Will It Run After DECADES? ABANDONED Big Block 4x4 Ford!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." -John 5:24
This 1974 F100 4x4 has certainly seen better days... but I can't help myself with how cool this truck is! Big block, 4 speed, short bed, giant mud tires; what more could you want? Well, maybe that it ran? Stick around to the end of the video to find out if this ole rig can come back to life after sitting for decades!
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Just a tip here from somebody that’s had several dentsides and still have a 78 F-150 4x4 short wheel base and a 74 F-350 flat bed. Pull the steering box off the frame and check the frame for cracks. They are known to crack and break where the steering box mounts on the frame especially when they have oversized tires on them. That much play in the steering could very well have a cracked frame.
1980-96 F series have the same problem, often caused by a huck bolt aka rivet that works loose that holds the crossmember and frame together by the steering box.
@@MattsRageFitGarage I have only owned a few 1980-1996 trucks and haven’t ran into that yet. I think what kills the 1970’s model frames in that area is you have the pressure from the steering box and the track bar mount in the same area. Add to that pressure with way oversize tires and something has to give and it’s usually the frame lol.
@@BlackLabGarage I discovered my engine crossmember on my 86 F250 had cracked and been repaired after I bought it. Frame was ok but there is a huge weld on the driver side of the crossmember and I found paperwork for the repair in the glovebox after, it was done in 2005 at 190,000 miles along with a brake job and other work. I did have to drill out that frame rivet last year since it was wiggling in the hole under steering pressure. Replaced it with a 1/2" fine thread grade 8 bolt, washer and grade 8 lock nut and the truck never drove so good in the 10 years I'd had it at the time.
@@MattsRageFitGarageI’ll have to remember that in case I end up with another 1980-1996 model.
@@MaxGiganteum Especially important on rust belt trucks. Luckily I don't live in the rust belt and my truck is 99% rust free.
Im not much of a Ford guy myself Dylan, but Im stoked to see you get Andre out hitting some trails again! This is one Beast of a truck, clearly built for one purpose. You must let it fullfill its purpose once more.
Ford guy all way
Yeah I’m a Chevy guy but a real car guy can appreciate them all.
@@conwaylamb5534 ts was ticking worse than his dodge😂
@@conwaylamb5534 Agreed. Ford does build one of the very best cars and trucks out there.
Man, I LOVE this video. When I was growin up, my old man had an '80 F350 with the small block 400 in it. I went through SO many of the same issues with that old carbureted engine. I really appreciate the effort you put into givin the ol girl a new life and savin er from sittin in the dirt rustin away. The world needs more people like you. Much love.
400m is a big block
I'm saving an 80 f350 from the scrapyard this weekend. It's got a 429 and a 4 speed in it, been sitting for 20 years. I'll be in the same boat as this video lol
As normally, you produced a great video! Here's a quick make 'em run suggestion. First check the nuts on each end of the heavy wire to the starter. If they're hot, you're losing a lot of energy to resistance. Take the connections apart, and clean them as normal. If it still won't crank fast enough, connect the cable on the starter to the positive of an extra battery or jump pack. The negative of this battery connects to the starter side of the starter solenoid in the truck. This gives you 24 volts to the starter, without damaging any of the stuff in the truck, such as coil, lamps, instruments, etc. It is an old trick, but it works well.
Yup, got this issue on one of my tractors these days.
Don't work that way. Series connected battery will double the voltage to 24vdc but the amps will be the average of both batts. Parallel connected will keep it at 12vdc but add the amps of both batts together.
Was thinking the same
I think I learned more in this hour video than any other “get it started” video I’ve ever watched. 556k subscribers, you’ve come a long way.
That's pretty cool!! Many people would have given up way too early. This just shows what some determination can do. Hope you get this old girl back in shape, or at least able to see some trail time.
That truck is pretty dang KEWL, puts a smile on my face. Great job and God Bless my friend.
Dylan, I want to thank you for saving this old Ford. I also want to thank you for something that you did for me on August 26, 2021. I met you at the Madison, Illinois stop on Power Tour and you let me sit in your Challenger and make a video of it. Thank you again for that. A word of caution with this old Ford, though. You should really be mindful jumping the battery from your Ram. It could very well give this old girl secondhand electrical problems jumping from Dodge to Ford. Lol Just kidding, brother. Keep up the excellent work you do and thanks again for bringing us along for the ride.
