I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again you Ryan are one of the most tenacious people I’ve ever seen. It’s a feature you really need to work on these old cars. I love your content.
Love the car and certainly can be brought back. The cylinders that have no compression probably have rusty valve seats. Pull the head off the worst side and look at the valves. If rusty then pull the valves apart and do a simple valve job on the bench and put it back together. You can check out the cylinder walls too. Option 2, LS!
Pull the heads, do a valve job and see if the compression returns. It could also have stuck rings which can be freed with MMO. It'll take patience but this classic with it's original engine is worth much more than it having an engine swap done.
I had a 1954 Olds years ago and it was great! I would start the engine and it was so quiet I would often hit the starter again thinking it wasn't running! Great little car.
I restored a '54 Olds 98 about 7 years ago...some parts were hard to find, rebuild on motor and trans a lot more than if doing a Chevy or Ford ...but it came out great ... my son in California is sporting it now ...
Great video Ryan, it's unfortunate that it did not run but you learned a lot which is good. I definitely want to support the channel after the holidays because money is a bit tight now. Thanks for sharing as always 👍🏻
I've been looking forward to seeing this video for a while. Great process. Like you, I never considered myself very mechanically inclined, but it's amazing what can be done with basic hand tools, the advice of some oldtimers, plus a little continuing education from ye olde TH-cam University.
I'm guessing that's Tigers pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, who burst on the scene in 1976, and briefly took the baseball world by storm before hurting his arm which unfortunately curtailed his career.
That motor would look great restored as stock (or add the 4 bbl carb and manifold) to go in another Olds or in a period 50's hot rod (when that motor was king). Great video for those of us who do not normally do this.
Don't give up on that Oldsmobile it will run you done the hard work already. I just went through this with my 53 Packard that had been sitting for years and stuck. It had the same low compression, I poured motor oil in the cylinders and that seals them enough to build compression to start and then they will seal once the engine has heated up a bit. Pull that rocker shaft off and try a little heat to the base of that valve and hit it with some Blaster, you'll get it loose. Don't give up on that Olds its almost there!!
Hi Oldsmobile ! Nice to meet ya ! Interesting transitional period for car styling, still a bathtub but already goint the modern way with the one piece window and jet whoosh-shaped taillights. Congrats on getting it rotating and have lots of speeding with it Ryan, so it lives up to all the rocket theme they were using for Oldses ! And congrats on the fact it was once an Autronic Eye, it was a novelty and pretty expensive accessory back then. Seems to have windshield washer too, or is it some kind of overflow container on the firewall ? 36:45 - said rocket shows up :D
I JUST bought a 1950 Rocket 88 4 door that was a father-son project of a buddy of mine after they realized it was more work than they wanted to do. There was no motor or trans so I'm going to take a 307 and the 3 speed auto trans and suspension out of a 85 Delta 88 Brougham LS that I bought for $250 and put it in the 50 and then paint it Dyna Brown with a Silver roof, I'm using tractor paint to paint it, it's boring black now and make it a simple restomod daily driver. The good thing is there is no chrome other than the hood emblem, grille and bumpers but the bumpers were never chromed from the factory on the 4 doors anyway, they were painted silver so i'll just repaint them the same silver ae the roof. I'm going to redo the interior in black though and although the seats are in decent condition I'm going to trade the front seat for a couple of buckets so I can move the gear shift to the floor and figure out a center console.
Great old car. Jackie Brenston wrote the song "Rocket 88" back when the Olds V8 first came out. Many have covered it including Ike Turner and Bill Haley and the Comets. Song would have been a great intro to this video. "You woman have heard of jalopies You heard the noise they make Let me introduce you to my Rocket '88 Yes, it's great, just won't wait Everybody likes my Rocket '88 ......."
Hi there I'm reading your comment, sounds right, I got the same car running ok, ticking, and very hard slow starting turnover, gotta boost it with 12 volts, do you think a stuck valve might be making to much pressure? Causing hard turnover?
