I regularly made cardboard gaskets for my motorbikes when I was around school-leaving age - a piece of old cereal packet. The rest of the packet was used for make insoles for my worn-out shoes .... I had no money.
@@robertthorpe2401 I recall attending school with two neat round holes in the soles of my old shoes. The cardboard inserts were regularly utilised. I guess all the local kids had them in the fifties.
@Slayer Kill kill KILL We got given old motorbikes and used to get them running and ride around a big area of wasteland. I recall having an old NSU Quickly moped, an old Vespa scooter, an Arial Leader...... some others. When they finally died in action, we'd just leave them where they died and walk home. We used to ride on the rough ground behind the May & Baker factory in Dagenham. I remember, pretty well none of them could keep going past 3rd gear, or even 2nd gear !
@@and7barton that’s right, Having four older brothers my shoes were worn out before I got them, Down the Meadows Nottingham in the 60s, Nice chatting with you mate Have a nice weekend 👍👍
When I was a kid, I had this mini chopper. I remember that I somehow blew the head gasket on the thing, and they no longer made parts. I remember my dad took a cereal box and made his own head gasket for it, and it outlasted the life of the machine. The man never ceased to amaze me.
On several small engines and bigger outboard boat motors I have removed the head gasket to increase compression. It works great on a Briggs and Stratton. I used the silicone with copper and resurfaced the head very smooth. Gotta run premium fuel afterward but works like a champ.
for 2 stroke single cylinder engine I resurface cylinder and head to be smooth and first time it might leak but 30 seconds in, carbon seals it up completely
Just add shin sheet of copper that has been heated and cooled fast to make it soft and then press it with head bolt force. Other option is peace of copper wire to be compressed. Just cut the seam point into opposite angles so head will press that seam tight and closes it.
@@SuperFunkmachine yeah I had a kawasaki 2 stroke that had copper head gaskets so I know that works, foil would be interesting as would something like carbon fiber cloth.
In jamaca , they regularly use WAX cardboard for head gaskets. My friend made it 100,000km. On a orange juice container head gasket for a m.g. I had a saab 9000, used juice container washers for my turbo banjo bolt copper washers on his suggestion. Got me home over 500 miles. No leaks.
Ive not bought thermostat housing gaskets in close to a decade. I simply cut them out of cereal box card... Its a permanant fix. Never had one fail, ever.
I often use super glue to hold parts on a mandrel for machining. A little heat always compromises the glue where it just slips off the mandrel. I'm suspecting if it does work, once it gets hot, it's gonna fail rather quickly.
I received the notification "Superglue instead of head gasket - will it work?". . . How stupid not worth watching. was my first thought. BUT i was so wrong. this video was 140% worth my time watching. you don't know how much you guys inspire me. thanks and take care. this world needs you guys.
I love this channel, just shows how rough you can be and still have things working. One of my neighbours clearly has a car that’s been fixed using one of these methods.
try using the same adhesives, but in this process: clean parts, install adhesive, run the bolts in and then back out directly, THEN let it cure. this guarantees the head "spring tension" won't break the seal.
In the 70's I remember my father, grandfather and uncle all making new head gaskets out of thin sheet copper or brass, my father's was for his Triumph Herald 13/60, my grandfather was for his 2 litre six pot Triumph Vitesse and my uncle's was two for his V12 Jaguar. Back then torque wrenches were super rare to find and expensive so they used the other way of torqueing which was with a spring weight attached to a spring which was attached to the spanner or ratchet handle and a bit o' maths and they could nail the torque down perfectly. They used high melting point grease to act as the sealer and for the sake of an hour or so with a small tapping hammer and a sheet of copper they would get thousands of miles out them home made gaskets, starts to go out comes the sheet o' copper and a new one made in a trice :D
8…..why not a straight 24…..give them something to shoot for. Why? Just…I don’t understand I can understand real world problem solving with cars…. But ham sandwiches for head gaskets, And 10 head gaskets…..why? And wacky stuff. Why? I guess, I’m just to old to understand
In America we often joke about the uses of Duct tape being a fix for almost anything how about testing that on a engine head ? i saw a Van transporting a Matress on the roof at highway speeds with nothing but 2 strips of Duct tape holding it on the tape was run down both sides of theVan including over the glass ,trim, etc
I once watched a mechanic make a field repair to the leading edge of a Blackhawk helicopter main rotor blade with duct tape after the pilot turned it into a $12 million weed whacker. Turns out, that is an official field remedy for that situation.
I would have gone with *North America* as that throws Canada into the mix and Ohhh boy do they love them some Duct Tape! *"Spare the duct tape, spoil the job"* Red Green
I would like to see if, once an engine has reached operating temperature, can you replace the motor oil with molten paraffin wax? Maybe some nice pumpkin spice scented candles.
I’ve heard of wood drive shafts, Hickory. I can see springs causing issues, winding up when you let off the clutch then snatching you forward, maybe hard enough to kill the car.
