OBS Chevy K2500 Service Truck - Vice Grip Garage EP41
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- It's about time I introduce you to my 1989 Chevrolet K2500 Service Truck. Often the unmentioned hero for me, this old girl pulls, tows, and hauls all my junk all over the US and is typically in the background of most projects haulin parts and wrenches. It was finally time I pulled it into the shop and performed some much needed "maintenance" and such on it.
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28 seconds into it... "And im a Waylon kinda guy."
Good lord fella. You're my life coach
Thanks Will 👍😎
By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks! More please Sir.
"You just need a dab...you don't need a lot..."
Proceeds to empty the entire can onto the part.
Perfect!
😂😎
Jeff Peterson thought the exact same thing....proceeded to crack up!😂😂
Perfect.
All that extra will help slow the rust.
You are a real perceptive feller...a guy can't get anything past you...
A feller is just sitting here having a few cold snacks and up pops a vgg video. Sweet!
same here. love watching this guy
dolls an
I always love when I've just started on a cold snack and the ole Grippy Rips puts something on the pornbox
My K2500 just happened to be my work truck until my company relocated to sunny California, since I was days from retirement, and I had refused driving a one ton flatbed a couple times cuz I liked my pickup, they gave him to me, he's a 91 that my wife and daughter named Oafy, he's a standard cab, what I'm trying to say is these videos really help me with Oafy, so thanks Derek!!!
“startin to peeve people off when ya JJYAAAGGHH! in traffic with the ol’ trailer on” .... this made me laugh pretty hard.
Loving this channel!! Reminds me of the ole "red green show"!!
There she went... Great!... 52 days later she's fixed! LMAO!
@@mbot5839 I didn't watch Red Green until people started comparing this channel to that show. Now I binge both. 😂
My favorite episodes are the so called “barn finds” were you start some ol gal that hasn’t ran in 1678866739 years up!
Those are enjoyable, more coming
Y fer did ya put a tel. number in there
"Michael Jackson the throttle"....best line yet!
😂🤷♂️
Thanks for watching
I spit a mouthful of coffee on that one.
Funny shit got me a new Holly street demon on my 454 so I won't have to do that any more lol.
👍👍
Today I bought an 89 Chevy K1500
First Chevy pickup
Was the shops mechanics truck. Great shape. Runs and drives. Recently rebuilt powertrain. $1,200 and I couldn't be more stoked.
Already tempted to LS swap.
Wow what a great deal
"Don't pay attention to the way the belt is routed so you can really struggle when you're putting it back on..."
HAH!
save those old belts for engine hoist duty
@@ddcraun how do you use old belts for engine hoist duty?
Every g-d time... ✋🏻🙄🤚🏻
Pichardo Gabriel couplers and cradles... they’re belted rubber and have high tensile strength, so you can use them for things like cradles and strapping when you’re hoisting an engine.
Pichardo Gabriel basically you stretch the belt out flat, tuck the end thru the lift hook on the engine, then fold it it half and put the hook from the hoist through the belt and lift!
I noticed the Canadian Tire hat - you would make the best Canadian Tire commercials!
First time I saw this guy on UA-cam, I though he was Canadian. Sounds like someone from nova Scotia
@@alternateimpact81 These are my people, here the oofta. Minnesota is almost Canada, more guns and less metric.
@@usapennyhunter4315 then ya'll would fit right in up in Newfoundland 😉. Without the trump of course, and with the metric😂
@@alternateimpact81 I never heard of Derek until a friend said "you sound exactly like this UA-cam guy"
Been a fan since.
Sincerely, Derek, from Nova Scotia 👍
No need to buy one of them Toe-key-o air drift suckers when a feller can just do a weewoo on the old factree air express lid
Eric Davis 🙌🏻
Glad im not the only one does that
You're not an American if you've never flipped the air cleaner lid
@@davidjames2788 don't they teach that in elementary school in MERICA? They do up here in America's hat...
@@DanNorth42 that's where I learned it.
Get some T Shirts and Hats that say. " That's Factry "......my guess is, you will sell out.
I'll take a hat
@@Krobear I think you may have commented on the wrong thing there friend no one is being negative here.
YASSSS
Hagg506
I’d buy one of those T-shirts!
I'd buy that for a dollar.
