Yeah after watching the video, I don’t think you should be working on cars, you really don’t know what you are doing, and the comment you made about the gas tank that you are not doing it right but doing it the redneck way, any red neck knows you don’t spray water into a gas tank to clean it, all I can say is at least it’s not a desirable car and not worth anything, I really suggest you think about not working on a car again.
Right. We need less people like you on these videos. “Let’s DISCOURAGE young people to work on cars, particularly classic cars.” What? Dude, are you sure that you’re making all the right choices? I made sure to tell people that it was wrong, and I’m not sure if you saw that tank, but you and I both know it needed to be replaced. The car has now been scrapped. Oh, and hey! Let’s RAG on the 11 year old that pumped varnished gas into the engine. It’s a crappy $500 car. And the reason it happened this way? Is because everyone KNOWS it’s a piece of crap that kids are working on. I’ve never quite heard someone be so “textbook” when it comes to what NOT to say in the world. Excellent job.
@@aaronhollingsworth6808 Hrow up dude. Like seriously? Look at what you just wrote. You are ragging on someone who is just trying to have a fun learning experience with his little brother, and doing it in a way that isn’t hurting anybody. Sure you wouldnt do this on a tank you truely cared about, but this one was garbage. You don’t need to shit on someone who is keeping a dying art alive in this new generation.
It's a mystery... Why this car wasn't snapped right up when you listed it for sale is a mystery. One could have fun just pottering around with the engine and brakes and all for ages. Driving would be an anti-climax of sorts. The fun is in all the wrenching you can do with it. The best part is you and your brother got to hang out and work on something together! The fact you CAPTURED it is magnificent. In the decades to come, you all will treasure this memory. Mahalo for sharing this with all of us. Aloha to all of you out there!
I bought an 80 version of that car. It was also well used when I got it. Strong running engine, but that camel backed oil pan on it meant that almost everything like changing the starter, or changing the oil pump or the pan gasket required raising the engine up from the motor mounts to get clearance to do it. I guess not that much of a hassle if you were doing the work yourself, but if you had a mechanic working on it, raising the engine up could sure run the cost of the repair up……
Thunderbirds are oddly underrated! Some people say Hot Rod late 70s cars will become a thing eventually with motor swaps. Thanks for the kids channel recommendation! I'm 30 years old and posted a live stream on my channel of my project cars, a Probe GT and a RX-7
@@Marac1a but when they finally work, it's all smiles per gallon! Plus, to be fair to the Probe, it's 30 and still on the original everything pretty much. It's about time it has an owner willing to rebuild it. As far as the RX-7 goes, I might just end up returning it to the original seller. Don't really have the room anymore to keep it.
@@RobiticDuck I've been considering buying a Capri if I could find one around here that ain't rusted to shit. Everyone used em for these Pennsylvania winters cause they just run like hell in the snow
It's a shame it's gone, but it was a learning experience. I kinda think the backfire was probably timing related, like maybe the advance weights were frozen. Keep at it and watch Junkyard Digs and Thunderhead289 for how to tune a carburetor and balance engine timing. Those guys are really knowledgeable.
Odd to see a Thunderbird from that era that didn't have factory A/C! That body style was the right car at the right time and they sold a ton of them, in fact the best selling generation of T-bird!
Certainly the most produced! This is definitely the most common T-Bird that I still see around. They’re neat cars! I’d daily drive one! Perhaps one in better shape than mine!
@@tyronebiggims1613 Ha! It may not be the best beard. Little patchy. But if people think it’s a stick on, then I can stay TEEN MECHANIC FOREVER! People think I’m faking getting older! That’s really good to know… 🤔
Totally understand the reasons for what happened to the car in the end. Engine - tired, body - tired, suspension - tired, transmission - tired....there has to be a line drawn somewhere - especially if you want to buy another car or fix one you already have. Sometimes a car is worth more scrapped than it is worth as a going entity and in the case of this old malaise-era bucket of magnificence, it would cost about four times what a mint example goes for to bring that one around.....and even then, there is a limited market for it because of what it is. Nice to see them on the road, but you really have to love the car above everything else and want to keep it for years in order to justify pouring the money into it that it needed. Never seen that technique for cleaning a petrol tank though! ...and a backfire and stall on applying the throttle is an indication of timing being a touch retarded. As you learned, a small carb fire can be put out by a gust of air. It can also be put out by whacking it with a rag or stuffing the rag down the mouth of the carb. Hitting it with a fire extinguisher will mean you have to strip and clean it out again - because that stuff gets everywhere - so by all means have it on hand, but don't use it unless the fire gets bigger or spreads. It was great to see the old girl start up and move on her own though. All the best
I’d like to thank you for your comment. I’m really glad that you understand my decision. That was almost exactly my thought process. And I’ve had a few carb fires, but as soon as it “ignited” I figured we should get the extinguisher “just in case”. Just yesterday I saw a super shiny one that had a new interior for $4500. I can’t see it being any less than that to bring this one back like you were saying. And at least people are able to pull parts off of it that they might need. And one thing I didn’t mention in the video is that the floors are completely rotten. But thank you nonetheless. I’m grateful for people like you commenting and not hating the choice I had to make. Thanks a million!