This must have been one of the weirdest experiments for G54's neighbors: normal number of wheels, normal length, normal width, normal height, normal paint job, normal tires, normal exhaust, etc. :)
Vlad is probably teaching a ton of kids about internal cmbustion engines while we're currently trying to put a stop to them. I hope those kids will grow up to keep them alive.
well they cant stop using all gas cars they can stop making new one but the old gas cars will still be around and spare parts for them will still be produced so they will keep fixing them until the county stop selling gas for the public which is almost impossible since gas is used for more than filling cars. and they cant produce enoug electric cars cheapliy to replace all gas in a small time frame maybe 15 to 20 years after stopping producing gas cars they will go extinct. in my opinion if i could buy an electric car for a good price i will certainly buy one but i am not rich to buy an elecrtic one. my car cost me around 1600 dollar used
@@nopda4095 my biggest problems with electric cars are the carbon footprint to produce them and their batteries combined with the fact that the majority of folks will use coal or other fossil fuels to charge them. It's a cool idea, but at the current time they don't make enough sense to me.
J-B Weld, head gasket. getting it on there would be tricky and many engines have the configuration that needs the gasket thickness to prevent the pistons from hitting the cylinder head. hm...
Ad spacers at key centre points, mix the jb weld in one bog container and have 3 people practice applying to a piece of wood the same shape as the head until comfy enough to apply it properly in under 2 minutes. The spacers could be the size of a tiny bb or little squares cut out of sheet metal just to maintain that gap.
@@diji5071 You could mix JB weld with less Hardener in order to give yourself mote ime to apply it and then spray it with activator so that it starts hardening pretty fast just before you put the cylinder head on. You could do this with most epoxy based glues.
16:31 Rear driveline wobble is scary as! When making cardboard gaskets I've always soaked them in used motor oil. The carbon and soft metal deposits help create a quality long lasting seal.
I’ve heard stories of my Grandpa making gaskets of cardboard, and once he used a shoe tongue for a gasket. I imagine an modern tennis shoe but in all likelihood it would have been a leather shoe which would make sense. People back then knew enough about everything to never be down for long.
I have run 2 cycle engines with no head gasket. But I did check to make sure head and block was flat within .001 or .00254mm 1st. Also need high octane gasoline if you did it. Plus a richer oil mix. Starting them not that easy. Really noticeable HP increase.
My time in aerospace has taught me that you can glue a LOT of stuff together using the RIGHT adhesive and the correct preparation work. Not only can you glue stuff together, but it can be just at strong, or stronger than welding!
the older rolls royce engines,(well before bmw took over) were machined so well they only needed a smear of blue holymar gasket sealant and they worked flawlessly for years, the videos are a good advert though for how robust and yet simple designed the older ladas really are and I really like how you try so many things with them
@@nicoleyensen7062 l'm not a licensed aircraft mechanic, but l did work at an airport and helped the guys at the maintenance work on planes and that is what the lead guy told me how they sealed the crankcase up. I love airplanes, they are awesome!
no it didnt....both the 1.2. petrol(d7f) and the 1.9d (f8q) or the 1.5 dci (k9k) all use head gaskets...i know because i have changed many on those and i still do
My dad made a DIY head gasket for his NC Fairlane out of a cereal box wrapped in tin foil when I was a kid That gasket lasted easily 25,000km before he ended up selling the car
I was Mowing the lawn at my Aunts place one Sunday and the 2 Stroke mower blew the head gasket. There was an old shoe Box sitting on the bin to go out so I got that, took the head off and used that as a template, cut the box out with a razor blade, put it all back together and finished the lawn..... and my own lawn for the rest of the summer. Only changed it months later when I suspected the rings had gone only to find out the Spark lead had rubbed through and was making the engine run bad. Single layer cardboard works great and I think would have worked better than Corrugated in this case.
@Garage 54, I am honestly amazed that the thick cardboard you used lasted as long as it did. I would like to see you use the same type of cardboard that Milk cartons use, or same as a Cereal box uses very thin type of cardboard, I would bet it would last a lot longer especially the milk carton type. Also the super glue would have worked if you completely cleaned the block n head, so there was no oil residue on them at all super glue will not work if there is even the slightest bit of Oil residue on either surfaces.
my favorite improvised gasket material is brown manila paper envelopes, commonly used in the old days for documents. the paper was just the right thickness for a gasket and was quite strong, had good compressability and was good enough for permanent repairs.
I used a leather gasket on my intake manifold once. Ended up driving it for about a year with no problems, then replaced it with a Viton gasket when I had the manifold off for other repairs.
i have actually done this with success!! 1988 Olds Cutlass Ciera with 2.8 V6 blew the rear head gasket at 89k miles, every oil change i added an egg to the radiator and it was still running at 210k miles when it got totaled
Bondo will work because it can withstand immense heat...i have used it many times to seal exhaust manifods and its a permanent gasket on those....also you should try cereal box cardboard impregnated with superglue
I still remember the time i used a piece of cardboard as a head gasket on my go kart. Ran great till i could find the right gasket for it and even then i left the cardboard on it for almost 2 weeks
The old timers here in the U.S. used to use cardboard for gasket material in a lot of applications, although this is the first time I've seen cardboard used as a head gasket. Not too surprising that it worked, but I agree that maybe it should be saved as a last resort temporary fix.
You cant really "mix" superglue with baking soda. The moment baking come in contact with superglue it hardens instantly, in less than a second. Try it. It's a hobbyist tip often passed around.
