1937 Ford truck Abandoned for over 35 years! Will it Run?!? Flathead V8 engine!!
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2021
- I picked up this 1937 Ford truck in trade late last fall. The previous owner never did anything with it and it came from the Iron Range up in northern MN. Story was that the guy used it for many years but judging by the Gambles 6 volt battery still attached to the cables it has been sitting since before the mid 1980s. Lets see if we can get this old girl running once again! And then maybe convert it into something a little bit more usable! If you're interested in the pickup conversion it has already been sold... Thanks for watching!
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"cant't lose the shop if you burn it down!" lol Hey i loved that old distributor tester machine! Lets see those new Digital computer button pushing "mechanics" try to run one of them! lol Great vid bud!
They don't make these new fangled tools as cool as the old stuff that's for sure!
Love it entertaining video great-sounding motor when the fire was happening I was telling myself is that a fire I guess you didn't hear me
@@MortskeRepair Dude...don't cut it up
Coker makes tires and rims for it
make it a rat rod
@@clevelandmaker386 Not really a rat rod guy. Tires would cost me the shop too.
@@MortskeRepair not really... there's a dude out of Alabama named paradox that just finished his 41 dodge and he's got the same tires
Great job, sounds good
Thanks much Mr. Blaisdell!
Naturally the Vice Grip goof likes what you’re doing. Of course VG get millions of views so…his opinions are sure more valuable than mine.
Collaboration?
We need a collaboration with you two. My two favorite channels
@@moodiblues2 Say what? All I heard was a long fart sound coming from a jealous ass.
It's amazing how well old American made vehicles can be made to run after sitting for decades untouched. Those guys really took pride in the work they did back then. Good stuff.
YOU TOLD YOUR BUD YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE A BATH , I THINK HE WANTS TO HOLD YOU TO IT / THE WAY HE SAT THERE AND LOOKED AT YOU , WHAT A GOOD BEST FRIEND YOU HAVE / YOUR A LUCKY DOG TO HAVE A BEST FRIEND LIKE HIM
I've got some serious distributor tester jealousy!
Haha, they're way cooler than that alternator tester you had last week! I need to get this one dialed in and get a little more educated on it as well.
@@MortskeRepair A friend bought one from an old guy in Pensacola, FL who gave him the lowdown on how to use. He now rebuilds dizzies and uses it to test before sending em out.
@@danielbuckner2167 Nice!
@@MortskeRepair yeah, i keep trying to get him to show me but hes secretive like that.🤷🏻♂️
Another fine job perfomed by the professional field revivalist ! That sounded like a southern Baptist preacher in the 50's. That flatly has to be the best one yet for originality!!
When you talked about the frame swap it reminded me of another one of my favorite channels Halfass Customs. Brent on that channel does some amazing things
He sure does!
Every time my Beau dog sees Duff his ears perk up. He loves watching Mortske on the CZcams! We both do!
Awesome!
That socket and breaker bar hanging on the crank really revved me up !!
Haha sorry
I'm with you on not liking to drive in parades. The last time I was in a parade, my introversion and social anxiety kicked in big time. I could barely finish. I almost turned down a side street just to get away from people. But, I held it together long enough to finish.
Kroil is great stuff! I used to work offshore Louisiana, that's about all they used for the salt environment. It works really good. But needs time to work. I snapped a 5/8 bolt off on my ol John Deere. Soaked it with Kroil, let it sit for 2 weeks & backed the bolt out with a channel lock!
When I graduated High School in 1973 ( Dont say it!) I went to work at a local TEXICO Full Service Gas Station! As a young Jedi Knuckle Buster. The old boy running the place said " You gotta start at the bottom and work your way up! Which meant everything under the car or truck was mine LOL! It was SOP to drain a quart of old oil out and add a quart of Kerosene and let her idle for about 10 minutes before the oil and filter change. We also never changed the Spark plugs unless the porcelain was cracked. We had the old sandblaster plug cleaner or we used the oxy-Acty number 0 gas welding tip to clean them. We had a Spark plug tester made by AC DELCO and a Distributor Machine too! I never got to use the Distributor Machine but I was told how it worked. I had to be able to snatch the 7/16 flat washer from his hand to prove I was worthy! LOL!
