Saved An OBS Ford F250 From The Shredder! Sat For A Decade. HOW BAD IS IT?
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- Last year, I bought an old ranger at the auction that just looked too good to let go to waste.
Here's that video: • Gramp's 87 Ford Ranger...
I did it again. I saw some old truck at the auction and I felt bad that it would end up at a local self service yard and ultimately destroyed. So, I threw a bid on it and... WON! Yeah, another project, I needed that.
This 1997 Ford F-250 is the very last of the OBS Ford Trucks, some of my favorite trucks ever made. These were reliable, serviceable, and cheap cost of ownership trucks but back then, most trucks were regardless of who made them.
This truck was advertised as inoperative, no key, clean title and I could see that it still had cab corners and lower fenders, a rare sight for a midwestern truck. Once it came in, reality set in. This old girl needed a lot of help. So I brought it home and several months later, I finally set out to make it run and drive.
This video is that entire process. Every painful and blissful step.
Now the great news is that this truck can be bought for exactly what I have invested. Between auction fees, transport, bid amount, and the parts I had to install, that's just $1300. I can only sell this thing once, so shoot me an email at Mazdamiester@gmail.com and I'll reply in the order they are received.
I really hope you enjoyed this video as always I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism.
Catch you all on the next one!
-Eric
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We need more of these. I enjoy the knowledgeable teardown of engines, but it's fun to see you struggle on a project like the rest of us plebs.
Lol pleb is a good word
I was watching this thinking: "Dude needs an acetylene torch."
@@seananderson127 don't we all. A lift would do him some good as well. Benpak loves to sponsor TH-camrs. He should look into it.
Eric talks at the truck the way I talk with my cars. Actually, begging and pleading with bolts that I know are going to be a b*tch to fix if anything goes wrong
@@seananderson127 YES !! ,right next to an oozing 25 year old rotten gas tank. That's how i roll, and prolly why i work alone ...too.
I bought one last year at an estate sale with 51,000 miles but it had sat the last 12 years. Heres everything I did to get it running: replaced sending unit in fuel tanks, fuel pressure regulator, spark plug wires, fuel rail crossover hoses, replace lower plenium gasket, tires, coolant overflow reservoir, coolant, oil and a battery and 2 o2 sensors. Fuel injectors were fine though two had chewed wires that were causing a missfire. Today it looks and drives brand new, I’m in love with the truck. 1997 f250hd extended cab xl.
Eric, the confidence with which you say: "it's fine, its gonna be fine" is very inspiring.
It's also very amusing, especially when it isn't. XD
Almost as good as Jimmy from Jimmy's world saying " it'll be fine. What could possibly go wrong?" And he is talking airplanes!
@@samrodian919Jimmy's World and I Do Cars are the two best channels on TH-cam.
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If you like Eric's, watch Jimmy's World. From, "It's fine, it'll be fine." All the way to, "What could possibly go wrong?!"
Hello; I am 84 years Old. Man I like your Style;;
They have a five-step program to help you: your wife is planning your intervention -- just stay calm and relax
Are you kidding! His wife could cure him in 5 minutes, but he would be so different that even she would go out and buy him a derelict car and say “sorry dear”.
Always just relax.
Found a Jack and coke relaxes the tension of perfection
OCD
@@Dirtyharry70585 Yeah, Buddy 😉👍
Eric, you're living my childhood dream; buying beaten up and discarded cars (cool version even!), taking them apart, and making a living doing it. Not only that, you get to rescue vehicles and give them a new lease on life (usually). Keep doing what you're doing, and I wish you the very best.
I hope you're watching Vice Grip Garage!
@@trevorus or Junkyard Digs or Budget Buildz or Fuzzy Dice Projects or Thunderhead289 or Ronald Finger or Aging Wheels or M539 Restorations or Garbage Time or Flexiny or Jennings Motor Sports or ... there are sooo many channels reviving junk or abused cars in some way. Way more than I have time for :(
For as bad as the outside looked, the interior/dash looks great for its age and mileage.
