Where you ever a Boy Scout ? I was , and I always say "that's the boy scout in me" for being prepared. You can't be ready for anything, but with a little effort you can prevent a ton of potential inconvenience. Thanks Blackie, love your work.
My favorite light for working on vehicles, even at home, is a headlight. I store it in a zip lock bag so it doesn't get tangled up with other stuff with Lithium batteries because they don't leak corrosives. Head lights.. hands free, always pointing in the right direction and small. Get a shop manual for your vehicle. young people can download them from online. Copy the fuse and relay location diagram and keep that in your vehicle; mine is in the in the passenger kick panel at the fuse box; I have a bag of spare fuses taped to it. I have a spare relay under the hood in an unused relay spot.
it is a good idea to carry a spare spark plug, and a coil, water pump belt, alternator belt. cheap multi meter, Fuel filter, separator. 1 jug coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid. Ether, Shovel and a Towing Strap, a spare tire. and a jack.
I used to have to carry antifreeze around on the passenger side floor board when I drove my 1970 C20. “They were the best of times and they were the worst of times.”
I do love the general theme of these last few videos. Because being a capable woodsman should be viewed as a philosophy or frame of mind / way of thinking. Thank you Mr. blackie!
Thanks Blackie for the refresher, might want to include the proper ways to jump a battery vs charging one with another vehicle by grounding the dead vehicle
Just this summer my 1990 Bronco II died suddenly- no crank, no power, nothing. It got me to work that morning and was dead in the afternoon when I went to leave. Left me stuck at the ranch I work at for almost 4 days while I learned about engine troubleshooting from the ground up. If I hadn't had a Haynes repair manual with me and a few knowledgeable people to bounce ideas off of, well... my truck might've ended up in the scrapyard rather than parked out in the driveway right now. I could ask where this video was back when I was dealing with these very problems, but the better question to ask is: how could I have better prepared myself? This video is a part of the answer! Great stuff
Immediately move over to a Toyota! That said, this isn't a woodsman's problem, it's a modern transportation problem. A seasoned woodsman would cut branches about 1" around, place them all under the (nissan) truck, and start a fire there. 😄 Always good to have a back up plan. 1-800-bear. The transmission took out mine. Your troubleshooting all made good sense however. Thank you for the advice. I hope it gets out to some less experienced travelers also. Barsleak was the temporary radiator pinhole fix that we used several times. Always carry a ratchet and socket for the oil drain plug size that you have. Even if to save time in the driveway.
Hey Blackie! What a nice video again👌, I am very impressed how you are able to fix nearly every problem with your car at the outdoors💪. I am very thankful for these advises, so I have quite a little chance to fix these scrap too (but I have to watch it again, and again and a.....🧐). Thank you for sharing🙏 and all the best from Austria 🇦🇹🤠👍🔥🏕
Happy New Year Blackie. I had the same problem with the overly tight lug nuts on my Jeep. I went to do a break job on it one day and the lug nuts were so tight that I wasn't able to break them lose. I had new tires put on it about a year ago and the service tech at the tire place over tightened them. So I made a cheater pipe to fit over the lug wrench to break to break the lug nuts lose and I now keep the cheater pipe in with the jack and tire tools. This video is excellent and I hope you do more like it.
Good advice Blackie There is more that can be added, the one thing i would add is, study some basic mechanics on line or if you can go on a course of some kind. I grew up in a world where we had to know all this - if you wanted to venture off the tarseal , all of things you mentioned and more have happened to me or my friends. we fixed or made temporary repairs,, this has also been passed onto the newer generations who are all the better for it~ grandpa's garage is a great place to hang out. Happy new year to you and all of your viewers. Cheers from NZ.
Blackie, some 4wds can't be driven around the block in 4wd, you need to be on dirt so you can spin the wheels a bit, Great video, I enjoy all of the ones I've seen
Yes, Happy New Year but also like to make a statement that I would love to have that guy's ammo budget because that man is always shooting and every one of those videos I see from Sensei blackie
hi Blackie, tim from Florida, as i am fliting my Flintlock Stock to my Face. The Stock has no horns and a forward slant to the butt for easy shouldering with no hang up.
