Will it run after 59 years 1953 Plymouth cranbrook 

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  • Опубликовано: 16 апр 2023
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  • @megastarsport
    @megastarsport 11 месяцев назад +1666

    This man straddles a fine line between mechanic and necromancer

  • @istdochallesegal3427
    @istdochallesegal3427 Год назад +602

    When he said "we'll reuse this" about the head gasket, he succinctly summarized his entire automotive philosophy - love it!!!

    • @ricochetgaming7858
      @ricochetgaming7858 Год назад +7

      @@samholdsworth420 hey if it works it aint stupid haha

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 Год назад +1

      @@ricochetgaming7858 agree

    • @istdochallesegal3427
      @istdochallesegal3427 Год назад +18

      "If it ain't (COMPLETELY) broke(n), don't junk it." It's an attitude that flies in the face of the face of the devolution from planned obsolescence to everything's-disposable

    • @1953beetle
      @1953beetle Год назад +1

      ​@@ricochetgaming7858 😂👍

    • @couchtomato1946
      @couchtomato1946 Год назад +4

      @@istdochallesegal3427 Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without. 😀

  • @BentleyTypeR
    @BentleyTypeR 2 месяца назад +350

    Watched this with my grandfather few weeks before he passed. Got my love for classic cars from him.
    R.I.P. Paw Paw

  • @davidheaton5765
    @davidheaton5765 4 месяца назад +160

    "Cylinder 1 delete" - you are a total legend mate. Subscribed!

  • @repairdroid77
    @repairdroid77 Год назад +1160

    The fact that you took a rusted up boat anchor pos starter and got it cranking that engine is what I call impressive.

    • @daniellibich1376
      @daniellibich1376 10 месяцев назад +9

      Even after being found upside down had those believe the engine actually ran on four cylinders as those know the allegedly broke two pistons trying to get the engine to turn over.

    • @moreygloss9248
      @moreygloss9248 8 месяцев назад +10

      Think if you got that mill into a vehicle somehow and take it to a mechanic:" i think #1 is missing, #6 as well".

    • @peteness9550
      @peteness9550 5 месяцев назад

      No. Not really. Basic critical thinking is all that’s needed.

    • @blackforceswithnolaces5273
      @blackforceswithnolaces5273 5 месяцев назад +7

      @@peteness9550lmao you’re talking out of your ass, no modern car engine could handle this shit

    • @anything.with.motors
      @anything.with.motors 5 месяцев назад +1

      Lmao the whole car is a boat ancor.

  • @Larsgman
    @Larsgman Год назад +1963

    You literally pulled a mound roughly resembling a vehicle out of the ground and went to work on it.
    Absolute madman.

    • @krus180
      @krus180 Год назад +45

      I believe those tactics are similar to those used by african bush mechanics

    • @mrt7152
      @mrt7152 Год назад +9

      I was watching with full amazement.

    • @Tesseract1887
      @Tesseract1887 Год назад +6

      @@krus180 I love seeing them work always so resourceful

    • @rredeyee2460
      @rredeyee2460 Год назад +4

      Makes me feel better dumping time on my hhr now.

    • @Ian-bj7sp
      @Ian-bj7sp Год назад

      Sounds like me too

  • @jamesmarshall2268
    @jamesmarshall2268 11 месяцев назад +65

    I love how happy and optimistic you are. You're like the Bob Ross of engines! 🙂🙂🙂

  • @Scruffy72
    @Scruffy72 8 месяцев назад +409

    What i find impressive is that starter. Completely stuck with rust inside and outside. Yet it could still be opened up sanded down to work again. The starters we have nowadays are throwaways. Once they stop working, replace them.

    • @KitKitChanIsaac
      @KitKitChanIsaac 4 месяца назад +12

      They don't make them like they used to.

    • @zef1097
      @zef1097 4 месяца назад +12

      That is because labor is very expensive and it is cheaper to replace them.

