to be fair it was engineered that way. That said, I thought the brake setup was really interesting. Still not sure what to make of it though. just seems really bazaar.
@@WatchWesWork cap screws,,,cap screws,,,,dam, ive waited yrs for someone NOT,, to call them socket head screws.or allen head screws,,. you win wes. a screw has thread to the head, a bolt has a shank. [ most times]. ausie..
It’s so refreshing to watch a true mechanic repairing things the correct way. I absolutely love to watch your vids Wes. Keep them coming, you go to great lengths to not only correct things the proper way but everything is nice and tidy. There aren’t any mechanics around my area with your attention to detail. Great vid.
Especially with wiring done the right way. So many pro mechanics don't do clean wiring work, quick splices etc.left open to elements soon to rot out or short out against frame or each other.
Two of the best channels on youtube. Vehcor & Wes. Its great to watch creators doing repairs the proper way. Much respect for both channels. Maybe Wes could add the "pile maneuver" as a discrete shout out in the next video.
This truck is the poster for, “just do it right the first time” just imagine the amount of days this truck did not go to work, because of incompetence in repairs., and just imagine the years of stress of driving without windshield wipers. Lol
Wes I love your vocabulary!! Before it goes Tango Uniform.....Says it all!! A nice surprise for this video today, Thank You, Great to see the improvements made to this lorry.
This truck is the result of a poor business model, but a common one, generally because they have a feeble maintenance program if any. There is no financial or downtime budget for the "right way" because it's all about profit. So the workers take the blame, properly earned or not for all mechanical problems, this is the place mechanical becomes personal, a lot of guys aren't gonna risk their job by reporting things so they make it work. It's not right but I see it all the time.
@@deadpeddle4915 I agree, but as a business owner, that has ZERO time for any of my equipment to be “down for maintenance or repair” I can agree 100% that guys go and hack things and or have something working at 50% ., and refuse to bring it to my attention.. and feel an answer of “it’s been like that for a long time” justifies things.., now I’m all for what ever you want to call it, “hacking, farm fix, band-aid” to keep a truck or compressor, or blast tank in service., but then go right out and tell your boss, hay we had a problem with the brakes, we were able to rip the canister off and cap the line so we can keep working, but can we get this part ordered so we can fix it right, the next rainy day ?? I for one enjoy working on my equipment, when it’s general maintenance, or just swapping out parts.. larger jobs like internal engine work liners, and pistons I prefer to have someone help just because it’s not something I do every day., and the little tricks you pick up, make all the difference… but yes I do agree, with your statement…
@@ryanhogan6509 A lot of this isn't even a lazy thing. Like the millions maurettes/wire nuts all around.... a crimping tool and EVEN those crappy non heat shrink wire connectors are better than those wire nuts lol. or just the hell of a mess all over. Some things for sure just get it done, but man, 50 bucks worth of tools to make the issues gone for a lot longer seems worth it IMO. I know the feeling of its a ''temporary'' fix that never gets fixed (because it works), so theres that too.
You missed the important part- The expression on the customer's face, when you presented the bill and the ambulance answering the cardiac call. Great work and excellent video.
"...at some point it must have gone Tango Uniform..." - took me a sec, then I smiled. Ah Wes, such color. LOVE your videos if for no other reason than your turn of phrase.
As a cadet, we had a tour of a local radar station and written on one of the monitors was TU, it took an older friend to explain it to us. I never forgot the expression.
Wow what a fine lesson on “stick to the job and get it done.” I’m amazed how you carefully go through each problem and come up with the best fix possible, no patch job here. I can tell when your repair videos are serious because we don’t see Mrs. Wes, kiddo or Max.
The 4" red lights at the top rear does work as stop and signal lights, I've driven similar tucks in the past and it adds more visual braking and signal lights when dragging a chipper behind.
That chip truck had lots of field fixes by people who had lots of skills that did not include auto repair. They are lucky to have someone with the skill and patience to right all those wrongs.