After he started washing it I definitely think that it was some shop's well cared for roadside truck. Parked inside when in service and kept clean inside, until whatever caused it to get parked happened and then the gunk started
anything look bad when you DO NOT CLEAN IT
I had 2 1993 F150s one was an XLT and the other was an SVT lightning. The XLTs white Cleaned up and buffed up pretty well still original paint. The lightning is black cleaned up to showroom condition with a professional detailing, Replace the shocks, Replaced the radius arm bushings Front coil Springs To drop the front end a little And Chevrolet rear Spring shackles to lower the rear a little bit. The body style was my favorite😅 before I owned 2 of them and remaines my favorite to this day. The one thing it proved to be the weak point on both of these trucks was the plastic interior
Ford and GM made great trucks in the 90s.
I bought a 1994 F150 new and am still driving it 29 years and 433,000+ miles later. These trucks are worth fixing and driving. Eric, find someone who wants to fix it and make his day.
Eric, thanks for giving me the motivation to keep working on my own bombs. Halfway through and I'm glancing at the boxes of parts. When this is finished I'll grab a few and head out until I get frustrated or need more parts.
You can tell from the very first crank that it's low compression on one cylinder. Hear how the cranking sounds even and normal, then speeds up for a brief moment as the bad cylinder passes it's compression stroke.. then slows back to normal even cranking sounds? Remember that sound. Take that knowledge and use it on all your future builds. Keep at it! You're learning. Love your videos!
This right here, I'm surprised at how few have pointed this out
Any other hot rod whispering knowledge to share? Great stuff
Dude, as long as the frame isn’t bent that is an awesome find!
Idk. That frame is a little rusty crusty though. I'm from Tennessee though.
@@joshuagibson2520 That is Rustbelt "Rust Free". No holes.
She just needs a touch of wire wheel & an undercoating@@michaelkrenzer3296
I'm from Florida, so before I started watching guys like VGG and JYD, I would have said it's crusher material.
But watching what those guys bring back, that frame wasn't that bad at all.
Enjoy seeing you repair instead of dismantling. Great content as always. And thank you 👍
If he normally dismantles, he couldn't find used injectors among all the dismantled parts? Also, how long were the injectors in the ultrasound? should they have been in longer? should they have been in acid in case they were clogged with rust instead of fuel varnish? It's possible for used but factory injectors to still be better than new aftermarket, though after rusting up and then soaking in acid, I'm not really sure, but I'm sure they're cheaper.
An hour long video from the man, the myth, the legend! When are you gonna build your own spec Miata and run some events?
Love this channel for the same reason I love "vice grip garage". Positive attitudes and fun content. You usually do newer stuff and foreign cars but both are common sense wrenching
I really appreciate the persistence; not giving up, especially when faced with what seems like an insurmountable problem. There's quite a bit of utility still in that truck, and I was surprised at how good the exterior and interior looked, especially for its age and how long it sat. Thanks for getting it back to a semi-respectable condition so someone can take it from here. Loved the effort and the result!
Is this fella Adam Sandlers son?
Pretty neat. Hopefully you will do a follow up and let everyone know what happens with this truck. Thanks.
Any car or truck saved from the crusher is a good video! Definitely do more of these
If you have 50 random keys, chances are good that one will work.
That's an awfully pristine looking suburb to be parting out old trucks there. It's often handier to have neighbors who do the same thing, not only to avoid complaints but also to share parts and tools such as spare fuel injectors.
Can tell you as the former owner of a 95 obs Ford that rear tank is a huge pain even if you don't have a service bed. I ended up cutting a hole in the bed to do the fuel pump in it . The saddle tank wasn't much more price wise and was way easier to do
This, throw a bed liner in it and forget about it, then next time it goes bad, as it will, you’ll be happy with yourself 😂
@@beezlebub3955 id definitely at least tack weld a patch on top of the hole for structure and usability, but cant deny thats a good way to do it in a pinch
Why drop the tank? Simply raise the bed. Yes if you live in the rust belt, you will fight with all that rusted hardware, but once you replace all of it with the proper stainless, + anti seize, you will be able to quickly get to the China pump every 14 months when it fails.