That is the Size tire I want to put on my Bronco, factory 15' just don't fill up the wheel opening. Short Bed 74 , like the bronco with the truck bed option. Nice
My dad had a long bed ford 390 big block 4 speed farm truck and I drove that ole POS every where when I was your age hauling my horses and trailer all over south central and south eastern Kentucky.. Loved it. When we were done w/ it a father an son bought it and restored it completely for the kid first vehicle . The kid brought back to my dads farm to show him and both of them were tickled to death .. Haha ..
Can't wait to see how dirty this dog gets! Keep up the great work Dylan!
What are you wearing Jake from milwaukee?
@@rayschick1043... uhhh.... khakis... 🤣🤣
As someone who is in the process of getting a 1996 f150 roadworthy, I love to see old fords brought back to life, especially this one with its cool factor.
Your videos always bring me peak satisfaction and excitement,
from cleaning off rust and crust to the sound of the engine trying to start, this is all I want!
And oh boy that beautiful deep rev at 54:16, draws a big smile on my face :D
One of my favorite trucks was a BATTERED 79 F-250 "Custom" (which means anything but), school bus yellow, 400 Cleveland-ish, 4 spd. 4" water pipe front bumper. Massive rear step bumper. I found some old used 16.5 white spokes, rusty but free, sandblasted em, and painted them Old Caterpillar Yellow tractor paint, with some well used 33x12.50x16.5 Ground Hawgs. Whatta beast! Bought it for 400, rebuilt the Autolite 2-bl, and sold it for $800. Shoulda kept it!
Hard to kill an old FE engine. Glad you didn't give up on it.
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I've built and rebuilt a few FE Ford big blocks in my day and the bottom end of these motors are incredibly strong except under extreme race conditions which is why Ford made the side oiler version. Before I went in the service I almost bought one of these 4x4 short bed big block Ford trucks, with a four speed manual with granny low and a four barrel 390 in it. It was in my favorite color of Ford green. As it was I left a few cars at my parents and became a problem when they retired and moved from Ohio to Georgia. My 75 Mustang that had a hi-po 289 swapped into it and my 1966 Mercury Cyclone GT with a 427 four speed manual in it.
I have a 1980 Ford Bronco with the 351m in it that I've been restoring. I took a break from it for a few months had a kid. I found this video and your channel, you sparked my interest to get back to work it on it again. Thank you.
Wow, what a beautiful find. Been looking for one like that for a while now. Short beds are hard to find these days. If you do find one they want way too much money for it.
Dylan 25 years ago ,In upstate NY, I was given a 71 3/4 4x4, That was sitting for 28 years, It was in the middle of a cow pasture, The motor was frozen, I put Brake fluid in all the cylinders for 1 week, It was still locked up ,I had my Brother pull me down the road,, at 30 mph I let the Clutch out in 4th gear and she freed right up, We pulled over, Put gas in her, And it started right up, I drove that truck 35 miles home with no Brakes. But was running Great when i Got there, Now That's awesome. story.
You know you're in trouble when "vacuum out the heads" is a required operation. It's a miracle that thing runs at all!
38.5 inch Ground Hawgs. Had those on my 3/4 ton K5. It was factory but still had the K5 emblem. Those tires will go through some serious mud.
That’s cool… Can’t wait to see more on this truck. Thanks for another awesome video. 👍🏼
Oh Mr. McCoo! Just watched this episode. I’m 58 years old and it never gets old when someone forgets to install the ignition rotor. I’ve done it MANY times myself and had a laugh. However, it’s always funnier when someone else does it. Well done young man! I love the channel. Keep up the good work.
I think Dylan will be surprised with how many views he’s going to get with this generation Ford truck over his usual mopar stuff. Mopar stuff kicks ass but people really seem to get excited about these fords, myself included
You should definitely use those big spray paint cans (turbo cans?) to paint this at some point would be something people would love to see all painted up!