    • @dprov1877
      @dprov1877 3 месяца назад +12

      @@zef1097 why did it used to be cheap enough? accounting for inflation the average worker actually made more money 50 years ago than now, so why is the labor more expensive now to repair something that does the same job as what we already had

    • @zef1097
      @zef1097 3 месяца назад +13

      @@dprov1877 it is because the parts got stupidly cheap

    • @vicmclaglen1631
      @vicmclaglen1631 2 месяца назад

      I thought the same

  • @trentenfarmer8325
    @trentenfarmer8325 Год назад +3666

    I love that he takes the worst shape vehicles and makes them run when others would never give them a chance

    • @sjg4967
      @sjg4967 Год назад +90

      It is a surprisingly endearing madness..

    • @adamjacobson1993
      @adamjacobson1993 Год назад +77

      It amazes me the stuff he gets running. Definitely a unique channel. Keeps me coming back.

    • @linkgroundwalker
      @linkgroundwalker Год назад +38

      That’s his whole appeal and his redneck basic approach and drawl.

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox Год назад +54

      Others don't do it because there's no reason. Except Ole Jethro here is clever enough to monetize on it.

    • @h8troodoh
      @h8troodoh Год назад +31

      That's the difference he being a Real Mechanic, and the vast majority nowadays are just parts replacement specialists..or " technicians ". 😂😅

  • @impaladavid
    @impaladavid Год назад +500

    This guy is so positive all the time. Nothing phases him. Never sweats the small stuff. To him it's all good and I admire his attitude.
    Thanks for the videos!

    • @Weissherz
      @Weissherz Год назад +4

      Small stuff like removing pistons with a chisel and holes in engine block 😄

    • @lftdblazer
      @lftdblazer Год назад +1

      He's obviously never tried to work on my Foxbody. That'll test his positivity. 😂

    • @lftdblazer
      @lftdblazer 11 месяцев назад

      @lambguy4633 Amen brother.

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@lftdblazerfox body ain't hard to work on , plenty of room . The only thing I don't like is that exhaust crossover tube on the 302

    • @barath4545
      @barath4545 7 месяцев назад

      @@johndowe7003 A fox body without an LS swap?
      Have not heard that for 10 yrs now! :)

  • @whitelion7976
    @whitelion7976 7 месяцев назад +76

    We need more people like you here in Africa. You really know what you are doing and to get something like that running is genius.

  • @Aglassact77
    @Aglassact77 4 месяца назад +10

    Unbelievable talent, she was lost and you made her found again, even if just a brief moment in time. All cars have a soul and right now this one’s smiling again . Good job 👍

  • @DixieHomestead
    @DixieHomestead Год назад +670

    Just to see an old engine like that firing off after so long is impressive.

    • @gabrielv.4358
      @gabrielv.4358 Год назад +28

      Simplicity at it's best

    • @fvckingtest
      @fvckingtest Год назад +47

      Those engines were designed, drafted, crafted, forged, and built by men who thought about who was going to buy them and drive them. Not a computer calculating engine life versus cost versus bottom line like today's cars.

    • @jerrysmith7166
      @jerrysmith7166 Год назад +16

      when Americans had values, the lot of us not just the few... WE the PEOPLE were at our best.

    • @DixieHomestead
      @DixieHomestead Год назад +2

      @@jerrysmith7166 very true

    • @johnbrooks9523
      @johnbrooks9523 Год назад +3

      All I really wanna know is. . .
      If that's the finished restoration job & she's now ready for sale, what's the TRADE IN GUNNA LOOK LIKE?

  • @FriendlyNoOne
    @FriendlyNoOne Год назад +928

    I explore abandoned houses and properties as a hobby and find cars like this all the time. Never in a million years did I consider they could still come back to life. These videos are fascinating to watch but also haunting in a way that’s hard to explain. I recommend your channel whenever I get the chance. Never stop doing these.

    • @topaz123212
      @topaz123212 Год назад +47

      Long as there's an engine in one piece, there's air, fuel, compression and spark, it'll run lol

    • @FriendlyNoOne
      @FriendlyNoOne Год назад +60

      @@topaz123212 I guess I always just assumed the motors were long seized up with no hope of coming back. Lol you so much as fart in the crankcase of some of these newer engines and it’s game over for good.