@@LynxStarAuto cause you would not have any bed left as it's going to break in pieces and if you are lucky enough for it to survive your still going to have 6 + bolts to drill out and if you have a 5th wheel or goose kneck hitch you can't use stainless steel hardware as they don't make grade 8 hardware in stainless steel. Stainless steel is not really a good metal for hardware of that type. Too brittle
@@claytoncoolidge992Well I was talking about a conventional, everyday truck with a standard bed. Something severe duty like a 5th wheel is a different story. Also, if it's that far gone that the bed would break in pieces, is it worth it to keep on the road? If you have inspections, would it even pass? 🤔
Really enjoyed this video. Coming form the UK, it's always makes me smile watching you have to climb INTO the engine bay to get at the bolts you need.
So here’s a five step program… 1. oh ya… 2. It’s a ford, but I’m a Chevy guy… 3. yeeah I’m also an 80s and 90s guy… 4. I have too many cars… 5. but wait the more the merrier… 6. What did my dog do with my wallet?
Thanks Eric for taking us along on your auto adventures. You are a humanitarian .
Love the editing, humor and fast forward when appropriate. Good man saving the obs...had to look it up. Let us know if you sell it!
The utility bed paddle latches are probably keyed alike, so you could probably take one of the latches off the open side to a locksmith and have keys cut.
I have a 97 F250 that sat behind a barn for ~10 years, i probably spent $15K restoring and modifying it.
These are the kind of vids i love resurrecting stuff and over an hour long. I love the teardowns as much too.. keep em coming eric and thanks
I thank god every day there are people like you saving the lost OBS fords. They all deserve to be saved and restored.
"I didn't change anything and I hope it runs better" .😆😆😆
Story of my engine testing life too, man.
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This was a very entertaining episode, and I hope the financial returns are worth the frustrations and time invesment. I'd like to think the tray is worth something, and it's a worthy work vehicle.
$1300 is cheap. Seriously cheap.
I hope whoever buys it does show us what's in those lockers
$25 or less for lock picks will open the right side. Very surprised all the TH-camrs don’t do that!
Eric, I just can’t tell you how much I love your content today. I was watching a video and every time you you said it’s gonna be fine I just sat here and laugh my ass off. Thank you so much for a great Content
"I didn't change anything so hopefully it runs better"
I feel so understood after working on things in my driveway just like this.
The easiest way to tell which cylinder isn firing is to run the engine for no more than a minute. Shut it down then feel the exhaust manifold where the individual pipes leave the cylinder heads.
The one that’s not firing will be cold. That means you only need to troubleshoot one injector, spark plug or lead.
I say don’t run it for more than a minute because I like the skin on my fingertips to not be fried off.
This is a perfect opportunity for a crossover episode with the Lock Picking Lawyer.
I thought the exact same thing. If only LPL wasn't so adamant about his anonymity. (Don't get me wrong, LPL has every right to remain anonymous. I just wish it wasn't so.)
Or Vice grip garage...
Just what I was thinking, good old Vice Grip Garage!
Great video Eric! Maybe you could pin a comment or just do a quick update on whoever wound up buying this beauty! Hopefully not someone just trying to flip it for a buck! Hope you picked someone wanting or needing a work truck that has some wrenching skills.Either way you have a great eye that saw something that others did not. Impressive work and awesome content! Sure beats just another online mechanic video!
I use a infrared thermometer, on each exhaust port, to see which cylinder isn’t firing.
