I never realized so much work went into getting an engine block ready for assembly ! I always just dropped the block off at my local machine shop,you guys are really talented! Thanks for taking the time to show us knuckleheads this process .
You guys put way more love and expertise into the engine than he put into the entire rest of the car. Junkyard guys probably shouldn't try to do restoration work. 🤣
As an old guy, an old car guy, and a home machinist, I love this channel. I wonder where in the journey of skill gathering you are compared to the cleaning guy? Nothing but respect for you and your dad, and nothing better than seeing a business span generations.
It’s not brand new again, it’s way better than new. With the whole rotating assembly balanced including the flywheel and pressure plate, that little thing will be as smooth as silk.
The cleaning guy knew exactly why he set it off recording in slow motion. So the apprentice doing the commentary on the video could see exactly how it is done 😂😂 Well done the cleaning guy 👍
Absolutely phenomenal that even with an old ass engine like this you still go to all these efforts to make it as perfect as possible, and in some cases, better than factory!
I love the fact that he is rebuilding the Hercules. I have an old Oliver crawler with an IXK engine in it. Very similar to the IXB and it's fascinating to watch someone actually work on one of these old engines!
You guys do so excellent work! Most shops gloss over old machine mistakes and just do whatever they can to get the job out the door. I really enjoy watching your videos!
Awesome project. I love the transformation on this engine. They did a good job back in 1948 but 2024 machining and balancing looks so good! I can't wait to see this engine run.
I just love when you “clean” the cylinder deck and you can see a rainbow reflection. Brings back memories when I rebuilt my cars engine, had it sent out to have that done along with new valve guides , bored, and new freeze plugs. When it came back the cylinder deck was a thing of beauty
Very fun to watch! I rebuilt one of those engines in about 1979 for my old Lincoln DC portable welder. It was a much different work environment back then. The machinery we had was so much more primitive and everything was manual. And we sure didn't balance that old engine. But I know it was still being used in 2008!
I'm 53 and have had a couple really great cleaning guys do my machine work. We as a community are blessed that this cleaning guy has a son to carry on the tradition of being the best I've ever seen. Great job guys!
Thanks for another great video, and YES to a farming channel by the cleaning guy. Many people today don't no the trouble Farmer's go through and the work that goes into running a farm. GOD BLESS Rick
Watched Junkyard Dave get the car on his channel, and saw that you came up on my UA-cam feed with his engine. It's great to watch people who know what they are doing fixing up something as rare as this and doing it correctly. Great job.
Wish I had found an opportunity to work at an automotive machine shop. I've been machining for years as well as building cars so seeing both come together would have been fun.
Wow! Great job , I used to rebuild Hercules engines the four-cylinder and six cylinder on forklifts, maybe 40 years ago now retired, my favorite job was building those engines and painting them , after a few days they were running in the machines! Great satisfaction having them start right up and sounding great ! Also did many Continental engines and Wisconsin air cooled ones .
family run shops with generations of knowledge passed down.. these are the type of places I have gotten the best ever machine work done. attention to detail and real pride in their work!! most of us over 50 have grown up with toolboxes in our garages that got used.. so cool to see when a young guy gets interested in what his dad or grandad is doing and takes the same pride...
I'm positive that once assembled and running, were it not a solid lifter engine you wouldn't be able to hear or feel it running. Nothing better than something taken well within the sometimes wildly variable specs and clearences of the original design and manufacture. It will be slick to say the least.. .Very nice work as Always... Wish you guys weren't so far away, as I've got a Farmall engine I need to have the machine work done on. Being in a big city these days doesn't mean you can find someone capable of doing this quality of work... Thanks guys....
Delta is n awesome resource. Quick service, knowledgeable and new blanks for some very odd applications. So too is Smith Bro pushrods. If they don't know the specs they'll take your sample n make what you need.
I'm surprised that you balanced the non-counterweighted crankshaft. Thinking about it...the pistons will counter each other at the ends of each stroke and without the counterweights the secondary imbalance fore and aft will be greatly reduced. So the main reason to use the counterweights is to reduce the stresses on the bearings which won't be a problem in a low revving engine like this one. Would be curious to see just how badly it shakes in operation...maybe for another video down the road?
Any time you can get a rotating assembly to balance, it will smooth out the engine. some of what he was balancing wasn't necessarilt the crankshaft, but the items added to it that almost no one thinks about if it will affect the balance.
The cleaning guy? That's phunny as hell! My dream was to be a machinist since I was a kid. I love it, there is nothing in the world I would rather do! I enjoy watching these videos, because I have never done engine machining.
