I’m ok with playing with my vehicle, but I call my wife “The Mechanic “. She was a parts manager for 45 years. She will tell me I have an issue with the truck before I know it & will give me all the part numbers for everything required 😂😂 didn’t even need to look up most parts when she was working she just knew the numbers.
Love the content, Blackie morphs into Scotty Kilmer! Knowing when you can limp your vehicle home with out creating permanent damage is very valuable indeed! As a lifelong shade tree wrench turner I can attest to the damage done by the mechanically challenged. Thanks for all you do!
I typically don't wait for a component like that to fail before changing it. I do what's called "preventative maintenance". When something looks like it's getting a little worn like the rubber drive belts are starting to get dry rotted and cracked or when I just do a tune up replacing spark plugs, air filter, ect. or if I replace any coolant hoses when I periodically change my engine coolant every 50-60k miles I'll put those old hoses, belts, spark plugs, air filters, ect. in my trunk. That way if any of those new parts I installed fail in the future I still have the old ones in the trunk I can use to get home. Yes, having the repair manual and some tools in your car is also a good idea like you mentioned, but holding onto your old parts is also a good idea as long as they are still good, they don't take up too much room and they aren't too hard to replace on the side of the road. If you want to take things to the next level and prepare for an EMP or solar flare you can acquire any electronics your car needs to function from an auto savage yard and put those spare parts in a small faraday cage and keep that in your trunk too. Typical items could be a spare ignition control module, spare engine control module, spare ignition coils, etc. I'll give you an example of how keeping old parts in my trunk saved me one time. Several years ago my car stalled at an intersection and wouldn't start back up. Luckily I was on a slight hill where I was able to roll my car in neutral to get it off the road. My car is older, pre-OBD2 diagnostics so the only thing I can do is try to see if I can figure out the problem the old fashioned way with just a simple test light and multi-meter. After checking the resistance of my spark plug wires to see if they were within spec listed in the repair manual and after inspecting my distributor cap and rotor and verifying the engine was getting air and fuel and it was cranking, but not starting the only thing left was to see if one of the spark plugs themselves were bad. Good thing I had that old spare set in my trunk because after I replaced the spark plugs with my old ones I had in the trunk the car started right up and ran fine. The other lesson I learned that day was to never buy spark plugs on ebay to save a few bucks because later on I found out the NGK spark plugs I bought on ebay were actually counterfeit ones and not authentic NGK plugs.
Don’t wait for the old belt to fail. Replace it and keep the old one for an emergency spare. Take note of the tools used for the job and make them a part of your vehicle repair kit. Now you know what tools you need, not what tools you think you need. Hopefully the belt replacement lets you avoid the breakdown altogether.
I checked my belts, tires, battery, fluids all the time and had spare fuel filters, water, ignition modules, starter solenoid, old spark plug wires and fuses. Back in the day, even new, they were inexpensive. Several times I was able to get myself out of a jam because I had these things in my tool box. However, I was able to help a lot more folks that was broken down. One of the easiest fix was a battery terminal cleaning tool. I have lost count on the amount of times I saved the day by just cleaning someones cables and terminals. The next best tool is heavy duty jumper cable used the correct way. So many people don't know how to use a jumper cable! Two good spare tires whenever possible is my motto. I spent a lot of time out in the Arizona wilds and there was no one coming to help me so I was about as prepared as I could get. That said...there is nothing like coming up to someone that passed you in a cloud of dust on the side of the road and later pulling up and helping them out of their situation. PRICELESS!!
up north here we rarele see a car or truck more than 7-10 yrs old. its crazy, its like they simply vanished in the last decade or two. I'll see two hummingbirds or 1 walking stick before i see a car from the 80's! Go south, once you hit Va its like you went back through a 20yr time machine. Even the songs on the radio are 15 yrs older. Non stop ACDC , and the Doors. It's better that way but strange as hell.