I'll have to show my spark plug cleaner collection sometime!
Hey Mortske... Looks like a new home for Duff riding shotgun... with no passenger wiper.... and 30s style A/C.... Perfect!!!! From Cleveland, OH... Home of PB Blaster and Ford engines.......
Hey Mortske..... Constant flushing with Rotella-T and a NAPA battery.............
Thank God inspector duffske wasn't in the cab when the fire started!!! I'm glad he was a little off his game, and rolling in some other game!! Way to go stink boy duff!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I saw the "Thats thinkin with yur dipstick jimmy" coming. LOL
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I started watching your channel with a flat-head start a year ago
That was fun! Thanks for an interesting and enjoyable production. Great watching someone who's a master in his field. Makes me think my 18 year old Jetta is worth keeping after all
Glad you enjoyed it!
“The safety of steel from pedal to wheel”
One of the things that draws me to this site is the the use of anachronistic terms. Sayings that, as a native Yank, I should recognize -but don't. That forces me down a rabbit hole where I discover a whole section of my culture that I wasn't really aware of before, but looks eerily familiar today.
Chicken chasers? Humph. Whiskey dents? What a spot on description! This dude's on it.
Hello Mortske and Duff Dog, I had a 78 mercury monarch 302 and had to do the pokey pokey with the Oil, I put the Plug back in and put about a can and a half of Berrymans b-12 chemtool in and started it and let it run about 20 minutes and Holy Shitsky I didn't think it was ever going to stop draining, Pure mud I changed it again a couple weeks later with Berrymans and never had the problem again, drove for a few years with not much problems.
Had to come back and watch this one again. Love seeing the old flatheads coming back to life. Awesome work as always Mortske!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Congrats on bringing the old gal back to life.
Enjoyed it... Life is good you got a battery sponsor, you up to your fire insurance just in case. That's very cool sun machine
Wonderful job, love to hear the oldie run again! Thank Duff for helping out!
You bet!
This is my new favorite from Duff and crew!!!!! Love the knowledge spread out through the video!!! You have to love a flathead!!! I always get excited when I get a new video notice from the Duff dog channel!! Thank you so much for sharing your time!!
Thanks much for watching and commenting.
Thank you for this! I love the Flatheads, and watching you get them going gives me hope for one day resurrecting mine. Will definitely be doing some review watching if I ever get started on it!
The thing about flatheads is the sound at idle, nothing else sounds like that, kinda like B.B. KING nobody else sounds like that.
If I still had a working back, I would be begging you for this truck for me to build a car hauler.. That cab and fenders is PERFECT!!!!
From West Haven, CT. Hello everyone. I agree. Sounds good.
Wheee, just got done watching old Derek reviving his grandpa's grain/bale truck & I see this upload. Guess where my afternoon is going...
The way she's setting right now it screams to be a gasser...new subscriber!!
Thanks for subbing Mike!
You just made my day. My dad's first car was a '36 Tudor sedan with Mercury flathead and early juice brake conversion (this was late '45 early '46). Anything of this era always warms my heart - thanks a bunch, very much appreciated!
Thanks for another Mortske Monday! Its always frigin awesome 🐾
I saw the fire and thought...noooo, he'd see that. Then, I thought, it must be a reflection on the glass from his happy Christmas fireplace video.....nooooo, it turns out he was fumigating for the Hantavirus....good thinking! Always picking up practical tips on this channel.
Good job!
No charge for that life lesson mediocre motors!
What a cool truck! I’m glad it’s not just my dog that rolls in that stuff, lol.
It's the fashionable thing to do apparently!
@@MortskeRepair my dog has been sprayed by a SKUNK 5 times so far! You'd think she would learn better after doing it a few times but NOPE! Hahaha
@@MortskeRepair dude..... restore that truck!
