Starting My Uncle Paul's 1919 Ford Model T

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ส.ค. 2015
  • Thanks for all of the great comments.
    My Uncle Paul has decided to sell his project Model T. He is asking $9750.
    You can see some of his handy work in the video. He is more of a master woodworker than a master mechanic. Contact me for more pictures and information.
    On August 5th, 2015, my friend Steve Jones and I drove down from Missouri to Arkansas in order to help my Uncle Paul get his 1919 Ford Model T running. My cousin Michael Johnson and my Uncle Paul were on hand to help. After some trouble-shooting and lots of cranking on the starter motor, it... well watch and see.
    Engine really starts firing at about 6:30.
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  • @fomoco1454
    @fomoco1454 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You guys made Uncle Paul's year. Just look how happy he is once the engine fired and ran. Great video guys!

  • @benscoles5085
    @benscoles5085 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    the smile on Uncle Paul's face and the ''WOO hoo's'' he added in made this a good thing to watch, Thanks to the fellows who did this for him.

  • @vader0ne
    @vader0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this video never gets old watched it many times , love it.
    The smile on Paul's face is priceless.

  • @j81851
    @j81851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A long lost proof of an era gone by when Built Ford Tough REALLY MEANT SOMETHING

  • @randyhughes5160
    @randyhughes5160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It does my hart good to see people give there time to and talent to put a smile on someone’s face it was a great thing you did respect

  • @michaelwpaulin4876
    @michaelwpaulin4876 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very Cool old Parade Truck.. Nice Job Uncle Paul..

  • @davemetz7368
    @davemetz7368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Uncle Paul did a terrific job on what I could see of the rest of the truck. Would love to see the entire truck out in the open . It must look great. Way to go Uncle Paul !!!

  • @jased30
    @jased30 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    its an incredible feeling when you get these old beasts to come alive in front of your eyes.

  • @SArtisto1
    @SArtisto1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That starter motor sounds terrifying xD
    Like some ancient beast groaning n grumbling

  • @jamesexploringonline872
    @jamesexploringonline872 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    God bless the owner for his wonderful restoration so fare.
    It's a credit to the guy.

  • @loadi2865
    @loadi2865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    thats gotta be the best starter in the world.....

    • @General_Eisenhower1945
      @General_Eisenhower1945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously. That's some titan level stuff

    • @100texan2
      @100texan2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s when American made stuff was built good. Now I look for things made in China or Japan and avoid American built products. Thanks all to the greedy unions that forced manufacturers overseas.

    • @michaeljohnson7601
      @michaeljohnson7601 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      paul chandler it is a 6 V system .... had to recharge several times between attampts

    • @paulnicholson1906
      @paulnicholson1906 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember when I got my 1923 I had a hell of a time starting it and I had to hand crank it. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Anyway I found the trick was to crank a couple of times with the ignition off and the choke completely closed, then turn on the ignition and crank. Usually fires right off, just quick get the spark advanced before it dies. After a couple of minutes of sounding like a threshing machine chewing on a piece of barbed wire, it settles down to a sweet running machine (Clymer I think). Really a fun car.

  • @roydawson4882
    @roydawson4882 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This has got to be up there with the best on youtube,and the smile on his face when it fired up,priceless thank,s for letting us all see this wonderful moment

  • @oldtruc
    @oldtruc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first start is always a magic moment

  • @anthonypirozzi837
    @anthonypirozzi837 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the look on uncle Paul's face when that sucker fired up....priceless

  • @skippygirl959
    @skippygirl959 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Aww Uncle Paul was so excited. Good on you guys for doing that for him!

  • @jamescampbell7780
    @jamescampbell7780 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great result, guys, well done!

  • @joeguzman3558
    @joeguzman3558 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    my granpa had a John deer and used it to go everywhere even church ,(1950s-1960s)i remember my grandma and me going with granpa to town to buy groceries.

    • @dandruff7807
      @dandruff7807 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I knew a farmer that got a john deere letter.

  • @patrickrooney5130
    @patrickrooney5130 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love them old cars. Well done on getting it started.

  • @royramdeen8864
    @royramdeen8864 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just way too cool, just a classic look on uncle Paul's face, and the sign on the garage.

  • @GuilhermeToneti1994
    @GuilhermeToneti1994 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great work Guys!

