1977 White Western Star, 671 2 cycle Detroit diesel, 13 speed Kinda classical lookin







And of course the best part. The Supercharged screaming loud Detroit diesel motor


And the huge view

 

Not bad! What was that old movie with Dennis Weaver, he was a salesman or something being chased by that big black White Western?? That third pic reminds me of that movie!!

 

Looking at those wide front wheels and tires, was that an old Cement Mixer chassis ?

 

Probably used to have a drilling unit on the back.

 

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is a 2 cycle diesel pretty loud??

 

I love it! Such a sweet old truck, I bet shes pretty loud for sure One thing ya forgot bud, is the price, how cheap did he get er for??


Those front tires would be nice and expensive to replace, what are they, 425's?

 

They are much louder than most other diesels. Not sure what they are like in a truck but they do scream at you.

 

The front tires are 445's they prob wouldn't last too long if it were still a busy company truck but as a farm truck they should last to the end of time.
Dad paid 1700 for the old girl, he said he was going to go to 3000, there is a few little rust spots and has been parked for 2 years.

They sound something like this
YouTube - Detroit Diesel 6v-92 Grain Truck RETURN!!

 

That Detroit Diesel sounds great, a nice bloodcurdling exhaust note, but I have always loved the sound of a hard working 2 stroker. When I was a young lad I had a '60's Yamaha 250cc hi performance (for the time) twin cylinder, twin carb Yamaha (YDS3) that had a beautiful sounding Yowwwwwl as I ran it through the gears.

I used to run it through the gears a lot, just to hear that yowl.

 

We have the same engine in a farm tandem - a 1981 Western star. Ours doesnt rap quite that much nor does it smoke quite as much.

 

I'm thinking they got the injectors turned right up or something, that ones smokes ALOT, ours doesn't smoke at all but then we don't got much of a load at the moment.

 

I love that video.

How does this one run and drive so far??

 

We can't keep a V-belt on the fan/air compressor. But other then that perfect. top speed is about 90kph.

 

Thats good to hear that it runs great. Is the belt problem due to worn out pulleys?

 

I don't know if you've noticed but the top of the hood is 7 feet tall!!! Just compare the height to my 64 Mercury.
So how different is the 81 Western Star in styling?