I'd really like to have one of these Lada's as a daily or every other day driver car here in America. Even one to put a turbo or an old unheard of small block V8 in to have something that is actually different. You can literally do anything to them and they still run and drive. No wonder the US banned them. (I know there are other reasons like emissions and safety)
Hello Garage 54 team! Windshield glue was best to test😅 Now summer is gone for my video idea, but I haven't got answer earlier. I"ll keep sending this message to new videos too, till I got answered😉 Try to make a anfibio car? Weld many propellos to drive shaft, so own engine will work on water too😂 If using samara, it is easier to use outboard motor👍 I am doing same to my Samara, when it is too rusty after few years😅 Please, do not make Titanic 2😅 Use some arm floats👍 Greetings from Finland from Lada fan... What a car! So reliable and cheap to use! Using Ladas from year -07! Using Samara and rare model in Finland➡Granta😎
❤❤ get a diesel engine and hook up propane as a booster to the diesel. Also, nitrous oxide. The down fall is the transmission can't handle all the power. I saw a truck in the USA that only had about 300 horse power. After propane and nitrous, over 1,000 horse power. Torque, from about 400 pounds feet of torque to over 1,200 pound feet of torque.👍👍
Garage 54 racing lada motor? Hone the cylinders with a drill Re seal the valves using tooth paste? (Or just grit 🤣) Copper or sheetmetal gasket, drill the counter weights and the rods... Skim the flywheel and drill it. (Maybe using an angle grinder 😅) Be interesting to see how long it would last or if it picks up any power. Garage 54 styled build? I'd love to see that it would be comedic and in the spirit of in the garage 👍
@Garage 54 you guyz should try using fruit jam instead of superglue....the jam is thicker and it prevents pressure loss ...when the engine heats up and the sugar in the jam caramelizes and turns to crystal then it-s a diferent ball game because it will weld the engine together and you wont be able to open and change pistons or piston rings or anything like that....it will work beautifuly until the engines death,with no issues what so ever ,except for not be able to unstuck the head from the block....aply this only on the last run of the engine !!!! awesome videos as always ...keep it up!!!!happy Hollydays guys and keep safe!
Glad to see my comment using cardboard as a head gasket failed. Told my used to be brother-in-law it wouldn't hold up years ago when he said it worked good as he did it hundreds of times. Thanks for running it till failure
I used aluminum foil in layers for a head gasket on a lawn mower and sold it for $50 And then I made a head gasket from a coke can and kept it for 5 years It'd be nice to see you test both methods on a Lada
i glued my water jacket on a 52 chevy and it lasted ten years, but finally the crack went in and broke thru to the oil galleries . I do believe it would hold I am quite sure it would withstand the heat .
I've seen plenty of low compression lada engines on your channel. You said the engine sound changed according to combustion pressure. My question is how high compression ratio can the engine take? Provided there's enough antiknock additives in the fuel.
To revive an old 2 stroke lawn mower (single cylinder), I cut a cardboard head gasket, and used aviation sealant on both sides. It worked well for a long time. I don't know if it even failed because of the gasket, as I lent it to a friend, and when it did die, I never got it back. I would like to see how aviation sealant on a cardboard head gasket would work on a multi cylinder 4 stroke using aviation head sealant..... I am thinking it would be good for a run around the "track" a few times to see how long it lasts.
The reason the ratchet straps didn't work as head bolts is because it wasn't holding the head down evenly and the compression was leaking into the coolant passages and putting pressure in the radiator and overflow bottle.
from the time i was a child, i have been hearing about either using a copper plate with high temp silicone for a head gasket. copper plate should be no thicker than a head gasket that is down to the bare metal. i have also heard of using the copper colored paint that actually has the copper in it and re-coating a head gasket. maybe in the future, you could give them a try and then i will know if i been told lies about head gaskets since i was little.
Same here. My old BSA Bantam always had a cardboard gasket. The gaskets you could buy actually seemed to be made of some kind of pale green cardboardy material anyway.
@@and7barton that's right👍 well people reading these might try it and find they work really well if they are having trouble finding the right one or need a quick fix.
Take cardboard cutout the shape of the gasket 3-4-5 times as much as to want, put those gaskets on top of eachother and soak them in superglue then still wet put in the press, after the glue gardens mill it to size. Should work almost as good as original gasket 👌
Just before I watch the video I'm going to say YES it will work.... Momentarily. I think it'll seal initially, but the heat/vibration and expansion between head/block will make short work of breaking through the glue. Have you guys tried making an HG out of linoleum (vinyl flooring) like was shown one time on the old TV show "The Professionals"?
ah, OK so it probably would've worked for a second with bolts lol... Definitely would like to see other materials used as gaskets now, maybe start a leaderboard of who gets the furthest?
I have an idea. Printed 3d Wheels, and tires. Both can be printed with 3d printers, with different types of plastics, People have done it already but if you could find a large enough printer, it could be done. Plus using different types of the filaments and resins they use in 3d printing. Some are even rubbery.
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I think I remember Big Daddy Don Garlits used to claim to use Permatex high temp RTV for the head gaskets on his dragsters back in the 70's or 80's. Maybe you should give that another shot with some Permatex high temp RTV. Of course it only had to last 1/4 mile or so on his machines.
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Turbo a lada engine and see how much boost it can take before it shoots a piston out the side of the block
this sound good. make a compound setup with blower. ill bet at 100psi you can lift the head through the hood
I was patiently waiting for the video to end to type the same comment and here it is, the first one.
Someone put a turbo on a stock yugo 1.1 engine and kept the stock carburetor. It worked but I really don't think he gained any power.
In america, engine throw piston out of block....but in soviet russia piston throw engine out of car 🤣
They should just use compressed air from a scuba tank and giver 3000psi
I love that you have a seeming infinite supply of beat up Ladas to experiment with.
Love your content!
There happens to be a literal infinite supply of old ladas in Russia.