  • @joracer1
    @joracer1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your Uncle did a great job on the cab, i'm glad you got it running for him.....

  • @roberthillsjr.3729
    @roberthillsjr.3729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a great video.. Thank you.

  • @vvaleiko193
    @vvaleiko193 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    great work, guys

  • @ljliberto
    @ljliberto 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations!!!

  • @hotrodpawns
    @hotrodpawns 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great job, great video.

  • @carltrustrum8858
    @carltrustrum8858 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Made him happy, very good.

  • @SW-jw6il
    @SW-jw6il ปีที่แล้ว

    could imagine trying to diagnose with only a crank handle start ? 👉 + Great seeing all y’all bringing it all together for Unc ❤

  • @damo690
    @damo690 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It would be nice if you could show us a video of him driving it

  • @jeffreyarmstrong2800
    @jeffreyarmstrong2800 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    GREAT JOB!!!!!!

  • @luvstruck2733
    @luvstruck2733 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    There used to be a guy in Houston who could counterbalance the crankshaft to make the model T's engines run much smoother. The Model T engines did not come with counterbalance crankshafts so they had that pop pop pop sound under acceleration. It is a big improvement. I think you can just send the crankshaft to them to get this done. Again it is a major improvement over the original engines, and all the shaking caused by the engine disappears.

  • @sentimentalbloke7586
    @sentimentalbloke7586 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats to you great car

  • @777alemap
    @777alemap 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    MVP goes to that starter....

  • @miracleofamericamuseum7285
    @miracleofamericamuseum7285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just got on here, so someone else might have corrected you. Model ts were built from 1909 thru 1927. Model As from 28 thru 31. Havin g started model Ts for about 45 years and own 13, I would suggest checking for manifold leaks, then clean and oil timer an d always adjust it to proper distance when spark lever is up and advance when first starting. Doesn't sound like that is being done.

    • @datacommand
      @datacommand  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I have been corrected! I think it was the spark lever at the root of the problem.

  • @stoner0078
    @stoner0078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this car

  • @mrpank34
    @mrpank34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Selling starters grate video
    A must watch for every similar idiot
    Thanks a lot

  • @dehoedisc7247
    @dehoedisc7247 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    considering that this engine was able to be started by a hand crank (when in a good state of tune), that poor electric starter needs a thorough rebuild.

  • @gregcatanzaro4906
    @gregcatanzaro4906 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What great talent building that body himself

  • @matthrivnak6572
    @matthrivnak6572 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need to drive it!

  • @fasx56
    @fasx56 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hope the starter holds up after all that cranking.

  • @muley180
    @muley180 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Beautiful Clark.

  • @harolddollar9187
    @harolddollar9187 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy days ...nice

  • @nononsenseBennett
    @nononsenseBennett 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remember the commercial for Heinz ketchup? Anticipation, anticipation.....!

  • @brianharrison7854
    @brianharrison7854 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds good for something sat so long

  • @garybullwinkle6784
    @garybullwinkle6784 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    PRIME IT!!!

  • @Sebi076
    @Sebi076 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did yall take out the engine from the car and look at its insides?

  • @gtb81.
    @gtb81. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the reason it wouldn't start was the mixture was obvously so far off

  • @carlmoffett6632
    @carlmoffett6632 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    We're gonna runnoft! From I brother. I knew just what he was trying to say.

  • @johnccargill4665
    @johnccargill4665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Says his cousin owns 29 model t, they went out of production in early 1927

  • @davemetz7368
    @davemetz7368 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone should have turned Uncle Paul onto U-Tube back when he couldn't get it started. He would have found the " no starting problem " much easier.

  • @samualwhittemore228
    @samualwhittemore228 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Give it a small stream of propane into the intake. It'll start like a champ if you have ignition. Either that or get a heat gun/hair dryer to warm the intake air.

  • @paulnicholson1906
    @paulnicholson1906 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So what was the problem? Not getting enough gas? When I got my T I had a hard time starting it and I was cranking it. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Anyway now it starts easy but you have to choke it heavy for the first couple of revs. Once you figure it out they will run even when they shouldn’t.

  • @cadengraff3972
    @cadengraff3972 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Before you start it. Make sure everything is okay so you dont burn out anything!