Man , I've got to tell you that I loved this video! You have a great sense of humor. Your frustration working on old, rusted junk reminded me of myself! I'm in my sixties now, but started working on junk by age 13. So your not alone. Keep making videos my friend, cause your good at explaining things. I hope you will respond back, and I wish I lived closer, I'm in Delaware, as I would love to have that truck ! William
Eric, I enjoy your videos. I have a small rebuilder lot and yard down in Bonne Terre. I get where you are coming from. I've learned you can't make them perfect you just make them good. Keep the old cars going!
Good save man! And you’re correct-to make that a decent DD, someone is gonna sink another 1500 or so just fixing all the things you mentioned (likely more) unless they have a shop full of OBS parts, but it could absolutely be a good parts getter/shop truck for someone.
You always find interesting project cars and revive them! Thanks for the hugh pain and effort you went through to get this thing running. Hopefully, the new owner will fix the brakes and it'll be road legal again. You and Wes from Watch Wes Work would make a good team as far as revivals go. He fixes even more challenging stuff than you do.
A little hint, Eric, when you have a hard-to-reach bolt (or nut), try magnetizing your Torx bit or socket, so they will stick together. Then it is easier to stick it down there without losing your bolt (or nut). That's why I keep an old woofer magnet handy.
Showing that trick to a 13 year old blows their mind. Enjoy.
@@soyews i showed that trick to a grown man the other day.
Eric, I sure felt your pain working on this one. I have 3 OBS F150's : )
I love the look of that truck, it's a prime candidate for a chassis swap and restoration. I hope it finds a good home.
A chassis swap? Frame wasn't that bad.
Eric I like the non-engine vids too thanks for sharing
Yes Eric, you should definitely do more of these videos. You do what I wish I could still do, and I enjoy doing it vicariously through your videos.
I'm definitely not a car guy. Having watched Eric's teardowns, what I have learned from this video is that tearing down an engine that is still in the car is far more difficult than tearing down an engine that has been removed from the car. As a result, I will remain "not a car guy."
What makes it even worse is when you’re tearing down said engine in said bay, and it absolutely has to function properly when you’re done with it lol. The level of care that he (unironically) displays while dismantling some of the junker engines he picks up is ludicrous compared to how other dudes will treat engines that are being resold. Our boy’s a real ratchet swinger.
Hey it's not for everyone. Some of us live off this stuff, and some like yourself, stay far away. It would be like me sitting at a desk looking into a computer screen all day. Can't do it. 🤷♂️. ✌🏽
I enjoy these videos as much as the engine teardowns. I do understand however that they are far more involved, expensive, and time consuming to make, so I understand why they don't come as often.
Also, I couldn't help but contrast the difference in the amount of work it takes to do something like removing the plenum with the engine in the truck vs on a stand.
Put this video up a few hours ago. I wouldn't be surprised if it was gone tomorrow. $1300 for what looks like a decent work truck is great.
It cleaned up pretty nice. For 1,300.00 someone can well afford to fix it up and have a really nice work truck. Very nice of you to turn it for just what you've got into it. As always looking forward to what you come up with next.
As my maths teacher of many years ago would say - "We must maintain a positive mental attitude!". You, sir are a perfect example. Mike in Oz
I know nothing about cars, trucks, or engines. I'm not interested in knowing anything about them. But I watch your videos, because I'm always fascinated watching someone who loves what they do. Regardless of what it is they're doing. There is no greater love than struggling to save something anyone else would have (and did) written off as not worth saving. Thank you for sharing that love with us.
It's a daily struggle to keep cars running and in good condition, especially during Canadian winters , but it brings satisfaction like no other! If only the pay would keep up with how complex modern cars got.....If you got a good mechanic taking care of your car for you, show him some appreciation, you'd be surprised how much it means to us.
I love these "struggles" videos dealing with how and what it's like for us old mechanics optimistic thinking "we'll just put in a couple hours" for quick repairs. I just don't like working on these new vehicles. Nothing but hassles. Everything should go easy and fine! Thank you!