    • @bemotivated8443
      @bemotivated8443 Год назад +6

      What is your favorite car that you have found

    • @topaz123212
      @topaz123212 Год назад +13

      @bemotivated if you're asking me, one time I was at an abandoned shack with a little barn door garage and inside was a 57 hudson that had rotted so badly it couldn't be saved (frame and body) but engine was still in relative good shape (327ci)

    • @FriendlyNoOne
      @FriendlyNoOne Год назад +22

      @@bemotivated8443 I once found a Model T in a barn that probably hadn’t been opened in over 60 years. Large trees had grown up in front of the barn doors. The car was 100% intact from what I could tell.

  • @MercyFeetPxxx
    @MercyFeetPxxx 27 дней назад +3

    I have never been interested or curious about cars until your video. Thank you for taking the time to share with us. More importantly your passion, enthusiasm and determination are inspiring and made the watching experience a real treat.

  • @graemekeeley4497
    @graemekeeley4497 10 месяцев назад +21

    As a young boy growing up in Australia cars such a 1953 American Plymouth Cranbrook were a rare sight
    But my best friend at primary school had one and it is something I will never forget in a county the British cars reigned supreme
    Riding in this Automatic with a monstrous 6 cylinder flat head engine that rocked along at 60 miles per hour with nothing more than the sound of the wind
    Yep how could one forget

  • @rexjolles
    @rexjolles Год назад +585

    How the hell he made a car that was flatteneed, upside down, and waterlogged run is beyond talent

    • @exceptionalanimations1508
      @exceptionalanimations1508 Год назад +31

      Cars build different back then xD

    • @MannyLectro
      @MannyLectro 10 месяцев назад +58

      When I started the video I thought it was like a parody of that kind of channels and that he was fucking with us, saying he'd get that pancake running. He did get the pancake running...

    • @yes-gs2rd
      @yes-gs2rd 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@exceptionalanimations1508 different as in everything rusts?

    • @briandeeley1599
      @briandeeley1599 9 месяцев назад +20

      @@yes-gs2rd Different as in it is very simple in its engineering which makes it easier to get running, no computer controlled electronic fuel system.

    • @barath4545
      @barath4545 7 месяцев назад +16

      @@briandeeley1599 It was basically designed so a farmer with chemicals and some sandpaper and "something that burns" and basic tools, could fix any engine any time for almost any irk.

  • @VAgentlmn-qb5uu
    @VAgentlmn-qb5uu Год назад +232

    my first teenage fantasy was a '54 Plymouth wagon. It was a beast. Stick on the column, lay down rear seats, big open split tailgate. A great car to learn to drive in and take a bunch of friends to the Outer Banks to spend the weekend. Everything was simpler and assessable to teenagers in the '60s.

    • @Fractal_blip
      @Fractal_blip 6 месяцев назад +14

      Now that would require a 500 dollar car payment with a 300 dollar insurance payment just to get behind the wheel as a young adult.

    • @Chillin4030
      @Chillin4030 6 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@Fractal_blip if you want to even drive a car you need really nice parents. Let alone having a car you actually want.

    • @liams.5971
      @liams.5971 5 месяцев назад +4

      I was 17 saved up 3k working as a busser at a bar for a few months and bought a 97 jeep, could have spent less but I wanted something reliable for how much I drive, 100 a month on my mom's insurance for liability. It ain't hard to get a car especially when you're a kid with nothing better to spend money on.

    • @michaeljorgensen1984
      @michaeljorgensen1984 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@Chillin4030dude what? Go get a job and buy one?

    • @Zane-It
      @Zane-It Месяц назад

      ​@@michaeljorgensen1984if only you knew how bad the economy is

  • @AllanGildea
    @AllanGildea 23 дня назад +2

    Such a skilled, cheerful and likeable guy.

  • @whoaaanelly65
    @whoaaanelly65 10 месяцев назад +7

    My dad owned a 53 Cranbrook. I learned to drive and it was my first mechanical experience vehicle, both. I build cars now and he was very sad I didn't take it off his hands and tow/ship it 1800 miles home with me when he retired it. At that moment I was not in a place to take it. When he passed I got all of his original brochures and display them proudly in my garage as an homage to him. It was a unique car in many ways.

