Will it run and drive 500km? Ford Falcon sat for 15 years! Australian farm paddock find. Part 1
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Change of pace this week, I make the trek 500km from home to Kimba in South Australia trying to get a 1991 EB falcon running that has been parked in the same spot for the last 15 years. Not quite a barn find, more of a paddock find, last registered in 2008 and has been parked under a tree ever since. What's my plans with it? Drag car? New drift car? Street car? You'll have to watch and find out! Featuring my alter ego farmer Jim.
Be sure to check out part 2 if you haven’t already!
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Thanks for the support everyone! Stay tuned for more!
Absolutely love this style of content please more there isn’t much Aussie UA-camrs doing this if any actually I really enjoy it
Because we can't get away with it without getting hassled by coppers
@@rorynottingham876 getting harassed for fixing a car on your own property. Seems a little intense, don’t you think maybe if you were modifying and stuff sure
Ive got a 94 ED XR6 that I pulled from a barn in country VIC, sat for years too. Cleaned it up and back to factory original. Keep up the Falcon vids 🤙
Glad to see you got it running, mate. I've always loved the EA-EL shaped Falcons.
The mighty falcon will run and drive around Australia without breaking a sweat.
Great seeing more content on the old e series falcons here on UA-cam. Having a couple ea's (fairmont and 5 speed manual GL) its cool seeing more of them being saved.
Bloody great cars! Got a few Falcons, my daily is a EA S Pac absolutely love it.
I love seeing these old ea-ed falcons being brought back to life
Good to see rescues like this, hope to see more. 👍
I had a better night sleep watching you bring back this falcon to life.
Love the time-lapse music👌
Great content and totally enthralling seeing abandoned vehicles - especially Aussie ones - being brought to life. The trial and error, and experimentation is great to see. Makes you realise you don't need to be a genius to do this sort of stuff, rather you show persistence and ensure the basic mechanical fundamentals are working... great stuff
Love this vice grip garage style video! Definitely need more aussies UA-camrs doing these. I love watching old cars be saved, even more so when they're the old beauties I'm familiar with.
If you do more of these videos, I know you'll gain a huge following! Keep it up, mate!
rule of thumb when starting engines that have been sitting for long periods is use 2 stroke fuel to pour into the carby, it lubicates the carby and pistons.
Just came across your channel because i picked up a ef fairmont great to see you revive the old falcon love this type of content yourve earnt a new subscriber
Awesome, thank you!
Love these aussie rescues, also enjoyed the farmers in action, looking forward to you next video 👌
Great video mate.👍
One for myself. I really have enjoyed this type of content, particularly you working on a 1991 EB Falcon series.
I would love to see more and more coming even down track when you bring on some road trip adventures. Coming into the future.
Cheers. Stay safe. Take care.
From, William.
Mount Gambier, South Australia.
Very interesting find!
My Dad use to have a 1990 EA series 2 Ford Fairmont Ghia - Metallic Sky Blue.
I was 3 at the time. Now I am 36 years old. Some point down track in the future I will probably end up buying one myself to enjoy.
Thought I would share my interesting car stories with you here.
Cheers from William.
Mount Gambier, South Australia.
You had me at "I falcon hope so"!!
Great colour ❤
Look forward to more content like this ,the Aussie version of vice grip garage.
Nice rig. Worth saving. Very much like vice grip garage. Mint vid
Perfect climate for preserving it! If that was down here in tassie it would have rusted away into the mud by now…
Love seeing this! Subscribed so I don't miss out! 👌
Might need a "new car scent" little tree in there.... 😁 Great entertaining video, as usual.
That Lizards camo is unreal
I learnt to drive in one of these. Would love to get one again to work on.
Great video, love seeing old Aussie cars saved. If there’s no bad rust in that old girl it will clean up really well by the looks of it. Reminds me of how I got my vl, on a paddock and full of spiders 😄
Unfortunately there’s a bit of rust in it 😢
Mate just come across your channel..im a kiwi and love this
Awesome video love seeing this series for an australian car
Loved my champagne EA. $450 from the local car yard, sitting at the back row. Was a trade in. Drove it till she blew a head gasket (Typical). But got me my license and drove my little family around for a few years. Then got a VK wagon and have been a Holden man since. EL was a big improvement.
From the 1990's even though the 5.0 Windsor Motors were slow, I still love the sound of them with a full exhaust system and cold air induction. My Favourite 1997 Ford XR8.
