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What’s the point of having a POV camera on if you’re just gonna use the footage from Jess standing ten feet away from the truck.. we don’t want to HEAR you talk about the truck, we want to SEE the truck .. and there’s no point in repeating things twice, it’s not like you have to talks directly at the camera for it to hear you lol
Also, injection pumps on 3406b’s are very finicky.. deboss garage just built a truck with a 3406b and had his injection pump completely rebuild by zagar diesel, and if he hadn’t, the truck would have for sure run away
I’ve driven many of these trucks absolutely beautiful trucks . Had a buddy had one of these trucks for 15 years and you still had to crack the window down to close the door it would pop your eardrums. Solid truck and also always love the way Westernstar ran their tanks and battery boxes we’re all the steps lined up perfectly Also a nice light package and nice diamond tuck interior always great attention to detail. The heritage style Cab and iconic bunk it is a true classic.
Beautiful truck! Love those era of Western Stars...built from 86 to mid to late 90s. We owned an 84 Western Star large car up til 2009 and people often thought it was an Autocar highway truck due to the same sleeper design they shared.
When I worked on diesels the first thing I was told to look for on a non-runner was smoke from the exhaust when you crank it. No smoke? No fuel. There's your problem, get that sorted and it will run, as your video proved. Beautiful old truck, with the old White/Autocar cab still being used.
Hey Jimmy! That western Star is a good looking rig! It’s got sex appeal. All of them have the grill like that. The chassis were made in British Columbia Canada at a place called Torner West. It was owned by my dads business partner. I’m a Ford man and I’ve always loved the CLT 9000 COE. Ever since I saw the tuxedo black on the cover of the brochure, I’ve always loved them and they did have the biggest cab in the industry in that time. They were taller than the KW and Peterbilt COE’s.My personal favourite is the Louisville LNT-LTS series only because it’s what my uncle ran in the 70’s to mid 80’s and I learned to drive them. Hats off saving another one. Hope you can add this to your collection. It’s truly a sin that these trucks are in bone yards.
I will never be able to understand, why people let good equipment rot outside. Every little item that's worth at least something and is no longer needed in my area of accountability get's picked up and sold off as soon as possible.
Glad to see another video posted by you James. Your videos truly are on a different level sucks that the Morman wouldn't start . Got our fingers crossed in hopes of the Western Star being the one........
Love the old heritage model stars, spent a few years driving one with a 3406 E set at 500hp was a great truck. The condition of that one is good makes me wonder why it was parked, be nice to add that to your collection needed or not. Over in oz that doesnt happen much they just get put on local work. I have to say in my experience you have to push that hand pump about 50 times or more to get fuel pressure. Always enjoy your channel keep up the good work.
Western Star.....now we're talkin'...... Nice diversity in your collection and what you choose to save. To me any old iron is worth saving. Keep up the Great Work!
My dad has a Western Star 4964f built in September 1994. It's showing its age but it's still in service. It's a dump truck. Hydraulic lift and air operated pioneer cover. Love that truck. Hope you get this one and fix it up
Hi James & Jessica thanks for your video ,man that western star is beautiful truck it will make a good catch and look good in your fleet of trucks take care &stay safe&cool , look like a hot day,hope you recovered from it😃❤️
Hi James ,we got raining &ice winds blowing it's winter here ,it's freezing wouldn't mind having a little bit of heat our way take care ,p.s say hi to Jessica thanks 😊
@@JamesPretty I drive all over europe in a cab over as that's all we have what a road trip that would be from your yard to our yard that would surely take some memory card to record lol
"Sounded Pretty good, that's unfortunate for my wallet" LOL! Great video James, except for when Jessica got distracted...Sounds like you got your eyes on a couple more Pretty cool trucks...Good Luck!!
I thought I saw a putty cat lol . Hi James. That’s a lot of truck right there. She sounded real good ! That would be a nice project to get back on the road. I’d roll in new rod and mains . New injectors. I couldn’t tell if it had Jake’s . Wheel base is just right. Keep us up to speed on this one. Great video !! See ya on the next one brother trucker .. 😎
James don't underestimate yourself I can tell from your physique you're a pretty strong guy!! Me and Jessica had faith that you could take that fuel filter off by hand.💪🏾😊
Love to see you keep the Western Star, but I understand. I grew up down the road from a Western Star dealer and the Kenworth factory here in Melbourne Australia.