@@gordonrowe8091 Don't they just mine them in Siberia?
Some poor communist bastards has to wait over a decade for these things.
theyre like the west's version of a neon or back in the day a chevette ... dime a dozen
@@fetus2280 in the early to mid 90's they were actually somewhat expensive and they were buying used Russian cars to reimport to Russia.
I regularly made cardboard gaskets for my motorbikes when I was around school-leaving age - a piece of old cereal packet. The rest of the packet was used for make insoles for my worn-out shoes .... I had no money.
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. Nothing like doing whatever it takes to get the job done.
Lupica I used to do the same with my shoes, cornflakes box 😂😂
@@robertthorpe2401 I recall attending school with two neat round holes in the soles of my old shoes. The cardboard inserts were regularly utilised. I guess all the local kids had them in the fifties.
@Slayer Kill kill KILL We got given old motorbikes and used to get them running and ride around a big area of wasteland. I recall having an old NSU Quickly moped, an old Vespa scooter, an Arial Leader...... some others. When they finally died in action, we'd just leave them where they died and walk home. We used to ride on the rough ground behind the May & Baker factory in Dagenham. I remember, pretty well none of them could keep going past 3rd gear, or even 2nd gear !
@@and7barton that’s right,
Having four older brothers my shoes were worn out before I got them,
Down the Meadows Nottingham in the 60s,
Nice chatting with you mate
Have a nice weekend 👍👍
When I was a kid, I had this mini chopper. I remember that I somehow blew the head gasket on the thing, and they no longer made parts. I remember my dad took a cereal box and made his own head gasket for it, and it outlasted the life of the machine. The man never ceased to amaze me.
Yea cerial box works well.
On several small engines and bigger outboard boat motors I have removed the head gasket to increase compression. It works great on a Briggs and Stratton. I used the silicone with copper and resurfaced the head very smooth. Gotta run premium fuel afterward but works like a champ.
We have used Loctite Stud and Bearing Mount on some small engines for this purpose. Especially ones that we knew were on their last legs.
I might try that on my evenrude twin 18 try eeek out couple more horses🥳
for 2 stroke single cylinder engine I resurface cylinder and head to be smooth and first time it might leak but 30 seconds in, carbon seals it up completely
Just add shin sheet of copper that has been heated and cooled fast to make it soft and then press it with head bolt force. Other option is peace of copper wire to be compressed. Just cut the seam point into opposite angles so head will press that seam tight and closes it.
That could be a go cart racers secret.
Copper sheet gasket comes to mind but cooking foil would be more interesting.
Copper gaskets have been used in engines before.
@@SuperFunkmachine yeah I had a kawasaki 2 stroke that had copper head gaskets so I know that works, foil would be interesting as would something like carbon fiber cloth.
@@SuperFunkmachine still used. Very common in racing but MLS is most common now. Top fuel can only use copper, I may be incorrect on that fact though.
@@screener545 MLS is old tech people use cut ring gaskets now, it does require resurfacing if I take the head off though
Yea copper is pretty standard on alot of marine engines, its great
In jamaca , they regularly use WAX cardboard for head gaskets. My friend made it 100,000km. On a orange juice container head gasket for a m.g. I had a saab 9000, used juice container washers for my turbo banjo bolt copper washers on his suggestion. Got me home over 500 miles. No leaks.
Ive not bought thermostat housing gaskets in close to a decade. I simply cut them out of cereal box card... Its a permanant fix. Never had one fail, ever.
I often use super glue to hold parts on a mandrel for machining. A little heat always compromises the glue where it just slips off the mandrel. I'm suspecting if it does work, once it gets hot, it's gonna fail rather quickly.
I received the notification "Superglue instead of head gasket - will it work?". . . How stupid not worth watching. was my first thought. BUT i was so wrong. this video was 140% worth my time watching. you don't know how much you guys inspire me. thanks and take care. this world needs you guys.
I love this channel, just shows how rough you can be and still have things working. One of my neighbours clearly has a car that’s been fixed using one of these methods.
try using the same adhesives, but in this process: clean parts, install adhesive, run the bolts in and then back out directly, THEN let it cure. this guarantees the head "spring tension" won't break the seal.
This is what they did
No it seems they let it cure with the head bolts torqued down
@@iggy3206 yes that is exactly right, they left the bolts torqued for 24h then removed them before starting.
It probably would have worked better with cereal box cardboard (non perforated)
Also use an anaerobic cure adhesive; superglue needs air / humidity
In the 70's I remember my father, grandfather and uncle all making new head gaskets out of thin sheet copper or brass, my father's was for his Triumph Herald 13/60, my grandfather was for his 2 litre six pot Triumph Vitesse and my uncle's was two for his V12 Jaguar. Back then torque wrenches were super rare to find and expensive so they used the other way of torqueing which was with a spring weight attached to a spring which was attached to the spanner or ratchet handle and a bit o' maths and they could nail the torque down perfectly. They used high melting point grease to act as the sealer and for the sake of an hour or so with a small tapping hammer and a sheet of copper they would get thousands of miles out them home made gaskets, starts to go out comes the sheet o' copper and a new one made in a trice :D
"back then"
meanwhile me with a luggage scale on my wrench 😅
Its normal to use copper gaskets on old engines. You have to heat them before installing so they get soft.
Can you make a straight 8 cyl from 2 lada engines, with cut and welded crank, block, and camshaft
8…..why not a straight 24…..give them something to shoot for.
