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Farm Auction 1944 Ford Flathead V8 truck! Abandoned for 47 years! Will it run?!? Stuck rusty engine!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ย. 2020
- I picked this 1944 Ford grain truck up at a farm auction in Zell, SD with hopes I could make the flathead breathe fire for the first time since 1973. And hopefully it would be an easy job. Turns out it was STUCK!! But I was bound and determined to make this one run. And it was worth the effort!
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When you took the 2nd head cover off my heart sank, I thought that was it like tools down and junk it.
I cannot believe you got her free! Yet alone actually running! 🤘 Well done I take my hat off to you sir 👍👍👍
Trevor, your comment right there was the whole reason I did this. I was sick and tired of all the keyboard warriors out there questioning my mechanical ability. I didn't perform any magic on this one. I just refused to give up! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!!
@@MortskeRepair sometimes when we don't give up great thing's can happen 👍
@@trevorwilliamgrindrod3999 No good story ever ended with "and then I quit"!!!
You can't kill a flathead~!
@@TestECull Apparently you can if you fill the cylinders with water!! Thanks for watching!
I don’t know why I love these “will it run” videos so much 😂
Satisfying seeing something come back to life!
“Will it run” style TH-cam videos pioneered by Scott Newstead at Cold War Motors.
@@MortskeRepair agreed, it certainly is a very appealing sight to see an oldschool engine brought back to life
Watching a little piece of automotive history be saved is great.
Will anybody try to restart a vehicle made 2023 in about 5o years ? I think this will be rather impossible. Isn't is ?
I love seeing old stuff run again.. doesn't even matter what kinda car it is.
Agreed!
Looks like somebody has been watching some Vice Grip Garage.
Lol.... dude sounds just like the guy..
lmfao they both are fun to watch but ol derek has a knack for being indirectly funny/ af too! badass video derek has influenced even the best of us!!!
@@jacktharp4991 yep
@@kenwhite5132 that's the way they all speak in the Dakotas and Minnesota; they're all vikings.
Yes, he has some of vice grip's idiosyncrasies, but I prefer Mortske. I suppose it's the beard, I do enjoy looking at a burley man with a beautiful black beard.
I'm starting to figure out that people from Minnesota and South Dakota are alot nicer and more down to earth than say people from where I live .... Connecticut aka Connecticunt...
What about us folks from the greater Dakota?!? haha thanks so much for watching Benjamin and thanks for the new terminology for your home state!
People are nicer everywhere then in Mass and Connecticut
I enjoyed living in CT for three years.
The fact that you were able to get this thing going with no more than what you did to it, especially since it's so old and has been sitting unused for so long, is a pretty strong testimony to how well they built things in those days. If it's rebuilt properly, it'll probably live to see its 100th birthday.
That engine sound is unlike anything else you can get today. Sad that engines and vehicles like this are mostly a fond memory now.
That's why I love em so much.
Just imagine that thing was brand new once. Someone took it off the lot, had those letters painted on there and used it for years before it became of no more use
Awesome job Sir, in this throw away society, its great to see someone bringing that cool old iron back to life. Keep it up, God bless ya !
Much appreciated on the positive feedback Richard!! I agree, definitely worth the effort to save this one. Thanks again so much for watching my video!
@@MortskeRepair dude, you northerners talk weird. Of the same could be said for us southerners. Anyway, i've got a question. Do you know where i could find a new windshield, cab and water pump for a late 1940s, early 1950s GMC pickup?
@@anonomuse9094Not him but I do know of a guy on TH-cam in the PNW who hoards those late 40's to late 50's GM trucks. Can't exactly remember the channel name,sadly but it may come up in your recommendations like it came up on mine after enough of these "will it run?" videos.
You can thank the Chinese for the throw away culture we live in today
@@terrywilson1813 We can also thank the lazy sheeple stooge weenies who keep buying all of the chintzy flimsy cheesy Chinesey crap year in and year out for decades when they know it's not going to last until you get it home. The last straw for me was when I destroyed a set of headphones trying to get them out of the package.
.......But hey, it's cheap, right?