I absolutely agree! Have a general knowledge of most vehicles, like changing a tire, or helping change oil, plugs, filters. The basics of a system. Any vehicle you buy, pick up a book from a company called Chiltons or Haynes. They make books specific to your model and make. They may have several years of vehicles included. My mother taught me this years ago and these books helped teach me how to replace rotors and pads on the breaks. Very valuable information. I wish you luck with the serpentine belt(I presume).
My car/work truck is a 1966 beetle, except for the belt, the manual and Swiss Army knife, the other items aren’t apart of my car …….😉😘 Good info, Blackie. 🇺🇸✌️
Great video. Great advice. I had the same thing happen to my old Nissan years ago. I drove back without power steering. Now I have and F-150. I keep a spare belt in the tool box. I do the same thing as far as the parts. I have a book that I write down repairs. The part numbers are listed. Sometimes I have listed what size socket was used to do the work. Thanks for another great video.
Brothers a great video and a topic that needs to be covered more. I'm glad you got it fixed or pulled maintenance on it to get you where you needed to go
Great advice. I learnt all that the hard way, including crash starting and driving without a clutch,~ not fun near home with light controlled intersections.😁😁
Blackie, Thank You Sir for sharing your vast knowledge. Happy New Years to You and Mrs. Blackie. Y'all be sure to eat lots of Black eye peas ,Hog jawl and Cabbage, Cornbread.
Good advice. I write the purchase year of my batteries on the batteries in liquid paper. I have a Nissan and all the belts went at the same time. They were genuine Nissan parts and that was the problem. I ended up with non genuine and everything has been fine for years. The car looks and drives like a new car - not too bad for a 2009 well used off road vehicle.
Great advice everyone should know how to do and iook for something that could or might be wrong you don't need to be a master mechanic to look for a simple fix
Not just woodsman... Having these skills has paid literal money and dividends to me with my semi. Ive made some very ugly repairs and bypasses road side to avoid getting a service truck just to get to a shop many times. Good advice no matter where ya are or what your doing. $300 call out plus mileage and $90-150/hr with a service truck. Makes me laugh sometimes... I've had to lend tools to mechanics from time to time at the truck stop shop cause they didnt have or couldnt find the right tool. Lol
Never hurts to pack extra belts, even if you have to store them under the hood. Not sure if there is room these days. A friend of mine has a late 1970s motor home which he bought over 30 years ago. He carries belts, coolant, oil plus a spare starter and alternator. Mind you the starter and alternator were ones he picked off running vehicles from other Mopar engines as most take the same. It's one of the benefits of older vehicles. Not only is the after market loaded but so are the used parts places. It's bad when you can only get it from a dealer and the nearest dealership is a long ways off and closed.
A great emergency kit for the vehicle is a nice smaller vehicle in the back - as small as it needs to be with consideration for the area's terrain, with enough power to go up the hills, and enough range. Also with its own little vehicle emergency repair kit.
@@BLACKIETHOMAS You can get double that range easily on some bikes, especially with mid motor ( as opposed to motor in wheel) installed on a lightweight regular bike. Spare battery and easily 100 miles without pedaling, not uphill on mountain roads though. Also a 50 cc gas motor and tank goes far and you have gas in the main vehicle too so you can go far with a can of gas.
Speaking from personal experience ...Terrific advice! Just wondering though, if you had tools handy why not adjust some slack into the belt and take it off the pulleys as opposed to cutting it? Especially if it wasn't showing signs of deterioration or wear. I'm kinda a tightwad like that but wondered if there was there a different reason for cutting it off. Thanks for sharing!
