74 Kenworth W900 S2, Test Driving The Cummins 903 V8
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2022
- My 1974 Kenworth W925S2 fitted with a NA 903 Cummins,13 speed, torsion bar rear suspension.
I take the truck on a short drive to give a feel for the inside of the truck and how it drives, Next Video will be fixing a few smaller issues such as the splitter not working correctly and wiring up the jakes.
This will be an upcoming restoration project so if you’d like to see more episodes or a series as I I go through and rebuild it please subscribe and drop a comment below of ideas or how you’d like to see me go about it, if I should do a weekly episode or a few episodes a week.
If you see anything else in the video you want to see more of let me know I may even do a video of everything laying around.
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Great to see Aussie content who enjoys the old iron 👍
Cheers mate
Great old truck
,mate drove one brand new did over million ks no problems,was a log truck and then they retired it and brought him a new Kenworth,great trucks.Keep the videos coming Jake.
Awesome mate! That would have been great to drive a brand new one!
Good to see the old girl on the road an the blue cicle kw i remember was a tan colour not a brite yellow back in the 80s an 90s an back in the 80s one of my 1st jobs was changing tyres an give me a spider wheel anyday i hated bedford hubs an all those dam wheel nuts . Cheers mate 🇦🇺
Cheers Peter great to have some aussies watching, that’s it the classic mustard colour I’d love to paint it back to the blue circle colour scheme but I’m still undecided at this stage! I agree I love spiders Never had to touch a Bedford but they would have been a heavy steel wheel aswell I guess?
@@dieseldownunder. yeah bloody heavy an 10 studs with double nuts on the rear an i would do it the original color as its great to see the old companys again .
That's the shot. Look after the Old Girl !
Will do mate!
Drove 903 wrapped in an International Harvester cab over I called it a 9 0 “nothing” I live in Montana now love your videos keep them coming
Cheers mate will do
I love an old Cummins 903 V8.
So do I they arnt too common these days
Love the S2. Worked for a company here in New Zealand that ran two. Both had 6V92 GMs.
There wouldn’t have been too many in NZ? I’d like to have one with a 6V92 someday
Good on ya cobber, brilliant little truck, brilliant motor 👍
Hey, it's peg's longlost ozzy cousin ! Great K Whopper !
Haha that’s it just not as funny as him cheers
If it's got teeth, you've gotta clean em!!! As a young bloke I used to spend a bit of time in an Acco 3070, with a 903, and a RR, an Acco 2150 with a 555, and a RR, and a Kenny SAR with a 350 Cummins and a RR. The Kenny was the best drive. I spent 2 years in it in the Kimberley's in Western Australia, and only got to the bitumen once!!! Still love the sound of the V8 though. Great stuff mate. Keep going. BTW, A turbo will wake it up a but on the hills, gives you a bit more time between shuffling cogs
Driving the Sar as a young bloke would have been great fun! It must have all been very remote to only use a bitumen road once, what a great experience
I think that’s the plan when I rebuild it to upgrade it to a turbo CPL thanks for watching
Gotta luv it, can't wait for you to overhaul her mechanicals
Great stuff miss the old 903 music cheers lm from Australia
I would have loved to have been around when these were out and about running up the Hume! Great to have you on the channel!
Enjoyed seeing the ol girl getting down the road with that familiar 903 exhaust thump. Fellow Victorian watching and newly subscribed.
Cheers for watching the second vid aswell, she sure sounds tuff, great to hear I’ve got a local watching!
Keen to see a video on the Cummins cruiser
For sure I will make a video on it and give a walk around and test drive of it!
My old man drove a 75 model KW S2 v903 15sp RR back in the 80s! Was great little truck! Used to pull better than other 903 powered lnt9000s & 3070 Accos he also drove
Very cool mate they are a great truck
Nice shake hands with danger reference
Got a wig wag you don't see them anymore. I always liked the 903 but some people don't like them really good video
Thanks mate yes I love the wig wags and the 903 I know some people don’t like them but half of those people confuse them with the 555
Old iron is the best. Mostly all I run! Love A models and always thought the Aussie S version of them were cool and that one is even better with a 903. Lot of people didn't like them, but I do, make as much power as you want and were pretty reliable once they got them sorted out. Great stuff.
That’s it the old stuff just keeps on going! I like them too whats not to love abit a big V8 diesel! It’s a good learning experience aswell so I’ll know them back to front by the time I’m done, thanks for watching!
I love a Cummins 8.❤🇺🇸
Nice video love old trucks you have another Aussie here lol you should restore that beast
Don’t worry mate it’s getting restored and it will all be uploaded to CZcams for everyone to watch!