Favorite UA-camr, old Peg from zip ties is a close second. Keep up the great content.
Thanks Ryan, you rock!!
Omg! My first work truck, blue 88 Cheyenne! 569K when scrapped. Detroit lockers front n rear, 3 engines, 4 transmissions! Best plow, tow truck ever!
nice! They are workin machines for sure
The 5.7 Chevy Silverado engine was the best engine I ever owned! That engine never stopped, always started! It usually took things like gas pumps an water pumps to stop her! Loved an miss my 96 Silverado! She was comfy to drive and strong as hell
i think this guys a genius we need to make him more youtube famous
Mission accomplished! He deserves it.
Always more with the chevys! I appreciate videos on the new chevys like this one!
Thanks for watching Zachary
this guy makes my day 1,234,534 times better in an instant. No matter the day i had.
I had a 95 TBI. I unplugged the tan wire to the computer, advanced the base timing, put a few quarters under the fuel pressure regulator spring, snipped off all that extra material shrouding the TB, raised the injectors up, braised a large salad bowl to the bottom of the air cleaner (to help air flow around the injectors as they restrict quite a bit of air flow), it gave it about 9.32 horsepowers.
owned a 91 k2500 8 lugger for 6 years. loved that truck, it did everything
Love those old TBI engines, they may not be power houses, but they’re real dependable. Keep up the good work.
I had an 87 half ton with the tbi 350 and a 700r4. The low gear in the 700r4 really made ya think she had power haha!!
TBI’s are pretty gutless but they do get the job done
Hell yeah brother! Dirty ol gmt400s are my favorite!
"one of them Tokyo drift intakes" LMFAO
"Bleep bloop that down below"
Thanks for the bleep bloop
@@ViceGripGarage thanks for the great videos 🤟
I'm a garden variety tard. Really like your channel. It helped me survive China flu. 3 months in the hospital. Thank you I'm very grateful. Most all of my family is from minniesnowta. Dont ca knoooow
Epic Truck , Seats are the Bomb and you have the Upgraded Dash 😍😍😍
id love to see how ya hook up the air compressor for the back. that could be a great truck to take on some car rescue missions. you would have everything a feller needs.
Love your content and would like to see more barn finds that you get running to drive home. Also would like to see you do bolt ons for increasing HP, nothing expensive, just stuff all of us would do on the cheap to make it SEEM like we go faster. haha
Flipping air cleaner lids and stuff 😆
and bring MS Vice Grip along for more color commentary .................she could hold cam or ask U questions for U 2 reply
"and thats how you do a frame off restoration in one day....shes perfect!"
I loled.
😂😂💯
I have one sitting in my shop long bed. New refurbished 350 heavy half ton. Lost interest after my kid came home from Afghanistan and took his own life. Sniper in the airborne. I wanted to thank you. For inspiration to go back to work on it. You have given me a new outlook on life. We enjoy your video's. Now if a guy could get parts with inflation these days lol
I’ve had 7 of these gmt400’s in the last 5 years couldn’t help myself from buying so many cheap ones , great trucks theyre damn near indestructible, right up your alley with maintenance and ease of finding parts . Enjoy this one it’s a sweet truck.
You just reminded me that a Fella's almost out of cold snacks. I too drink Wisconsinly.
Haha
Hey feller!!! Waylon is the man!!
Sure is
I like it, more content of Beets/Beats would be cool.
An idea I've heard for more power on those TBI engines is to check the flapper on the air intake. The flapper is closed when the engine is cold so that air is pulled from the exhaust manifold and it idles better. Once the engine is warmed up(just like a thermostat) it should open up and let in colder air, but over the years they will fail and then your engine is stuck sucking in warm air from a small tube, essentially choking it out.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks Clint
Well we will just have to add that to the build sheet😂😂😂😂
If you watch the vid, you can see the heat tube is not even hooked up.. it's just hanging there. The flapper was a great idea, they just didn't put too much time into the mechanicals. It uses a heat thermostat similar to the coolant kind to open or close the flapper... there is a second flapper in the heat stove pipe that's supposed to close up at the same time, but it's not a snug fit. Hot air will always get sucked up in there. If you don't live in an emissions tight county/state, you can snip both flappers out and plug up the stove pipe in the air filter housing, or cut it flush and weld in a patch.