  • @can-cruiser
    @can-cruiser Год назад +360

    Amazing.. Given a few hours, I bet this guy can put the Titanic back into service... Excellent work..!!

    • @savage101.
      @savage101. Год назад +8

      No way. The damage and corrosion from the salt water would make it literally impossible to put back into service.

    • @danadribnenki8774
      @danadribnenki8774 Год назад +37

      @@savage101. 👀

    • @ashtonbatterson5309
      @ashtonbatterson5309 Год назад +73

      ​@@savage101.someone didn't understand the joke

    • @foxnight2312
      @foxnight2312 Год назад +14

      ​@@savage101. 🤓

    • @carloscollomps1552
      @carloscollomps1552 Год назад +21

      @@savage101. The double expansion engines are really sturdy, i bet he can start them up (needs new boilers though).

  • @jewishman2687
    @jewishman2687 Год назад +631

    I got a 37 Hudson to run after it had been laying in the woods for 40 years. I actually registered it and drove it around on the back roads up here for about a year. No top, no driver's side door, and no trunk lid. Obviously I had a LOT of interesting conversations with law enforcement personnel USUALLY they were laughing too hard to write a ticket!
    This channel appears to be fun! I'll be back!

    • @Seregium
      @Seregium Год назад +48

      It is something fantastic to register a rotten car gotten from nowhere! In my country you must have all papers from previous owner and pass a strict technical control to register one.

    • @jewishman2687
      @jewishman2687 Год назад +24

      @@Seregium Yeah freedom is wonderful.

    • @family-accountemail9111
      @family-accountemail9111 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@jewishman2687freedom to kill others on the highway

    • @user-xd6uy1bo9g
      @user-xd6uy1bo9g 10 месяцев назад

      Would love to see the pictures man. Godspeed!

    • @briandeeley1599
      @briandeeley1599 9 месяцев назад +16

      Take any car made that is computer driven with electronic fuel injection and leave in a field and exposed to the same elements for 59 years you will never get it started.

  • @zelanndoniiwinterschoi2571
    @zelanndoniiwinterschoi2571 4 месяца назад +2

    How excellent was that? A beautifull old lady comes to life and smells the roses. Hello from Australia.

  • @mkreis120
    @mkreis120 4 месяца назад +4

    This is incredible; Excellent video of the smoke rolling past the camera as the engine sputters back. God bless!

  • @stephangross7391
    @stephangross7391 Год назад +53

    We've all seen the pictures of cars like this. It's sad to see that folks would just let them rot away. I know she can't be saved, but how awesome to get her running one more time. Silly as it sounds, I believe all cars have souls/ personalities. This one smiled when you got her started. Subscribed...

  • @tommytutone2584
    @tommytutone2584 Год назад +141

    I worked my entire life as a mechanic. Many pieces of crap, busted knuckles, etc, etc. How you work on that old rusted stuff and not give a few a good cussin is beyond me!! Great channel!

    • @zk0rned
      @zk0rned Год назад +4

      The RUclips overlords are pretty powerful to make a mechanic not swear like a sailor LOL

    • @chrisrattlidge5096
      @chrisrattlidge5096 Год назад +1

      Or all the cussing is off camera! 😉👍

  • @DaveWEarle
    @DaveWEarle 18 дней назад

    Just to illustrate how little I know about such things, I took one look at that engine and thought, "no way is that going to EVER run again!". Not only did he get it running, he got it running with two pistons missing. I also thought the starter was totallly screwed, but nope, he got that working as well. This guy is a certified genius when it comes to getting these old classics running again. Love your videos, Mr. Jennings!

  • @mdmn8160
    @mdmn8160 10 месяцев назад +5

    This level of optimism of this guy from the start 😂. ❤from Burundi 🇧🇮

    • @Nayte08
      @Nayte08 2 месяца назад

      Hope you’re doing well for yourself in Burundi! I know life can be hard there for many people

  • @nonamesplease6288
    @nonamesplease6288 Год назад +179

    "It don't really matter if it gets water down in it because, well, it's already had water down in it".
    Pure gold. What a can do attitude!

