Detailing tip guys! Whenever you use a wet brush to clean interior parts or door panels like that, use a blow gun to dry it instead of the towel. You'll get all the dirt in the nooks and crannys of the window controls and panel seems. Then you can use your favorite interior dressing. You'll save a ton of wiping time and get better results. I use the gun on my air vents also.
There’s quite a difference between “flooded” and completly “submerged” doesn’t matter how much you do, how much money you spend, who is going to buy it off you when it’s done. Parts car now.
I bought a 67 XKE from a guy in 1970 that he had driven off into a fresh water lagoon. It was undamaged body wise and I cleaned it up, changed oils and it ran fine- drove it for quite a while before selling it. In your situation, as a salvage yard, you could not take a chance on selling any of the driveline parts because of the silt inside them, and none of the electronics would be safe to sell either. Looks like the interior is not worth much, so you have a frame and some wheels. Maybe use it for a yard truck or donate it to a local vocational school for the kids to do mechanical and body work and take a tax write off on your cost.
The modules can be cleaned with a stiff brush and isopropyl alcohol. Let dry thoroughly. Then spray them with epoxy based conformal coating to seal the circuit board. Most people don't realize the electronics industry uses distilled water, and sometimes ultrasonic, to clean circuit boards of solder flux, etc. You can put them in the oven on a low temp to thoroughly dry them before conformal coating. It may take a lot of time to properly clean all the electronics, but it may be worth the effort.
@@ТакойтоТакой-г8у That is very true. 30+ years as an electronic engineer and it's the simple things I always assume everyone knows. LOL Between the water and corrosion definitely do NOT apply power to ANYTHING till you clean or replace the modules, connectors, etc that have been affected by the water damage. Applying power to any/all parts of the electrical system could cause more damage to fixable/cleanable modules, connectors, etc. Or possibly a fire. I wish I lived closer to Niko Brothers so I could at least offer my services to clean/repair the more expensive modules for cheap to try and save them a few bucks on this build. Done correctly it is possible, and can save a lot of money not having to replace all this stuff with new ones.
You can do an ultrasonic cleaning on all the circuit boards. I have seen computers rusted full of mud for years and still brought back to life. Yours can be fixable. Just because is corroded doesn't mean is dead. Clean, re solder and test. Do that and then decide
Y'all need to invest in a ultrasonic sink since you seem to want to do these flood vehicles. Many of the modules and electronics can be fixed in this car simply by cleaning and drying out the modules. Most of them are covered in conformal coating which protects them. The fuse box can probably be saved. Take it out and submerge it in Isopropyl Alcohol with a toothbrush and clean the boards and contacts. Find all the modules in the car and remove them and clean them the same way first in Isopropyl Alcohol with a toothbrush then in the Ultrasonic tank. I bet you can save 90% of them. From there hopefully you can replace all the fluids and try starting the vehicle. It seems bad now but I think if you can get the drive train running and driving and then you will be able to get some of your money back. The Iso and Ultrasonic sink won't cost much and would be a cheap fix to make some progress.
I detailed a couple thousand vehicles over the years and one thing I have learned if you get water in the electrical in a door like window switches and door locks and speakers that gets Water corroded also. So keep in mind you may wanna pull your door panels and check your plugs and your switches and your speakers and wires!
I would see if the drivetrain is good or bad. If that's shot, find another running and pull the parts off this that are good. Maybe the interior can be saved, as those seats are are super nice if they can be cleaned up!
Well it is a lot of work but once you've taken it all apart. The transmission, I don't know but I think there is more fluid hidden inside it internally. I never figured out how to get that fluid out. They have a machine that drains all the fluid out. The seat circuit board, if it's not burnt out taking it out and checking all the resistors and diodes and cleaning the card will do. Use only circuit contact cleaner. Spray it in all the electrical plugs, too, Good luck, keep up the good work.
i agree! And it is without a clear title. Consider the condition of all electronics, rear axle, transmission, and soft items. Rebuild: money pit. That my friends may not even be a good parts truck since the parts people need are toast. In the accounting business this is considered a "sunk cost". I think this dramatizes where they got the expression.
