Frigid Farmers - Ford F800 Blower Motor Unhacking
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- This 1984 Ford F800 is getting pretty cold. The blower motor doesn't work and it's going to be a nightmare fixing the hacked up wiring.
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To be able to figure out electrical issues on these cars is one thing, but to be able to figure out someone else’s hack job is another. Great work my friend.
Absolutely! Well said!
@@Watchyn_Yarwood sorry i am dutch my English writing is not so good, i can understand it but writing is an ather thing 😵💫
Very true words!
I think the best thing was there were no electronics to chase. Just simple wiring and fuses.
I struggle when I have to jump in the middle of a project where I didn't do the disassembly but my uncle, with all of his years of experience, could put damned near anything back together from a jumbled heap. That's an old pro right there.
Whoever sent the switchblade light deserves props! We all get to benefit from it. Thanks much! Oh, and you too, Wes.
Guess they didn’t like his junk harbor freight light
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Harbor freight has a new one out that is better Icon brand
@@FishFind3000 the new harbor freight icon light is a streamlight knockoff but it's actually pretty nice. Was gonna buy a switchblade but the icon fits in my back pocket better for work. Way better than that cheap Braun light
I own a few streamlights, but I haven't seen one of those. I will have to try to find one.
As a retired farmer,. It is very relaxing to watch you strip and fix wires. Because I don't have to do it. Thank you for the video
Have you seen the telehandler with the drilled out harness video?
Agreed. I'm enjoying the viewing, because I'm sat here in a comfy chair, beer in hand, watching someone else contort themselves to reach in under the dash to work!
Watching your videos is NEVER a waste of time Wes!
I'll second (or third, fourth, or however deep in line I am?) that!
agreed...one of my favorites
Sidenote: we're crimped, not riveted 😁😁😁
With our world on fire, there is something so awesome about being in a garage and isolated working on stuff. Gods blessing.
Wes! I could watch you cut ,,strip,, and crimp wires all day!
Thank you for another great video!
Every time I see a New Wes video I expect to see at least: A) Max and the rodent report; or B) The standard White Knuckle Towing service we all love. Good video as always, thank you.
It’s very therapeutic watching you on this video, I found myself nodding off while watching you changing the wires, but it was after midnight!
Never underestimate how much we enjoy hanging out with you, Wes...even if it's just watching some guy cut and crimp wires. Thanks for the content.
Never is my time wasted watching you, Wes. Greetings from Germany.
I finally got around Sunday morning to watching your video. Great way to spend my unmotivated Sunday morning. Love your videos, keep them coming.
Polishing turds is an under appreciated art! Good job.
On a farm truck the H doesn't mean high. It means Hantavirus. Mucho caution there bub. That flurry of turds was impressive!!!
There is a factory circular on those vintage trucks that states in no wish shall the proper screw be reassembled after it's first disassembly. You can put anything you want back in, except the screw that came out. My personal favorite was a slotted stove bolt with a square nut behind the dash. Suitably cross threaded. That is the vintage, enviro-friendly red locktite equivalent.
Classic Comment, I got a Helava Laugh! Happy Friday to you , appreciate the Chuckle
@@davidcolesr.8628 We've seen too much not to laugh about it. Have a great weekend Senior!! I had a bud in elemenetary scruel named David Cole. He could turn his eyelids inside out. Spooked a teacher doing that once.
no farmer truck is complete without a healthy heap of drywall screws, self tapers. on the wiring side, it cant be a true farm truck IF there isnt at least a dozen wirenuts sprinkled in somewhere distracting you from the nightmare of the dozens of scotchlocks
Still the most honest channel name on YT.
For those of us living in the I-States grain trucks and fire trucks are the next best thing to "southern rust free" You missed a perfect opportunity to tie little colored ribbons to the blower vents
"i have no idea" is such a hilarious answer to asking if the radio works in a truck someone has been driving for years.
Not that I still work on anything automotive, but I have learned so much from watching your videos.
Universal = "One size fits none"
And yes, it's riveting to watch someone *else* elbows deep in a dashboard trying to find & reconnect wires, makes me feel a lot less alone in my suffering! 😁
The reason we watch is it’s the next best thing to wrenching on stuff with friends.
Your ability to deal with chewed up airing from past idiots is amazing
Wiring not airing
Having done fleet maintenance on that era of Furd trucks, I feel your pain. I see you even reinstalled the original factory installed rattles. Nice job.
“factory installed rattles” lol ain’t that the truth
The company I work with had a fleet of them too but three where the 370 Lima engine boy where they a headache
My 1974 F600 has the factory rattle package, too!