    • @istdochallesegal3427
      @istdochallesegal3427 3 месяца назад

      Along with "...it's jus missing this whole side... and the roof."

  • @austinswallow
    @austinswallow Год назад +77

    This must rank as one of the craziest "will it start" videos ever! Big thumbs up to you!
    Greetings from the UK!

  • @touhouer7647
    @touhouer7647 Год назад +1

    This guy does gods work by literally giving these things life, He's gonna get every old car up and running, and even restore them.
    Automotive history never dies, And it will never happen.

  • @danasixty5402
    @danasixty5402 Год назад +15

    You give people hope , by working on these forgotten vehicles . Thank you and may God bless you .

  • @AntiqueCarsRCool
    @AntiqueCarsRCool Год назад +73

    This is amazing. You take a car that most people think is mashed up garbage and get the engine running. I had to giggle just a bit in the first few seconds looking at it. Love your humor, am in awe of your talent, and I look forward to more of this content. Thank you sir!

    • @Shutululuup
      @Shutululuup 6 месяцев назад +4

      This is what you call a running engine? 🤦🏽

  • @givingisbetterthantaking..829
    @givingisbetterthantaking..829 Месяц назад +3

    (Now I know how Dr. Frankenstin felt, It's alive, it's alive!! ), I commend you on your optimism getting this wreck running again. Amazing what can be done with a sledge hammer & screwdriver. Great job & terrific video!

  • @christopherrasmussen8718
    @christopherrasmussen8718 11 месяцев назад +1

    I was a kid in the 70s I dug a bunch of old cars out of the woods. Drove a few home. One, a Delmont 88, I had to get out at every light and pour water in. It ran out almost as fast as it went in. I love this stuff.

  • @istdochallesegal3427
    @istdochallesegal3427 Год назад +28

    These it-ain't-over-till-we-say-it's-over videos consistently bring to mind 1965's "Flight of the Phoenix" - love it!

  • @jtelliso
    @jtelliso Год назад +24

    I'm beyond amazed at what runs. Good luck doing this with cars today in 59 years.

  • @rayirth.upside-down
    @rayirth.upside-down 10 месяцев назад +3

    When I saw the thumbnail, I thought it was some kind of meme video but this guy is on another level.

  • @user-wu6hb2rs8y
    @user-wu6hb2rs8y 4 месяца назад +1

    This guy has to be the most optimistic and cheery mechanic I have ever seen ("its not too bad")!!!

  • @qmopar
    @qmopar Год назад +6

    Now you’re just showing off, and I love it!⭐️👍🔥🏁

  • @larryg.9187
    @larryg.9187 Год назад +8

    ... Without a doubt, you are the man ! ... I was glued to my screen ... And tickled to see the motor fire up ...
    So, I give you an Official At-a-Boy, for showing real tenacity, and making it run ! ...

  • @shaunolinger964
    @shaunolinger964 6 месяцев назад

    This was easily the funniest, and most fun, willie start video I've seen you do yet!

  • @ajsiemers
    @ajsiemers 6 месяцев назад +2

    I thought this was supposed to be a joke. Or a timelapse video of a complete overhaul. I certainly wasn't expecting you'd get it running in this state. I have to rethink my whole view on motorcycle mechanics now! To me this is awesome!

  • @mickburns5546
    @mickburns5546 Год назад +35

    It’s amazing that a couple of missing pistons and sitting upside down for 50 years doesn’t matter in the old girls. Something the size of a matchbox and all sealed up will kill a modern car. I’ve worked on both and I know what I prefer 😊

    • @JoeTorrence-ys1zg
      @JoeTorrence-ys1zg Год назад +5

      Endless modern boring cookie cutter crap traveling the roads. Old cars forever I say.

  • @maggs131
    @maggs131 Год назад +12

    When this world goes full thunder dome, you, Mr Jennings motor sports will be a God

  • @TouchofDepth
    @TouchofDepth Месяц назад

    This is wild!!!!! So awesome thanks for sharing

  • @dadsvespa
    @dadsvespa 11 месяцев назад

    I don't know how I missed this one! Another great video Mr. Jennings! Loved it!

