Attempting to Revive a Barn Find Willys Jeep

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  • @TurnNBurn
    @TurnNBurn  4 роки тому +26

    Thanks for all the views! I sold this Jeep months before uploading this video. It was just a side project for entertainment during winter months. If you want more content like this, I have plenty of "revival" videos on the channel along with a detailed build series of The Submarine Jeep.

  • @tomcooper920
    @tomcooper920 4 роки тому +34

    Good to see a kid working on stuff and he's pretty good at it. Keep it up.

  • @mikezeestraten7000
    @mikezeestraten7000 4 роки тому +16

    Everything I look for in a classically perfect YT vid is here. lots of doing and the talking is all content. editing is good.
    more importantly no stupid music, which ruins most vids . Nice.

  • @robertbone3064
    @robertbone3064 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for posting, this brings back nice memories. My dad had one many years ago.

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 4 роки тому +2

    Greetings! I was three years old and with my parents (I'm told) when they bought our CJ-2A and I still have it and drive it during the summer out here in Idaho. I drove it in high school and college and it is completely original with no upgrades of any kind. It even has the front bumper weight and the original screen over the radiator. Best of luck with your project and it is a delight to see your hard work.

  • @bcgrittner
    @bcgrittner 4 роки тому +13

    My fire department has a 1954 CJ-3B. That was the first year of the overhead valve engine. It carries a 100 gallon tank and a small gas driven centrifugal pump. Mileage unknown - speedo hasn't worked in years. I'm retired now, but I used to take that Jeep where angels feared to tread. The Jeep is retired, but we have it on standby/parade duty. We replaced the Jeep with a modern pickup which is much safer and more comfortable. Good luck on your CJ-2A.

  • @paultrimble9390
    @paultrimble9390 4 роки тому +3

    This young man is the Willy’s whisperer good stuff keep the video’s rolling

  • @jamessmith7691
    @jamessmith7691 4 роки тому +15

    The old one my dad had used to break the valve springs like clockwork every Spring. He got quite good at servicing it despite no u-tube.
    Good video.

  • @scottgm321
    @scottgm321 4 роки тому +2

    I used to be in a car club and one of the members restored everything on his classic car except the wiring. $4,000 paint job and $2,500 new interior and everything else up in smoke due to 50 year old wiring. Car was a total loss. Keep up the great work, thanks for the video.

  • @michaelmacek9433
    @michaelmacek9433 3 роки тому +2

    I have a 1948 Willeys CJ2A. Mine has the same colors of paint but retains more of it than yours. It was previously used by a SUNOCO service station. Flat fenders are cool vehicles. I own 2 CJ2 models,1953 CJ3A, a1947 2WD wagon and drive train from a 1957 4WD wagon. These are my projects for my retirement.

  • @fernandochavez4312
    @fernandochavez4312 4 роки тому +4

    You can’t kill these little guys! My cousin bought one for 800$ that had been in a barn for 18 years. New gas tank and a 6volt motorcycle battery later and off we went! Thanks

  • @ervingoertzen7233
    @ervingoertzen7233 3 роки тому +1

    Nice to see a young guy working on a project , you’re doing great !

  • @modoc852
    @modoc852 3 роки тому

    You young man are the true representative of the old adage you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. Warms my heart to see a piece of this younger generation not setting around the house playing viddia games. “Ambition is the force which drives desire that fuels curiosity and equals results.”
    -- me --

  • @briangantert6927
    @briangantert6927 2 роки тому +1

    Nice job young man. You have a great deal of knowledge

  • @johnqpublic9074
    @johnqpublic9074 4 роки тому +2

    So a few things... the pipe for the radiator is stock for the MB/GPW. Check your ignition timing, plus if its sat that long there is a pickup in the tank that rusts... with new rings etc, check your valve lash. Pull the fender, makes it easier...