@@TeenMechanic - You are very welcome. Also - just wanted to clarify that I wasn't trying to tell you how to suck eggs when it came to putting out a fire after she backfires through the carb. Just didn't want you to have to learn the same way I did that a fire extinguisher can make a mess of a carburettor! I have three in my garage - one at each side end and one between the garage doors - and all 2Kg models, but I'll take my shirt off and stuff it through the carb - into the inlet manifold if I have to - if it saves me from having to redo the ruddy carb rebuild 10 mins after I did it the first time by filling it up with dry powder fire retardant! Had an SU carb blow an o-ring seal on the float chamber end of the waxstat jet, pouring a ton of fresh gas straight onto the hot exhaust manifold and header pipes once. Huge fireball when it ignited and I was so glad for the extinguisher then. Same when the diff in my Triumph Stag grenaded itself, locked the rear of the car up and slid me off the road. The destroyed pinion seal sprayed hot diff oil onto a hotter exhaust and up she went. If I didn't have one on hand then, I would have lost my big V8 classic convertible in a ditch on the side of the road within minutes. They have their uses, for sure and I'm all for safe-guarding against catastrophe, but unless it's going to get worse very quickly, I'll leave the extinguisher on the wall....but always within 5 seconds of me. If I'm concerned or working on the car outside the garage, I take one closer to where I'm working. As to the T-bird, it does get sad that we cannot save them all. But that car would still be a good donor for several others, as there will be parts in it that are hard to find, good for spares and good replacements. I've had to make a call on a couple of my projects over the years. They sat and sat and I knew I'd never get around to doing them, so why was I keeping them? Same sort of questions get asked - the big one being whether you are going to be the one to bring it back to the road. If not - move it on. She's dead money where she sits. I have two sitting right now that I must get on to, but I need a bit of space back in the garage to do them, so they wait. If it gets to a point where I cannot do the work, then I'll sell them before they get to a state they cannot be restored or are no longer economical to do so. That day has not arrived yet...and I'm already making progress on making a hole for them to be in with enough space for me to work. As I mentioned, mate, it was still good footage of the T-bird and a successful revival of the old beast, so definitely worth your editing time to post up. It's always cool to see another Will It Run And Drive and seeing you blokes at work on them - you already know so much and aren't trying to imitate anyone else's style, so its great to watch. All the best from here in New Zealand.
@@KiwiStag74 I didn’t get the “suck eggs” impression at all. Always like to converse with people in the comments. Again, I appreciate the support, and it sounds like you most certainly have experience and expertise in that field! So once again, thanks man! Take it easy!
Thanks! How about you tell us what we can improve on. I’ve never understood how you can “waste your time” watching a video and then post a hateful comment on a video of some kids working on a car. Good job 👍
@ I’ve read manuals. Lots of them. I’ll continue to do so. That’s the whole point of this video though. Obviously when you rev an engine and it bogs and backfires, it means the base timing is off. But this car was a crappy over-produced Thunderbird. It was just a car to get running and have some fun with. It’s also gone now unfortunately. There was no instructional nature in this video. But if those are the videos you want, ones that are instructional, that’s good for me to know. Because sometimes people don’t want all jokes all the time. So duly noted.
Yet they're out there DOING stuff and learning it as they go, entertaining many of us old farts who Been There, Done That, and encouraging other youths to do the same, rather than making unconstructive criticism.
Yeah after watching the video, I don’t think you should be working on cars, you really don’t know what you are doing, and the comment you made about the gas tank that you are not doing it right but doing it the redneck way, any red neck knows you don’t spray water into a gas tank to clean it, all I can say is at least it’s not a desirable car and not worth anything, I really suggest you think about not working on a car again.
Right. We need less people like you on these videos. “Let’s DISCOURAGE young people to work on cars, particularly classic cars.” What? Dude, are you sure that you’re making all the right choices? I made sure to tell people that it was wrong, and I’m not sure if you saw that tank, but you and I both know it needed to be replaced. The car has now been scrapped. Oh, and hey! Let’s RAG on the 11 year old that pumped varnished gas into the engine. It’s a crappy $500 car. And the reason it happened this way? Is because everyone KNOWS it’s a piece of crap that kids are working on. I’ve never quite heard someone be so “textbook” when it comes to what NOT to say in the world. Excellent job.
Wow. Over on Mortske Repair, for a couple years now, I've been awarding guys like this my TROLL OF THE WEEK prize!
