1949 BUICK STRAIGHT EIGHT FIRST START IN YEARS PART 1

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  • @drdysl3xia795
    @drdysl3xia795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love looking inside an old engine to witness the history within. Thanks for the video.

  • @thebanjoman1963
    @thebanjoman1963 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I come here to see stuff I'll never get the chance to see, touch, or experience firsthand. Always fun to see them running again.
    You're doing the work, You're sharing the experience with all of us.
    Bring 'em back to life YOUR way.
    Opinions are like backsides.. Everybody's got one.. And they all stink....

  • @TheJohndeere212
    @TheJohndeere212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love watching you getting old cars and motors running. It reminds me of myself doing the same thing when I was young.

  • @midnightrunner684
    @midnightrunner684 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I had an old 1966 Chevy van back in the mid 1990's little straight 6 automatic .engine was bad when I bought it ..I found another straight 6 in the. News paper for $300 .Bought it ..it was out of a boat ..my brother and I put that boat engine into my van and I drove it for many moons ..before the rearend locked up on me at 55 mph and I rolled it on a Bridge that crossed Tampa Bay in Fla ..put that van on it's roof ..hurt very bad

  • @timothynewkirk2654
    @timothynewkirk2654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm sure She'll start! You've got a great track record! That baby would look great in a Model A or something where it's exposed! Can't wait for part 2! ...Newk from Kentucky

  • @mattschellekens4378
    @mattschellekens4378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nice save! I love those straight 8s. Back in the day my dad had a 53 Buick. He sold it in 1965. He didn’t think anything of getting rid of it at the time. Wish it was still around.

  • @vilsiran
    @vilsiran 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m in love. My Dad was a Buick/ Cadillac man. Never saw a straight 8 run any smoother then A Buick.

  • @86lowrider
    @86lowrider 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can’t wait to hear that old carb take a breath. We moved into our grandparents farmhouse in 1967. I played with that thing a time or to for sure. Thanks for lighting up some good old memories. The silly stuff that makes you smile 😁😁😁

  • @HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE
    @HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Those roads look rough! 😂 love the videos Jonathan! 🙂👍 you're a huge inspiration

  • @tyecoleman4245
    @tyecoleman4245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    J.W you should not let the nay sayer get to you! im alot like you .we have the true book smarts.and that becouse we learnd from the ones who wrote the books! there are times i have questions for you but never have i question you or your abilities.stay and do just the way you do.thank you J.W

    • @MrPaige222
      @MrPaige222 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      tye coleman
      Couldn't agree with you more. If I have questions, it's only because I'm trying to learn, definitely NOT criticize...the naysayers for this channel need to deal with it or move on....maybe start their own channel, since they're obviously smarter than Jonathan?

  • @joeestes8114
    @joeestes8114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hi Jonathon when you start on the interior of your other project could you record some of your sewing skills, you do fantastic work and Iam sure other people would like to see it also! Thanks!

  • @paul2466
    @paul2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love watching these old things get some attention, great work...watched several videos, I live in Rockingham and couldn’t believe my ears when you mentioned the speedway, small world

  • @bcgrittner
    @bcgrittner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bagged groceries back in the late 60's. There was an older couple that came in on Saturdays that had a '48 Buick with a straight 8. No rust, ran well. The gentleman told me that he bought her new. That was a neat old car. I learned respect for that engine.

  • @matthewbakker8113
    @matthewbakker8113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! I keep wanting a Buick straight 8 since Cold War Motors did their straight 8 challenge!

    • @waynelutwiniak797
      @waynelutwiniak797 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what I was thinking. That engine would be very cool, all cleaned and painted in a rat rod.

