Can anybody tell me what engine is in this kit?

[J Smith]

I'm having a hard time detailing this engine, not noing what to look for.

Thanks for any help

[mackinac359]

Detroit Diesel Silver 92 or a later 8v71.

Tim

[J Smith]

Thanks Tim

[SpreadAxle]

That is definately a Detroit Diesel 8V92 Silver.

[J Smith]

Thanks Flatbedkw for the reply.

I added 3-4 scale feet to the body to make it longer, I saved a pic of a kw

I liked

This is where it is @ this time

Please feel free to comment

[mackinac359]

Cool!

Tim

[rottin1]

Very cool! I would like to do this as well with a cabover model. How did you make the big bunk? I would like to know. I could use an idea or two! very nice work so far!! Love it!

[SpreadAxle]

That's cool. I like the stretched cab look. I see the pic had a box sleeper behind the cab, but this is better.

[SpreadAxle]

oh, by the way, when you paint the engine, up until the late 70's, early eighties, many engines in KW's were red. And this truck is from that time period.

[Jim B]

Red? I thought Peterbilt & KW had white engines in the 1970s & 80s?

Jim

[SpreadAxle]

I know Peterbilt painted engines white, but KW and International liked their engines red. I'm not sure if KW painted engines white as well, but I know about red. I'm just not sure if it was every single engine like Peterbilt. From what Tim tells me, if you install a Detroit Diesel 8V92 Silver, you can leave it silver as Detoit Diesel apparently used to fuss about painting engines white. But it seems that by the mid 80's, everyone installed engines in their factory color. CAT yellow, DD green, and Cummins Beige. I know a lot of older Kenworths I have seen that still have their original engine have them painted red. It seems from drivers I've talked to that older trucks tended to get a new engine if the owner kept them a long time. I hope that helps a little.