You trying to get that engine unstuck reminds me of a WW2 submarine submerged and then someone sees the depth gauge finally moving after blowing the ballast and trim tanks but you got it moving good job. That is a nice solid untouched block you can really do something with this one . its running great for sure and even idling my God what a great thing to hear. Great Job!
It was definitely a disappointment seeing all that sludge when I pulled the head off!! Thanks for the kind words Larry! And thank you for watching as well!
Back to the 70s helping fire up flathead. 👍👍👍
When I was a kid back in New Hampshire there were quarter mile dirt ovals that the locals raced their jalopies at, mostly flathead
V-8s, some flathead I-six motors. One in particular was a Hudson six that won quite a few races. I used to hang around the pits after the race and watch the mechanics tear down motors for the inspector to measure bore diameters and such. I remember one old timer talking about knurling the pistons to deal with piston slap in a worn cylinder. Your videos remind me of those old days, "50's and "60s... great time to be alive.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I lost almost all motivation on mine, this video brought it all back! Much appreciated, I’m glad your showing young people such as myself the ways to do things that you had to learn the hard way.
Glad I could get you excited to work on your project again! Thanks for watching. I learned by my mistakes yet I keep making them!
Oh wait i just realized this isn’t vice grip garage a guy couldn’t even tell your birthday present just arrived a new sub and like
Ha! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing Jay!
My Dad(RIP...MISSING IN N. CA MYSTERY) DE CARBONIZED A 1950 FLATHEAD FORD...PULLED ONE SIDE PLUGS OUT AND FIRED IT UP...BLACK CARBON PARTICLES FLYING...THEN DID OPPOSITE SIDE...SAME THING...DID A COMPLETE SERVICE ON IT...RAN LIKE A CLOCK!!!
Great story David! Would have loved to see that!
Wow. That impressed me. A swimming pool and a bucket of rust in two cylinders. Mortske: It'll run! Fabulous lesson for us all. Sure like the sound of her running again!
Wow! Impressive work young man, I would never have thought that the motor would turn over yet alone idle.
Ron, I truly appreciate your comment. After the blasting I took on another video I wasn't going to give up on this one until I'd exhausted all avenues. It took a lot of patience. The video doesn't show everything that I went through in order to get this engine running but I had to shorten it up! Again, thanks for your compliment! And thank you for watching!
one of my favorite medium duty trucks! hoping to restore these someday, i love the big trucks, they don't get enough recognition!
I like them because that's all I can afford!
@@MortskeRepair that's awesome. I hope to go into Restoration one day and specialize in GM trucks! the Fords are awesome as well!
I knew you wanted to give up when you took the second head off. Anyone else would have, I do the same thing and keep on working on it until it's fixed or I know 100% it can't be fixed. Good job you saved a piece of history and kept it from dying
Thanks for watching Joe!
The amount of rust in the engine i never thought it would run.thats why you are the master of will it run!
To date, the BEST video I've seen from all your great videos. Seen it multiple times. With the exception of the grease job, the ultimate how-to for gettin' a flatty to fly right after 47 years. Superb!!!
Wow, thanks!
Never thought that thing would have enough compression to run, what with those cylinders in such bad shape. Maybe boil the radiator, patch it. Fill it up with water and see how much leaks out, to know if you've got a good candidate for a rebuild.
All that rust really seals those rings up for the good compression! I've got a radiator I know is good. I'll put it on my run stand with some new waterpumps and heat cycle it a few times to see if there's any further issues. Thanks for watching Rob!
These trucks never die
They do if you fill the combustion chambers with water for 25 years!
I saw that 2nd head come off and I was about to exit out of the video because I thought it was over, then I saw the time was only 1/2 way done with the video. I can't belive you got that running that well with how bad those cylinders were. Amazing!
Thanks for sticking through it Collin!
Awesome!! Great job getting that old Ford running. Love the low idle sound of those flatheads too! Thanks for another video; keep 'em coming
They've definitely got a sweet sound to them!
Hitting rust whit a wire wheel is pure therapy
Haha except for my lungs!
