Will My FLOODED 1978 Truck Finally Return to the Road?!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- When does Booger truck NOT test my patience? The answer is never. Watch me question every decision I have made with this truck in this new episode with my 1978 F-150.
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“I cross thread everything, including peanut butter jars” should be on a t-shirt, that’s funny.
Lolol i have a cross thread disability too. And it suxs, last week i cross threaded a natural gas line pipe installing a hot water heater and ruined it. But wasnt the first time and wont be the last.
Same man
@@tomterry2662 Try "backing off" the threads first (i.e., turn the bolt or nut gently counter-clockwise till you feel the fastener "drop down"), so that you can be more sure that they're threaded in properly before you apply force to tighten them.
cross threads better then no threads
LOL
Lmfao @Jcnpresser
Mook has to be the most genuine person ever. Not that she wears her heart on her sleeve, but what she does show is 100% real. This whole channel is just wholesome. I like that.
Hey you are filming real life situations, not every build makes it back to the house. But it's a labor of love .
Failure is funny
Spoiler alert
There's an easy way to not cross-thread bolts that I learned after much pain: spin the bolt backwards until you hear a clicking sound, then start threading the bolt. The clicking is the end of the threads moving past each other so it usually aligns everything perfectly.
This also works really well for re-inserting self tapping screws in a plastic housing, which have a tendency to cross thread.
It's BOOGER TIME! I'm glad people like y'all exist on UA-cam... Gives me hope that were not entirely lost as a society
ill agree :)
Absolutely
when you gave booger the bath it had flashbacks to it being flooded.
Yeah I'm pretty sure booger is hydrophobic and refuses to work right near water
No suds used?
Some weeks back I told Luke/Thunderhead289...."I'm twice your age, and you've forgotten more shit than I'll ever know.". Same applies to you guys.
Thank you for doing what you do. You make us older folks excited knowing you're doing what we used to do when we were young.
Personally I would have liked to have seen the 460 and c6 from the camper put in this truck.
The beautiful thing about this truck is no matter what is wrong with it, you can fix or replace basically anything.
Sharpening your diagnostic skills!
Life is good.
“That’s close enough for government work.”
My dad used to say that all the time.👍
Mook is literally the child in everyone
Kevin is too, really. Love these guys!
Thanks Shrek Swamp. Now I feel all awkward about what my inner teenage boy brain was thinking.
No.
@@madmex2k funny and yet also disturbing
I agree. Mook has a delightful wide-eyed childhood innocence in everything.
Mook was almost in tears, Kevin “it’s a pile of shit”
Why do people automatically assume a project or something is gone just because they didn't see it in one video? This happens on every single YT channel I watch.
because for whatever reason people have less of an attention span that a 2 year old with A.D.D anymore.
Attention span of a.... Oh look a chipmunk. How cute. Oh what were we talking about?
Because a lot of the time it happens, like with the fiat and tr7 and Datsun on this channel
That or the "you don't know what you're doing" comments that they all respond to. Ignore those morons
Exactly. Life happens. Booger will still be there. With even MORE rust. Lol
Mook, to squeel the tires... pump the brakes first a few times, to get the front pistons to grab more than the rear. allowing your rear tires to burn out easier.
6:25 One good way to avoid cross-threading is to carefully "back off" the bolt (i.e., turn it gently counter-clockwise) till you feel it "drop down", which indicates that the bolt's threads are lined up properly with the nut or threaded sleeve. Then gingerly turn the bolt clockwise a short way to make sure it's threading into the hole properly before using a wrench. :D
Or start it by hand then run it down with a ratchet
@@buckberthod5007 Yes, that was generally what I'd meant. I'd merely been also making the point that you can still accidentally cross bolt-threads even if you start the bolt by hand (especially true if [1] you're inserting a hard-metal screw into a softer-bodied medium like plastic, aluminum, magnesium, wood, etc., or [2] you're using a fine-thread fastener/medium combination, or [3] you're using a fastener that has cutting-threads, and so it can damage the hole or nut more easily), so it's always best to "back it off" first (i.e., turn it gently counter-clockwise till you feel the bolt "drop down") to better ensure that you'll get the end of the bolt correctly started into the sleeve/nut-threads. :)
@@Quacks0 That technique becomes a true life-saver if working with ugly stuff like self-tapping screws in plastic!
