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@sasquatchrosefarts

4 ай бұрын

-7c is still very cold if the grill is a loose design with a lot of airflow. Also, don't dump on test lights. Test loading a circuit is critical. Even better than that is voltage drop testing on a running vehicle. But don't dump on test lights.

@fastinradfordable

4 ай бұрын

It’s easy to estimate very close torque. If your wrench is a foot long you simply need a scale or even to know your own weight. That’s simple math.

@fastinradfordable

4 ай бұрын

If ya have problem with a drain plug gasket sealing. Tighten it like normal. Tap it with a light hammer or rachet Then tighten it again. Same trick on brake line washers

@fastinradfordable

4 ай бұрын

This was a great Video Thanks!!!

@QualityCraftsmen

4 ай бұрын

Cant keep um all happy! Keep up the good work :)

The engine was not missing. I found it under the hood.😊

100% it's always the engine. Replace the engine(all electronics and sensors too) and you'll be OK. Don't forget to add fuel.

@paulmaxwell8851

4 ай бұрын

That's what I do: at the first sign of trouble I just replace the entire powerplant. Solves the problem every time!

@PatRiot-

4 ай бұрын

@@paulmaxwell8851”modern problems require modern solutions”

Remember there are no dumb questions, only dumb people

Dirty Harry quote: "A man needs to know his limitations." I try to live by that.

@ricksmith4736

4 ай бұрын

And then there was, Ahz gots ta know" ....

@harry8506

4 ай бұрын

I know my limitations, although sometimes I forget DOB.

Never argue with fools. I did find this video hilarious though!

This needs to be a monthly segment. More ranty videos please 😂

@witchyfarmgirl

4 ай бұрын

Agreed ☝️☝️☝️ we need this as a monthly segment on the channel.

@KDill29

4 ай бұрын

3rd that!!!!

There’s loads of videos of people testing their abilities to torque up fasteners & get close to a specific torque just by “feel” & they’re usually wildly inaccurate. Human feel is no substitute for a torque wrench. Also, before the first torque wrench was invented they would use some form of spring measure on a bar of a specific length. Keep up the great work, I love the videos.

@jefftheaussie2225

4 ай бұрын

A spring balance on a bar 1 foot long will give foot pounds by pulling on the balance. Most development on the internal combustion engine was done in the early years of aviation. They had to get an engine to hang together till they landed as it is very hard to fix a problem in mid flight. They also learnt all the tricks to get more power such as hot cams, water injection etc. The correct torquing of bolts was probably realised then too.

14:03 time for that fella to put down the bottle.

What you don’t have a crystal ball? I am a mechanic in the marine industry and I have a lot of people ask questions just like that. My response is my crystal ball is a little foggy today.

@SuperSecretSquirell

4 ай бұрын

The amount of "your computer will tell you what you need to replace" that we get is astounding.

Running a plow truck in Northern Alberta we would consider -7 f as an average winter day. We ran in weather as cold as -30. We wouldn’t run in weather colder than that as you just break shit because steel becomes very brittle at those temperatures.

@paulmaxwell8851

4 ай бұрын

Same here, in central British Columbia. Minus 7C is nothing. Minus 25C is starting to get challenging. Gearboxes and differentials really don't like it.

I would like to rename this video! "Watch Josh get sucked down a rabbit hole kicking and screaming!" That's enough of reading the comments section today Josh. 😁 Enjoyed the video.

UK is still in Miles. I'm a electrical engineer, I use 2 yearly calibrated tourqe wrenches. As for PTFE, great way to destroy stuff, the amount of times I find liquid control valve failures, its always down to ptfe getting into the fluid. Glad I'm not the only one that has to deal with ID-10T failures.

@KDill29

4 ай бұрын

Sir, question. What is this ID-10T Failure you are talking about. I've never seen that code or any dash light like that 👀😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Dum is the new normal

Josh, we definitely want to know when you are frustrated. It’s good to get that stuff off your chest and it’s funny! Thank You!

Torquing bolts prevents over stretching a bolt and rendering its clamping force useless.

There isn't a single person in the world that can thump a tire and tell you the psi

@johngoldsmith6629

4 ай бұрын

I can when it is blown out and flat.

@gentoonix

4 ай бұрын

Wanna bet? I carry a thumper in one hand and a tire gauge in my back pocket. Dems dere are at 90 PSI.

@jaywyatt7476

4 ай бұрын

@@gentoonix yep. It’s totally possible. These guys saying you can’t are youngsters and never met an old time trucker legend. Let alone taught by one.

