Will it run after 80 plus years 1926 Mack model AB truck
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- Will this 1926 Mack model AB run after sitting for over 80 years. This truck has a 471 cubic inch four-cylinder engine. this truck was more than likely used as a log truck or as a wrecker or maybe as a semi truck to pull trailers out of the woods 80 years ago when it was running the roads The truck still has Goodyear tires from the 1930s on it to be back on the road. This truck will need the transmission cleaned and put back together and water pump seals and a few other things but for the first time in 80+ years we got this old truck running and I got to say runs pretty good for setting that long
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This makes me smile every time I hear one of these old girls wake up and start living. Makes me feel good to know there's guys like you who can give these old cars and trucks a second chance of living.
Love you guys
Some of them sure put up a fight and seem to have gotten use to being retired.
@gispel7058 this one here was trying. I could feel it saying please don't give up on me
@@justina9137 it's true, these things do seem to have the will to carry on
Came here to write just that, agree completely. If things turn out right, I'll get to do this to a 39 Chevy ton and a half in a few months. However it's just been sitting for 35 years, so basically just parked!
Will I ever need this knowledge to start a 1926 truck? No. Did I watch this whole video and enjoy the shit out of it? Hell yes.
Same here 👍👍👍
E grasas a estas preciosidades que temos evoluído dentro deste princípio
Honestly I love old restoration by a southern family man with modern tools. They’re so gung ho. but the moments he said lead/asbestos/plutonium/possibly uranium…. Internal panic.
You never know what you might be doing next week lol
😂
Who else is binge-watching these?
I may in the future
Just found this, but def gonna binge it now.
Definitely but I just found him lol
Me
I’m learning a lot about gettin ‘er ta run.
When you hear the sound of an old engine start up for the first time in around 80 plus years, it's about one of the best sound ever.
RIGHT??? Yeah, me too. I was actually Smiling for the kid BIG TIME when he got her chugging along like a champ
------- Amazing how happy his accomplishment made me. But you could just TELL by looking at the engine / block & the WAY it was moving.... it was in real good shape. Just nice it might be coming to Life again.
Another one is hearing the beer open afterwards.
I don't know much but when he said the engine size I was thinking man that 1920's monster. I got to hear that. Boy that'll sound nice.
[38:01] And you know it's summertime when you start hearing the mating calls of a few male grey tree frogs in the background.
Having to go back in my geezer memory but I think it sounds like an old Massey-Ferguson tractor.
This is one of the best channels on TH-cam.
Thank you 😊
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I second that answer
@@jenningsmotorsports7554 could you make an adapter to use the hand crank and a cordless drill?
@@chevy6794 I have tried that in the past even the old gear reduction drills don’t have enough power to turn it over the hand crank gives you a ton of leverage
The MAN that walks by an old truck and says, "I'm going to get old girl running or die trying," AND means exactly that is as RARE as this ole truck. There's NO GIVE UP in you and so I tip my hat to you, SUBSCRIBED and HONORED to be here.
"This ol' girl's been sitting for about 400 years, the motor's fossillized, and we're gonna her 'er runnin'"
Lmao weeell
And he gets it running in less than 30 minutes
Best comment ever
Little bit of automatic transmission fluid and acetone, diesel, penetrating fluid. Then we set it all on fire, short the starter with a universal key and we're good to go.
Could a impact drive be modified to use as a starter,like the drag cars.
This ol beauty was made the year my mom was born 1926, I miss my mom, I love you mom.
My Dad's sister was born in 1926. She's still with us. Sharp as a tack.
My mom in 1918. Missing her today on Mother's day ❤
Moja Mama urodzila siie w 1927 roku tez tesknie😊
I instantly remarked that MY FATHER was born 10 years *_After_* this truck was made.