903 was a popular motor in its day
What a fine piece of iron! Can’t wait to see the progress.
She sure is, ill keep everyone updated as I move forward!
good vid mate, cant wait to see you start sprucing the old dub up, had torsion bar suspension on my KW, no problems, get those jakes going mate.
Thanks mate I can’t wait either glad I’ve got some others excited too, sure will that’s this weekends job
Great video appreciate you SHARING with us driv,ah, maybe next time we can hear that horn?
Believe it or not the horn also needs fixing! I pull the chain and air just leaks from the horn so I think the diaphragms are rotted so another job to fix….
@@dieseldownunder. I'm sure you well handle it buddy appreciate ya driv,ah
Thank you for putting this up I had a few S2s with 903s and 10 , 10 overdrive and 15 speed RR and 70 mph , I know I'm mad but I just love them next to a W900L , God this brings back memories I use to live in one running Melb to Syd to Brisy and back to Melb on the old Hume and Newell Hwy , I like your Truck mate , and Gday from Qld
No worries mate a lot of people are enjoying the old banger. That’s awesome they were great trucks back in their day and I still think they are now! That would have been hard work I saw your other comment about sleeping across the board on the seats how things have changed since then. Cheers for watching mate
Now all you need is a BC Cummins or a 3406 those VT’s were pretty lackluster, nice ol truck 👍🇺🇸
I have a 290 Cummins in my other KW but it needs a lot of work so I’ve got a 3406 I’m going to put in it
@@dieseldownunder. oh yeh ? Good deal that’ll be a different truck after the swap, hopefully you’ll post a video of it with the Kitty Cat under the hood and a chrome straight pipe so we can hear her purr. Thanks again 👍🇺🇸
Good onya cobba 🇳🇿👍
I love my Spiders too mate 👍
Can’t beat spiders in my opinion!
Tuff old girl love it
Cheers thanks mate
Greetings from Champaign Illinois U.S.A.. Great video. Love the Cummins 903's. They have great power even with out a turbo. Keep them coming. Always loved the older trucks before all the emissions bullshit. Keep truckin.
Thanks for watching mate, I like them too they get a bad name from some people but for what I do with it it will be fine i don’t need 500hp the old 903 pulls along nicely. I love the older stuff all the new emissions crap does my head in and the diagnostic programs are too expensive for me to get into so I’ll stick with the old stuff👍🏻
Here's mine also....czcams.com/video/2cYNae7dO6I/video.html
we are seeing from portugal and USA good work...
Great to hear your seeing this from all the way over there! Thanks!
Love the old kenworths
The Reminds be of what an Old Mate used to say to me, lucky their in a Box son.
Don't be frightened it won't hurt it
Lot of work to make that Old Girl good again .
I’ll get her back up to scratch
Sweet old truck! Cheers from The States
Cheers thanks for tuning in mate
Wow that is a great looking truck for its time, and would say if it was in the states I would be knocking at your door to see about possibly purchasing it. As that crane unit on the rear definitely comes in handy lifting and loading trailers. Keep up the great work on equipment repair and the videos. Cheers
Cheers mate she is a cool looking rig, haha you’d have a few other blokes to compete with as well, it’s going to be a great addition to the fleet once I have the trailer behind it I’ll be able to drag all sorts of new toys home! Will keep the content going thanks mate
I can remember lifting a old butter box (acco) with that crane with the front wheels of the ground in 30 years it hasn’t changed
I have that steering wheel in both of my trucks i love it
They are classic I love them hard to find one that isn’t cracked!
Hi, Nice to see another vid,great to see it in action keeping it going in its rough condition(i like😁)!its good to see a Kenworth with the steering wheel on the proper side!👍🇬🇧
Cheers mate hopefully she won’t have to be in a rough state for too much longer, for sure they look better on the right side, do you have many kw across the pond?
@@dieseldownunder. Hi, not many really, only see yank trucks as Recover/Wreckers and at truck/Car shows, and od one as a promotional advert vehicle & or on the motorway if your lucky, Mainly Cab overs Scania Daf volvo Man Mercedes...so on. Nice when you see Pete or a Kenny though. I've noticed are European trucks get an almost American look to them down under! Keep up the good videos, 👍 Cheers Grant.
Gday mate , you may have forgot to disengage the power take off that makes it hard to shift love your channel and the fact you reply ,not sure but I heard that us military still use this motor and pushed it out to 600hp and is supposed to be more reliable maybe some of the boys from the home of the brave and land of the free may know more I’m in vico too high country keen to rebuild my 903 also one day hopefully your loud and clear by the way 👍
Hey mate I’ve definitely forgot a few times in one of the vids I did accidentally have it in not sure if it was this one or not but it does catch me out I’ll have to put a light in the dash!