  • @BB-kr1pq
    @BB-kr1pq 4 роки тому +1

    If your still having a problem with the rings seating, you might have done to good of a job honing the cylinders. When I was a kid, I rebuilt a chevy 350 for my 64 Chevelle SS and I had a problem with the rings seating. An old timer that was helping me out, used a half of a teaspoon of Bon Ami into each cylinder. Bon Ami is basically Comet or an abrasive cleaner. It's pretty mellow, but put just enough scratches on the cylinder walls for the rings to seat. Worked like a champ!

  • @donaldmaclean1872
    @donaldmaclean1872 4 роки тому +6

    Nice find,that's definitely a survivor jeep. It's getting hard to find survivor vehicles that are still in relatively good condition and are pretty close to being in stock form. It's getting hard to find any classic vehicles that haven't been hot rodded or been completely altered to build something that it was never intended to be.

    • @frankdavidson9675
      @frankdavidson9675 3 роки тому +1

      i have a m37 dodge 3/4 ton truck 1953 i have added 50 more yrs with all i have done to it ------ from gd up i found it in 2011 in G a junk yard was looking for a jeep body was in very good shape little rust it needed sanding and paint job no dents i have pulled the eng twice new rings ground valves always have to rewire these old trucks

  • @louislamarche-hunderup4975
    @louislamarche-hunderup4975 Рік тому +1

    hey dude my name is louis and i'm 14 starting my first jeep resto and i need help getting the engine block head off i noticed you were able to remove it in this vid and i was just wondering how

  • @natureview2891
    @natureview2891 2 роки тому +1

    I enjoyed your video, your knowledge, and how well you explained everything. Kudos to you.

  • @brettlwillis
    @brettlwillis 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing! I feel your pain, but also the joy of getting an old Willy's Running.

  • @kb5hxt
    @kb5hxt 4 роки тому +1

    no matter how honest they appear, the sitting can really change a motor and other parts of a vehicle. nice vid.

  • @germanvalleymetaldetecting2252
    @germanvalleymetaldetecting2252 4 роки тому +1

    So nice to see this old girl going again keep ip the good work

  • @doncahala7326
    @doncahala7326 4 роки тому +3

    ALternator is an update from one time, I see. Looks like a '67 chevy horned exhaust manifold, (but I'm sure it's not). I learned to drive a '48 when I was 11 in a hayfield back in '62 and it too was already rusted out. I've had my '56 since I was 16 and now I'm 68.

  • @bitsnpieces11
    @bitsnpieces11 4 роки тому +3

    The starter wire is from house wiring, probably 12 or 14 gauge. The fact it is a solid wire instead of stranded is the reason it is stiff, not age. It is a 'quick' way to make it function until you can get to an auto parts store to get a proper stranded wire.

  • @welltonstationmwr6278
    @welltonstationmwr6278 4 роки тому +7

    Great job editing the video. You could have made 3 long ones but that was perfect. So much time spent on your side working let alone editing.

  • @hilldwler420
    @hilldwler420 4 роки тому +11

    Any time u can put a gen 1 civy back on the trail is a damn good day,sir!

  • @kingmanaz1488
    @kingmanaz1488 4 роки тому +1

    I love those old half cabs.

  • @tinesdof5837
    @tinesdof5837 4 роки тому +12

    Willys jeep are plenty in the Philippines they are all over the country, you can buy stainless body as well, all you need is a nice engine.

    • @donaldmaclean1872
      @donaldmaclean1872 4 роки тому +1

      TinEs Dof Are they vehicles left behind from US military or something,why so many around?

  • @speedfreak8200
    @speedfreak8200 4 роки тому

    Instant like for "corn on the carb" I've been into sammys since early 90's but owned several jeeps before ... 57' FC150 & 53' CJ3A 225 buick top loader car 4 speed ... jeep wrote the book !