He hasn't passed-on yet, but he's had 3 heart attacks & 7 strokes
...... _But I'm pritty sure Satan doesn't _*_WANT_*_ Him down there_ (he'd be competition)
My mum was born 3 years after this truck. She is still here now with heart failure and cognitive dementia but she hasn't given up.
A big hello from a subscriber in England. I loved the video not just because you coaxed an ancient beast of a motor back to life, but also how you spoke to it like it was a cantankerous old lady that just needed a little love and attention. It amazes me how we both speak the same language yet our dialects are so vastly different “this’un” really made me smile we never hear that in the U.K. Thanks for all your hard work your videos are great to watch. 👍👍👍
I'd love to see this ol beauty restored and running on the road again, there just aren't many of these great ol trucks left, please save her!
Well, she ain't old enough to retire 😊
I'd say do minimal cosmetic work. Make it structurally sound and stabilize the rust with some linseed shine juice. Of course get it mechanically fixed up making it reliable and somewhat safer but it can only ever look this way once. Getting it back to new or show winning perfection is more in the wheelhouse of someone like Jay Leno who has limitless resources
100% agree
That old MAC truck was built like a tank. It could be restored now.
Looking just as it does, makes a powerful statement 👏
I really enjoy your projects. I am 87 and I enjoy the memories you cause for me to recall from my past. Greetings from Indianapolis Indiana
Many more years sir!
Greetings from Texas !!
Sir you are a living TH-cam Channel full of content. best wishes
Sending all love and prayers to you sir!
Fantastic! I'm watching this in Indy, too!
Бесконечное уважение вам ребята за то что вы так бережете свою историю, а не просто сдаете все в металолом. Я обожаю старую технику но к сожалению мы в России лишены такой возможности заниматься заниматься с ней.
Я,каждый год посещаю ретрофестиваль в городе Казани. В 500 метрах от моего дома есть частный музей ретроавтомобилей. Вы ошибаетесь.
@ivanov-lvan-ivanovich это единичный случай.
@@ВладимирГужва-л8ы вы опять не правы. Недавна ко мне обратился друг. Он востанавливает иж 49. Я ему на своем токарном станке сделал несколько деталей. Между Казанью и Набережными Челнами есть придорожное кафе с музеем мототехники. И таких примеров сотни. Вомтанавливают трактора, тягачи, станки и много много чего другово. Чего только не стоит музей Советского быта в Казани, музей военной техники в Парке Победы.
@ivanov-lvan-ivanovich советую вам съездить в Америку или в Германию и сравнить, будете очень удивлены.
@@ВладимирГужва-л8ы вы сказали что в России нет вощможности реставрировать ретротехнику. Я сказал что есть. Теперь вы советуете сьездит юь в сша и европу. Естественно там больше реставрированной техники. Но кто мешает вам, если вы россиянин заняться подобным? Лень, отсутствие денег или неумение делать оное?
Probably one of the best channels on TH-cam. No one being loud and obnoxious, just a good, funny dude working on old cars. Thank you for all the great videos. I never miss one!
You nailed it. No script, no B.S. and no drama. Just gearhead heaven.😎😎
100% I like this guy, and Vice Grip Garage. His revivals are super addicting and chill as well. He mostly does 1960s-1980s iron.
And he’s a young guy with a vast knowledge of your basic knuckle buster stuff!! I love it!
Your honest hard work and determination makes it a real delight to watch you resurrect these old vehicles. The fact that you don't say stupid silly things, throw batteries, or otherwise act like a clown makes it all the better. This one I particularly enjoyed. Keep up the good work.
Man. nice I love this guy. can't stand the videos where they talk like little kids and act stupid !
And I ain't kiddin' ya.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Outside of the remark about throwing batteries (seems like a reference to a good ol' boy named Dereck out of Vice Grip Garage, who, in my opinion is the best I've come across) I agree with ya.
I can see the need the toss a battery in certain circumstances, but tossing it for humor gets old. Dereck is very good, especially when he focuses on teaching.