@@Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin But is also has one of Ford's best looking instrument cluster and gauges.
Speaking as someone who's here for the electrical content.....I love it cuz that's what I'm weak on.
Watching some guy do electrical wiring and diagnosis actually calms me down as i do like doing electrical work myself 😊 youre helping keep my BP down 👍🏻so dont stop making wiring vids 😁
Every time i watch one of your vids , i learn something new ..you are never boring..Thanks
I find you riveting and exciting. Although, I'm 71, divorced, with a bad back, and obese so I'm easy to please. I do love your sense of humor and I'm learning about cars. No kidding, I really enjoy your videos. God bless you for entertaining us oldies but goodies.
You under rate yourself. Its your diagnostic and thought processes that make you interesting
You're just one of us.... getting by.
I take some perverted pleasure in watching others do wiring. It's comforting to know I'm not the only one who...falls into those rabbit holes of WTF-ery... Great video Wes thanks for bringing us along!
I shulda filmed the cat d420 I did with diesel fuel wicked all the way to both fuse boxes for ya!
Wes,
You made that truck nearly new again.
I hope the owner is grateful.
Thanks for the smiles. You're producing a brand of humour to rival even the great ThisOldTony. Every video an absolute treat.
It was great to hangout with you on this exciting repair! Until next time!
When I saw that birds nest of wires - I thought NO WAY - but you came through again . Know the feeling with the radio !
Not just some guy, 'THE' guy !! Best repair content! Thanks
There is a strange curiosity and satifaction watching someone who is good at what they do 🏴
Seeing all that leaf shrapnel blow out of the vents any time you dared go above low speed takes me back to the good old days of owning a 1986 Ranger that had been parked under a tree for a year.
And that is why people take their electrical problems to Wes. They know he will fix it!!!
Nice work on all of the wiring and replacing the plugs @Watch Wes Work
Following along at 5:30A/M And enjoying every second. Thanks Wes 👍👍
The more the vehicle is hacked up, the more I like Wes’ videos. You’re truly a craftsman.
F800 wiring to blower motor was great. Mainly because you are doing it right.
Never underestimate what you pass on and I thank you for it.
You may think that it’s boring to watch but it is very enjoyable to watch and listen to your comments.
Love all the nuts being blown out of the pipework once you hit full speed!
Those mid 80s ford's from the F150 up to the F800 are my favorite trucks. Especially the diesels. They purr so good
No waste of time for me Wes. I enjoy the variety of vehicles and repairs you come up with. 👍
Nice work.
Sorting out other people's bodgery is never easy.
I love the videos Wes. You say this is not exciting; but I'll tell you this, I no longer have cable tv anymore. The only thing I watch on tv now is the weather report in the morning to see if I need to wear rain gear. My choice of entertainment is videos like yours and other fix--it kind of stuff. You're much appreciated. Also I always want to but the tools you show, but I really have nothing to work on that needs them. Keep it up.
What a cool old truck! Even has the standard non stick Teflon brake pedal option. Love it!
The mice used to find the Coast brand soap under the sink downtown and chew it up. I replaced the soap with the chewed-up soap in traps. Got every mouse in the place over the next 3 days. Must be the fillers in it that they love.
WES! It IS fun to watch you hacking away - I've been there and failed so it's GLORIOUS to watch you suceed again and again. I could watch it all day brother.
Never a waste watching you work my friend !!!
Nice looking old Ford She in pretty good Shape wow impressive @Watch Wes Work
I love watching you diagnose stuff step-by-step piece by piece and you there 👍👍👍but awesome video again
You cleaned up the mess of spaghetti and made the heater work again plus you put it back neatly on the dash and figured out the hatchet job fine detective work
I watched every second of this video. As a DIY amateur mechanic, I learn something new from every video. Thank you for sharing!
The fact that you even took the time to put the 1990s vintage JVC stereo back in the dash, is incredibly admirable. I would have exorcised it with a wrecking bar and done my best imitation of a shotput with it out onto the county blacktop. The maze of wires, the history of rodent ravaging, the absolute under-dash anarchy--and you still managed to make it work. Hats off to you, Wes. Nice repair.