  • @704406bbl
    @704406bbl Год назад +3

    Dude, you aint scared to jump on anything. I love it. You are the man. Excellent!

  • @stevenlatham4397
    @stevenlatham4397 Год назад +37

    I wish you posted more often. You make such excellent videos. With over 200k subscribers you could make decent money.

    • @jenningsmotorsports7554
      @jenningsmotorsports7554  Год назад +37

      Thank you and I am working on getting at least two videos a week I am filing and saving up content so I can do that it takes time and sometimes the will it runs take more time then I bargain for

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 Год назад +4

      I turned on Bell notifications for this channel. I never do that lol

    • @tankthehedgehog105
      @tankthehedgehog105 Год назад

      @@jenningsmotorsports7554hat The Heck Happened To The Car? Did It Wreck? I Don’t Even Know If The Body Can Be Fixed

  • @1dracos
    @1dracos Месяц назад +3

    Dudes out here doing the car equivalent of tazing a dead body. "No way in hell the car will ever live again but watch me make it shake around"

  • @user-nf7tt2uo1r
    @user-nf7tt2uo1r 5 месяцев назад +1

    ❤ THIS GUY HAS OPTIMISM. Well done sir!

  • @DJKinney
    @DJKinney Год назад +66

    This channel is so unbelievably interesting. It's one of the very few I wait for new content.

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 Год назад

      💯

    • @goodguy4342
      @goodguy4342 10 месяцев назад

      Same for me. The Cuda project is pretty amazing also. That car was trash and one day it will be worth a few bucks.

  • @johnellick7362
    @johnellick7362 Год назад +37

    I think with alittle body filler and paint it could be a daily driver. Just kidding.I'm always impressed with your ability to bring those old motors back to life. You sir are a top rate mechanic!

  • @tylerpeters3851
    @tylerpeters3851 5 месяцев назад +1

    Never have i ever seen such talent in automobiles

  • @arismakaronas4469
    @arismakaronas4469 Месяц назад

    When I saw those pistons moving for the first time after 59 years I instantly smiled!

  • @gunnermurphy6632
    @gunnermurphy6632 Год назад +13

    I love every video you put out, thank you

  • @deadkennady
    @deadkennady Год назад +30

    Love a good automotive revival!

  • @justinrogers9010
    @justinrogers9010 2 месяца назад

    I completely bumped into this by some weird fluke. But after watching this I have to say that was the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while! I’m hooked!!!!!

  • @Riouxkieyt
    @Riouxkieyt 7 месяцев назад

    i love that he helps old and thought they didn't have another chance vehicles another chance at life and sometimes they come back to life and they could drive around with an engine glad it can start.

  • @donaldboley771
    @donaldboley771 Год назад +159

    Ran as good as any Plymouth I ever had 😂

    • @roncheeseman3687
      @roncheeseman3687 Год назад +10

      I had a plymoth breeze rental years ago. Even the horn was broken on it.

    • @Ecosse57
      @Ecosse57 Год назад +4

      another high school kid trying to be funny.

    • @ChaytonRemington
      @ChaytonRemington Год назад +2

      ​@@roncheeseman3687 are you really trying to convince people that a broken horn was a plymouth problem?

    • @KyleCotton1
      @KyleCotton1 Год назад +6

      @Ecosse57 found the Plymouth fangirl! I don't imagine many high school kids today have ever seen a Plymouth let alone owned multiples as this person implied. You need a hug or something?

    • @donaldboley771
      @donaldboley771 Год назад +2

      Well I'm going to be 58 on the 23rd of this month so I'm well out of high school on I don't need a hug. I've only owned 2 both new and both pieces of crap. That's probably why they don't make them any more.

  • @dougnoal7041
    @dougnoal7041 Год назад +6

    Thought that one had no chance of running and you proved me wrong . Good job !

  • @Sagenhaftsose
    @Sagenhaftsose 5 месяцев назад +1

    thats why i love old engines , they will run

  • @JaBBerSmack
    @JaBBerSmack Год назад +9

    The thing i'm most amazed about when I see these videos about getting old vehicles to run, Is the fact that they're able to. Almost everyone would look at something like that and think it's scrap, but those things are enduring.

