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Just run a bar of soap on the under-side of any fan belt for a few seconds while running (mind yer fingers and loose clothing) to kill any sqeeks. Easy fix that won't stress any bearings from over.tightening.
Pay attention, kids - this is what happens when you combine engineering book smarts with genuine interest and willingness to turn some wrenches to do what all engineers are supposed to be able to do: solve problems in real life.
If he knew anything he would have just taken a screw driver to the starter solenoid by the battery with the key on it will power the coil and turn over the engine. Way easier then all that wire striping.no spark change the ecm its on the driver wheel well there cheap and a common problem so you should keep one on the truck along with a spare distributor and coil and this truck won't leave you stranded.
In the early 90's my dad's 72 f250 pulled my uncle pete's dodge out of the ditch and pulled my uncle mike's sierra home in one year. Dad was pretty proud of his 20 plus year old pickup putting their new pickups to shame. And now that ford was one of the only companies not to take the handout years back, I'm a happy ford man.
I just had this happen on my Toronado. The ground wire wiggled loose from the grommet and got caught on the distributor. When that happened it backfired so loudly I thought I was going to see a hole in the block. Glad it was a simple fix, love watching your videos and learning something new!
Nice fix. I once lost a water pump near Weed, CA. Bearings went out, fan kissed the radiator. I managed to get close to town, pulled off the freeway. Had enough tools to pull the water pump and radiator. Walked into town, found a replacement pump and someone to fix the leaky radiator. Put it all back together and got back on the road.
We don't need all that stuff. But the main thing we don't need are computers. Just imagine if this had been a new V6 EcoBoost. Those are complete junk, and unlike the old stuff, there is no way to keep them going. Even dealers don't know how to work on them.
Great video. Really cool watching you diagnose and repair on your way to work. I have a 390 cfm Holley 4 barrel in my 75 camper special as well. Your videos got me from not running at all to smooth idling and getting it back on the road. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Luke is an excellent natural diagnostician... along with being able to explain what he is doing in a way that mere mortals like us can understand! I've had two different vehicles die on the side of the road with condenser failure (VW and Toyota Corona), and both times I had an old condenser in my toolbox to save the day! Basically went through the same troubleshooting procedure to find the weak link in the ignition chain... The Toyota wound up with a VW condenser, but it worked!
I got my 68 on the road this spring. Enjoying being able to drive it again after all these years. Hope to get it into the body shop for its paint job this fall.
I had the same thing happen in my 85 F350. Just stopped on the way to the store one day. Took me a week to find the issue. Glad you found it right away.
I am an old dodge man by heart, but i love them all, and i like the GM trucks just because more is available for them. I bought a squarebody 1-ton dump truck, and it came with its own adventure to get it home to Kentucky. There's nothing i might need that i can't find for this truck, and it can still do serious work for the homestead. I let my boys drive it in the field and make them back laps around, too. 12 year old hates that, 10 year-old loves it and is pretty good at working with those mirrors! My dad had a '68 chevy when i was a kid, and i almost bought a '72 just like yours, it was orange, working factory ac, and pretty orange color. Wish i hadn't passed on that one! For the record, my squarebody came from Georgia, her name is Peaches. Maybe it's the fenders, but i would name that truck "rounder"
Failure, is that what they're calling trouble-shooting an enshrouded broken grounding. You Sir, are a Wizard! Fuel, Fire, and Air make the engine go - I was hung up on the bang... Thanks for sharing...
That was cool. The loud bang followed by silence was kind of a giveaway for the ignition module. I destroyed a muffler on a Lincoln when the big box on the fenderwell gave up, fun times. The fix was awesome! Leave it that way, it'll be fine.....
This video helped me a lot! My rig just died 2 days ago with an ignition problem as well. Was not aware of the procedure to test the coil. You are the best, Luke!
When you said there was a big bang I immediately thought of the ignition. I had a 57' Chevy wagon and it started dying and banging as I was going down a hill. It kept running long enough for me to get home. I discovered that one of the wires to the ignition resistor had broken, right at the resistor. The wire would drift away from the resistor on acceleration and reconnect when the engine died. That created big bangs and did bad things to my muffler. It never looked the same again. Glad you found and fixed your issue. No fun to be stuck at the side of the road.
YUP YUP I can attest to that....anytime you take a Ford through a puddle or a car wash, water goes RIGHT to the distributor. Every time. That was a fun watch. Thanks for taking the time to video the process.
I love seeing this old white rock gravel roads! I grew up riding motorcycles at 7 on those back roads and driving a pickup by 9! Farm kids learn everything early!😅
This is why I loved my 1970 Pontiac Catalina 400 two-barrel convertible. If it ever stopped running it could be fixed with minimal tools. Thanks for sharing and keeping the old F100 heart beating.
I'll never forget the day I did a cam swap and break in on my 283, went for an hour drive, and on the way back it went " SNAP.....TING TING TING....CLANG." then died on the side of the road. snapped #3 intake valve right at under the keepers, the tip of the valve was still stuck in the spring retainer. That was a tow home..... Glad you managed to get the F-100 going!