@Mason Widener Yes, this is a great mod. The cone was just a noise reducer anyway. The inner fender ducting is pretty big, and it gets a good supply of real cold air from the front of the truck. Those "Cold air" intakes with the cone filter hanging inside the engine compartment are just you money sucking in hot engine compartment air. All you need is a bigger air cleaner with original fresh air ducting, and you'll get better performance for less cash.
Regardless of what a guy does, just keep the air coming from the fender inlet. I shake my head at guys who ditch the inlet, or put an Autozone cone filter on, or simply flip the air cleaner lid. Cool air from outside the engine bay is obviously better than warm air inside.
They do sound beastly with the air cleaner lid flipped, though. Like an old Q-jet lol.
Derek , hey bud
Been recoop n after knee surgery binge watching your program. Started with ep01 and just been powerin through. Love your program ! I 've got a 94 2500 Suburban that I bought from my wifes uncle about 10 years ago. Shes got 300,000 miles on her. And I just love the ol girl. She just won't die and we work the crap outta of her !
Keep up the good work !
Yes do more videos on 88-98 C/Ks. I’ve gotta 97 GMC StepSide that I’m always looking fer tips and what nots. Thanks, Derek!
I like how you adjusted the caster & camber on da door hingies.
Great way to put it
All she needed was a little "Toe and Go" adjustment.
My wife said if I say “I’ll be dipped!” one more time she is leaving me...
😂😂😂😂
You don't need that kind of negativity in your life anyway.
Tell well I’ll b dipped bye bye sugar titts 😂
Theres a song about that. "Im gonna miss her"
Try "Well, I'll be grabbed and stabbed". See if that floats her boat.
I'd like to see more of 'Beets' the service truck. ☺☻
10-4, we'll do somethin!
ditto!
+Juan
Can’t beet it.
More about this k2500 doing up the utility bed back to "Factory". This unit can help bring back more beauty's from the dead:)
I'll bring er back around, maybe this winter
Who else wants to see a collaboration with him and Peg?
Peg?
@@danthemowermedic4444 "zip ties and bias plies" on youtube.
I dont think that is her name.
Both great channels but doubt that they would ever join up.
@@Longtrailside actually ole peg gave a guy a shout-out a while back.
You're a fine American sir! You bring a lot of smiles to fellow hard-working folks like yourself and the confidence to tackle jobs with some cold snacks and digicals! We love you!
Thanks Jason, helluva guy you are
Around the 10 minute mark you went off the rails with some new laugh 😂 this video was fun to watch.
Hey a guy just used your sagging door truck on my pinto race car and I’ve got to say it did the trick. Love the channel keep up the work
Yes more on the 1989 k2500 I used to have one kinda miss that truck. Can't wait to see what happens with that Camaro too. Awesome channel.
I’d like to see you turn that into a go dig a car out of a field rig. Ya know carry everything thing you need in one truck.
Looks like that's the guy's plan.
But then he would have the right tools and parts! That would eliminate half the fun!!!
yeah! Waylon
👍😎
Loving this channel!! Reminds me of the ole "red green show"!!
There she went... Great!... 52 days later she's fixed! LMAO!
Beetzs!!!
Love that truck! We want more on the for sure!
Full tour and history would be a good place to start.
Hey like that big red truck I'm all Chevy you have a nice family you all work together you are teaching me a lot I was also a farmer and mechanic on all those older vehicles.
What you're doing is great, hilarious, just keep on keeping on!
Thanks Dan
Waylon was the true king! VGG is my favorite tube channel. You are a great mechanic. Anyone can replace parts. A mechanic gets it running with vice grips and bailing wire
Thanks! Like your name
Love how your a not by the books kinda guy always make me laugh. Exactly how I am with my cars to👀
That'll be a great car-rescuer machine. Load 'er up with tools, generator, air compressor, battery charger/jumper, work lights....and drag the trailer along.... perfect rig for savin' old automobiles from the woods.
Precisely my friend!
Wish my Dad had had a free wheeling care free, humorous way of seeing and doing things. He didn't, and any time I tried to joke and kid around he'd have something ready to say about me that would have me feeling bad. My Mom was just as difficult to live with.
Their bad attitude was passed on to my two brothers, sister and me. All four of us are scared for life, we realize where the scars came from but there buried pretty deep.