Back about 1984 I acquired a 76 F-250 whl drive. 360 big block and the 4 spd as you have. Bought it from my brother in law and should have known better, he always came out on the high end of deals. Had a tic in the engine that he said was a lifter. We ran it for about a year and it developed into a "hammering". Desperation set in. Had some friends who went horse showing as we did. He had a 68 that he had taken and put a newer engine in. He junked that truck and gave me the 390 that came out of a Shelby Mustang, that was in it, and the carburetor looked as big around as a five gallon bucket. And it did indeed like gas. Took the old 360 out and first thing took the head off the drivers side off. Wrist pin had about an 1/8 inch play. I couldn't believe it still ran. I saved that rod and piston and have showed it to lots of people who all thought the same. Needless to say the 390 turned it into a man's truck. Plowed snow with it for two winters. Did well on that. Was up high so good visibility. I went to auto trade school in the late 1960's and they told us something I have never forgot. You need to be very careful using starting fluid on a gasoline engine. The reason being is that stuff takes oil off the inside of the cylinders and in a very short time the engine will turn over much slower. Better to use just a sniff or 2 and give it up. I take a squirt bottle and put a little gasoline in it. Once it starts to fire you can squirt enough in to keep it running. The stuff you are doing looks like lots of fun. first car I owned, in 1964 was a 50 Ford that looked much like the one you got only it was a 2 dr. Cut my teeth on that old flathead. Had some rod knock and I did not have money to rebuild it. I took it to auto shop and the teacher showed me how to take the rod bearing out and put the foil wrapper from Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum under the insert when you put it back it acted like a shim. That took the knock out of it. That was 1930's technology right there. I have long been amazed by how much you can do even when you don't have much money. Those old guys I learned from were pretty clever.
That one fought you a little bit. Good job sticking with it! Thanks for sharing
Totally cool. Love to own the '74 (when it's running, passed inspection, and safe! ) Keep plugging.
Looking forward to seeing more content on this truck!
It just goes to show that you can't keep and old Ford big block down. And that you did endevoure to perservere and brought her back to life. 😎 🏁
That truck has thunderhead 289 written all over it! Go for it!
Those old FE engines are great. They have enough material between the bores you could bore the 360 125 thousands over and basically make a 428 with the right rings and pistons.
Have to use a 410 or 428 crank and connecting rods
Most 360s don't have enough cylinder thickness to bore from 4.05 to 4.13.
That knocking noise is the standard FE exhaust leak
At first the engine sounded hopeless, but it actually started up! Nice work dude.
I'm addicted to these old dentsides. I've currently got 3, all with FE's. The 390 is probably my favorite engine, period. All you have to do is the basic stuff and they'll run.
I knew your luck would improve after you sorted out the starter. Sometimes you get lucky with a fully healthy engine, but generally you need a decent minimum cranking speed to get an engine to crack off.
Loving the old Ford…can’t wait to find a will it start old Ford of my own.
Do you kind the sound when you crank them over?
God I love that truck It take me back to when my father has these old truck I wish he still had them like everything else the fad in to the past
Keep it a live Dylan it would look great in black and gray with block patterns down the side kind of like that one that was on power tour last year
Hey Dylan you aren’t the only person to forget the rotor cap I have many times 😅😅
I am from Mid Tenn and I love your channel and it is AWSOME to see a southern man and a Christian man on here!! So thankful your channel came up on my UA-cam feed. If you ever come close to McMinnville Hollah at me.
76 is when they went to electronic ignition systems. It is in a little better condition than my old ford truck when I brought it home. That 78 - 79 grill and bumper is worth some money to certain people. Might be enough to put the right grill and bumper. I do love your content.
Cool video...Fun Fact, Once upon a time, using the old Dodge truck mounts, you could place a Mopar engine right into a Ford...Not sure what years allowed this, but I do know that during my dad's more colorful years, he did put a "borrowed" 426 hemi into a 48 Mercury...lol...Said while sitting at traffic lights, the tires would bark every time the cam lobed...lmao
24:00 you probably lost compression from using too much brake clean, it washed the cylinders clean of oil. It's better to use a plastic ketchup bottle filled with gas mixed with 2 stroke oil. Its better than brake or choke cleaner and it lubricates the upper cylinders
I enjoy getting your video's in my feed, I see old trucks on properties as I'm driving around and I can't help but wonder if they would run, or why they got parked. Lots of great vehicles just left to rot. Keep up the video's.