Used to be a pit mechanic in copper mine . Operators always missed fuel up so would run out of fuel a couple hrs into shift . I’ve seen other mechanics spend 6-8 hrs to start up . I rigged up a 12 v. And24 volt electric fuel pumps . Line and extra fittings I’d hook up pump fuel trk would fill it up . Charge up fuel system and start . These were all the way to 12 / 645E DD EMD loco engines in ore trks . Wabco haul pac 3200 . Sure rules out fittings or fuel line , that leaks like sprinkler system . This Worked for me !
Last of the really good looking old Western Stars. Long flat hood , the vertical bar grill ,the square headlights ,narrow cab. All the lines of the trucks were just right . Everyone loves an old Pete or W 900 ( so do I) but I'll take the Star. Excellent video but would have been nice to get a side shot with the hood closed.
Love'n all the variety of the trucks you guys. I like them all... just wild :-) 359 Pete Yet? Don't remumble one yet but I'm sure one will show up with it's corvette dash in tact [no doubt looking for some new wire]. But never mind that, love the ones you've got going [the freighliner cabby's are outstanding man]. 3406 may be giving you a bit of trouble but ... they have the low frequency growl like no other... Something Caterpillar does from Dozer's, trucks, excavators.... they just sound... alive :-))
These trucks are beautiful pieces of engineering , Reminds me of the old steam engines , beautiful compared to the mediocre ergonomic soulless garbage on the roads now
They are cool old trucks. I have a 94 model with a series 60 and a 15 speed OD. I always liked the detail of them inside and out, the heritage cabs are cool. Mine still goes well and has done 1.8 million kms now. I drove same erra ones like this and similar back in late 90s with KTA 19 motors factory fitted air starters and 18 speeds on roadtrain work in western Australia too, good memories.
@@abones7243 Goodluck I'm sure you should be able to find a harness easy enough. Yeah man love the old XR I've owned three 600's over the years but just have the 94 now. Don't think I'll ever sell it.
James I'm impressed your four and a quarter Cat curse is over them Western Star truck are nice lots of guys uses them to haul logs up in New England ole grand Papy he was diehard Peterbilt 12 log haulers 6 chip/grindage aka mulch oh yah 6 lowboy or detach haulers 1 long chassis straight truck tri axle. The good ole days.. as always God bless y'all from Gaffney South Carolina viewer
Good video again you need to get that Western Star that is a pretty truck my dad Driven one just like that one A company he worked for he said back then he said it was fast truck it had 400 in it With a 18th speed Lotta guys got ticket I seen one one time it was 120 speed keep the good videos coming be safe have a good night my friend
@@JamesPretty I'd be interested to see it come back to life. I'm 74 now and been retired close to 10 years. Bu I still think about my Star. She had the 3406B in her and just felt so solid and indestructible. Good luck and thanks for sharing. 🙂
That was a cracker of a video. That is a fantastic piece of kit and it would be real nice if you could get it, not to resell, but for your collection. If the owner does want to sell then he obviously has no interest in money. If that unit is left there for a few more years it may not be worth having and then he loses the value and more important, the woorld uses another very restorable unit. Thanks James, enjoyed that one.....by the way would you like to swap a bit of your heat for a chunk of our lovely wet, cold, 10c summer!!
Dang nice Western Star. Looking at it I thought it would fire up and run. I bet if you filled the coolant and built up air it’d drive out of that spot if the tires were hard. Curious why it got parked there? Looks like it’s roadworthy sounded like it has good oil pressure. Puzzling to me, that’s most likely why he wants good money for it. Those were beautiful trucks inside a good cleaning and a few pieces it’d be cool. Too bad the Marmon is overgrown already. Those Cat engines can be finicky but that one fired up it wants to get back to work. That truck was someone’s baby at some point in it’s life. Stay safe can’t wait to see your next video
well the guy died is why that truck ended up where it is most of the trucks I show from here were in a different location for years and when a truck broke down it was easier to just buy a running truck then to try to lose time with repairs..
Oh I didn’t know that. That’s why it looks well cared for. Still kinda sad to see it sitting there like that. Looks like someone has already been stealing parts off it. Who knows what will happen to it. Hopefully someone that will use it and appreciate it will see the video and rescue it.
Hey! Just wanted ask did you end up getting this Western Star Semi? It sounded real good once you got it to run. Do you think it's got a problem with fuel supply from the gas tanks?
A good buddy of mine has owned and driven trucks all his life and encountered a strange problem with intermittent fuel supply on one. It turned out to be the plastic membrane seal from inside the cap of some kind of container like a small fuel can which was floating around in the fuel tank and every now and then, it would get sucked against the fuel line outlet and block the flow of fuel! Once he found it and fished it out he never had the problem again which confirmed his suspicions.
