How to Keep Your Car From BURNING To The Ground! 1941 Lincoln Continental V12 Fuel & Wiring Restore!
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- Let's Look At The Lincoln! We dive into the fuel system on the old '41 Continental from front to back! Along with installation of a new proper cloth covered wiring harness under the hood to keep those pesky engine fires at bay!
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Chrome fuel pump, at least 5 extra HP! Keep up the good work fellas, thanks for sharing.
I love it: Old times cars with old time repairs. And a lot of old time knowledge. You do not rush through the repairs and make it right the first time; no hackjob that will fail within days.
Amazing, cool, and beautiful- the '40 and '41 Continental are two of the most beautiful cars ever built...
i grew up playing near an old junk yard and played in many an old car, i still remember the smell of the mohair interiors. good content and channel keep it up
"Its got a hot air heater,....So thats pretty cool." More wisdom from Strongs garage!
Love the old sounds of air lifts 😃
You guys have a job that many people dream of
My 1st time seeing a functioning Mk1 V12. What a sweet old girl.
What a treat! Another Time Capsule visit to Matt and Jim … marvellous
Just continues to be great knowledge based entertainment with two comedians who make the time fly by.
I like that car too. Very good.
This is the second time we've seen Jim without a hat! He actually has hair!!!
Top job, guys!! Love to see her purring again...Kind regards from Belgium, Harald
Jim has added another gem to his collection... hurray..! Ford flathead v12..!
That red and green Pendletron shirt Matt is wearing is a very old, vintage shirt-I have one just like it.
Hey guys, how about a blurb on the old pneumatic (?) car hoist.
Does it have mechanical locks?
Did it need a big service?
Lifting capacity?
Any youngsters would be unaware of them...
Cheers.
Good to see that the manual said to tighten the pump case screws with the pump lever depressed. If you don't, the pump diaphragm will get stretched on every stroke and it will quickly develop cracks and leaks.
Never miss a show. Always good stuff. Very Canadian.
An eight volt battery? The quote on why guess when you can easily know, Strongs Garage t shirt? nicely Presented.
Good! Now Jim can bring his Mark II to Strong's Garage. Would love to see Matt and Jim tackle some mechanical issues on that beauty.
I would love to see that as well! The issue being the work already in the shop. Guess it’s hard to be good and not be busy boys.
* Ah Yeah ... Good episode gents. I was wondering when Jim's Lincoln was gonna get some love. Your so lucky to have such a great collection of NOS parts and vintage tools . 👊😎👍
That was a fantastic video! To see it all done on original equipment, with original parts and original installation and testing methods was a real treat! I remember when all automotive lifts were in ground lifts. Your shop and work are amazing! Thank you ever so much for the great content! That Continental is a real beaut! All the very best to you all! #VroomVroom
I used to work at an auto restoration shop and had the opportunity to work on a V-12 Lincoln. It was a different year and model for which I don't remember. I had to adjust the points in the distributor and it was a miserable job due to access. The car was completely original and I was glad I was not working flat rate at the time. I did more work on a Cadillac V-16 and even drove it. That was a much finer running engine for the elite that purchased such a car. Smoothest running engine I have ever experienced. The Packard V-12s are also very cool. GM was sort of ahead in the engineering department. BTW, the valve covers on the Caddy are aluminum and no real difference between them and later aluminum valve covers other than the length. Cool Lincoln, it would be a pleasure to own and drive about. Thanks for showing us this fine auto from the past. Enjoy.
Good to see the 1941 Lincoln Continental V12 start up and the HP was 120 Hp.....Thanks guy's 👍
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Nice work lads 👍
You guys get better every time. Youv'e got the magic of being entertaining while doing a car fix show. Kudos.
That is a beautiful old car. Glad to see a restoration and not a rustoration. Too much of that on TH-cam. Thanks for another great video.
Yay, a Strong's Garage upload! Good job on the Continental. Like you guys, love the old cars. Good looking Oldsmobile in the background. A very satisfying and enjoyable episode.
Heck yeah to cool some sweet machines
Great job gentlemen! One of my pet peeves is an electric pump without any emergency shutoff. Way too dangerous!
The wiring and the shiny pump look fantastic! All it needs now is a couple more carbs on top of that V12.
Fun video, brought back some fond memories for me, since I used to have a customer back in the 70s-80s who had several of these. I had the joy of putting a dual carb setup on it. Smoothest running engine ever.
Love your show.
Top notch production. The antiquated tools and devices are
awesome.
And, no one is getting loaded on the show.
Back in the early 70's my late father had his 41 LC coupe rewired with a complete authentic harness which eliminated a lot of issues. Hir electric pump was a pusher which was used only to get gas to the pump. Also, someone in California was rebuilding those coils which also eliminated a lot of running issues. That car has been in Finland since the mid 80's along with his Mark II and III.