Quick tip you can clean printed circuit boards with an ultrasonic cleaner with waterin it and dry with isopropyl alcohol, this will remove all the corrosion leaving the board looking brand new and if none of the components are bad it might work again. Alternatively you can also scrub with isopropyl and a brush or water and dish soap but that takes a while.
Hello Nikos brothers, I believe this is a parts truck, even the seat are not good. Some comment say you can save the modules but my back experience said no way!! specially if those modules were life as they should they are far gone. The seats are moldy foam is damage. Get another truck and swap the good part out of this one if you can find good part chassis is good tranny if you take all apart and replace the internal modules (expensive) engine needs to be rebuild right of way or else it will have more corrosion rear end could be repair and sell it. But at the end is your choice also you can't not sell this truck it would be cheating 😒, don't sound good at all you guys are better than that . It's your decision at the end, good luck. See you on the next one. Good video, take care thanks 😊
My former husband bought a truck that was in a flood. The sand was in all the guages crazy. however after working on it a lot it has been running for 7-8 years now. My son-in-law drives it daily!!
I would like to see the flood truck running and driving again. Would be an awesome series! Buy a parts truck and swap everything over to the flood truck. Also dont forget to drain the water out of the fuel tank
Before you give up on the circuit boards spray they down with white vinegar and water mixture. Let them set when they are clean put them in the oven for an hour at 150- 175 degress. Take it out Let it cool. Spray it down with CRS contact cleaner. Let it dry for a few hours before plugging them back in.
If you can get to the circuit boards inside the modules, you can clean off the corrosion using a toothbrush and soapy water. Then rinse thoroughly with fresh / distilled water and dry with a hairdryer. The connecting pins can be cleaned up using a can of switch cleaner available from most electronic stores. There's a good chance the modules will come back to life. Given the probably extortionate cost of new modules you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Same with the motors....you should be able to strip them down, clean, re-grease, re-assemble and most times they'll be ok again.
I bought a 2014 Ford Focus with 60.000 miles on it,,, and I think it was in a flood ,,, it had about 5 air fresheners or more tied to the bottom of the seats and massive what looked like hail damage,,, but drives fine. The mechanics who worked on it, did a great job.
Dang Guys that tornado turned that beautiful Ram into a submarine for sure! You Guys know the numbers better than I do but it seems to me you would have to have another truck that was totaled, maybe one that was rear ended really hard so you could get most of the parts you need. I know you are $14.2K into it besides the expense of going to pick it up! So another truck would eat up any room for profit unless you ended up with things you could sell off! It's a tough call for sure because you spent some good money to get it. While seeing you Guys rebuild this truck would be interesting & great content maybe the numbers don't work. It might make more sense to make this truck a parts truck. Whatever you decide I am looking forward to the next video!
Long way to go, folks. Do with two, one, maybe, analyze the effective cost and make the best decision. I think it is 50/50 to get the parts from another unit. You are the experts. Good luck.👍👍
WOW!!!! The big thing is the electrical, some of those boards can be cleaned using an ultrasonic cleaner and some brush work. Definately lots of content or maybe find someone that would collab and fixthe boards. Good luck
The pessimist in me thinks you might make a loss on this one. I don’t think it will make the purchase cost back in parts and I think repairing it would cost a fortune. Not a criticism though, it’s great content and watching you investigate and tear it down was brilliant!
And to shave on costs, usually a parts truck is bought. Cheaper than buying individual parts. But you're right, it might be a loss until every issue in the truck is identified.
That’s definitely a big challenge but that’s what you guys do and that’s what’s this channel is all about. It would definitely be very nice to bring this beautiful truck back to life and seen it rolling on the streets again. My personal opinion? You guys are already into it so why not fixing it and complete another challenge?
When you pulled the dip stick on the video of you looking at the yard before the auction and it was full of water ( shopping for tornado damaged ) 20:23 would've been a run not walk moment for me
The 9/27/21 date written on big yellow letters on the back glass should have been the 1st clue that this was not involved in the tornado. This was clearly a theft recovery and you could even see mud caked in the headliner in the copart pictures. No clue why this was purchased as it was clearly scrap metal from the start.
