If it don't start I would do a compression test on the engine to.If it's been sitting there for a long time there is a big possibility some valves may be stuck or rings may be stuck causing it not to run
I’m still heading for; fill it to the top with diesel, leave it for a week and then start messing with it. I hate to see a dry engine turned over, even by hand.
Me and my wife to be are roadtripping our green '67 pony coupe with a fox roller 5.0 from northern AZ to OH to my parents place for our wedding. 4,000 miles, 2 dogs and a wedding dress in a 50 year old car. Its gonna be an adventure!
This was my absolute favorite episode of this series! When I found out they were going to make it start I turn on the surround sound, made myself a plate of nachos and was glued to the TV the whole time.
I really miss the old Powerblock on the weekends. Trucks! and Stacey David were my favorites. Although I loved all the shows. Can't believe it took Stacey until very recently to finish Seargant Rock. I remember seeing this episode when it first aired.
This episode, which dated all the way back to around 2004 marked the beginning of Stacy's most ambiguous project yet, A 1941 Dodge Power Wagon (With an International Harvester cab) army truck known as Sgt. Rock. It literally took TWO different shows (Trucks! then GearZ) and over a DECADE to bring it into reality.
I miss Stacy but I never forgot this episode, last week I cranked up my 79 Firebird that has been setting for a decade. Cranked right up on the first turn of the key. Thanks Stacy!
Lots of us don't have a fully equipped shop to wrench in, it's usually done where we find the beaters. First vehicle I owned was a 1969 Ford Clubwagon E100 with the I-6 and 3-on-the-tree. I filed the points, and put some gas into the carb after I made sure it had oil, drove it around the field it had sat in for 11 years, it was great!
Those old trucks made history and did so much for the Allies during the war. And even now after all these years quite a few are still alive and working.
I remember the first time I watched this episode. Spent the next 2 months in the backyard trying to build an amphibious hovercraft. Didn’t go over well haha. Had to have aired almost 16 years ago.
First thing I have done a hundred times is check if it has oil will turn over in unhook gas line so dirty gas cant be pulled out of tank a hot battey pour some gas down the carb see if it will fire up if it fires hook a gas line from and old outboard tank and make sure it don't sound like Moms old briggs and Stratton washing machine before spending hundreds on parts.
I was just telling my brother about this episode a few weeks ago. This one and the "Copper Head" build were my favorite shows. And what did I just see in the last shot? "Copper Head".
Woodland, WA. has a group of amphibian Truck boats they break out every year at their Founder's Day celebration every summer! They also have many other restored WWII vehicles they have restored and a bunch of the weapons of the era!
First truck I ever owned was a 55 Fargo half ton flat head 6 had to rebuild the engine other then the 6 volt electrics it was a nice truck for a 16 year old in 1975.
I for reall just got chills, the beginning of Sgt Rock!!! If I remember correctly Stacy left the channel the following year. Sgt Rock has got to be the longest running medi Automotive Project. When did this first air?
A guy I went to high school with (1977) drove a 41 dodge army truck to scool everyday. I. Think it was a deuce and a half, but I'm not sure. That thing was cool. He had a piece of railroad track for a front bumper that had "IRON HORSE" painted on it. But he had to wait till almost everyone else had left school before he could leave, because the turning radius was so big.
My first thought when he went for the first test drive was. I wonder if he checked the brake system. Well my question was answer at about @12:38 when he said this is great no power steering no brakes 😂😂😂😂.
@@tenaxxband So cool. Cannot believe I am old enough to remember having to hand crank start an vehicle. Especially in an age were a manual shift transmission foils a car thief.
I find when dealing with a locked engine Marvel Mystery oil down the spark plug holes works great when also combined with some Kerosene or a little Diesel.
What I find strange is he said he just pulled it out of the mud outside been sittn for years but all the tires look brand new all tread and clean.. hmmm this feels like a set up
Go over to 'cold war motors' to see REAL 'will-it-run?' episodes. These crazy Canuck guys do a straight eight challenge out in the field right effing NOW. No clean workshop, no AC or heating, not even a roof of course, and no budget, just dirty fun. This Dodge truck looks like a factory-new kindergarden thingy compared to their real thing.
And start an electrical fire and dump radiator fluid all over the place. Maybe you live somewhere where rubber doesn't dry rot. Replacing spark plugs , some rubber hoses, and crusty old wires and electrical connectors doesnt cost much
@@michaelanderson1859 True , but there is not much will stop the Old Dodge Flathead. I have two of them one is seventy five years old, one will reach that age in October. A Dodge WC 51 recently spent a tide under water at Normandy. Drain oil flush carb , hose everything electric with WD40 , add new fuel, (Even French cars have trouble running on French Euro juice) turn swithch push bar away the Old girl went, sputtered a bit for a few minutes though. There is no magic or highly skilled expert needed for the Dodges. They were designed to be simple, any farm boy with an ounce of sense could maintain them. Though in the 1940's it wa sthe Farm Boys who were the masters, like now they have to be, wheels don't turn, you don't earn.