I love these old service manuals they have all the things you need to service the vehicle. That gas tank looks very mint compared to what you usually find in 40s cars. When the car has been sitting in the dirt with the gas tank it's nothing but just rust vapor. The pump tester is very neat and had no idea Ford had these. Looks like they thought of every little thing back in the day. As for wire harness lot of much newer cars have the same issue of very broken and stiff wire that can short out and cause a fire. So good call in replacing all of them.
I am totally in love with the 1941 Continental! I know you guys will do her proud.
Nice job, what a beautiful car, you would have thought you had really made the big time if you afford one of those back in 41.
Still true in 2023!
the gfas pump was pulling uphill too. even better
awesome show guys
That Lincoln is a fine specimen of automobile history! Thanks for showing us!
Such a cool old Lincoln. Glad you fellas are setting it straight again the way it should be.
Great video! Thank you for for not having music.
Great video, but for your more budget minded viewers, there is actually a third trick for preventing engine fires. Simply avoid buying decent project cars that run...or if they are close to running, just never work on them. I've been using this technique for years and have had zero spontaneous combustion incidents. As an added bonus, immobile vehicles make wonderful storage sheds and shelving units.
I can vouch for this methodology, it has served me well over the the years.
Ir doesn't always work. I purposely bought a wreck with no engine and burned it down the next day when I used a bic lighter to look in the gas tank.
Oh my, what a beautiful sounding engine 😎😎
What your not able to know is what I shall reveal to you now... this is helping me with my memory loss. Things I took forgranted and now are coming back... also, a great problem to have is being "too" busy to work on everything as it comes in
Great job Thanks for posting interesting the way your going about it nice that your taking your time and doing it right
Ooh, nice car you’ve got there friends!!! Nice to see another upload from you!!!
That engine looks very similar to my late father's 38 Ford with it's twin distributors which needed a special tool with a torch battery. I recall that the twin water pumps had a bolt down the guts of them. Dad said (in early 60s) they were put there by HENRY to sort out the men from the boys.Subscribed after finding you via ColdWarMotors. Best wishes from Australia.
I’d love to go for a Sunday in it, great video.
Outstanding work and exemplary direction to those of us DIY’ers who’re in need of it. Of course, having a OEM shop manual from ‘41 doesn’t hurt either.
At Last!
Thanks, guys, it sounds great!
Oh, sorry, but the straw boater has got to go now
that the Conti IS going.....
Dan
That hat looks great on Matt!
@@danielulz1640 In your opinion.
@@danforthe2006 yes, in my opinion it suits him well.
@@danielulz1640 As one Dan to another Dan, yeah, you have your opinion and I have mine but I'm NOT saying I'm right and you're wrong. I just think it's like hearing the same joke over and over. Plus the hat's sooner or later getting ruined. You should see the hats I use to work on MY three old cars!
It's funny and whimsical once, twice, three times, but for some it gets tiresome after a few whiles. That's all I'm saying, and I am in NO WAY criticizing Matt who I like a lot.
Dan(forth)
Looking forward to seeing the trails of drool all over it,when you park it in Scott's driveway.Being ONE of 400 made is Very special.
Back in the 1970's you could still get rebuild kits for most American made fuel pumps which was handy since the diaphragm would usually only last between 30-50 thousand miles. The cost difference between a new AC Delco pump and the rebuild kit was about less than half. Most gas stations back then used to stock rebuilt pumps for the most popular cars because a bad pump was so common and even if you didn't have one in stock the local parts warehouse could have one in an hour or less.
you can use commit on white walls to bright it up
Outstanding!
Congrats guys! I’m not sure why but I love the sound of those old 6 volt starters.
Well thank you Mat and Jim for the great videos!
I love the '41 Lincoln. You feel like a head of State riding around in that car, eh? Got the top down, a couple of secret service guys standing on the running boards looking out for German agents. What? No running boards? Well the security guys are in the follow up car then. You put a motorcycle on each corner! Go down to Ottawa make a speech in Parliament. You definitely look like the Prime Minister riding around in this car. Pick up King Charles at the airport in this Lincoln. Jim has the nicest cars.
What are you driving Mat? You got the Prius out back?
Strong's garage is a fabulous business. You should do a once over tour of the garage every now and then, let us know what's what with the classics up on the lifts and apart all over the place. I love this channel; it's like CWM except no shitboxes and fewer beers.
Awesome video 📹
When are we going to see a video in the olds???
I am a firm believer in keeping things original but I would have to change to negative ground just to keep me straight. Beautiful car. Great work
Great repair and with new old stock parts, can't get any better than that ...love it !
A wonderful series of repairs for a beautiful automobile.