‘67 is an awesome year, there are small straight screws (or 10mm) one on each side of the fan shroud, above the spark plugs,loosen those and raise the whole shroud just enough, you can install the generator and fan as one unit, it will give you the ability to change the shims easily sounds like you need more shims, good luck. Thanks for all the videos.
That's a feature if the MSD-6 box. You can run it the fire with points. If it fails you can revert back to points. In addition only mili-amps to them, they'll last forever.
Had a similiar thing happen on my Bus. Have a pertronix in it, but after about 250,000 miles, the wire inside the distributor wore thru and started grounding. Easy fix, piece of plastic where it was rubbing and off I went. Eventually fixed with some heat shrink. Love old engines, easy to fix. Nice video.
Had a 62' Ford F-150 straight 6 (well five that worked. Ran the truck for just shy of four years before it died. Old trucks live forever. More reliable than todays shit.
My brother's 77 Dodge motorhome did the same thing last week. Running fine, then a loud bang, engine quit. Muffler blown out. We replaced cap, rotor, plugs, & wires. No soap. Fuel filter and carb rebuild. Nada. New distributor. Nothin. Finally, a new coil. Bingo! Runs perfect now!
Super excited when you put out videos, you are super knowledgeable and a joy to watch. I'm a mechanic for a living but never get to see any sweet old rigs anymore.
Thank you for the lessons! This stuff you usually don't learn unless it happens to you so having someone like you explaining it helps keep me from being on the side of the road for to long. Lol
This will never happen to you, cause you ain't no backyard mechanical hack getting everything all haywired up. I hate people like him, ruining neat old vintage vehicles!
@@johnswanson3741 Chill bud.. I remember when these "vintage" vehicle were new and they weren't all that great even then . You should be glad Luke is keeping them running and on the road instead of being sent to the crusher like so many have been. I like the older ones too, but my 74 F100 360 4 speed gets a whopping 10 mpg and I would love to put a T5 into it to help with fuel economy and streetability !! It's about keeping them on the road more than keeping them a stocker !
Great video. My first car had so many tools in back I have to put spring helpers in it. So the random breakdowns were always a adventure in hillrod engineering. I think the best/worst was when I fixed the ground strap that corroded on my wipers in a rain storm with a bungee cord and duct tape. Good times.
Well done Luke. When your broken down on the side of the road and you come up with a fix, it not cheesy at all. That's using your noggin. I'll said again well done.
Love this kind of video, real deal, no bs. Yes maybe a sketchy repair but w/ no tools on a backroad, job done and the truck hit the road again. Well done sir
I totally identify with your situation. Way back in winter of 2000 the points and condenser suddenly failed on my '72 F250 with 390. It ran fine for a few seconds after initial startup then began to run terrible. It backfired several times louder than a shotgun. Heard it echo thru the neighborhood and wondered how many people I woke up at 6am. I thought I could hobble it to work and change out the points & condenser during lunch break. I only made it around the corner from my house. She let out one more ear splitting bang and that thing wouldn't start for anything. Rolled her down the hill to a neighbor's house and had to change them out there. New points and condenser and she fired right up. I thought I ripped a hole in my exhaust, too but it was fine.
So cool you found the problem while learning us on the vacuum advance plate rotation. I also am a mechanically infused Ford dude and I had a '75 f-150 / 360, same color, same pin stripe. It was one tough truck and so reliable. I abused it over and over again by towing trailers and hauling heavy loads on it's back. ItI enjoyed this video greatly! Thanks for all your vids and keep em coming!
I had a '71 F100 with the 240 straight 6 and 3 on the tree. Got it with in 1987 with 80K miles and the engine oil had never been changed, had to put in a rebuilt after one of the pushrods started sawing its way sideways through the cylinder head. Cheap rebuilt lasted 50K miles despite synthetic oil and TLC, and I replaced it with a better one. Got rid of the trick at 160K though in the late 90's because I was then commuting across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and it got 13 miles per gallon. I still miss that truck though. It never once stranded me anywhere despite two blown engines and a pile of other problems I inherited from the first no-maintenance owner.
Gets stuck on the road and AWESOME knowledge gets him going back down the road. I've been stuck on the road quite a few times and always had to get towed.
Hey Luke . Slipping alternator belt . Try Gates drive belt dressing , it works . Comes in an aerosol. Spray the belt when it’s running so you get full coverage . You don’t have to tighten the belt so much either . I don’t have any connection with the company . The product just works . First used it in a quarry on the drive belts to a stone crushing machine. Cold damp mornings firing up that big electric motor the belts slipped all 8 of them . Belt dressing cured that issue .
You remind me of myself 40 years ago, always working on gas guzzling crap that left me stranded non stop. Then in 01 I bought a Gmc Sierra 5 3 Ls fuel injected. It now has over 600,000 miles on it at 18-19 Mpg and over 325 hp..
If you watch my channel, I never break down, and I also get in the 20s for fuel economy - and everyone thinks the garbage I could just afford when I was young is somehow really cool now 😄
Be proud of you banjo engineering. As you called it. You drove the old girl home. And going through the systems is how you find the problem . Also on new rigs. Almost always you towing it home, even if you find the problem.
Found one of those dizzy rubbers under the seat of the 78 f150 ranger I just got. Had no idea what it was until now. Learn something new every day. Thanks uncle Luke.