"She's not old enough to retire!" Probably everyone else thought she WAS retired, but you knew better! Taking the same attitude to life in general: "It's always too soon to give up." Man, you give us hope! Thank you for persevering against all odds.
Puts a huge smile on my face hearing her run like that. What a beauty
Aw, you gave it away! Still, I'll watch it anyway.
I'm glad he had enough Ugga Duggas to turn it over. 32:04 🤣 I love this lad
Great job! Actually quite incredible how well built these older vehicles are. I couldn't imagine a 2014 Chevy Impala sitting for 80 years and trying to start it.
What impala lol
Uh,....yeah! Wouldn't happen.
They also made cheap junk aplenty back then. But all the cheap junk is long gone to a junkyard or landfill. So only the quality stuff reaches us today.
@@Mariano.Bernacki That's a good point.
I drove 2 kids to their matric dance\prom last week in a sixty year old car.
I love this man. He gets literally anything running regardless if it has been sitting for over 50 years or not
Try like 100 years in some of these videos. Literally impossible stuff where it's just a pile of screws and nothing else and he gets it running
Seein him pressure wash gives me anxiety tho UwU too many opportunities for a direct jet of water to reflect back and rip out your eyes ewe
😮😮😮😢😮😮@@BenVanAmburg
@@Dumb_Furry_UwUeh, as long as you’re smart and keep your distance he’s good, plus the spray back isn’t spraying at as high of a pressure as what’s coming out of the nozzle.
Another furry who watches this type of content?!?!??!?!!??!
I wish I had the patience, perseverance, and attitude of this man.
"I started it on 'fahr' a little while ago; no big deal".
This has got to be the best restart video I've seen. Hearing the old girl purr again after 80 years was thrilling.
I know that a lot of you good Americans like our British accents, and we appreciate the compliment, however, the gentleman working on the Mack has one of the sweetest American accents I've heard, he sounds like Trip Tucker from Star Trek Enterprise. His enthusiastic drawl is both entertaining and compulsive to the listener.
A very good video,
Best regards
Us lot over the pond.
Thats cuz he's a good ol southern fella. Love the southern accents, georgia, Alabama, texas etc
This isn't a dating website..
@@jasonbentley9968I dunnow the way he talks to the old girl sure sounds like he wants to date her 😂
yes 👍
Bless all over there across the pond! Much love from the US❤
This man can get anything to run. When others would of thrown in the towel, he'll get the Ol' girl running. Absolute legend 💪
And he'd soak that towel with acetone, PB Blaster and anything else we can put in there, use it to soak the rust and junk, then for good measure use it again to wipe away the schmoo on the outside of the engine as it's chugging away for the first time since Lewis and Clark drove it across the Continental Divide.
Sure - with six cans of starter spray
@@aaronelliott3019 true, true. I think I'll have a spot of tea.
I was proud of myself when I successfully changed the light of my moms Peugeot 206+ from 2009, but this guy knows literally every engine of old cars and how to make them running. Huge respect for that.
Will always appreciate a program that takes me away from the chaos of the world & Jennings does it perfect!👌
Same here my friend . Pure escapism. We sure need it these days !
Agree 100%. I’ll re-watch them and just forget about the world for a few hours.
Man im so totally amazed on how you are able to get these dead to the bone vehicles,and you breathe life back into them. It just shows how much passion you have for them keep them going 👍🔧
I’ll be 80 in a couple weeks and I enjoy seeing the past come back to life.. You must be a true Christian because of the great Patience you show.. Great video.. I’m subscribed..
It’s called lively hood. When you get a job you will understand you have to do what you have to do.
@@cheesycarrotsoupWhy be rude? The man was simply expressing his excitement over seeing a snapshot into his past.
So non christians dont have patience?? That's a real stupid thing to say.
Okay keep going Boomer.