Ryan I think you should vac the cylinders first and another couple of oils besides marvel is old atf, so many times at yard sales they are giving it away when clearing out, another is brake fluid, at project farm he tested brands and a couple homemades sent in, interesting practical testing. Scott at coldwarmotors has some experiences, like the 59 biscayne saved from being a crush container for transmission was froze solid, he has some practical electrical motor and starter knowledge as he rebuilt the generator after light was blinking, and hearing that pop might be an internal timing issue like a slipped timing chain which puts the piston and valves in synchronization and also plug wiring or distributor off a tooth or two, but with last results ask Scott at cwm, he can tell you about the inline 8s challenge of packard and buick. Ryan you bolder than I and you surprised me when the engine moved, it sounds like you've learned some things, and more to come, prioritizing and when to quit. Don't be too upset with Felix, the fact he killed meant his mother taught him that as survival, my cat Charlie catches things occasionally but has no kill instinct, but hunting to many cats is a game and way of keeping them occupied, have fun watching him wild indoors, with catnip mice to toss in the air, also laser points will wear him for sleep, for a while
You'll never learn till you fail. You'll never Fail until you try. Your learning more by doing the old school way of hands on. Yes you should do a victory lap. You'll get double the price after that power wash. Looks nice!
To me, it's crazy to call a dwellmeter old school, but then again, I'm 65. When I was in my late teens and early twenties, most of my friends owned timing lights, dwellmeters, etc. I had those and a lot of other cool stuff, because I owned a Chevelle with a solid-lift bored-out 396 in it. I literally had the valve covers off every other weekend. I experimented with the timing and dwell on an almost-daily basis, making very slight changes in those and in the carburetor settings. I was running a Holley dual-line double-pump 780 during most of that time. If I started talking about my quarter mile times and top end speeds, nobody would believe me anyway, so blah blah blah on that. I'll just let it be enough to say: various law enforcement agencies pursued me several times during those wild days and nights, and none of them ever actually succeeded in catching me to give me a ticket, except for two times. There was one night in Shreveport on Greenwood Road when I voluntarily stopped out of concern for the public safety. Oh wait. I just remembered. The Officer didn't give me a ticket that time. There was this other time that I was only going about 66 in a 55 mph zone coming into Jefferson, Texas on US 59 Northbound. I wasn't going to try to run through Jefferson in the broad daylight. That's a 75 mph zone now. It was 55 back then because of the Nixon Era politically generated gasoline crisis, and the Texas State Trooper who made the stop wrote me up appropriately for 11 over. I think he didn't like my car, or didn't like that I was driving hung over and sleepy. Maybe he was a Ford guy.
Ryan Hello Friend just wanted to say Happy new year's to you and your family, and don't give up, on the 1952 Oldsmobile with the 303 Olds V8 engine because you put in alot of Effort to get it to run again after all those years !! Because that whole car with that engine is worth saving 💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃👍👍👍👍
I'm surprised you didn't get a couple of other exact match cars so you have everything you need to build one completely original car! If I were you I'd definitely be looking for exactly matching make and model cars so you can get a factory original car and repaint everything from the rails and chassis,can etcetera.
If I were involved I'd put it on 24 volts. Increased speed of rotation would increase compression and it'd likely try to fire up. Another thing is to get it on a country road and tow it in low gear. If the transmission ok it will turn the engine over 1000 rpm really develop compression and heat and run. I've done it.
Bud, when that thing first broke loose I was thinking, oh man he broke the keyway in the crank like Mortske did with the Ford Y-block, but luckily that didn't happen to you. I can't tell you how happy I am that you didn't have to deal with that.
Excellent video Ryan :) also 303 Oldsmobile Rocket V8 is great when get rebuilt to for 100% too and would figure why spark on 2 boom on right side on when crank over also check why did that ! If was like spark plugs wire bad connection or electric right side front if want know saw it ! Shocked me too!