Love the whole series on your first car! I remember my first car, a 1975 XB Falcon, I owned many cars and can't recall the rego numbers on any of them, but my first car rego number is part of me, and that was way back in 1984. My Falcon came with a 302 Cleveland, but got a 351 rammed stuffed in it, it was the fastest 4 door at the street drags for a few years, sadly it was on a trailer to get the FMX fixed and the trailer was a hire job, and broke while towing it, trailer hit a power-pole and that was the end of my first car. I was 22 at the time and still hurts nearly 40 years on. Owned many Fords along the way, a few Chevy powered Holden's, but the fastest car I ever owned was my highly boosted 92 MR2 turbo, but that went due to the GFC of 08. Funny thing, first car was V8 Ford and my current and probably my last car is a mint 03 4.6 Explorer that sounds better then anything around town, jacked up with 33's, with a home made ram air hood on it, turns heads and makes this old European bloke down under smile from ear to ear every time I put the boot into it.
I wish I had you around my neck of the woods! I have an old 69 Ranger that we have had to so many mechanics and it still doesn't run like I want it to!! That was awesome to watch how quickly you traced and fixed the problem!
Big backfires does sound electrical, since the plugs stop for a moment and the fuel just motors on through the exhaust system. When we did it on purpose, we called them key-bangers. You'd just switch off the key for a few seconds and pump the throttle and then turn the key back on and BANG! My mum was driving our 1979 Ford Falcon (Aussie version) and unbeknownst to her the wire from the condenser to the distributor was hanging by one thread, and it did exactly what your truck did, but the wire didn't break completely and it did keep going till she got home. Fords, eh? They fall apart, but never actually die!
Dude, Out of the auto fix it channels, I love this one. Your honesty and simplicity is refreshing. I started following you when you did that build with Junkyard digs. Best collab ever pulling that junker out. Killing it, dude. A fan from Tasmania, Australia
Back around 84, my 75 shortbox started up normal to go fishing. I shut it off, went in the house, came out, crank, no start. The harness connect before the distributor the plastic crumbled. I fished the wires out of the plastic, connected all the ends, filled the area with rtvblue and wrapped it in black tape. I sold it 5 years later at 188k miles. Still had the wrapped rtvblue...
You did good, but here some tricks 1. To check for fuel in the carb, just remove the air cleaner and climb into the engine bay and look directly down the Venturi's and quickly open the throttle. If theres fuel you will see a cloud of gas come out the accelerator pump circuit. 2. Check for spark, pull a plug wire and use the screw driver trick to ground it. Jump the solenoid with a screw driver. Or, buy a spark tester for $5 and keep it your box. They go between the plug and the wire and you can see it arc. Also, convert that ignition system to HEI gm style. Its self contained and parts are dirt cheap. $60 for aftermarket companies. One wire, i just bought 2 and keep all thr spare parts in the truck. Duraspark ignition systems are a pain in comparison.
Forgot to add, if you got vapor lock or heating issues with your carb. One of the easiest ways to solve 95% of those problems is to use a composite spacer between the intake and carb. Heat transfer will be minimal unless you live in the south, then a ventes fuel filter is the only way to go.
Drove a VW Bug for over 14 years. Oh the simple things I did to get her running at times. I always kept a box in the trunk that contained bits and pieces of things normally tossed. They came in handy more than once. For one I took parts for the heater door openers, wired them together to extend a broken throttle cable.
Harbor Freight has this rectangular flat case tool set for $30-35 bucks. Socket set, wrenches, screwdrivers, Allen wrenches, pliers, spark plug socket. I put one in every service vehicle we have. I don't use em often, but super handy when you need em.
Car in my profile pic, 74 Mercury Comet with a 302, it was rare that I'd have an issue on the road but I kept a flathead screwdriver under the seat, managed to use it to get around every single problem I had with it, replaced my Pertronix with points on the side of the road once, put a power steering belt on it (also pulls the water pump) with a flathead when my belt shredded, plugged the power steering line when it popped so it didn't burn up my pump, didn't think about it at the time I could have looped it and been fine... I haven't had many issues out of our modern EFI vehicles but I do miss the old mechanical stuff, literally throw a bit of electrical tape over something to get it home and fix it correctly...
I enjoy your intelligent approach to all your projects and experiments. I don't own a carbeurated vehicle but I think your carb cheater is awesome and long over due. Let's see your take on putting capacitors on spark plugs/ plug wires with real world results,good and bad. I think you're the man for this job. Keep up the great content.
no ignition and engine still spinning over fuel loading the hot exhaust does make one heck of a boom. I've blown apart a few mufflers in the past and seen a giant fireball in the the mirror before. the last was ignition switch failure about 12 years ago, it quit while going down the road and by time I noticed, it went BOOM and made a large oval muffler into a weird round one.
That’s the one great thing about the old rigs.easy to fix.I miss my old truck.being a tech myself.the new stuff is a pain to deal with sometimes.🤦♂️.nice job Luke 👍
Great skills, Luke. A lot of modern "mechanics" would be lost when there's no OBD2 port! Many years ago I had the ignition switch go out in my van. Main power worked on start, but the contact was worn out so when you let go of the starter position, it died. So, I hotwired it with a little piece of wire and some alligator clips. A bit later, I'm driving along and the engine died because one of the alligator clips had come off. Now, you have to realise in a manual van the engine kept pumping fuel air mixture through itself and filling the exhaust. I figured this out when I reconnected that alligator clip and BANG!!! I reckon I set off every car alarm in a 3 mile radius. The van sounded like a WW2 fighter plane through the ringing in my ears. That will happen when the muffler has split the seam!