@@Ragnar8504 Sooooo very true --- a super-good point. I adjusted my comment above to include both of your mentioned revelations. :D
O beat it in with a hammer hit it with the impact at call it a day
I know this video is 11 months old at this point, but, Mook- if you wanna give booger that patina look; use tung oil. It's a wood finish that's the same thing as "Patina sauce" but like half the price (maybe more). Anyway, I'm hooked on watching your builds. Thank you (and the Kevin) for putting this stuff together. You folks rock. 🤙🏾
Love that truck
It needs some sweet patina sauce from puddin
I love your channel Randy, I wanna see more of the 55 GMC.
Luv that ddawwg..and thee moookeeee
@Christian Siegler Hi there!
@@jeremyTallen1 Amen!
Turn the coolant and/or oil jugs sideways or flipped around how you've been filling vehicles and you'll get a way more controlled pour
Try pouring stuff in containers like that sideways, much much easier to pour 🙏🏻
It'd an old Ford Transmission, try changing the fluid and filter. Disconnect the cooling lines from the radiator and run a external trans cooler mounted in front of the radiator. 👍
Tip the coolant bottle sideways when you pour. Much less glug glug.
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Was going to tell her the same thing.
@@jimdudder7450 were ya?
Mook is hilarious and makes me feel less odd 😂
27:27 Kevin: "Time for the wingnut."
Mook: "YOU'RE a wingnut!!" :P
I love the fact that you don’t mind asking for help, but try to do everything yourself. Respect. I really have grown fond of you too and how you work and interact on both channels. Yer ‘aight. Be well.
I about died when I saw the distributor just wobbling away!
Just a hint, when doing shocks, put your jack stands under the frame instead of the axle, put the jack under the axle, then you can lower the axle enough to fit the shock and you can save the zip ties for other projects. I'd also put a dab of never sieze on the shock bolts so they don't have to be cut off next time
I like how Mook looked at her thumb when she heard the ding. Like it was magical. lol
Thanks Junkyard Mook / Digs. I watch both of your shows. They both awesome. Thank you Mook for showing the wncsco phone case with a picture of your truck. I bought one for my wife with her truck on it. She also works in the field of special needs and that hit home. She’s been doing that for 20 plus years. Thank you so much.
Kevin: "You know the good news?"
Mook: "WHAT!"
Priceless.
Yep yep CONTENT.
I laughed so hard whit that facial expression. Should be a quote on a Mook t-shirt. I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
Cheers from Sweden
Pro Tip: To prevent spilling when pouring from a new (full) container that has the spout on one side, turn it so that the spout is on the TOP (handle underneath). It's counterintuitive, but it works! That's because when you position the bottle that way, the top surface of the liquid is on top, where the spout is, and you have way better control. :-D
Oh, and great video. Keep up the good work!
Yes, I was just now gonna say that. Another way that sometimes works, too, is to hold the bottle's spout directly against the edge of the funnel, maybe with the bottle positioned sideways for more control. Or even better, you could either use a siphon-hose to remove the first few ounces from the full bottle, or simply get a smaller wide-mouth container --- like a plastic yogurt or sour cream tub --- and hold it up against the spout of the bottle, then slowly pour out some of the bottle's liquid into the container. Empty the container into your radiator, then simply "lather, rinse, repeat" as often as necessary to bring the level of the coolant in the bottle down enough so that it will pour cleanly into your funnel "directly", without having to use "intermediate" vessels like this. :D
Kevin,..."pull the dip stick"
Mook....,"you're a dip stick"
I have learned so much from watching your videos! I have been restoring my 97 Z/28 and I couldn't get it to running right!! New engine, all new accessories and it still wouldn't run! So I started from the beginning like you do. What I found will blow your mind. The parts guy that sold me the coil and ignition module sold me one for a Chevy Astro van!!!! I would have never checked it without watching your videos!!! Thanks Digs and Mook!!! Love you guys.
Booger truck is too cool to sell!
A clear coat of paint! She’d be wicked sharp!
And some pdr on that rear fender
Mooks pep talk to her ford was inspirational... Fords are special if you build it up it will go another lifetime
She's a one-off, a total treasure. Talkin about Mook, not the truck.