  • @nodnostrebor4300
    @nodnostrebor4300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was a kid, oh, probably 8 or 10, I had a friend whose name was Tom Riggle. His father worked for Champion Spark Plugs. This was in the fifties. I lived then 30 miles outside Detroit, down Woodward Ave. A year or two later, Champion moved from the Detroit area to Teledo, Ohio, taking my friend and his father with the company. There ain't much in Teledo these days. I drove through there about fourteen years ago with my wife, on a trip to show her where I grew up. It was all Rustbelt depression era then, and Teledo hasn't recovered one iota since our trip through. It's a terrible thing, what time does to all the good things that used to be so sweet. Financing was what killed Detroit. Nowadays, the auto dealers make more money financing a car than Detroit does making one, and at the same time, what do we get for interest on our bank statements? I think we should pass a law that says, if you drive an American car fifty years old or older, it should be free to register it. Beautify America, and get more antique American autos on the roadways. Nowadays, everyone drives a silver SUV or, if they're real classy, they drive a white or black one. If you drive one of those ugly things, it should cost you double to register it.

  • @georgew.morrowiii118
    @georgew.morrowiii118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You sure do have an eclectic collection of engines ...

  • @mikehammons389
    @mikehammons389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Those straight 8s are some tough engines and will run

  • @gregwise5324
    @gregwise5324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Looks like a Ford, / Holley 94 carb. A decent carb, although not a performance carb back in the day, I've run a bunch of them over the past 50+ years. Thanks for another Great Video !!

  • @faerieSAALE
    @faerieSAALE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    LOVE THOSE STRAIGHT EIGHT ENGINES.

  • @MrPaige222
    @MrPaige222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Loved the cat scan going on.....

  • @merc-ni7hy
    @merc-ni7hy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    those are some mighty fine plugs you got there

  • @sixinarow1
    @sixinarow1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mighty is an economy brand, I remember they sold plugs, points, condensers, caps, and rotors out of a truck that would come around every couple weeks.

  • @johnditch6357
    @johnditch6357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    thanks for the reminder I got to crank over all those engines I got laying around.

  • @6petrolhead6
    @6petrolhead6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I trust your expertise all day long mate I used to blast plugs to clean them up and never had a problem blasted them out with an airline after to make sure they had no grit left in them but these days they just replace the plugs and modern engines run very clean

  • @communismman1471
    @communismman1471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Holy you've got a 1950 buick too, damn u got everything a man could ever want

  • @tomhull3440
    @tomhull3440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see the old track I like your road trip it up thanks again for the ride. Yep Hoya Hoya Gramps on the couch.

  • @geoffreyjones2000
    @geoffreyjones2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wish that I saved a straight 8 crank... make a nice mail box pole

  • @lelandrogers1078
    @lelandrogers1078 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have rebuilt a few carburetors over the years and thought I knew a good bit about them, but watching your videos has taught me that I don't know as much as I thought I did. You mentioned a video teaching about carburetors and I hope you have the time and inclination to do one.

  • @FltLvl450
    @FltLvl450 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Compression close to the same in all cylinders is probably a good sign. Enjoyed the visit Thursday.

  • @alansauer6853
    @alansauer6853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Nice. I hope to see it running tomorrow. I was really disappointed when Nascar pulled out of Rockingham. I think they wanted to move out west. They can stay out west . Nascar ruined stock car racing.

    • @notajp
      @notajp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, who ever heard of play offs in racing? That’s for ball sports, not racing.....

    • @79tazman
      @79tazman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I always like dirt track racing more then Nascar or paved track racing it's not as fun as dirt track racing

    • @freddiebates5539
      @freddiebates5539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@79tazman I love dirt track racing also, it's still going strong where I live Tococca, Lavonia, and Hartwell tracks are close by I will have to agree NASCAR has gone to hell in the last couple of years. I say turn them loose and let them race.

    • @kenswitzer4133
      @kenswitzer4133 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alan Sauer You nailed it Alan. They took the s out years back and have taken the car out now so all you have left is an and that can stand for not applicable. There are a few teams that run it now anyway. I have had my favorites over the years and know there are still some great drivers out there but knowing the cars are almost from a cookie cutter I have no interest seeing almost identical cars zipping around a track.

    • @scottm.franklinnc7942
      @scottm.franklinnc7942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I stopped watching when Dale Sr. passed, glad I did it's gone to ell in a hand basket for sure.
      NASCAR...you screwed up a great sport., way to go Jim France and Steve Phelps...Bill would be really proud of what you've done ... NOT!

  • @rickyhildebrand114
    @rickyhildebrand114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Many fun memories when The Rock hosted the Winston NHRA Invitational. I think thats a Mercruiser 165. If the exhaust,and intake are not cracked,it will be a nice part to sell.