    • @dallas1179
      @dallas1179 4 месяца назад

      Lol it is scrap. It has a cracked block and he chiseled two pistons out of it! 😂😂

  • @AyeCarumba221
    @AyeCarumba221 8 месяцев назад +1

    Ok my hat’s off to you sir on this one. You are one motivated dude.

  • @keanes8608
    @keanes8608 Месяц назад +1

    And that’s what makes old car’s technology better.

  • @brenyz5013
    @brenyz5013 3 месяца назад

    Oh man, that was so awesome when fired up

  • @indiosveritas
    @indiosveritas Год назад +6

    My wife asked me if she could go for a "beauty treatment" seeing she's been cleaning the septic pump outside our double-wide.
    I told her all she needed was a garden hose and acetone.
    I've been sleeping in the garage for a while...

  • @vernbale8620
    @vernbale8620 Год назад +17

    For this thing to run with two pistons knocked out of it is just incredible, couldn't believe it when it fired off, loved it and great vid 👍

    • @DarkElfDiva
      @DarkElfDiva Год назад +11

      An old mechanic once told me, "The reason old engines always want to run is because there's no computer telling them they can't."
      Now here come the modern car simps to misinterpret that.

    • @AnEverydayGamer
      @AnEverydayGamer Год назад +4

      ​@@DarkElfDiva lol this is so true. Have an 07 accord with no compression in one cylinder and the computer kicks it into limp mode after warming up

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Год назад

      @@DarkElfDiva Heh heh heh heh heh heh. And here with my rusty 05 Explorer, the engine kept going into FAILSAFE MODE because I accidentally broke the airtake temperature sensor's clip that keeps it snug in the slot, and so, it wasn't making contact. Well, a bit of Electrical Tape later, and we're golden again. Still haven't bothered to fix it "right," because why bother?

    • @DarkElfDiva
      @DarkElfDiva Год назад +2

      @@101Volts I once stopped a coolant leak with a no. 2 pencil.

  • @tomphelan4515
    @tomphelan4515 8 месяцев назад +1

    59 years rusting away in the open and hammers two pistons into pieces and he still gets her running old engineering at its finest. Now we have the 3 cylinder ford eco boost engines that are blowing up after a few thousand miles

  • @A.I.N.A.C..
    @A.I.N.A.C.. 3 месяца назад

    Amaizing to hear these engines run after so much time and history has passed, this engine was making noise before i existed!

  • @jimp4037
    @jimp4037 Год назад +4

    I love these videos. Thanks!

  • @MrBacon666
    @MrBacon666 2 месяца назад +1

    the fact THAT OLD of an car ran is awesome

  • @brendanbishop3684
    @brendanbishop3684 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm not a mechanic and don't know any but I think he's on another level.

  • @wlf1673
    @wlf1673 Год назад +3

    It wants to live....
    Thank you for giving it a chance to do so.

  • @DarkElfDiva
    @DarkElfDiva Год назад +6

    This man is absolutely insane and I love him.

  • @JPGtampa
    @JPGtampa 11 месяцев назад +1

    Love this guy's voice.. sounds like Mr Mackey from South Park. "There's a little water down in there, mmkayyy.."

  • @milmil6594
    @milmil6594 13 дней назад

    No doubt in my mind that there is nothing you can't get running..That is incredible...one last hoorah ..honoring these old motors one cylinder at a time..

  • @anthonymessina2834
    @anthonymessina2834 Год назад +7

    I can't believe you were able to get that old engine running. Now that's impressive!!!!

  • @AudiophileTubes
    @AudiophileTubes Год назад +40

    OMFG, UNBELIEVABLE! It's one thing to bring an almost 60 year old GARAGED vehicle back to life, but one that has been sitting OUTSIDE all this time???!!! I guess this is probably also a testament to the ruggedness of an in-line 6 motor. Anywho, you earned a sub from me (and countless others, i'm sure). Keep up the miraculous work!

