignal. The oil filter products were the Fram Doubleguard & the TRT. Oh, by the way, I'm not smart enough to even carry your torque wrench. Lov your channel.
It’s always good when the master posts I know you can’t really understand why you’re popular but the thing is while I’m sure I’ll never rebuild one I’ve driven a lot of miles on them and knowing how they work and seeing them torn down an put back together is really pretty cool Thanks for taking your time to do these.
He's popular because of a few things. 1. No bullshit or fluff. 2. Complete and encyclopedic knowledge of subject matter. 3. Really does a good job capturing the action on camera.
I had no idea that type of dynamic balance weight was used in these engines. They are similar or related to the Salomon dynamic weights used in large radial aircraft engines I think. There is something to learn in every one of his videos!
2032 lithium batteries are very common so you could probably cut the plastic housing and replace the cell if it gets to where the whole package isn't available anymore. Enjoyed the video thanks for sharing.
Yes, or buy the 2032s that have solder tabs pre-welded onto them and use those instead. Might have to cover the thing in potting compound or conformal coating spray to get similar protection as the little plastic case.
Gotta be happy with that. Loved the “ this is the best motor in its range, ever has, ever will be” and then a few minutes later “ well I’m going fire this piece of shit up” lol
Impressive amount of skill and knowledge needed to know where he puts old parts and the ability to make that complex puzzle go together perfectly. Just wow!
All I can say, beside the fact that I love watching these presentations, is that its obvious this young man was raised right. Good on your pop. Keep up the fine work.
Thanks so much for your vids man. Sitting here in Queensland Australia just enjoying your work. These simple and reliable engines are a thing of beauty, and can feel your joy thru the screen
Really admire the knowledge you have dude to install all the components we see in the engines and make it looks like a piece of cake, and let's not forget the sound of these inline 6 Cats, boy can't get much better than this..
I just need something that needs a 3406. thanks for another video. you're amazing young man. I hope you're killing it bud. you could video the whole ting every bolt and hose and I'm sure most of us would watch it all.
Batteries Direct in Australia appear to have those cells in stock. They're $35AU each, and shipping to the US probably wouldn't be cheap, but might be worth giving them a call.
G'day , Another cool vid ,as always . Thanks for putting them togeather, and entertaining the faithful. Was quite surprised how smooth and balanced these engines are ,when you started it in the shop. Keep em coming . Respect....!
One of the only YT comment sections that are always positive. Shows that when a master knows his craft and can talk to his audience with 100% confidence, folks appreciate it. Next time I’m headed to my family’s place in southern MO, I’ll give you a honk on the way by. 👍
I love that you don't try and reuse a flipping gasket 😊😊😊 like a few others on the tube!! What do they save?? Its a small price in rebuild of 10k...~~Cris
This dude has an insane amount of knowledge, he explains everything in detail, I am an Aircraft Mechanic, also dabble with diesels, seeing as I drive truck's, came across one of his video's a few year's ago and I haven't stopped watching since. I have learned alot, keep up the great work!
I am very impressed with Your apparent depth of knowledge. Your narration style and sense of humor are enjoyable. Thank You for the effort and time You spend on these videos. Best Wishes to You and Your Family.
Hi 👋🏻 KT3604E I’m on mechanic but I drive a DAF XF106 with a Paccar engine so I do love watching videos like yours that fix engines and yours are amazing 🤩👍🏻🏴
Love this channel. Im too old to do this stuff anymore due to health probelms but man he sure gets my blood flowing in a good way watching him do his thing. Very satisfying watching things done right on equipment.
Also wanna say our dude here has really learned some subtle but creative tricks in filming for RU-vid. He might as well be selling these vids to CAT for educational purposes by now, although we get 'em here for free!
These engines will go down as the best ever made. Great content. Driven all kinds of rattle traps but the ones with the big yellow motor under the hood were always worth while.
As a CAT man i can totally understand why you would say these are the best diesel engines ever produced in this category. Others may disagree but i tend to agree with you. My experience was not with any particular manufacturer but that also means ive seen the best and worst from each manufacturer and overall these engines and supporting equipment are definitely on the top of the food chain. Its a shame 3 letter agencies, mainly the one starting with E has caused the USA to no longer be on top of this much needed product line.
Learn somethin new every time i watch. Didn't know they were timed that way. It's amazing how you know so much about the applications and what parts go on all the different ones. Far out