  • @mikec6892
    @mikec6892 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Straight 8 very cool find. Thanks for the video.

  • @RatdogDRB
    @RatdogDRB 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice ol' straight eight. Lookin' forward to hearing it purr.

  • @andermac1
    @andermac1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Believe those plugs were sold by Otasco Economy Auto or Western Auto in the 60's. I remember a friend that had a straight 8 Buick hot rod, a rat rod today that could outrun those flat head V8's. It had that twin carb setup. Great video, love them and keep on keeping on👍

  • @johnapel2856
    @johnapel2856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yay! Another video!
    Neat seeing Rockingham again.
    I love a straight eight engine. Very cool. Can't wait to see the first start.
    I've never heard of using coal dust to blast with. I'd like to see what it looks like sometime, particle size wise. Pretty neat.
    Thanks, and Meow to the cat.

    • @n1r0l
      @n1r0l 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If it is the same as what you come out of the mines wearing it is pretty fine, almost like flour or corn meal. The draw back to it may be that it is flammable. I doubt the ignition point could be met in the environment that Jonathan is operating in.

    • @johnapel2856
      @johnapel2856 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@n1r0l thanks for the response. I was kind of picturing coarse cornmeal or sand size particles in my head, but didn't know if it was a manufactured product made for blasting or just a byproduct of some other process.

  • @RobertFay
    @RobertFay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *Coal Dust as an abrasive. Cunning. Another Smart and Deft "Make-Do" engineering trick. I love it!*

    • @tomsigler6575
      @tomsigler6575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Robert Fay I like the idea too; but where does one buy it ?

  • @davidcraddock7011
    @davidcraddock7011 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jonathan's video and a first cup of coffee is a great way to start your day.

  • @rustyrods8535
    @rustyrods8535 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got to love the dry winters in the southern states ..cold winters and rainy summers up here would have set this engine up long ago .

  • @CreatorCade
    @CreatorCade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Haha Getting a cat scan I’m definitely gonna use that one.🐈

  • @daviddonaghy7568
    @daviddonaghy7568 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought a 47 Buick with the straight 8 engine that had two 2 barrel carbs. Ran great. My parents made me get rid of it. Only had 54,000 miles on it.

  • @dougslittlediesel
    @dougslittlediesel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well I will be looking forward to seeing a first start video on this Buick straight eight. That chevy 250 six has a Mercury/Mercruiser inboard power drive on it. I had a 1964 Invader 18ft tri bottom that had a Mercruiser /Chevrolet 4cylinder inboard unit . I changed it to a 292 Chevrolet engine bored to a 302. Had 2 two barrel side draft Weber Carburetors on it. Quite a horse of a engine. Sounded like a lumber truck running across the water.LOL!!

  • @ImpalamansGarage
    @ImpalamansGarage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Man that is cool. Will love to hear that old straight 8 fire up!

  • @LarryDeSilva64
    @LarryDeSilva64 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's great that that flat head straight 8 was turning free compression might have be down but the more its run the better it will get. Thanks for sharing

  • @darrendavis9949
    @darrendavis9949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Mighty was a supply company who supplied tune up parts and filters to shops and full service stations i have installed a lot of mighty parts

    • @GSMSfromFV
      @GSMSfromFV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Apparently, they are still around . . . since 1963: __ www.mightyautoparts.com/

    • @Chr.U.Cas1622
      @Chr.U.Cas1622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dear@@GSMSfromFV
      That's my date of birth, so those parts must be good! ;-) :-)
      Best regards luck and health.

    • @waynelutwiniak797
      @waynelutwiniak797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The shop where I work uses mighty filters and other supplies. Our spark plugs come from elsewhere.

    • @Chr.U.Cas1622
      @Chr.U.Cas1622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dear@@waynelutwiniak797
      Really? There is a company named "elsewhere" existing?
      Best regards luck and health.