Those are super rare down here
rat rod hauler
Yep the more stomach turning and dead it is the more they want to roll in it.. even my elegant lil ole lady loves a mud pit or two
Count yourself fortunate that it's only deer droppings. My boy Prince had a thing for raccoon poop. He hated 'coons but loved to roll in their crap. That stuff is bloody strong horrible smelling. Mades me gag a little when I bathed him. Same place of course, all up in the side of the head, neck & collar area. Once on a trip to the Columbia River, he found himself a nice little stash of rotten Salmon. We could smell him from 20 feet away. I used gfs strawberry flavored female body wash on him, in the river of course; (no dog shampoo on a camping trip!). He was not getting in the van reeking of rotten fish! After 5 days of camping in that spot, seems like he waited to do this right as we were ready to leave, too.
I asked my dad about the Varcon Batteries, he said last time he remembers a Varcon was in the mid to late 50's, my grandpa used one in his allis chalmers tractor and his old 49 ford flathead truck
Way back in the day!
Good job Mort. No flame throwing. Duff was playin it safe and out of the shop for most of the work.
Very true!
You and Matt both crack me up about how you won't use the word vice grip
Flatheads and some Spacehog, just perfect!
Only the finest!
Master of the Flathead . Fantastic as usual. Thanks for letting us all enjoy . Rock on
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Unflipping believable hearing that flatty run! I’m impressed. That’s a compliment. It takes a lot. I hope who ever got it, did it good. 🤙🏻🌺
Hey mortske! love the videos! Thank you SO much for taking the time to list out your tool sets! really appreciate it, also love seeing your face closeup when you do your compression tests, priceless!
Hey, I'm all about helping folks out! Took me a lot of uhhh "experiences" such as this to get the tool assortment I got not. Glad you enjoy my shenanigans Nuke!
I was screaming at my screen, "fire, FIRE!!! Then I could here my roommates running for the front door. Oops. Needless to say, I'm on chores detail for a couple weeks. Worth it!!!
At least you know their response time is up to par!
@@MortskeRepair - Exactly! They did think it was pretty fucking funny when I showed them the video.
@@anthonymessina2834 Good deal!
One of your best videos yet Mortske! Its almost unbelievable how good that old flat head ran, almost as good as my 2020 Silverado!
Thanks much Bill!!
My wife is not a car person, but she enjoys your videos-likes you and Duff. She was very entertained with the fire 🔥.
Glad she enjoys the Duff!
Great viedo ! Had a 1937 ford car , but sold it 2 years ago. Hi Duffy
I’m 73 I remember these old Sun machines. Nobody that I knew reall y understood how to work them either. 😺
I am 66 and used Sun equipment a LOT in the mid 1970s in GM dealerships. A lot of the profit in them was pure showmanship, but if you had the knowledge, they could and would locate a tiny or intermittent issue.
I had the benefit of GM training schools, so I had a lot of resources not available to independents.
You never fail to entertain! That flathead sounds awesome. The fire nonchalantly moving through the cab as you continue to cut on the chassis was classic. Fords and fire. You da man!
We light everything on fire. Usually on accident!
I love the shape with that bed on it!! Killer video as always!! Smooth sailing!!
Hey Mortske I really enjoyed this one Thankyou
Great content freeing up the valves ( no breakages either)
I like your distributor machine Its a nice bit of kit a must when you work on them double points
You looked like you enjoyed this one too. Look forward to your next one bud ⭐👏
Thanks as always OG!
@@MortskeRepair Just reading some of the comments on here Seems like a lot of ppl enjoyed this one brother if you needed any encouragement to keep going then you have it just here 39.000 ppl cant be wrong And i bought my 1st t-shirt cheese and rice im a mortske fan
ColdWarMotors is one of my favorite channels. Dean's greasy flips and classic tires.
And Scott has a working distributor tester too! Maybe a share of knowledge is in order. Chuck in NE Kansas
I love the Pha Q
I thought I invented that.
Aren't those old ford's positive ground?
Where at in ne kansas?
I’ve had fun going back and watching these year old truck videos.
I was the service manager for Sun Electric in my town years ago ... nice to see the gear still doing the job.