Why?
Just…I don’t understand
I can understand real world problem solving with cars….
But ham sandwiches for head gaskets,
And 10 head gaskets…..why? And wacky stuff. Why?
I guess, I’m just to old to understand
@@OkFixer Sheer unrestrained curiosity. The question isn't "why?" for them, It's "why not?"
It's been done. Check their videos.
@@1mariomaniac or shear ….ratings that sell commercials…ha,ha,ha……yeah, yeah…curiosity, I get it
They actually did with 4 engines and so it's a straight 12
In America we often joke about the uses of Duct tape being a fix for almost anything how about testing that on a engine head ? i saw a Van transporting a Matress on the roof at highway speeds with nothing but 2 strips of Duct tape holding it on the tape was run down both sides of theVan including over the glass ,trim, etc
I once watched a mechanic make a field repair to the leading edge of a Blackhawk helicopter main rotor blade with duct tape after the pilot turned it into a $12 million weed whacker.
Turns out, that is an official field remedy for that situation.
Prob a bunch of crack heads looking for spot to burn it so they could scrap the springs
@@the_haunted_outhouse that's called speed tape, not same stuff as duct tape :).
I would have gone with *North America* as that throws Canada into the mix and Ohhh boy do they love them some Duct Tape!
*"Spare the duct tape, spoil the job"*
Red Green
The only thing you can't fix with duct tape is stupid...
I used cereal boxes to make gaskets,never corrugated cardboard. Copper would be optimum,obviously! lol 😂
Yep. I still use waxed cardboard for gaskets. Water pumps, old mechanical fuel pumps on vehicles and anything on a small engine.
I agree
@@Stroke-it-2-Handed Where do you get waxed cardboard? Take a hot candle to plain cardboard?
@@user-ut9ln4vd5m soft drink boxes, cereal boxes, ect. These boxes are made from cardboard which has been "waxed" on one side.
Did you make a head gasket with one?
I would like to see if, once an engine has reached operating temperature, can you replace the motor oil with molten paraffin wax? Maybe some nice pumpkin spice scented candles.
YESSSS WANT TO SEE THIS :D
I want to see this too! Also swap coolant for chicken soup plz.
Yes it would work the heat by the engine would keep the molten wax molten
@@thomasmcdougall8059 seem u know show us
A lady with armpit hair told me to try essential oils.
An idea, Can u make a driveshaft off only suspensionsprings? Makes for a soft takeoff maybe..
They did this on their Russian channel: th-cam.com/video/gZ8oyTDyI_c/w-d-xo.html
And this: th-cam.com/video/H6A-j3NvTdY/w-d-xo.html
Make a wood driveshaft…..
@@DavidWatt 😂
I’ve heard of wood drive shafts, Hickory. I can see springs causing issues, winding up when you let off the clutch then snatching you forward, maybe hard enough to kill the car.
308 Dad this sounds like exactly the type of content im here for!
This must have been one of the weirdest experiments for G54's neighbors: normal number of wheels, normal length, normal width, normal height, normal paint job, normal tires, normal exhaust, etc. :)
This channel is proof the Lada it s the world's best car. They run in any configuration. They get better with age
Vlad is probably teaching a ton of kids about internal cmbustion engines while we're currently trying to put a stop to them. I hope those kids will grow up to keep them alive.
well they cant stop using all gas cars they can stop making new one but the old gas cars will still be around and spare parts for them will still be produced so they will keep fixing them until the county stop selling gas for the public which is almost impossible since gas is used for more than filling cars. and they cant produce enoug electric cars cheapliy to replace all gas in a small time frame maybe 15 to 20 years after stopping producing gas cars they will go extinct. in my opinion if i could buy an electric car for a good price i will certainly buy one but i am not rich to buy an elecrtic one. my car cost me around 1600 dollar used
@@nopda4095 my biggest problems with electric cars are the carbon footprint to produce them and their batteries combined with the fact that the majority of folks will use coal or other fossil fuels to charge them. It's a cool idea, but at the current time they don't make enough sense to me.
@@joshuagibson2520 yeah the biggest problem is the genration of the electricity it self
I think JB Weld would be a good option for testing next!
Plus 1 😊 if you can 'weld' gearboxes with it it should hold up for a wee bit.
You saved me from the suggestion, you could build an engines with that :)
We all already know JB Weld fixes everything better than FlexSeal 🤷♂️
Thats capitalist garbage! Local store superglue is where its at.
Machine a complete piston using a 1 liter cylinder of cured JB weld
"U get the impression the motor has no compression" mfkn 🔥🔥🔥🔥bars
Lmao indeed
Can't wait for the whole album.💀
J-B Weld, head gasket. getting it on there would be tricky and many engines have the configuration that needs the gasket thickness to prevent the pistons from hitting the cylinder head. hm...
just what i was gunna say, try JB WELD, maybe direct with no gasket. metal to metal.. :) as long as like u sayd it dont need the xtra clearance.
Ad spacers at key centre points, mix the jb weld in one bog container and have 3 people practice applying to a piece of wood the same shape as the head until comfy enough to apply it properly in under 2 minutes. The spacers could be the size of a tiny bb or little squares cut out of sheet metal just to maintain that gap.
@@diji5071 You could mix JB weld with less Hardener in order to give yourself mote ime to apply it and then spray it with activator so that it starts hardening pretty fast just before you put the cylinder head on. You could do this with most epoxy based glues.