Well i would choose door number #2 Parts truck because since this truck was in the the lake is going to be a long way to see light out of the tunnel but this is the rebuilder salvage gamble keep the hard work nikos brothers 😎
Difficult to put your name on something likely to continue have failures. This is clearly a parts truck, and will come back to bite you if you attempt to repair while sinking a huge amount of effort and money into it. It would also be a long drawn out build that viewers may tire of. Best of luck!
Clean all the ecu with isopropanol or electrical cleaner and a tooth brush and fully dry them you may be surprised what still works find depending what live when it went swimming, but worth a shoot if you do rebuild, same with the wiring loom plugs tooth brush and the air line blower
You guys are masters, but I doubt this will ever be back on the road. Water destroys everything. Watching you drain a few gallons of water out of the engine in the last video was wild. Good luck on this one
Repaired a fully loaded newer f250 that was completely underwater. After gutting and cleaning everything and replacing a few modules that couldnt be repaired, it was back on the road with absolutely zero issues.
@@cleanthez my thought is. They don’t have keys , so even though the motor spins how much foreign matter is in the engine ie sand. Needs doors , roof, glass , paint and what could could thousands in modules , with no guarantee the integrity of the motor,trans. Etc.
Also whenever you’re scrubbing a door panel or dash with cleaner or foam use a shop vac to suck the moisture out as you’re cleaning it will make it look better because the dirt won’t stay in the pores in the door panels and Dash
This one got hit both ways, body damage and water. I'd consider rebuilding it if either one was the only thing wrong, but both, that's just too much to be worth it IMO. Good luck with it, whatever you decide to do!
Good truck for parts. If you going to restore this one, you will get in trouble because of the rust that will appear in some time everywhere. Blown up engin truck can be a good base for putting the engine from this one.
Hopefully you can get some of your money back selling the few good parts left. I'd get the engine, transmission and see if the frame is good and sell them.
It would make for an interesting bring back from the dead story. Interesting you found the former owner and saw video of the vehicle being rescued. If hate to say it may be a loss. But if you’re able to make it street worthy again it would make for a Great story
I bought a flood damaged Suburban and it was salt water flooded during a hurricane in Florida. I had to replace the engine. That stunk! I had to replace the entire interior, all wiring, the dash, all motors, door locks air bags seat belts, injectors etc.
You need to bathe ALL the electronics in a substance called ACF-50. That will cure any corrosion issues. It is used for this purpose on aircraft. You need to immerse the componenets in this material. I have done it many times.
You need to get some oil in that engine. Might have to do a couple oil changes but should try to get that thing running and up to temp so it doesn’t turn into a rust bucket. Just a thought.
Once a vehicle is completely submerged in water like that there is not much that is salvageable other than body panels and the frame so I would just set it aside until you come across a truck that either needs a frame swap or has driver side damage .
When he said its not that bad, made me think of the Monty python black knight sketch when his arms and legs were cut off in a fight and he said its only a scratch, How bad is the water damage??? well if you sent that car to an African village it would keep them supplied with water for about 6 months.
Would they still have paid 15K had they known it was submerged? Gotta love Michael's optimism, when asking "once we work out how high the water was?" Fully submerged - ALL OF IT / EVERYWHERE.
Yeah but it in copart pictures there was evidence of a complete submersion. Not sure how that was missed. Even in the walk round video from the copart lot it was plain as day.
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Detailing tip guys! Whenever you use a wet brush to clean interior parts or door panels like that, use a blow gun to dry it instead of the towel. You'll get all the dirt in the nooks and crannys of the window controls and panel seems. Then you can use your favorite interior dressing. You'll save a ton of wiping time and get better results. I use the gun on my air vents also.
This shouldn’t called a flood damage, should be classified as a submarine accident
More a submarine edition ;-)
New subscriber. I love how this guy smiles the whole time he’s telling us how bad /wrong/impossible this build is.. and he paid 15k .