It is nice to see someone who TAKES PRIDE in their work, and you sir, do EXCELLENT QUALITY WORK ! I hope the owner got that truck cheap because you have done proper repairs on years ad years and YEAR of hacks.
I'd bet Wes is the best thing ever to happen to this truck. If he spent a day at my home, he'd be the best thing to happen to all my garbage too. Props for doing such good work!
Your great skills and patience notwithstanding.....what amazes me is that you are either polite enough or very diplomatic in that you even take on these deader-than-dead, half-assed jerry-rigged pieces o' crap and do your best to put them back in working order. Me....a .45 fmj to the motor head.
No rest for the weary -- a weekend with a holiday is just another one to work, whether on vehicles or at the editing screen for videos. Your content is great and Southeast Michigan appreciates your know how and content!
This reminds me of coming to West Virginia and seeing my cousins and their farm trucks with bailing wire, bungee cords, pool noodles, and everything else in between. Scary.
That truck's electrical system was a fire looking for a place to happen. I hope your customers watch your videos so they can appreciate what you do for them. You are one in a million and they would have to look long and hard to find one as good as you.
had to wait till Sunday 14:00 here in UK. I was getting withdrawals, had to watch some older videos to stop the shakes. Thanks for a nice long video. I can now make it to next week, I hope :-)
For soldering floats, I like to drill a tiny hole somewhere else than the repair to let the pressure out so you are not fighting it while you are making the larger solder repair, then you can just touch the little hole without appreciably heating up the float and causing your solder to pop out. And I would bet a dollar the toasted "Ignition" wire was for the shut off solenoid, and got toasted when the old shutoff solenoid failed.
Good lord, who ever thought it was a good idea to remove the brake chamber and leave it that way. The liability is off the charts for the mechanic, owner and operator
thats the part everyone seems to avoid talking about, doing the work isnt the hard part.. the hard part is knowing if the vehicle is worth the work and what to charge and what to fix and what to leave alone
Hey Wes, there are 3 channels out of the dozens I watch, which I first hit the "Like", and then watch, and you are the first of them.. Just LOVE YOUR CHANNEL and the way you troubleshoot! so honest and interesting!!! .keep'em coming buddy! Cheers, Noam, Israel.
I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to diagnose and fix subsystems or components -- instead of diagnosing them and just buying replacements 100% of the time. Just because something is cheap does not mean we should be sending the previous part to the landfill, if with some level of reasonable skill it can be repaired. At minimum we should see more people giving away or selling broken parts on places like eBay, when they themselves do not possess the skills, time, or equipment to repair parts economically. We should foster a culture of "If I can't fix it, I should make it available to someone who can" to reduce landfill/scrap waste
This had to have been from one of the NC counties that doesn't do inspections. No way that would have passed without working rear lights and turn signals. Jeeze i hope you got paid well on this mess!
My automotive electrician's OCD just went into overdrive when you started revealing scotch locks and wire nuts. 🥴 I get so furious when I see stuff like that on jobs I'm asked to work on where electrical wiring isn't working anymore. I always think out loud when I find it, usually including some choice swear words.
I wish I could find a mechanic who actually diagnosed things. You diagnosed an issue with the sending unit...then further diagnosed the issue to the float...then repaired it instead of charging the customer for the part. I think the mechanics I've dealt with would have replaced the tank, fuel pump, bezel, and relay. $2k job minimum. Just had a buddy who had a suburban that started drinking oil. 4 quarts in about 80 miles. The mechanic diagnosed it as a bad engine because it was using so much oil. Probably not wrong, but before someone drops $11k on an engine replacement you kinda want to make sure that's what it actually needs.
I watch your UA-cam channel because of your ability to diagnose problems and willingness to complete your repairs. I was disappointed that you stopped short of completing the wiring on the truck. If the truck is worth fixing, its worth fixing everything, and that includes the warning lights and radio.
