They Told Me It Ran Great.... Buying A 6x6 Autocar Sight Unseen
The moment of truth has arrived for the $3,500 Autocar 6x6, Goliath. I bought this 1982 Autocar sight unseen from 1,100km away. The seller told me it "ran great," but after a long trip back to the Alberta prairies, we’re finally getting it into the shop to see if that's true.
In this episode, we use the Cat 950 loader to push the 30,000lb rig inside to thaw out. Once it's warm, I dive into the 3406A Caterpillar engine to see if it'll bar over—and what I find inside the turbo and under the valve covers isn't the "running" engine I was promised.
In This Video
0:00 Intro
0:28 First Attempt Starting
2:49 Bring Into the Shop
8:24 Barring Over
10:38 Quick Pressure Wash
12:34 Explaining the Plan
13:40 Removing the Hood
16:42 Taking off the Turbo
24:24 Removing Valve Covers
25:54 Taking off Jake Brakes
28:55 Rust in the Engine
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