Detroit 3-53T First Start Cold Start 

This ones an N engine I converted with T internals. It's got a BorgWarner K27 turbo on it and I'll be working on finishing the project in the new year.:) I daily drive a 2009 Fod F350 with a SIlver 4-53T and Ford 5R110 trans, a really nice platform.:)

It's certainly one of the best feelings, I guess that's what keeps me building these engines.:) You'll have it running soon, just keep plugging working away at it.:) Thanks for watching.:)

Thanks and you're welcome.:) Can't wait to get this compressor going to hear the 353T sing.:) Thanks for watching.

@@detroitgarage9430 That will be a happy compressor. It's truly a beastie looking machine. After following you on your rebuilds, without any deviation, I touched off my 4-53 tonight. I was frankly shocked when it came alive after about only 5 revolutions! What blissful music! You know what I mean. I have a new 24v starter and it spun up so fast that the motor didn't know if it was running or not! Thank you again ever so much for your guidance and taking time to answer my questions. I still have three more to rebuild. Now I have much more confidence that if I do them the same way, as you have, they will be just fine. In my book, you are the Detroit Guru!

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.:) Now to fit it to paint and fit it to the compressor.:) Thanks for watching.:)

Thanks and thanks for watching.:)

A big relief and now to fit it in it's new home.:) Thanks for watching.:)

Thanks.:)

Jimmies Alive.:)

Thanks and thanks for watching.:)

Oil slowly started coming up and pooling around the valves. True very nice to see another one alive.:) The turbo is not required to test run the engine with no load, next run will be with the turbo on connected to the compressor. Thanks for watching.:)

True, should come good once it gets up to temp and has a load on it. I have five more on the shelf if it doesn't.:)

Obrigado, com certeza é divertido trazê-los de volta à vida. :)

Thanks, I don't have any spares, but they are easy to make. I had to make the rear water outlet cover and a few other bits and pieces. If anyone would have them PC Industries might and Jonathan at Leid Diesel Services will for sure.:)

@@detroitgarage9430 thanks!

Sure started nice compared to the old 4-53T at the same temps.:) Happy Detroit.:)

@@detroitgarage9430 amazing the difference a fresh set of rings and liners that aren't pitted makes!

@@lukestrasser Very true.:)

Lol, this was an industrial 353 that ran a belt pulley. The blue smoke is because the engine is still very cold. It will stop this once the engine is put under a load and worked. The revs should be kept under 1000 rpm for 10 minutes to check for leaks etc. Now that that has been completed it has to be worked hard at 80-90% load. I'll have it idling at about 1000 or so and full load at 2100.

Thanks.:) Yes, you can pull the airbox cover off and have a look and see if there is any or how much water. You could also have a look at the blower and confirm that's not seized, if it's loose there will be some back lash. What I've done in the past is pull the injectors and fill the cylinders up with acetone and oil mix. The pull the starter and bar over engine with a pry bar. If the engine isn't stuck too bad this will work, if not it's overhaul time.:)

@@detroitgarage9430 thank you very much for your time and help. Next few days I'll check these items. It was an engine that served duty on a crane. Hour meter shows around 950.80. engine looks decent. I was hoping this was the correct hours. Maybe it's not too bad of shape.

@@georgephillips6520 Nice find, hopefully it's not seized too bad and it will break free.:)

Mine was locked up and it turned out that water had gotten into the blower, froze inside one of the impellers, and broke it. Pulled the blower and it turns over just fine.

Thanks, I grew up in a shop working of equipment with my dad working on gas and diesels. I was never a mechanic, but basically did a full apprenticeship until I left home at 22.:) I had a 28 year carrier as an airline pilot and took early retirement four years ago. Now I just enjoy working on and swapping Detroits into trucks and equipment.:) Thanks for watching.:)

@@detroitgarage9430 Well fly on down in your jet and help us with our Detroit :)

@@doityourselfwithfixinitwit270 Lol, I wish.:) Maybe someday I'll win the lottery.:)

@@detroitgarage9430 I started working as a mechanic for my Dad also around 1970. He had an excavation company so we worked on Detroits, Cat, Cummings, International. I have owned the company since 1990 an still sometimes keep working as a mechanic. I really enjoy it, cheaper than therapy!

