When working on cars my favorite rule of thumb is "to never discount the obvious". In this case that would be those funky spark plug wires. Your spark has to be at least somewhat compromised with juice wandering off sideways someplace. Time to get some good, properly insulated spark plug wires. You'd be surprised how often addressing the things you actually thought you could get away with, actually ends up fixing the car.
At a blind person watching your channel I always come back to you because I love the descriptions you give. I've been a car guy ever since I was young especially the old models cuz they're still ones I can work on not being able to see instead of this computerized crap. Thanks for everything you do in the time you take. Love it when you have your wife and others in the videos.
@@laddttt6808 What is? You are fucked up, you are just being negative cause you had the chance to be. Enjoy your oh so positive life :) Imagine getting offended just because you can. . I quote him again ""As a blind person watching"" That was epic! If that didnt make you chuckle a little, i must admit. I do feel sorry for you :)
Cars like this are simple. All you need is only five things, fuel, air, compression, ignition and timing. The trick to getting it running is to eliminate them one by one. Great job sir.
Neat car. I have a 1939 Ford Tudor all original restored. I am always happy to see you saving another great old car. Keep up your faith, and good work.
Does anyone else get the same smile watching an old engine being brought back to life as the smile they get when they watch one of those really wholesome UA-cam videos?
Hell yeah! Bloody awesome too see these old machines rescued. Only a headcase would scrap the old Franklin, i mean how many are left in the world???? Not many i,ll bet and this one is mostly original! Interior only needs a good clean, put some rear tires on it, i would put the new ones to the front and the other two on the back.
@@mrdiplomat9018 well they are foolish, at least it was put away for many years and is mostly intact, they probably just decided it was not worth fixing, i mean how many of these are left now very very few i,ll bet and even less that are mostly original, thankfully Jonathan found it and is saving it, it is far too good to cut up for scrap metal.
I don’t get a smile I get a sick feeling watching someone take an old, rare machine like this and just hook a battery to it, pump some gas in it and try and start it after it sat for 30, 40, or like this even 70 years. I can’t help but think of the possible destruction of camshaft surfaces, insert rod and crank bearings spinning in their bores, piston rings scraping up and down in dry cylinders. In this case the valves open - that meant they might have been stuck closed until the dry camshaft had to push on them extra hard to open them to then stick open. He says there is no compression, the cylinders are dry and the rings are all stuck in the ring lands. I cringe to think of the piston to cylinder action. Now he’s talking about pull starting it. It seems more like an exercise in how much we can destroy this rare antique. Not to mention running a rare old starter that actually works until it smokes. What are you going to do if it starts, take it out and try to do burn- outs with it? If I had motor like that I would fill it up with oil to the top and let it sit for a month, and that would be to take it all apart not try and start it. Like building a new motor with no cam lube, and wash everything clean with alcohol as you assemble it.
@@michaelszczys8316 you need to watch the watch other video,s MUCH preparation went in before this start, oil was put down the bores not less than three times that we did not see, Jonathan W did EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BEFORE trying to start the engine, maybe you would have preffered it got cut up for scrap metal??????? To make an omelet you must crack open a few eggs.
When I bought my place there was a 51 Ford pu that last ran in the 70s. I figured my son would want it but he decided to sell it. The guy had it running the next day and drives it every day. My youngest daughter wishes we'd kept it
I do know !!! I turned 90 last month. Toughest on getting out of bed.. I am truly amazed that those wimpy green wires were good enough to fire the cylinders...
@@carlhutchins3286 The wires aren't wimpy at all. It's the insulation that would be the problem there, it needs to be much thicker to handle that kind of voltage without arcing half it's spark to ground. What's there needs to be replace with the real thing.
@@WCM1945 .. I have a 28 GMC and I have to say those old points ignition systems don't generate much of a spark. The wires on mine are close to 50 years old and they don't seem to leak at all. It's also got the original starter, which you just know has been abused over the years. Heck, the truck is 90 years old!
Did you finally wear out the starter after hours of trying to start it with dry seized rings and gummy valves? why didnt you you just add some light oil or wd 40 to each spark plug hole and not wear out that hard to find starter?
That motor is going to pur when you get it sorted out Jonathan! Good to see Noah and the wife was filming! Nice! Charlie came over to help! Kool! Good friends,good neighbors,good help...What more does a man need?!