  • @fff-cf4fx
    @fff-cf4fx 4 роки тому +13

    Corn on the carb made it worth it...someone beat me to it haha

  • @Heeman5
    @Heeman5 4 роки тому +65

    Corn on the carb!😂😂 🌽

    • @justinscherrman
      @justinscherrman 4 роки тому +1

      Heeman5 came here to make the exact same comment 🤣

    • @Murphyslawfarm
      @Murphyslawfarm 4 роки тому

      😂🤣

    • @avenger1888
      @avenger1888 4 роки тому +1

      The jeep is running on pure CORN based ethanol...

    • @badapple65
      @badapple65 4 роки тому

      Ha! It’s the obvious jokes that can be the funniest. Cracked me up. Cracked Corn. Corn on the Carb 😆

  • @WantCoffee99
    @WantCoffee99 4 роки тому +2

    Very fun to watch. Keep the videos coming. I have a '48 CJ2a. Great rigs.

    • @edivonelopes116
      @edivonelopes116 4 роки тому

      I have a CJ2A 48 too here in Brasil. Nice Jeep.

  • @mostlyterrible9841
    @mostlyterrible9841 3 роки тому

    Corn on the carb had me laughing, ultimate dad joke 🤣
    Great video!

  • @tendertwix1029
    @tendertwix1029 4 роки тому +3

    These revivals are awesome

    • @tendertwix1029
      @tendertwix1029 4 роки тому

      I’ve got a couple of them and just revived one in similar condition I wish I would of recorded more of it so I could of put it in here

  • @roblenzz7966
    @roblenzz7966 4 роки тому +5

    Nice find! Just drug home a M38 in about the same condition, doing the same things!

  • @peterdurnien9084
    @peterdurnien9084 4 роки тому

    My first engine rebore was on an Austin Mini that I bought less than a year old second hand for £500. Eventually after about 5 years it needed new valves and pistons. My dad and I worked at Rolls Royce Aero Engines and my dad made a ring compressor that worked just great. It was a tube with a tapered bore inside so the rings got gradually compressed. As it was a shade under the bore size the rings never got caught on the edge of the bore. A simple device and much better than the ring compressor with those bands on. Though I guess that type will do several different sizes.

  • @thirdcargarage2951
    @thirdcargarage2951 4 роки тому +1

    Two gaskets is an old school trick to reduce the amount of heat transfer from the intake to the carb. These were prone to vapor lock because the exhaust is on the same side as the intake. Your gonna want that back on. Trust me.

  • @josephmurolo5656
    @josephmurolo5656 3 роки тому

    Corn on the carb! Very good job!!!

  • @NoknOnDors
    @NoknOnDors 4 роки тому +2

    A man after my own heart, "nothing a little beating back and forth cant fix"

  • @markletts2000
    @markletts2000 4 роки тому +3

    Great video ...thought it was going to be another,throw petrol in an old motor and she starts video..this is actually useful 👏😊🇬🇧

  • @johnpaulmckee7203
    @johnpaulmckee7203 2 роки тому

    Would you mind sharing a simple wiring diagram for the ignition/alternator/starter connections. I have one with a 12v conversion, just want to make sure I have it worked correctly.

  • @brentmoreland2623
    @brentmoreland2623 3 роки тому

    Great video. Been looking at some project 2A’s… have some better ideas and what to look for and how to do it. Thanks!

  • @roadmasterz
    @roadmasterz 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! You make it look so easy. Makes me wanna go out and get one and take it to Moab!

  • @joemattes8389
    @joemattes8389 4 роки тому +3

    Man such cool old Jeep, I should have bought it.

  • @93jake81
    @93jake81 4 роки тому

    The reason you had good compression on the front cylinders at first then got bad compression after a retest is because on the first test it still had automatic transmission fluid in it, which created a good enough seal to give you that high compression. Then the more you cranked it, the atf blew out the cylinder so when you retested it the fluid wasn’t there to seal the piston anymore, giving you lower compression. That’s how you can test if an engine is worn out. If you put oil in a cylinder with worn out rings that had 50 psi in it before the oil and tested it after the oil, then the compression would bump up higher, to like 90 or 100 psi

  • @allenshirley4293
    @allenshirley4293 4 роки тому

    Considering the life it had it’s not to bad , very cool old jeep

  • @vancemacd6315
    @vancemacd6315 4 роки тому +1

    Nice work on the revival.