What a nice show! I really like that valve guide puller- I cringe when I see a valve guide being driven out with an air hammer. I use my 10 ton shop press most of the time but that gets hairy with 454 heads. Good luck for the New Year!
The cool air and fuel charge coming into an engine keep the intake valves and seats much cooler preventing the "welding" of the valve to the seat. This phenomenon quickly pits and erodes the seat and valve face. Therefore, since the valve and seat will be cooler, hardened intake seats are not necessary in a light duty application like this. Often, we do install intake seats, but it is generally to bring the seat back to factory specifications due to the normal wear over time or after it has been refinished several times in the past. This engine had minimal wear and with machining the deck surface, it brought the seat depth back into spec in relationship to the deck surface without the need of an insert. Had the design of the intake seat area been more acceptable for an insert we probably would have used one. But it was not worth the risk of compromising the thin area between the intake seats, port, and head gasket sealing surface for the slight benefit in longevity that may have been gained by installing an insert.
Amazing to watch such skilled folks at work! Makes me ashamed of the cobbling I do on my tiny lathe and Chinese milling machine with my tiny collection of tools....
as an OLD (A.K.A. GEEZER) city boy, I'd appreciate a farming channel. I get that you plant seed then water and fertilize... but everything else is unknown... obviously the precise farm machine operations are TOTALLY unknown to me.... go for it!
Back in the 60's my dad bought a 1944 wheelie's jeep, we had a man come out and due a guide and seat repair! He drove the guides down and then broke them in half, then removed the rest of the guide, because with the rockers and cam still in, you could not drive the guide out in one peace! Still in junior high school, had my nose right in there learning how to do it! Then he cut for seats, learned a lot on that job! Went on to be a Cat mechanic and worked in their spec shop and machine shop! That harbor freight tool I used on many occasions, good job.
Make sure you check out the entire playlist from @Junkyard_Dave! ua-cam.com/play/PLkNWcauLgjAmykJTK6lbwd-X2xxdksIpG.html
Thanks man
Heck yeah!!!!!
I never realized so much work went into getting an engine block ready for assembly ! I always just dropped the block off at my local machine shop,you guys are really talented! Thanks for taking the time to show us knuckleheads this process
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You guys put way more love and expertise into the engine than he put into the entire rest of the car. Junkyard guys probably shouldn't try to do restoration work. 🤣
As an old guy, an old car guy, and a home machinist, I love this channel. I wonder where in the journey of skill gathering you are compared to the cleaning guy? Nothing but respect for you and your dad, and nothing better than seeing a business span generations.
Retired engineer, and same here!
Like usually.. the newer generation is often ahead with newer methods and the older generation has more experience in total of course.
Its a joke amongst the father and son. The son calls his father the cleaner lol
It’s not brand new again, it’s way better than new. With the whole rotating assembly balanced including the flywheel and pressure plate, that little thing will be as smooth as silk.
Thank you for the calm and peaceful video. So many UA-camrs put in loud music and goofy stuff. I love the channel.
The cleaning guy knew exactly why he set it off recording in slow motion.
So the apprentice doing the commentary on the video could see exactly how it is done 😂😂
Well done the cleaning guy 👍
Fixing the mistakes of others is the mark of a true craftsman!
Props to dad's mixup on the camera settings. Made for a more dramatic shot. Probably better footage than standard speed getting to see whats going on.
Absolutely phenomenal that even with an old ass engine like this you still go to all these efforts to make it as perfect as possible, and in some cases, better than factory!
Those Timeserts have saved so much parts and equipment. They could charge twice as much and we'd still use them lol. I wish they were cheaper as well.
Nice to see engine machine work being done properly and with great precision. Keep up the good work.
I love the fact that he is rebuilding the Hercules. I have an old Oliver crawler with an IXK engine in it. Very similar to the IXB and it's fascinating to watch someone actually work on one of these old engines!
You guys do so excellent work! Most shops gloss over old machine mistakes and just do whatever they can to get the job out the door. I really enjoy watching your videos!
Awesome project. I love the transformation on this engine. They did a good job back in 1948 but 2024 machining and balancing looks so good! I can't wait to see this engine run.
I just love when you “clean” the cylinder deck and you can see a rainbow reflection. Brings back memories when I rebuilt my cars engine, had it sent out to have that done along with new valve guides , bored, and new freeze plugs. When it came back the cylinder deck was a thing of beauty
I am a fan of a few "Farmers" YT channels. I would love to watch the cleaning guy working on his farm day to day.
Thank you for the opportunity Dan.
Fabulous video guys! Wonderful to see such precision engineering restoring and old block.
You guys put great attention to detail into your work! I wish you guys were closer to do some of my work.
It’s nice to make it better than new!! Thanks!