That gravel road looks almost identical to the one I lived on in Iowa!! God I miss that countryside!! I know there’s probly a thousand of those gravel roads in Iowa that look the same but damn brother, that sure brings back some good memories!! Thank you buddy!
Love old trucks, I had a 91 chevy c1500, not quite as old, but still nothing like these new cars, it had a gutless 4.3 in it, I installed a rebuilt trans in 2002 when my grandfather still owned it, I bought it off him in 2017, had 417,000 miles on it, original engine, the typical chevy blue smoke on start up, I sold it in late 2019 with 687,000 miles on it. The only reason I sold it was because I needed a little more power, I still see the dude driving that truck every now and then, it just wont die, it doesn't have enough power to kill its self lol.
Banjo style, that's how we rowed when I was a young buck. Used to put wooden clothes pins on metal fuel lines before the carb to help cool the fuel so it wouldn't vapor lock when the engine gets over heated in the summer time instead of putting heat insulation on. When in need, do what it takes indeed. Truck sounds good.
The best truck I ever bought was a F100. I bought it at a yard sell. 250. Did a few minor repairs, it ran well. Then I let a buddy use it, he got drunk and dropped a tree across the cab. LMAO. He was a body man cleaned right up. Then I put a new motor in it drove it a lot longer. I sold it for about 5k and had less than 1500 in it
I drive a 73 bug with the electronic ignition. It's usually wise to have a spare distributer with points set and ready to install plug in play in case that petronics fails. usually, when they go, they are done, without warning.
Whiplash your head thru that back window and that metal frame severs your Spinal Chord. The reason head rests are required on trucks. The old large car front seats with headrests make a great swap. Cool ole` Ford.
In my book your a Doctor.... automotive Doctor.... you are so chocked full of really good info.... I don't know of anyone else like you....until next time....
Was driving a F150 through the desert and all was fine at 65 MPH. Anything faster and the temperature gauge would go up. Finally deduced that the push on connector on the sending unit would make a poor connection due to air blowing the wire around. First time more cooling air across the heat exchanger increased the temp.
"This is only temporary. Unless it works....." - Red Green. My first thought was it might have jammed the butterfly valve when it backfired. Keep up the great work!
I tested an old volvo 544 that was equipped with an 390 fourbarrel holley . The volvo was "hopped up" with a new camshaft and even headders . It was running really good and was really fast ! The manifold was actually an offenhouser !
I hate to admit it, but that was a fun one.
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nice diagnosis. my first thought was it might have jumped time on ya.
Just run a bar of soap on the under-side of any fan belt for a few seconds while running (mind yer fingers and loose clothing) to kill any sqeeks. Easy fix that won't stress any bearings from over.tightening.
You'll be glad to know that the "we went to the moon units" were metric ;)
@@WouterWeggelaar I know, shhhh don’t tell anyone 😂
@@ThunderHead289Oops, sorry! I'll keep my mouth shut!
Pay attention, kids - this is what happens when you combine engineering book smarts with genuine interest and willingness to turn some wrenches to do what all engineers are supposed to be able to do: solve problems in real life.
And I live for this stuff!
"Banjo pickin' stupid"...
... I would consider that "MacGyver" level repairs...
If he knew anything he would have just taken a screw driver to the starter solenoid by the battery with the key on it will power the coil and turn over the engine. Way easier then all that wire striping.no spark change the ecm its on the driver wheel well there cheap and a common problem so you should keep one on the truck along with a spare distributor and coil and this truck won't leave you stranded.
@@carlosdonestevez7532 Well...
...how about you starting your own channel, and show how it's *really* done?...XD
Understanding vs parts changing. A real mechanic. Not many of those around anymore.
In the early 90's my dad's 72 f250 pulled my uncle pete's dodge out of the ditch and pulled my uncle mike's sierra home in one year. Dad was pretty proud of his 20 plus year old pickup putting their new pickups to shame. And now that ford was one of the only companies not to take the handout years back, I'm a happy ford man.
Appalachian Engineering: Masters Level.
Appalachian Institute of Engineering and Technology.
@@bcubed72
Ah I see you know Duct Tape U!
That’s why every Ford had a can of WD-40 in it! I had a 1977
I’m a bailing wire technician.
@@bcubed72 I graduated from there a long time ago
Simplicity is why I love my old Shovelhead, I can fix anything on it on the side of the road!
I just had this happen on my Toronado. The ground wire wiggled loose from the grommet and got caught on the distributor. When that happened it backfired so loudly I thought I was going to see a hole in the block. Glad it was a simple fix, love watching your videos and learning something new!
What year Toronado? Have a 75 and a 78 running right now..