  • @w.c.6678
    @w.c.6678 4 роки тому

    You are a P.R.O.-Fessional... people should sponsor you. The fluids, cleaner people, etc.
    I especially like how you admit when you screwed up the wiring and explained what went wrong. Its what normal guys do. Except they don't admit it. Thanks for a great vid.

  • @rogermontee8264
    @rogermontee8264 3 роки тому

    Cool rebuild!!!!!

  • @solomonlynn7456
    @solomonlynn7456 3 роки тому

    Typically, when you get compression intermittently, you got one or more valves sticking. Especially on old flat heads... I see this video is almost a year old now, so I reckon ya figured that out by now... Neat project. I daily a 47cj2a with F head conversion and Warn OD... 😀

  • @Frankensteins_Highboy
    @Frankensteins_Highboy 4 роки тому +2

    Getting a 42 MB running right now
    Great vid

  • @jamesheath9385
    @jamesheath9385 4 роки тому +1

    That cylinder reamer is much better than honing the entire cylinder. Thanks.

  • @minimalistgecko4867
    @minimalistgecko4867 4 роки тому

    One of the best troubleshooting videos I’ve seen on these so far! Thanks for this!

  • @slateslavens
    @slateslavens 4 роки тому

    Nice find and an excellent video!
    sounds like the timing is still off a bit. One thing to check when you go after the valves: pull the timing cover and put a paint mark across the cam gear. It's fiber and they can fail in a way where the gear can slip relative to the cam. This will let the timing wander. If this is an issue, just replace the cam gear.

  • @detroitbluesguy
    @detroitbluesguy 3 роки тому

    Great Job!! Fine young man!!

  • @gerin1946
    @gerin1946 4 роки тому

    VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR Be good and with moderation young man.....
    Take good care of the jeep CJ 2 A and put a nice "khaki green" paint !

  • @vicious0005
    @vicious0005 4 роки тому +2

    I like what your about. Make it clean and drive it. I hope you jeep it as is!

  • @bcouri1
    @bcouri1 4 роки тому +6

    low compression after replacing rings? VALVES

  • @michaelwier1222
    @michaelwier1222 4 роки тому +1

    Nice project! You've got a lot of work ahead of you. Would like to see the finished product.

    • @TurnNBurn
      @TurnNBurn  4 роки тому

      I actually sold it months ago.

    • @michaelwier1222
      @michaelwier1222 4 роки тому +1

      @@TurnNBurn I hope it went to a good home where it will be taken care of....restored.

  • @edogden2214
    @edogden2214 3 роки тому

    I would have used marvel mystery oil in the cylinders. nice job on the wiring. with the amp meter wired in series you can add a shunt wire

  • @rexfreelom4300
    @rexfreelom4300 2 роки тому

    You said the yellow wire from the left side of the ballast resistor to the coil. Is it positive side of the ignition coil to the ballast resistor with yellow wire? Thanks.

  • @aaronhellhake9964
    @aaronhellhake9964 4 роки тому

    We used a surgeons pliers to keep the coil wire connected on our old ford 300 six for years

  • @rexfreelom4300
    @rexfreelom4300 2 роки тому

    Where is that green wire coming from that the green wire is connect to left side relay starter solenoid (+) and other end of green wire to where does it connect to?

    • @TurnNBurn
      @TurnNBurn  2 роки тому

      Lookup a coil resistor wiring diagram and it'll be a better visual than this video

  • @ronaldharris6569
    @ronaldharris6569 4 роки тому +71

    That's a good survivor don't chop it up into another rock crawler

    • @Happyfacehotwheels
      @Happyfacehotwheels 4 роки тому +6

      Was that a joke? The body's trash. Looking at How Rusty the body is I'm sure the frame is Rusty too
      Only thing good is the drivetrain and it still needs to be rebuilt.