Cold War Motors, Mortske Repair and Vice grip Garage are my 3 favorite car channels. For just flat out laughs I watch the Uncle Hack podcast. As far as drinks go, I just drink Whiskey, usually Scotch and I prefer a highland single malt, French oak or Sherry cask if Im feeling fancy lol
I'm in Colorado and have been using Kroil most my life. Hands down my favorite being a agricultural mechanic I deal with rusty crap. 😆
Yes that stuff is amazing
I found out about kroil a few years ago when I picked up the N series farm tractor virus. It really does a great job.
love it when at 1.06 the drinkers side door opened and its ghost of the past even got out/ whos making all that racket - lol.. great job in getting her running.. sounds just like a V8 Ford Pilot I had as a teenager a long long while ago... Thanks for the video -- Ian --UK.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great job Sir, and starting it in a respectable fashion, as some youtubers try to get any wreck going while covered in crap !
That flat head came to life with your tlc, thank you for your proffessionalism
Thank you Blair!
Love the show! I found your show from watching Puddin's show. I like watching people that know what they are doing but make it fun to watch. My new fav's are you, Puddin and Vice Grip Garage. I stared my channel a few months back building Choppers and I'm trying to be my goofy self. Thanks for the inspiration!
Glad to hear it!
i still need a 34 ford! youre the man who can find one !
Just send me a blank check Khaki Bandit!
@@MortskeRepair ill send it with the filler neck thats still in my fuel tank! lmao
@@IowaClassicCars You haven't gotten that out yet?! A lot of good my fuel jug is without that!
@@MortskeRepair lol the new tank should be here this week! :D
@@IowaClassicCars Overnight parts from Japan!
I really Envy you and I'm afraid to talk about having a drink and having fun some people just take it the wrong way and you know what I mean keep up the good work Steve from Annapolis
She's alive and sounds mean!! as usual great job! Fred G Sandford would be proud of the end result
kroil is awesome! we used it alot on steam turbines. it is the best for getting hardware loose, just spray and come back the next day.
We used it alot when I worked for GM powertrain. Helps loosen up exhaust parts.
I used it for my girlfriends BaCk DoOr & she said it smells good but it Burns a little!?!?!?
Oh come on Jon! Family friendly!! ha
Flames just moving across the seat lmao
Another great video! My grandfather's farm in northern Minnesota as every car he ever owned in the woods out back. My oldest cousin went up there and pulled out his 40 Ford.
Awesome!
Awesome video, I have a 1936 with a 1950 flathead. Enjoy learning about the early Fords.
Glad you liked it!
Amazed at what you drag into shop some days.
Sometimes I even impress myself!
@@MortskeRepair by the way mountain dew and Jim beam is pretty tasty. I tend to comment way to soon on most videos. Run across any bullnose fords let me know, we aren't that far apart.
@@kimjaniszeski498 I see them from time to time. They're starting to creep up in value.
@@MortskeRepair i know I have 5 of them at moment and a 76 dentside I'm preparing to go back on road and sell. And a few other trucks and cars equaling 17 vehicles.
Yes what a day finally a good start to a Monday thank you my good sir I take my hat off to you yet another amazing video keep up the hard work and give duff plenty of rubs 😊 amazing work dood keep it going 👌💯
Thanks, you too!
@@MortskeRepair thank you so much I appreciate your time and effort to make these videos and reply to people like me it makes my day 😁 good day sir 😌
@@fried-chicken420 You're very welcome!
@@MortskeRepair two time reply yeeeees I appreciate that I'm probably the biggest fan you have like I would give anything to come over there and help you on those cars you may think it's silly but I generally look forward to your videos I learn so much more than my father ever did for me so for that I respect you 😊😊
@@fried-chicken420 Glad you enjoy them!
Glad your back
Love to hear that old flat head run , music , thanks Barry in Virginia 68 yrs 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Barry!
Scott ,from Cold War Motors ,may be able to give you a lot of information about the old Sun, or other, distributor testing machines of this era. He has some
I wonder if the starter is going to be any good lol knowing your luck it probably shit the bed already. Either way I look forward to your videos every Monday morning drop the kiddos off at school and please going up and watch one of my favorite CZcamsrs.
Didn't have to replace a starter for once! Must be that those 6V starters really love the 12V power!
@@MortskeRepair I just finished the video and dang love that Flathead sound. Great video!!
@@joshjablonicky171 They're definitely a different sound!