Cleaning guy definitely need his own farming channel! Love the videos keep them coming ❤
Yes I agree! I’m a big A/C fan
Heck yeah. I'd love to see a farming channel. Great work guys.
Flickery slow motion aesthetics should be added to every video, I'm a fan Nick!
Very fun to watch! I rebuilt one of those engines in about 1979 for my old Lincoln DC portable welder. It was a much different work environment back then. The machinery we had was so much more primitive and everything was manual. And we sure didn't balance that old engine. But I know it was still being used in 2008!
Fascinating business so meticulously going through that engine. I loved seeing how cranks and valve seats are done.
The video quality is freaking amazing in this video!
Great job, thanks for cheering with us.
"cheering" with us? You mean "sharing" with us?
I love seeing these rare older engine builds.
I'm 53 and have had a couple really great cleaning guys do my machine work.
We as a community are blessed that this cleaning guy has a son to carry on the tradition of being the best I've ever seen.
Great job guys!
Kudos to you all on restoring that block and hope the car it’s going in will be restored to its former glory!
Thanks for another great video, and YES to a farming channel by the cleaning guy. Many people today don't no the trouble Farmer's go through and the work that goes into running a farm.
GOD BLESS
Rick
I love the fact that you got to work on the super chief engine. Ive been following Dave for a long long time.
woo hoo. happy new year and congrats for the cleaner becoming a grandfather
There something that is just satisfying about watching old iron being saved and brought back to function again... GREAT JOB
The slow motion definitely was fitting! Awesome content!!!
One of the most important and informative videos I have seen, and I am a tube addict.
Watched Junkyard Dave get the car on his channel, and saw that you came up on my UA-cam feed with his engine. It's great to watch people who know what they are doing fixing up something as rare as this and doing it correctly. Great job.
I really like watching old steel made new again.
beautiful work,thanks for taking us along
yes we would like to see more of cleaning guy the farmer!!
Well done. Enjoyed all the details of the work.
Beautiful work, both of you!
outstanding work on that engine block and always remember Work Smarter, Not Harder
Wonderful Video ! Amazing Work provided for the customer as usual ! Thanks for sharing !
Wish I had found an opportunity to work at an automotive machine shop.
I've been machining for years as well as building cars so seeing both come together would have been fun.
Yes more videos of fixing the tractor and putting it back to work please, and once again love you guys content
I do enjoy watching you and your dad doing a hard job and the great time you and him enjoy with each other that is your blessing too.
God bless y'all.
The slo-mo crank grinding is very cinematic, I expect to see this effect used in all your future videos! 😁
Wow! Great job , I used to rebuild Hercules engines the four-cylinder and six cylinder on forklifts, maybe 40 years ago now retired, my favorite job was building those engines and painting them , after a few days they were running in the machines! Great satisfaction having them start right up and sounding great ! Also did many Continental engines and Wisconsin air cooled ones .
22:02 Incredible precision ! 😮 👍
family run shops with generations of knowledge passed down.. these are the type of places I have gotten the best ever machine work done. attention to detail and real pride in their work!! most of us over 50 have grown up with toolboxes in our garages that got used.. so cool to see when a young guy gets interested in what his dad or grandad is doing and takes the same pride...
Another really interesting engine to work on. Brilliant.
I have no words aside from fabulous!
Should be great running little engine for many years!
Making it brand new again?? You made it better than new!
Man, I love this channel-always a pleasure to watch the process and see how you guys approach every situation. Looking forward to seeing the next one!
Such unbelievable attention to detail, you're an incredibly skilled pair of gentlemen.
Stellar work, I like your attention to detail and just going the extra mile.
I’m here from Dave’s channel. He does great work & I’ve followed him for years. So now I’ll follow you. If he trusts your work. Good by me. ✌️✌️
I'm positive that once assembled and running, were it not a solid lifter engine you wouldn't be able to hear or feel it running. Nothing better than something taken well within the sometimes wildly variable specs and clearences of the original design and manufacture. It will be slick to say the least.. .Very nice work as Always... Wish you guys weren't so far away, as I've got a Farmall engine I need to have the machine work done on. Being in a big city these days doesn't mean you can find someone capable of doing this quality of work... Thanks guys....
Delta is n awesome resource. Quick service, knowledgeable and new blanks for some very odd applications. So too is Smith Bro pushrods. If they don't know the specs they'll take your sample n make what you need.
thanks for keeping America running, our engines and our stomachs.
Another great video! Thank you for sharing! This video really shows what it takes rebuild/restore an engine! I enjoy the details you share!
