Will it Run? - 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne Sitting for Many Years, Stuck V8 Engine, Can we Unstick It???
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 เม.ย. 2022
- This 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne has seen better days, being put out to pasture for the last 20? years at least, The floor pans have rusted out, the engine has become seized, and its been stripped of good parts. However, it is still worth trying to unstick the engine and make it run again, but this car we soon discover, has more gremlins hiding inside the engine bay that weren't known at the beginning of this project. Can we make it run again? Only time will tell.
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God love this guy. This man uses skills, knowledge, tools, personal funds, and patience to make this vintage Chevrolet road worthy again. I hope he can do it. He needs support for this project car rebuild. Good luck young man.
thanks for the kind words. Learning as i go every day!
BooBooBear, SKILLS NOT THIS MORON HE HAS NO SKILLS. He's not a Mechanic he's a part's changer that is it "Period"......
Buddy that was a valiant effort on your part I know very few people who would do that. I really respect your tenacity. Love watching your content.
I appreciate that!
That Biscayne was some ones pride and joy back in the day. I'm always curious too about a cars life story. Whenever I see a car like one that my family or I owned, it brings back all the memories of the times you had with it. I thinks that's why we love cars so much.
I wish they could talk, thats for sure!
Thanks for the extraordinary attempt to free up this engine.
You bet!
You ought to watch the restored TH-cam channel!!!!
That sucker ain’t broken in yet lmao 😜
Ive seen a few of their videos, i just cant get into their videos
@@IowaClassicCars you can’t throw in the towel so early brotha !!let her soak ,hone it clean it , try heat, get a longer bar, try to pop it in gear while pulling it with a tractor, throw a piston in it!
We wanna see that sucker reincarnated, not a brand new shiny 2000$ engine , get that sucker going!
Get your hands and face dirty lmao
@@IowaClassicCars some of there videos have over 5million views?,that’s what we like 👍😬😬
Glad you showed us the steps you took before throwing in the towel. When you took the valve cover of I would have quit then, Thanks for showing.
Under the valve cover didnt really scare me too much, if you want to see scary, go watch my 62 belair 4dr video! Lol THAT motor was a nightmare
So glad to see a '58 on the channel, i'd love to see more!
You got it!
One of my earliest car memories was of riding in a '58 Biscayne owned by a family friend,he took my mom to the doctor when Dad was at work and she had a household accident.
Great video Ryan. Thanks for sharing and I learned so much. Thank you for saving many cars from the crusher. I really all of your hard work, dedication, and commitment to the hot rod community. I love your channel and I always learn something new.
Wow, that engine is stuck!! Water can be a very corrosive agent in these old cars.
Very corrosive is an understatement
Cool video Ryan, I had a engine just like that once. What happened was, mice were actually crawling up the exhaust pipes, past the mufflers and into the heads.
Wow!
Hi Ryan, too bad you could not get the 283 to go. The 1959 models were going to be warmed over 1958's across the GM line up, but somebody had seen the Forward Look cars of the Chrysler Corp I think in 1956. The 1958 GM cars looked chunky and way too heavily laden in chrome. GM was no longer the top design in town, so it was all hands on deck to one up Chrysler. The result was 'cars that were built around a Buick door'. Please look that up. So for 1959 all GM vehicles had the design lines to rival Chrysler as we see by the myriad of fin shapes and body lines, they themselves toned down for 1960 as demographics were changing, the public ready to move on to more simple designs of 1961. Now Chrysler was stuck because it was suddenly 1961...but that was another story. Thanks for posting and I hope some good does come from the 1958, please keep these stories coming.
yes in 1958 i do agree, they looked very bulky/slow/chunky
1958 was the only year, that the biscayne wasn't a base model.
I was rooting for you Ryan cause I love the 283 engine. Great try and thanks for posting. 👍🏻👍🏻
Awesome! Thank you!
1958 nomad in my garage. working on putting it back together. me and it originally from Adel. Love your stuff.
Very cool! Adel is close to me also!
Great video Ryan 👍 you gave her a good try at getting freed up. Best to you man, hope you are well
Thanks Jazz, havent seen you comment in a few videos!
@@IowaClassicCars My meds have been kicking my rear end here lately, looking forward to getting through this soon 👍
My grandfather had a 58 Buick Special. Black with a white top. Always loved that car.
that would be a cool one to have!
Glad your mind is exploring Ryan 😎 I Love the 59 the most but has always like 58's since American Graffiti.
thanks man!
Well, at least you gave it a try. Thank you Ryan.
thanks Dan
You are getting a good collection of cars. The scrap metal people (and rust) have done a good job in my area, only a few modern cars left now. Looks like the weather is improving
Its slowly warming up!
Great Video Ryan I 100% feel the pain on this my 58 Biscayne didn't run either lol. Keep up the Great videos 👍🏻
Thanks man!