I was bitin my finger as you tapped those valves.....unbelievable you ressurected that old ford....you are now a god of the rusty truck.
Thanks much!
Fantastic work! I didn’t think it was going to run. The dump bed working is an added bonus.
I appreciate it! I would have normally given up hope when I saw that cylinder but I was determined to prove the haters wrong! She's ready to haul leaves out of the yard with that dump bed! Thanks for watching and commenting!
This Video really lift d my spirits .. been having a lot of health problems of late . watching this gave me hope lol.. would love to see the exsploits of this old truck .. oh & subbed ya . Godbless & Godspeed ..
Hey thanks for watching, subbing and commenting! Get well soon!
Well, at first I was like no way, then as time went on I was like meh, it could happen, now I’m like no way, it fired AND idled !!! Amazing! Made an honest sub outta me! Great job!
Thank you so very much for not only subscribing but for your kind words!! I surprised myself on this one as well and I'm glad it's getting the attention it deserves! Thanks again for watching and commenting!
Hi Mortske Repair, My Father had a 1942 Jaibar V8 RESCUED from going to the Dutch East Indies by General Douglas Macarthur who diverted the Shipment to go to Australa and placed into the hands of Prime Minister John Curtin to distribute to those helping in the War effort .Both Curtin and Macarthur Knew that the Japanese would soon invade the Dutch East Indies {now Indonesia} -- Both Curtin and Macarthur defied Chuchill and Roosevelt They both understood that the War against Japan had to be fought from Australia not from the shores of California. --- THANK YOU MY AMERICAN COMPATRIOTS for saving Australia from Invasion
What a great story!! Thank you for watching and commenting Ronald! Wish these old rigs could talk!
Funny. I've got almost the same truck except with an army steel dump box and no cylinder heads etc. I dragged it home with one tire worn down to the cloth and the sidewalls flapping. All tires still holding air. Love that old stuff.
That tire is good to go for another few thousand miles it sounds like!! The heads are off so the hard part is done as far as getting it ready to run! Thanks for watching and commenting Glenn!
Absolutely amazing performance Man, You impressed the hell out of me.
I'm very much appreciative of your positive feedback! Thank you so much for watching David!
I can't get enough of these flatheads, I love them.
It's definitely a sickness I suffer from! Thanks for watching!
I am impressed!! When I saw all that rust in the cylinders, I didn't think it would ever run!! Good job!!
If all those other videos were warmups and mid bosses this must be the boss battle !!!
It was a struggle!
Love the sound of the flat heads .very distinctive sound ..congrats on a real will it start vid
I always liked the sound of a flathead with dual exhaust! No added fluff in this video!! Thanks for watching Brian!
One of the better videos on TH-cam!!! Keep up the good work. Really enjoy your channel
Hey thank you for the positive feedback Charles!! We put a load of work into this one so I hope it paid off!
Amazing seeing that thing pop back to life! I know a lot of guys that would've declared a boat anchor after they saw those cylinders. I'm personally the kind of nut that would just put it all back together and start driving the truck. Love old farm trucks!
They're getting fewer and fewer all the time! Thanks so much for watching!
i just love the sound of a flat 8
I was almost certain that motor was never going to start in the condition it was... great work💪
You and me both!
x3
Great perseverance. I don't think I've seen anything brought back to life from that rusty state - even on YT!. You deserve more subs IMHO. Big shout from across the really really big swimming pool
I can't express how much that means to me! I took a lot of abuse on my last flathead video from all of the so called "keyboard experts" and I was determined not to give in once more. Thank you very much for your compliment and for watching my video!
@@MortskeRepair - If you hear knuckles dragging on the ground, do you open the door? Maybe, but SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!!! Real quick.
Focus on the people who appreciate the skill, whit, determination and rust. Not a lot of rust where I'm from so I get to envy guys like you chippin' away. Keep the vid's acoming👍
@@youtitta Just gotta stay positive! Small wins every day! I'm glad you enjoy my rusty shenanigans!