Yeah I have seen those a company in the US sells surplus engines but they are about 15k USD without shipping to aus so I think I can build the 903 cheaper than that!
Good to see another bloke in vic I like having the locals watch! What truck is your 903 in?
Keep up the good work bud... there's a few of us aussies here watching.. love the snippet videos...
Thanks mate, glad there’s a few here watching. Cheers they break the video up abit 👌🏻
If you can’t find them grind them, and there’s no use having teeth if you can’t clean them. she sounds tough . Cool video.
I’ve gotten abit better since this video which is good!
Love the road test mate😁 I’ve got a 85’ erf c series with a 9 speed fuller, fantastic box but took some getting used to to😂 love the videos 😎
Awesome mate that would be a sweet truck! Definitly takes some getting used to after driving syncro boxes
@@dieseldownunder. to be honest apart from the Eaton twin-splitters that was fitted to the ERFs and Fodens I’ve worked on, most other trucks manufacturers have been using synchro boxes for years. But there ain’t no fun with synchros, gotta get those old boxes singing 🎵
Think the Americans call spiders Chicago wobblers? A few of us know what a low air paddle is, great video keep em coming.
Haha I like that name! They only wobble if you don’t do them up even lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Plow wheels
On the east coast at least, we call em "manure spreaders"
Daytons
Hi from stirling scotland! Keep the vids coming!!
Cheers mate good to have you here, will keep rolling them out.
Awsome! , I was looking at getting this old jigga off Peter. Glad it seems to be in good hands keep the videos cumming
Seems like a lot of people know the truck and Peter, it’s Definitely in good hands, I’ll keep them coming too many people are enjoying it to stop now👍🏻
That truck is as old as me, 50 years, old crikey must be good.
It sure is mate! In great shape for 50 years old!
Well done m8, would nearly kill someone for a rig like that, drive by footage up shifting and then you know ....... nuttin but jake.
I think most people would I stumbled across both of mine without even looking but once I saw them I had to buy them! 100% I’m excited to hear the jakes there will be a few clips of that!
Good stuff, bud!
Love the videos, brilliant content. Got me watching. 👍
Cheers thanks for watching mate
Canada watches too. Thanks for the time
Awesome thanks for watching!
That excavator was a hurtin unit!
New subscriber from Maine.
Definitely had a hard life but should be good for another 10k hours now!
The trickle charge idea ,,, smart boy much cheaper than the 26B batts for them ,,
Yep it gets old very quickly jump starting and buying new batteries gets costly $$$
@@dieseldownunder. I love how yall say b82rez lol
You don’t realise how different we say some words till you watch how you guys say them lol
Mad Max!
Another ripper keen to see the next one 🙌
Thanks man your my motivation!
great vid
Great Truck and Video. I can't afford to subscribe. Keep up the great work. Eventually you will get support 😁
Cheers mate it can get expensive😂 I wasn’t expecting this much support already so I can’t complain at all
Man, that Cummins sounds like a "beast" winding. Kinda wild cat roar. Way cool. Another really cool item I liked, is the "teradactyl mesh screen: wrapping lower windshield. This is a really good workhorse. Good one.
It sounds tough doesn’t go quite as good as it sounds tho, we call them rock guards, stops the windscreens getting chipped by rocks on dirt roads, they don’t look great but they serve a purpose
Really enjoying the channel mate
Thanks mate!
Got a new sub mate just found your channel! I’m in vic too hahah; great stuff
Thanks mate appreciate it! Good to hear where abouts in vic?
@@dieseldownunder. Central vic region!
Add me to the list your channel just popped up
Cool old rig.
Thanks mate!
Mate no water premix coolant save on rebuild for Cummins
The 903 was Cummins version of the Detroit 318 with out the Oil 🛢 😳 Mess... All Equalle in the Morning 🌄 Start, warmed up ready to go place Brick on throttle pedal... At night lift Brick, shut off motor, done ✔ 😤 for the day.
😂 that’s so true hold it flat all day and still be going up the smallest hill at snail pace, some of these old engines are like that. Hardcore truckers back then we are spoilt with 500+hp these days, makes driving a dream
Tip mate yes use clutch to start and stop dead but every gear inbetween just ease off accelrator gear will almost get sucked into its gate or slot itself your just guiding it directionally , right spd right revs right gear , great video an i do appreciate your efforts entirely,, an see ya subs are growing now , including me
Thanks for the sub and the tips mate, it’s one of those things just have to get the feel for it, I did use the clutch for the first few shifts and then stopped I have to agree it’s much easier to shift without the clutch
New subscriber, love the content your doin OK.