And offending non- christians while hes at it.@@joffasaurfinch
You are the best. You take on the oldest vehicles on TH-cam, and almost never fail. There is just something so satisfying about watching 100 year old vehicles come back to life.
You have some tenacity. Never say die. That engine was built to last, and built to keep working, not like the flimsy stuff we have now. Top work young man.
That’s just how older stuff was made, built to last. Nowadays stuff is weaker because companies want to make more money, and what better way to do that then to make customers buy replacements after the previous one breaks?
Is it just me or when that old girl started you just smiled with pure joy.
Thanks for doing that and sharing it with us!
You deserve a medal for yanking that engine back to life. I'll be looking for follow-on videos that show this as a roller. Amazing accomplishment.
Fuel, compression, fire...
It's not too complicated
@@gladimmeandnotyou Fuel in the proper quantity and mixture with air coming through ancient carb jets with God knows what kind of corrosion and dirt, sufficient compression to drive the crankshaft - therefore rings, valves that open and close and seat, opening and closing in the proper sequence thanks to a camshaft that isn't busted - nor are the valve springs busted nor the guides frozen around the stem, and fire - from a 6 volt battery and coil with enough oomph left, and a primary broken by properly-gapped points that move and a capacitor that still works, no shorts or bad ballast resistors, fired at the right time and the right advance through a rotor contact that isn't corroded, through a cap that isn't cracked, wet, or too overloaded with carbon, at the right spark plug, into plug wires that aren't so oxidized and cracked that the spark climbs over the outside of the wire instead of across the plug gap, across that gap instead of leaking out a cracked plug insulator, and then ignites the mixture. In every cylinder, because the fuel pump, which isn't frozen and isn't leaking through its antique gaskets under pressure, keeps delivering enough gas through a filter and line that aren't hopelessly plugged with gunk, from a gas tank with fuel clean enough to make the trip. Yeah - not too complicated.
Hearing an old engine running after so many years abandoned is like music to the ears, God bless these people who make this happen.
This one has GOT TO BE one of your very best!! I am so happy that you got that ol'gal woke up from her long slumber!
I can only imagine all the hard work folks put that bad boy through when it was new and the motor still runs . Yes please keep showing us the whole process to get it completely restored.
You're the kinda guy with dogged determination that's got us here today. We have a 1930 International Harvester truck on our ranch in Victoria, Texas I now want to tinker with thank you
another masterclass in automotive resurrection young man, be proud...
I have to congratulate you. You are the very first person who got an old engine going and didn't rev the guts out of it. That's called " respecting old age ". Good on ya mate. So many bloke's start them and rev the guts out of them. I makes you feel good to get the heart pumping again. From Australia.
Amazing!! A huge block of steel (iron?), and just 4 cylinders?? PB Blaster by the gallon. Glad you found this gem, Dustin!!
Hey, how do ya know his first name? I aint never heard him say it!
@@JeffKopis I just wanted to know where his place was, so I looked up his YT channel, and there he was!
Fantastic effort! I really enjoyed watching your video. Never give up!👍
We have a guy here in NZ called Marty, he's exactly like this guy,no BS very, instructional,and never fails,like this guy,a pleasure to watch,
Fellow kiwi here, Marty is one of the best for sure
Dear Mr. Motorsports, Thank you for all of your efforts getting this truck running. You earned every view. That may be the most physical effort I've seen in a "will it run". Good on you!
I was going to start this comment with something like this is one of my favorite videos. Which is true though I don’t want my reaction to be misconstrued. That last segment cranking on the hand crank behind the bumper without any good leverage points was brutal. That said this has the making of one of the coolest revivals ever. A 1920’s Mack truck is something else man I tell you what. If this ends up being a full restoration I will buy a hat that can be properly doffed, make no mistake it sure as hell would be earned.
Damn, I've been watching for several years now and like you said, this one was the toughest. But that didn't stop you. I don't think anyone else on the planet would have even tried. You're definitely "the engine whisperer".