One day my truck went haywire as I was going down the expressway. I knew it had to be a belt, because the dash was lit up like Christmas, and the power steering was out. But I had just replaced them the week prior... So I pop the hood open and I see this red "grease" all over the place, and my belt was shredded. Puzzled, I look down into the engine bay and see the ass half of a rat in the bottom of the fan shroud. Best I can figure is that a rat thought my fan shroud was a nice, warm place to sleep for the night, then decided to jump ship straight into my serpentine belt as I was going 70 down the highway. Shit really can happen at any time, lol 😂
The ideas of how they work may be the same however a lot of newer Vehicles will not allow itself to be started If the alternator is not producing power. So you cannot even run it a short amount of time without that belt. Newer Vehicles all the way back to 2008 at least will shut down the fuel pump until you take it to a Ford dealership if it records any kind of impact on the vehicle. So if you hit a really bad pothole they are known to stop running but they have to really be a bad one. I had that happen on our 2008 F-150. Course my kid was driving and they jumped a little ravine. Definitely not an off-road truck. My opinion is newer vehicle suck there's a lot of things you can't do on them you used to be able to do on a vehicle and nine times out of 10 it has something to do with the computer system or wiring somewhere. Even headlights which you could replace on an old vehicle for a few bucks will run you a 100 bucks for a little light bulb. Depending on make a vehicle. It's a new ball game out there. I have a couple of jeeps and they are nightmares. Something is always going wrong on one of them. My 2008 has been in the shop for a year and has cost me a fortune. Because of the damn computer and all the little subsystems involved. Normal people can't even begin to work on those things. Next time I have money to spend on a vehicle I'm getting the oldest one I can get my hands on
In order to prevent train and charge problems as much as possible, I prefer vehicles with Spanish transmissions made by a fellow named Manuel. It says something about today’s people and society when Manuel transmissions are hard to find. 😁
Hi Blackie Zoar Valley Bill here trying to get one of your haversack but I am having trouble with the internet it seems to take me every were but to the right site any help please I doing something wrong thank u
A Rat broke A Serpentine on a 3500 Ram killed the rat wrapped the belt on the Crankshaft Pulley. Truck only set for couple hours. Got in as soon as i cranked it started knockin, Turned it off walked to the front looked down to see a Dead rat and a piece of the belt hangin down. Luckily was at my Brothers house which i live just down the driveway across the road.
@@BLACKIETHOMAS No magic bullet for that one :( I suggest carrying a bicycle, possibly even a motorized one of some sort along if the space can be spared and the destination is remote enough to be an issue
Get ya tools out and loosen the idler, remove the belt, now you just need the bearing or idler, lol, I bet you did that but just wanted some camera time for that Swiss Army! Lol
@@BLACKIETHOMASand it never fails when you buy a new rig you have to completely redo your fuse supply! not one of what you've already got will work in the new one!!
Its just not natural seeing you blackie without your normal hat.... I think that all men should have to know common Knowledge on how to fix and maintain there vehicles. so if there ever is a emergency you have the Knowledge to save yourself or others. Plus its way cheaper to do the Maintenance yourself.
@blackoracle69 yeah it's sad the important things in life public schools don't teach. But crap a have never needed or used. is what they teach. I really think it's about indoctrination not education
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I’m ok with playing with my vehicle, but I call my wife “The Mechanic “. She was a parts manager for 45 years. She will tell me I have an issue with the truck before I know it & will give me all the part numbers for everything required 😂😂 didn’t even need to look up most parts when she was working she just knew the numbers.
cool
Love the content, Blackie morphs into Scotty Kilmer! Knowing when you can limp your vehicle home with out creating permanent damage is very valuable indeed! As a lifelong shade tree wrench turner I can attest to the damage done by the mechanically challenged. Thanks for all you do!
Right on!
I typically don't wait for a component like that to fail before changing it. I do what's called "preventative maintenance". When something looks like it's getting a little worn like the rubber drive belts are starting to get dry rotted and cracked or when I just do a tune up replacing spark plugs, air filter, ect. or if I replace any coolant hoses when I periodically change my engine coolant every 50-60k miles I'll put those old hoses, belts, spark plugs, air filters, ect. in my trunk. That way if any of those new parts I installed fail in the future I still have the old ones in the trunk I can use to get home. Yes, having the repair manual and some tools in your car is also a good idea like you mentioned, but holding onto your old parts is also a good idea as long as they are still good, they don't take up too much room and they aren't too hard to replace on the side of the road. If you want to take things to the next level and prepare for an EMP or solar flare you can acquire any electronics your car needs to function from an auto savage yard and put those spare parts in a small faraday cage and keep that in your trunk too. Typical items could be a spare ignition control module, spare engine control module, spare ignition coils, etc.