@@hughstephenson2957 It is a 1966, very first year of the Toronado
Nice fix. I once lost a water pump near Weed, CA. Bearings went out, fan kissed the radiator. I managed to get close to town, pulled off the freeway. Had enough tools to pull the water pump and radiator. Walked into town, found a replacement pump and someone to fix the leaky radiator. Put it all back together and got back on the road.
No power disc brakes, No power steering, No AC, this truck was made before we knew we needed all that stuff!
We don't need all that stuff. But the main thing we don't need are computers. Just imagine if this had been a new V6 EcoBoost. Those are complete junk, and unlike the old stuff, there is no way to keep them going. Even dealers don't know how to work on them.
All that stuff was on those trucks.
I know I had 3 and still own a 76 f350
I have a 73 F100, not unlike that, its a keeper, had it since new.... Right on !!
Great video. Really cool watching you diagnose and repair on your way to work. I have a 390 cfm Holley 4 barrel in my 75 camper special as well. Your videos got me from not running at all to smooth idling and getting it back on the road. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I have a 92 with a 302 automatic......248,000 miles on her. Love my old Ford!
Another great video. Thanks for taking the time to keep this knowledge alive and keep old trucks running strong!
Luke is an excellent natural diagnostician... along with being able to explain what he is doing in a way that mere mortals like us can understand! I've had two different vehicles die on the side of the road with condenser failure (VW and Toyota Corona), and both times I had an old condenser in my toolbox to save the day! Basically went through the same troubleshooting procedure to find the weak link in the ignition chain... The Toyota wound up with a VW condenser, but it worked!
I got my 68 on the road this spring. Enjoying being able to drive it again after all these years. Hope to get it into the body shop for its paint job this fall.
I had the same thing happen in my 85 F350. Just stopped on the way to the store one day. Took me a week to find the issue. Glad you found it right away.
I am an old dodge man by heart, but i love them all, and i like the GM trucks just because more is available for them. I bought a squarebody 1-ton dump truck, and it came with its own adventure to get it home to Kentucky. There's nothing i might need that i can't find for this truck, and it can still do serious work for the homestead. I let my boys drive it in the field and make them back laps around, too. 12 year old hates that, 10 year-old loves it and is pretty good at working with those mirrors!
My dad had a '68 chevy when i was a kid, and i almost bought a '72 just like yours, it was orange, working factory ac, and pretty orange color. Wish i hadn't passed on that one!
For the record, my squarebody came from Georgia, her name is Peaches. Maybe it's the fenders, but i would name that truck "rounder"
Failure, is that what they're calling trouble-shooting an enshrouded broken grounding. You Sir, are a Wizard!
Fuel, Fire, and Air make the engine go - I was hung up on the bang...
Thanks for sharing...
i was thinking about that too....since its open exhaust.....likely was a backfire if the ignition was all out of whack.
That was cool. The loud bang followed by silence was kind of a giveaway for the ignition module. I destroyed a muffler on a Lincoln when the big box on the fenderwell gave up, fun times. The fix was awesome! Leave it that way, it'll be fine.....
I love the old 240 and 300 strait 6 ford truck engines . Everyone I ever had outlasted the truck it was in .Simple engine to build too .
My 72 f250 has a 300 in from 1968, still runs strong and doubt its been rebuilt
You give me hope for younger generations. Keep up the good work.
We’re getting there…
Good job Luke gotta love them old Fords
This video helped me a lot! My rig just died 2 days ago with an ignition problem as well. Was not aware of the procedure to test the coil. You are the best, Luke!
When you said there was a big bang I immediately thought of the ignition. I had a 57' Chevy wagon and it started dying and banging as I was going down a hill. It kept running long enough for me to get home. I discovered that one of the wires to the ignition resistor had broken, right at the resistor. The wire would drift away from the resistor on acceleration and reconnect when the engine died. That created big bangs and did bad things to my muffler. It never looked the same again. Glad you found and fixed your issue. No fun to be stuck at the side of the road.
Brings back memories. Favorite past time. Even more fun when traveling across country.
YUP YUP I can attest to that....anytime you take a Ford through a puddle or a car wash, water goes RIGHT to the distributor. Every time. That was a fun watch. Thanks for taking the time to video the process.
I love seeing this old white rock gravel roads! I grew up riding motorcycles at 7 on those back roads and driving a pickup by 9! Farm kids learn everything early!😅
The joy of simplicity and durability. Thanks
this is why I love old carb cars... they almost always gonna run
Ain't that the TRUTH!
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I mean, this wouldn't happen on a fuel injected car because there is no vacuum advance
This is why I loved my 1970 Pontiac Catalina 400 two-barrel convertible. If it ever stopped running it could be fixed with minimal tools. Thanks for sharing and keeping the old F100 heart beating.
Great step by step diagnostics. Anything goes on the side of the road that will get you moving again. Awesome video
Ultimate relaxation moment of the day for all the knowledge in the brain department!
Cheers man!
I'll never forget the day I did a cam swap and break in on my 283, went for an hour drive, and on the way back it went " SNAP.....TING TING TING....CLANG." then died on the side of the road. snapped #3 intake valve right at under the keepers, the tip of the valve was still stuck in the spring retainer. That was a tow home..... Glad you managed to get the F-100 going!
99.9% of people couldn't do what you just did so be proud. Cheers!
