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V8 PILOT LATEST - fresh coolant, then a test drive to the Hopley House classic car meet
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- čas přidán 29. 01. 2024
- Sunday saw the Ford V8 Pilot head out on its first proper test run since all the recent distributor shenanigans (covered in previous videos). Will it run ok? Will the replacement distributor and carburettor actually work consistently?
Prior to the run out to a classic car breakfast meet at the Hopley House Farm Shop, I wanted to change the coolant - a quick peek inside the radiator showed old coolant that looked more like oxtail soup than a healthy anti-freeze mix so with fresh containers of anti-freeze to hand, I drained off the old stuff and mixed up fresh.
This video covers the work undertaken on the Saturday, and Sunday's drive out in the Pilot and the MX5. Footage of various cars arriving and departing the Cheshire meet then follows, the oldest being a 1913 Ford Model T. Back at OCC HQ the grey Fergie tractor is also given a spruce up and is re-positioned back in front of my youthful assistant's sheds.
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Hi Rick - great video as always. I personally would have flushed the cooling system with clean water after draining all that filth, before adding the Coolant ? So glad the Pilot is running so well, I'm so envious of you, it really is a beauty. Thanks for all your work producing these videos for us. Thanks and take care 🙂
I did think of flushing it but it actually came out cleaner than I'd expected (I thought the remnants dripping out would be very gloopy, but they weren't). Thanks for supporting the channels.
Good to see the Pilot running so well after your work, another enjoyable video. Many thanks.
'Squeeze to burp it through' is an expression I'm adding to my stock of phrases for use in business meetings
I'm not going to ask what business meetings they are! Thanks for watching
Nice first half of tinkering and an interesting selection of cars at the meet, especially that super, black Ford Pop. Good to see the Pilot looking, sounding and running so well!
Nice meeting and a good collection of cars. Good to see the Pilot running better. All the best Bob
Thanks 👍
That Pilot is a lovely bit o' kit 👌🏻
The Pilot is a lovely all around car and the engine runs beautifully.
Great video
Plenty to see
Thank you😊😊😊
Good job on the Pilot - that coolant was well due a change. Loving that Chrysler 300D with the 392 ci Hemi.
like you say, you need to have a look at those thermostats
Magnificent car, the Pilot, very American. The slanty tail lights on the 1100 came in about '67, and a bit later, the FX4 Taxi had new rear wing pressings to accommodate these. Previous to this, they had a stop/tail lamp, and the direction indicator stuck out of the roof above the B pillar. Thanks for your videos.
Very interesting. really good to see everything working wel after a bit of fettling.
It certainly feels like it's an improvement, and my already-poor wrists approve of not needing the starting handle
Beautiful Austin 1100, I love those cars.
Since you changed the electronics Carb Etc back to standard it starts and runs like a dream that's a really lovely car thank you for this interesting video and the day out keep safe .
The signs are encouraging agreed, I never like to count my chickens too early but fingers crossed it'll be ok!
Great video, the Pilot is such a beauty.
Great work & what a great design with the twin drain taps, that’s a serious amount of coolant. Amazing looking car & the engine sounds lovely, after your carb fettling. Our MX5 mk1 & Honda Jazz have Rad drain taps, very sensible
That's interesting, I must have a look under the front of our Mk1
@@oldclassiccarUK it’s a philips screw/ bung on mk1 if OE RAD, but my replacement rad has a plastic wing nut, which is better
Your Pilot looked cool, as did the black Pop. Enjoy watching you and your son who's a great credit to you, you've taught him well and a really nice lad into the classics. Keep up the great work the both of you 👍.
👋 HI. The more I look at your Ford Pilot the more I like it. Having white wall tyres makes it, especially in that nice green colour. Well we got to see it toileting, having a pee and all . Ha !. Having a leak before hitting the road. I like the Mini Clubman Estate, extremely rare to see a saloon let alone an estate. Very nice. I like the current Mini, I think it's design is very nifty.
Thanks for watching!
Superb Pilot running solved, well done guys. Sounds really sweet engine note.
Used to be so simple changing anti frezze.....so many different types no.....
How did you know what type to put in the Pilot.
I like 50% for its anti corrosion qualities.....after a good flush out with plain water....and a run to get in all the nooks....used to be able to buy rad flush.
Love the polished header tank.....yes no stats....I would think the same.....not good for the motor.....not getting hot enough....what temp does it run at after a bit of a run.
Your right....it is a very sweet engine.
Is your dad connected with aviation.....some nice badges on the Jags grill.
The old-school blue Ethylene Glycol (sp?) is the go-to stuff for anything old like this
Does look as if there are no thermostats fitted. Sometimes they are removed if overheating is an issue, but its not really a solution as it can let the coolant go through the rad too quickly and not cool the coolant correctly. Very odd drain taps, usually they are open when the lever is in line with the flow.
Has Harley got his own car yet to restore ?, he really should have it would be a great experience and make him appreciate them more.
He has his eye on the Standard, we'll see
Good video RJ, I really do like the Pilot, your Dad's Jag is also super cool. I think it would make an interesting video to see the Pilot's built in jacking system being used , I have never seen such a system in operation.
Thanks, yes I'll do something about the jacks, I'm intrigued about it myself
Great vid rick,always good to watch youtinkering with the v8.she sounds so sweet.well done.hope you feel better soon.regards to you all.
Thanks 👍 still croaky but getting better thanks :)
Great job done, and Meet enjoyed! Hope your cold gets better, and regards to family.
Rob
Thanks 👍
I can strongly recommend Morris Oils "Ankersol"corrosion inhibitor additive to add to your glycol antifreeze. It helps prohibit corrosion in iron blocks. Used it for 15 years now and it stops the antifreeze going brown, so really works. It also ads a fluorescent greenn colour so makes leak finding a doddle.
that is one lovely motor car,wonderful.