Nice work guys! You definitely want to get rid of those bits of rubber fuel line above the engine ASAP- as that is exactly HOW to burn a car to the ground. I know this from personal experience - not doing it, but suffered from others doing it to our vehicle. Now it is a pet peeve.
Quite the car in it's day, and today for that matter. My dad's friend had a 34 Packard V-12. Beautiful, loved gasoline though. Not sure if the fords were as bad, but who cares? they're just cool. Love the pump tester tool. I really enjoy you guys, especially when you get with Cold War Motors.
You guys rock
Amazing men. I'm sure the viewers would like to see a top speed run of this beauty, with a road handling test report. This one would.
Could have a drag race with Scott's re-engined T. 😂
@@stephenholland5930 That's actually a great idea - if they mark out the first 100' in 25' increments to see when the Lincoln's 8 weigh overcomes the lighter 4 banger.
Nice work. Sometimes the fiddly bits are the most annoying to work on. :)
Great video. How do you guys handle the parts inventory? When you use something, like the fuel pump rebuild kit, do you actively search for another one, or are you just on the lookout for any NOS parts?
Great job! Waiting for the next video.
LOve this @9:40 when the Lincoln's tires take the weight of the car both doors fly open! TRuly a 'willowy" frame!
Excellent episode! Always enjoy the demonstration of original test equipment and use of the original shop manual! Thanks for such quality work! Looking forward to a "prep" episode for the model T races in September!
My previous comment neglected to acknowledge the extra spark plugs :)
Good to see the lincoln running the proper way,,great how to with the feul pump...i used to watch my dad and great uncle rebuild feul pumps and the old glass bowl carbs....try to go to a parts store now days and get a kit for a oem carb..i usually get blank stares from the kid behind the counter..".my cars arnt 50yrs old yet,," ...
Nice to see old cars get back to original equipment. 1941 Lincoln V12.
Now your lucky to get a 4cyl in a Lincoln that looks like every other car our there.
Back when quality mattered.
Seems like that engine would benefit from additional carburation.
nice ole lincoln Zephyr Jim...love those cars.
Fuel pump tester...cool! To quote Jack Nicholson in Batman, "...where does he get those wonderful toys...?"
Those flannel shirts must be warm... I wonder if they make flannel t-shirts?😆 Always a treat to visit The Garage!
Love that Car. Jim has some GREAT car's & this one is a dream. 👍👍
Glad you saved that King Seeley fuel level sender unit. My 1941 Willys KS sender was in exactly the same condition as your. You should give a read of your Ford manual it is not a variable resistance potentiometer. It has a bimetallic strip and a fixed ohm resistor. When the bimetallic strip gets heated by the current flowing through the resister it bends opening the circuit in series with the resister in the gauge heating a bimetallic strip that moves the needle. When the float is up there is more pressure on the contacts so the points open less often and the gauge bimetallic is heated and deflects to its maximum. Conversely when the float is down there is little pressure on the contacts so they spend more time open and the gauge bimetallic sees little heat and reads low. As far as I know no aftermarket sender works like this so the gauge will never read correctly using an aftermarket sender
Excellent video and love the boater hat.
Fuel flap needs lubricating, also put safety straps on the doors in case they catch the wind👍👍👍
The push rod for the fuel pump has an oil hold the length of it. You should be sure that hole is open and allow you oil to flow up to the fuel pump arm. I always keep a new diaphragm in the glove compartment just in case
Here’s you some bonus points
Great engine sound when they get it to run!
Just an idea but If I was in Canada and in Your area I believe I would be willing to pay $20 just for a tour of Your shop. IMO the coolest shop on You Tube. 🤟😎
i'm diggn' the two-tone '48 (?) olds on the lift in the background.
That shop manual with its bronze plaqe looked more imposing than a Gutenberg Bible!
FINALLY!!!!! Thank you for the update!
Great job! I maybe getting my father in laws restored1939 Ford business coup soon, it has Ben setting for ten years in a garage. Do you folks have any videos on what do do to restart these old cars correctly, in order. I know the fuel and oil should be changed before trying. Thank you. Just found your channel it is great!
You guys are so much better than that dope smoking, long haired hermit who leaves classic cars to rot in the field. At least he knows to bring his cars to you when there's serious work to be done. JB Weld a cylinder head? Come on! I've always used muffler cement.
He's got a nice dog, though.
Love the dash.
how about a ride around town in the car, see how she handles. any race history on the v12 engine?
Great show.
Thanks for the video Guys.
Great car and another great video!
such a great "little" Car
Thank you for the video
I need a rear bumper for a 58 Olds 98. Can you direct to any in your area? Thanks. I enjoy your many videos.
SWEET Dudes!
Now there is room in the shop for Jim’s Powell…