I'll give you an example of how keeping old parts in my trunk saved me one time. Several years ago my car stalled at an intersection and wouldn't start back up. Luckily I was on a slight hill where I was able to roll my car in neutral to get it off the road. My car is older, pre-OBD2 diagnostics so the only thing I can do is try to see if I can figure out the problem the old fashioned way with just a simple test light and multi-meter. After checking the resistance of my spark plug wires to see if they were within spec listed in the repair manual and after inspecting my distributor cap and rotor and verifying the engine was getting air and fuel and it was cranking, but not starting the only thing left was to see if one of the spark plugs themselves were bad. Good thing I had that old spare set in my trunk because after I replaced the spark plugs with my old ones I had in the trunk the car started right up and ran fine. The other lesson I learned that day was to never buy spark plugs on ebay to save a few bucks because later on I found out the NGK spark plugs I bought on ebay were actually counterfeit ones and not authentic NGK plugs.
your correct it should be a preventative check on a schedule you set up
Blackie you are THE MAN! Thanks for highlighting these practical things every man should know! Hell, every PERSON should know!
I appreciate that
Don’t wait for the old belt to fail. Replace it and keep the old one for an emergency spare. Take note of the tools used for the job and make them a part of your vehicle repair kit. Now you know what tools you need, not what tools you think you need. Hopefully the belt replacement lets you avoid the breakdown altogether.
sound advice
I checked my belts, tires, battery, fluids all the time and had spare fuel filters, water, ignition modules, starter solenoid, old spark plug wires and fuses. Back in the day, even new, they were inexpensive. Several times I was able to get myself out of a jam because I had these things in my tool box. However, I was able to help a lot more folks that was broken down. One of the easiest fix was a battery terminal cleaning tool. I have lost count on the amount of times I saved the day by just cleaning someones cables and terminals. The next best tool is heavy duty jumper cable used the correct way. So many people don't know how to use a jumper cable! Two good spare tires whenever possible is my motto. I spent a lot of time out in the Arizona wilds and there was no one coming to help me so I was about as prepared as I could get. That said...there is nothing like coming up to someone that passed you in a cloud of dust on the side of the road and later pulling up and helping them out of their situation. PRICELESS!!
up north here we rarele see a car or truck more than 7-10 yrs old. its crazy, its like they simply vanished in the last decade or two. I'll see two hummingbirds or 1 walking stick before i see a car from the 80's! Go south, once you hit Va its like you went back through a 20yr time machine. Even the songs on the radio are 15 yrs older. Non stop ACDC , and the Doors. It's better that way but strange as hell.
Thanks! "Been there AND FIXED that" many times!!
Excellent!
When you replace hoses and belts, throw them in your rig!! My jeep has all sorts of extra parts floating around in the back....✌️😎
Good tip!
I absolutely agree! Have a general knowledge of most vehicles, like changing a tire, or helping change oil, plugs, filters. The basics of a system. Any vehicle you buy, pick up a book from a company called Chiltons or Haynes. They make books specific to your model and make. They may have several years of vehicles included. My mother taught me this years ago and these books helped teach me how to replace rotors and pads on the breaks. Very valuable information. I wish you luck with the serpentine belt(I presume).
Brakes not breaks lol
thanks
My car/work truck is a 1966 beetle, except for the belt, the manual and Swiss Army knife, the other items aren’t apart of my car …….😉😘 Good info, Blackie. 🇺🇸✌️
the beetle is the the best survival car
Excellent advice! My dad always had a spare of each belt in the trunk. He was ready!
Great video. Great advice. I had the same thing happen to my old Nissan years ago. I drove back without power steering. Now I have and F-150. I keep a spare belt in the tool box. I do the same thing as far as the parts. I have a book that I write down repairs. The part numbers are listed. Sometimes I have listed what size socket was used to do the work. Thanks for another great video.
Right on
Good video Blackie , thanks for sharing YAH bless !