It's wonderful to see you treat your son with respect on favorable and equil ground.
Putting it lightly, my dad and Mom had no patience to spare.
They probably shouldn't have had children.
Thanks for sharing.
😂 😂 😂 😂 Shot the beer rite outta my nostrils at "Chinesenisms" 😂 😂 😂
shot hot coffee out mine as i cannot stand the taste of beer ( Scotch instead, bourbon if made in the USA )
I want to see you get that boat out again. Haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.
jeff VanHolten I’d be interested in that, I like that it had a ford 2.3 in it as well
"PFFFFT! Yep, were on the fish." I laughed my ass off. That and the "Jesus creepers" lololol.
He said during one of his livestreams that he sold it.
I absolutely love watching your videos! I really hope you have a comedy background. You need a NETFLIX Special!
The turn switch got me!!! ...... screams YAAAAHHH when switching lanes now!
Just wanted to add to the subject, after changing the belt, throw the old one behind the seat in case you're in the middle of nowhere sometime and the new one goes sideways, the old one will get you home. Same for the windshield wipers, save the old ones behind the seat as well. I've had them fly off in the middle of a torrential downpour and again, the old ones will get you home.
Flip that wind cleaner lid? Tokeeo drift'n'n no time!
😂😂
“Wind cleaner” 😂😂
No. Engine bay gets pretty hot. GM got that part right.
Another awesome video man, loving some beets, as I have a soft spot for the unsung hero vehicles. Also, as someone who is working with TBI on an 89 Suburban V1500, I know the longing for a bit more juice under the hood. What I've discovered over the years is that these TBI units like to be cleaned, like once every few years. Remove it, take it apart and soak/spray/scrub the hell out of it. The spring behind the regulator diaphragm is notorious for failing as well. Also there is a 1/16 inch spacer that is available for these units, goes between the injector/regulator pod assembly and the throttle base. this allows more air flow through the horns to increase atomization of the fuel spray. Also Edelbrock offers not only a TBI intake, but a companion low to midrange "RV" style grind cam that reportedly turns that TBI into a workhorse. the cleaning and spacer mod alone greatly improved throttle response and acceleration. I added the intake last year and the difference in acceleration was even more noticeable. Waiting on the cam, as the engine still only has sixty thousand on her. Also, check your EGR system. The computers that ran these TBI motors really "felt it" and tried to over compensate if the EGR valve or the module it's hooked to go on the fritz. How many times can I say unit? UNIT UNIT UNIT!!!
I'm installing a spacer RIGHT NOW, well after the video, of course, so thanks, a lot!!!
New word I learned today: "Auto-magically"
Heres one for you sonny, soak your serpentine belt in 303 or armorall for 6 to 8 hrs and it will never ever never crack for 1 million miles. "Retired trucker!"
Beets is a trooper. Would be cool to see you hammer on the old tool box back there to make her factry again.
I sure do need to do this!
6:25 I fell out of my chair laughing lol "That escalated quickly"
😂😂
Lol" sleep in any Walmart parking lot with them" love that one" Lol"
I'd like to see what beets can do off road. Dont have high hopes but would be fun haha
Take her off the pavement and go test on her a little bit.
thoroughly enjoying your videos at work. I appreciate that you don't have loud music in between!
Try to keep er a minimum anyhoo
My wife says we sound just alike while working on the old air pumps. My kids come out and help and bust a gut while there helping the old feller break the go go machines! Yep that’s factre
Try topping up the hydraulic fluid in your old jack. occasionally that's all that's wrong.
that's too much work it's easier just to go buy a new one
Home Depot sells them Tokyo drift intakes in the plumbing department and I think a guy would get about 157.5 HP out of it.
"yea more"
Yup, basic maintenance on the company service truck, if it starts making noise, that's what the radio sound adjustment knob is for. If you see smoke just tell everyone you was getting rubber at 55mph. Now your a hero UNTILL they find out the clearance on piston to cylinder, requires a tape measure....
Be safe out there great video.
You can add the bowl (Jegs Part Number: 555-50080) under an open element air filter assembly. Instant difference. I got the filter lid too and that helped. Cat back exhaust will take advantage of the added incoming air. Add a metal matrix, high-flow cat and you'll be in business. And there are more cheap mods if you're interested. On Beets? Yeah. More. Any and all service and maintenance and tuning items.