I love the enthusiasm on here. The down home banter takes me back to the years that I spent in Alabama.
Absolutely love his enthusiasm and dedication. Perseverance and some know how goes a long way with him .
I used to worry when it took 30 pulls to start my Honda lawnmower. But that engine w the huge cylinders demanded you eat your Wheaties ! Plus I wonder if he was thinking whether the timing was right and maybe'd never start...
Absolutely AWESOME will it run, you must have been real sore after all that cranking 😵 great to hear the old girl running again after all that time, music to all our ears 😀👍👍
How can you not get goosebumps when you hear something that was long left for dead fire up! Fantastic! 👍😄👍
Nice
PURE BEAUTY SIR!!!! JOB WELL DONE!!!!!
Once you finally got it running, you restored my faith in mankind. Kudos Ace.
Love this! I worked at a Mack dealership for 11 years, we had a restored 1928 Mack , this one hits home! ❤❤❤
If I had the money to pay him for the restoration... I would absolutely love to have this truck after it's fully restored. But, I'm pretty much a church mouse looking from the outside in, scratching for crumbs. But I still enjoy watching him resurrect these neat vintage vehicles!!!
thoroughly enjoyed watching you revive this rustic piece of rust. I loved how you talked to the truck like it was a horse
What some would discard for scrap... I love that you dig in to the lost and forgotten and revive it for another life.. Great job brother
You worked really hard on this one.... but you did it again!! You're a wizard Mr. Jennings! You have just crank started a 1926 Mack truck !! In two years it will be 100 years old and she sounds smoooooth! Great video! Thank you!
Wow. I have a 46 chevy fleetmaster and these video's put my little problems into perspective. Remarkable work. A pleasure to see such skill and commitment. I'm looking forward to seeing this truck on the road. Great stuff
i just do not get tired of watching you bring these old vehicles back to life. in fact, this was one of your best videos yet. we of course get to see the super condensed version of what obviously takes you days and weeks to accomplish but it really is exciting and entertaining and enjoyable. i wish you all the best and please keep up the great work.
We have new efficient truck in market, why spending time on this old one
this is awesome. I love old stuff, hearing that old engine breathe again after who knows how long just puts a smile on my face
That's cool 😎 I love to see old vehicles before my time ! I always enjoyed talking to my grandma about old vehicles !
OMG.... It's like Jethro Clampett came to life!! Your perseverance and enthusiasm have been rewarded!!! So many next steps!!❤
I have watched every single video this man has put out
I am not a mechanic nor even a Novice, but these videos not only kinda makes me want to be a Mechanic, but they are some of the most awesome videos to watch! Thanks for the lessons and entertainment!
My uncle would have loved this, he was a big shot at Mack. This is dedication, you were determined to get it running and you have.
Those side ports in the engine are just awesome. Must make life a lot easier for diagnosing issues
It's got to be a good feeling to listen to that engine run after all that time it's been sitting and after all your hard work. Great job!!!
It always amazes me when I see these vehicles so aged up, dirt and all. But then - when you get to see the interior, the good ol insides of the engine, just specking clean. Just awes me.
I overhauled one of these engines in a 22 Mack three years ago. Great little engines. I love those little AB trucks.
I hereby award you the golden tongue wrench award .I love old machinery how simple and tough they were you could rebuild em. On the side of the road. The closer you got to starting her I was cheering for you.if anybody from mack company saw this video send the man $10000. Dollars
Awesome ! 👍 I'm surprised the old girl didn't end up in a metal drive for the 🪖war effort .
I am too I believe it was in the woods or on a farm a lot of stuff was hid out on farms back in the 40s
Was probably still in use. Are there any gas ration stickers on it? Back then gas was so hard to find that farmers had to convert to wood gas.
I haven't wanted an engine to live so much since the 1965 film Flight of the Phoenix. Talk about edge of the seat stuff!