@bleachinuri

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely true, you might get close the only way your getting on the money is lucky guess

@AnIdiotAboard_

4 ай бұрын

Oh dude please, i can tell you how many PSI are in the tyres from the feedback in the stearing wheel and the feedback thru my backside.

For over 30 years my dad has said, if your check engine light is on, it’s a bad O2 sensor. If you always guess the same thing eventually you’ll be correct. Now it’s a joke between me and my friend. Funny Video, Thanks.

I feel your pain! Best thing is to ignore those who think they know...but really don't!

Crank no start, call mechanic ask him what to do. Starting fluid is a very last resort in my eyes, too much can do serious damage. Was always told use either once you’ll use every time after that. Besides it’s best to have it diagnosed by a good mechanic it could something totally silly like an o ring on your fuel separator. I guess the guy in the box truck decided you wanted too much information. Maybe he just decided to take it to a shop and get it fixed. Always good information in your videos

Another issue with Teflon tape on a drain pan plug is if the tape gets into oil pan it could potentially cause blockage in oil pickup tube screen or worse get into oil passages.

There were also internal combustion engines before the dynamometer was invented as well...! Experience is what we call lessons learned the hard way... That's why it's important to listen to your elders/ experts, they've been there and done made that mistake already...! Gotta love the intelligence of the general public... they can be amusing...!!! Thanks for sharing and keep up your awesomeness...

Hey now buddy. I absolutely have a 55w light bulb with 2 wires for doing electrical work. Cheap reliable load tester.

😂😂😂😂. So awesome funny. Makes you question where these wise guys came from. 😂😂

Within seconds of playing this video, I saw that Edison hat. Love it.

Never rebuilt an engine, but this one really made me irritated. 3L EcoDiesel in a 2015 Ram 1500, had to do a water pump on it due to it leaking. Serpentine belt was also split in half all the way around. So got the water pump replaced and installed a new belt. Topped off the coolant and started the engine. Let it run to get up to operating temp. Went to wash my hands off and came back 5 minutes later and found it pouring engine oil on the floor, pressurized mind you. Had a senior technician look at it and he told me to take the intake manifold off. So did that, no damage to anything there and the oil inlet for the turbocharger wasn't damaged. So he took a dial indicator and his pry bar and checked the play in the crank at the Harmonic balancer...way over specification, and I'm not exaggerating when I say it was about 10 times out of specification. Since we didn't want to drop the oil pan, best guess we came up with wad that the thrust bearing in the crank was very worn out (vehicle had over 135k miles on it). So with a new belt installed and a out of spec thrust bearing, it wallard out the rear main seal and caused an oil leak. Not something you can always expect.

@mitchstephen5491

4 ай бұрын

I had one that seized at 62,000 km. I hope you got rid of it.

Wow!, good job answering those as best as you could.

Hey BUD Im A Main Promoter of your channel and we love you. These comments. People try really hard to get you fired up on purpose because they are jelouse of you because you hit it out of the park and out of thier jealously they try to piss you off . So just dismiss these comments as jelousey

I agree. Gotta do what’s right for Josh and that’s all there is to it

I like to kick those kinds of questions back with "I'm going to need about a thousand percent more information".

Josh, you're too kind, Brother.😂 I wish you nothing but the best and thanks for helping those "special cases".👍

These questions drive me crazy. Im the mechanic in the family and get questions with no description all the time from friends and family.

Teflon isn't a sealant. It is a lubricant to help lessen the friction of the pipe as it tightens down on the taper. The taper is what seals the pipe.

I think that last one wanted you to check his oil level with his dipstick before you work on his head..... Seriously i think he was attempting to say its good to see someone using the correct safety gear and look good doing it

I do like using my incandescent test lights to make sure power and ground exists or if a light is actually getting power as needed. If the incandescent bulb is illuminated but not enough to be as bright as it needs to be, then that's when I pull out the digital multi-meter and start looking. I try to start simple before I start jumping into the rabbit holes.

@truracer20

4 ай бұрын

Actually you can have a circuit that carries full voltage just fine, but it may not be able to carry current. A volt meter can't tell you that, but a test light with a current draw similar to the circuits design load will tell you. Often with poor connections you can measure full system voltage yet not be able to light a 2 amp test light and if you connect a volt meter inline it will measure 0 volts with the load.

I guess five people out of four leave bad comments. 🤣🤣

@ko9446

4 ай бұрын

100% of the time 50% of the time

For the thermostat question, I’ve seen both temperatures used, actually use them myself. The thermostat temp is set in degrees Fahrenheit, so there is not much of a point changing them, since they make sense in relation to each other, and the manufacturer. However outside and inside temperatures are measured in Celsius. With the C4, I was in a cube truck that was geared so low, that 55 was about all it could do, hit engine governor at 65. Then again, this person’s truck could be a yard mule.