Sure hope bugger truck still don't go anywhere, reminds me of my dad coming home from work as master electrician back in the 80s. not a ford fan, but that year had a beautiful chrome front.
Oil and antifreeze bottles are designed to be easier to pour. Try laying the antifreeze jug on its side and pouring that way...lots more control
just for future reference, it may have been easier for you to jack up the rear bed or body to give you the length you needed for the shock install.
The colors on this truck take me back to the 1970's, so good.
My 78 explorer has the same paint scheme only burgundy instead of green.
When the engine was full of water, it makes sense that the transmission would also be full of water, and also the rear differential.
I would guess the whole truck has some water damage. It looks like the transmission is toast too.
Mook mental breakdown
Kevin: it's a pile of shit
why would Kevin say that?
@@grantkoeller8911 Because it’s a Ford
We gotta admire that gorgeous smilingly-cheerful tomboy's perseverance, though! :D
@@Quacks0 oh I’ll admit 100% mook is the kinda woman I want to marry, we just got to get her into mopars
@@iamthelizardking6239 Yep, fer sher, Dude --- playful self-assured gentle-natured tomboy country-lasses are da greatest kinda girls to have as snuggle-bunnies! Plus I think dat Miss Mook may indeed actually be at least somewhat into Crysler products (nope, not a "mippselling" there --- a lotta da Lee Iaccoca-era cars were so prone to rusting and falling apart dat you would indeed "cry" if you owned them! :P), since her main squeeze Kevin has worked on them in a number of past videos. :D
"Life With Booger Truck" sounds like a reality series waiting to be made.
When I go out to the garage...I'm just "mookin" around
Zip tie shock compression tool..... as someone that has worked on cars and truck for a living for years, I am truly impressed. Two thumbs up.
"I am Mook, this is Booger" that's all I wanted to hear
That should be the shirt.
Bottles with a handle on top is a carrying handle and the handle on the side is a pouring handle.
SO the method is the pouring hole for easy pouring is to be upper most for easy pouring, less likely to SPILL EVERYWHERE!!!
So have the pouring on the high side of the bottle for a slow start so it doesn’t gush out.
Hi from Syracuse NY everyone just keep the dog away from the anti-freeze
Hi to you too from machias ny
Hello also from Corfu Ny
The puppy has been trained to ignore Supertech antifreeze :)
I had a Persian cat I actually paid to adopt me, and one Friday night as a kind gesture, I let my friend's drunken ex-girlfriend stay the night at my place so she didn't have to drive, (not a hookup, I wasn't even home)and she let the new kitty get out of my apt trying to throw a party. Somehow it found antifreeze in my apt complex parking lot. We found the cat spewing spewing from both ends, and it plastered my new apt with poo. I took it back to the veterinarian the next day, but they could not save poor kitty Sebastian. I also got evicted for the party at my place, that I wasn't even in attendance to. Lesson learned-Antifreeze and drunk girls are bad news.
I'm sorry to hear about your cat
I literally just watch a c6 transmission teardown video about what water in the tran fluid does an hour before watching this vid... Basically causes all the clutch and friction bands to break apart hence booger wouldn't move lol
Car wash tip - bucket has a handle you can move it to where you are currently washing. Much easier than running around the truck each time you need to soap up. Unless you like the exercise of trunking back and forth.
Lol the booger Scope T Shirt Is hilarious 😂 @Junkyard Mook
Mook, get the 302 into that 78, and you'll be flying around town!
She needs a new transmission to go with the new 302, so she can roast tires at will.
@@madmex2k I was already thinking along that course. I mean, the body on the 78 ain't so bad, so why not take the drive train to another level? Restomod the hell out of it! Personally, I'd have plucked the first 427, 428, or 429 out of some junkyard Mercury , and pulled a leather bench seat out of a Lincoln for comfort, lol. And then just keep building @
I had a 1996 Nissan D21 that was flooded in 1994. (I traded my motorcycle for it after it got flooded.) After I got it running, the first thing I did was to have all the fluids replaced. I took it to the local oil change place and when they got to the transmission, I could hear the guys in the pit saying "Agua! Agua!" when they drained it. That standard transmission still works fine today and it's my current daily driver.