That guy knew what you could do for his truck, and I do too! If my 5500 6.7l needs something I can't handle, I'll be headed your way, from VA, my good Sir!
" Somebody's been here before " . This was a mess I think it took more then one genius. Talk Vehcor into telling you where to get a special hammer for a faster job oh it may be on his list maybe. The springs on the fuel return that happened to me I was in a one stack Mack at the time. Anyway keep'em running.
Brian is an amazing machinist. Don’t his his goofy attitude fool you either. He is actually an extremely intelligent guy. Card carrying member of Mensa.
I absolutely love the component-level fixes on everything here, instead of throwing-away-and-replacing everything in the interest of speed. Skills everyone could benefit from seeing and adopting!
Wes, I’ve been watching a lot of your videos lately. First I want to say I don’t think you talk to much. I enjoy listening to your descriptions. I am 10 years retired now and have done most of my own car/truck maintenance over the years but the joints don’t work like they use to so I’m enjoying watching you and learning new things. I’m a Jersey boy where sarcasm rules. I enjoy your dry sarcasm and the lack of swearing, at least out loud. You make me laugh. The best to you and your family. Dave
rewatched after 2 years, gotta love the way Wes goes or it on these nest wiring trucks. Nice to watch the effort Wes puts into his repairs, he's a genius
The hose might catch their eye, but if the hose is DOT rated for the oil and for the pressure in the system, they will have to accept it as a viable repair. Ford chose to use rigid pipe in the OEM build, but it is not required. Note that there is a flexible oil hose leading from the chassis hard pipe to the Tee fitting on the axle plumbing, that flexible hose is required there because of the relative motion between chassis and axle. The flexible hose Wes used to replace the missing hard pipe is just as legal as the pipe was from the factory.
@@larrywalker7759 Oh I fully agree with you. Here in Nevada if a single brass fitting doesn't have a d.o.t. stamp on it they will fail you. I would trust a hydraulic hose way more than a thin walled heavily bent steel tube from the factory. Regardless, it's not really a typical air brake system that they are use to inspecting which is why it would be fun to see the argument.
Thanks for the Video Wes, many times had to deal with Electrical nightmares such as the "RATS NEST" you dealt with. Thanks for the Laugh. love the house wiring marrets, probably been a sale on at the local hardware store ................
A modern car slapping on a carburator and making the whole thing FAR cheaper lol. Cheaper in the expences side of things. Also easier for on the road fixing and not getting stuck if you have a couple new or spare parts. FI has its place for your daily driver people who....well can barely pump gas.
@@baileyhatfield4273 I meant people putting a carbouretor fuel pump on a vehicle with fuel injection and wondering why it doesn't work right. As for putting a carb on a FI vehicle to make it work - might be ok in the USA but not in the rest of the modern world - Your gas millage will be worse (FYI the USA has cheap fuel today compared to the rest of us) , you will probably kill your emissions system and you will fail your annual inspection big time (yes parts of USA have a sort of inspection system)
@@idrisddraig2 yeah sorry lol I just seen carburetor. I live in Canada, we have mf california or worse gas prices so I get it lol. Yeah some people dont belong working on cara
Another satisfied customer. His tree service should provided Wes steady income for years to come. It's just incredible how badly that truck had previously been botched. Wes did a great job straightening it out.
That whole truck was pretty interesting - thirty years of "I don't care how, just get it running" repairs.
to be fair it was engineered that way. That said, I thought the brake setup was really interesting. Still not sure what to make of it though. just seems really bazaar.
Looks more like " hold my beer, I can fix it".
Typical of municipality garages or similar.
It's only temporary......unless it works
Great video as usual Wes. Amazing what $2K in parts and $40K in labor, can do to a $3,500 truck.
Heh. Not quite...
@@WatchWesWork cap screws,,,cap screws,,,,dam, ive waited yrs for someone NOT,, to call them socket head screws.or allen head screws,,. you win wes. a screw has thread to the head, a bolt has a shank. [ most times]. ausie..