@@jimc3688 If it even can be. That's a real problem with cars that only a few hundred were even built. You end up having to have one made and that's gonna be expensive.
I found it pretty cool how you were focusing in on the problem...timing! I enjoyed this the second time, seeing more details of the old girl, enjoyed seeing Charlie to, seems like a great guy. many thanks!
I've never even seen a Franklin but anything more than a minute on ANY starter is going to tax it. I will spin the engine with a 1 inch impact wrench before burning up a starter.
Yeah. This video should be titled: _"How to abuse and trash an antique starter"_ Complete lunacy and sheer laziness. If he'd a had to hand crank that SOB, he'd a checked the exhaust and cleaned the carb good first in addition to the plugs and oil.
I gotta disagree, I was was just saying, for it’s age, it did good but as far as cranking too much at one time, it’s an edited video. How do we know how hot it got or how much rest? He got the car fired up and it’s still working so I suspect it’s fine. I just wouldn’t want to try and find one, or pay for it or a rebuild. This ain’t Johnathan’s first rodeo fellas, he knows how far it’ll go. Watch and learn.
@@rustyaxelrod It looks to me like a test-to-fail operation. He had already decided that if he couldn't start it, he was going to scrap the whole car. Generally an engine this rare would have been completely disassembled and refurbished long before any attempt was made to start it and risk major damage. It would have been more interested in preservation before restoration. Looks like he just wanted to get it on the road.
Omg , i haven't seen a Franklin since the 60s. I grew up in my dad's body shop saw allot of nice cars, everything from hot rod to classic. 34 Auburn boat tail model A, T Ducenberg, even a stuz bearcat. So much fun and memories...
No, outsourced... North East electric. But, robust for sure. Not seen here, but North East made a starter generator . Continuously engaged. apply the 6v and it cranks, Drive the car and it generates. An old tech way of checking a generator for continuity is to apply volts, it should "motor". .
I have never seen an old girl want to run so bad. After 91 years she just didn't remember what she was supposed to do. I have that problem after 67 years. After 35 minutes of schooling and coaxing it finally came to her. Excellent job Mr. W. I was sure you were going to fry the starter. Priceless.
That starter motor is truly amazing. So the Franklin was an air cooled straight six? What a nice car! I hope you guys get this thing on the road again. It's a pretty rare car these days. Cheers from Toronto
You are amazing!! So impressive! Wow, thanks for keeping that history alive! Forget those cigarettes, we need you to keep stuff like this alive!! Thank you.
You are the man. Only you could have gotten it running. You were getting upset with it. But you didn't quit. I know you can get through the stoping smoking just remembered it is for the best. Great video as always. We enjoyed the cruise Monday a really great turnout a lot of great car and truck.
It's enjoyable watching you do things with treasures some people call junk. Most people don't recognize a true treasure when they see one. Keep your great videos coming.
I am one of the least mechanical males you have ever met. I can do a few minor things to a motor, but could have never gotten this one running in a million years. And yet my face hurt from smiling when that thing started. Great job guys. You have my admiration. Wish I was built that way.
One again a terrific video with a most awesome car. Those young fellas will never get another opportunity like this JW, you are a talented guy with a generous heart. ALWAYS a pleasure!
Thank you for pointing out the engineering beauty of the castings. I have a friend who's an old school printer and he has several of the old presses set up and working in his basement shop. They are all made of elaborate castings and look like sculpture, still or running.
I changed a piston on a Franklin doctors coupe without removing the head . Had a bad wrist pin and once I found which one was loose I removed it out the bottom without removing the crank and the new piston went in the same way . I couldn't believe it... so much room in that crankcase .
Wow... what an amazing thing. It was fun to use my ear to diagnose along with the video. Its been a long time but i suspected the plug issue pretty early on.. then after the sand blast i was thinking oh thats a timing issue maybe with a tiny compression loss and/or lack of fuel. So cool to see you get this old girl running. Cant tell you how many times i smiled.
My dad had to have them a coop Franklin and a sedan and he rebuilt the engine found an Oldsmobile piston that would fit it and built a mandrel to bore his own cylinders and an engine live and the rods ran like a top really pleased to see your video brought back a lot of old memories thank you
Very cool. My dad had a friend who had a Franklin very similar to this one. Back in the 1970s he took me to see it. Was not running. Thanks for jogging my memory.