Eric, Great video as always. I just never ceases to amaze me how the Federal government will require all this safety stuff like TPMS, rear cameras, etc, etc and still allow the use of steel brake and fuel lines that WILL fail. I guess that loosing brakes is an inalienable right for automobile owners.
Most all fuel/brake lines are coated now. Its been a minute since I have seen brake line failures from rust. It used to be very common.
I can't believe how scared you are that truck on with a parking brake I drove from Clemson South Carolina to Greenville 30 miles on the parking brake cuz the same problem on a 93 Ford 150 wuas
You’re doing the planet and the environment a massive service. I love all your videos which I find fascinating and quite relaxing to watch. Watching other people work hard is always fun, especially such a consummate professional as you.
He might have done better though if he had used used injectors instead of new, including tried harder to free up the originals, perhaps with acid in the ultrasound? and more ultrasound time?
Also, this appears to be a casualty of supposedly "green" gasohol. If it had been parked with ethanol free gas, it probably would have saved both the gas tank and most of the injectors.
Man i have a 94 f350 crew cab dually no rust on it anywhere. Bought it for 1k with a blown tranny and unknown engine. Just got 92 f250 that runs and drives amazingly but frame is bent. Personally pulling and swapping the engine and tranny myself. Love these obs trucks but I'm definitely about to swap the front end for a bullnose.
Great work on something that was a pain when they were not old. Awesome 👍😎
Old fords have a very particular smell and i love it. My 94 cobra my 95 f250 my 77 ford ranchero, my cousins 93 fox hatch my roomates 88 hatch. All smelled exactly the same. And its a smell i will always love
"It's fine..." "It'll be fine..." "It's just fine..."
Great video! I can’t help it, at 13:00, where you’re at the distributor cap, I repeat to the tv, “just change all spark plugs and wires, just change all spark plugs and wires.” Now I’m going back to the place I was before.
My wife does not know what a clutch is, but she says your vids are Soothing... :)
I greatly enjoyed this video and I'm glad I saw it cause I learned that an old truck in this condition will be a ton of work to fix.
After watching this video I determined that I will never buy an old truck again cause it takes too much work and too much time to fix.
Thanks!
Eric, I think you deserve more than breaking even. I know you enjoy doing what you do, but your time is worth something. 👍
I don't think he is worried about making a profit. When life is good you pass some good deals along. I think it is refreshing to know that a successful young man does not let greed rule his life. We need more of that. Jmo
Geez, I watched you do gramps 87 ranger and that was a project indeed. Wish I had the time as you to work on my cars as you. I own a locksmith shop since 1985 and it would have been nice to see you pick those cheap locks open with a couple paperclips.
Was just rewatching older teardowns and project updates then Eric drops an hour long video this mite be the best labor day ever. Thanks for giving me something to distract myself while sitting at my mother in laws house 😂😂
Thanks so much. I have the 1991 Brick nose and I now what I'll have to go through..Great!! GREAT VIDEO!! DO more like these!
I shed enough tears during cash for clunkers. Seriously😂
THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL TURED IRON OR WHAT'S LEFT OF IT. Josh yoy must be into pain and suffering !!!!! 😢
Bro, im going to start working on my van now, Thanks! i dont like working on cars because it never ends and I dont have all the tools...BUT, i realize im not incompetent now, everyone make mistakes. after seeing this, im motivated again!
Dont forget thd switch, and it may hav3 fuel pumps and transfer switch cost 345.00 at dealership and dont waste time with thf local parts store for a good cheap one it will fail and then your screwed.
"it's nicer than what I'm buying parts for" - ouch, that hit close to home
A 300 six would have made some of the engine work easier. But then you'd have to put another couple hundred thousand miles on it to see if anything else was wrong.
You're really doing yeoman's work in bringing this old beauty back from the precipice, however it reminds me how much I hate vehicles that lived above the Mason-Dixon line. The rust and corrosion from the salty roads is something I don't miss. Nice work. It seems like it should be worth more. It would definitely be worth more if it came from the South or the West.