The car you got the pulley off was a 55' olds...324 4 barrel car. My buddy has same car sitting here at my place in north Iowa. . And it needs parts......
Also, I would've definitely had grabbed on that 4 barrel intake manifold and seent if she fit. If it did then I would've bought a cheaper aftermarket 4 barrel carb and seen if you could get it to run on that. Those 303s weren't exactly power houses, but any advantages you can get would be put to good use. This thing is definitely worth keeping and if I were you I'd get those seat frames stripped, new foam and upholstery added, get a decent looking steering wheel for it, replace all of the floor pans, get all new glass for it, hit it with some bodywork, a lick of paint (preferably a deep blue or maybe maroon with metallic flake), some big Mooneye hubcaps for it (like the '50 Merc had in the movie Cobra), and put a cool dual exhaust on it with chrome tips that add fuel to spit fire....j/k, but the dual exhaust with glasspacks would be cool.
Use bottle jack or floor jack a 2 by 4 and a wood block and or a flat wooden cutting board to push the roof back up into place. It a lot easer than pounding it back up with a hammer.
could be interesting (if enough time and will) to get the pistons out and replace the rings (sometimes just removing and cleaning is enough) and doing a DIY valve seating lapping... most of the problems with compression comes from them...
I'd rebuild it. A good machine shop can evaluate the block, even repair cracks or sleeve it. New bearings, rings and upgrade pistons will put 'er right!
I have fabricated plugs to go into the plug holes, has a air fitting with turn off valve, fill cylinders, screw them in put the pressure on them ,turn off and come back later, worked every time. OH I USED KOIL PENATRATE OIL.
I honestly don't know why people would ditch it after only 9/10 years after it was bought, it must've been in alright shape..it's kind of confusing to me-
Because '61, '62 cars were cheap, and more modern looking. No more rounded, bubbled up hoods & roofs, plus this was 6 volt, they wanted to up-grade to more dependable 12 volt starting & charging systems.
I parked my 2004 Monte Carlo in 2011 because I couldn't afford tires at the time and I had another vehicle that was fine. It was still in the garage when I left my wife in 2020
@@IowaClassicCars Who knows, it might have been parked and left forgotten or it might have had engine or other problems that caused it's 50 year old limbo to occur.
I do like I did I hooked up a external fuel pump to clean the varnish and old gas from the carburetor I use solvent and every kind of cleaner and recirculated through the carburetor and flushed out everything including marvel mystery oil fresh gasoline a little bit of diesel fuel makes good solvent to run through the carburetor just in case you want to get it back running I would just strip everything down and start from new
Well, you don’t pick easy ones that’s for sure. That player for looks Like Mark Fidrych (sic). He was dominate for a couple of years, really quirky, then arm injuries did him in.
I had a 1955 olds Holliday rocket great car ever .. i regret selling it.. i wont make that mistake again... And it was parked after 9 yrs when bought brand new...
Disappointing that it didn't run. Never had an Olds, but it's the same platform as the early 50's Chevrolets and Pontiacs. Same body parts anyway... Owned both of those. Fun cars and easy to work on. Would a Chevy 235/216 and trans drop into this car just to get it rolling? Maybe something from one of your parts cars? Might be a low budget option to get this body rolling again. It's worth considering and researching. Love your content. It's like being there with you.
They are one of the other TH-camrs that I watch and I have watched him take a car like that with the compression in that shape have someone hook to the car and pull him around and build up heat heat within sees the rings and it would make the compression work again might be worth a try
@@IowaClassicCars Ryan, some of the old auto transmissions had rear pumps that do make it possible to pull start them. Powerglides were that way till about 66
I would check compression then move ahead to see if engine is reliable. I would not rebuild engine. Replace with SBC ,clean up, take family for ice cream.
I couldn't see where the "pops" were coming from. Looked like they came up between the engine and firewall. Could they have come from the exhaust manifold or pipe(s)? If so they could have been caused by a cylinder firing when its exhaust valve is open. That could be due to the valve being stuck open, or due to incorrect firing order. Seems unlikely that the valve would be stuck open because there would have to be some compression to fire the fuel/air. Granted the engine does have some stuck valves, but probably not that one.