@@aaronhollingsworth6808 Hrow up dude. Like seriously? Look at what you just wrote. You are ragging on someone who is just trying to have a fun learning experience with his little brother, and doing it in a way that isn’t hurting anybody. Sure you wouldnt do this on a tank you truely cared about, but this one was garbage. You don’t need to shit on someone who is keeping a dying art alive in this new generation.
It's a mystery... Why this car wasn't snapped right up when you listed it for sale is a mystery. One could have fun just pottering around with the engine and brakes and all for ages.
Driving would be an anti-climax of sorts. The fun is in all the wrenching you can do with it.
The best part is you and your brother got to hang out and work on something together! The fact you CAPTURED it is magnificent.
In the decades to come, you all will treasure this memory. Mahalo for sharing this with all of us. Aloha to all of you out there!
They are young and give them credit they will learn
That reaction to that backfire made me giggle.
All I could think was, been there, done that!
But that’s the way you learn. Way to go
I bought an 80 version of that car. It was also well used when I got it. Strong running engine, but that camel backed oil pan on it meant that almost everything like changing the starter, or changing the oil pump or the pan gasket required raising the engine up from the motor mounts to get clearance to do it.
I guess not that much of a hassle if you were doing the work yourself, but if you had a mechanic working on it, raising the engine up could sure run the cost of the repair up……
Neat you getting your brother involved. Think about it, that T Bird was a downsized midsized car when it was built.
Thunderbirds are oddly underrated! Some people say Hot Rod late 70s cars will become a thing eventually with motor swaps.
Thanks for the kids channel recommendation! I'm 30 years old and posted a live stream on my channel of my project cars, a Probe GT and a RX-7
I'm sorry that you have to deal with rotary motors and probe part availability
@Marac1a the Rotary overheats and pukes coolant, and the Probe's V6 needs a new head gasket! Yay?
@@RobiticDuck that's a real race to the bottom there, they wake up in the morning and compete to see who's more broken
@@Marac1a but when they finally work, it's all smiles per gallon! Plus, to be fair to the Probe, it's 30 and still on the original everything pretty much. It's about time it has an owner willing to rebuild it.
As far as the RX-7 goes, I might just end up returning it to the original seller. Don't really have the room anymore to keep it.
@@RobiticDuck I've been considering buying a Capri if I could find one around here that ain't rusted to shit. Everyone used em for these Pennsylvania winters cause they just run like hell in the snow
Ive had many of these 1977-1979 thunderbirds they were great cars i drove a 1978 model for 17 years
It's a shame it's gone, but it was a learning experience. I kinda think the backfire was probably timing related, like maybe the advance weights were frozen. Keep at it and watch Junkyard Digs and Thunderhead289 for how to tune a carburetor and balance engine timing. Those guys are really knowledgeable.
Odd to see a Thunderbird from that era that didn't have factory A/C! That body style was the right car at the right time and they sold a ton of them, in fact the best selling generation of T-bird!
Certainly the most produced! This is definitely the most common T-Bird that I still see around. They’re neat cars! I’d daily drive one! Perhaps one in better shape than mine!
@TeenMechanic Well hey if you want to film one in really good shape i got one in my driveway 😉
@ I wouldn’t mind! I forgot about that one
@ Thanks!
@@TeenMechanic Try and pick a nicer day so you can drive it 😀
Love the stick on beard. had one from e bay..Ijust rocked the lower half the omesh look.
@@tyronebiggims1613 Ha! It may not be the best beard. Little patchy. But if people think it’s a stick on, then I can stay TEEN MECHANIC FOREVER! People think I’m faking getting older! That’s really good to know… 🤔
Totally understand the reasons for what happened to the car in the end. Engine - tired, body - tired, suspension - tired, transmission - tired....there has to be a line drawn somewhere - especially if you want to buy another car or fix one you already have. Sometimes a car is worth more scrapped than it is worth as a going entity and in the case of this old malaise-era bucket of magnificence, it would cost about four times what a mint example goes for to bring that one around.....and even then, there is a limited market for it because of what it is. Nice to see them on the road, but you really have to love the car above everything else and want to keep it for years in order to justify pouring the money into it that it needed.
Never seen that technique for cleaning a petrol tank though! ...and a backfire and stall on applying the throttle is an indication of timing being a touch retarded. As you learned, a small carb fire can be put out by a gust of air. It can also be put out by whacking it with a rag or stuffing the rag down the mouth of the carb. Hitting it with a fire extinguisher will mean you have to strip and clean it out again - because that stuff gets everywhere - so by all means have it on hand, but don't use it unless the fire gets bigger or spreads. It was great to see the old girl start up and move on her own though.
All the best
I’d like to thank you for your comment. I’m really glad that you understand my decision.