Comments are mostly opinions and you know what is said about opinions

I just loved the torque wrench story. Personally, I like to cheat, and measure things.

I've known an "injector" guy, black-smoking engine and it was the final air filter element installed backwards sealing off the intake. I had an engine that only started with ether, the #3 line headed for the nozzle was spraying a fast-pulsing stream of fuel out into oblivion out of a pinhole, perhaps they shouldn't be started if you find the side of the block caked in dirt and fuel.

Hey Josh, big respect to you for dealing with these people! I don't think I would have the patience to do what you are doing. Not everyone has that tech knowledge, however if you don't even know nor care enough to know what engine your truck runs you should go to a workshop hand the keys over and let the mechanic do his thing!

Your a very good mechanic with a lot of customers experience.

Wait...there's two steps in logic??? At what step does the turbo kick in then?😂😂😂 Love the videos Adept!!!

Very funny, it is amazing how some people just assume that you know what they are trying to say. It does makes you wonder what planet they are from.

Love your videos man! I learn a lot from them. Torque wrenches were probably not that important back in the day because the clearances were not as tight as today's engines hence the oil thicknesses from them to what is used today.

A great guy and great mechanic. Please!!!!! answer his questions with detail. He takes his time trying to help you and you give a one word replies. Luv your channel a sign of a good mech is that he knows that he doesn't know everything and is always learning. LOL I always use orange rtv and Teflon and JB weld on my drain plugs they never leak 5 out of 4 times. I always torque bolts by turning them until they pop or click than 1 more full rotation. 60% of the time it works every time. PS If you make shirts with a 5 out 4 times saying on it "I" would buy that :)

Back in the day before torque wrenches were common and engines were low compression lower revving, they were considered high mileage at 30 thousand miles . Also fatigue will cause a difference in how tight something feels.

Please make more videos like this, I highly enjoy you pointing out some peoples stupidity 😂😂😂😂

I once put teflon tape on my oil drain plug thinking i was smart. I then double checked online forums because often times my bright ideas can be pretty dull. After 2 minutes of research I decided it was a stupid idea so I cracked the drain plug to remove the tape and it had completely dissolved. Remnants of it were stuck in the threads after only 3 minutes of sitting there. I cleaned off the threads on the oil pan and thank god I didn’t use it. Im sure it could have contaminated my oil and done more harm than good.

Truck start only when someone sunshine weather rain only winter 4 cylinder fire are turbo on backwards run?

@truracer20

4 ай бұрын

Only if weather spring, unless forward some.

Teflon tape: great for wrapping around brake pushrods to measure travel distance. Cold: I have people constantly ask me what the winter front is for and what it does. Torque: people obviously don’t understand bolt stretch and the consequences of stripped aluminum. My Question: how do you feel about gauges? What happened to gauges inside of trucks! My truck is 30 years old and has 22 gauges that each tell a different story and are all related to each other Ammeter running high, something’s draining the battery. Pyrometer high, too much fuel. Volt Meter, oil temp, water temp, ALL indicators of something wrong “BEFORE” $#?! Hits the fan. Where are the gauges and people that know how to read them?! BTW, my old W900 with a 3406B has to have a winter front for the oil temp to run 150 degrees. Without it, the engine runs way too cold. Love to see you mention a tray of coal under the oil pan before a cold start as well as a gasoline soaked rag instead of starting fluid.

Regarding the first email and the -7 temp, we had diesel Chevy maintenance vans in Alaska and ran them at temps below zero for months, sometimes down to -40 to -50. They didn't sit much, the flightline maintenance kept them moving. The only real issue we had was no heat. They never warmed up. The motor pool was adamant about not covering the grill, calling it vehicle abuse. So we drove around towing a diesel heater behind the truck with the heater hose shoved in the back door. My torque wrench experience was both calibrating them and using them on aircraft maintenance. The big problem was people over torqued if they didn't use a torque wrench.

@NBSV1

4 ай бұрын

So many don’t realize using a torque wrench is about making sure it isn’t over torqued too. Seen way to many run lug nuts on with an impact, then use the torque wrench only to make sure they aren’t loose with no cares about how tight they actually are.

Robot Cantina literally just posted today a video in which he discovered that the thermostat for his little 3cyl Kubota engine would start opening at 160F and would go wide open at about 185F. Its fairly common for the assemblies to stop fighting flow at about 155F so running 160F is normal operation without a special valve. This is why the older systems had a second loop-back thermostat that allowed re-flow until the temp actually got higher then they'd force the flow to the radiator. The guys in India can tell what 75flbs _sounds_ like tho...