Can't believe a guy got 2 dislikes on this here tutorial jeez.
Some people will bitch about anything, screw 'em.
some fella though it was road kill.........twice
Folks are afraid to learn on something w/a dash of humor.
Probly some liberals....they don't like gasoline burnin.
At a certain age, a fella doesn't even see "likes" and "dislikes".. Running out of toilet paper is far more important then silly digical thumbs.
Turn your air filter lid upside down bam instant cool air intake.
no.. then you suck in hot engine bay heat. GM got it right.
@@hawkdsl lmfao at "GM got it right."
Who needs a Tokyo Drift intake when you can just flip the lid on those old Chevys...
The sound they make when kicking down is worth it alone!
flipping intake lid on tbi won't give any more hp
@@mike-bj4dk doesnt for a carb either,just makes it sound nasty when your beating on her
@@mike-bj4dk Neither will a cold air intake...
It was nice to see some fixin, theres a whole lot of first start vidyas nowdays nice to see a mix up
Glad you're likin on it jon
79 Cameron matte black with old school front end flames = bad ass machine.
When are ya gonna get the old monza finished up..still waiting to see that go for a cruise past the trees...
i dunno....ya know......that 4 banger engine thing hes got in there scares me
Service Truck: I'd like to see how you restore rear lights and blinkers to a functional state.
👍👍
Hes probly gonna do the right thing and......
Men call em a "GMT400"
I been putting cold air intakes on my vehicle for year Derek max hp I have seen is 40 or so hp more but I use them because I can clean and reuse the filters and have mire then 1 filter ready and clean to just switch it out and go on my day when one is dirty @ViceGripGarage
Hopefully this truck gets engine overhaul and a paint job.. i had a 93 sierra k2500 that i had to sell cause times were tough and i still regret it everyday 😪. This brings me back and i love it
I've got a 91 chevy with the tbi 350. I run 5w30 or 10w30 depending on the season. Can you run that thick of oil without wearing out the oil pump?
"The old which ways" xD
I just found this channel 2 days ago and this is the best car/truck channel by far
Thank you!!!
I learned to put a good size socket down by the lower hing and close the door on it till the door lines up. A old trick of adjusting the doors on a Mk2 vw golf.
I like the wrenching on the beets and what not
Shes a goos ol gal
Your k 2500 is sweet. My FIL had one for his welding shop. Ever thought maybe add a generator, lights for night work on the road (moonlight works), maybe some tool bins. Looks great though and your doing an excellent job on your channel.
Thank you!!
Those doors are pretty hefty, I’ve done a few. A buddy of mine had a 1500 like that, we used it like a 3500 though...ran like garbage...but it still hasn’t let anybody down. It’s got one of those auto adjusting steering columns that makes her interesting to drive. I offered to fix it, but he said she was just fine and kept on rollin’! Lol
I know this is a year an half old video but my first truck was a 91 specd the same way! I’ve been looking for one for awhile now! Love those ole k2500’s!
great to see you givin the old girl some love after 32000000000 miles and fixin those things that nags a feller. Some people don't like Harbor Freight because some of their tools are made of Chineseium!
How about making a video about adding a second battery, for auxillary power and to power an air compressor and lights to the back of the truck, give the old girl a bit of luxury!!
yep lets see some more fixin on the beets truck maybe add some of the tools back like a compressor, harbor freight generator, welding machine you know the stuff you need when you go snag a new one out of a field. Maybe even some work lights that run off the generator. Maybe an LS 6.0 swap.
work lights not a bad iduer
I just did that door adjustment thing to my Blazer today after putting in new hinge pins
A million subscribers , heck yeah , im a old ford and chevy fan more mustangs , camaros , cudas and challengers please. Heck old trucks too. Love the show.
You are the man sir I enjoy watching your channel. Salutes from California sir.
Can't wait to see the old squareback beets out Workin again
Great to see a new vid. Always puts a smile on the ol pie hole.
A lot of people make belt routings sound much more complicated than they are. I haven't paid attention or looked one up on anything in years. The pulleys tell you what goes where. It's just ribbed on ribbed, and flat on flat. It's pretty easy to figure it out from there.