Awesome to see some homegrown content! (I’m from Gawler) just subscribed! 👌
Mate serviced my time on these back in the day it will just be badly clogged injectors and they will come right after 500km send it .oh and that starter issue was standed with them its a worn ring gear u need to turn the motor a bit by hand when they wont grab lol that module is called a thickthimle and if it runs its good to go . Was very surprised to see it idle they had major issues with not idling after flat/dead batteries.
reminds me of my au2 fairlane that my sister totalled and it was written off. brings a tear to my eye.
Yea there's somthing about these older Australian cars falcons commodores seeing them just sit there atleast this is one more that's been saved since there just getting rarer and heaps of people would just have ones like this one in the video in there backyard or paddock or under a carport just wasting away sadly
Nice one mate… plus a bit of harvest. Just saved an xg ute xr6 that was sitting for 10 yrs. Doing a build on my channel also.
abs olutely enjoyed this would love to see part 2 of you actually driving it home
Stay tuned for part 2 this Friday! 👌
Great content and the harvest interval was ace too.
Thanks for the farming love! Haha 🙏
Injector pulses come from the ECU (located behind passenger side kick panel. Its probably running lean due to lack of aircleaner. Injectors are probably also having issues after being left open to the elements for years.
They are tough motors the ol mighty Ford str8 six, nice work in "awakening the beast" bro!
... Just finished watching the vid. A good thorough vacuum clean could drastically improve things inside ;) Fresh set of seat covers too 😉
Hi there, I have been a car detailer for 40 years, i would never pressure wash a dash . Just my opinion . A lot of work for the old ford. Ford stands for Fix Or Repair Daily. Keep up the good work .
Now that's guy who knows how to clean a car in a hurry loved the door trims and your extra fast cleaning program 😂, shit hot people look at me funny squirting inside the car but I pull carpet and floor bungs 1st
Hell yeah. Love love love the early E series Fords.
Good content mate,would love to see more like it in the future
Having those 'I remember when they were new' moments.
I like that colour ford was hoping youd sell it lol
I'm amazed that you got it going.Mine just will not start.Its an ex detectives police car.An early production '88 EA, Brown paint, skinny steel wheels, sun visor,bench seat, column auto, AC, PS. Been sitting on the farm,under an awning so she is in good general condition.There are very few of these still around. And XF's are virtually extinct.
Hey mate, does it turn over?
If it turns over but won’t start I’d put my money on fuel pump or distributor 🤔
It will turn over.It was a very easy starter before she was decommissioned. And that was about 6 years ago. I replaced the stale petrol in it with fresh petrol,even squirted some down the carby but still nothing.
@@johnkauppi7078does the fuel pump relay click when you turn the key to on? My money would be on the relay or the fuel pump, most likely the pump
@@southerndiy1 The Falcon is a carburator model, I assumed it had a mechanical pump. When I turn the key there is no wheering or clicking of the pump. But a bit of petrol down the carby and she fired up and died. How about that!
Luved it brilliant
Tried that once myself. Only got 2 kms 😂 Was an EB Fairmont. Fuel tank had rotted so petrol starting pouring out when I I filled it. That ended my 260km drive home.
Nahhh just needed some plasti weld 😂
@@s4ss.m8 Was rotted around top inlet pipe had no way of getting to it without taking tank out. Was a trailer job.
The moment it started up i think all of us watching would of been like hell yea another one saved
Yeah! The tractors 🤙
You're speed running the 40s Austrian Painter simulator with that bug spray 😂
And the dizzy is usually flogged out on these if they've sat for a bit man. Do plugs, wires and dizzy, fuel filter and change fluids front to back and she'll be good to go. None of the stupid electrical components like the newer cars, try something like that on even an EL-AU, same motor, more electronics. And you'd fry it 😂😂
Old is just better.
Brakes might be a good start, master cylinder, brake pads, fluid leaks. any of these problems will stop you driving it anywhere. 100% for your determination though and best of luck
Best car on your channel.
If it hasn't run in 15 years chances are the motor is in pretty good nick seeing as it wasn't that old of a car 15 years ago
Great vid. Lota holden guys say never. An unless mechanic prob right. Thanx
Definitely like these kind of videos. I'm wondering wether it started again after washing the engine. I remember detailing these centre point injected falcons early in my working life and that the crank angle sensor was prone to getting wet and causing the engine to run like crap for days.
It did run after it was washed, but it never ran well and never reliably started every time by its self right from when I got it running the first time. There is every chance something got wet though also.
@klingbergmotorsport just finished watching part two. Good job delivering it home. Love the corolla's and will be sure to check out you other content.
@@pagano126 thank you!