Sounded pretty good, that's one tough starter, I take it you are satisfied the carburetor is in shape to run it, just amazing it set for so many years and fired up after what 10 or 12 hours of shaking the dust off
I'm thinking, "I hope he starts thinking about timing." Sure enough, you did! Way to get another one running! Sounds great! Roadster is looking great too! Good job on the no cigs! Something I'm glad I never started!
I know one thing for sure,...they sure knew how to build tough starting motors back then!! hahaha. That's going to be a great sounding engine when it get's rolling!
You know, I was thinking the same thing...but now to improve fuel economy, many new vehicles have stop-start tech. Pull up to a red light. Engine stops. Every time you stop. For whatever reason...Take your foot off of the brake and the ,starter starts the engine...all day and all night...new starters FTW.
@@rolandalfonso6954 That, 'Stop Start' system on cars is the most annoying thing that car makers have even put on the vehicles they build. When I'm in stop and go traffic that system is so bloody annoying to me, the first thing I do when I get in my vehicle is to turn that off!
@@regsparkes6507 Old stuff? Forgetaboutit. Even my ragged hooptie MGB has a new Denso gear reduction starter. Ok, go ahead and tell me that the Inertia starter designed in the Dark Ages was better...all for fun!
You dont see a set up like that everyday!! Its running pretty good!! Im behind on vids, work has been crazy!! The roadster is looking amazing!! You guys are doing a great job!!! Good for you on not smoking!! Keep it up!! A dredded bridge i myself must cross soon!
That's one determined old car. Franklin was known for the simplicity of air cooling. That car has one rugged starter and a lot of potential. Good luck.
I really admire y'alls perseverance and hard work to bring these pieces of history back to life otherwise it would have been scrapped ......y'all got it goin on brother .....
I like how if he sees something and doesn't know what it is, he says so and doesn't try and BS his way through it. I really appreciate that honesty. Mostly because I feel better about myself because I definitely don't know what it is.
Well, it was the heat riser solenoid (or equivalent) actually. But who would think something that old had one? Most of the good stuff was actually invented long before we thought it had been. Most of the bad stuff like emissions controls and electronics... are just a bad workaround to make modern cars hard to work on and not be able to last 100 years.
I am shocked you just kept working the basics and details and by golly it did sound pretty smooth. Very Impressed. I must subscribe to what else you are up to. Thanks, D
You drive me crazy with those marathon starter rolls. Yeah, I DO know you write the checks but I would have stopped and cleaned carb and worked on wiring. I never would have thought you could use that stranded copper for plug wires. But, you did get it to run so I guess you’re the better man. I really do like your stuff and I’m subbed up and never miss a new release. Keep em puttin but cut your starters a break, lol 😎👍👏
Some carb spray would have done a good job starting it faster. Lovely old car, look at the pin stripping around the panels, probably painted on manually by a very skilled person...
You have the patience of a saint brother, I'd have to turn the camera off every few minutes,in order to throw a wrench or whatever I can get my hands on,lol. Loving your channel man.
patience or stupidity its obvious the engine is retarded just like the guys trying to start it the points wear down gap closes up and it retards the spark
Only if it's rings or ring seal . Won't do a thing for a valve issue or a whole in a piston or a blown head gasket ..... plus it will only raise it temporarily unless it actually starts and runs to build heat and unstick the rings and clean cylinder walls up . Just saying if you want to build compression and free / clean up the valves trans fluid or MM oil pored down the intake will sometimes get them started enough to free and clear them up .
Michael Blaszkiewicz Go check out the slow idling Mercury pickup that shows up during the "classic tire" segment in this week's Cold War Motors episode.
A lot of old cars have very low idle rpm. A model T you can easily get down to 200rpm idle. Mine stalls around 400 now though since I put a higher lift cam in it. A lot of old cars it's all about the low end torque.
Fascinating engine design they had and it was amazing to hear the old girl running. Those plugs are a trip.The engine cover kinda looks like an upside down oil pan . You are the old car whisperer no doubt ! lol
Can we have a round of applause for the starter motor please!