Daaaaang son!
There’s quite a difference between “flooded” and completly “submerged” doesn’t matter how much you do, how much money you spend, who is going to buy it off you when it’s done. Parts car now.
@peter Hancox what parts are you talking about? front and back seats and that's it.
@@stevenc5227 Nah, still a lot of parts to sell on it.
Want to see how flooded?
It was frigging submerged, doesn't get much more flooded than that.
@@stevenc5227 body parts are available to use, if you willing to repair some
Get another parts truck with dry interior and soup it up with upgrades. That's the way to make the build worthwhile imo.
Looks like much of the damage was done dragging it out of the lake.
Yeah! Def not that the tornado threw it all around!
yep it was dragged on rocks on the same side that was damaged, def dragging did damage, if tornado flipped it over the roof would be flattened...
Man that’s crazy how flooded it was, I’d say use this truck as a parts truck
I bought a 67 XKE from a guy in 1970 that he had driven off into a fresh water lagoon. It was undamaged body wise and I cleaned it up, changed oils and it ran fine- drove it for quite a while before selling it. In your situation, as a salvage yard, you could not take a chance on selling any of the driveline parts because of the silt inside them, and none of the electronics would be safe to sell either. Looks like the interior is not worth much, so you have a frame and some wheels. Maybe use it for a yard truck or donate it to a local vocational school for the kids to do mechanical and body work and take a tax write off on your cost.
The modules can be cleaned with a stiff brush and isopropyl alcohol. Let dry thoroughly. Then spray them with epoxy based conformal coating to seal the circuit board. Most people don't realize the electronics industry uses distilled water, and sometimes ultrasonic, to clean circuit boards of solder flux, etc. You can put them in the oven on a low temp to thoroughly dry them before conformal coating. It may take a lot of time to properly clean all the electronics, but it may be worth the effort.
PLEASE do not apply any voltage prior to cleaning all PCBs with alcohol! But it's a 14K boat anchor for sure.
@@ТакойтоТакой-г8у That is very true. 30+ years as an electronic engineer and it's the simple things I always assume everyone knows. LOL Between the water and corrosion definitely do NOT apply power to ANYTHING till you clean or replace the modules, connectors, etc that have been affected by the water damage. Applying power to any/all parts of the electrical system could cause more damage to fixable/cleanable modules, connectors, etc. Or possibly a fire. I wish I lived closer to Niko Brothers so I could at least offer my services to clean/repair the more expensive modules for cheap to try and save them a few bucks on this build. Done correctly it is possible, and can save a lot of money not having to replace all this stuff with new ones.
You will need to remove the seat covers from the seat seat to expose the foam underneath let it dry out because it will get moldy.
You can do an ultrasonic cleaning on all the circuit boards. I have seen computers rusted full of mud for years and still brought back to life. Yours can be fixable. Just because is corroded doesn't mean is dead. Clean, re solder and test. Do that and then decide
Y'all need to invest in a ultrasonic sink since you seem to want to do these flood vehicles. Many of the modules and electronics can be fixed in this car simply by cleaning and drying out the modules. Most of them are covered in conformal coating which protects them. The fuse box can probably be saved. Take it out and submerge it in Isopropyl Alcohol with a toothbrush and clean the boards and contacts. Find all the modules in the car and remove them and clean them the same way first in Isopropyl Alcohol with a toothbrush then in the Ultrasonic tank. I bet you can save 90% of them. From there hopefully you can replace all the fluids and try starting the vehicle.
It seems bad now but I think if you can get the drive train running and driving and then you will be able to get some of your money back. The Iso and Ultrasonic sink won't cost much and would be a cheap fix to make some progress.
Your optimism is always refreshing.
Sometimes you hit a home run….Sometimes you strike out….your still in the game
I detailed a couple thousand vehicles over the years and one thing I have learned if you get water in the electrical in a door like window switches and door locks and speakers that gets Water corroded also. So keep in mind you may wanna pull your door panels and check your plugs and your switches and your speakers and wires!
Use this one as the parts truck seems like your best option.