Fix the brakes and sell it! Let someone else worry about suspension, etc. As long as it's safe to run/drive/stop.
Wow,not bad...this is a good model year...did it ever sell ??? (I'm watching this a month later)...
Too bad its a 97..the 300 6 cyl was a beast in these but they killed it in 96. The 351W is a good engine but it dont last nearly as long as the 300
Maybe consider replacing both tanks. Because your going to have to replace the fuel pumps anyway.
Thank you for saving a working mans truck definitely needs a chance at life. looks like a good wood hauler or mechanics truck
Pardon me? You don’t like touching things you don’t have to.
You do that in almost every video, including this one!
Where's ur salvage yard located? Need some 08 tundra parts but man where I'm at they too expensive
I actually cheered when you yanked the hitch off! The slo-mo was “chef’s kiss!
My 1993 OBS f150 just got totaled by a lady who blew her stop sign. I was the second owner, it was rust (in Missouri, I’m from Arizona) it had 150k miles. It was a super cab, short bed 4x4 5 speed, 300-6 XLT. With ALL of the options save for power mirrors and power driver seat. I can’t find one like it, and never will. I’m glad to see you’re resurrecting an OBS, thank you for helping one of these old trucks stay away from a crusher.
No the regular bed has exactly the same shit, its a bitch i know your pain, front tank is easier.
It is times like these Eric when you say, 'I wish I had a pit' or 'I wish I had a car lift.' Been there, had some of that.
....and you finish your engine job, put coolant in the radiator.....and discover it is as rotten as a pear........been there too. What wonderful words I recall using.
I love the Before & After on the wash job it's amazing.
Watched from Old Harbour Jamaica and I grow up on those trucks.
dayum eric.... how did you make me not realize almost an hour and half went by????? this is exactly what id like to do! you did well man, this thing needs far more proper repairs than ez peasy patchups that you could possibly afford with your time (im guessing the truck spent a month or so in your house!)
Wow that interior is not fucking bad at all. I was expecting rodent damage.
My dad had one growing up. I learned how to drive in that thing. My dad also had a work bed on it like that.
Eric, you are so hilarious, I love your channel. Usually I don't watch videos longer than 10 minutes, but I always watch your videos completely!! I love this truck and I wish I could buy it and drive it, but I'm from Croatia, so I can only enjoy watching your videos and support you that way!
Keep up the good work and keep being funny. Greetings from Croatia!
Antonio
Service body pretty sick someone will find use in that truck
6:04 might be a free truck, check them out,
Be wild if there was a old Canadian penny in there
Thanks for doing this. This was a fun video. Very well done.
How does someone whose livelihood is the automotive world not instantly hear there’s a cylinder there that’s flat ass dead on compression?! 😂
Like seriously, it was obvious in the beginning of the video within a single revolution from the starter that there was a cylinder with close to zero compression. 😆🤦🤡
That’s what an engine sounds like when it fires on 1 of 8.
For the idle issue i'd start checking all the vacuum lines and the PCV line on the back of the passenger valve cover. Like check for cracks and leaks. Plus a good tune up couldn't hurt, distributor cap, rotor, wires, plugs.
PB is proof god loves us and wants us to be happy.
These are my absolute favorite trucks. I grew up in one and they hold a special spot in my heart. I can still hear the door open dings 🥲
Front tank is a lot easier to R/R.
I like this style and content an would love to see more. I know there's a handful of things that might be affecting how it's running, but I'd sure like to know what is causing the rough idle.
I put some gas on the air filter a bit and close the thing and try again
Its amazing how cleaning something up makes it better
Great truck, glad you saved it. I feel like you, would rather save one than watch it be crushed. I have tow OBS Fords, a 95 F1450 4x4 and a 97 F250HD. Both have the 5.8.I love them and will be adding to the collection!