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I was thinking the same
"She's on fire"
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As a nice vehicle old vehicle too
Hoora!!!👍👍✌️😁
Was surprised you didn't burn the starter out ... made me wince more than once!!!
Testament to how old iron ends up better than anything on the road today qualitywise
When working on cars my favorite rule of thumb is "to never discount the obvious". In this case that would be those funky spark plug wires. Your spark has to be at least somewhat compromised with juice wandering off sideways someplace. Time to get some good, properly insulated spark plug wires. You'd be surprised how often addressing the things you actually thought you could get away with, actually ends up fixing the car.
At a blind person watching your channel I always come back to you because I love the descriptions you give. I've been a car guy ever since I was young especially the old models cuz they're still ones I can work on not being able to see instead of this computerized crap. Thanks for everything you do in the time you take. Love it when you have your wife and others in the videos.
Nice humor bro! "As a blind person watching"...
Haha lol
@@noneof5492 that’s fkd up
@@laddttt6808 What is?
You are fucked up, you are just being negative cause you had the chance to be.
Enjoy your oh so positive life :)
Imagine getting offended just because you can.
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I quote him again ""As a blind person watching""
That was epic! If that didnt make you chuckle a little, i must admit.
I do feel sorry for you :)
@@noneof5492 ok
@@noneof5492 you weren’t raised right lmfao
Cars like this are simple. All you need is only five things, fuel, air, compression, ignition and timing. The trick to getting it running is to eliminate them one by one. Great job sir.
They all should have been checked out before cranking the beejesus out of her.
Someone made that starter back when there was pride, honor and dignity.
my car has a 60,000 watt starter(60KW) 80hp 330VAC 3 phase
VERY powerful compared to that weak 6volt starter 200watt
Yeah it had the ultimate workout. Last 71 years just been accounted for.
@@punker4Real Some sort of hybrid that uses the drive motor to start the ICE? Sorta like the Toyota Prius
Good insight, Captain Obvious!
They probably damaged the starter
Neat car. I have a 1939 Ford Tudor all original restored. I am always happy to see you saving another great old car. Keep up your faith, and good work.
I paused the video half way thru to let the starter cool down.
A good idea
THESE VIDEOS HAVE TO STOP, BECAUSE ANY CAR WILL START IF ENOUGH WORK IS APPLIED.
@@supermansuperman9066 What? Why Are You Yelling
@Lucky Jackson AUTO PULSE CORPORATION. 6 VOLTS. Days of the pioneers.
That pure starter has to be the best 1 that was ever made lol love the videos keep them coming
Does anyone else get the same smile watching an old engine being brought back to life as the smile they get when they watch one of those really wholesome UA-cam videos?
Hell yeah! Bloody awesome too see these old machines rescued. Only a headcase would scrap the old Franklin, i mean how many are left in the world???? Not many i,ll bet and this one is mostly original! Interior only needs a good clean, put some rear tires on it, i would put the new ones to the front and the other two on the back.
barry phillips - Somebody scrapped this car⁉️ That’s how Jonathan got it ? If so, WOW ‼️ Check out the original pinstriping on the hood 😎
@@mrdiplomat9018 well they are foolish, at least it was put away for many years and is mostly intact, they probably just decided it was not worth fixing, i mean how many of these are left now very very few i,ll bet and even less that are mostly original, thankfully Jonathan found it and is saving it, it is far too good to cut up for scrap metal.
I don’t get a smile I get a sick feeling watching someone take an old, rare machine like this and just hook a battery to it, pump some gas in it and try and start it after it sat for 30, 40, or like this even 70 years.
I can’t help but think of the possible destruction of camshaft surfaces, insert rod and crank bearings spinning in their bores, piston rings scraping up and down in dry cylinders. In this case the valves open - that meant they might have been stuck closed until the dry camshaft had to push on them extra hard to open them to then stick open.
He says there is no compression, the cylinders are dry and the rings are all stuck in the ring lands. I cringe to think of the piston to cylinder action.
Now he’s talking about pull starting it. It seems more like an exercise in how much we can destroy this rare antique.
Not to mention running a rare old starter that actually works until it smokes.
What are you going to do if it starts, take it out and try to do burn- outs with it?
If I had motor like that I would fill it up with oil to the top and let it sit for a month, and that would be to take it all apart not try and start it.