Great video! Recommend adding a larger collapsible breaker bar that fits over your lug wrench for greater leverage. Comes in handy also when breaking suspension and brake nuts as well as getting at the belt tensioner.
Happy New Year to you blackie along with the trick for stopping a pinhole in the radiator by using black pepper I've lost approving the secondary theory of radiator stop leak what's on a fishing and we caught a whole bunch of small perch when I tried to start my truck and we noticed it was leaking where to buy a reservoir so they had no problems getting water and we didn't have any stop leak or black pepper with us we had plenty of water we took the scales from four perch and took them put them in the radiator with water that is circulate for about 25 minutes and the scales found their way to the hole and sucked up on the hole and sealed the hole up all it took was for the radiator to literally get up to operating temperature and the scales pretty much welded themselves to the hole they sealed the hole up we were able to drive 40 miles back home the funny thing is they literally kept a hole sealed over a year before I ended up having to get some stop leak after I sat there and took the radiator out and took it down to a repair shop they didn't believe me when I said what I did to fix it fix that coil and soldered it up the repair itself cost me like $15 when he opened it up a little bit to solder it that's when he noticed the fish scales and he said if you didn't see it for himself he wouldn't have believed it just passing on a piece of wisdom from one of my fishing trips in Wyoming and I've used coat hangers with black tape to replace broken wires in my harness and that repair to the wiring harness lived for over 3 years that I had the truck and was still holding in place when I sold the truck and yes I did disclose the repair to the buyer what he did afterwards I don't know but when I left my ownership it was still repaired in that way and still holding strong
Good tips Blackie. Back in the old days in New Zealand all of the farmers were mostly, fairly competent mechanics. They were so far away from civilisation they had to be able to do basic fixes to the truck and tractor themselves 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
Thanks for reminding us that survival/self-reliance is not always rambo bushcraft stuff. We are probably more likely to have car problems away from home and even in the woods than some shtf scenes that run through most prepared minds. I enjoy pretty much all of your videos because you make good sense. Have a good one 👍
Good ideas. I might add if you have anything above a 1996 you can buy an OBD II scanner that can be read from an app on your phone. Don't ignore check engine lights. I know a guy that is smart in anything but mechanical. That check engine light bothered him so he covered it with tape and blew up the engine. I keep a cheap volt meter in the vehicle as well. They can run from $10 on up. Even a Klein for $35. If you have a spare tire fastened up underneath, make sure it hasn't rusted tight. I drop mine every fall and spray it with a good lasting lubrication. Always keep a couple of blocks of wood to act as wheel chocks. If your vehicle is low on coolant make sure you either let it cool off or start the engine as you add the water or coolant so nothing suffers from fast temperature change. If your engine jusy seems to be running hot, turn the heater on high along with the blower. Modern disc brake vehicles should not have over tightened lugnuts as it can warp the rotors. The tire store should have torque extentions to get the torque right if they bothered to tighten them at all. In the salt rust belt we put anti seize on the lugnuts and around the hub so that the wheel can be taken off. I have beaten a tire with a sledge hammer to free the rim from a hub. I have learned this the hard way from older guys. When I first got out of high school I worked with a group that had transmission trouble on a trip to a fishing cabin. They rebuilt the transmission on the table.
Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos, Happy new year to you and your family. I have found out by experience that you should always check the spare tyres for air at least once a week before you go out. Luckily I do carry a small compressor.
I'm an ex tire specialist. All wheels should be torqued down to 80-90 ft lb. If they are alloy wheels it's very important to check them periodically with a torque wrench because they can loosen up over time when they get hot. It's very important to keep your wheels torqued to the right ft lb because if they are too loose the wheel can come off. As Blackie says, if the wheel is too tight it will be very hard to get off, but also being too tight it will warp your rotors when it gets hot. It will wear out your rotors and pads. Carry a torque wrench in your car with an extension and the right socket for your lugs.