Actually...Many engines do not need the extra thickness as they are designed to not interfere, avoiding catastrophic damage...
JB weld is very strong but it’s also brittle and cracks easily
16:31 Rear driveline wobble is scary as!
When making cardboard gaskets I've always soaked them in used motor oil. The carbon and soft metal deposits help create a quality long lasting seal.
I’ve heard stories of my Grandpa making gaskets of cardboard, and once he used a shoe tongue for a gasket. I imagine an modern tennis shoe but in all likelihood it would have been a leather shoe which would make sense. People back then knew enough about everything to never be down for long.
"Mum! have you tried the emergency cardboard head gasket?"
Vietnamese guy told me that used three sheets of HD aluminum foil and it would last thirty minutes and repeat
Cereal box cardboard. Frosted Flakes. That would be good experiment.
We have emergency cardboard head gaskets at home.
I like how they put an aluminum DOHC 4 valve hemi cylinder head in the thumbnail. Nice touch. 😆
Sohc can have 4 valves per cylinder and a center sparkplugs.
@@Wreckedekcoupe ridiculous.
@@Wreckedekcoupe and it is not called a "Hemi" unless it's made by Mopar and it's an OVH 2-valve.
Wasn't the factory head gaskets also made of cardboard on those things ? LOL
Corkboard, as most every gasket for every vehicle up until several years ago
I have run 2 cycle engines with no head gasket. But I did check to make sure head and block was flat within .001 or .00254mm 1st. Also need high octane gasoline if you did it.
Plus a richer oil mix. Starting them not that easy. Really noticeable HP increase.
Press board and recycled vodka caps.
@@warrenpuckett4203 We need to compare notes. You can trim the skirt. Mill the head if it seperates. Use a hotter plug & high voltage coil init.
@@warrenpuckett4203 I've ran Nitromethane too. Diluted.
My time in aerospace has taught me that you can glue a LOT of stuff together using the RIGHT adhesive and the correct preparation work. Not only can you glue stuff together, but it can be just at strong, or stronger than welding!
the older rolls royce engines,(well before bmw took over) were machined so well they only needed a smear of blue holymar gasket sealant and they worked flawlessly for years, the videos are a good advert though for how robust and yet simple designed the older ladas really are and I really like how you try so many things with them
Good comment.
An aircraft engine like a lycoming on the crankcase half uses a single thread of silk to seal it if im not mistaken, thaat blew my mind.
@@price8314 if that's true that's amazing.
@@nicoleyensen7062 l'm not a licensed aircraft mechanic, but l did work at an airport and helped the guys at the maintenance work on planes and that is what the lead guy told me how they sealed the crankcase up. I love airplanes, they are awesome!
@@price8314 wonderful. You are talking about silk made by silkworms?
Renault Clio 2 came standard from factory with some type of silicone sealant instead of gasket.
The Citroen GS 1.1 boxer engine came with none 😅.
Very french... in design and execution 🤣
@@bruettingmarcus Spit and kleenex as one legendary meeting decided 😅.
no it didnt....both the 1.2. petrol(d7f) and the 1.9d (f8q) or the 1.5 dci (k9k) all use head gaskets...i know because i have changed many on those and i still do
Stacked aluminum foil as head gasket?
Extra heavy-duty foil would do it. Something nearly as thick as the old-fashioned toothpaste tube material.
My dad made a DIY head gasket for his NC Fairlane out of a cereal box wrapped in tin foil when I was a kid
That gasket lasted easily 25,000km before he ended up selling the car
I was Mowing the lawn at my Aunts place one Sunday and the 2 Stroke mower blew the head gasket. There was an old shoe Box sitting on the bin to go out so I got that, took the head off and used that as a template, cut the box out with a razor blade, put it all back together and finished the lawn..... and my own lawn for the rest of the summer. Only changed it months later when I suspected the rings had gone only to find out the Spark lead had rubbed through and was making the engine run bad. Single layer cardboard works great and I think would have worked better than Corrugated in this case.
11:32 when you tell her you drive a Lada...
I love the translator. The way he translates is hilarious. Try using fresh cooking OIL as engine OIL. I wish this garage man was my older brother .
Life 0D
@Garage 54, I am honestly amazed that the thick cardboard you used lasted as long as it did.
I would like to see you use the same type of cardboard that Milk cartons use, or same as a Cereal box uses very thin type of cardboard, I would bet it would last a lot longer especially the milk carton type. Also the super glue would have worked if you completely cleaned the block n head, so there was no oil residue on them at all super glue will not work if there is even the slightest bit of Oil residue on either surfaces.
I think if you had used head-bolts with all of them, the results would be different, great video, thanks for sharing.
Epoxy!!! I used it to attach my exhaust header on when some bolt holes/taps became unusable.
Great stuff.
JB Weld and Araldite to be specific.
my favorite improvised gasket material is brown manila paper envelopes, commonly used in the old days for documents. the paper was just the right thickness for a gasket and was quite strong, had good compressability and was good enough for permanent repairs.
The sweet sound if 1:1 compression.
Engrish
I mean you can't blow headgasket if you dont install one :D
Just when you think you see weird stuff on here it gets even weirder 🤣God Bless Garage 54
Some of the old engines I've disassembled used leather gaskets.
I used a leather gasket on my intake manifold once. Ended up driving it for about a year with no problems, then replaced it with a Viton gasket when I had the manifold off for other repairs.