    • @markcollins5026
      @markcollins5026 4 роки тому

      @@Happyfacehotwheels argo !

    • @flick22601
      @flick22601 4 роки тому +4

      @@Happyfacehotwheels - You can buy entire new bodies from the Philippines.

    • @rexjolles
      @rexjolles 4 роки тому +4

      @@Happyfacehotwheels no it's not it's actual really hard to find them in this good of condition

    • @Happyfacehotwheels
      @Happyfacehotwheels 4 роки тому +3

      @@rexjolles 80-90% of the sheet metal needs to be replaced. I understand they're hard to find but it's still in rough shape. It is a Jeep so you can buy all the stuff you need to rebuild it.

  • @brsrc759
    @brsrc759 4 роки тому

    I love the patina on that thing

  • @jamesheath9385
    @jamesheath9385 4 роки тому +1

    Mix som atf with the fuel. It will really help clean the crud off the valves, both front and back. Low compression on that means a new valve job and probably shave the head.

  • @waveranger4974
    @waveranger4974 3 роки тому

    Enjoyed this vid very much

  • @kiethwester1563
    @kiethwester1563 4 роки тому

    Great Video Showing what issue you can have and how to fix them . Keep up putting out the Video's and explain all the little details they are great video parts are out there and you can have so much fun fixing them up .
    I got three in varied state's like to get one running for now the either two they been messed with a lot out vary basic like you said a few chance here and they mostly from people doing a Hatch up job on them .
    😁

    • @TurnNBurn
      @TurnNBurn  4 роки тому

      Thanks! Good luck with your projects.

  • @MimicoBungalow
    @MimicoBungalow 4 роки тому

    ...cool! At the end of the video, when backing it into the garage...the squealing tells me that those brake shoes are not freed up...if you drive only a little, you won't notice much - just perhaps a 'lack of power' due to the drag...but, any extended driving will give you the 'flaming brakes' disease...woo-hoo...Congrats in getting 'er running, though...and as others have commented THANK YOU for NOT putting this on two or three videos!!! - J in Toronto

  • @LoneWolf0648
    @LoneWolf0648 4 роки тому

    this thing needs some love, please don't hack it up, sure the body is trashed but you can get replacement bodies (or make new panels since a lot of it is flat metal with some bends)
    restore it a bit and that thing will make for a great little 4x4... they dont need a lift kit or any of that add on BS, stock jeeps are great off road.

  • @roadmasterz
    @roadmasterz 2 роки тому +1

    How often do you see a half cab on an early jeep?

  • @minskmade
    @minskmade 4 роки тому

    what a great video. nice job. fun to watch the progress. nice job

  • @oncewaslost1982
    @oncewaslost1982 4 роки тому

    Can't wait for the next update on this little jeep. Subbed

  • @frankdavidson9675
    @frankdavidson9675 4 роки тому

    i got mine in 2011 enjoy woring on it every chanch i get its m37 dodge 3/4 trk im 86 took fuel pump off today 1 -10-20 45 degs tough... i put on elect pump to try out

  • @abelvillarreal6488
    @abelvillarreal6488 4 роки тому +2

    Your optimism seems to be boundless. Great video 👍

  • @gerin1946
    @gerin1946 4 роки тому

    Willy's CJ 3 A the car I learned how to drive -- double clutching to change gear, 3 speed gearbox
    Lateral valves Hurricane engine !

    • @gerin1946
      @gerin1946 4 роки тому

      Was generator not alternator 6 volt system.

  • @williamsteele8891
    @williamsteele8891 3 роки тому

    What did the rod bearings look like?

  • @sandrabarber5389
    @sandrabarber5389 4 роки тому

    nice thing about flat heads, they dont bend sticky valves lol. good luck.

  • @BigRigRich
    @BigRigRich 2 роки тому

    Have you ever seen a CJ2A with a PTO shaft coming
    out the the rear of the unit next to the trailer hitch ball?