Just bought an 86 F150 Grandpa truck Wes. Not only did it have the super cool "dice" door lock pulls, it had the even cooler musical horn, 2 sets of fog lights, an inoperative JC Witney style "universal intermittent wiper control" and 3 speakers and an amp behind the seat. I guess he wanted his Vic Damone tunes nice and loud. The former owner was either the next Tesla or a budding mad scientist. The sheer amount of wires under the dash was staggering. What was even more impressive was the number of wires cut out of the factory fuse block so her could run power, apparently anyway, to the fuse block from a 91 Lebaron he attached to the firewall with a 3" sheetrock screw! I channeled my "inner Wes" and unhooked the most dangerous looking stuff and ended up with about 17 1/2 feet of wire in my scrap metal bin. I should have the whole thing fixed good as new about 2077...
You are very smart mechanic, wish there was many of you
Imagine if you did get the radio to work and the customer never uses it at all! Good job Wes great video thumbs up.
Ugh another one of those vintage F700/ 800's. The tree service I worked for had one and it was loaded with issues. When my boss figured out that I was a tech he was gung-ho on me digging into that thing as well as our bucket trucks, other chip trucks, chippers, etc. No Detroit in ours though, just the shitty gas one that makes like no power, similar to the one you worked on before in a previous video. Always hated fixing someone elses hackjob. What a nightmare. Some folks should just not attempt things and keep their hands off of tools. Yup, I agree, probably an 'AssPLUNGE' truck originally. LOL. Thanks for sharing Wes, from a 25 year tech, to another. You get the 'benefit' like I do, working on such WONDERFUL rigs! 😆👍
I learn something every time I watch your video, I had no idea the blower motor speed resister was negative, I couldn't ever figure out my Dodge truck a/c blower and ended up straight wiring it through a house hold light switch, what can I say this is Florida and I had to have the a/c blower working and it did. Cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞
Total Florida move, Can confirm, Floridian here.
It is interesting to see how much hacking goes on in these old farm trucks.
Nice repair and thanks for sharing!
Makes me feel not so bad about my hack jobs haha
Especially truck probably changed hands 3 or 4 times -hacking the hacks but our Wes to the rescue as usual fine work Wes.
@@stevedibiase728 Wes, does nice work for sure!
Last summer I helped figure out the electrics of a 1950s tractor. Now that was amazing!
According to the owner, the electrics were an aftermarket kit, which made finding schematics absolutely impossible. The base model of these tractors sold with a crank handle and instead of a glow plug it had a metal tube that you stuffed lit cotton buds into for preheating the engine (single-cylinder diesel). The fancy kit offered four fuses, electric starter, glow plug, brake lights, number plate and rear lights and side marker/low beam/high beam headlights plus a horn. The brake light switch was held in place with and operated by some baling wire tied to the chassis and brake pedal. Most of the wires didn't go anywhere but we did manage to trace everything over the course of two evenings. The OEM schematics for the luxury spec did confirm some of our suspicions and gave us directions on wire sizes. The factory wiring had six fuses for the same stuff, one of them was for the sole purpose of feeding the high beam indicator on the dash 😀 A dedicated 8 amp fuse for a little dash light!
Well Wes, I have commented numerous times.., you “re-wiring” skills (cut, splice, crimp, shrink wrap) are second only to your electrical “gremlins” diagnosing skills… I could watch you spicing skills for hours (yep, I know.., I am a bit touched in the head)…
Great video,
Thank you sir.
Great that you updated us with the vent tube and radio.🙂👍 Good video!!
Heck, you even took the time to show how the resistor works, I´m pretty happy with the content.
Holy cow I haven’t watched your videos in alittle I come back and you have a beard
This was my first video
Whats exciting is i learn something new every time I watch one of your videos!
You have great patience…… what a mess and then the radio … yarf . Fun video thank you
Hey Wes I just (love )working on old grain trucks always a surprise 🙃
Wow. I actually learned something new that fascinated me, the blower motor resistor segment.
Thank you for the early video Wes.
Was not a waste of time watching it
Always appreciate your content Wes. The banter is always welcome.
You're never a waste of time, Wes.
I agree with some of the other comments it is one thing to figure out a stock wiring harness but to figure out somebody else's wire job something completely different dang Skippy you go buddy I love it
Doesn't need to be super exciting, Wes. We come along for the ride, and the destination.
Wes, you’re knowledge of how to diagnose electrical issues, test, trace, understand electrical drawing, etc., is amazing. You truly are a phenomenal mechanic, technician! You’ve got a great sense of humor too! Thank you for taking fans like myself on your journeys!
As a 22 y ear old trying to teach himself about cars thank so much for taking some time to explain what youre doing. Iv'e always heard that a bad resistor can make a blower not work right but never knew why.