I have a 1952 running well but starts very hard. Very slow turnover, 6 volt system. Gotta boost it with 12 volts, Can it be something under the valve cover? it does tick
The car is a parts car. What I did learn today was that 1953 Oldsmobile cars came with a 12 volt system. I knew that 1953 Cadillac cars had a 12 volt system. Chevrolet cars did not have a 12 volt system until 1955.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again you Ryan are one of the most tenacious people I’ve ever seen. It’s a feature you really need to work on these old cars. I love your content.
thanks Mel!
Love the car and certainly can be brought back. The cylinders that have no compression probably have rusty valve seats. Pull the head off the worst side and look at the valves. If rusty then pull the valves apart and do a simple valve job on the bench and put it back together. You can check out the cylinder walls too.
Option 2, LS!
i think it just needs rebuilt, its been sitting so long, no sense to pull it apart if we wont go thru it fully
I would definitely rebuild that old 303. For 1953 a 303 over head valve engine was legendary. Great video!
Pull the heads, do a valve job and see if the compression returns. It could also have stuck rings which can be freed with MMO. It'll take patience but this classic with it's original engine is worth much more than it having an engine swap done.
ive had MMO in it for a month before breaking it loose
yes they were, thanks man
I had a 1954 Olds years ago and it was great! I would start the engine and it was so quiet I would often hit the starter again thinking it wasn't running! Great little car.
Right on!
I restored a '54 Olds 98 about 7 years ago...some parts were hard to find, rebuild on motor and trans a lot more than if doing a Chevy or Ford ...but it came out great ... my son in California is sporting it now ...
303 was one of the quietest smoothest engines ever built. Its hard to tell they’re running when you stand next to the car at idle
Great video Ryan, it's unfortunate that it did not run but you learned a lot which is good. I definitely want to support the channel after the holidays because money is a bit tight now. Thanks for sharing as always 👍🏻
I appreciate it!
I've been looking forward to seeing this video for a while. Great process. Like you, I never considered myself very mechanically inclined, but it's amazing what can be done with basic hand tools, the advice of some oldtimers, plus a little continuing education from ye olde TH-cam University.
I'm guessing that's Tigers pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, who burst on the scene in 1976, and briefly took the baseball world by storm before hurting his arm which unfortunately curtailed his career.
thanks!
I'm from Detroit, you are correct, it's "The Bird".
It seems like there is a lot of the car community that could help you get new floorpans.
it needs more than just floors lol
That motor would look great restored as stock (or add the 4 bbl carb and manifold) to go in another Olds or in a period 50's hot rod (when that motor was king). Great video for those of us who do not normally do this.
for sure it would!
Don't give up on that Oldsmobile it will run you done the hard work already. I just went through this with my 53 Packard that had been sitting for years and stuck. It had the same low compression, I poured motor oil in the cylinders and that seals them enough to build compression to start and then they will seal once the engine has heated up a bit. Pull that rocker shaft off and try a little heat to the base of that valve and hit it with some Blaster, you'll get it loose. Don't give up on that Olds its almost there!!
Yes rebuild it
it could be thats for sure!
Hi Oldsmobile ! Nice to meet ya ! Interesting transitional period for car styling, still a bathtub but already goint the modern way with the one piece window and jet whoosh-shaped taillights.
Congrats on getting it rotating and have lots of speeding with it Ryan, so it lives up to all the rocket theme they were using for Oldses ! And congrats on the fact it was once an Autronic Eye, it was a novelty and pretty expensive accessory back then. Seems to have windshield washer too, or is it some kind of overflow container on the firewall ?
36:45 - said rocket shows up :D
thanks man
I would definitely rebuild it.
That Olds, might been built in the Framingham Plant, (Boston suburb).