Good video brother! I would like to add that on the newest vehicles you cannot jump start them with the traditional cables. They have two batteries in them and I have seen someone destroy an electrical system doing an old school jumps start. Read that manual and act accordingly. The torque of your lug nuts is also something that needs to be followed routinely. As with different materials some tend to loosen with use. Thanks brother!
A pipe to extend the wrench handle on the tight lug nuts allows for emergency changes especially in cold weather and more women would find it possible to do.
you should carry a couple pairs of nylons that you can wrap around a broken water hose and it will seal when it gets hot in case of emergency and not carrying an extra hose
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
It's hard to believe, but us guys that know a bit of everything are a dying breed. Teach your kids and grandkids.
A lot of food for thought. Most folks never check their vehicle for tire pressure, oil, other fluids, and the like. Very good advise.
Where you ever a Boy Scout ? I was , and I always say "that's the boy scout in me" for being prepared. You can't be ready for anything, but with a little effort you can prevent a ton of potential inconvenience. Thanks Blackie, love your work.
My favorite light for working on vehicles, even at home, is a headlight. I store it in a zip lock bag so it doesn't get tangled up with other stuff with Lithium batteries because they don't leak corrosives. Head lights.. hands free, always pointing in the right direction and small. Get a shop manual for your vehicle. young people can download them from online. Copy the fuse and relay location diagram and keep that in your vehicle; mine is in the in the passenger kick panel at the fuse box; I have a bag of spare fuses taped to it. I have a spare relay under the hood in an unused relay spot.
it is a good idea to carry a spare spark plug, and a coil, water pump belt, alternator belt. cheap multi meter, Fuel filter, separator. 1 jug coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid. Ether, Shovel and a Towing Strap, a spare tire. and a jack.
Might as well carry an spare car
if your father than you can walk in 8 hours, a spare car with an eperienced driver,kinda like a good idea.@@Squibknocket
It is a very good public service video. It is much better than the school of hard knocks.
I used to have to carry antifreeze around on the passenger side floor board when I drove my 1970 C20. “They were the best of times and they were the worst of times.”
Excellent video and lots of great practical advice!
I do love the general theme of these last few videos. Because being a capable woodsman should be viewed as a philosophy or frame of mind / way of thinking. Thank you Mr. blackie!
Great point; whatever means got you into the woods is a vital part of getting out so you need to learn how to rescue that too.
Bailing wire and duct tape!🤗🤗 Hi temp JB Weld for holes in the oil pan.
Thanks Blackie for the refresher, might want to include the proper ways to jump a battery vs charging one with another vehicle by grounding the dead vehicle
Just this summer my 1990 Bronco II died suddenly- no crank, no power, nothing. It got me to work that morning and was dead in the afternoon when I went to leave. Left me stuck at the ranch I work at for almost 4 days while I learned about engine troubleshooting from the ground up. If I hadn't had a Haynes repair manual with me and a few knowledgeable people to bounce ideas off of, well... my truck might've ended up in the scrapyard rather than parked out in the driveway right now.
I could ask where this video was back when I was dealing with these very problems, but the better question to ask is: how could I have better prepared myself? This video is a part of the answer! Great stuff
Immediately move over to a Toyota! That said, this isn't a woodsman's problem, it's a modern transportation problem. A seasoned woodsman would cut branches about 1" around, place them all under the (nissan) truck, and start a fire there. 😄 Always good to have a back up plan. 1-800-bear. The transmission took out mine. Your troubleshooting all made good sense however. Thank you for the advice. I hope it gets out to some less experienced travelers also.
Barsleak was the temporary radiator pinhole fix that we used several times. Always carry a ratchet and socket for the oil drain plug size that you have. Even if to save time in the driveway.
Some reflective markers would be a good add in case your breakdown is on the highway.