I agree they are tough old motors and amazing that they can start under tough conditions, but this guy knew the history of the truck and that it hadnt moved in at least 30+ years. Then a simple inspection showed bad wiring crumbled cooling hoses and fuel lines. Trying to start that truck the way you said could have started an electrical fire ignited fuel and not only ruined the truck of his dream but the whole shop. He explained how he was responsibly addressing visible problems first.
Says, "you know what you got" and installs a set of Champion spark plugs. I've seen more defective Champions than any other brand. Why not install a Delco UniSet points/condenser and Fram filters while you're at it.
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If it don't start I would do a compression test on the engine to.If it's been sitting there for a long time there is a big possibility some valves may be stuck or rings may be stuck causing it not to run
I’m still heading for; fill it to the top with diesel, leave it for a week and then start messing with it. I hate to see a dry engine turned over, even by hand.
Miguel been watching this show since he was on trucks on spike tv back in the day early morning Saturdays and sundays
Me and my wife to be are roadtripping our green '67 pony coupe with a fox roller 5.0 from northern AZ to OH to my parents place for our wedding. 4,000 miles, 2 dogs and a wedding dress in a 50 year old car. Its gonna be an adventure!
Not just any Army Truck, Dodge Powerwagon I'm guessing... Go good from New Zealand... Have a looksie.
"Hose are cheap so if they bad.. replace them!" Some pimp quote Stacy I like it
WHATS YOURSOC joke went right above you head ;)
Tue Nygaard joke had wings on it. Haha
This was my absolute favorite episode of this series! When I found out they were going to make it start I turn on the surround sound, made myself a plate of nachos and was glued to the TV the whole time.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I miss Trucks! What a great show and great host.
I really miss the old Powerblock on the weekends. Trucks! and Stacey David were my favorites. Although I loved all the shows. Can't believe it took Stacey until very recently to finish Seargant Rock. I remember seeing this episode when it first aired.
I used to watch this with my uncle on spike tv memories 👌🏼
This episode, which dated all the way back to around 2004 marked the beginning of Stacy's most ambiguous project yet, A 1941 Dodge Power Wagon (With an International Harvester cab) army truck known as Sgt. Rock. It literally took TWO different shows (Trucks! then GearZ) and over a DECADE to bring it into reality.
I miss Stacy but I never forgot this episode, last week I cranked up my 79 Firebird that has been setting for a decade. Cranked right up on the first turn of the key. Thanks Stacy!
You miss him? He’s still around, check his official channel.
@@nyccollin I discovered not too long after I posted this. Thanks.
Hope Stacy is doing well. I've always enjoyed his enthusiasm
He has another show. Where he finished sgt rock
@@GreyFox2000 Just.
@@GreyFox2000
Fully restored or resto-mod? Gotta a link to his UA-cam channel?
@@Sig721Tau just look up Stacy David's Gearz
@@Sig721Tau ua-cam.com/video/wAqUxpJ0dIw/v-deo.html
I remember watching this Saturday morning with my dad
I love this episode. It's proof that almost ANYTHING is possible if you're willing to work for it.
anything is possible if you throw enough money on it
@@johndowe7003 Hahaha
My morning routing, watching POWERNATION TV.Thanks for sharing.
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I remember when I saw this episode on Power block back then on a Saturday Morning
Me to. Back when Shade tree was on. ..
Lots of us don't have a fully equipped shop to wrench in, it's usually done where we find the beaters. First vehicle I owned was a 1969 Ford Clubwagon E100 with the I-6 and 3-on-the-tree. I filed the points, and put some gas into the carb after I made sure it had oil, drove it around the field it had sat in for 11 years, it was great!
Those old trucks made history and did so much for the Allies during the war. And even now after all these years quite a few are still alive and working.
Those old Dodge/Plymouth flathead 6s just bulletproof and so easy to work on!
Yep
Really wish you guys would upload one whole season at a time
I remember the first time I watched this episode. Spent the next 2 months in the backyard trying to build an amphibious hovercraft. Didn’t go over well haha. Had to have aired almost 16 years ago.
Stacy was always my favorite on the power block
First thing I have done a hundred times is check if it has oil will turn over in unhook gas line so dirty gas cant be pulled out of tank a hot battey pour some gas down the carb see if it will fire up if it fires hook a gas line from and old outboard tank and make sure it don't sound like Moms old briggs and Stratton washing machine before spending hundreds on parts.