I JUST bought a 1950 Rocket 88 4 door that was a father-son project of a buddy of mine after they realized it was more work than they wanted to do. There was no motor or trans so I'm going to take a 307 and the 3 speed auto trans and suspension out of a 85 Delta 88 Brougham LS that I bought for $250 and put it in the 50 and then paint it Dyna Brown with a Silver roof, I'm using tractor paint to paint it, it's boring black now and make it a simple restomod daily driver. The good thing is there is no chrome other than the hood emblem, grille and bumpers but the bumpers were never chromed from the factory on the 4 doors anyway, they were painted silver so i'll just repaint them the same silver ae the roof. I'm going to redo the interior in black though and although the seats are in decent condition I'm going to trade the front seat for a couple of buckets so I can move the gear shift to the floor and figure out a center console.
Looks pretty good.
What do I get for my membership? Monthly letters from Boints?
Haha yes
Hi Ryan.....Great vidio...Your doing a great job! I love the old car's that have been sitting 60yrs good luck!
thanks Jim!
Great old car. Jackie Brenston wrote the song "Rocket 88" back when the Olds V8 first came out. Many have covered it including Ike Turner and Bill Haley and the Comets. Song would have been a great intro to this video.
"You woman have heard of jalopies
You heard the noise they make
Let me introduce you to my Rocket '88
Yes, it's great, just won't wait
Everybody likes my Rocket '88 ......."
yep its a great old tune
Thanks Ryan, I'm sure it's just stuck valves and some bent pushrods, but if you take it apart you'll probably find a dead bird in there!!
Hi there
I'm reading your comment, sounds right, I got the same car running ok, ticking, and very hard slow starting turnover, gotta boost it with 12 volts, do you think a stuck valve might be making to much pressure?
Causing hard turnover?
Ryan I think you should vac the cylinders first and another couple of oils besides marvel is old atf, so many times at yard sales they are giving it away when clearing out, another is brake fluid, at project farm he tested brands and a couple homemades sent in, interesting practical testing. Scott at coldwarmotors has some experiences, like the 59 biscayne saved from being a crush container for transmission was froze solid, he has some practical electrical motor and starter knowledge as he rebuilt the generator after light was blinking, and hearing that pop might be an internal timing issue like a slipped timing chain which puts the piston and valves in synchronization and also plug wiring or distributor off a tooth or two, but with last results ask Scott at cwm, he can tell you about the inline 8s challenge of packard and buick. Ryan you bolder than I and you surprised me when the engine moved, it sounds like you've learned some things, and more to come, prioritizing and when to quit. Don't be too upset with Felix, the fact he killed meant his mother taught him that as survival, my cat Charlie catches things occasionally but has no kill instinct, but hunting to many cats is a game and way of keeping them occupied, have fun watching him wild indoors, with catnip mice to toss in the air, also laser points will wear him for sleep, for a while
Thanks Joe!
If you pull that 4 barrel intake make sure you take off the valley pan as well.
You'll never learn till you fail. You'll never Fail until you try. Your learning more by doing the old school way of hands on. Yes you should do a victory lap. You'll get double the price after that power wash. Looks nice!
Very true!
To me, it's crazy to call a dwellmeter old school, but then again, I'm 65. When I was in my late teens and early twenties, most of my friends owned timing lights, dwellmeters, etc. I had those and a lot of other cool stuff, because I owned a Chevelle with a solid-lift bored-out 396 in it. I literally had the valve covers off every other weekend. I experimented with the timing and dwell on an almost-daily basis, making very slight changes in those and in the carburetor settings. I was running a Holley dual-line double-pump 780 during most of that time. If I started talking about my quarter mile times and top end speeds, nobody would believe me anyway, so blah blah blah on that. I'll just let it be enough to say: various law enforcement agencies pursued me several times during those wild days and nights, and none of them ever actually succeeded in catching me to give me a ticket, except for two times. There was one night in Shreveport on Greenwood Road when I voluntarily stopped out of concern for the public safety. Oh wait. I just remembered. The Officer didn't give me a ticket that time. There was this other time that I was only going about 66 in a 55 mph zone coming into Jefferson, Texas on US 59 Northbound. I wasn't going to try to run through Jefferson in the broad daylight. That's a 75 mph zone now. It was 55 back then because of the Nixon Era politically generated gasoline crisis, and the Texas State Trooper who made the stop wrote me up appropriately for 11 over. I think he didn't like my car, or didn't like that I was driving hung over and sleepy. Maybe he was a Ford guy.
