fullfuel01 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Hey guys, anyone remember seing a cat 1693 powered superliner? it was probably repowered this way. the same guy had another one with a detroit 8V?? in it. From what i heard they ended up somewhere in Wisconsin or Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Haven't seen a 1693 Super. Detroit 8V92 were an option for RW Superliners. 8V71 and 8V92 Detroit Diesel were available in the R-700 as well. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjh Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 1 hour ago, j hancock said: Haven't seen a 1693 Super. Detroit 8V92 were an option for RW Superliners. 8V71 and 8V92 Detroit Diesel were available in the R-700 as well. AND KT500 totally dumb But we had one back in the day almost over weight with MT fuel tanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Wasnt there a guy on the introduction page re doing a superliner in Michigan with a 1693 in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I think the Michigan Super had a factory 3406B that was getting rebuilt. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) a friend here in New Jersey had 2 80's superliner tandem dump trucks with factory 3406 cats in them years ago Edited December 29, 2017 by tjc transport Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I would have thought the 1693 was done prior to the first superliners, I have seen several 3406 factory models 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Wasn't those in the 70s 1693t a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I might be wrong but weren't they a 1 piece head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Maybe not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 14 hours ago, mackey58 said: Wasn't those in the 70s 1693t a I want to say '77 was like the "overlap" year when the 3406 was coming in,and the 1693 was going out. Yes mackey ,the 1693 and 3406 had a one piece head. The 1693 was an overhead cam design. Al 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 If I remember right it was before 77 when the 3406 came out the first models were prechamber just like the 1693 I used to doctor them up and I got 550 hp on the dyno. It pissed me off because we finally got all the little bugs straightend out and cat retired the engine. Cat had a twin overhead cam v8 on the order of a 1693 it was a poor engine. Cat had a smaller engine 1673 it was a pretty good one. The 1693 was a very good engine but it was heavy and used a lot of fuel it was used in loaders, pans, air compressors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yea thought so showing my age thanks al lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I knew a guy with illinois state motor service steel outfit ottawa chicago had a brown and white kw conventional he bought from a guy with Jack gray had the 1673 turned up blew coal more than any out mack passed me and the guy that was teaching me to drive comming out of j and l in Hennepin on 180 that long hill must had been doing 90 when he passed us got up to him on 80 east bound state had him pulled over for speeding 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 2 hours ago, davehummell said: If I remember right it was before 77 when the 3406 came out the first models were prechamber just like the 1693 I used to doctor them up and I got 550 hp on the dyno. It pissed me off because we finally got all the little bugs straightend out and cat retired the engine. Cat had a twin overhead cam v8 on the order of a 1693 it was a poor engine. Cat had a smaller engine 1673 it was a pretty good one. The 1693 was a very good engine but it was heavy and used a lot of fuel it was used in loaders, pans, air compressors. Dave, I think that ill-fated V-8 was the 1676 340hp. I read about in OVERDRIVE years ago. I forgot what the major malfunction was,but it was enough to make them replace it with the engine of the customers choice. The 1693 was a good motor,for sure. I remember a small fleet from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,had some pretty nicely eguipped Freightliners with 1693TA's in 'em. Their single stacks were all on the left side. Also not to get way off thread here,one BMT member from Washington state is selling his 8V 92 powered Super-Liner dump on the truckpaper.com. Al 1 Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 For on highway use I think the last year was 1974 for the 1693. I knew several guy's that ran those with the rack screw removed. 425 hp stock. In their day it was an animal. Truck Shop Quote One ping only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey58 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yea it was in a 73 kw man it would roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mackdaddy Posted January 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2018 Joe "Mustang" put a 1693 in his H model. It is a pulling machine and really runs nice but does drink the fuel. Here is a picture of Joe many years back working on it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 bcr Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, mackdaddy said: Joe "Mustang" put a 1693 in his H model. It is a pulling machine and really runs nice but does drink the fuel. Here is a picture of Joe many years back working on it. The Legend! Quote IF YOU BOUGHT IT, A TRUCK BROUGHT IT..AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH IT, A TRUCK WILL HAUL IT AWAY!!! Big John Trimble,WRVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swishy Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 FWIW some ol brochures of 1693 C@ Cya §wishy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 hour ago, mackdaddy said: Joe "Mustang" put a 1693 in his H model. It is a pulling machine and really runs nice but does drink the fuel. Here is a picture of Joe many years back working on it. Any complete pictures? Looks like Pete fuel tank brackets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Always saw photos of this truck, had no idea it was Cat powered. Is this the only 1693 powered H in the world? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Now that's nice-classic Truck Shop Quote One ping only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobert62 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, Truck Shop said: Now that's nice-classic Truck Shop Agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehummell Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 57bcr, Thanks for reminding me i had to work on one of those 1776's it was in the shop more than the owner liked. back in the day most guys ran 1693 ,around me to the coast i drove a supped up 350 small cam or a 370 external fuel line cummins . I drove both 1693,s and lots of 3406,s You wouldn't like the fuel millage on a 1693 on today's fuel prices Back in the day i picked up in elpaso and i would drop the trailer and go over in mexico and fill up for .17 gallon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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