I think coldwarmotors has him beat with the I think 1953 Buick straight 8 he did in 2019 where 2 of the cylinders were full of oil and water and seized and I think a '51 Packard that was much better, neither ran but if memory serves, the Buick won the race to see which one got running first with little to no cost, though I think the Buick got donated a good cylinder in the process, but they got both going was the main thing. I should add both were to run under their own power and do a "race" in Scott's driveway and both succeeded.
Nice clean carb...made all the difference
I know a guy who does a bang up job! Really, that's all it needed was that carb. The rest was just for fun. Thanks for watching T-Man!
@@MortskeRepair shoulda started with the carb....all the stuck parts woulda loosened right up on their own, haha. Nice work. Ive got a 33/34ford pickup project that could use a good flathead core (and a few thousand hours of free time).
@@tylernovotny5419 Sounds good, I'll put it on the schedule. Free time. Yup. Parts just get marked up 10,000 percent on those projectes!
This is still my favorite episode. Can't believe it ran with the cylinder that rusted
This is doctor automobile my friends 😎I have a great time. Love that sound of a flat v8.
If only I got paid a doctor salary!! Thank you very much for watching Janne!!!
Way to see it through man!! Amazing rescue. Good on ya.
Glad you enjoyed it Jim!
The fact you got that running makes me way more confident for my not as bad stick motor that I haven’t torn Into lol
Easy peezy!
I havent heard a 1940s Ford flathead V8 run in many years and after the first jailbar engine revival sank in a puddle of water of its own making, I was rapt to see this video pop up...
...then the driver's side head came off and I really expected you to down tools, mate. I probably would have written that thing off as a boat anchor, myself.....but you persevered. AND you got the job done.
Man they built 'em tough back then! Sure, she probably needs the full overhaul but she runs, blows little smoke and sounds not bad, so maybe there is some life left in the old mill yet!
That idle was absolutely wonderful to hear after so many years. My Dad had a 48 Bonus that idled at about 400rpm and had the 4-spd crash box. I loved the sound of that old truck and used to go out and start it when he wasn't home just so I could hear the starter and that magical idle!
Dad had a party piece where he'd be out sinking a few in the garage with his mates and would lift the bonnet on the Bonus, crank on that starter (that always sounds like the engine has no compression) and then wind the rpm down to the point where you could almost hear each cylinder fire and watch the fan blades go round.
A magical engine....and its given me a hankering to go out and find me an old Bonus or Mercury just so I can hear it more often! Many thanks for giving it all the time and expense - I for one certainly appreciated it
Lance, thank you very much for watching and thank you even more for your positive reinforcement! It's comments like yours that make it all worthwhile what we do on here! And you're right, there's nothing like the sound of an old flatty ticking away at low idle! Thank you again for watching and commenting!
I did learn something I have a 49 flat head I think I might try it
🎶"She said she'd never been. Never been bored before."🎶
Selfie mirror. Man what a jewel. I would slam that cab on a D3500 chassis and Cummins. What a Diamond. Put that Flatty in the man museum.
The sheetmetal installed on some updated drivetrain would be pretty swanky! There's a lot of history in these old flatheads! Thanks for watching Talon!
Really hope this truck doesn't get cut up and destroyed. Leave it alone and original. Not to be another one of those commenters, but it's true. Too many people are hacking up these old medium duty trucks and turning them into rat rods, ls swap, etc.. Things in overall really good shape considering the amount of work these saw. Good to hear the old flatty fire up.
I try to save as many of them as I can before they get scrapped. I won't be fixing it to original but the next owner may. Thanks for watching!
Wow you got that thing a run I’m pretty impressed you should’ve kept trying to get the other one running. Can you do a part two or a couple of videos fixing this truck
Yeah I took a lot of grief for that last one so figured I couldn't do that again! Thanks for watching Spencer!
You remind me a little of vice grip garage, and the flatheads look like Briggs and Stratton 5hp engines cut up and rewelded lol.
A few folks have said that! Must be the midwest accent combined with moderately entertaining mechanical shenanigans. Thanks for watching Joey!