  • @Shane-Singleton
    @Shane-Singleton 4 роки тому

    I'll bet you're right. Valves and seats probably need to be cleaned up and lapped because you should have better compression even on new rings. Could be a handful of other things too but valvetrain would be my next investigation. Who knows. could just need adjustment on the lifters.

  • @jackedandwackedoff-road1958
    @jackedandwackedoff-road1958 4 роки тому +2

    You would be a great Shop teacher , Good Job

  • @brendangriffin1791
    @brendangriffin1791 Рік тому

    There is a gutter so the water doesn't run all over the engine . I have one on mine that's been sitting in the garage for about 8 years after we restored

  • @dougeubank
    @dougeubank 4 роки тому

    Awesome video, I'm redoing a 1946 CJ2A, frame off restoration, dealing with a lot of rust in the body as well. I was wondering if you could do a video on timing the oil pump to the distributor, I am having trouble and have never seen or done one before. Thanks and your knowledge of these jeeps are outstanding, really enjoy your videos. Douglas

    • @TurnNBurn
      @TurnNBurn  4 роки тому

      Thanks Douglas! Unfortunately I've never timed the oil pump. If you post on thecj2apage, guys will be happy to help.

  • @jgraham8458
    @jgraham8458 4 роки тому

    Where do you get most of your parts to redo these gems

  • @noname-lv6oy
    @noname-lv6oy 4 роки тому

    Nice video, good work.👌👍❤️

  • @josephdonkers7429
    @josephdonkers7429 4 роки тому

    A honing tool should work in the cylinder too no? I’m rebuilding my first single cylinder engine which is scratched up bad so I ordered a honing tool.

  • @toboldygo5823
    @toboldygo5823 3 роки тому

    Get it corn in the carb 🌽 well in the manifold🤷🏻‍♂️ 😎✨👍🏻

  • @Ron36415
    @Ron36415 4 роки тому +2

    since you have the head off, spin it over and watch the valves spray the sticky ones with Kroil or something similar and free them up with a rubber mallet. fixed a 42 dodge that sat in the woods for years this way. you might want to measure the bores while the pistons are out, if a bore has a taper, new rings and honing won't help it much.

  • @mazi2024
    @mazi2024 4 роки тому

    so where is the rest of it ? is that a really rescue project ?

  • @detroitbluesguy
    @detroitbluesguy 3 роки тому

    I hope you know this is Big Fun!!

  • @Speartheman
    @Speartheman 4 роки тому +2

    What does reasonably priced mean?

  • @overbuiltautomotive1299
    @overbuiltautomotive1299 Рік тому

    yep always lap valves always at very least i learned the hard way to cool ole jeep

  • @frankdavidson9675
    @frankdavidson9675 4 роки тому

    you should have over 100 on compession you my need over size rings 910-20-30 etc take the plus out add some motor oil rec check comp if oil helpits the rings if oil dont help its the valves need grinding i had the same problem i have 120 comp now

  • @DEJARONGSSangPenemu
    @DEJARONGSSangPenemu 4 роки тому

    Nice video..thanks for sharing...Congrats ! Regards from Indonesia

  • @rfjohns1
    @rfjohns1 4 роки тому

    What’s to prevent shavings from falling into the crank case?

  • @victortheng6580
    @victortheng6580 4 роки тому

    I have an old jeep willy, is it possible to get doors and roof for them?

  • @ariennelandry9207
    @ariennelandry9207 4 роки тому

    Nice Jeep, good work.

  • @martinsandage1915
    @martinsandage1915 4 роки тому

    Have a question about a 1950 jeepster

  • @teamidris
    @teamidris 4 роки тому

    It will take ages to run-in. If there is a step in the bore they are shagged out and need a rebore, so ignor it and drive it for a few hundred miles and I am sure it will be fine :o)

  • @midlanddisplay
    @midlanddisplay 3 роки тому

    Well done.