@@MortskeRepair yes they sure do I used to make model a model t and all the early Jeeps radiators from scratch we hand made them just like they used to do everything comes in flat got to make tanks inlets outlets brackets we used to have an open house thing or guys in the model a model t clubs come down and give my demonstration how I make all the parts from scratch and all the machines are well over 100 years old so I got to be around a lot of old cars and I love the old motors specially to flatheads they just have it amazing sound.
@@joshjablonicky171 Good stuff!
Mortzke Monday - Always Entertaining 👍
Good Job Mortske
I guess water hose didn't hurt that interior. i yelled , wife yelled me for yelling at you . you finally got up .
Sorry to upset the misses!
ME TOO! LOL!
@@walterwhitaker1395 I thought to but then I realized it’s pre-recorded, so I kept my mouth shut.
It was interesting to see how far it would go tho.
@@keithharden7844 love
That’s a really cool truck! Your idea of building it into a half ton is a great idea so go for it. Oh by the way I unstuck a 67 352 today that has been sitting for 25 years.
came back and watched this again, think might have been why i subscribed. Made me smile again!!
Amazing when you can watch a video multiple times and enjoy it just as much. you are the only one doing car anything that i will rewatch. keep it up Great Job!
Much appreciated!
"They like to make their homes there and then pee in them a lot" - Just like people!
Tiger was a brand of Gamble-Skogmo discount stores. I’m guessing they are not very new.
Got to luv those flat heads , they just look and sound cool !
Beautiful truck! Awesome seeing that old flathead running! Those things are tuffer than some say!
You got that right!
What do you mean I didn't say anything about the fire ,I was screaming at my screen
I couldn't hear ya!
@@MortskeRepairrrright
I just fast forward one time and the truck was on fire D:
It happens!
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Thanks for including the lady's we thank you for the respect.
My pleasure!
Nice job Mortske.....Watch the whole thing as always. Like that old truck. Like the pick up. Carry-on.
Thanks much for coming back Mike!
That looks like a truck for puddin
It does need a good washing!
@@MortskeRepair I like that reply a lot 😉
I can't believe the look on your face as you tightened up to torque the engine over and damn near bit the carb when it turned so easy. I have a great story about my first engine, a flat head v8 and how it all ends. You just made my day taking time to make it run. I wish that more of them were that easy to get rolling over.... ford musta had a good day when he rolled this one off the line
Glad you enjoyed it Morgan! Thanks for stopping back!
YOUR ENGINES NOT PRE RUN. YOUR HONEST . GOOD MAN. SOME TUBERS THINK IM STUPID.
Nothing like the sound of an old flathead. That truck will be cool on the small frame. Fun little scootin' around truck.
They sure sound neat!
Welp, you didn't blow anything up! A small fire doesn't count! Great job! 👍😊
I'm improving! Dont' tell my insurance co.
Engine and cab moved back, lowered to the floor! Lol . Extension of Engine compartment. It's all love on a truck like that.
New videos from you and Duff are always an instant click to watch.
Much appreciated William!
Gasket in a can!🤣 your the man! And actually you are the master and I’m the student.
Thanks Ty!
I'm amazed the old flathead ran,and even more amazed how GOOD it sounded!And yeah them dogs love to roll on poop don't they!Hopefully the Duffster will out grow that.Best dog i ever loved to roll in cow poop,but worse than rollin,he'd eat some then barf it up in the house.Seems like he only did that when I was offshore,never when I was home.Wife threatened to kill him more than once,but he finally did out grow that habit.
hahaha
Mortsky you are amazing great job, Duff will love it.
Thanks Lee!
Just got to finish the video. Great job, your knowledge spreading. Thanks again Sir.
Very welcome Milton!
Yeah, that's a cool truck ! I can't believe it turned over so easily. Nice project for someone !
Me neither!
Dig those old flatheads. Nice work👍👍
I always watch your channel make no mistake about that. LOL just takes me a couple days to get to them. Carry-on
Re watching one of your older videos you do some great work glad you have your new shop
Much appreciated
Wow 😳...a non-stuck engine! It also lacked a couple of quarts of water in the crankcase; however, not sure what WAS in the crankcase! Excellent video Mortske...really enjoyed it. Thanks!
we get lucky every now and again!