  • @liljgoneman9765
    @liljgoneman9765 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yeah, about your pals "1929 model T".... No. Last year of T production was 1927. The model A showed up in '28. Still very cool of you guys to help him get that thing started.

    • @devkrovil9331
      @devkrovil9331 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      It says 1919 ._.

    • @liljgoneman9765
      @liljgoneman9765 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was commenting scrolling text at the beginning of the video. Maybe read that.......

    • @devkrovil9331
      @devkrovil9331 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just read it and it still says 1919.

    • @devkrovil9331
      @devkrovil9331 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, i just saw the 1929 type.

    • @liljgoneman9765
      @liljgoneman9765 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Devkrovil Try again. Read the words scrolling up the screen..... 31 seconds in....

  • @sr50223
    @sr50223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Age of an engine makes no difference if it has great compression great spark and a great fuel supply in the right amount it's going to fire up quickly without all of that cranking cranking and cranking and cranking, the engine certainly has a problem. What if it did not have an electric starter what would you do then?

  • @gmc.joesousa4360
    @gmc.joesousa4360 ปีที่แล้ว

    Starter Fluid Save the starter

  • @jimcosgrove292
    @jimcosgrove292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Timing Handel has to be in up position to start

  • @jeffscott8323
    @jeffscott8323 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dawm let's have a T party iced that is

  • @tdiamonds23ice82
    @tdiamonds23ice82 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:48-2:00 my brain when trying to solve a math problem.

  • @KemalEjder1980
    @KemalEjder1980 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    wich engine get this vehicle..?

  • @CheeseOnTheCake2001
    @CheeseOnTheCake2001 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    :v great work

  • @tarstarkusz
    @tarstarkusz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm confused about the engine size or how it's calculated. Wikipedia says it's 177CI and list the bore and stroke as 3.75 and 4", which comes out to 188.4CI
    Why is there an 11" disparity?
    Also, 20HP (and 83 pounds of torque no less) is incredibly low for the displacement. Why is it so low? Is the compression ratio low or something?

    • @kens97sto171
      @kens97sto171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Compression ratio is 4. 5 to 1. From what I have read. Keep in mind that from 1909 until 1919 they were hand crank start only. And for 1919 to 1927 electric start was an option. So a higher compression ratio would likely have made it extremely difficult to crank over by hand.
      It was designed to run on a variety of fuels alcohol included. And they will run even if the engine is in very poor condition. car never went over 45 miles an hour so the power wasn't required.
      The car only weighed about 1200 lb.

    • @19Robert98
      @19Robert98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      tarstarkusz these are very low compression engines designed to run on earier fuels and through all kinds of abuse. I compression tested mine and it ran about 50 a cylinder. Ive heard they pretty much max out at 60 psi

    • @timmayer8723
      @timmayer8723 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would have kept a steady stream of ether spraying into the carb. These Ts were the most rudimentary mechanical devices. Mass produced. Y men who had never seen one. Henry Ford, likewise , was the first to mass produce cars, so his learning curve was long and slow.

  • @ivanolsen7966
    @ivanolsen7966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where is the driving it videooooo !

  • @jeffscott8323
    @jeffscott8323 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let's go and kick some new cars butt

  • @ostlandr
    @ostlandr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That might not be a Model T. That might be the rarer Ford Model TT truck. Only 70,000 of those made in 1919 rather than almost half a million Ts. Easy to tell- if it won't do over 15 or 20 miles an hour, it has the truck axle.

  • @bigdoggy2693
    @bigdoggy2693 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Maybe the firing order is not right

  • @jameswil7687
    @jameswil7687 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in Arkansas!

  • @madbear3512
    @madbear3512 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice ride but it be better if it was a really old truck. Or one of the first semi trucks

  • @franciscoheckmuller9655
    @franciscoheckmuller9655 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    for eisenliehaben ist das starter dieses relikts das aufregedste was pasiren kann von VILLA GESELL .ARGENTINA Franz

  • @theodorenovak3363
    @theodorenovak3363 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was totally confused with the written part in the beginning. He stated some one had a1929 model T That's impossible. The model A came out in 1928 replacing the model T

  • @roberthillsjr.3729
    @roberthillsjr.3729 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounded like it wasn't getting gas.

  • @Dog.soldier1950
    @Dog.soldier1950 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bad gas

  • @jamesb.9155
    @jamesb.9155 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Higher cranking speed useful, points working?, spark advance setting? is enough fuel getting to carb?