You have inspired me! I have a 54 Ford customline next in line, I have a V8 for it but the old inline 6 in it now is stuck, was trying to get it running but found 2 cylinders that looked just like your two. Couldn't unstick it so gave up but I didn't try the heat. Now I'm gonna jump back on it, just want to see if I can do it. I also have a 239 Y block with two cylinders the same, gonna try it too. Fortunately the engine slated for it runs nicely, so these two junkers are just for fun and the challenge. Keep up the good work, one of my favorite videos, and channels!
Glad you liked it! Sounds like you've got some cool stuff!
I have a stuck flathead in a '53 that I really want to dig into this summer. Trouble is, Summer is quickly evaporating and the '53 F100 is still way down on the priority list. Great job Mortske.
Good luck!
Looks like a military truck to me that was recommissioned as a farm truck. That style diamond plate came out for ww2 and was used on many military vehicles.
Yeah, pretty much all of the 42-45 vehicle production were for the war. Other than a few that were allowed to be sold to the general public. Wish I knew the history on this one. Thanks for the info on that square diamond plate and thanks for watching!!
43:10 ... unbelievable...well done...wow...SUBBED!!
Thanks a ton for the kind words and thanks so much for subscribing as well!
would be nice to see it restored in the future
We'll see what happens! I won't be restoring it but the new owner may. Thanks for watching!
I work on a lot of the N series tractors and most of them have studs, my method is remove the nuts, spray pb around the studs, tap the head with a hammer to shock it a little, then beat the piss out of it from all directions with a dead blow. Then I drive a thin putty knife between the head and gasket in a few spots and just keep working it. Once it’s up a little I grab the dead blow and a wood dowel and start working it up the studs. If I’m lucky some of the studs come out with the nuts and it makes it a little easier.
Love to have my F2 that I drove when I was 16 it drank so much oil that I used old oil from every farmer I knew was banned from parking at school cause of the oil leaking from the seals the old truck was a 1950
I really like the F-series trucks. I've got a chopped 49 that I need to get back to one of these days! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Maple Syrup is what they use for motor oil in Canada🤣
And blood transfusions! And for door hinge lubricant! And tire repair! It's basically nature's WD40...
I faced a lot of the same problems with the 2 49-53 blocks I have. The one in the truck was stuck in much the same way, and the second one turned pretty decently, but I tore it down anyway to check everything over. Two tips for you for the next one, use a plastic headed hammer for tapping the valves down. The metal hammer can shock the stem, and break it off. Second, ether is a faster way to get it to cough back to life. The whole wet plugs thing can get annoying while using gasoline for the prime and first run. Ether is quicker to light off. Just thought of a third tip. Drain out the old oil, give her 3qts of diesel, and 1qt motor oil. Let her idle for a good 3 or 4 minutes, cool down, and do it again a few times. That will usually liquefy all the old sludge in the valley, and the pan, it'll come sailing out the drainplug.
Those are all great tips Mark! I appreciate it! Thanks for watching and good luck with your flatheads!
what i like about this video is that I have never seen this kind of attitude getting things done and mostly through innovation and complete determination well done !!
Much appreciated!
That a friend of mine tought me how to unfreeze engine's by letting them soak in transmission fluid. Because transmission fluid is an oil that can penetrate metal.
There's a lot of different concoctions folks try for loosening engines. I don't have patience for that so I throw a little heat at em. Thanks for watching Jacob!
You can also use Ammonia to free up stuck cylinders
@@richardsmith1143 Thanks for the tip Richard!
Army steering wheel there friend .
I knew it wasn't the same as the other jailbar Fords I've owned! Thanks for watching and commenting!
My Granddad had a ford truck like that. He is so funny, he would pump the gas about 50 times then standup on his left foot and he would jam the starter while yanking on the choke. It would finally start. Oh all his stuff was old and rusty and beat up, But i loved that old truck. When Grandpa died I was in the Army so when i asked about the old truck my uncle had already had it towed the dump. A HOLE. Be fun to see what you do here, Later, Dennis in Virginia
Great story! Too bad you lost the truck tho...