Dude the curse of the car guy is across all hobbies. As someone who in another life fiddled with computers incessantly, "Let me just slap some more RAM in here. Let me just bump up the CPU to the next generation. Let me just throw in an SSD and a clean install of Windows..." and before you know it the "Blow the dust out, defrag, return to user" system is scattered across the workbench in its constituent parts and you've basically built a brand new computer...
Computer of Theseus
Now that's one big bad ass Ford. Keep it up yo!
I just got a 74 f100 with a 390. Had to fish a broken pushrod out, reset the timing. Got a lot to do but it runs, seeing under your valve covers gives me great hope, mine looked brand new compared to that.
Dylan, remember C.R.A.P. when you are about to fire anything up. It stands for Cap-Rotor-And-Pray ! Tom , formerly of Sevierville now in Idaho.
It won a few battles, but Dylan won the war! Nice work 👍
Love watching your videos lots of car people on youtube but not many of them that do the actual work in detail
Not a ford guy but I’ve always loved the kid 70s ford trucks. Thanks for the video.
Love all your vids, the only thing I would love more would be if I had that black road runner that was parked next to this old unbreakable ford.
Always love Ford content, my thumbnail is my 75 F150 that's been in the family since August of 1974. Mine has a 390 4bbl and I'm trying to get it back on the road, but I don't have the time or money. I would love to find a dentside 4WD as well.
My grandpa has a76 when I was growing up brings back good memories
I have a 1985 Chevy in my driveway. It’s been sitting there for three years and it still starts and still moves.
Please restore that poor truck it needs A LOT of help. Unless you would like to give it away to me for my first vehicle that me and my dad could work on
I had the same story with a 1960 Plymouth. I could not get the 361 to run. Measured compression which was between 50 and 90 PSI. Way down there.
You got me laughing when you realized you forgot to put the rotor back in the distributor. Great video as always!
I feel like the name of this video should be testing the starter for a big block!!!!!😂
I had a truck exactly like that as my first truck, mine was a 76. I miss it every day and am always looking for another one. It was literally unstoppable off-road. Mine was the Ranger XLT short bed with a 360.
I have a field find( few trees around it) . A 65 Chevy pickup with the stove bolt 6 in it. Took plugs out put a shot of kerosene in the cylinders. Let it sit for a few days ( did an oil change on the spot ). Luckily the windows were rolled up. Brought a battery along primed it with gas and it fired up shortly. Now it runs like a top. Has a 3 in the tree tranny.
What a thrill to see the ford working, and yes from Argentina, greetings.
I also have a 78 just like this short wheel Manuel but has the 351 modified. Every summer we’d get it ready to haul wood. Just would not start crank and crank nothing. We’d have to hook a chain to it and pull it around and pop the clutch until we got it going then it’d start all summer one bump of the key. We’d have to do this every summer one time
What a cool truck, 4x4 short bed, don't see a ton of them.
Wish I had your luck, you can get something that neglected running, I recently bought a car specifically for the ford big block in it, “running when parked” only to find a broken timing chain after trying to get it running. This is definitely a cool truck even in its rough condition.
Had one of these back in the early 80's. 360, with a 3 spd on the column. Gave it to my dad, and he drove it for another 6 yrs, until the rear diff went out. Tough old trucks!
Now this is my kind of party. 👌🏼
that is at LEAST a 77 second face, and is my favorite OTHER squarebody. saw the Explorer package tag on the bed. that truck really was a kitbash.
39:00 minutes into the video and the way you're talking is exactly the same way I talk, Every time I work on my 78 f100
Can’t wait to see more content please post more Dylan
Great video. I'm glad you posted. Keep them coming, thanks.
every time you call it a '74, that grill shell just irks me, the bed is wrong too, you can tell by the gas cap. Honestly its more '79 than it is '74, i think someone either swapped the cab or everything else and you've got the old "2 trucks into one" deal, they stopped putting the smaller FE blocks into trucks in 1975, so your power train and cab are original. That is absolutely a duraspark box though, i think whoever swapped the panels from the '79 just left it attached
That old lady desperately deserves some love and attention. I hope once you are done you find her a loving home.
Nice Truck ! Built Ford Tough !