“But it’s running under its own power and that’s what trucks is all about” that statement has been burned into my subconscious since this aired.
I was just telling my brother about this episode a few weeks ago. This one and the "Copper Head" build were my favorite shows. And what did I just see in the last shot? "Copper Head".
I rode the Chattanooga Duck while I lived there. Chattanooga is a wonderful town.
Welcome back Stacy! Now at a channel we can get!
Can't believe it's been that long t he started Sgt Rock!
Love watching you rebuild older trucks. Are you on tv anymore.
Love it how that 1941 paint Is still going strong
That's not the original paint.
Blast from the past right here...classic TV when it was done well.
I’ve seen the finished truck in person at the rod run in pigeon forge Tennessee it’s came a long way
During level 2 mechanics in college (UK not USA, didn't got to uni) a student grabbed a ht lead with the car running......what a tool 😂
1st step: HAVE LOTS OF MONEY!😝
You dont need any money if your a true mechanic
@WHATS YOURSOC they are being sarcastic you know that right
Just those tires and axles .. $$
If you’re broke you probably shouldn’t be rebuilding vehicles
Woodland, WA. has a group of amphibian Truck boats they break out every year at their Founder's Day celebration every summer! They also have many other restored WWII vehicles they have restored and a bunch of the weapons of the era!
First truck I ever owned was a 55 Fargo half ton flat head 6 had to rebuild the engine other then the 6 volt electrics it was a nice truck for a 16 year old in 1975.
Nice truck. Love it!
I for reall just got chills, the beginning of Sgt Rock!!! If I remember correctly Stacy left the channel the following year. Sgt Rock has got to be the longest running medi Automotive Project. When did this first air?
A guy I went to high school with (1977) drove a 41 dodge army truck to scool everyday. I. Think it was a deuce and a half, but I'm not sure. That thing was cool. He had a piece of railroad track for a front bumper that had "IRON HORSE" painted on it.
But he had to wait till almost everyone else had left school before he could leave, because the turning radius was so big.
when it comes to ANYTHING rusted together I swear by PB Blaster. love the stuff. Have been using it for over 30 years and it has yet to fail me.
The haircut that keeps on giving!
I’ve saw this truck in person it’s nice
Hey Colin, that duck is named "Betsy Ross." Stand up for Betsy!
Right,going on those tour was always fun and getting to drive them on the water was a fun experience
My first thought when he went for the first test drive was. I wonder if he checked the brake system. Well my question was answer at about @12:38 when he said this is great no power steering no brakes 😂😂😂😂.
I love the truck great job
I grew up watching Stacey David's gearz and other cars on Spike TV but I never knew he used to be on trucks
He was the original host of trucks from 2001-2005. Before PowerBlock and his show gearz
This man is the Jon Grudden of trucks.
Hey we also The Duck boats in Branson Missouri as well.
CJ Colvin
Until some idiot decides to take it out in a storm and kills over a dozen people
@@chrisj197438 You're totally correct mate.
No Brakes! This is Great!
WOW, in the first part of he video talking about making sure the crank move the crank-wheel had hand start lugs.
they used them until the 60's on dodge military trucks. my '52 M37 still has the jaw nut and hole in the bumper for hand crank starting
@@tenaxxband So cool. Cannot believe I am old enough to remember having to hand crank start an vehicle. Especially in an age were a manual shift transmission foils a car thief.
I think it is funny that a manual transmission today is a anti-theft device also.
Why does the front axel sit so far ahead in the wheel well? Were all power wagons like that?
I assume approach angle
He tried to hug almost to a truck while describing “there can be rats and snakes and possums “ looks like some romantic scene lol
Best way to tune that up is to put a V8 in it !
Seen it done & it makes a world of difference .
They also have Ducks and tours on them in my city of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Keep on Truckin' Gear Heads!
Most of the tour ducks are new. They make brand new ones now for that purpose
I find when dealing with a locked engine Marvel Mystery oil down the spark plug holes works great when also combined with some Kerosene or a little Diesel.
great idea. got it runnin then takes it out for a drive without even checking suspension, steering and brakes.
Wonder what happened to the bronco, I remember watching this back when it came on the first time on tv
Love that truck
my 97 jeeps fuel pump wires, they got caught on the diff n ripped, they are still ducktaped together n its been few months
That's a awesome flat fender Dodge Power Wagon or at least that's what the civilian model of them trucks were called
it's a late '41 Dodge WC.
@@tenaxxband yes it is and Dodge built them as power wagons for Civilians after the war
The beginning of Sgt. Rock
There for awhile they were running some of the older episodes through the week days .
Wow that old gas looked like it was maybe a whole week old, good thing he drained it!