Thank you too
Brothers a great video and a topic that needs to be covered more. I'm glad you got it fixed or pulled maintenance on it to get you where you needed to go
Thanks 👍
Really enjoying these latest videos; home fireplace tips and vehicle tips. Being an allrounder in practical life skills.
Glad you like them!
I've always kept a repair manual for my current car, with me. Mind you, as a mechanic, or a carpenter, I'm a good cook. Yet, I do what I must.
Right on
Great advice.
I learnt all that the hard way, including crash starting and driving without a clutch,~ not fun near home with light controlled intersections.😁😁
Blackie, Thank You Sir for sharing your vast knowledge. Happy New Years to You and Mrs. Blackie. Y'all be sure to eat lots of Black eye peas ,Hog jawl and Cabbage, Cornbread.
we have that all planned
Good advice. I write the purchase year of my batteries on the batteries in liquid paper. I have a Nissan and all the belts went at the same time. They were genuine Nissan parts and that was the problem. I ended up with non genuine and everything has been fine for years. The car looks and drives like a new car - not too bad for a 2009 well used off road vehicle.
Great advice everyone should know how to do and iook for something that could or might be wrong you don't need to be a master mechanic to look for a simple fix
Great information
Glad you think so!
Great video. Thank you.
Hi Blackie! Great video with very useful tips! Thanks for sharing! Happy New Year and all the best to you and yours from Austria 🇦🇹🤠👍🏕️🔥🍀🍻
Happy new year!
Not just woodsman... Having these skills has paid literal money and dividends to me with my semi. Ive made some very ugly repairs and bypasses road side to avoid getting a service truck just to get to a shop many times. Good advice no matter where ya are or what your doing. $300 call out plus mileage and $90-150/hr with a service truck. Makes me laugh sometimes... I've had to lend tools to mechanics from time to time at the truck stop shop cause they didnt have or couldnt find the right tool. Lol
i hear ya when i drove a truck i was same way learned from my dad
Never hurts to pack extra belts, even if you have to store them under the hood. Not sure if there is room these days. A friend of mine has a late 1970s motor home which he bought over 30 years ago. He carries belts, coolant, oil plus a spare starter and alternator. Mind you the starter and alternator were ones he picked off running vehicles from other Mopar engines as most take the same. It's one of the benefits of older vehicles. Not only is the after market loaded but so are the used parts places. It's bad when you can only get it from a dealer and the nearest dealership is a long ways off and closed.
When belts get worn, but haven't broken, keep them for emergencies. Could do with older vehicles. Too bad they have those stupid serpentine belts now.
A great emergency kit for the vehicle is a nice smaller vehicle in the back - as small as it needs to be with consideration for the area's terrain, with enough power to go up the hills, and enough range. Also with its own little vehicle emergency repair kit.
some of the e-bikes have a 30 mile range
@@BLACKIETHOMAS You can get double that range easily on some bikes, especially with mid motor ( as opposed to motor in wheel) installed on a lightweight regular bike. Spare battery and easily 100 miles without pedaling, not uphill on mountain roads though. Also a 50 cc gas motor and tank goes far and you have gas in the main vehicle too so you can go far with a can of gas.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother and a happy New Year
Speaking from personal experience ...Terrific advice! Just wondering though, if you had tools handy why not adjust some slack into the belt and take it off the pulleys as opposed to cutting it? Especially if it wasn't showing signs of deterioration or wear. I'm kinda a tightwad like that but wondered if there was there a different reason for cutting it off. Thanks for sharing!
Happy new yr brother. Yes Sir know vehicle firearm and gear
happy new year !
Great vid , question , what is a good repair manual
Haynes
if your running a old car from 70 to 80;s i like a chilton if more modern the queston becomes is there anything available for the model
One day my truck went haywire as I was going down the expressway. I knew it had to be a belt, because the dash was lit up like Christmas, and the power steering was out. But I had just replaced them the week prior... So I pop the hood open and I see this red "grease" all over the place, and my belt was shredded. Puzzled, I look down into the engine bay and see the ass half of a rat in the bottom of the fan shroud. Best I can figure is that a rat thought my fan shroud was a nice, warm place to sleep for the night, then decided to jump ship straight into my serpentine belt as I was going 70 down the highway. Shit really can happen at any time, lol 😂
those crazy things always seem to happen to me lol
I always carried extra belts with me. Fuel pump, other assorted bits. Just in case. Cant count the number of times its saved my tail.