Mortske deserves the Relic Repair award. I've never seen anyone get an engine working, with that much rust inside. Even a top-shredded piston can still work, which is pretty amazing. It would be an amazing find, if there were no cracks in the block. (Very valuable $$$) The over-heating might be alleviated by removing any blockage or clogged gunk in the cooling / oil passages, plus as large a radiator (new, or refurbished)that fits that brand of vehicle. A rad pump (new or rebuilt) will need to move that coolant through the system, quickly, and efficiently. And the heat must dissipate, properly. Getting those engine block passages flushed out means a lot. Having such an old engine eat through $200 repair dollars was pretty gruesome to my ears. That's TWENTY people who have to chip into your taxi-cab fund. ($10 each). Where do I donate? lol
Anyone have a junk flathead? if so sell it to this guy. he will buy anything
Hahaha I buy them in good faith that I'm not buying a complete heap but they usually turn out to be boat anchors!! Thanks for always watching and commenting Sasquatch!
are your eyes twitching?
@@iamrichrocker Not both of my eyes. Singular. Just the bad eye!! Thanks for watching!
You have no idea it's not a case that he will buy anything it's a case of it's real old and what it is you think because it's old its junk not in the real world buddy
Besides that the best part is it's tough as nails it will never die.nothong like the trash there pumping out today that is scrap way before it's time.unless it built by honda or mercedies
He's spraying the old gasket. Nothing so wrong with that.
I ran out of videos to watch. Ur videos are so interesting & I love soaking in all the knowledge I can. Thanks Mortskie & DUFF!!
I'll try and get some more out. Thanks for watching them all David!
It's all good fam. U definitely keep me occupied. Thanks again.
Good lord Lorrie playing in the background. My guy has great taste in music
Drink enough PBR and they are all pretty ones.
Blue Ribbon has aided in many a bad decisions over the years! Thanks for watching Nails!
What about the 5 cases of Bud Light in the background?
@@MrRlwillis1977 Those were for the next night!!
like the fat girls from the bar or the pool hall.
Drink til she's pretty!!
Why didn't you just pull the plugs, shoot some lube in, let it sit fer a bit and then try with no compression firstly?
I had pulled the plugs and lubed the cylinder before I started as stated in the video. Then put a bar on the driveshaft to no avail.
@@MortskeRepair didn't wait long enough
@@damiangillett6443 No amount of oil or time waiting was going to cut through all that crud, lets be honest.
@@MortskeRepair Ahh, sorry man, I must have gapped that
@@Ogsonofgroo No worries!
One of the best videos I've been privileged to watch you make. My first car was a 1951 Mercury with a flathead eight. I was 15 years old. Didn't keep it long but I loved that car.
That is awesome!
Don't think I would have persevered on that stuck flatty. Good thing you did. Congrats !
I wasn't about to let you folks down again! Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching Jerome!
Why do your sayings sound like vice grip garage?
Must be because Derek and I are both from the midwest? Thanks for watching Darrell!
Cuz a guy sometimes sounds like another guy when they bleep bloop in the same region of the USA
Lol, I literally came to the comments to see if someone els thought this as well.
@@Expatriate1977 He's got a great channel!! I do get that from time to time. It's a compliment cuz that feller he knows how to put out the content! Thanks for watching Phillip!
@@Moose_021 Thanks for dropping by and givin us a look!
What’s your address so I can mail you an engine dump?
You can reach out to me on my email address in the description but I don't think USPS will be able to ship all your junk to me! Thanks for watching Mr. Mclaen!
Holy crap...🤪 after seeing those two cylinders on the driver side I never would have believed it unless I saw it for myself. I'm not a Ford guy but, I'm impressed with those flatheads! Well done....(again!) 😁
Very cool to see the oldboy running.
Has to be an old military truck if its a 1944.
Odds are pretty good that it was. But there was a very small amount of trucks they allowed the general public to purchase. Sure wish this thing could talk! Thanks for commenting!
@@MortskeRepair After the war there were army surplus sales
I believe there were stores that kept surplus inventory on hand and sold old seatbelts, cots, boots and such to the general public as well.