Like building a new motor with no cam lube, and wash everything clean with alcohol as you assemble it.
@@michaelszczys8316 you need to watch the watch other video,s MUCH preparation went in before this start, oil was put down the bores not less than three times that we did not see, Jonathan W did EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BEFORE trying to start the engine, maybe you would have preffered it got cut up for scrap metal???????
To make an omelet you must crack open a few eggs.
The starter just experienced all 71 years worth of wear.
Very nice.
Brutal dude...
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I'm feeling so satisfied when i see these old engine starting after sitting a long time.
When I bought my place there was a 51 Ford pu that last ran in the 70s. I figured my son would want it but he decided to sell it. The guy had it running the next day and drives it every day. My youngest daughter wishes we'd kept it
Me too
" IT'S ALIVE !!! " It's awesome watching you (and Noah ) bring old cars and trucks back to life . Great job Doctor J. !!!!👍👍
Noah is GREAT a keen enthusiastic young lad, with THE BEST teacher around, Jonathan W!
This was sooo interesting. Your persistence, patience and knowledge are amazing. That engine really sounds strong.
"So what kind of spark-plug wires are you runnin' "
"Oh, 12 ga, 14 ga, whatever it takes."
I do know !!! I turned 90 last month. Toughest on getting out of bed.. I am truly amazed that those wimpy green wires were good enough to fire the cylinders...
Carl Hutchins i know what you mean, i figured the spark had to be leaking away through the insulation.
@@carlhutchins3286 The wires aren't wimpy at all. It's the insulation that would be the problem there, it needs to be much thicker to handle that kind of voltage without arcing half it's spark to ground. What's there needs to be replace with the real thing.
@@carlhutchins3286 Happy birthday man
@@WCM1945 .. I have a 28 GMC and I have to say those old points ignition systems don't generate much of a spark. The wires on mine are close to 50 years old and they don't seem to leak at all. It's also got the original starter, which you just know has been abused over the years. Heck, the truck is 90 years old!
Man that was awesome!!! The wife did a great job filming. Have a great Sunday everyone!!!!
"what we got here is a failure to compressiate"- channeling your inner strother martin
A fine display of perseverance, Jonathan, Charlie! Excellent video, too! Thanks to all involved for the video I just enjoyed!
Did you finally wear out the starter after hours of trying to start it with dry seized rings and gummy valves? why didnt you you just add some light oil or wd 40 to each spark plug hole and not wear out that hard to find starter?
That motor is going to pur when you get it sorted out Jonathan! Good to see Noah and the wife was filming! Nice! Charlie came over to help! Kool!
Good friends,good neighbors,good help...What more does a man need?!
Money is always helpful, and a good understanding woman, ( which Jonathan has ).
A can of starting fluid?
Every man needs a good woman to stand beside him. Every franklin needs a Jonathan. Good job as is usual. My teeth hurt from the stress .
All my respect to the starter :O
I thoroughly enjoy these type 'won't start' videos. Its the diagnosis talk which is the education. A mechanic thinks out loud.
real proud about you not smoking keep it up, as always love to see your accompishments. thank you!!!!
That starter is a tough one. Looks like you'll have to get a shipping container to store this thing dry, and maybe a dehumidifier in there
Yeah man that's a great idea
Next video. How to rebuild Franklin starter.
@@jimc3688 LOL! I'm thinking my new hero is the Franklin starter!
@@jimc3688 If it even can be. That's a real problem with cars that only a few hundred were even built. You end up having to have one made and that's gonna be expensive.
@@markarrington3869 Nah! You find a good starter rebuilder, and he/she can take care of any old starter. They are not that difficult.
Dang fine sound of an olde engine. So glad folks like you guys are out there saving such neat, interesting historical examples of automotive history!
It's just a shame that in a few more generations there will be no one left who gives a crap.
I found it pretty cool how you were focusing in on the problem...timing! I enjoyed this the second time, seeing more details of the old girl, enjoyed seeing Charlie to, seems like a great guy. many thanks!
I don’t know about how the rest of the car is made but a Franklin starter is much more a man!
I've never even seen a Franklin but anything more than a minute on ANY starter is going to tax it. I will spin the engine with a 1 inch impact wrench before burning up a starter.