The ideas of how they work may be the same however a lot of newer Vehicles will not allow itself to be started If the alternator is not producing power. So you cannot even run it a short amount of time without that belt. Newer Vehicles all the way back to 2008 at least will shut down the fuel pump until you take it to a Ford dealership if it records any kind of impact on the vehicle. So if you hit a really bad pothole they are known to stop running but they have to really be a bad one. I had that happen on our 2008 F-150. Course my kid was driving and they jumped a little ravine. Definitely not an off-road truck.
My opinion is newer vehicle suck there's a lot of things you can't do on them you used to be able to do on a vehicle and nine times out of 10 it has something to do with the computer system or wiring somewhere. Even headlights which you could replace on an old vehicle for a few bucks will run you a 100 bucks for a little light bulb. Depending on make a vehicle. It's a new ball game out there. I have a couple of jeeps and they are nightmares. Something is always going wrong on one of them. My 2008 has been in the shop for a year and has cost me a fortune. Because of the damn computer and all the little subsystems involved. Normal people can't even begin to work on those things. Next time I have money to spend on a vehicle I'm getting the oldest one I can get my hands on
In order to prevent train and charge problems as much as possible, I prefer vehicles with Spanish transmissions made by a fellow named Manuel. It says something about today’s people and society when Manuel transmissions are hard to find. 😁
Where do we buy your products
Computers have ruined everything automotive.
i can agree
Hi Blackie Zoar Valley Bill here trying to get one of your haversack but I am having trouble with the internet it seems to take me every were but to the right site any help please I doing something wrong thank u
sure thing email me at downndirtywoodscraft@gmail.com and i will send you the info
😂have you learned that you can clean any hat or buy new one if you don't like to clean them you appear much cleaner with this hat good job
A Rat broke A Serpentine on a 3500 Ram killed the rat wrapped the belt on the Crankshaft Pulley. Truck only set for couple hours. Got in as soon as i cranked it started knockin, Turned it off walked to the front looked down to see a Dead rat and a piece of the belt hangin down. Luckily was at my Brothers house which i live just down the driveway across the road.
that was lucky
What does the Woodsman do when the engine grenades?
that is when you pull out the get home bag and start walkin till ya can get help to get the truck home and rebuild it
@@BLACKIETHOMAS No magic bullet for that one :( I suggest carrying a bicycle, possibly even a motorized one of some sort along if the space can be spared and the destination is remote enough to be an issue
Who’s the new guy?? Looks kinda like Blackie, kinda sounds like Blackie….hmm. Lol jus kidding y’all..glad you weren’t broke down.
lol
Get ya tools out and loosen the idler, remove the belt, now you just need the bearing or idler, lol, I bet you did that but just wanted some camera time for that Swiss Army! Lol
lol tool to take it free yes but belt was worn and need to be replaced anyways
Cusses then lights a cigarette then fixes the problem.
yeah and keep some spare fuses in the glove box!!
yes sir those are a must
@@BLACKIETHOMASand it never fails when you buy a new rig you have to completely redo your fuse supply! not one of what you've already got will work in the new one!!
Just take off your underwear and make a makeshift belt.
lol wont fix the stuck pully
Who wears underwear…
Its just not natural seeing you blackie without your normal hat.... I think that all men should have to know common Knowledge on how to fix and maintain there vehicles. so if there ever is a emergency you have the Knowledge to save yourself or others. Plus its way cheaper to do the Maintenance yourself.
i agree it should be taught in school to have a basic idea how to troubleshoot if nothing else
@blackoracle69 yeah it's sad the important things in life public schools don't teach. But crap a have never needed or used. is what they teach. I really think it's about indoctrination not education
A woodsman?