I have found as an owner operator for 26 years there’s a lot of steering wheel holders who buy a truck and end up way over their head. Thats the case with those comments you read.

-7 Fahrenheit (about -22 Celsius) is a pretty normal winter temperature in much of Canada. Whenever people ask how cold it gets here I just tell them -40, which is both true and easy for Americans to understand.

As a fellow KZreadr I can appreciate you doing a video where you address comments on your videos. Especially ignorant comments. I'd like to see more videos like this on your channel.

Darn none of my question made it. Will have to do better. Pulled the head off a 3406B, and on this repair. Someone put the Cat red glue on the cylinder block. Then they put the spacer plate gasket on. So then they put red glue on top of the spacer plate gasket and put the spacer plate on. As you can guess they put red glue on top of the spacer plate and put the head gasket on. Finally they put red glue on top of the head gasket and put the head on. So when I lifted the head off, stalactites was from the head to the top of the engine in several places. If I recall the head gasket was blown, but I never found out the reason for the failure. My boss told me he had a truck driver who came in complaining about green smoke out his exhaust pipe, years ago. He told him to stop taking green pills.

Please tell freightliner this about their compression fitting going into the dryer. I actually broke a $1000 air dryer because they put some kind of sealant or lock tight on the compression fitting going into the dryer. It snapped the intake port off of the dry, and they charged $1000 to replace it at the dealer. This being a brand new truck that had around 10-15k miles on it, I doubt anyone had it apart before then.

This was great! 😂

love it! excellent video

Those cats are really good engines ,too bad in our country komatsu took over the heavy duty materials,but this doesn't mean that KO is better than 🐈

Thanks for your show 🙏

When I torque bolts i like to use a wrench with a cheater bar and make a beeping noise when I feel it tight. 🤣

Your videos helped me to properly rebuild my pot grinder and it's working better than new now! I never would have thought to check cylinder deck height and that was the problem all right. I wish CAT made one! Thanks Bro! 🐴

Hi Josh I am you sure you know! But for some people who don’t pipe threads are tapered the more you tighten the larger the diameter to make the seal ! Machine threads are the same diameter for the length! Teflon on the drain plug? Only makes makeshift gasket! Enjoy your video’s & humor. Cape Cod John

Good one Josh! A lot of us ol'timers have probably "lived" through half of these but eventually come to solutions. And NOW we all know why teflon tape seems to "leak" anyway lol! Cheers!

#adeptape_rant 😂 Thanks Josh. It’s nice of you to try to help people. Some folks just don’t know how to describe a problem, which makes troubleshooting quite hard when the details they provide are all you have to go on. I run into the same thing in my line of work. Just today, in fact.

Simple comment: I enjoy the clarity and humor of your videos...please keep them coming

Prior to the invention of the torque wrench people were already torquing things using weight-on-wrench method anyway.

I love expert mechanical advice given to me by drivers

Here, in the Yukon, Canada (Neighbour to Alaska) we sometimes get colder temps than -40 (Celsius, and Fahrenheit are equal at this -40) but I do not run my van below -25.. Yes, it is cold up here.. and mechanics are hard to get by, especially for diesels.

I had 172 back and forth messages about these Pakistani mechanics. I have been a diesel mechanic for 39 years and thank you for bring to light the correct tools were not used to build that engine in the video. Thanks.

Josh, It's amazing that some folks are able to live their live knowing what they believe to be true. I have apartments and I don't know how many times I've seen teflon tape on rubber gasketed fittings. I enjoy these type of videos once in a while. Keep the good stuff coming.

When he asked "is it common" I think he probably meant, do all engines not get up to operating temp when it's that cold outside.

I love the pation in the rants

When people ask me questions online or over the phone. Always remember. The problem or vehicle may not even be real.

Yes I would much rather use a light bulb and 2 wires rather than a meter. I’ve been burnt too many times by high resistance wires. Remember there are only 4 things that can happen to wire. Short to power,short to ground,high resistance (corrosion),open circuit. If something else can happen to a wire please let me know. 25 years of working on Fords and I learn everyday. How the wire got to that state is a different story. And I do love your vid’s the dozer with the valve bridge issue was great. Shows you really care about what goes out the door! And yes a meter does have its place in diag.

@TheWalterHWhite

4 ай бұрын

You've been doing this for 25 years and don't trust a DVOM? A DVOM if used properly is safe, accurate, and should be in the main arsenal of electrical diagnostics.

Why are you screaming at me Josh? I just watch you're videos 😅😂

Harry stylist. Funny stuff Josh. Thank you for all your great videos. Jim

The diesel and trucking industry has the most know it alls of any other industry on this planet. They get their information from channel 19.