In mexico I remember that people use to use raw eggs to seal that gasket i mean the head gasket. Give it a try
i have actually done this with success!! 1988 Olds Cutlass Ciera with 2.8 V6 blew the rear head gasket at 89k miles, every oil change i added an egg to the radiator and it was still running at 210k miles when it got totaled
Bondo will work because it can withstand immense heat...i have used it many times to seal exhaust manifods and its a permanent gasket on those....also you should try cereal box cardboard impregnated with superglue
I still remember the time i used a piece of cardboard as a head gasket on my go kart. Ran great till i could find the right gasket for it and even then i left the cardboard on it for almost 2 weeks
One thing that interests me is that 100 years ago they used to make gaskets out of leather, I wonder if it would work as a head gasket
The old timers here in the U.S. used to use cardboard for gasket material in a lot of applications, although this is the first time I've seen cardboard used as a head gasket. Not too surprising that it worked, but I agree that maybe it should be saved as a last resort temporary fix.
I wonder how this will work super glue is really strong. It can take heat up to 250° f. An if you mix it with baking soda it's even stronger.
I bet it would work well if you could mix some powdered carbon, carbon doesn't burn
This is the first thing I looked up before watching, the max temps lol
You cant really "mix" superglue with baking soda. The moment baking come in contact with superglue it hardens instantly, in less than a second. Try it. It's a hobbyist tip often passed around.
@@maineeveryday3991 I'm talking about carbon not sodium bicarbonate 🤷 🤦 🤣
@@spankthemonkey3437 Bruh he wasn't replying to you lol, youtube just notifies you of 2-3 new comments below you.
Garage 54 next month: "Building left wheel drive, right engined transaxle car".
I'd really like to have one of these Lada's as a daily or every other day driver car here in America. Even one to put a turbo or an old unheard of small block V8 in to have something that is actually different. You can literally do anything to them and they still run and drive. No wonder the US banned them. (I know there are other reasons like emissions and safety)
Safety is bullshit protectionism.
Everthing i didnt know i needed to know... Thank you.
Project Farm tried this with JB weld on a lawn mower. Results were similar.
This is the most Russian channel on TH-cam! Love it
I'd like to see some Oversize pistons and crankshaft's fitted into lada engines to see how much abuse they can take and power gains 😁 👍
there are rally ladas with modified engines. Some go up to 200 hp NA
@@vasiliansotirov6976 I'd love to see garage 54 try it before I do . I'm looking at the 2040cc kit for the 1700cc mpi 21214-20 niva lol
JB WELD! been doing it for years NEVER had a head gasket fail!
You don't even have to machine anything in most cases!
Who ever is picking the music for these videos needs a raise.
Hello Garage 54 team! Windshield glue was best to test😅
Now summer is gone for my video idea, but I haven't got answer earlier. I"ll keep sending this message to new videos too, till I got answered😉
Try to make a anfibio car?
Weld many propellos to drive shaft, so own engine will work on water too😂 If using samara, it is easier to use outboard motor👍
I am doing same to my Samara, when it is too rusty after few years😅
Please, do not make Titanic 2😅 Use some arm floats👍
Greetings from Finland from Lada fan... What a car! So reliable and cheap to use!
Using Ladas from year -07! Using Samara and rare model in Finland➡Granta😎
That’s a Lada super glue you guy’s have used! Crazy glue should hire you guy’s to do commercials!👌😂👍
Love the content you provide. Reminds me of monster garage and myth busters combined.
its lunchtime and im ready to waste my entire lunch break on this
I love this channel!!! I wonder what the neighbors think.
❤❤ get a diesel engine and hook up propane as a booster to the diesel. Also, nitrous oxide.
The down fall is the transmission can't handle all the power.
I saw a truck in the USA that only had about 300 horse power. After propane and nitrous, over 1,000 horse power. Torque, from about 400 pounds feet of torque to over 1,200 pound feet of torque.👍👍
Garage 54 racing lada motor?
Hone the cylinders with a drill
Re seal the valves using tooth paste? (Or just grit 🤣)
Copper or sheetmetal gasket,
drill the counter weights and the rods...
Skim the flywheel and drill it.
(Maybe using an angle grinder 😅)
Be interesting to see how long it would last or if it picks up any power.
Garage 54 styled build?
I'd love to see that it would be comedic and in the spirit of in the garage 👍
@Garage 54 you guyz should try using fruit jam instead of superglue....the jam is thicker and it prevents pressure loss ...when the engine heats up and the sugar in the jam caramelizes and turns to crystal then it-s a diferent ball game because it will weld the engine together and you wont be able to open and change pistons or piston rings or anything like that....it will work beautifuly until the engines death,with no issues what so ever ,except for not be able to unstuck the head from the block....aply this only on the last run of the engine !!!! awesome videos as always ...keep it up!!!!happy Hollydays guys and keep safe!
You'll have to sacrifice completely an engine, but try JB Weld.. specifically meant for bonding and repairing metals.
Project Farm already tried that, it didn't work
Glad to see my comment using cardboard as a head gasket failed. Told my used to be brother-in-law it wouldn't hold up years ago when he said it worked good as he did it hundreds of times. Thanks for running it till failure
If one is digging that far into the engine why risk it lol
@@amorag59 my point exactly.i told him the reason he did it hundreds of times is because it won't hold up.