@@WatchWesWork we have a warrenty here. its called 12/12. ...........12 minutes or 12 ft..
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@@harrywalker5836 In general; a screw is complete. A bolt needs a nut.
whoever put the mesh around the pedals is my kind of gentleman. trying to clutch an old beater with mud on your boots....
so nice when they say "fix everything" and money not being an issue.
It’s so refreshing to watch a true mechanic repairing things the correct way. I absolutely love to watch your vids Wes. Keep them coming, you go to great lengths to not only correct things the proper way but everything is nice and tidy. There aren’t any mechanics around my area with your attention to detail. Great vid.
I’d also like to borrow Wes for some TLC on my Peugeot 308 diesel,which is right now writing its own terms for its death sentence … slowly
Especially with wiring done the right way. So many pro mechanics don't do clean wiring work, quick splices etc.left open to elements soon to rot out or short out against frame or each other.
@@paulgraumann2774 That's how the rookies keep busy, by doing shoddy work that'll have the customer keep coming back.
@@RGSneaker '
I could practically see the electrical gremlins crawling all over that fuse block. What a mess of a truck, great work fixing it!
Rust was the only thing this job was missing. lol
Two of the best channels on youtube. Vehcor & Wes. Its great to watch creators doing repairs the proper way. Much respect for both channels. Maybe Wes could add the "pile maneuver" as a discrete shout out in the next video.
It’s a nice change of pace!
@@WatchWesWork This truck should definitely get some corrosion protection stuff on its underside before the next winter.
@@Itsjustme-Justme Makes me wonder why that wasn't done before the owner got it
@@rawr51919 Look at the othe older trucks Wes is working on. It seems to be uncommon there. They all rust away badly.
Wes, you're far more dedicated than me. I would have went to lunch and let that small welding fire grow into an insurance claim.
I wouldn't even attempt to repair anything, I'd give him directions to the nearest scrap yard!
Man whoever the fellow who bought that truck is sure was lucky to find a persistent and creative mechanic like you!
Award for loudest ignition beeping I have ever heard!
This truck is the poster for, “just do it right the first time” just imagine the amount of days this truck did not go to work, because of incompetence in repairs., and just imagine the years of stress of driving without windshield wipers. Lol
Wes I love your vocabulary!! Before it goes Tango Uniform.....Says it all!! A nice surprise for this video today, Thank You, Great to see the improvements made to this lorry.
This truck is the result of a poor business model, but a common one, generally because they have a feeble maintenance program if any. There is no financial or downtime budget for the "right way" because it's all about profit. So the workers take the blame, properly earned or not for all mechanical problems, this is the place mechanical becomes personal, a lot of guys aren't gonna risk their job by reporting things so they make it work. It's not right but I see it all the time.
@@deadpeddle4915 I agree, but as a business owner, that has ZERO time for any of my equipment to be “down for maintenance or repair” I can agree 100% that guys go and hack things and or have something working at 50% ., and refuse to bring it to my attention.. and feel an answer of “it’s been like that for a long time” justifies things.., now I’m all for what ever you want to call it, “hacking, farm fix, band-aid” to keep a truck or compressor, or blast tank in service., but then go right out and tell your boss, hay we had a problem with the brakes, we were able to rip the canister off and cap the line so we can keep working, but can we get this part ordered so we can fix it right, the next rainy day ?? I for one enjoy working on my equipment, when it’s general maintenance, or just swapping out parts.. larger jobs like internal engine work liners, and pistons I prefer to have someone help just because it’s not something I do every day., and the little tricks you pick up, make all the difference… but yes I do agree, with your statement…
@@ryanhogan6509 A lot of this isn't even a lazy thing. Like the millions maurettes/wire nuts all around.... a crimping tool and EVEN those crappy non heat shrink wire connectors are better than those wire nuts lol. or just the hell of a mess all over. Some things for sure just get it done, but man, 50 bucks worth of tools to make the issues gone for a lot longer seems worth it IMO. I know the feeling of its a ''temporary'' fix that never gets fixed (because it works), so theres that too.