    • @jamesb.9155
      @jamesb.9155 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Should save the starter from so much cranking time...

  • @jeanroger7866
    @jeanroger7866 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    carburetor problem..

  • @allenschmitz9644
    @allenschmitz9644 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have to set the spark gap silly.

  • @bthompson1767
    @bthompson1767 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    getting to much air in carb maybe

  • @hotrodpawns
    @hotrodpawns 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    believe it or not, both old and new vehicles, the starter plays a major role in how a vehicle starts, a slow old starter motor trying to turn over an engine = hard starting, if it starts at all.

    • @19Robert98
      @19Robert98 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hot Rod 6 volt bud. Not 12. They all crank slower than slow

  • @gsallison1
    @gsallison1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do they not believe in using ether to help start an engine? Oh well, it sounds pretty good, hope that starter is ok though.

  • @tarstarkusz
    @tarstarkusz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This car was $260 new or 13oz of gold. That would be about $17k today using gold as the true inflation calculation. Using official numbers, it would be $3,884.62! I think using gold is far more accurate a measurement.

  • @erniecothran3112
    @erniecothran3112 ปีที่แล้ว

    You need fix the problem before you kill the starter!

  • @brandonscherff9344
    @brandonscherff9344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That starter motor must have been smoking, (ruined) a model T should only take half a revolution to start, if it is primed properly. If it doesn’t some thing isn’t right. (Fouled plugs, timing wrong, stuck valve, bad coils)

  • @TheOneIronDuke
    @TheOneIronDuke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the model t`s ended in 1927. the only ford in 1929 was the model a

  • @bluzmanintx8176
    @bluzmanintx8176 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    does it have an alternator?

  • @jimervin387
    @jimervin387 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not sure why one guy talks about adjusting the distributor. There's no distributor on a stock Model T and certainly not on that one.

    • @enok90
      @enok90 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he was making an analogy to explain it so someone more familiar with more modern ignition systems could understand.

  • @timr31908
    @timr31908 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    charge the battery.

  • @saltdaemon4453
    @saltdaemon4453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seven minutes of watching y'all washing out them crank bearings to finally get it to fire... to overcome decades of not understanding ignition timing.

  • @johahanka300
    @johahanka300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how many time he write 20 min later?

  • @roberthayes7722
    @roberthayes7722 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You need to be careful running older engine with current gasoline.

    • @garylangley4502
      @garylangley4502 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I added some "Marvel Mystery Oil" to my Model T every time I added gas, and that helped to protect the valves.

  • @roberthayes7722
    @roberthayes7722 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Current gasoline.
    Older engines used lead in gasoline to lubricate the valves
    Newer, current engines, and gasoline now does not have lead in it. If you run older engines to long with current gasoline and do not add a lead substitute to the gasoline, you can damage the engine.

    • @brandonscherff9344
      @brandonscherff9344 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leaded gasoline was not available when the model T was built. Not true anyway

  • @hinodr
    @hinodr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Valve timing is out

  • @eamondunne7992
    @eamondunne7992 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @adoreslaurel
    @adoreslaurel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why kill the starter when a spray can of "Start ya Bastard" will get it going.

  • @olddogcitypound5859
    @olddogcitypound5859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Throw in a 2000 c.c. ford pinto engine and be done with it.🤔

    • @jeffambrosia5678
      @jeffambrosia5678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you missed the whole point.

  • @jgt2598
    @jgt2598 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonder what fuel they were running. Modern gas isn't comparable to early gas, bad refinement plus lead left it with an octane rating over 100. Model Ts were fortunately designed as "multi-fuel" cars (today called "flex fuel") so it might start better on kerosene or ethanol blend.

  • @2right4words
    @2right4words 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    you have to use the hand crank

  • @ervingoertzen7233
    @ervingoertzen7233 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You mean you’re cousin owns a 1927 Model T , that’s the last year they were made. Model A started 1928

  • @bthompson1767
    @bthompson1767 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    junk in the fuel

  • @jslugbug37
    @jslugbug37 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pull start it

  • @Abidhanifbutt
    @Abidhanifbutt 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    all ok just needed new starter man it weak

  • @Nokia-ol2el
    @Nokia-ol2el 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    J

  • @luisa2931
    @luisa2931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is no 1929 model t