Re torque wrenches, before spring types, a spring balance was used, also many early engines were given a guide to weight to pull on a specific length of spanner/bar. The old firm of Gardner used special tools, short handle for injector clamps, set length bar for block/crankcase studs, etc. Getting into military stuff, the handbooks would tell you how many men you need to lift a gearbox, 😅, but in marine engines they tell you ‘ use flogging spanner of X length and a 3 pound hammer, or 5 pound hammer for how tight you need.

Hey up josh nice rant mate, loved the one where the fella thinks it's injectors every time he runs out ov fuel

Common cold Temps in Canada -60⁰C where bad fuel freezes DEF is also a non-starter....! Great video!

@witchyfarmgirl

4 ай бұрын

About as useful as an electric motor in Canada. I’ve always wondered how Tesla’s run in Canada in the cold. I couldn’t even imagine an electric Peterbilt in Canada on a “cold” day.

@mitchstephen5491

4 ай бұрын

I am not sure where you are in Canada but I live in Canada and right now at 9:00 pm it is +1 C

⚓️ Thanks Josh ♨️ yep ~ throw in the u tub watching while imbibing… may ‘splain some comments & questions 🤠

If you really want to get mad about something, just keep in mind that the people leaving you these comments and emails will be voting this November.

RE. The teflon tape, I bought a used pickup, my oil drain plug was leaving, someone had rolled teflon tape into an "o" ring shape around the drain plug head and tightened it. they also stipped the pan trying to tighten it.

Everybody is a professional 😂

8:34 I've had a turbocharger fail like that before. I'm guessing the bearings seized up. The shaft wouldn't spin. Luckily we had another turbo in the shop as my boss was rebuilding another 3406E but the intercooler or air to air was in poor condition so my boss called a local shop and luckily they had a new one. First time i had to do some mechanical work on a semi truck as he was on his way. I had enough tools to pull the air to air and turbo off so by the time my boss showed up all we had to do is disconnect the oil line to the turbo and drop all the parts in. It did suck though as it was cold that day and had no heat or gloves. But we got it back on the road.

Josh, I have emailed you before, and you always answered me questions. The only email was the video on the new electric truck being produced. You did do a video after finding out that it was a new video. I totally respect what you're doing to help. You seem very frustrated with people in this video. Remember, it is what it is, Josh. I just wish you were a cummins mechanic to help me out, but it is what it is. Thanks for your help.

Step 1 of any diagnostic: Complete engine tear down. I’ve been doing it for 120 years 25 hours a day 8 days a week 👍

-7 isn’t really that cold. Here in Northern Canada it gets -40 some days and trucks need block heaters plugged in but they do eventually get up to operating temp.

The Dunning Krueger crowd. They can be entertaining, in short doses

If the first driver is canadian he probably is talking about centigrade. We use a mix of metric and imperial in our day to day. Truck mechanics here most often talk about vehicle temperature using fahrenheit, becuase thats whats in the manuals and on the gauges of vehicle made in North America. When talking about the temp outside we pretty much exclusively use centigrade.

I that you went back to the sound effects for the destruction of the week segment.

Torquing bolts makes the assembler more reliable on assembling reliable engines. You can tighten by feel 100 bolts and maybe 5 or 10 will not be torqued to spec. That means on one engine, there will be bolts not tightened correctly, and then, guess what! There will be broken bolts, leaks or bolts that go loose by vibration. Torquing to spec gives reliability and traceability.

Music is back for destruction of the week! 😊

at @9:05 this man has never had to diagnose anything properly in his life, he's the type that'll never find any fault with a low compression engine, leaking fuel return valve/rail pressure sensor, faulty IMV, weak fuel pump, clogged fuel filters or anything at that... they just dont exist. also that harry one im pretty damn sure its a bot just babling whatever, also love you rocking that edison cap josh, it looks nice for a change!

I know that i had a 34cat one time and every time i shifted into 5 gear my right nut would itch. I checked all the fuses and they were all good. never could find the problem. Ive sold the truck and got another one and never had that problem again. ....... im kidding 😂😂😂😂

If you don't want your drain plug washer f'ed up then quit over tightening the dam bolt. I never replace the washers on my vehicles or the vehicles that I service unless they were bad before I got to them. My son bought a used Toyota Corolla and I was showing him how to do a proper oil change, we struggled to get the plastic filter housing off because it was extremely over tightened and the oil pan drain plug flange was more than halfway through the aluminum washer. The replacement washer was still good 6 oil changes later and not so much as a week of oil leaked out. Same for the new plastic filter housing.

C4 is a military explosive😅