it is a cool rig. i think the engine deserves a rebuild. great vid!
Ryan Hello Friend just wanted to say Happy new year's to you and your family, and don't give up, on the 1952 Oldsmobile with the 303 Olds V8 engine because you put in alot of Effort to get it to run again after all those years !! Because that whole car with that engine is worth saving 💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃👍👍👍👍
Thanks Eric!
I'm surprised you didn't get a couple of other exact match cars so you have everything you need to build one completely original car!
If I were you I'd definitely be looking for exactly matching make and model cars so you can get a factory original car and repaint everything from the rails and chassis,can etcetera.
If I were involved I'd put it on 24 volts. Increased speed of rotation would increase compression and it'd likely try to fire up. Another thing is to get it on a country road and tow it in low gear. If the transmission ok it will turn the engine over 1000 rpm really develop compression and heat and run. I've done it.
Bud, when that thing first broke loose I was thinking, oh man he broke the keyway in the crank like Mortske did with the Ford Y-block, but luckily that didn't happen to you. I can't tell you how happy I am that you didn't have to deal with that.
yea i was glad it didnt shear off
Excellent video Ryan :) also 303 Oldsmobile Rocket V8 is great when get rebuilt to for 100% too and would figure why spark on 2 boom on right side on when crank over also check why did that ! If was like spark plugs wire bad connection or electric right side front if want know saw it ! Shocked me too!
Great point!
The car you got the pulley off was a 55' olds...324 4 barrel car. My buddy has same car sitting here at my place in north Iowa. . And it needs parts......
Also, I would've definitely had grabbed on that 4 barrel intake manifold and seent if she fit. If it did then I would've bought a cheaper aftermarket 4 barrel carb and seen if you could get it to run on that. Those 303s weren't exactly power houses, but any advantages you can get would be put to good use. This thing is definitely worth keeping and if I were you I'd get those seat frames stripped, new foam and upholstery added, get a decent looking steering wheel for it, replace all of the floor pans, get all new glass for it, hit it with some bodywork, a lick of paint (preferably a deep blue or maybe maroon with metallic flake), some big Mooneye hubcaps for it (like the '50 Merc had in the movie Cobra), and put a cool dual exhaust on it with chrome tips that add fuel to spit fire....j/k, but the dual exhaust with glasspacks would be cool.
i dont believe it will, i did some research and thats a 324 olds
I’d really like to see you get that engine running. You put so much time in it why not go the extra mile. It’s also easier to sell a running car.
ill get back on it once it warms up
Use bottle jack or floor jack a 2 by 4 and a wood block and or a flat wooden cutting board to push the roof back up into place. It a lot easer than pounding it back up with a hammer.
could be interesting (if enough time and will) to get the pistons out and replace the rings (sometimes just removing and cleaning is enough) and doing a DIY valve seating lapping... most of the problems with compression comes from them...
Great job you done a wonderful job by jumping right to the Old morskie trick you are going to do really good 👍 love the Chanel
I've been watching for quite awhile Ryan and I agree you have learned a lot about car's good job.
thanks man!
Thank you.
Coming along great, all the best to yous and your loved ones
Automatic, was a four speed unit, manual, three speeds.
That engine looked great inside and with the clean oil it must have been taken care . How many miles are on it ?
i wana say like 60k but i cant remember for sure
Mark "The Bird" Fydrich. Famous for talking to the baseball before he pitched it.