  • @nunyabizness199
    @nunyabizness199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That one engine already had pine straw all over it, so you wont need to add any...😁

  • @garysorrells8133
    @garysorrells8133 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I worked at a full service gas station in the mid '60s. There was an older gentleman that brought his '50 Buick in for an oil change. He always brought his own oil and had an aftermarket oil filter on it that used a roll of toilet paper. We charged him $2.50 in labor to change the oil, filter and lube the car. Changed the oil every 1000 miles and used 30W non detergent oil. That old straight 8 was so quite the fan made more noise than the engine did.

  • @StarlightWorkshop0z
    @StarlightWorkshop0z 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Awesome, a zipties video and a Jonothan w vid in the same hour!!. One destroys, the other fixes.

    • @bigassfordsd
      @bigassfordsd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      just got done with zip ties, and saw this vid. its a good night. :)

    • @StarlightWorkshop0z
      @StarlightWorkshop0z 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bigassfordsd and I found a new channel thanks to Peg. Neutral drop lol

    • @jerryjohnson8362
      @jerryjohnson8362 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigassfordsd a1

  • @shawnmrfixitlee6478
    @shawnmrfixitlee6478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    we get to see the Long ,Long engine start up !! AWESOME . Bet she runs fine to .

  • @fava7753
    @fava7753 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You certainly know your stuff for sure , a walking wealth of knowledge . Tapping those rockers to see if they're loose took me back to early days , old guy , charlie , like yourself , what he didn't know , wasn't worth knowing is what all the old hands used to say to us younguns . . Real old top man he was . Straight talking , patient as hell always had time to explain to anyone who he could see was willing to learn . Not many people around these days like old man Charlie unfortunately . Should be especially these days . Vehicles now are just computers on wheels . Should go back to all mechanical . More reliable in my own opinion that is . Keep up the excellent work and content Johnathon . Old schools the best school . Top man . Keep saving the old classics .

  • @rogerwilliams4428
    @rogerwilliams4428 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Back in the early 50's my uncle bought an old sawmill from Cheatham Co. TN and set it up in northwest Davidson Co. and used it to build the local pastorium house in the Scottsboro Community. The old sawmill was run by a straight eight Buick engine.

  • @patjohnson3100
    @patjohnson3100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great! You really know how to find automotive treasures. You keep me inspired about my 48 Ford. Wish I had even some of your knowledge and experience. Can hardly wait to see more progress videos of the 39 Chevy.

  • @rogercamp6071
    @rogercamp6071 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Don't know what year your Buick engine is but I remember looking under the hood of a '49 Super and as I recall it used a Carter carburetor but don't know what series, also the Mighty plugs were used a lot by smaller garages years ago.

    • @mikemullay5622
      @mikemullay5622 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to buy Mighty Plugs at Gov-Mart. Depending on the year Buick used Marvel carbs, Zeniths, Carter, Rochester and Stromberg. My '56 Buick Special uses a Carter 2 barrel but some used a Stromberg. The 4 barrel units were usually Rochesters.

  • @whizzo55
    @whizzo55 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used some Mighty products back in the '80's when I had my shop. A vendor would come by every few weeks and sell me tire repair supplies, spark plugs, etc. Saved me driving 12 miles to town.

  • @JamesAllmond
    @JamesAllmond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love a straight 8 Buick!

  • @oldcurmudgeon9256
    @oldcurmudgeon9256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Always good to see the next video. Great stuff.

  • @TestECull
    @TestECull 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now yer makin' me want something wht a straight eight. Always wanted a flatty Ford from the mid-late 30s as a daily but more and more I'm thinking I'd be quite happy with an I8. Love how smooth the I6 in my two F-150s runs and these will just be even smoother still.

  • @gpowerdragon9852
    @gpowerdragon9852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these straight 8 man freaking awesome they resemble like locomotive engine

  • @freddiebates5539
    @freddiebates5539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those old straight eights would run strong, we always kidded about having to get them wound up so they could keep up with the V8's .

  • @marygarner5249
    @marygarner5249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When l hear Hey Folks l hit that Like Button you know it's GOING TO BE Good 😁

  • @trevordevins1042
    @trevordevins1042 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really love all the old school hot rod engines your collecting I hope to see some in your hot rods soon

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Straight 8s and 6s are cool stuff. If built right they can really get with the program. They sound great too. A set of headers and a 30" glass pack.