Cheers mate
Used to know a bloke from NSW who used to drive a silver 903.
Hi Dribbly Dick if you are out there.
my dad was quite familar with the wigwag. he was descending a grade in an open pit mine when down it came.
That’s not what you want on a steep grade is it hope his spring brakes were enough to pull it up!
@@dieseldownunder. Well, i'm here. He must've done something right. probably needed a fresh set of coveralls though :D
Oh what memories mate has 78 cat motor sitting rusting wont sell and no time to restore
Don’t you hate that nothing worse, tell him I’ll buy it and I’ll make a series on fixing it up that way he can see it and still be apart of it
130 subs? You got 655 my man keep doing what your doing
I know I don’t know how it jumped up so quick but it’s still climbing so can’t complain I’ll keep it up!
👍👍
I am Indian
Like American trucks🙏🙋
Try turning the input gain down on your mic a little. You don’t want it to clip (like distortion). You should be able to make it louder when editing if needed
Thanks mate I’ll give it a crack
If you can't find them, grind them!
That’s it lucky they are in a box
Mate I just Subscribed , on ya
Tell us more about your 5th wheel, never seen one like that here in the USA
They are very common here we still have fixed turntables (5th wheels like you) but this one is called a ball race the trailer would have a block bolted behind the kingpin which stops the trailer turning on the turn table plate and makes the ball race turn instead which is just a big bearing basically, the reason behind it is it improves the handling/turning of the truck, reduces wear on the turn table plate and jaws, and gives a wide foot print at the base giving the trailer better stability, oh and also more suitable for heavy loads! Cheers
Cheers for another video mate. You'll need a good mic to do the Jakes justice😉
It was interesting seeing the old T-cab Scania, almost as much as someone from 🇬🇧 hearing you've got Blue Circle in 🇦🇺
Yep I’ll have that sorted out by the time I test drive with the jakes wired up!
Yes they are a great truck we call them Gumboot’s I guess cause they look like one😂 but there is still a few going to work every day here I use the yellow one most days and the grey one is a recent purchase that I may put back to work aswell, yellow is a T112M and grey is a T113H, How cool I didn’t realise you had blue circle over the pond aswell, I’m not 100% sure what happened to hem I believe they either merged with Boral or were Brought out by them! Thanks for watching!
@@dieseldownunder.
That's a good name for the T-cab, haha
Here in 2001ish I saw Blue Circle with Lafrage on the door and more recently Lafrage-Tarmac on the side of the wagon. Fuck knows what wheeling and dealings went on....
If you do the same standard for the truck like you the Hitachi, she's in for a treat.👍🏻
@@dieseldownunder.
Alreet Legend, a channel I watch has posted a tractor pulling video you might get a stiffy about.😄
m.czcams.com/video/9FxPr7S_0EY/video.html
They are some serious scania’s I’m off to watch that video now! Cheers mate
@@dieseldownunder.
You're welcome, I'm off to watch your latest video.
They're well worth saving to watch.👍🏻
Love the ol' S2, unique to Australia - they don't have Shorthood W900 in North America here. Only thing better is a Aussie SAR. On another note, I enjoy the video editing.
I think that’s why I like them because they are so unique, the SAR will be the last one in the collection I think hopefully one with a Detroit then I will have a standard w900, s2 and SAR one with each of the 3 brands of engine👌🏻
Of course there is a short hood W900, W900 A short hood, and since 1982 The W900B model,Wich is still in production today,.
@@joefell7845 this is shorter than a w900a short hood, I’ll measure it up to see how short it actually is
@@dieseldownunder. Yeah 10-4.. 1983 was actually first year for B model in north America, my bad.
Mmmmm. Nice looking truck but I think the truck is not the only thing that is rusty 🤔 lol
Lol hopefully by the time the trucks done I’ll have that sorted out aswell😂
if you can't find them, grind them. It's OK they are in a box. If you have teeth, you have to clean them.😃
They are Definitely clean after I’ve been near it that’s for sure, just making sure they are still there😂
@@dieseldownunder. My dream is to have an ACCO 3070.
@@michealplater9007 where are you located? My neighbour has a 3070 with a 903 he wants to sell atleast I’m pretty sure it’s a 3070
I tricked back in the day and you could tell it was a ,903 just by the idle when you walked by it .
They are a unique sounding engine arnt they
I've had 2 bars let go! Not fun the second one fell over.
I can imagine that wouldn’t be a great feeling!