That was almost exactly my thought process. And I’ve had a few carb fires, but as soon as it “ignited” I figured we should get the extinguisher “just in case”.
Just yesterday I saw a super shiny one that had a new interior for $4500. I can’t see it being any less than that to bring this one back like you were saying.
And at least people are able to pull parts off of it that they might need. And one thing I didn’t mention in the video is that the floors are completely rotten.
But thank you nonetheless. I’m grateful for people like you commenting and not hating the choice I had to make.
Thanks a million!
@@TeenMechanic - You are very welcome.
Also - just wanted to clarify that I wasn't trying to tell you how to suck eggs when it came to putting out a fire after she backfires through the carb. Just didn't want you to have to learn the same way I did that a fire extinguisher can make a mess of a carburettor!
I have three in my garage - one at each side end and one between the garage doors - and all 2Kg models, but I'll take my shirt off and stuff it through the carb - into the inlet manifold if I have to - if it saves me from having to redo the ruddy carb rebuild 10 mins after I did it the first time by filling it up with dry powder fire retardant!
Had an SU carb blow an o-ring seal on the float chamber end of the waxstat jet, pouring a ton of fresh gas straight onto the hot exhaust manifold and header pipes once. Huge fireball when it ignited and I was so glad for the extinguisher then. Same when the diff in my Triumph Stag grenaded itself, locked the rear of the car up and slid me off the road. The destroyed pinion seal sprayed hot diff oil onto a hotter exhaust and up she went. If I didn't have one on hand then, I would have lost my big V8 classic convertible in a ditch on the side of the road within minutes.
They have their uses, for sure and I'm all for safe-guarding against catastrophe, but unless it's going to get worse very quickly, I'll leave the extinguisher on the wall....but always within 5 seconds of me. If I'm concerned or working on the car outside the garage, I take one closer to where I'm working.
As to the T-bird, it does get sad that we cannot save them all. But that car would still be a good donor for several others, as there will be parts in it that are hard to find, good for spares and good replacements. I've had to make a call on a couple of my projects over the years. They sat and sat and I knew I'd never get around to doing them, so why was I keeping them? Same sort of questions get asked - the big one being whether you are going to be the one to bring it back to the road. If not - move it on. She's dead money where she sits. I have two sitting right now that I must get on to, but I need a bit of space back in the garage to do them, so they wait. If it gets to a point where I cannot do the work, then I'll sell them before they get to a state they cannot be restored or are no longer economical to do so. That day has not arrived yet...and I'm already making progress on making a hole for them to be in with enough space for me to work.
As I mentioned, mate, it was still good footage of the T-bird and a successful revival of the old beast, so definitely worth your editing time to post up. It's always cool to see another Will It Run And Drive and seeing you blokes at work on them - you already know so much and aren't trying to imitate anyone else's style, so its great to watch.
All the best from here in New Zealand.
@@KiwiStag74 I didn’t get the “suck eggs” impression at all. Always like to converse with people in the comments.
Again, I appreciate the support, and it sounds like you most certainly have experience and expertise in that field! So once again, thanks man!
Take it easy!
There's a movie called The Car. You should build a replica. That would be something. I think it was Barris car.
That fuel looks top quality, type stuff they put in 1960s Soviet cars lol, 76 octane.
Only ret**ds use 'lol'.
I can smell this video
I forgot how much blow by that thing had.
Heyy i recognize that car 😉
To my knowledge that car had sat for 17 years out at gregs.
That makes sense. I figured it was over 15 years
Did the owner go in for sausage rolls?
😅😅😅😅😅😅
You guys don't know what you're doing
Thanks! How about you tell us what we can improve on. I’ve never understood how you can “waste your time” watching a video and then post a hateful comment on a video of some kids working on a car. Good job 👍
@TeenMechanic read a book before wrenching. The library has loads of these repair manuals for these older engines and vehicles. You timing is off.
@ I’ve read manuals. Lots of them. I’ll continue to do so. That’s the whole point of this video though. Obviously when you rev an engine and it bogs and backfires, it means the base timing is off. But this car was a crappy over-produced Thunderbird. It was just a car to get running and have some fun with. It’s also gone now unfortunately. There was no instructional nature in this video. But if those are the videos you want, ones that are instructional, that’s good for me to know. Because sometimes people don’t want all jokes all the time. So duly noted.
Yet they're out there DOING stuff and learning it as they go, entertaining many of us old farts who Been There, Done That, and encouraging other youths to do the same, rather than making unconstructive criticism.
God why do people try saving these ugly land yachts. Only American manufacturers would make cars so ugly.
Spoken like a snooty Eurotrash who wouldn't even exist now if we hadn't saved your ass 80 years ago.
I've yet to ever see a good looking Saab, Peugot, or Citreon.
Will there be anymore videos on the plymouth or no?
100%. Soon actually
Thats good to know.@@TeenMechanic