@@baileyhatfield4273 yup everything is temporary, unless it works., lol..
Wish I could like this video a thousand times
That door chime is like the Hunt for Red October all over again, the engineers must have been a fan of the movie...
Great reference!😉
You missed the important part-
The expression on the customer's face, when you presented the bill and the ambulance answering the cardiac call.
Great work and excellent video.
LOL good one !!!
Well he has a very solid truck now. Buy a good truck for a lot, or buy a cheap truck and put a lot into it. I reckon he faired alright.
Yeah. At least its a fairly solid truck now, especially with the cummins. Everything is sorted and its rust free. Prob a 5 figure repair bill though.
"Saint Wes"
The Patron Saint of Patience!
A job like that would literally drive me insane!
Massive Respect from New Zealand
Man, that key switch ping was *loud!* It scared the bejeezus outta me!
Of all the broken electrical things that are useful, that's the last thing you need and the one that rings the loudest.
Never be sorry for long and wandering videos. Your work is worthy beyond compare.
X2! Some of us can watch the long videos, and even prefer them.
Short video- "Hi folks I have this F-700 chipper truck. I've recently jacked up the fuel cap and run a new truck under it. Works great now!
Happy Father’s Day everyone! Best way to start the day with a WWW vid!
You could have easily made a ten part series out of that mess. Your efforts recording and editing are much appreciated. Thanks
those fuses were a case of "it keeps blowing, put a bigger one in until it quits". something else down the line blew after...
Mechanics perpetual fingerpaint. Best name I've heard for anti seize.
Not heard that one before: "Moscow Micrometer" . . . Very good.
I had a mouth full of food! Moscow Micrometer and reverberating food in my mouth. New one for myself also.
We have similar sayings involving the micrometer referring the good old shifting spanner in South Africa.
I call mine adjustable impact wrenches cause they make pretty good hammers sometimes. 😆
At the machine shop it was a hammer.... usually a big one.
A picture of that pile at the end belongs on a T-shirt, with the obligatory"There's your problem lady". Epic.
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on the pile! lol
The "out of sight warranty" we call it. Seems like a solid truck, just needed some attention. Thanks Wes.
Oklahoma Guarantee...if it breaks in two you get to keep both halves.
In the words of Vehcor. Somebody's been here before!
"...at some point it must have gone Tango Uniform..." - took me a sec, then I smiled. Ah Wes, such color. LOVE your videos if for no other reason than your turn of phrase.
Thanks for sharing this video
As a cadet, we had a tour of a local radar station and written on one of the monitors was TU, it took an older friend to explain it to us. I never forgot the expression.
Takes ex-military to know that phrase, normally... or an ex-military friend to explain it :-)
@@monkeybarmonkeyman 26 years of service and being in electronics, we used it often, until human and women's rights were established.
Love that this shows real life: one supposed problem becomes two problems, which become four, and so on. Tip of the hat for not giving up.
Wow what a fine lesson on “stick to the job and get it done.” I’m amazed how you carefully go through each problem and come up with the best fix possible, no patch job here. I can tell when your repair videos are serious because we don’t see Mrs. Wes, kiddo or Max.
This was not a repair. It was a resurrection. Very well done, your customer now has a truck worth something.
The 4" red lights at the top rear does work as stop and signal lights, I've driven similar tucks in the past and it adds more visual braking and signal lights when dragging a chipper behind.
That chip truck had lots of field fixes by people who had lots of skills that did not include auto repair. They are lucky to have someone with the skill and patience to right all those wrongs.
Love the label for the radio wiring! Great sense of humor.
One of my dogs was very concerned about that door chime 😂
Next shot: Wheel off and column down.
"All right folks, things have escalated quickly."
And then they just kept escalating.