An interesting find there, yes, once you look a little deeper into these old cars you begin to wonder and imagine how it was treated towards the end of its life and why it came to be abandoned. She would have been run till the very end and probably not on all cylinders!. well done .
I wish they could tell a story
I can’t believe how nice the bumpers look.
good parts car, thats for sure!
Is owner selling parts off of it? Nomads front bumper is on back order for God knows how long?
Oh, Dude! Where do we begin? Those lifters are prolly frozen to death. Dollars to donuts that the crank has ALL kinds of rust and mud. Half of those valves will never seat properly again. If it were July, 2025, I'd buy it from you, pull the engine and tranny, drop in a 327 or a two-bolt small block with a Saginaw, leave the outside all patina'd, Mexican blanket the crap out of the interior, and just enjoy the hell out of it. Valiant effort, Ryan!!!
she was rode hard and put away wet, thats for sure! lol
Well you had to give it a try! Good effort!
thanks Nancy!
1958 was the last year for oil bath air filters on the V-8.
1958 Chevrolet is a one year model that’s easy to identify, nothing like it in the year before or after. Reminds me of the car Ron Howard drove in American Graffiti. I remember using a spark plug sand blaster that worked great on cleaning old plugs.
Right on
I love Lamp. And oil bath air cleaners. And oil pumps. And KHAKIS!
I suggest that you use Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinders. It really penetrates past the rings to loosen up the pistons. Love all old Chevys! Keep up the good work.
I use it all the time! Thanks!
the u.s biscayne, was disconinued in 1972, (1975 in canada).
Oh Well, win some loose some! =) great video sir.
Those chrome olds wheels look great on that 59 !!
haha,thanks
Cool video Ryan! Nice try. I've had two of them do that to me in the last couple of years, and a third one I'm still working on just out of stubbornness, that blue 59 I picked up recently lol! And I have an old oil squirter identical to yours, a cherished old tool from my grandpa. Oh, and I have that same sweatshirt...😎 have fun!
Thanks man
Not entirely true about the '58 fan shrouds. First of all, there was no 409 in '58. The 348 was the biggest engine. Regarding the fan shrouds - there were three designs and I have all three here. Wish I could post a pic.... Yes, the 283 (without AC) had the deep 3-ribbed shroud, like you have there. The 283 w/ AC and the 348 used the 2-rib shroud, but there is also a third shallow 1-rib shroud. I kinda know the reason behind the different depths of the fan shroud (placement of the fan at the rear of the shroud due to the length of the engine, with a fan clutch, etc... The ideal placement of the fan is half in the shroud/half out of the shroud, so I'm guessing that early '58 348s got the 2-rib shroud if a fan spacer wasn't used. I've seen pics/diagrams showing '58 348s with no fan spacer. '58 348 w/ AC would definitely have the shallow 1-rib shroud because the fan clutch would move the fan farther forward, putting the fan right at that half in/half out spot. Pardon my rambling, but I spent a lot of time trying to figure this '58 fan shroud thing out over the course of about 15 years.
Sorry to see the 283 was really stuck bad! I guess it could be saved if you want to spend the money on it @ machine shop!? Yes a good parts car! Good luck, take care Ryan.
Thanks 👍
Theme the breaks, can't win them all ,interesting as always.was hoping to see her run.
Next time!
A lot of folks preferred manual shift. It comes in handy in the winter with traction...
Tri- fives are my favorites, however, I've always been obsessed with the '58...
Moisture collects in engines. Even if garage kept it still happens...
55-64 gm just did everything right
@@IowaClassicCars I also liked my uncles then, brand new 1963 Chevy Impala SS. White over gold, 327cu in. What a looker it was.
0:19 - Hi Biscayne ! 1:06 - hey look, antenna ! 2:38 - oh hey look,someone picked some options for her at all 3:41 - these guards are guarding sparkplugs from car owners haha :D 10:53 - stay off Ryan's head Biscayne ! 16:45 - yay, valves ! 20:36 - awww poor pistons :( 26:40 damn, rusteyy !
haha, thanks for the breakdown!
@@IowaClassicCars no problem, felt it's worth to mention best moments
Hey Ryan good try. You know if you look at the rear ends of the '58 and '59 you can see GM just extended the fins so they meet in the middle of the trunk lid. Plus they flattened it out.
thanks Martin!
Great little engines.
I remember watching a video of a guy testing different products to free up a stuck engine. Surprisingly household white vinegar works way better than marvel mystery oil or kerosene/trans fluid or diesel. I've since been using vinegar for all my rusty parts. 5% white vinegar in the cylinders for 24hrs would've likely unstuck that engine. Some guys say the acid will pit the cylinder walls but I've never seen it. That's why I use the milder 5% vinegar and only leave it in no more than a day.