Can’t wait until you start on the 1970 Road Runner bedside it !
Golly, I love that truck. She’s rough but it’s gonna be worth every struggle. TBH, I knew the starter was bad at the beginning. I changed 4 of them in a month in a 83 Bronco. Went to a different parts house and bingo. Never had to change it again. Looking forward to seeing it in the mud
2:30 Am, can't sleep... thanks for the video.
Howdy from the Northwoods of Minnesota, Love and Respect All
You can find the manufacturer's date on most tires stamped in just after the serial number. It should be a 4 digit number... the first two digits indicate the week, the last two digits indicate the year. (ie: 4815 would be the 48th week of 2015) I learned this the hard way when a new-looking tire blew out on a '79 Buick Park Avenue that I had years ago... turned out that the tires (Dunlops) were 11 years old! More than 5 years old you should replace the tires, no matter how good the tread looks.
I still have the 77 f250 I bought in 1981. 400M, rebuilt engine with 25,000 miles on it, automatic and lockout hubs. It's been in the back of my shop for years, should see if it still turns.
400. No other Ford engine to confuse it with unlike the 351w, m and c.
Very cool truck! Dylan, my 2017 Ford Super Duty has a 6.2 gas motor. It also says Powered By Ford on it's valve covers.
Hey Dylan suggestion maybe you are already done it but you might want to have a jump pack with you when you attempt to revive these old cars or trucks that way you can put the jump pack on it and try to get it start . When an engine sits for a long time everything becomes dried out the rings are not oiled so that might be the cause also
I only heard the truck say "please Dylan, let me die in peace" hahaha
Dylan your shenanigans remind me of Uncle Luke :-)
And like Luke you learned us some, Love the FE powered F truck and well done on getting that ornery cold blooded thing to run as well as you have, Now? Off to Episode TWO!
I had a 1976 F250 with the 360... Good truck!
Excellent video Dylan :) that 1974 Ford F150 with 360 V8 2 barrel carb, 4 Manual transmission, 377 rear end gears! Also would fix up plus carb need low idle turn up too and get some good use tires for plus use around shop to vechiles storage! Also get quiter exhaust for got ticking sounds, front driveshaft should be hard find on and fix motor be strong too plus it needs too!
Almost passed out from holding my breath, great video man. I'm 36mins in and hoping it runs
You don't need to call note thunderhead289 you don't need to call nobody especially that cornball you're doing just fine by yourself you do good honest work God bless you
I love how that thing sits, it’s a truck worth saving.
Excited to watch this video. I have a soft spot for dent sides. I have a 78 with a 360 fe and np435 4 speed. I use it as an off-road toy. After all, Ford stands for Fun Off Road Driving!
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It's absolutely beautiful. I love it . Thanks for an awesome video.
this is one of my favorite Truck my dad Loved Ford Trucks those trucks are my dream trucks that I hope to own one day I would love to see more of this Truck :)
My dad and uncle owned several square body Chevys that were lifted 12 inches on 44 inch tires back in the day. One good hack is to put tubes in those tires. Or search marketplace and you may be able to find a set of old but better tires I’m sure those tires are probably from the late 80s early 90s lol
Good job Dillan! I love these trucks my dad brother and uncles all had them they go anywhere, I remember in a 79 f250 crossing a stream the water came right to the bottom of the dash but it kept going out the other side I've been in them plowing trees down, looking forward to seeing you wheel this, be smart put steel bumpers on it that protects the body a winch and longer socks some meaty tires, air them to 17 pounds and watch where she'll go! Probably alot farther than anyone else!!! Make sure the front and rear diffs will lock in!!!
Lol I laughed out loud when you realized you'd forgotten the rotor button
i went from having a bad front hub on my trailblazer to now im replacing both hubs, both axle shaft, the 4 wheel drive disconnect, all 4 ball joint.. pretty much a hole new front end. ya is a snowball effect lol
Impossible not to chuckle when you finally realized it. It happens to all of us at some point.
My Oakridge Tennessee heart says that trucks worth saving!!!
There is a set of FE big block valve covers on a old Ford truck at CFC junkyard in Tullahoma
Seems like there is a point of high resistance in the starter circuit... corroded connection, internal starter fault or undersized cable?