‘67 is an awesome year, there are small straight screws (or 10mm) one on each side of the fan shroud, above the spark plugs,loosen those and raise the whole shroud just enough, you can install the generator and fan as one unit, it will give you the ability to change the shims easily sounds like you need more shims, good luck. Thanks for all the videos.
Brilliant. I love your no nonsense way of working. Thorough and methodical diagnosis.
keep that truck forever. We had one back in the 70s. Wish we never gotten rid of it.
It's good to keep a set of points and condenser as backup in case the electronic ignition module does go out.
I save the used ones when I do a tune-up as emergency spares. Just In Case.
That's a feature if the MSD-6 box. You can run it the fire with points. If it fails you can revert back to points. In addition only mili-amps to them, they'll last forever.
F points. Carry a spare module.
First I've heard this can you please explain more.
Had a similiar thing happen on my Bus. Have a pertronix in it, but after about 250,000 miles, the wire inside the distributor wore thru and started grounding. Easy fix, piece of plastic where it was rubbing and off I went. Eventually fixed with some heat shrink. Love old engines, easy to fix. Nice video.
I liked this video right away because of the title alone. After watching it, I'm confident in my decision.
Had a 62' Ford F-150 straight 6 (well five that worked. Ran the truck for just shy of four years before it died. Old trucks live forever. More reliable than todays shit.
My brother's 77 Dodge motorhome did the same thing last week. Running fine, then a loud bang, engine quit. Muffler blown out. We replaced cap, rotor, plugs, & wires. No soap. Fuel filter and carb rebuild. Nada. New distributor. Nothin. Finally, a new coil. Bingo! Runs perfect now!
Super excited when you put out videos, you are super knowledgeable and a joy to watch. I'm a mechanic for a living but never get to see any sweet old rigs anymore.
Thank you for the lessons! This stuff you usually don't learn unless it happens to you so having someone like you explaining it helps keep me from being on the side of the road for to long. Lol
This will never happen to you, cause you ain't no backyard mechanical hack getting everything all haywired up. I hate people like him, ruining neat old vintage vehicles!
@@johnswanson3741 Chill bud.. I remember when these "vintage" vehicle were new and they weren't all that great even then . You should be glad Luke is keeping them running and on the road instead of being sent to the crusher like so many have been. I like the older ones too, but my 74 F100 360 4 speed gets a whopping 10 mpg and I would love to put a T5 into it to help with fuel economy and streetability !! It's about keeping them on the road more than keeping them a stocker !
Great video. My first car had so many tools in back I have to put spring helpers in it. So the random breakdowns were always a adventure in hillrod engineering. I think the best/worst was when I fixed the ground strap that corroded on my wipers in a rain storm with a bungee cord and duct tape. Good times.
Well done Luke. When your broken down on the side of the road and you come up with a fix, it not cheesy at all. That's using your noggin. I'll said again well done.
I've got a f250 highboy and that's one of the things I love! You can fix it yourself!
Great video!
I've been turning wrenches for 33 years and I learned something from your channel every time I watch. Keep it up. Great job!
Hello and thank you for the positive feedback! Hope you know that means a lot!
Awesome roadside diagnosis and repair.
Love this kind of video, real deal, no bs. Yes maybe a sketchy repair but w/ no tools on a backroad, job done and the truck hit the road again. Well done sir
I totally identify with your situation. Way back in winter of 2000 the points and condenser suddenly failed on my '72 F250 with 390. It ran fine for a few seconds after initial startup then began to run terrible. It backfired several times louder than a shotgun. Heard it echo thru the neighborhood and wondered how many people I woke up at 6am. I thought I could hobble it to work and change out the points & condenser during lunch break. I only made it around the corner from my house. She let out one more ear splitting bang and that thing wouldn't start for anything. Rolled her down the hill to a neighbor's house and had to change them out there. New points and condenser and she fired right up. I thought I ripped a hole in my exhaust, too but it was fine.
So cool you found the problem while learning us on the vacuum advance plate rotation. I also am a mechanically infused Ford dude and I had a '75 f-150 / 360, same color, same pin stripe. It was one tough truck and so reliable. I abused it over and over again by towing trailers and hauling heavy loads on it's back. ItI enjoyed this video greatly! Thanks for all your vids and keep em coming!
I had a '71 F100 with the 240 straight 6 and 3 on the tree. Got it with in 1987 with 80K miles and the engine oil had never been changed, had to put in a rebuilt after one of the pushrods started sawing its way sideways through the cylinder head. Cheap rebuilt lasted 50K miles despite synthetic oil and TLC, and I replaced it with a better one. Got rid of the trick at 160K though in the late 90's because I was then commuting across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and it got 13 miles per gallon. I still miss that truck though. It never once stranded me anywhere despite two blown engines and a pile of other problems I inherited from the first no-maintenance owner.
Gets stuck on the road and AWESOME knowledge gets him going back down the road. I've been stuck on the road quite a few times and always had to get towed.
At least you have a banjo to pick, I would be scrounging money for a tow lol😁😁👍👍
Hey Luke . Slipping alternator belt .
Try Gates drive belt dressing , it works .
Comes in an aerosol. Spray the belt when it’s running so you get full coverage .
You don’t have to tighten the belt so much either .
I don’t have any connection with the company .