  • @chrismartin4856
    @chrismartin4856 10 месяцев назад +1

    😮WOW, I just stumbled across your chanel ,and I am hooked ! Watching your magic on the engine turn over, is frigging wild !!😮 Cool stuff, Thanks for sharing !!😅

  • @wesleycarey5507
    @wesleycarey5507 3 месяца назад

    I will say you hardly ever give up on these classic vehicles. Love watching your videos keep it up

  • @joegrennon
    @joegrennon Год назад +3

    Oooh! I can't wait to watch this again and again!

  • @RestorationVideo
    @RestorationVideo Год назад +5

    That turned out absolutely gorgeous, dude! A fantastic piece to use for years to come! Please keep up this excellent work and videography! You are doing a fantastic job! 🍻🤘💜

  • @lastditch727
    @lastditch727 Месяц назад +1

    Im not even into car repair, but i gotta subscribe because what you do is freakin amazing.

  • @joewarrick6043
    @joewarrick6043 7 месяцев назад

    At first I thought this was a parody of vice grip garage but then he actually got that thing to fire. Amazing. I am now a fan!

  • @theodorereno3538
    @theodorereno3538 Год назад +3

    Absolutely love your content. You do everything nobody else will!! Thank you👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

  • @FrankyRedEyes
    @FrankyRedEyes Год назад +3

    These are great entertainment. Thank you for your content!

  • @johnluecht2587
    @johnluecht2587 8 месяцев назад +1

    Mr Jennings you da man love the videos and the commentary

  • @djjayem100
    @djjayem100 11 месяцев назад

    Absolutely incredible stuff. always amazes me.

  • @georgesharman9891
    @georgesharman9891 Год назад +6

    Love your videos. If you had never seen them before you'd think it's a wind up but the wrecks you get running are unbelievable. Great work keep it up. The Barracuda illustrates your amazing skill, brilliant

  • @deankdx
    @deankdx Год назад +11

    looks like it had the MORTSKE REPAIR Valve Job also on Number one cyl. impressive repairs on these old things, i don't think i've seen the piston delete used before :)

  • @istvanpeterporkolab7918
    @istvanpeterporkolab7918 4 месяца назад +1

    These were the kind of mechanics who dug up Anakin Skywalker from literal scratch and make him run again as the Dark Lord.

  • @pmae9010
    @pmae9010 10 месяцев назад +1

    this I have never seen before, I love it.

  • @jimthomas1989
    @jimthomas1989 Год назад +27

    So when it was sitting on its side ,
    Does that mean it had a slant 6 ?

  • @donsailing1356
    @donsailing1356 Год назад +7

    I remember an old buddy of mine telling me the story of when his daughters home and all her belongings were wiped out in a Kansas Tornado. Upon surveying all the damage with his daughter, he spotted her Mazda 626 rolled up in a ball out in a wheat field. So…. just for fun, he was able to stick the ignition key in the steering column, and the crumpled Mazda started up!
    Kind of a different story…. but similar. 👍

  • @Barbieee03
    @Barbieee03 Месяц назад +1

    Just discovered this channel and you’re amazing! That’s insane work

  • @bigdaddydaddy3203
    @bigdaddydaddy3203 4 месяца назад

    When I pulled this video up I said well now this cat is fn crazy but i know one thing I’d have him work on my motor anytime after seeing this truly amazing the man is a wizard ♥️✌🏼

  • @Ridendrty
    @Ridendrty Год назад +4

    Love this channel… how in the heck he put that Cuda back together as good as he did is inspiring. Wow

  • @RODALCO2007
    @RODALCO2007 Год назад +4

    You are amazing, made a working 4-cylinder engine out of a busted 6-cylinder engine. Love the modification by busting two faulty pistons out and make it work. You know your stuff. Excellent job.

    • @sometimesleela5947
      @sometimesleela5947 10 месяцев назад +1

      Two valves opening to atmosphere has gotta be the biggest vacuum leak in history. Amazing this works.

  • @leerindal8980
    @leerindal8980 10 месяцев назад

    Man . . . You are dedicated and ingenious to get the old abandoned stuff running. Keep up the projects!