It is nice to see someone who TAKES PRIDE in their work, and you sir, do EXCELLENT QUALITY WORK ! I hope the owner got that truck cheap because you have done proper repairs on years ad years and YEAR of hacks.
“What? Spring broke? Well a bungee cord will work instead.” That hatchet is unique lol
at least you could patch an old truck to get moving again unlike the computer controlled nightmares of today
To be fair the bungee cord aged so it worked for a while before it got a proper repair
I'd bet Wes is the best thing ever to happen to this truck. If he spent a day at my home, he'd be the best thing to happen to all my garbage too. Props for doing such good work!
I love the Captain Kleenman reference. Happy Father's day Wes. God bless
Yeah, Dirt Perfect will really laugh at it too.
Since I was rained out today I think I will just stay home and watch Wes work.
I wasn’t ready for the “zip-tied to the dipstick” LOL! Happy Father’s Day to you dads out there
Your great skills and patience notwithstanding.....what amazes me is that you are either polite enough or very diplomatic in that you even take on these deader-than-dead, half-assed jerry-rigged pieces o' crap and do your best to put them back in working order. Me....a .45 fmj to the motor head.
As Bevis and Butthead would say: “Heh Heh, Heh Heh. Did he just say Pee pump? Heh Heh” 😳😖🤦♂️
Well, this video/repair was a major one, from a garbage can to a running truck, like moving a piano in the sand. You made it. Awesome 'Work Wes'.
No rest for the weary -- a weekend with a holiday is just another one to work, whether on vehicles or at the editing screen for videos. Your content is great and Southeast Michigan appreciates your know how and content!
Wire nuts are phenomenal!! Almost as epic as Scotch Clips!
This reminds me of coming to West Virginia and seeing my cousins and their farm trucks with bailing wire, bungee cords, pool noodles, and everything else in between. Scary.
It's neat seeing how you undo all the jank and show the technical information on how to do it correctly.
you're a miracle worker Wes, that truck was a disaster
That truck's electrical system was a fire looking for a place to happen. I hope your customers watch your videos so they can appreciate what you do for them. You are one in a million and they would have to look long and hard to find one as good as you.
had to wait till Sunday 14:00 here in UK. I was getting withdrawals, had to watch some older videos to stop the shakes. Thanks for a nice long video. I can now make it to next week, I hope :-)
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Same here
What a wiring disaster. Your willingness to dig through that mess is admirable. Great work.
For soldering floats, I like to drill a tiny hole somewhere else than the repair to let the pressure out so you are not fighting it while you are making the larger solder repair, then you can just touch the little hole without appreciably heating up the float and causing your solder to pop out. And I would bet a dollar the toasted "Ignition" wire was for the shut off solenoid, and got toasted when the old shutoff solenoid failed.
That seems unnecessarily complicated. I just use scotch tape.
@@heikovanderlaar3780 to submerge in fuel? Glad you don’t work on my vehicle
@@jimmyoakeslift4374 Just wait until you hear how I fix brake lines.
It's really satisfying when you clean up someone else's mess
Tango uniform. Classic. Keep the great videos coming. HFD.
Good lord, who ever thought it was a good idea to remove the brake chamber and leave it that way. The liability is off the charts for the mechanic, owner and operator
I bet he had more into a repair bill than what the truck cost at auction.
I'd love for Wes to comment and tell us if he thinks the truck was worth what the owner paid - after his repair bill!
thats the part everyone seems to avoid talking about, doing the work isnt the hard part.. the hard part is knowing if the vehicle is worth the work and what to charge and what to fix and what to leave alone
With all that work in the dash you must have been close enough to disconnect that damn chime. It's sooooo loud. 😂
Amazing work Wes. Thank you for making our roadways safe with functioning heavy duty equipment. Another job well done. Thanks.
Hey Wes, there are 3 channels out of the dozens I watch, which I first hit the "Like", and then watch, and you are the first of them..
Just LOVE YOUR CHANNEL and the way you troubleshoot! so honest and interesting!!! .keep'em coming buddy!