@@markarrington3869 The teeth on that thing don't sound too good to me, either.
Yeah. This video should be titled: _"How to abuse and trash an antique starter"_ Complete lunacy and sheer laziness. If he'd a had to hand crank that SOB, he'd a checked the exhaust and cleaned the carb good first in addition to the plugs and oil.
I gotta disagree, I was was just saying, for it’s age, it did good but as far as cranking too much at one time, it’s an edited video. How do we know how hot it got or how much rest? He got the car fired up and it’s still working so I suspect it’s fine. I just wouldn’t want to try and find one, or pay for it or a rebuild. This ain’t Johnathan’s first rodeo fellas, he knows how far it’ll go. Watch and learn.
@@rustyaxelrod It looks to me like a test-to-fail operation. He had already decided that if he couldn't start it, he was going to scrap the whole car.
Generally an engine this rare would have been completely disassembled and refurbished long before any attempt was made to start it and risk major damage. It would have been more interested in preservation before restoration. Looks like he just wanted to get it on the road.
To think this is the first time this engine has run since 1948 is pretty amazing!
In a car museum near me they got an engine running for the 1st time since 1958. We all smiled when it burst into life.
Omg , i haven't seen a Franklin since the 60s. I grew up in my dad's body shop saw allot of nice cars, everything from hot rod to classic. 34 Auburn boat tail model A, T Ducenberg, even a stuz bearcat. So much fun and memories...
This is the video that got me watching Jonathan's UA-cam videos. Cool car!
Very proud of you for not smoking sir. It’s not easy. On another note, I know one thing, Franklin makes one helluva starter!!!!! 😜
No, outsourced... North East electric. But, robust for sure. Not seen here, but North East made a starter generator . Continuously engaged. apply the 6v and it cranks, Drive the car and it generates. An old tech way of checking a generator for continuity is to apply volts, it should "motor". .
What sacralidge to a lovely old Franklin,you guys are a waste of space
Dave Bingham you don’t have to watch.
Absolutely the best resurrection videos on UA-cam love the content that you bring to the channel
I have never seen an old girl want to run so bad. After 91 years she just didn't remember what she was supposed to do. I have that problem after 67 years. After 35 minutes of schooling and coaxing it finally came to her. Excellent job Mr. W. I was sure you were going to fry the starter. Priceless.
That starter motor is truly amazing. So the Franklin was an air cooled straight six? What a nice car! I hope you guys get this thing on the road again. It's a pretty rare car these days. Cheers from Toronto
You are amazing!! So impressive! Wow, thanks for keeping that history alive! Forget those cigarettes, we need you to keep stuff like this alive!!
Thank you.
Your the man there's nothing like when that engine takes off that car been sitting for a long time and you got it running great job Jonathan
You are a genius... what an amazing car for you to get! Like everyone else I am amazed at that Franklin starter.. thanks for the great channel.
I'm going to hear "Ready when you are, Charlie" in the back of my head for the rest of the day. lol
Perry Twisdale so close Charlie
You are the man. Only you could have gotten it running. You were getting upset with it. But you didn't quit. I know you can get through the stoping smoking just remembered it is for the best. Great video as always. We enjoyed the cruise Monday a really great turnout a lot of great car and truck.
I loved watching you bring that old engine back to life! Lookin forward to the next video!👍😎
It's enjoyable watching you do things with treasures some people call junk. Most people don't recognize a true treasure when they see one. Keep your great videos coming.
I am one of the least mechanical males you have ever met. I can do a few minor things to a motor, but could have never gotten this one running in a million years. And yet my face hurt from smiling when that thing started. Great job guys. You have my admiration. Wish I was built that way.
One again a terrific video with a most awesome car. Those young fellas will never get another opportunity like this JW, you are a talented guy with a generous heart. ALWAYS a pleasure!
Thank you for pointing out the engineering beauty of the castings. I have a friend who's an old school printer and he has several of the old presses set up and working in his basement shop. They are all made of elaborate castings and look like sculpture, still or running.
Beautiful find... really gonna love watching this project. Amazing, the range of car stuff you do.
I am proud of you too. Quitting smoking is very hard. I smoked for 52 years. A snow storm with 39” of snow helped me quit.
What a great car. Air-cooled straight 6... Can't wait to see this one on the road.