Hey Blackie! What a nice video again👌, I am very impressed how you are able to fix nearly every problem with your car at the outdoors💪. I am very thankful for these advises, so I have quite a little chance to fix these scrap too (but I have to watch it again, and again and a.....🧐). Thank you for sharing🙏 and all the best from Austria 🇦🇹🤠👍🔥🏕
another great video Blackie!!! Keep em coming.....Thank You!!
Happy New Year Blackie. I had the same problem with the overly tight lug nuts on my Jeep. I went to do a break job on it one day and the lug nuts were so tight that I wasn't able to break them lose. I had new tires put on it about a year ago and the service tech at the tire place over tightened them. So I made a cheater pipe to fit over the lug wrench to break to break the lug nuts lose and I now keep the cheater pipe in with the jack and tire tools. This video is excellent and I hope you do more like it.
💥…”You Missed Me!” - Blackie
Great video Blackie. Thank you for the information.
Good advice Blackie
There is more that can be added, the one thing i would add is, study some basic mechanics on line or if you can go on a course of some kind.
I grew up in a world where we had to know all this - if you wanted to venture off the tarseal , all of things you mentioned and more have happened to me or my friends.
we fixed or made temporary repairs,, this has also been passed onto the newer generations who are all the better for it~ grandpa's garage is a great place to hang out.
Happy new year to you and all of your viewers.
Cheers from NZ.
Thanks Blackie
Blackie, some 4wds can't be driven around the block in 4wd, you need to be on dirt so you can spin the wheels a bit,
Great video, I enjoy all of the ones I've seen
Thanks 👍
I have used my jack place under the lug wrench and Jack up.
Happy new year. Thanks for continuing the great videos. I hope to see you in person again sometime this year
Good video Blackie , thanks for sharing YAH bless !
Great advice on all things concerned Blackie! Happy New Year!
Been there with the lug nuts blackie.
Blackie, Thank You Sir, Great Information that we need to be prepared and ready for. Happy New Years 2024 .
Yes, Happy New Year but also like to make a statement that I would love to have that guy's ammo budget because that man is always shooting and every one of those videos I see from Sensei blackie
19:00 , tourqe multipler wrench is an invaluable tool esp for apes turned loose with air wrench
I don't have a vehicle but I do have a bicycle he gets me to point A to point B
Thanks Blackie. Happy New Year 😊
hi Blackie, tim from Florida, as i am fliting my Flintlock Stock to my Face. The Stock has no horns and a forward slant to the butt for easy shouldering with no hang up.
nice
Great video Happy New Year
Great video! Recommend adding a larger collapsible breaker bar that fits over your lug wrench for greater leverage. Comes in handy also when breaking suspension and brake nuts as well as getting at the belt tensioner.
Great advice, Thank you. Happy New year! 👍
Happy new year!
Happy new year Blackie...
Happy NewYear Blackie
Happy New Year to you blackie along with the trick for stopping a pinhole in the radiator by using black pepper I've lost approving the secondary theory of radiator stop leak what's on a fishing and we caught a whole bunch of small perch when I tried to start my truck and we noticed it was leaking where to buy a reservoir so they had no problems getting water and we didn't have any stop leak or black pepper with us we had plenty of water we took the scales from four perch and took them put them in the radiator with water that is circulate for about 25 minutes and the scales found their way to the hole and sucked up on the hole and sealed the hole up all it took was for the radiator to literally get up to operating temperature and the scales pretty much welded themselves to the hole they sealed the hole up we were able to drive 40 miles back home the funny thing is they literally kept a hole sealed over a year before I ended up having to get some stop leak after I sat there and took the radiator out and took it down to a repair shop they didn't believe me when I said what I did to fix it fix that coil and soldered it up the repair itself cost me like $15 when he opened it up a little bit to solder it that's when he noticed the fish scales and he said if you didn't see it for himself he wouldn't have believed it just passing on a piece of wisdom from one of my fishing trips in Wyoming and I've used coat hangers with black tape to replace broken wires in my harness and that repair to the wiring harness lived for over 3 years that I had the truck and was still holding in place when I sold the truck and yes I did disclose the repair to the buyer what he did afterwards I don't know but when I left my ownership it was still repaired in that way and still holding strong
Good tips Blackie. Back in the old days in New Zealand all of the farmers were mostly, fairly competent mechanics. They were so far away from civilisation they had to be able to do basic fixes to the truck and tractor themselves 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
Happy New Year Brother
Thank you, Blackie! The employees of my local glass replacement company carry black pepper to stop minor leaks (in their own hands), too.