The hood latch gets me also. Carry tennis ball in your tool box. Make a cut in tennis ball and slip it over latch.
Now that is a good idea!
As somebody who doesn’t know anything about working on engines, this honestly doesn’t look as super complicated as I was expecting.
I have a 65 cutlass that’s been sitting for close to 20 years
The engine seems like it’s a bit locked up.
I hope I can get it to run
good luck
That '58 looks like it was originally Honey Beige. Wonder if soaking cylinders in a stuck engine with PB Blaster would give better results? Anyway, you should grab that '59 Biscayne! Looks like the somewhat rare Cameo Coral color.
that biscayne is mine, these are all at my house
They're not 1/2" bolts. They're 5/16" bolts Lt. Dan!!
You knew what i meant! Lmao
Yes they still had oil bath. First thing I changed on mine. Then the 400 pound cast iron power slide. Is it for sale.
This car is yes
We had a 58 Biscayne with a 6 and Powerglide.
Great combo
Excellent video Ryan :) also you tried and not stuck motor I ever seen also tried unstuck before with every ideas to ! I had for first one was old 1950 Cockshutt COOP 40 43 hp in line 6 cylinder tried everything on fluids plus torch heat in cylinder walls get try hand crank on Crankshaft plus start motor electric parts even Rock back wheels with person have gear plus clutch pedal in or out plus towing to bump starting to! There was lots tried every only was thinking might work to! But super stuck to !
I may pull this engine once shop floor is done and really dive into it lol
@@IowaClassicCars excellent to hear Ryan :) hope hear on video fix old 283 V8 get running too again !
She’s stuck good! 😎👍😎
Real tight!
I think this car would be a cool project to undertake. I'd try to make a dedicated 2 door convertible
thanks for watching
Excellent grunt tho. I thought I was watching a Serena Williams tennis match for a bit!
Lol really struggling with this one 🤣
Great vid ...................... 👍👍👍
Thanks man!
I see a lot of people now think fixing up a four door is cool . the best u can do to a four door car is to make it a ( sleeper)
Oil bath filters were standard equipment in 1958 2 bbl 283s.
Thanks
Thacks Ryan ,thar was cool !!!
thanks for watching!
I want a 1958 4 door delray just like mine I had at 17 yrs old.
hey man, fun vid, sent you an email!
Good use of the word "slurry"!
Lol yea, there is a photo of this engine in the dictionary next to it 🤣
New subscriber. Video was a TH-cam suggestion.
I'm working on my late father's 1958 Plymouth Suburban. Perhaps you might enjoy following along as I get it back on the road.
Thanks and will do!
Today Is 409 that is a Chevrolet engine
Don't to dirty working on the 58 Biscayne
April 09 , '22 09:22 PM 🇺🇲
i have got to ask, what did your friend use to make that flywheel attachment? I have a stuck Edsel E400 motor i'm trying to free up and that would just be a blessing to have!
I think it's a crank pulley that has been trimmed down with a socket welded in the middle
@@Raycr correct
No, that's cylinder number 2 silly goose.
I love that year and the nicer version called the Delray, those shields carried over into the 70's my 70 Impala had them and They would slice you like a razor if you weren't careful.
Location 2hard top
In 58, the Delray was the bottom of the line. (From 1954-57 it was a trim package for the 210.) Biscayne was one step above the Delray and the Bel Air was one step above the Biscayne. The Impala was the top of the line but in 58 it was technically called the Bel Air Impala as opposed to the Corvette Impala which was a concept car that was never produced.
The Delray was dropped after 58 making Biscayne the bottom of the line from 1959 to 1975.
@@vladtheimpala5532 Delray had it's own colors of paint exclusive to it.
that it did, but the delray model was the bottom of the barrel for 58
@@IowaClassicCars ohh well I liked the name and the special paint that was offered for the Delray just like Biscayne had certain cool stuff also
Biscayne, turn up the "base" . Love em
Haha i like the pun
58 is my dream csr.
I have always loved 58, 59 and 61 Impalas. I can’t make up my mind which is my favorite but I think it’s the 58. In 61 they came out with the SS and the 409 which gives them a little bit of an edge but I really like the roofline and the rolled over rear quarter panels of the 58. The 59 has those cool, cats eye taillights and the horizontal fins which are really good looking. I guess I’ll have to have one of each.
I like them better than the Tri Fives. I wish they’d kept building the two door Nomads for a few more years.
59 is definitely the king lol :D
oil bath was standard on all motors in 1958 except for tri-power
Was the paper element filters an option? I have seen many 283 4bbl & 348s with the paper style
The 58's always remind me of the movie American Graffiti !
just watched that movie again last night! great film
@@IowaClassicCars a classic indeed
I bet Marshall could have turned that engine over with his bare hands...
Power of the shorts lol he never comes and visits tho so we may never know
Too bad, it was obvious there was no hope for the shell but it would have been nice to get another 283 running and saved.