  • @nickjervis8123
    @nickjervis8123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have two Buick straight eights. A 1940 Buick Super 8 and a 1952 Buick Roadmaster
    Cheers
    Nick Jervis UK 🇬🇧
    Ask the man who owns one

    • @RustyIronProjectsRIP
      @RustyIronProjectsRIP 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a 39 Oldsmobile straight eight but it will only be yard art for the rest of its existence.

  • @79tazman
    @79tazman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yeah I remember Rockingham Nascar use to race there back in the 80's and into the 90's I did not know they closed it down that's too bad

  • @wileecohagen
    @wileecohagen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mighty as an old brand. I’ve seen them before but never on a running engine. Way back when there were tons of parts manufacturers and auto makers as well! You can always squirt oil in the cylinders and if the compression comes up it’s the rings. If it doesn’t it’s the valves.

  • @deanbenson6879
    @deanbenson6879 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You Sir, could probably publish a book on how to "first start" an engine! I enjoy all of these, though some things I would be a little differently (as Dad says, and he just turned 100 "there's more than one way to carry a mule"). I tend to more patient and dose the cylinders with Upper cylinder lube which is available in small quantities as Marvels Magic Mystery Oil (really). They PB Blaster is my best friend, otherwise. As I've already said, you were starting old engines while I was maintaining fleets of combined gas/diesel powered machine's globally! Respect Brother

  • @suewyke2845
    @suewyke2845 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Johnboy have a safe travel cant wait to hear it run.

  • @jasonbarton4035
    @jasonbarton4035 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandfather told me storys about a buick that he paid $75 for, it was deemed a "comunity car" out of him and his buddys, whoever got behind the wheel first was the driver! They used it to attend dances back in the day. A bullet proof straight 8 was the claim! Cant wait to see this one run!!

  • @bmh67wa
    @bmh67wa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mighty has been around since the early 60s.

  • @dpwaaw
    @dpwaaw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for explaining about the compression test - on old engines that were sitting

  • @SuperchiefApache
    @SuperchiefApache 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jonathan! You really are amazing! I used to think I was a pretty good wrench until I saw your videos! Thanks for all you do!

  • @jmcd3970
    @jmcd3970 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely one of the greatest engines that was ever made the big engine or the little engine as I called them but those straight eights Ron believable my family had a Buick agency for 78 years I remember those straight eights like yesterday Jerry Mcdonogh

  • @jorgefernandez-mv8hu
    @jorgefernandez-mv8hu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't wait to hear it run. Very informative about starting engines that have been sitting for a long time.

  • @cochinero547
    @cochinero547 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coal dust blasting. I learn something new with every video.

  • @kimharbison5277
    @kimharbison5277 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a '49 Super, something I learned was sometime in the '49 model year Buick switched over to bearing inserts, before that they were babbitt bearings. Something to keep in mind if you end up with low oil pressure like I did. It would have cost more to rebuild the engine than I paid for the car. It's been a few years but, at the time I was quoted $400-$600 per cylinder to have it rebuilt.

  • @ervingoertzen7233
    @ervingoertzen7233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hey yay! Been waiting for a “ Jonathan “ video lol. Thank you !

  • @garyfeltus9801
    @garyfeltus9801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love those straight eight. Thanks for sharin

  • @79tazman
    @79tazman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ColdWarMotors just unsized a Buick Straight 8 in the summer the thing was pretty bad but they got the thing running it was funny the looks of the parts they put in it I was surprised the thing even ran LOL!!

    • @Budget.Hot.Rodder
      @Budget.Hot.Rodder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was a great series. Heck even the Packard running was amazing

  • @scottm.franklinnc7942
    @scottm.franklinnc7942 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I lived in Boise ID. (aprox.15 yrs ago) I'd go to cruise - in's a gentlemen had a gorgeous 65 Chevy short stepwise..when I looked under the hood expecting to find maybe a LS,350 or a 6 to my surprise was a straight 8.