Try J-B Weld next time
I used aluminum foil in layers for a head gasket on a lawn mower and sold it for $50
And then I made a head gasket from a coke can and kept it for 5 years
It'd be nice to see you test both methods on a Lada
What about attaching the head with jb weld, if it doesn't leak, remove the head bolts and see if the compression will blow the head off
I was just going to mention that. JB weld original formula, not JB Kwik. It can't handle heat.
i glued my water jacket on a 52 chevy and it lasted ten years, but finally the crack went in and broke thru to the oil galleries . I do believe it would hold I am quite sure it would withstand the heat .
Garage 54's neighbour: oh fine, at least today's car got the right number of wheels.
I used to use copper screen for my older snowmobile 2 stroke engines worked great
I've seen plenty of low compression lada engines on your channel. You said the engine sound changed according to combustion pressure. My question is how high compression ratio can the engine take? Provided there's enough antiknock additives in the fuel.
Next you'll weld the head on somehow.
I love this channel
Still waiting to seen a 2 stroke 4 cylinder Lada!
You should turbo an lada engine and see how much boost it takes before it blows up!
Love these videos, alot of curiosity has been satisfied by this channel. Im a mix of "in the name of science, and Whistlin Diesel"
A buddy of mine in High School used permatex instead of a head gasket on his CB 350. Worked about as well as you might think.
Ive used fire grade silicone before thats meant for flues on coal fires, was strong for years 😂😂 sold the car too, far as I know it never had issues
To revive an old 2 stroke lawn mower (single cylinder), I cut a cardboard head gasket, and used aviation sealant on both sides. It worked well for a long time.
I don't know if it even failed because of the gasket, as I lent it to a friend, and when it did die, I never got it back.
I would like to see how aviation sealant on a cardboard head gasket would work on a multi cylinder 4 stroke using aviation head sealant..... I am thinking it would be good for a run around the "track" a few times to see how long it lasts.
They replace their gaskets with single layer cardboard in Cuba. There are thousands of cars running around there like that. Ladas included.
The reason the ratchet straps didn't work as head bolts is because it wasn't holding the head down evenly and the compression was leaking into the coolant passages and putting pressure in the radiator and overflow bottle.
love the videos
try making a head gasket out of duct tape
from the time i was a child, i have been hearing about either using a copper plate with high temp silicone for a head gasket. copper plate should be no thicker than a head gasket that is down to the bare metal. i have also heard of using the copper colored paint that actually has the copper in it and re-coating a head gasket. maybe in the future, you could give them a try and then i will know if i been told lies about head gaskets since i was little.
I used to use breakfast cereal boxes for gaskets on my motorbikes.
Same here. My old BSA Bantam always had a cardboard gasket. The gaskets you could buy actually seemed to be made of some kind of pale green cardboardy material anyway.
@@and7barton that's right👍 well people reading these might try it and find they work really well if they are having trouble finding the right one or need a quick fix.
That’s pretty cool, but can you take a Lada and make it fully electric?
What about using jb weld for head gaskets?
Take cardboard cutout the shape of the gasket 3-4-5 times as much as to want, put those gaskets on top of eachother and soak them in superglue then still wet put in the press, after the glue gardens mill it to size. Should work almost as good as original gasket 👌
Just before I watch the video I'm going to say YES it will work.... Momentarily. I think it'll seal initially, but the heat/vibration and expansion between head/block will make short work of breaking through the glue. Have you guys tried making an HG out of linoleum (vinyl flooring) like was shown one time on the old TV show "The Professionals"?
ah, OK so it probably would've worked for a second with bolts lol... Definitely would like to see other materials used as gaskets now, maybe start a leaderboard of who gets the furthest?
Just from the thumbnail, no, no it will not work. Will I watch you guys try? yes, yes I will 🤣
Thwy should try remove the coolant and just run high volume of air through the water jackets and see if it keeps he engine cool.
Hooked up to one of those large towable air compressors and that would be a great experiment.
@@otm646 Yes for sure.
@@otm646 A turbo would be better imho, it would need air quantity more than pressure. More oomph, more cooling air :)
Yeah JB weld is probably your best bet as far as glue goes lol.
My prediction is: No. Will edit later.
EDIT: Worked out exactly like I thought. huehuehuehuehuehuehue
Still watching 😅?
I love science. In these theories.
I have an idea. Printed 3d Wheels, and tires. Both can be printed with 3d printers, with different types of plastics, People have done it already but if you could find a large enough printer, it could be done. Plus using different types of the filaments and resins they use in 3d printing. Some are even rubbery.
Shop: Well, due to supply issues we cant get your head gasket for 4 months
Garage 54: Proceeds to put Cardboard Head Gasket on Lada using old shipping box
The Lada reminds me of the old Datsun B210. simple, reliable, and very hard to kill.
I think I remember Big Daddy Don Garlits used to claim to use Permatex high temp RTV for the head gaskets on his dragsters back in the 70's or 80's. Maybe you should give that another shot with some Permatex high temp RTV. Of course it only had to last 1/4 mile or so on his machines.
My cousin once made a head gasket for a slant 6 Valiant motor out of fly screen wire and muffler putty. It lasted about 2 miles.
Try using the black rubber-encapsulated superglue - that stuff is THICK!
I wonder what would have happened with that liquid metal they use to fill muffler holes?
You talking about JB weld or something?
@@1mariomaniac no o this stuff is a silver paste that dry as a metal like unknown substance
@@tnickknight 🤷♂️
@@1mariomaniac I put in a link to show what it was, but it was deleted
@@1mariomaniac look up muffler cement