Thanks for reminding us that survival/self-reliance is not always rambo bushcraft stuff. We are probably more likely to have car problems away from home and even in the woods than some shtf scenes that run through most prepared minds. I enjoy pretty much all of your videos because you make good sense. Have a good one 👍
I drive my 82 CJ-7 I can drive it without a fuel pump in a pinch. Simple old school technology, a "get you home" car
The first thing you do is buy a Toyota Tacoma that rarely breaks. 😆 Just kidding. Great video Blackie.
I wish!
Good ideas. I might add if you have anything above a 1996 you can buy an OBD II scanner that can be read from an app on your phone. Don't ignore check engine lights. I know a guy that is smart in anything but mechanical. That check engine light bothered him so he covered it with tape and blew up the engine. I keep a cheap volt meter in the vehicle as well. They can run from $10 on up. Even a Klein for $35. If you have a spare tire fastened up underneath, make sure it hasn't rusted tight. I drop mine every fall and spray it with a good lasting lubrication. Always keep a couple of blocks of wood to act as wheel chocks. If your vehicle is low on coolant make sure you either let it cool off or start the engine as you add the water or coolant so nothing suffers from fast temperature change. If your engine jusy seems to be running hot, turn the heater on high along with the blower. Modern disc brake vehicles should not have over tightened lugnuts as it can warp the rotors. The tire store should have torque extentions to get the torque right if they bothered to tighten them at all. In the salt rust belt we put anti seize on the lugnuts and around the hub so that the wheel can be taken off. I have beaten a tire with a sledge hammer to free the rim from a hub. I have learned this the hard way from older guys. When I first got out of high school I worked with a group that had transmission trouble on a trip to a fishing cabin. They rebuilt the transmission on the table.
Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos, Happy new year to you and your family. I have found out by experience that you should always check the spare tyres for air at least once a week before you go out. Luckily I do carry a small compressor.
I'm an ex tire specialist. All wheels should be torqued down to 80-90 ft lb. If they are alloy wheels it's very important to check them periodically with a torque wrench because they can loosen up over time when they get hot. It's very important to keep your wheels torqued to the right ft lb because if they are too loose the wheel can come off. As Blackie says, if the wheel is too tight it will be very hard to get off, but also being too tight it will warp your rotors when it gets hot. It will wear out your rotors and pads. Carry a torque wrench in your car with an extension and the right socket for your lugs.
good advice thanks for posting
Good video brother! I would like to add that on the newest vehicles you cannot jump start them with the traditional cables. They have two batteries in them and I have seen someone destroy an electrical system doing an old school jumps start. Read that manual and act accordingly. The torque of your lug nuts is also something that needs to be followed routinely. As with different materials some tend to loosen with use. Thanks brother!
Good point!
Thanks for the video. In your electrical example, I'd add - check the ground strap. Happy New Year!
Great tip!
A pipe to extend the wrench handle on the tight lug nuts allows for emergency changes especially in cold weather and more women would find it possible to do.
i agree more leverage
I would have thought your jump leads would have been thicker?
Or you could get AAA road service…Have fun stay safe.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😊
Poor ground connections will cause many electrical issues
And if all fails, it's time for my Wife to get out and push us. lol
you should carry a couple pairs of nylons that you can wrap around a broken water hose and it will seal when it gets hot in case of emergency and not carrying an extra hose
A woodsman?
Adapt improvise and overcome... Failing that my late father always said make stuff up as you go