I would see if the drivetrain is good or bad. If that's shot, find another running and pull the parts off this that are good. Maybe the interior can be saved, as those seats are are super nice if they can be cleaned up!
Well it is a lot of work but once you've taken it all apart. The transmission, I don't know but I think there is more fluid hidden inside it internally. I never figured out how to get that fluid out. They have a machine that drains all the fluid out. The seat circuit board, if it's not burnt out taking it out and checking all the resistors and diodes and cleaning the card will do. Use only circuit contact cleaner. Spray it in all the electrical plugs, too, Good luck, keep up the good work.
Cut your losses on this one boys - you've been lucky so far, but this one bit you guys. Part it out.
i agree!
And it is without a clear title.
Consider the condition of all electronics, rear axle, transmission, and soft items.
Rebuild: money pit.
That my friends may not even be a good parts truck since the parts people need are toast.
In the accounting business this is considered a "sunk cost".
I think this dramatizes where they got the expression.
then what would you watch ?
Was all the dents from dragging out of lake?
Quick tip you can clean printed circuit boards with an ultrasonic cleaner with waterin it and dry with isopropyl alcohol, this will remove all the corrosion leaving the board looking brand new and if none of the components are bad it might work again. Alternatively you can also scrub with isopropyl and a brush or water and dish soap but that takes a while.
I have also have seen people have success with putting them in the dishwasher however that also takes a while.
Hello Nikos brothers, I believe this is a parts truck, even the seat are not good. Some comment say you can save the modules but my back experience said no way!! specially if those modules were life as they should they are far gone. The seats are moldy foam is damage. Get another truck and swap the good part out of this one if you can find good part chassis is good tranny if you take all apart and replace the internal modules (expensive) engine needs to be rebuild right of way or else it will have more corrosion rear end could be repair and sell it. But at the end is your choice also you can't not sell this truck it would be cheating 😒, don't sound good at all you guys are better than that . It's your decision at the end, good luck. See you on the next one. Good video, take care thanks 😊
Is there a video somewhere to show what it looked like when you were done fixing it? I can't seem to find one.
My former husband bought a truck that was in a flood. The sand was in all the guages crazy. however after working on it a lot it has been running for 7-8 years now. My son-in-law drives it daily!!
I would like to see the flood truck running and driving again. Would be an awesome series! Buy a parts truck and swap everything over to the flood truck. Also dont forget to drain the water out of the fuel tank
I'd say the same
Before you give up on the circuit boards spray they down with white vinegar and water mixture. Let them set when they are clean put them in the oven for an hour at 150- 175 degress. Take it out Let it cool. Spray it down with CRS contact cleaner. Let it dry for a few hours before plugging them back in.
If you can get to the circuit boards inside the modules, you can clean off the corrosion using a toothbrush and soapy water. Then rinse thoroughly with fresh / distilled water and dry with a hairdryer. The connecting pins can be cleaned up using a can of switch cleaner available from most electronic stores. There's a good chance the modules will come back to life. Given the probably extortionate cost of new modules you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Same with the motors....you should be able to strip them down, clean, re-grease, re-assemble and most times they'll be ok again.
Did they ever finish it ? I want to watch more on this truck
Hi it was basically Baptised 🙂
Total immersion!!
I bought a 2014 Ford Focus with 60.000 miles on it,,, and I think it was in a flood ,,, it had about 5 air fresheners or more tied to the bottom of the seats and massive what looked like hail damage,,, but drives fine. The mechanics who worked on it, did a great job.
Dang Guys that tornado turned that beautiful Ram into a submarine for sure! You Guys know the numbers better than I do but it seems to me you would have to have another truck that was totaled, maybe one that was rear ended really hard so you could get most of the parts you need. I know you are $14.2K into it besides the expense of going to pick it up! So another truck would eat up any room for profit unless you ended up with things you could sell off! It's a tough call for sure because you spent some good money to get it. While seeing you Guys rebuild this truck would be interesting & great content maybe the numbers don't work. It might make more sense to make this truck a parts truck. Whatever you decide I am looking forward to the next video!