I feel your pain and frustration. Keep trying and you'll get it. Remember wasp nest. Practice makes perfect.
My first ever 4x4 was a '76 F150 . Man , what a truck ! So I thought then , hell , it was new , what did I know ? The rear end burnt up , in 13 months . Ford said it's out of warranty , not our fault it never had a fill plug drilled into the pumpkin . YOU should have checked . 0k , The frame only cracked in 3 places . The power steering only went out 2wice , once under and once outa warranty . The 400 M , that I special ordered , turned out to be a 150 HP Wimpsor , 351 poser . WHAT a truck !?!? Yeah I sold it , and bought a 78 Bronco , MAN , WHAT A TRUCK ! .............
booger truck is one of a kind! gotta love ford!
I've watched all of the videos for this particular truck because my dad had a POS just like this. I'm pretty sure it was a 1978 chocolate brown F150 with a crew cab and square headlights. He bought it new. It made at least one trip per month to the dealer for repairs for the entire time he owned it even when it was new. It was a mechanic's dream if the guy was wanting to put his kids through college. From my point of view this is all really funny, and you have yourself a genuine money pit. Good luck!
Watched this without headphones and my dog has FEELINGS about Koda's barking, etc.
Mine was barking back, lol
Mook, Don't allow failure to stop you. You're Young and Full of Life. It's a learning experience. Live it Up, Kiddo!!
When you was putting on that kickdown I was thinking wow look when did you get 3 arms. And then I heard Kevin
Crazy how fast pups grow in 5 months @Junkyard Mook
nothing beats mook being mad at the end of each episode! I feel her pain been there too unfortunately
Use a floor jack to compress the bottom of the shock once the top is installed.
I hope Mook has time to do more episodes. This young woman has a natural talent. Thanks for the episode, good entertainment and great cars.
If water got in the engine and trans, it’s possible it got in the vent tube into the rear axle. Might be worth it to open that up and change the fluid before a burnout session.
Everybody: Ah, the booger
My: uh, excuse me? *What is that thing behind our beloved booger?*
I dropped the catalytic converters on a 1974 E350 and used a copper drain pipe as the bypass. 3 inch pipes all the way back. Thrush exhaust. C 6 tranny. 2BBL carb, I paid $400 for the truck and drove it 12 years. I know you'll love that truck. I hope you do keep it. It's a classic style for the professional FORD man,,, or girl.
if you ever want to install the shock extended , put a jack on the frame and lower the front suspension put in bottom bolt then jack up the suspension and insert into the top hole ... done
I was gonna say I never compressed any shocks, I just used bottle jacks and jack stands, but she made it work, I might have never tried that method.
@@madmex2k Probably because you removed them the same way you put them on. I have also never found cutting out shocks faster then using a proper wrench and a ratchet.
Also...
...it appeared when mook was installing the right front shock that the steel grommet washer was installed upside down and the lower rubber grommet was not installed at all. I could be wrong as the video was a bit on the dark side.
here's a trick to avoid cross threading bolts. put the bolt in the hole, and turn it counterclockwise(lefty loosey) until you feel the threads click, then turn it clockwise(righty tighty) to start the bolt by hand. the click is the start of the threads lining up. if you do that when you start a bolt, you will cross thread them a lot less often.
Been waiting for either you or Kevin to post some new videos... love both the channels and watching you two goofballs
I seen her first on a build with someone else as I wanted to see the car not expecting her but she came on and immediate I real though wow she is so pretty dang cute just got me cause growing up always wanted a person like that in my life but ya know not all dreams fall out the sky but glad someone has their dream hope you see her that way. Thumbs up yo.
The Booger is going to need therapy to be right again. The mechanic is going to hand it a toy truck and say "Show me where the people touched you"
I wish I had someone to work on vehicles with. It’s cool to see another woman doing it. Learned a lot watching and enjoyed some much needed laughter. Thank you for sharing your work! Don’t repaint this truck ever!!!
"Booger Truck is not going anywhere!"
(spoiler)
because the transmission is heck'd
I really hope I get to see booger burnout. Might have to back the adjustment out of the rear drums to make it happen. Pro tip.