Cheers,
Noam, Israel.
"Moscow Micrometer"? Looks like an "Okie Fit-Em-All" to me.
being an Okie, I've never heard that before.
It's a Fitzall around here.
Ah the good 'ol _nut rounder_ wrench
The Saskatchewan socket set
Man do I hate fixing strange wiring. I have learned from watching you though. Keep up the good work.
Happy Father’s Day man keep em coming
I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to diagnose and fix subsystems or components -- instead of diagnosing them and just buying replacements 100% of the time. Just because something is cheap does not mean we should be sending the previous part to the landfill, if with some level of reasonable skill it can be repaired. At minimum we should see more people giving away or selling broken parts on places like eBay, when they themselves do not possess the skills, time, or equipment to repair parts economically. We should foster a culture of "If I can't fix it, I should make it available to someone who can" to reduce landfill/scrap waste
Happy Father's Day Wes!
Scotchlocks!! The bane of all elechickens!!
Happy Father's day Wes
Should have named the truck Phoenix because with your expertise it has risen from the ashes. Great job Wes.
This had to have been from one of the NC counties that doesn't do inspections. No way that would have passed without working rear lights and turn signals. Jeeze i hope you got paid well on this mess!
Thats why i like you....you take your time and diagnose and fix correctly. Then double check your work
My automotive electrician's OCD just went into overdrive when you started revealing scotch locks and wire nuts. 🥴 I get so furious when I see stuff like that on jobs I'm asked to work on where electrical wiring isn't working anymore. I always think out loud when I find it, usually including some choice swear words.
the new 2020 and newer suv envoys have same clips now with a steel locking insert so thats gonna be great when they get older in midwest.chop chop
I wish I could find a mechanic who actually diagnosed things. You diagnosed an issue with the sending unit...then further diagnosed the issue to the float...then repaired it instead of charging the customer for the part. I think the mechanics I've dealt with would have replaced the tank, fuel pump, bezel, and relay. $2k job minimum.
Just had a buddy who had a suburban that started drinking oil. 4 quarts in about 80 miles. The mechanic diagnosed it as a bad engine because it was using so much oil. Probably not wrong, but before someone drops $11k on an engine replacement you kinda want to make sure that's what it actually needs.
The truck thought it's name was Oliver and said 'Please sir, can I have some more'? ‐ *Problems*
Happy Father's Day bud.
What a wiring *MESS* , I find it so satisfying ripping out messes and replacing them with proper wiring 😅
The single gang handy box made me laugh.
I watch your UA-cam channel because of your ability to diagnose problems and willingness to complete your repairs.
I was disappointed that you stopped short of completing the wiring on the truck. If the truck is worth fixing, its worth fixing everything, and that includes the warning lights and radio.
Happy Fathers Day Man!
Let things go and they become a depressing pile. I enjoy watching a master at work. Good job
To the tune of the Spam song….
“Bend bend bend bend”
That guy knew what you could do for his truck, and I do too! If my 5500 6.7l needs something I can't handle, I'll be headed your way, from VA, my good Sir!
" Somebody's been here before " . This was a mess I think it took more then one genius. Talk Vehcor into telling you where to get a special hammer for a faster job oh it may be on his list maybe. The springs on the fuel return that happened to me I was in a one stack Mack at the time. Anyway keep'em running.
That is a southern truck and it really shows. I wish a midwest truck half that age would look even a quarter as good.
“We only have two items left”, and still less than half way through the video. This should be good.
Brian is an amazing machinist. Don’t his his goofy attitude fool you either. He is actually an extremely intelligent guy. Card carrying member of Mensa.
There was so much wrong with the truck that it started affecting your light.
I think that Wes forgot to charge the light. I have one of those lights, takes about half a day to full charge.
🤣🤣🤣
I absolutely love the component-level fixes on everything here, instead of throwing-away-and-replacing everything in the interest of speed. Skills everyone could benefit from seeing and adopting!