It just fired with an intake valve open. Check plug wires and clean the points.
that was one of 2 pops it gave over about an hour of trying, its a very uphill battle lol
Id suggest finding a running early 1960s 394 olds ( same type engine design) or rebuilding the 303?
Nice find
thanks
Another great find again. Always liked this model of olds.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love the patina on the valve covers
me too!
Merry Christmas to you and yours Ryan.
thanks man same to you
I'd rebuild it. A good machine shop can evaluate the block, even repair cracks or sleeve it. New bearings, rings and upgrade pistons will put 'er right!
I have fabricated plugs to go into the plug holes, has a air fitting with turn off valve, fill cylinders, screw them in put the pressure on them ,turn off and come back later, worked every time. OH I USED KOIL PENATRATE OIL.
hm cool idea
Put heavy oil in each piston the compression Shud come up
i will give that a shot
I honestly don't know why people would ditch it after only 9/10 years after it was bought, it must've been in alright shape..it's kind of confusing to me-
Because '61, '62 cars were cheap, and more modern looking. No more rounded, bubbled up hoods & roofs, plus this was 6 volt, they wanted to up-grade to more dependable 12 volt starting & charging systems.
@@DarkFlamage true story but it's still odd, most 50's cars would have been used until the 70's but this one was a exception.
I parked my 2004 Monte Carlo in 2011 because I couldn't afford tires at the time and I had another vehicle that was fine. It was still in the garage when I left my wife in 2020
yeah i wish i knew also
@@IowaClassicCars Who knows, it might have been parked and left forgotten or it might have had engine or other problems that caused it's 50 year old limbo to occur.
Great video and heck yeah I think that would be cool rebuilt!
thanks Dave!
I do like I did I hooked up a external fuel pump to clean the varnish and old gas from the carburetor I use solvent and every kind of cleaner and recirculated through the carburetor and flushed out everything including marvel mystery oil fresh gasoline a little bit of diesel fuel makes good solvent to run through the carburetor just in case you want to get it back running I would just strip everything down and start from new
To make it easier to put oil in the cylinders put a piece (length of 2-3 ft) of small rubber hose that fits tight on the end of the oil can.
good idea idk why i didnt think of that lol
Well, you don’t pick easy ones that’s for sure. That player for looks Like Mark Fidrych (sic). He was dominate for a couple of years, really quirky, then arm injuries did him in.
I love real old 50`s cars .
My car is a 53 Pontiac.
Would like to see more on this rare engine. Thanks for the entertainment.
Thanks for watching!
I had a 1955 olds Holliday rocket great car ever .. i regret selling it.. i wont make that mistake again... And it was parked after 9 yrs when bought brand new...
I HAVE THIS CAR
This one sold and got parted out, unless youre the guy who bought it from me?
I NOTICED YOU HAD A CARTER CARBURETOR,ON THIS ENGINE,I HAVE A ROCHESTER 4Brrl!,would you have anothet Carter CARBURETOR off a 1952
yes i have one of the turtleback carbs, i rebuilt it. email me, id sell it @@MarkChild-kf1pf
Okay question,the carter did it.have oil bath air cleaner,like rochester 4 barrel
Might buy turtle carb, how much, asking?
Good one Ryan. 😎👍😎
Definitely a KOOL Car Ryan it could be Saved
for sure it could!
Attaboy ! Maybe that car could be save , lot a work and $$ well done anyway , well done
thanks Denis!
Disappointing that it didn't run. Never had an Olds, but it's the same platform as the early 50's Chevrolets and Pontiacs. Same body parts anyway... Owned both of those. Fun cars and easy to work on. Would a Chevy 235/216 and trans drop into this car just to get it rolling? Maybe something from one of your parts cars? Might be a low budget option to get this body rolling again. It's worth considering and researching. Love your content. It's like being there with you.
just needs a rebuild lol
yes
Good video,really enjoyed a lot. Wish she had run
thanks Dale!