Mook, you crack me up. but Kevin's "everybody panic, shit" at the end cracked me up
Lmfao at Koda personality and The growling and barking and the Cuteness Were you taking your bed lmfao 🤣 @Junkyard Mook
LMFAO!!!! Laughed a great deal over Mook's frustrations (sorry Mook) and Kevin's laughs at the "burnout site". This is one of the best episodes in a while. You both continue to be awesome!!
I like how you looked at your thumb like “wot” when the phone dinged 😂
The dog is adorable…..he needs a tshirt line!
She has a name. I almost had to go back in the video because I couldn't think of it, but I found the file in my brain... Koda (I think it's with a K, didn't look right to be with a C).. Maybe I should have gone back in the video.
The coolant jug slopping out and spilling is an easy fix. Put a small hole on the top of the handle. A piece of duct tape to seal for storage.
Win or fail, you have to admire the effort
Mook, I read several comments down and I have not seen anyone that caught, that you are or was putting in the wrong gasket. I am sure you know this by now. You are putting in a 2 hole on a 3 hole housing. Love ya kid. Madrids from Watauga Texas
I just realized something, Mook is adorable when pissed.
As a teenager, I had an 81 Ram, 88 F150, 88 K5 Jimmy. Don't tell my 2014 Ram this, but the older trucks were much more fun to drive. My F150 was my favorite. It had a 302 and a 5 speed manual. Unfortunately our winters here in northwestern Ontario are hell on our vehicles. They turn to rust no matter how many times you oil guard them.
Mook, I love your delivery. Kevin could learn quite a bit from you on how to be family friendly and entertaining. Keep up the good work!
It seems like she sets the scenes up during filming really well. The content def. seems a lot smoother and flows really good. Keeps you engaged in the material.
If you are by yourself again use this tip. Put a jack stand under the frame and then jack up that beam axel remove the jack stand and slowly let it down, it will lower the axel beam and now you will have room to install the shock without having to compress it.
First thing before starting work, change into an Iron Maiden T-shirt 💪🏻🍻
For the coolant, When you pour from a jug or bottle hold it the other way so the opening is at the top, its easier to not spill cause it doesn't 'glug'
Hey Mook, was that a "Valv-o-lean" support for your cacti! Ha!
Dont feel bad, I bought my 77 Holden Torana in 2014, intended to drive it until the rego ran out, drove it for a month, cruising down the freeway and the fibre cam gear on the old 173 6 cyl lost all its teeth bringing me to a gentle stop.
Dragged it home and put it in the garage.......its currently stripped in epoxy primer awaiting final rust repairs before we do bodywork and paint....yep, nearly 7 years. Really cannot wait to get it back on the road finally....but with a nice injected Holden 5 litre V8 and 4L60E out of a 95 Holden VR Statesman. Little bit of work like cam, bit more compression etc. Can't wait!
It’s a Ford, you just change the transmission with every oil change anyway, not big deal 😂 we’ve got a ranger on its third one and it’s currently not moving in reverse soooo yeah..
Same thing with transfer case in ford. When changing the fluids just have the transfer case rebuilt.
Your Idea to compress the shock with zip ties is actually very smart. I think I saw a hydraulic press in your shop...you can always use that to compress the shock and tighten your zip ties for future reference...just be careful how you rig it up to compress it.
Friction plates desperately in need of replacement adventure Morty!
Just bought a 78 250. Has a 351w in it. Was out on the prairie in ND. Stuck a pump, ign. Mod, starter selenoid and battery in it. Purrs now, even with the 12 year old gas in both tanks. See yours has the square headlights on it. Nice garage by the way
Did no one else get any dirty thoughts about guiding the shocks into place as they expand into place? :P
This is exactly why Fords #1 Truck! Old flooded stuff STARTS up too!
Now that is what a breather is supposed to look like. Clean!
Adorable,cute, mechanically inclined and funny. They need to start cloning Mooks!
You put a 3mm, 1/8” bead of sealant on the gasket down the middle like on a head gasket and don’t touch it, as it spreads evenly as it squishes down without any air bubbles that cause air bubbles to expand to blowout the gasket…….👍
Not sure if you’ve heard of this or done it before but the STP Son Of A Gun cleaner brings a little shine to the paint if the clear coat is gone. My friend’s grandpa showed me that.