Find a old wrench and see of you can help for free to learn the trade. You might land in a gold mine of info and hands on knowledge
That's why I'm here. Watching you.
It's not just cutting and crimping wires it's re-asserting order in a world of crap repairs chaos! Watching Wes Work is the title of the channel, we don't really mind what the work is!
Retired 20 years lead wiring tech for the Air Force. Then ASE certification in 12 volt electrical systems from Ford after high school. I still love wiring. It’s not glamorous at all but I loved getting stuff in shot all to hell and getting it flight ready again. Or chasing down bugs in cars and trucks. 🧐🤔😍 Your allowing me to relive some memories. Thanks and hi from Texas. Oh say hi to the white knuckle towing service please 🙃!
Wes, you drastically underestimate the amount of boring things we watch on youtube. Your commentary and occasional tips are what I come for and rarely am I disappointed.
Non parlo inglese .Seguo i tuoi video , devo dire che sei veramente bravo .Complimenti .Ciao
I watch all your videos. The repair of vehicles others appear as they can't fix them. If I speed up the videos to the very end, is like magic. All fixed and all working. Literally, inch by inch, tedious, slow, patient, precise, hard working, troubleshooting and eventual repair. Your experience and craftsmanship is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
“None of this is right” “somebody’s been in here”
You always say things so nice ;)
That beautiful old truck is in such a great condition, it's worth a lot of effort to get the electrics right. When it is maintained well, it will run for at least 30 more years.
"I found the threads, now lets reinstall them"
Awesome!
Love that high/low switch setup with the hose clamps.
It’s never a waste of time watching your videos, all good stuff
Well I always find electrical interesting. I buy early Jeeps and putter with getting them back on the road. I do the same thing you do. Clean up a home grown mess built by others. I see many throw up their hands and go buy a new wiring harness. The only problem there is that if you can’t fix the original stuff you can’t install a new harness. I have had only a couple in which I had to completely rewire the Jeep. It is pretty amazing that no matter how archaic the design, you can rebuild it with the right parts and it works. I appreciate your dedication to correct parts and quality work. From the dry banks of the Underwood Branch, thanks for the fun.
Man I work in Commercial and Industrial electrical and I feel your pain on the hack job. I swear people go out of their way to do things incorrectly sometimes.
For some reason it IS interesting watching you cut and crimp wires! What I really like it the diagnosis and troubleshooting you do!
He's a BRILLIANT mechanic
Wes I love watching you strip wires and crimp connections back on.
1st- is your hands appear to be as large as my own, and I know what I go through in most cases.
Typically if I have a hand in there trying to sort out what's what, then I can't see anything.
So cutting crimping and reconnecting is all done in braile.
2nd- I'm not the one doing it, so that means I am not paying for it, and it's not mime.
All the best reasons for watching you logical brain in action sorting out the toothy critters, from the I wanna be's damages is rather stimulating in a strange way.
Irsh Springs soap, potty mouth critters, can't say I ever heard of that home deterrent for the little bas___ds.
We have field mice here nearly as big as full grown cats, so looks like house mice got to him.
Difference is here, they typically chew the wires too if they take to it, and it's typically the whole harness is compromised.
We won't even discuss tree rats we've got to deal with, but being in the middle of a corn patch, you should have a variety of all of the above mentioned, plus several others.
Hi Wes, your comment at 17:00 about "it must be riveting watching some guy cut and crimp wiring" is actually spot on because its not about watching you do that. It's about watching your thought process and your diagnostic skills which is something we can all apply to our daily lives. I found your channel by accident about 6 months ago and as an older DIY home mechanic have found if very useful for chasing down faults with my R170 SLK320 project car and My Girlfriends 2009 mini convertible (and our children's cars!). Keep up the good work and the amazingly detailed videos you do. PS. Your channel is much more informative than "The car Wizard".... shhhhh dont tell him I said that ;-) lol
Interesting. Your deep sadness when describing botched previous work is deeply satisfying to this viewer.
Dude, you crack me up every time I watch. I look forward to your videos.
Than's bro.
Wonderful! A new video from Wes!
Wes, I have been there cuttin' and splicin' more than once in my life, trying to fix somebody's quick fix. My sympathies bro.
As always Wes you are willing to go where no man has gone before and tackle jobs a lot of shops would most likely pass up. Good to know you will take any and all problems your local customers bring you. Keep up the good work.
I love watching you work. Keep up the good content
Having just spent half a day upside down in an Isuzu powered 2005 GMC 5500 chasing silly electrical and blower problems id say that watching someone else go through similar is just what the doctor ordered :)