Long way to go, folks. Do with two, one, maybe, analyze the effective cost and make the best decision. I think it is 50/50 to get the parts from another unit. You are the experts. Good luck.👍👍
Hay try and find a similar one with right, frame damage you have a good frame and suspension and left side , good luck
WOW!!!! The big thing is the electrical, some of those boards can be cleaned using an ultrasonic cleaner and some brush work. Definately lots of content or maybe find someone that would collab and fixthe boards. Good luck
The pessimist in me thinks you might make a loss on this one. I don’t think it will make the purchase cost back in parts and I think repairing it would cost a fortune.
Not a criticism though, it’s great content and watching you investigate and tear it down was brilliant!
And to shave on costs, usually a parts truck is bought. Cheaper than buying individual parts. But you're right, it might be a loss until every issue in the truck is identified.
That’s definitely a big challenge but that’s what you guys do and that’s what’s this channel is all about. It would definitely be very nice to bring this beautiful truck back to life and seen it rolling on the streets again. My personal opinion? You guys are already into it so why not fixing it and complete another challenge?
They spent 14k to buy it be another 25k plus to fix . Books at 40 clean title. Scrap it.
buy another one with non-flood damage to get all the electricals?
When you pulled the dip stick on the video of you looking at the yard before the auction and it was full of water ( shopping for tornado damaged ) 20:23 would've been a run not walk moment for me
The 9/27/21 date written on big yellow letters on the back glass should have been the 1st clue that this was not involved in the tornado. This was clearly a theft recovery and you could even see mud caked in the headliner in the copart pictures. No clue why this was purchased as it was clearly scrap metal from the start.
Cayo en buenas manos esa MAMALONA, amigos Nikos Brothers ustedes la van a dejar como recién salida de la fabrica, saludos desde Mexico.
14k for a parts truck ?? Ouch !!
The road to hell was paved with good intentions 🤔
Well i would choose door number #2
Parts truck because since this truck was in the the lake is going to be a long way to see light out of the tunnel
but this is the rebuilder salvage gamble keep the hard work nikos brothers 😎
Difficult to put your name on something likely to continue have failures. This is clearly a parts truck, and will come back to bite you if you attempt to repair while sinking a huge amount of effort and money into it. It would also be a long drawn out build that viewers may tire of. Best of luck!
Looks like the longhorn is long gone. U win some. U lose some boys 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️.
Like you being straight forward and honest about your rest or project,keep up the good work
Clean all the ecu with isopropanol or electrical cleaner and a tooth brush and fully dry them you may be surprised what still works find depending what live when it went swimming, but worth a shoot if you do rebuild, same with the wiring loom plugs tooth brush and the air line blower
You guys are masters, but I doubt this will ever be back on the road. Water destroys everything. Watching you drain a few gallons of water out of the engine in the last video was wild. Good luck on this one
Repaired a fully loaded newer f250 that was completely underwater. After gutting and cleaning everything and replacing a few modules that couldnt be repaired, it was back on the road with absolutely zero issues.
@@cleanthez my thought is. They don’t have keys , so even though the motor spins how much foreign matter is in the engine ie sand. Needs doors , roof, glass , paint and what could could thousands in modules , with no guarantee the integrity of the motor,trans. Etc.
Its actually oxygen that destroys everything.
Also whenever you’re scrubbing a door panel or dash with cleaner or foam use a shop vac to suck the moisture out as you’re cleaning it will make it look better because the dirt won’t stay in the pores in the door panels and Dash
See where the engines at go from there.thanks Ivan and Michael, john from arizona
I think u guys should rebuild it. There is a lot of potential in this truck
This one got hit both ways, body damage and water. I'd consider rebuilding it if either one was the only thing wrong, but both, that's just too much to be worth it IMO. Good luck with it, whatever you decide to do!
a parts truck would be the ticket and that way u have everything you need modules and wiring 👍🏿
The most epic build for the books fix it!!! Fix it fix it fix it!!!
Probably be the best to use as parts truck.
Is the Big Horn the top of line ?