What I find strange is he said he just pulled it out of the mud outside been sittn for years but all the tires look brand new all tread and clean.. hmmm this feels like a set up
Spiders too. I took the throttle body off my truck and found a black widow spider.
I know you were a Seabee, like me, and I am sure you saw the LARC used by Beachmaster Units 1 & 2. Pretty cool also.
I would love to be able to do a rebuild. I need a garage again for that.
He makes this look easy
Its not that Hard
@@correyy ik it's not that hard but with a little swearing and elbow grease it can be acomplished
I swear alot. It helps the rust fall off
“You should really be carefull wile stocking your hands in there” sticks hand in while looking at camera
Can you use a sonic cleaner on the carburetor?
Yeah. Taking it apart is more thorough however since crud can still get stuck in the nooks and crannies
11 hours ago I saw this 20 years ago.
Go over to 'cold war motors' to see REAL 'will-it-run?' episodes.
These crazy Canuck guys do a straight eight challenge out in the field right effing NOW.
No clean workshop, no AC or heating, not even a roof of course, and no budget, just dirty fun.
This Dodge truck looks like a factory-new kindergarden thingy compared to their real thing.
Dodge built them to go. I have two 75 year old Dodge WC 3/4 ton trucks. They still go, anywhere.
Car Quest. There's a name I haven't seen in a long time.
I have one in my town. Pretty much an advance auto tho
Must go clothes shopping with Jay Leno
In Canada
I want to see you take that old body and put it on a modern truck frame and running gear to make it a fuel injected daily driver.
Remember when the TRUCKS! logo was black? That only lasted for seasons 6, 7 and the first few episodes of season 8.
Those are super dangerous boats (the DUCW). A bunch of people died in one last year.
Yeah like 17 i think and 9 were from same family?? Tragedy. Trying the captain in court for failure to check the weather.....
Sure has some nice lookin Goodyears on it for sitting in a field so long.
when did you start on this show?
that is some unknown truck cab grafted onto an open cab weapons carrier.
They def put fresh gas in the tank just for the shot of him draining it, old gas don’t look like that
R.I.P. Stacey
He likes to say "Now..."
Being a T214 Dodge engine, you fit a battery and turn it on.
And start an electrical fire and dump radiator fluid all over the place. Maybe you live somewhere where rubber doesn't dry rot.
Replacing spark plugs , some rubber hoses, and crusty old wires and electrical connectors doesnt cost much
@@michaelanderson1859 True , but there is not much will stop the Old Dodge Flathead. I have two of them one is seventy five years old, one will reach that age in October. A Dodge WC 51 recently spent a tide under water at Normandy. Drain oil flush carb , hose everything electric with WD40 , add new fuel, (Even French cars have trouble running on French Euro juice) turn swithch push bar away the Old girl went, sputtered a bit for a few minutes though. There is no magic or highly skilled expert needed for the Dodges. They were designed to be simple, any farm boy with an ounce of sense could maintain them. Though in the 1940's it wa sthe Farm Boys who were the masters, like now they have to be, wheels don't turn, you don't earn.
I agree they are tough old motors and amazing that they can start under tough conditions, but this guy knew the history of the truck and that it hadnt moved in at least 30+ years. Then a simple inspection showed bad wiring crumbled cooling hoses and fuel lines. Trying to start that truck the way you said could have started an electrical fire ignited fuel and not only ruined the truck of his dream but the whole shop.
He explained how he was responsibly addressing visible problems first.
Hey its Sergeant Rock.
They used to have the “Ducks” in Pittsburgh.
SGT. ROCK!!!!!!!
12:06 She’s Alive!!!!
8:06 - I can't imagine anyone trying to reuse those spark plugs....
Never trust a man with two first names lol 🤣🤣🤣❤
He lifts the hood and a chromed out ls3 is under there with a shiny new nv3500 transmission! for a second I was prepared for it.
The finished product...I’m not 100% sure, but it looks like the majority was replaced and 2% is stock?
No brakes lets grab another gear!!!
ITS SERGEANT ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Says, "you know what you got" and installs a set of Champion spark plugs. I've seen more defective Champions than any other brand. Why not install a Delco UniSet points/condenser and Fram filters while you're at it.
They needed to put some diff fluid and transmission fluid in it
This looks like it was filmed just 40 years after the truck was made.
63 actually.
take it to the pressure washer....better for nature to escape at the city washer than into your house
1:37 1:43 4:42
How tf is this thing so damn clean?
I'd guess he pressure washed it before hauling it into his garage.
Maybe but there is barely any rust or corrosion
when was this originally recorded ? ...the 70's ? ...
has really good looking tires for having sat in a field for years...….. just saying
jrshaw1....don't you think they probably had to replace at least a couple of the tires to pull it out of wherever it's been sittin?
I've been on a DUKW before