@@MortskeRepair oh ya, I remember going to such places with my dad in the 1960s.
@@boristheamerican2938 Every old garage I'm ever in has a millitary issue duffel bag, canteen, cot, tent or something else that probably came from one of these stores. I think the discounts were pretty steep and they were good products.
You must be one of the most optimistic pessimists I've seen so far. I am quite impressed with what you've done with what you had to work with. I would have thrown in the towel and been on the phone with the machine shop. You sir are a sorcerer. You earned my sub.
Thank you very very much for the kind words! Glad I could get it running and thanks for subscribing as well!!
Way to go! I had doubts it was going to run as well as it did looking at some of those cylinders but you got it. I love seeing that old iron run again. Good job!
You and me both!
That was great. You are the only guy I have ever seen hone a cylinder to get the engine to turn free other than myself. I actually used a small sand blaster around the top of some pistons, and then a hone to get one freed up. I'm really liking your videos!
I had to exhaust just about every avenue on this one!! Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
OH
MY
GOD
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How strong are the old American motors. It's just incredible and You to. We saw all sorts of trash in Russia and had to start dead engines, but your faith was strong that this flathead V8 with rusted rings to the cylinders would start and you showed it. I admire and a fan. It's a pity we don't have such motors. Its a you know, this is just unbearably awesome!!!
Thanks much for watching my struggles all the way over in Russia Igor!
Thank you for sharing and your hard effort in making this old girl run! I enjoyed it take care
Thank you for watching and for the kind words!! Much appreciated!
He's dam good and cool as hell.
Having fun is more than 1/2 the game!!!
You and Puddin should team up again! For a real challenge! Find a Yugo GV, and an electric golf cart and make the Yugo electric! It will probably go a heck of a lot faster!
I am watching this on the 50' but to hard make comments. Love these old v8 Flat Heads. Yes water never seems to let you down, gets where you don't want it, let finish watching got wood block out so lets watch...
Hopefully we didn't disappoint! They're a great engine and yes, water and time are their weakness. Thanks for watching!
Love those flatheads. It's the engine I want for my first project. Great simple engine for learning.
Nothing like the sound of an old flatty coming back to life! Great video!
You got that right!
amazing it ran. nice work.
Thanks so much for your kind words Peter!! I was amazed myself!
@@MortskeRepair I've added you to my favorite channels. I like this type of work and do it myself.
@@intrepid5684 Much appreciated for the add good sir!!
Thanks love the preservation, and the old flathead reminds me of the 50s and early 60s.
What an awesome old truck.
Thanks! She's a real gem Raymond!
Really cool truck worthy of a complete restoration. My first "hot rod" had a flathead Ford I bought from Montgomery Wards in the late 1960's. It ran great. I sure would love to find a late 40's restorable Ford truck.
Those were the days!
@@MortskeRepair I have a fondness for Model A flatbed trucks as well.
@@magicdaveable I do too! But talk about a hog to drive! I've had a couple.
Awesome vid! When the second head came off I thought you where done, but man you got a iron will and kept going! Keep it up!
That means a lot to me!! After the keyboard warriors blew up on my last flathead video I knew I had to redeem myself on this one! Thanks for watching and commenting!
You never mention the valve cover gaskets! I got lucky with a 1946 V8 and a 1942 L6.... great old Fords, the 46 is a Marmon Harrington. got to love old flatheads! great job great video.
I should have checked to see if they were leaking!
You did yourself proud :) I thought it was a dead'un when that second head came off. Would be lovely to see the old truck live again also.
Greetings from the UK
Thanks you very much for the positive feedback William!! To most folks it would have been a goner but my stubbornness got the best of me this go round! I guess it paid off. Thanks for watching!
Amazing I would never have believed it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes ,you got that old girl running .... this is the best video I’ve seen on a flat head that was truly dead! I learned a lot from you today Thks
Thank you so much Paul! It's comments like yours that make all the hard work worth it!! Glad I could provide some education along with entertainment!
Fabulous, really cool - thanks for showing us this amazing effort!
Thanks for the kind words!