The product just works . First used it in a quarry on the drive belts to a stone crushing machine.
Cold damp mornings firing up that big electric motor the belts slipped all 8 of them .
Belt dressing cured that issue .
You remind me of myself 40 years ago, always working on gas guzzling crap that left me stranded non stop. Then in 01 I bought a Gmc Sierra 5 3 Ls fuel injected. It now has over 600,000 miles on it at 18-19 Mpg and over 325 hp..
If you watch my channel, I never break down, and I also get in the 20s for fuel economy - and everyone thinks the garbage I could just afford when I was young is somehow really cool now 😄
Be proud of you banjo engineering. As you called it. You drove the old girl home. And going through the systems is how you find the problem . Also on new rigs. Almost always you towing it home, even if you find the problem.
Found one of those dizzy rubbers under the seat of the 78 f150 ranger I just got. Had no idea what it was until now. Learn something new every day. Thanks uncle Luke.
Love the whole series on your first car! I remember my first car, a 1975 XB Falcon, I owned many cars and can't recall the rego numbers on any of them, but my first car rego number is part of me, and that was way back in 1984. My Falcon came with a 302 Cleveland, but got a 351 rammed stuffed in it, it was the fastest 4 door at the street drags for a few years, sadly it was on a trailer to get the FMX fixed and the trailer was a hire job, and broke while towing it, trailer hit a power-pole and that was the end of my first car. I was 22 at the time and still hurts nearly 40 years on. Owned many Fords along the way, a few Chevy powered Holden's, but the fastest car I ever owned was my highly boosted 92 MR2 turbo, but that went due to the GFC of 08. Funny thing, first car was V8 Ford and my current and probably my last car is a mint 03 4.6 Explorer that sounds better then anything around town, jacked up with 33's, with a home made ram air hood on it, turns heads and makes this old European bloke down under smile from ear to ear every time I put the boot into it.
I wish I had you around my neck of the woods! I have an old 69 Ranger that we have had to so many mechanics and it still doesn't run like I want it to!! That was awesome to watch how quickly you traced and fixed the problem!
Big backfires does sound electrical, since the plugs stop for a moment and the fuel just motors on through the exhaust system. When we did it on purpose, we called them key-bangers. You'd just switch off the key for a few seconds and pump the throttle and then turn the key back on and BANG!
My mum was driving our 1979 Ford Falcon (Aussie version) and unbeknownst to her the wire from the condenser to the distributor was hanging by one thread, and it did exactly what your truck did, but the wire didn't break completely and it did keep going till she got home. Fords, eh? They fall apart, but never actually die!
Dude,
Out of the auto fix it channels, I love this one. Your honesty and simplicity is refreshing. I started following you when you did that build with Junkyard digs. Best collab ever pulling that junker out. Killing it, dude.
A fan from Tasmania, Australia
Just bought a 1993 ford 150, no factory are or any electronic just simple fuel injection and a 5 speed
Straight six I just love the simplicity
Back around 84, my 75 shortbox started up normal to go fishing. I shut it off, went in the house, came out, crank, no start. The harness connect before the distributor the plastic crumbled. I fished the wires out of the plastic, connected all the ends, filled the area with rtvblue and wrapped it in black tape. I sold it 5 years later at 188k miles. Still had the wrapped rtvblue...
You did good, but here some tricks
1. To check for fuel in the carb, just remove the air cleaner and climb into the engine bay and look directly down the Venturi's and quickly open the throttle. If theres fuel you will see a cloud of gas come out the accelerator pump circuit.
2. Check for spark, pull a plug wire and use the screw driver trick to ground it. Jump the solenoid with a screw driver. Or, buy a spark tester for $5 and keep it your box. They go between the plug and the wire and you can see it arc.
Also, convert that ignition system to HEI gm style. Its self contained and parts are dirt cheap. $60 for aftermarket companies. One wire, i just bought 2 and keep all thr spare parts in the truck. Duraspark ignition systems are a pain in comparison.
Forgot to add, if you got vapor lock or heating issues with your carb. One of the easiest ways to solve 95% of those problems is to use a composite spacer between the intake and carb. Heat transfer will be minimal unless you live in the south, then a ventes fuel filter is the only way to go.
Drove a VW Bug for over 14 years. Oh the simple things I did to get her running at times. I always kept a box in the trunk that contained bits and pieces of things normally tossed. They came in handy more than once. For one I took parts for the heater door openers, wired them together to extend a broken throttle cable.
Had 70 ford crew cab with 360 that my dad gave me for first car . Never let me down. That 360 was tough as hell .
Glad to see you got your truck running again! Like this old ford truck!
The best learning is how to diagnose so thank-you for the master class. Great vids bud.
Harbor Freight has this rectangular flat case tool set for $30-35 bucks. Socket set, wrenches, screwdrivers, Allen wrenches, pliers, spark plug socket. I put one in every service vehicle we have. I don't use em often, but super handy when you need em.
Seems like Vice Grip Garage has to buy one of those every time he picks up an old beater 500 miles from home.