I would have loved to have the engine for another project if it was running!
2 4 6 8 is rh bank.i like the vid.
Good try, Ryan. Doesn't look like she's moving.
Love the '58's though.
thanks Bart
Do you have a videos on the 3rd gen Trans Am and Firebird beside it???
Not yet
@@IowaClassicCars I'll subscribe and wait patiently for them. Enjoy your content as well!
@@NotAGarage thanks Josh, hopefully once my shop is complete and this dang crazy weather smooths out, we can get on to them!
PERIOD CORRECT
NUMBERS MATCHING
#1 cylinder on small block chevy is on the left side, not the right. Left 1,3,5,7 right 2,4,6,8. Oil bath air cleaner
Yeah lol i couldnt believe i kept saying it. I know better than that 🤣🤣
What became of this '58? Hopefully it went to someone who is going to revive it, but if you end up parting it out - does this car have a padded dash?
It got parted out and i traded it off, and it didnt have a dash pad
@@IowaClassicCarsI really wanted that motor to break free, and for you to get rid of it makes me very sad.
58 was the year for oil bath air cleaners.
Hey you can sell the engine as a boat anchor lol. That's all about that the thing is worth it's not even worth having that thing sent to machine shop and redone.
haha, boat anchor for sale! cheap!
Well at least you try for fun Ryan
Absolutely!
Small Block Chevy passenger side is even numbers 2,4,6,8 drivers side is odd numbers 1,3,5,7 ( unless you're in Australia mate)
Yeah lol i watched it back in editing and couldnt believe i did that. Thats Rookie stuff right there 🤣🤣
@@IowaClassicCars We all have brain farts once in awhile I know I have my share 🤦♂
I would of undone the rockers and then tried to turn it over again because many times a engine can't turn over is a combination of stuck pistons and valves and by releasing the rockers you have nothing but the pistons to get it to turn over and then you work on the stuck valves
good idea, ill try that next time!
I want a 1950-52 2dr fleeting Chevy, 64-66 C10 CHEVY PIICKUP
hi you don t know but i am looking for 1961 chevy 2 or 4 dr it don t maatter do you have any get back to me
I have a 4dr impala
hi it me looking for the 61 is there a title witch don t matter i have bubble top roof and looking for a car to put on how $ are you looking to get
Hi y’all from west Alabama
Hello
@@IowaClassicCars how are u
BRING BACK THE CAMO JACKET!!! THERE'S A WAR RAGING!
Maybe. 🤣
Iowa classic car shirts are coming. Available in camo only
@@marshallbadtke8968 Hopefully they come with matching khaki pants...
@@marshallbadtke8968 now that is a clever idea Marsh
Ryan, where are you located. I am looking for a decent framed non Swiss cheese bed 73-77 el camino project. Mine is like the above prior comments, yucky 🤮🤑🤑🤑!!! 😔🤧 Thanks 😊 I have a decent amount of new parts for one, too 😀!!! Thanks again. P.S. Let's git'er done ✔ 🤗 WI
DUDE, what was that sound at the beginning? I think I have an idea.
What
The 58 is a one year only masterpiece.
I agree! Would much rather have a 1958 Impala than a 1957 Bel Air.
i agree
GM always tried to keep the bodies and frames basically the same (trim, and sometimes minor changes to fenders would occur to make each year a pinch different) for at least 2 consecutive years. The 1958's are the lone exception...When the forward look Mopars came out they completely dethroned GM as the styling leader (Mopar went from the ugliest to the most beautiful of the Big 3 in about 2 years). This sent GM into a panic and as a result instead of making the 59's lightly retouched 58's, they dropped all the body and chassis stuff from the 58's (making them 1 year only platform cars) and started from scratch on the 59's. There's entire multi-page articles on this bit of history.
very cool! thanks for posting that
I think that air cleaner came from a truck. As far as I know, all 58 cars had a paper element air cleaner .
1/4 inch bolts.
I would have put some penetrating oil in the cylinders first.
Call Kevin & Mork to help ya.
Lol
Wow that's my dream car but a 2 door. I would never sell it.
weld the doors shut, then you have a 2dr lol
@@IowaClassicCars yeah I guess that could work.
roadkill style lol
@@IowaClassicCars heck yeah.
Use cleaning vinegar and pressure wash it after letting it eat the rust please do it!
Ok
The 58 gmc cars were all oddballs.
that they are lol
Thats a bummer, nice try Ryan.
At 00:37 "you can see the start of the fin, which they perfected in 1959..." I guess you.ve never seen a 1957 Chev.
57 are vertical fins where as 58/59 are horizontal. 59 looks way better than 57 homestly
I got a 307 to put in it
come get it lol
Definitely a part’s car
100%
80 dollars in 1958, is 776 dollars in today's money.
yea, thats true