Thanks!
I think you did well to change the coolant it looked quite 'muddy'. She seems to be running nicely now and starting from cold. it might be worth checking the carburettor settings just for your own peace of mind and to get that bit extra 5% or whatever. Some great cars at the meet that we haven't seen before. Austin 1100 and Sunbeam Talbot just to name two. Great video Rick thanks once again. 👍👍
Morning All ! Richard can you confirm that the M.G "Y" type also had it's own jacking system ? My brother wrote off Dad's new Morris 1100 in Christmas 1963. He was overtaking a car (it was dark) and the car overtook a bike pushing us off the road . My twin brother and l were in the front left seat (no seat belts back then!) The door burst open and Keith was thrown onto the road . Luckily , he wasn't run over ! Meanwhile , we careered into a field , bounced over a tree, landing on the roof which was flattened down to the door tops ! Somehow , my brother and l scrambled out . We looked for Keith and thought he might be under the car . How we did it l'll never know but we managed to lift the car on it's side not knowing he was thrown out . Dad went out and bought an identical car and made my brother drive it down the same road to calm his nerves . ..........your remark about the different rear lights made me chuckle . So l worked in a crash repair shop and an 1100 came in for a new rear wing .......l think you may know where this is going ! They were not a nice panel to fit . So the panelbeater fitted the wing , the painters painted it , the panelbeater put all the parts removed back on and the car was parked up for collection . Incredibly , no one hwd spotted it was a later wing on an early car. The customer came to collect it and HE was the one that noticed the mistake !!!!! And l wasn't the culprit Richard 🤣🤣
Yes the YB also has the Jackall system, in one of my Wem show videos I talk to a gent who proceeded to demo his system. I'll do the same sometime. Love the wing story, reminds me of Johnny Cash's song One Piece at a Time
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I had an Austin Princess Hearse 1954 (from memory) that had built in hydraulic jacking system, you lifted a flap in the floor by drivers feet to operate, I think it was marked as blackjack but I might well be wrong.
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Also, at the time I couldn’t afford the cost of antifreeze so I used a couple of thick padded horse blankets to cover the engine at night, the obvious happened, I forgot to remove the blankets and only remembered when smoke billowed from the bonnet 🤣
Nice video. Enjoy the tinkering. Do you run the old fleet on unleaded petrol or add lead substitute when filling the tank?
Just unleaded, often Super Unleaded as it may have a bit less ethanol but I don't do anything special
yep what a bobby dazzler the Pilot is , so glad she starts so easy. The Sunbeam Talbot looksed a great car as well.
What are the two white and dots at the top of the fenders in the front? The dots are about the size of an american quarter.
In the earlier V8 Pilot videos I talk about removing a pair of awkward looking wing mirrors, I used dome headed bumper bolts to fill the holes.
@@oldclassiccarUK Thanks.
The V8 Pilot is top dog in your garage in my opinion. Such a beautiful car.
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#1 Model T (1913) 34:36 37:16
#2 Sunbeam Talbot (1946) 34:39 36:24
#3 Ford Pop 103E (1955) 28:22
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Love that flathead. Was the grille similar to the Prefect? There is a video in that built in jacking system!! Cheers from NZ.
The grille was similar but different, if you see what I mean. Yes I plan to have a proper test of the jacks sometime, I did feature the system fitted to a gent's MG YB a year or two back.
12 miles to the gallon?
I think it'd be better than that, not that it matters
In the 1960's, my friend would say, " Hey look a V8 Pilot, they have inbuild jacks". I have never seen them in use, so when can we have a demo please? 😀
I'll see what I can do :-)
I wonder if the last owner had problems with overheating? as it looks like they may have been running just straight water by the looks of the rust in the radiator. I would give the rad a good few flushes and check the thermostats. You may find that the radiator needs cleaning out proffesionally, they will unsolder the top and stick rods down the coolant passages to clear it.
The old stuff smelt like antifreeze so I think it was just an older mix, fortunately it wasn't as gloopy as I was expecting. Thanks for watching.
You love your baby... don't you! The Pilot is a great car and you should be proud. My favourite was the 35'. Very similar to the Pilot accept a couple of differences like "Front Bumper" "Chrome Horns" just under the lights but mostly "Spoke Wheels". I think I saw one wheel near your water tank. Anyway, I wouldn't turn my nose up at your Pilot. Cheers mate.
Thanks for watching, I'm not sure what that spare wheel is off, I must have a closer look at it again
You need to get the proper Ford radiator hoses that have the correct yellow Ford paint stamp on them, sorry little things like that bug me
Details I'll focus on once I know it's running right. Were those hoses fitted to British Ford V8 Pilots, or just the American V8 models?
Accelerator pump ? running a bit weak ? needs a bit more ignition advance ?
I don't think it's running weak but yes the accel pump is something I wondered about, I'll just keep an eye on things as it might settle down with use
What do you do with your displaced antifreeze?
I used to take it to a local garage but I'll need to see if they still take it or not.
In the 1966 l bought a ex PLA police car 12v electrics lowered suspension and 24 head stud mercury engine the two 6v batteries fitted under the rear seats giant speedometer where the central speaker was. I made a bigger bore exhaust system that by itself woke the engine up (to much back pressure) Pea shooter exhaust resulting in braking two left hand half shafts great car fantastic v8 sound Written off by a careless driver engine ended up in a wall known stock car. .after that bought a std one
Sounds like a fun car!
When I was an 18 year old I bought an 1100 and I could smell petrol when driving it. Turned out to be a cut and shut.
Brings back memories of my late brother in laws Pilot with me standing in the passenger foot well when we'd go off down to the coast. This was in the early 60s and people weren't a bunch of snowflakes then! 😂😂