Love. This car. Great. Look. Watch. On my. TV. Subscribed. On my phone
Thank you!
They are one of the other TH-camrs that I watch and I have watched him take a car like that with the compression in that shape have someone hook to the car and pull him around and build up heat heat within sees the rings and it would make the compression work again might be worth a try
that would work if it was a manual but sadly this one is auto
@@IowaClassicCars Ryan, some of the old auto transmissions had rear pumps that do make it possible to pull start them. Powerglides were that way till about 66
@@IowaClassicCars yes you can pull the car with early Hydramatic to try a start on the Olds,
good try mate some atf down the guts will possibly raise the compression . or a rebuild with some bits off the motor in the wreckers
I would check compression then move ahead to see if engine is reliable. I would not rebuild engine. Replace with SBC ,clean up, take family for ice cream.
They put sbc in everything be different the 303 would be cool
i did but i checked it way last, lol that should have been my first thing i did
I couldn't see where the "pops" were coming from. Looked like they came up between the engine and firewall. Could they have come from the exhaust manifold or pipe(s)? If so they could have been caused by a cylinder firing when its exhaust valve is open. That could be due to the valve being stuck open, or due to incorrect firing order. Seems unlikely that the valve would be stuck open because there would have to be some compression to fire the fuel/air. Granted the engine does have some stuck valves, but probably not that one.
Very cool!!!!!!
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I'd at least take it apart and see how bad it is. I like to keep things original if possible.
I am with you on that. Originality is always the best way to go
i wont be doing that but i hope the next owner of the car will, its a super cool car
With the side opening, the carb may not have allowed rainwater to enter.
Had a Mortske Repair flashback when that engine broke loose, I was afraid you broke the keyway or something lol.
haha
The other car with the 4 barrel carb set up is a 55 olds with a 324 motor
yeah and i dont believe the intakes will swap out sadly
I have a 1952 running well but starts very hard. Very slow turnover, 6 volt system.
Gotta boost it with 12 volts,
Can it be something under the valve cover?
it does tick
Could be! Take the valve cover off and dig in!
Needs 24V, get 'er cranking faster.
I was wondering if you have a good rear bumper for a 64 olds dynamic 88 holiday coupe
i dont
If you come across one let me know if you could I live in rapid city sd my older brother lives in Iowa in Gilmore City
Yea, you really need 90psi compression to get an engine to run.
Photo on the can is Mark Fidrych
thanks!
Look up NHRA Jr stock. The Rocket Olds were a killer combination in the early days.
yeah they were, i love that old footage
I think that may be the Tigers Cy Young award winning pitcher Mark Fiddrich from Massachusetts.
Ryan you might try putting the pulley in a cooler full of ice and really chill it, it might go on easier.
good idea!
Rebuild it it’s salvageable
If you put your snipe all the way down on the breaker bar you wont bend the handle
The car is a parts car. What I did learn today was that 1953 Oldsmobile cars came with a 12 volt system. I knew that 1953 Cadillac cars had a 12 volt system. Chevrolet cars did not have a 12 volt system until 1955.
yeah i agree
It would be a good fixer upper always cool vidios Ryan I am running behind looking at your videos sorry haha
Lol no problem thanks for watching
Can is from 1977 RC cola baseball set. There were 70 cans in the set.
wow! i better start collecting lol
That t can Is70s for sure.
That rear bumper looks like it's for sale
I had to pour an entire gallon of PB Blaster into a 1953 Ford 239 flathead and let it sit for a month.
Then it broke free easily.
Get some heat in that engine. Tie the heater core hoses into another running engine getter hot.
good idea!
Rebuild it I think the motor would look great in a 60s Chevy truck
yea it would
Most 6 volt cars were positive ground
If you decide to rebuild it try kantner auto parts they specialize in the obsolete things
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Thanks man
Hell if an effort 👌
thanks Jim!
The 52 that your working on us a 303 motor
yep i know lol
Mark "The Bird" Fidrich
thanks!