Hello, I have always been a fan of any vehicle made before the 1970's so since you are a true lover of olde cars I subscribed. Thank you sir.👍👍👍👍
I changed a piston on a Franklin doctors coupe without removing the head . Had a bad wrist pin and once I found which one was loose I removed it out the bottom without removing the crank and the new piston went in the same way . I couldn't believe it... so much room in that crankcase .
I love watching old motors come from the grave and hear them grind and groan and pop and then come to full life. Awesome stuff
Excellent job! Johnathan. Had no doubt you'd get it running. Doing good on the no smoking. Wish you well
Excellent, I'm bringing my VW motor up there for your air cooled expertise. Good job on staying away from the smokes!
Check out Mistel's channel. Master of old VW's...
Great video, I was on the edge of my chair saying c'mon baby, c'mon! Glad she started up finally.
Wow... what an amazing thing. It was fun to use my ear to diagnose along with the video. Its been a long time but i suspected the plug issue pretty early on.. then after the sand blast i was thinking oh thats a timing issue maybe with a tiny compression loss and/or lack of fuel. So cool to see you get this old girl running. Cant tell you how many times i smiled.
That's a damn good starter right there!!
That engine is very nice and clean. You will get it going brother. Awesome
My dad had to have them a coop Franklin and a sedan and he rebuilt the engine found an Oldsmobile piston that would fit it and built a mandrel to bore his own cylinders and an engine live and the rods ran like a top really pleased to see your video brought back a lot of old memories thank you
Very cool. My dad had a friend who had a Franklin very similar to this one. Back in the 1970s he took me to see it. Was not running. Thanks for jogging my memory.
Man, that starter went through hell!
Sounded pretty good, that's one tough starter, I take it you are satisfied the carburetor is in shape to run it, just amazing it set for so many years and fired up after what 10 or 12 hours of shaking the dust off
That sounded awesome, a blast from the past . Amazing video, take care !
That starter is the real winner! I had a 57 Apache truck with the original starter, for pedal starter in the floor. Straight 6.
I'm thinking, "I hope he starts thinking about timing." Sure enough, you did!
Way to get another one running! Sounds great!
Roadster is looking great too!
Good job on the no cigs! Something I'm glad I never started!
I know one thing for sure,...they sure knew how to build tough starting motors back then!! hahaha.
That's going to be a great sounding engine when it get's rolling!
6 volt starter running on 12 for half the day, tough as they come.
@@jonathanw4942 All the more remarkable when you see the effort Noah had to use to turn it over by hand.
You know, I was thinking the same thing...but now to improve fuel economy, many new vehicles have stop-start tech. Pull up to a red light. Engine stops. Every time you stop. For whatever reason...Take your foot off of the brake and the ,starter starts the engine...all day and all night...new starters FTW.
@@rolandalfonso6954 That, 'Stop Start' system on cars is the most annoying thing that car makers have even put on the vehicles they build.
When I'm in stop and go traffic that system is so bloody annoying to me, the first thing I do when I get in my vehicle is to turn that off!
@@regsparkes6507 Old stuff? Forgetaboutit. Even my ragged hooptie MGB has a new Denso gear reduction starter. Ok, go ahead and tell me that the Inertia starter designed in the Dark Ages was better...all for fun!
You dont see a set up like that everyday!! Its running pretty good!! Im behind on vids, work has been crazy!! The roadster is looking amazing!! You guys are doing a great job!!! Good for you on not smoking!! Keep it up!! A dredded bridge i myself must cross soon!
The best words a man can hear from his wife, "I'm proud of you". THAT had to really make his heart race a little.
this is amazing technology for the day, even for today actually. GREAT video/
That's one determined old car. Franklin was known for the simplicity of air cooling. That car has one rugged starter and a lot of potential. Good luck.
Put a little oil in each cyl to bring up compression and fully regard the spark to start it.
sounds awesome! looking forward to hearing more once it runs properly
Love how you do it in real time! i hate all those programs that cut all that out out and just show you it start perfectly on the first turn. Thanks!
this cars name needs to be Nelly...cause the whole time watching all of those close starts, I could hear my Grandpa yelling "Common Nelly!!!"
Have a friend that enjoys challenges such as this.