Get new fuel pump mate and starter , maybe ring gear if auto is stuffed and going to be pulled , super job on fast washing it , love a guy who don't fuck about and just gets it done , leave it open in shed pull boot rug and carpets out , give good wash use liquid washing detergent, leave car smelling better do same on seats, awesome video content , I subscribed in support of your mission
I thought it might be the coil. I believe that he can stop working out after a car has been sitting for a long time.
coat hanger antenna, it doesnt get more Aussie than that, only thing missing is a cattle dog!
These are awsome these will it start videos
It’s Ready for Summernats
Invest in a cobweb brush mate.
20:31 I mean it’s not that supprising but good on it for going
Do more content like this mate
What about brakes and fluild and new coolant?
the only thing that stops a Falcon is the fuel turning to jelly.
Invested in on if you gunna get it home now 😊
I'm on yorke peninsula, i know a couple of Klingbergs from Coobowie.
Could be of some relation, but not sure.
I noticed the extra antenna on your Land Cruiser....
🤔 the uhf?
The fly spray is a good accelerant. Just sayin!
Looks like what we know as a Ford escort.
Well done, need more spiders 😂
😅
Accelerator pump not working.
FYI, don’t put water on a fuel fire!
I was more concerned about a grass fire not so much the falcon 🤣
Just curious but what's the parts and service situation like for an older model like that?
Still a lot available but pretty much all non genuine parts
New summernats weapon ay haha
🤣 maybe one day
It's pretty ignorant of some people to just simply leave a car outside for that amount of time and not bother to even cover the broken window and save the whole interior from being decimated by the elements and vermin or plug the air cleaner.
It's would've taken a few minutes to save days of grief to rectify it.
They wana go but starter n normally bad ignition barrel.
That's an ea with cfi
Most definitely an EB, according to the vin and ID tags anyway.
is it the 3.9 litre or the 4.0 litre motor??
3.9
FUCK you really Gunnar sit in there with all the spiders webs and dirty undies 😂, it's started , well then the typical ford starter , I turn engine by hand then crank again , they wear in just 1 spot and it's Gunnar stop on that spot almost every time , love the video mate , almost unseen car now days , and mostly in good nick, interior pull it right apart and wash it out , replace it or wash it , paint wash it wipe with pretone remove tar etc then buff it with number 2 3m cutting compound de swirl and hand polished it will be pretty good , runs good for 15 years dead, like really good, keep it stock keep wheel covers too , it's classic now and rare
turbo it and make it a streeter i rekon
I recon there’s a good chance of a turbo in the future!
That pair of undies you need to worry about, not the spiders.
Most definitely 🤣
Toughest engine in Australia
Ford Facon mate Facon Falcon
MMMM peacock green
It wouldn't even go 1 metre
*PromoSM*
Hahaha dumbest thing ever to do to an e series falcon is wash the engine bay
I mean you seen the state of it before, it probably didn’t make things much worse.
Washed my el wags after about 9 years. Fuck that was satisfying, Been sitting under a pine tree collecting moulds and pine needles and being the area I live in its damp and moist ground (Waratah Tasmania) if you know anything about mould you'll know how filthy it was. buying the el was weird outsides got some rust and dings and dangs, Interior is the most beautiful clean thing you'll ever see 😂, needs a distributor and she's on her way to getting a pit pass 🤙🏼, falcons are a fucking awesome thing
Give the throttle body/carb a clean, it was left with the air filter lid off yeah? Be bits of dirt or shit blocking something it shouldnt be, Always helped my L series subaru after a couple months of rallying and sitting, Had no bonnet and a coke bottle for a snorkel (bloke i got it off was a spastic thought it was a good idea)
All the ford boys with the oh it’ll never let you down rubbish. RENOWNED for blowing head gaskets power steering pumps autos front ball joints collapsing all the way to FG noisy diffs and a distributor in a C!NT of a spot. The good old FOWLCON
Yeah they should have been like Holden and imported all their engines from niptown or the yanks
Owned plenty. Never let me down.
@@motleydude73 owned PLENTY but never let you down 😂😂😂 so you needed PLENTY to keep moving because the others let you down.
@@ToranaA9X308 Funny guy. Tens of thousands of Aussie taxi drivers would be laughing in your face right now. 750,000 kms, a million kms, NO problems. Try that in a Cuntydore. I kept buying them because I had great runs out of all of them. The 4.0 Barra is regarded as one of the best engines ever
Pppftt compared to modern cars head gaskets on these old Falcons are cheap and easy! As someone else mentioned they were the main Taxi in Australia for a reason.
My daily EA 33 years later still runs beautifully same with my 42 year old Ford LTD!