Car in my profile pic, 74 Mercury Comet with a 302, it was rare that I'd have an issue on the road but I kept a flathead screwdriver under the seat, managed to use it to get around every single problem I had with it, replaced my Pertronix with points on the side of the road once, put a power steering belt on it (also pulls the water pump) with a flathead when my belt shredded, plugged the power steering line when it popped so it didn't burn up my pump, didn't think about it at the time I could have looped it and been fine...
I haven't had many issues out of our modern EFI vehicles but I do miss the old mechanical stuff, literally throw a bit of electrical tape over something to get it home and fix it correctly...
I enjoy your intelligent approach to all your projects and experiments. I don't own a carbeurated vehicle but I think your carb cheater is awesome and long over due. Let's see your take on putting capacitors on spark plugs/ plug wires with real world results,good and bad. I think you're the man for this job. Keep up the great content.
no ignition and engine still spinning over fuel loading the hot exhaust does make one heck of a boom. I've blown apart a few mufflers in the past and seen a giant fireball in the the mirror before. the last was ignition switch failure about 12 years ago, it quit while going down the road and by time I noticed, it went BOOM and made a large oval muffler into a weird round one.
Excellent diagnosis!
That’s the one great thing about the old rigs.easy to fix.I miss my old truck.being a tech myself.the new stuff is a pain to deal with sometimes.🤦♂️.nice job Luke 👍
Great skills, Luke. A lot of modern "mechanics" would be lost when there's no OBD2 port! Many years ago I had the ignition switch go out in my van. Main power worked on start, but the contact was worn out so when you let go of the starter position, it died. So, I hotwired it with a little piece of wire and some alligator clips. A bit later, I'm driving along and the engine died because one of the alligator clips had come off. Now, you have to realise in a manual van the engine kept pumping fuel air mixture through itself and filling the exhaust. I figured this out when I reconnected that alligator clip and BANG!!! I reckon I set off every car alarm in a 3 mile radius. The van sounded like a WW2 fighter plane through the ringing in my ears. That will happen when the muffler has split the seam!
That gravel road looks almost identical to the one I lived on in Iowa!! God I miss that countryside!! I know there’s probly a thousand of those gravel roads in Iowa that look the same but damn brother, that sure brings back some good memories!! Thank you buddy!
Live action!! Good video Luke.
Thanks for keeping it First On Race Day so we don't have to say the other one. Great job!
Love old trucks, I had a 91 chevy c1500, not quite as old, but still nothing like these new cars, it had a gutless 4.3 in it, I installed a rebuilt trans in 2002 when my grandfather still owned it, I bought it off him in 2017, had 417,000 miles on it, original engine, the typical chevy blue smoke on start up, I sold it in late 2019 with 687,000 miles on it. The only reason I sold it was because I needed a little more power, I still see the dude driving that truck every now and then, it just wont die, it doesn't have enough power to kill its self lol.
Glad to see the old F100 again and I'm liking the shirt man! Sally's is about 5 miles from our shop down here in Newnan, Ga 👍🏼
Banjo style, that's how we rowed when I was a young buck. Used to put wooden clothes pins on metal fuel lines before the carb to help cool the fuel so it wouldn't vapor lock when the engine gets over heated in the summer time instead of putting heat insulation on. When in need, do what it takes indeed. Truck sounds good.
that was a very good lesson on how to diagnose a roadside incident. kudos!
Yet another reason to love old school cars and trucks!
The best truck I ever bought was a F100. I bought it at a yard sell. 250. Did a few minor repairs, it ran well. Then I let a buddy use it, he got drunk and dropped a tree across the cab. LMAO. He was a body man cleaned right up. Then I put a new motor in it drove it a lot longer. I sold it for about 5k and had less than 1500 in it
Good fix, got to love those old trucks.
I drive a 73 bug with the electronic ignition. It's usually wise to have a spare distributer with points set and ready to install plug in play in case that petronics fails. usually, when they go, they are done, without warning.
Great watch , thanks Luke
Great piece of information. I’m going
To use on my F-100 this morning
That old truck is really lucky to have Uncle Luke in its life.
I kind of knew right away, had similar issues before, but you turned it into a cool instructional video. Keep on trucking..
274k on a 1974, that thing is brand new!
I got over that on each of my 08 Tundras.
Whiplash your head thru that back window and that metal frame severs your Spinal Chord. The reason head rests are required on trucks. The old large car front seats with headrests make a great swap. Cool ole` Ford.
If only I could be so lucky
In my book your a Doctor.... automotive Doctor.... you are so chocked full of really good info.... I don't know of anyone else like you....until next time....
Ultimate side of the road "fixin mah truck" kind of video! Very much enjoyed this!
Was driving a F150 through the desert and all was fine at 65 MPH. Anything faster and the temperature gauge would go up. Finally deduced that the push on connector on the sending unit would make a poor connection due to air blowing the wire around. First time more cooling air across the heat exchanger increased the temp.
Great tech tips in a stranded situation ! Thanks for sharing brother .
"This is only temporary. Unless it works....." - Red Green. My first thought was it might have jammed the butterfly valve when it backfired. Keep up the great work!
One of the smartest guys I've seen on youtube 👍
I tested an old volvo 544 that was equipped with an 390 fourbarrel holley . The volvo was "hopped up" with a new camshaft and even headders . It was running really good and was really fast ! The manifold was actually an offenhouser !