He named his '41 Ford PU and had it painted on the tailgate "Lazarus"
I really admire y'alls perseverance and hard work to bring these pieces of history back to life otherwise it would have been scrapped ......y'all got it goin on brother .....
I like how if he sees something and doesn't know what it is, he says so and doesn't try and BS his way through it. I really appreciate that honesty. Mostly because I feel better about myself because I definitely don't know what it is.
Well, it was the heat riser solenoid (or equivalent) actually. But who would think something that old had one? Most of the good stuff was actually invented long before we thought it had been. Most of the bad stuff like emissions controls and electronics... are just a bad workaround to make modern cars hard to work on and not be able to last 100 years.
I heard the boss so no cigs lol proud of you my friend I'm trying to stop myself
Congrats to both of you gentlemen!
I know. how hard is was Congrats to you both for your success
YOU can do it, it's been two years since Oct 10th for me
Good for you i stopped 18 years ago when my youngest daughter was born its so hard first 6 months are the worst
@Harry Browneigh Good for you Harry! I quit 35 years ago, hardest thing to do but can be done. Good luck!
watching you torture that starter makes me wanting to smoke and I'm 81 yrs.
Some people shouldn't own wrenches
You got me "riveted" (excuse the pun...). Great patience and dedication! Thanks!
I am shocked you just kept working the basics and details and by golly it did sound pretty smooth. Very Impressed. I must subscribe to what else you are up to. Thanks, D
That was so cool when it started. I never seen or heard a old car run.
Man it’s so satisfying to see an old more like this run again after who knows how long
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You drive me crazy with those marathon starter rolls. Yeah, I DO know you write the checks but I would have stopped and cleaned carb and worked on wiring. I never would have thought you could use that stranded copper for plug wires. But, you did get it to run so I guess you’re the better man. I really do like your stuff and I’m subbed up and never miss a new release. Keep em puttin but cut your starters a break, lol 😎👍👏
I had a Franklin in Elkhart Indiana. Had a wooden frame. Bought it as a basket case. Very cool car
You have the patience of job .Good luck my friend .
Some carb spray would have done a good job starting it faster. Lovely old car, look at the pin stripping around the panels, probably painted on manually by a very skilled person...
That old girl wants to start it just needs the time and love
Thank you for bringing her back to life
You have the patience of a saint brother, I'd have to turn the camera off every few minutes,in order to throw a wrench or whatever I can get my hands on,lol.
Loving your channel man.
patience or stupidity its obvious the engine is retarded just like the guys trying to start it
the points wear down gap closes up and it retards the spark
A few shots of oil in each cylinder would have increased your compression.
Yeah I was thinking the same
@@Kingstersreejit Yes Yes Yes This engine has no compression!
Only if it's rings or ring seal . Won't do a thing for a valve issue or a whole in a piston or a blown head gasket ..... plus it will only raise it temporarily unless it actually starts and runs to build heat and unstick the rings and clean cylinder walls up . Just saying if you want to build compression and free / clean up the valves trans fluid or MM oil pored down the intake will sometimes get them started enough to free and clear them up .
Of course . XD
Yes I fully agree
Franky lives! Way to go J.W!
😑 spoiler alert
You are the embodiment of one of my favorite sayings, "Persistence pays."
Starter motor of the week award goes to the Franklin. Amazing
That starter was blessed by the Pope hisself !
Damn that starter was a trooper!!
I'm glad you mechanics are saving and fixing these old beautiful vehicles.
Great auto. My dad had one something like this. Now 84 years old. Also had a rumble seat two door. Fun car. 🐻
I have never seen a motor idle at 10 rpm! Great job!
Michael Blaszkiewicz Go check out the slow idling Mercury pickup that shows up during the "classic tire" segment in this week's Cold War Motors episode.
A lot of old cars have very low idle rpm. A model T you can easily get down to 200rpm idle. Mine stalls around 400 now though since I put a higher lift cam in it. A lot of old cars it's all about the low end torque.
@@oldtimesmatthew I know old cars idle low, but that thing idles like a triple expansion steam engine.
The result of a long stroke baby !!! Everything today is oversquare
the starter is amazing
Fascinating engine design they had and it was amazing to hear the old girl running. Those plugs are a trip.The engine cover kinda looks like an upside down oil pan . You are the old car whisperer no doubt ! lol