  • @DennisMurphey
    @DennisMurphey 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like that old Buick engine too, I hope it works for you. Flatty Caddy V8 and Buick Straight 8s are both cool. Take care,. D

  • @Rebel9668
    @Rebel9668 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The little racetrack here was closed for years then they re-opened it about 30 years ago and now they'll have it on ESPN occasionally. The half mile high banks of the Salem Speedway, lol. Our Salem up here in Indiana is named after the one down there for the fella that chartered the town was from NC I believe. I'd love to put that straight-eight into my little pickup just to be different, lol.

  • @tharvey1459
    @tharvey1459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are great, thanks for sharing. No matter how rough The Rock may be, I’d love to see someone save it. NASCAR needs to get back to the short tracks like The Rock, Nashville and North Wilkesboro.

  • @atascocalnative2376
    @atascocalnative2376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are very knowledgable John

  • @TheDaf95xf
    @TheDaf95xf 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Johnathan 😄 Love your fantastic knowledge on old engines 👍🏻 That straight 8 I’ll sound absolutely brilliant 😄 Cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧

  • @MMitchellMarmel
    @MMitchellMarmel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Drop a line to Cold War Motors; they were working on a Buick straight 8 a few months back.

  • @richmondcruisers471
    @richmondcruisers471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As soon as your video started, I thought "That looks like Hiway 1" and it was. The North Carolina Motor Speedway is a sad sight. It has new owners now but nothing new is happening.

  • @stevecr8934
    @stevecr8934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Boat motors usually have tougher Bottom Ends, Crank and 4 bolt mains. Cam to always push power.

    • @boathead22000
      @boathead22000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      these old 6s were standard gm engines with a marine grind cam. nothing special

  • @kimchipig
    @kimchipig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a nice Sunday surprise!

  • @dastofer
    @dastofer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Outstanding. New subscriber. Inspirational. Just be you.

  • @TABrown-xh7xc
    @TABrown-xh7xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was back before NASCAR died, we don't even watch it could actually care less about it now !

    • @robis40
      @robis40 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NASCAR lost it's appeal to me when they let Toyota into the field. I'm a Ford guy but I preferred the old days when it was Ford, Dodge and GM cars.

    • @TABrown-xh7xc
      @TABrown-xh7xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@robis40 NASCAR stared dying when it quit being stock car racing !

  • @denniscastle936
    @denniscastle936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Would it help to dribble some of the same liquid down the valve stem 1st, before the comp test?

  • @deadwave2738
    @deadwave2738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've seen one of those straight 6's out run a V8 302 in a mustang and the built straight 6 was in a Little Ford truck's that came out around the time Chevy made the little Chevy Luv truck...His had two carbs on it to make a 4 barrel...

    • @stephenandloriyoung5716
      @stephenandloriyoung5716 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Ford Courier, maybe? Ford made an excellent 300 cu. in. straight 6, but if that was in a Courier, the factory didn't do it. I could easily imagine a 300 in a Courier showing the tail lights to a Mustang 302, at least until speeds got quite high, when the short stroke V8 could out-rev the long stroke 6.

  • @Jddvs
    @Jddvs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those old straight 8’s were strong smooth running engines. My parents drove Packards when I was a kid in the 50s which had flathead straight eights in them. As I remember, they seemed to develop most of their power in the higher RPM range. I imagine that the Buick is much the same.

  • @grubsrust299
    @grubsrust299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ;p I think you should just start buying all the engine stands that you can find as well

  • @Mark-vc7rm
    @Mark-vc7rm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your first starts are the best! 👍

  • @lobmin
    @lobmin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the attention straight 8s have been getting lately. They're neat engines

  • @Seazer009
    @Seazer009 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Scanned by the Cat, that straight 8 will bust right off no doubt very cool old engine..

  • @delbertgenewoods6837
    @delbertgenewoods6837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    U. R. Right. Compression. Testing. A. Dry. Motor. Is. A. Waste. Of. Time. ( a. Motor. That's. Not. Ran. In. More. Than. A. Year) is a. Dry. Motor. Great. Video. Though.

  • @chemxfan
    @chemxfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Got to get up early....but hold on there! Jonathan W.'s got a video posted! I'll watch this first, THEN grab some zzzzzzzzz's.
    #priorities

  • @Gerk8
    @Gerk8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “Cat scan” lol!

  • @keywrecker
    @keywrecker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you sir, that was fun!