The added boulders were probably to make it sink faster from the added weight.
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Good truck for parts. If you going to restore this one, you will get in trouble because of the rust that will appear in some time everywhere. Blown up engin truck can be a good base for putting the engine from this one.
Hopefully you can get some of your money back selling the few good parts left. I'd get the engine, transmission and see if the frame is good and sell them.
Kill it, I had no idea it was completely under water. After seeing that I think you guys should just move on.
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Niko brothers is now purchasing submarines
I think it is too far gone with all the modules destroyed. An Ultrasonic parts cleaner might help. Good Luck.
what was the salvage value from copart?
It was a little over $14,000
So how did end up in the drink?
How long was it soaked? Towing company really messed it up
It would make for an interesting bring back from the dead story. Interesting you found the former owner and saw video of the vehicle being rescued. If hate to say it may be a loss. But if you’re able to make it street worthy again it would make for a Great story
I bought a flood damaged Suburban and it was salt water flooded during a hurricane in Florida. I had to replace the engine. That stunk! I had to replace the entire interior, all wiring, the dash, all motors, door locks air bags seat belts, injectors etc.
Go for it, show how anything can be done!
You need to bathe ALL the electronics in a substance called ACF-50. That will cure any corrosion issues. It is used for this purpose on aircraft. You need to immerse the componenets in this material. I have done it many times.
I think you should pull radio out spray it out with contact cleaner and see how far you can go with it
Canon guy's rebuild rebuild congrats 👏 🙌 💖 ❤
So far so good 👍
That truck is toast...parts truck!
You need to get some oil in that engine. Might have to do a couple oil changes but should try to get that thing running and up to temp so it doesn’t turn into a rust bucket. Just a thought.
is there anymore videos on this truck ?
We all have seenf your crazy work to your projects. We have faith in you. I'm pretty sure you will find the right way again.
Before you go to fare check the transmission and rears see if you can get it to fire
I think flooded wasnt a fair description. Submerged may have better described its condition
You should collaborate with TronicsFix on this one for the electronics, would be some good content for both channels.
Once a vehicle is completely submerged in water like that there is not much that is salvageable other than body panels and the frame so I would just set it aside until you come across a truck that either needs a frame swap or has driver side damage .
When he said its not that bad, made me think of the Monty python black knight sketch when his arms and legs were cut off in a fight and he said its only a scratch, How bad is the water damage??? well if you sent that car to an African village it would keep them supplied with water for about 6 months.
Please give this truck a second chance! This is what your channel is meant for!
Would they still have paid 15K had they known it was submerged? Gotta love Michael's optimism, when asking "once we work out how high the water was?"
Fully submerged - ALL OF IT / EVERYWHERE.
Yeah but it in copart pictures there was evidence of a complete submersion. Not sure how that was missed. Even in the walk round video from the copart lot it was plain as day.
u both guys nice 😊 smiling all the time best of luck
I don’t know fellas,I find this episode frustrating,good luck men ,check in with you later.
At least you have a good frame 🤷♂️
Ozone machine is your best friend, those seats will need the leather taken off as the foam will be saturated and eventually harbor mold.
Build this one. Get a wreck for wire harness off a 2019.
An ultrasonic cleaner can sometimes save electrical components as long as you use the proper cleaning media
Maybe you can find 1 of them middle of the night Craigslist deal were you can get the parts you need for about nothing , like the CAT motor, lol
What’s going on with pick up truck
Get a parts truck and bring this one back to life go for it 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Could use isopropanol alcohol on the motherboards
Put out to junk yrd across country for a wrecked same model for modules etc.
Don't think you would have purchased this truck if you knew it came out of a lake. Is anything salvageable?
Sorry for the bad buy, I saw and mentioned in your last video this was not salvageable and needed to be parted out.
Like you always say, can win them all!
Great music at the end...anybody knows the title to that song??
Technically anything can be fixed, but there’s nothing that makes sense about fixing this. Take the loss and move on.
Your work ethic is great,if anyone can do it you and bros will and make it mint.I have no doubt it will be new again