Dang ! That Engine is as Old as me ! I enjoyed the Slow Motion ! Wonderful Video on a nice old engine ! Thanks for sharing !
Like the 3 angle valve seat cutting tool.
I'm surprised that you balanced the non-counterweighted crankshaft. Thinking about it...the pistons will counter each other at the ends of each stroke and without the counterweights the secondary imbalance fore and aft will be greatly reduced. So the main reason to use the counterweights is to reduce the stresses on the bearings which won't be a problem in a low revving engine like this one. Would be curious to see just how badly it shakes in operation...maybe for another video down the road?
Any time you can get a rotating assembly to balance, it will smooth out the engine. some of what he was balancing wasn't necessarilt the crankshaft, but the items added to it that almost no one thinks about if it will affect the balance.
I had my gmc 1944 270 straight six balanced and it became a completely different engine so smooth now
Outstanding video! Great attention to specific details. The valve fitting was amazing with the alternate colors of Dykem.
Fantastic work as always. Cleaning Guy FTW
You do great work. Its a pleasure watching your videos.
Love these non mainstream engines (e.g., not an sbc, FE, etc.). They are may favs to watch,
It's always entertaining to watch craftsmanship in action.
The cleaning guy? That's phunny as hell! My dream was to be a machinist since I was a kid. I love it, there is nothing in the world I would rather do! I enjoy watching these videos, because I have never done engine machining.
Funny how slow and steady makes a much better job. Great job!
you guys do great work, love watching you go thru the step by step details on what you have to do with cleaning up and fixing motors
Always fascinating watching all the precision work. Always learning,thanks!! Happy new year!!
So this is the one part of that car that won't be hacked together.
The cleaning guy definitely knows crank grinding better than he knows cameras
Good content and Happy New Year and thanks.
What a nice show! I really like that valve guide puller- I cringe when I see a valve guide being driven out with an air hammer. I use my 10 ton shop press most of the time but that gets hairy with 454 heads. Good luck for the New Year!
You guys do a great job, I wish you were close to where I live.
If the intake valve seats aren't hardened, is there going to be any issues with the valves sealing properly with the absence of lead in modern gas?
The cool air and fuel charge coming into an engine keep the intake valves and seats much cooler preventing the "welding" of the valve to the seat. This phenomenon quickly pits and erodes the seat and valve face. Therefore, since the valve and seat will be cooler, hardened intake seats are not necessary in a light duty application like this. Often, we do install intake seats, but it is generally to bring the seat back to factory specifications due to the normal wear over time or after it has been refinished several times in the past. This engine had minimal wear and with machining the deck surface, it brought the seat depth back into spec in relationship to the deck surface without the need of an insert. Had the design of the intake seat area been more acceptable for an insert we probably would have used one. But it was not worth the risk of compromising the thin area between the intake seats, port, and head gasket sealing surface for the slight benefit in longevity that may have been gained by installing an insert.
You guys do excellent work and go way above for your customers
Great explanations!
This is a beautiful piece of machinist cinematography
Amazing to watch such skilled folks at work! Makes me ashamed of the cobbling I do on my tiny lathe and Chinese milling machine with my tiny collection of tools....
amazing tools and the the machinists who run them!
as an OLD (A.K.A. GEEZER) city boy, I'd appreciate a farming channel. I get that you plant seed then water and fertilize... but everything else is unknown... obviously the precise farm machine operations are TOTALLY unknown to me.... go for it!
great vid guys love the great quality of your work.
Wander, how much more compression, that engine has now? Bring on, the farming channel!
Love watching and hearing what you are doing
You guys do some amazing work!! I wish I grew up in a machine shop... I would love that work. I miss working with my hands everyday.
2 thumbs up for the Cleanup guy farming channel from this old Iowa boy!
Very nice work.
Happy and prosperous New Year to you the vireo editor and the cleaning guy
YESSS the cleaning guy does need a farming channel!!!!
Glad to see you got back on the Kelar 🎉😊 top knock job
Machining AND farming in one channel??? Hell yeah!
Love the videos...good job
It's a pleasure watching you work!!
Back in the 60's my dad bought a 1944 wheelie's jeep, we had a man come out and due a guide and seat repair! He drove the guides down and then broke them in half, then removed the rest of the guide, because with the rockers and cam still in, you could not drive the guide out in one peace! Still in junior high school, had my nose right in there learning how to do it! Then he cut for seats, learned a lot on that job! Went on to be a Cat mechanic and worked in their spec shop and machine shop! That harbor freight tool I used on many occasions, good job.
Do you use a wide exhaust contact width because of low spring pressure?
more area for heat transfer
I'm about 30 miles away from Delta cams in Tacoma been using them for years, keep the videos coming