Armstrong steering by the look of it
Has the old garrison style power steering with the hydraulic ram, I’ve got everything to convert it to full power steering
Start spraying everything you can get to with PB blaster or WD40 or something that way when you go to take things apart it will be somewhat loosened up or broke loose save some time good videos
Definitely a good idea I will do that for sure as some days I spend most of my time fighting with seized or stuck bolts!
I was suprised to see a wig/wag low air warning on that year KW. I got a 66 that has it but my 75 doesn’t.
I’d like to know what year they stopped using them I’ve seen them on late 70s models here
Dads old 1980 k125 has it in Australia.
Subbed ,, Are you going to restore it ? .. Love the 903 ..
Thanks mate yes I will be restoring it
That rock guard really obscures the view. Or is it just the camera making it look that way ? We don't run those up here, so I've never sat behind one, and I've been driving @ 40 years.
Some people like them but I hate them they don’t exactly obstruct the view but I reckon they mess with your eyes, I’m going to take it off when I start working on this truck because I really dislike it!
I love it esp coz it has geelong on the door my home town
Thanks mate trucks got a lot of history!
Great work mate. What's happening with the White 900a. Were you able to drive it? Watching from New Zealand.👋👍
Thanks mate, yes I’ve driven it around the block a few times it’s sitting in the shed I started putting another rear end in it but I’ve decided I want to change to air bags and make a show truck out of that one so going to do the S2 first then onto the white one, great to have you here, the missus and I went to NZ July this year and loved it we already want to go back!
@@dieseldownunder. Cool. love your projects. Keep em coming. Glad you enjoyed NZ!
Minnesota mags or Wisconsin wobblers
Well I feel better we can even exported the crappy Cummins 9 0 nothing's please don't hold it against us
Ball bar not heavy but mine is 💀💀💀
aussie here. good show
Cheers thanks for tuning in!
This rig still in Geelong?
Yep sure is
I'm only 25 and know what the wig wag low air is
Old school cool I’m 22 so at least we will keep the old trucks going 💪🏻
@@dieseldownunder. true
Hi watching your video I spotted a case 1840 skid steer , wondering if it might be for sale
I was running a 3070B inter with Cummins 903 and a 9 speed carting bricks in Adelaide . Great rig had no problems
Hey mate it will be for sale sometime soon if your interested
@@dieseldownunder. yes I am looking for one that I can refurbish if you would sell as is? Cheers Phil
Did the 903 even have JAKEBRAKE?
Yep a lot of Aussie 903s have them I believe they are pretty rare in the us
@@dieseldownunder. That's what I was told about them, and why they weren't as popular in the western U.S where we have hills. They really are a heck of a motor.
Definitely Armstrong Stearing. That's why they came with a 3 foot diameter Stearing Wheal it took both hands 🙌 ✋ 🤣 on one side of the Wheal to pull it around No Joke... That's the way it was before power Stearing...
Yep would have been hard work, being in a tight spot and not being able to turn full lock without rolling😬 this was factory Armstrong i believe the garrison hydraulic assist was a later addition
Is that still in geelong area?
Hey mate yes it is I’ve still got it in Geelong
I'm in area too, what's the plan with it?
@@nibbsie7875 it will come in the shed for a full resto, after I Finnish the one I’m working on at the moment there is 1 more truck and then I’ll do this one I think
The 903 was a true gem of an engine but Cummins was too cheap to continue with them. They ran for a very long time. Too bad they didn't keep offering them but the cylinder kits were way over priced.
That’s no good they could have gone a long way with them like the E9 mack engines, hopefully I can get aftermarket cylinder kits for a good price
I dont think cylinder kits are available anymore. The big Mack Endt v8s are gone as well as the Cat 3408.
.But there are plenty of Cat parts for the Cat.
If I'm not mistaken,I think a seen a video a couple years ago ,of Cummins promoting the 903 again....I believe the military still uses them ... reconditioned most likely...but from video I undersood,that they making new parts again for them as the engine was getting repurposed... wish I could find the video
Cummins has advanced so far past the other engine makers that it is hard to keep up with them.
Are the gears all reversed in right hand drive countries? Or are the transmissions the same as for right hand drive countries? I've always been curious about that one. Coming from America. Hey you need to check out Zip ties and Bias plies. He's from Canakistan (Canada) them dudes are plumb nutters up there.
Yes gear boxes are the same so they are the same pattern, it would be an odd feeling shifting with the opposite hand and the same pattern, I have watched a few of his revive and drive vids he’s an interesting bloke that’s for sure
Its a hood not a bonnet you put a bonnet on your head
Haha true, that makes sense but we call them bonnets over here for some reason I do almost prefer hood but everyone would look at me stupid if I said it😂