Ah yes... the joys of fixing a previous "repair"
Wes, I’ve been watching a lot of your videos lately. First I want to say I don’t think you talk to much. I enjoy listening to your descriptions. I am 10 years retired now and have done most of my own car/truck maintenance over the years but the joints don’t work like they use to so I’m enjoying watching you and learning new things. I’m a Jersey boy where sarcasm rules. I enjoy your dry sarcasm and the lack of swearing, at least out loud. You make me laugh. The best to you and your family. Dave
getting air in,and letting smoke out, ferpect !
How many gallons to the mile do you think that wonderful thing burns ?
rewatched after 2 years, gotta love the way Wes goes or it on these nest wiring trucks. Nice to watch the effort Wes puts into his repairs, he's a genius
Just curious with labor how much was it to put that truck back on the road roughly?????
If you don't mind
"WATCH WES WORK WONDERS." You made that truck run like a champ. Congratulations! Thank you for bringing us into the shop for this adventure.
DOT inspectors are going to try to figure out a way to fail that hydraulic brake line I'll bet. That should be a fun argument to watch.
The hose might catch their eye, but if the hose is DOT rated for the oil and for the pressure in the system, they will have to accept it as a viable repair. Ford chose to use rigid pipe in the OEM build, but it is not required. Note that there is a flexible oil hose leading from the chassis hard pipe to the Tee fitting on the axle plumbing, that flexible hose is required there because of the relative motion between chassis and axle. The flexible hose Wes used to replace the missing hard pipe is just as legal as the pipe was from the factory.
@@larrywalker7759 Oh I fully agree with you. Here in Nevada if a single brass fitting doesn't have a d.o.t. stamp on it they will fail you. I would trust a hydraulic hose way more than a thin walled heavily bent steel tube from the factory. Regardless, it's not really a typical air brake system that they are use to inspecting which is why it would be fun to see the argument.
Thanks for the Video Wes, many times had to deal with Electrical nightmares such as the "RATS NEST" you dealt with. Thanks for the Laugh. love the house wiring marrets, probably been a sale on at the local hardware store ................
"why would they do that" - people put carburetor pumps on FI systems ever day and wonder why they have now power!
A modern car slapping on a carburator and making the whole thing FAR cheaper lol. Cheaper in the expences side of things. Also easier for on the road fixing and not getting stuck if you have a couple new or spare parts. FI has its place for your daily driver people who....well can barely pump gas.
@@baileyhatfield4273 I meant people putting a carbouretor fuel pump on a vehicle with fuel injection and wondering why it doesn't work right. As for putting a carb on a FI vehicle to make it work - might be ok in the USA but not in the rest of the modern world - Your gas millage will be worse (FYI the USA has cheap fuel today compared to the rest of us) , you will probably kill your emissions system and you will fail your annual inspection big time (yes parts of USA have a sort of inspection system)
@@idrisddraig2 but why it clearly tells you what pump it is
@@idrisddraig2 yeah sorry lol I just seen carburetor. I live in Canada, we have mf california or worse gas prices so I get it lol. Yeah some people dont belong working on cara
@@baileyhatfield4273 Our gas is about €1.80/litre or $CND 2.70/litre at the moment!
You are a gentleman and a scholar for taking on this job. Just the wiring alone would have melted my brain
Good stuff! That beeping was freaking my dog out. Haha
Mine too!
Tango uniform, haven’t heard that saying at least 10 years while working on aircraft, great video 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Jesus the only good thing about that old rig is the Cummins
What does Jesus have to do with this?
thats probably why the owner keeps it around. Did you see they probably got it from a Dodge or something because it had dodge wiring in there.
@@parteibonza yeah doesn't matter if the truck is a pile of shit is has one of the best diesels ever made under the hood
Another satisfied customer. His tree service should provided Wes steady income for years to come. It's just incredible how badly that truck had previously been botched. Wes did a great job straightening it out.