I knew it would run. Took more than I thought it might. My brothers had a 27 Star they ran around in. At some point it seized up but they worked on it & got it going again. They both have died but my younger brother has it & I'm sure it runs. Love the sound of those old motors.
I love seeing these old relics come back to life!
Man, I'm glad you had enough "ugga duggas" to get it started because it sounded great!
How you can work so long and hard without cursing....is amazing to me! You should win an award for your perseverance.
Back in the 70s my brother built a model of that very Mack ! Nice to see it run !
Old Bulldogs never die. They just look that way.
There's more than a few ghosts of Christmas past setting in that truck waiting for another ride. Great job!
Hats off to this guy what determination. Well done mate from Australia
This should have a show and sponsors at this point. Man this makes me smile.
PB Blaster should at least send him a couple a cases.
@@robj2704 He uses a case of PB on each engine. Give this man a truckload or three.
I had to watch this one again. I'm surprised he hasn't built a hand held electric starter to crank these old hand crank starting engines. That couldn't be to hard. Of course, he's probably close to have my age, and has the energy to hand crank for hours at a time. I love this stuff. Thanks again!
I love the American 'Can Do " attitude.
And never a swear word to be heard…wonderful.
I've watched a lot of "Will it run" videos on TH-cam and your southern drawl is really nice to listen to, you're also a pretty sharp mechanic who clearly knows what he's doing. Great video!
Total Respect!! AWESOME MECHANIC!!!
The sound of all 4 cylinders chuffing back to life gives hope. Suddenly those horrible running boards are just bent metal that can be fixed, missing parts to be sourced or fabricated... there isn't much to the truck and you get optimistic.
Well done.
Yes the sound of those giant cylenders amazing filled me with joy and a big smile for all your hard won work.
Man the best thing about these is the simplicity of these old engines. I love how they are so bare-bones and down to basics compared to modern crap. Makes them a joy to work on in a way.
That because the feds weren't in the auto design business back then!
Thank the EPA and stupid pussy safety crap for us not having good trucks anymore
Thig guy has to be the king perseverance & optimism! 😎👍
Totally admire your perserverance (patience) and knowlege.Love seeing any old things in action again :-)
You’re bringing the soul of America back to life Man! 👍
There is nothing more satisfying then getting something running and listening to it. My dad and I spent more time than i can say. He's been gone now for sometime. This had me hearing his voice again.
I guess she wanted you to get a work out, lol. She definitely made you work for it. This one was really cool. I could actually hear it as each cylinder came back to life. This one was good save for what has to be a pretty rare truck. I hope you keep your promise and restore this one.
I definely wanna see one day this thing gets restored back to life, would be awesome to see it running again on the road. I'm not a huge car specialist but iwhat I think is that if the engine works fine, the rest will just be as easy to get it back running.
It is great to see these older viehicles coming back to life.
I almost cried with joy when you got that old motor fired up. Definitely gonna be watching more of your videos.
Would switch to Dewalt or Makita impact wrench to crank over engine. Amazing it survived the WWII scrap drive.
I'm never going to be used to seeing a block of rust open up to reveal almost pristine innards. Crazy yo.
That was crazy cool
its like cracking geodes, ugly af rock hiding a amethyst structure inside is amazing
It's like that one dude who you think is broke but you find out he has over 6 figures in his savings account
I watch you crank it over and hope you have your thumb up in case it backfires. Very good show!!!
Ahhh, this was a cool video. Nice to see a young guy take an interest in history, because that's what you're dealing with here Automotive History! What a great truck. You get it running and back on the jobsite everyone that sees this truck is going to think you are the coolest and you are! Dude you are the MAN! You are doing God's work here; get this old Mack truck running down the road!
80 years of sitting and 80 years of cranking, sounds about right
You're a wizard, sir. Well done!
Arrgghh, I almost fell on the floor with a heart attack watching all that cranking! I admire your persistence!
Far much better than watching a movie.