:)

That really shouldn't hurt them. On my 4-53T I start it and drive away after 30 seconds or so and within a minutes it's at 2000 rpms. In the winter it does have a block and oil pan heater that's on a timer. Engine is pre heated to 100f or so.:)

Thanks, yes just took a while for the oil to work it's way. Here's an update video on the engine. Project is on the back burner while I finish the Diamond T 4-53T project.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6jXozQ9Ytb8.html

That would be the perfect engine for it.:)

Nice, they’re a great engine.:). Thanks for watching.😀

P.S. I misunderstood what you were saying.:) Yes missing the air cleaner, muffler and turbo. Was just a quick test of the engine after a full rebuild. Will be dyno testing this engine in the new year with N45’s and a BW K27 turbo. After the break in is finished then finish up the compressor.:)

No, as long as you have good oil pressure then all is good.:) My 4-53T is the same, too much oil as well, so the cover can't be off for very long.:)

@detroitgarage9430 thankyou! 😀

They certainly are small.:) Can turn them up to about 4000 rpm max before they float.:) This one is governed at 2300.:)

@@detroitgarage9430 I know part of why they can't rev that high is the stroke, at least with the 71's I know it's a 5 inch stroke.. granted there's 5 inch stroke big blocks that turn 7500rpm but that's a full drag engine with aluminum rods and a super light flywheel/crank that probably won't last long.. but iron rods and crank with a massive flywheel couldn't handle that.. Though I would love to build a 6k rpm capable 8V71! (like I'll ever have the money to.. but it'd be cool)

@@jaratt85 use a 6 V51 T..at 3450 rpms, it sounds like a V-12 turning 7000 rpms - because the 2 stroke cycle fires once every revolution instead of once every 2 revolutions on a 4-cycle engine..

It would fit in the Ford Ranger and similar trucks. Most use the M5R1 manual and have had good success.:) Thanks for watching.:)

Lol, that's an injector.:) If you listen to the engine after it's run some that noise is gone. Thanks for watching.:)

I'm not aware of any small cars with 2-stroke diesels in them. Detroit made the 2-strokes for medium and heavy duty trucks. Some like myself swapped them into light duty pickups, but they were never sold from the factory this way. Only two stroke cars I'm aware of were some european 2-stroke gas cars, but not diesel.:) Thanks for watching.:)

@@detroitgarage9430 Thank you for your reply, greetings from Ukraine! Yes, I would like some kind of medium-sized car with such an engine .... Size +/- like Toyota Hilux... I wonder how many years these cars were made? In the 90s, Fords or gms were produced with two-stroke diesels?

@@user-eq4en8dr5t Slava Ukraini.:) GM/Detroit 2-strokes were made until the early 80's and in the military are still being made to this day. The M113 has the 6V53T in them and many are now in Ukraine.:) As for the Toyota Hilix, a 353T could fit with some fab work. The 2-stroke gas cars were made in the 60's.

@@detroitgarage9430 Good morning for you! Glory to Ukrainian heroes!!! I didn’t even think that the M113 had a two-stroke diesel engine. Many thanks to you (the people of the USA) and all NATO countries for helping Ukraine! Your equipment saves our soldiers' lives! As a mechanic of off-road vehicles, I really like the (not SUV) Subaru Leon, a full-fledged part-time all-wheel drive with a transfer case, there is a downshift, but the most interesting thing is that it has part-time on the contrary)) permanent front-wheel drive, rear-mounted manually. Cool car. It would still have to install a two-stroke diesel engine with a volume of 2.5 liters in general, it would have turned out to be an ideal car. Perfect for me of course :) In general, I really want to someday assemble my detonation engine with a pressure in the cylinder of 60-70 bar. it has an estimated efficiency should be around 60% and very economical...)) The main thing is that the greater the pressure in the cylinder during the explosion, the longer the force driving the piston down is retained, right?!)) Well, the crankshaft axis must also be shifted away from the central axis of the cylinders! Under this condition, when the piston is at the top point and an explosion occurs, the force of the explosion will immediately be directed directly to cranking the crankshaft .... (I always really didn’t like that in an internal combustion engine an explosion occurs at a very unfavorable moment (when the connecting rod is perpendicular to the crankshaft axis), while most of the explosion force turns not into rotation but into impact, which is not very good .... Offsetting the crankshaft axis to the side will fix this problem very well. In short, the internal combustion engine is a very unfinished thing, you can talk about it for a very long time ...)))

It's around 130HP and 300 FTLBS of torque, thanks for watching.:)

Turbo is off until I fab an adapter for it. I'll mount the engine in the compressor first before I fab up the turbo. Making an air to air intercooler as well, so lot's of work to do before it's finished.:) Thanks for watching.:)

Yes, I also have a 2, 4 and 6 cylinder 53 series.:)

Total with the head being rebuilt was $1500.00 USD.

Hwy I15 and I90.

@@detroitgarage9430 In USA? I'm in Nampa, Idaho. Not so far away.

@@Tchristman100 Pretty close to Idaho falls, only 3.5 hrs.:) 10.5 hrs from Kelowna, BC where I live.:)

130 HP and 325 FTLBS of torque. Thanks for watching.:)