1948 Chevy First Start & Drive in 32 Years!
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- Well, we're done....I think. It all depends on what the owner says...
But for now we get it running for the first time since 1989 and then drive it!
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Had one. Pulled the 216 and put in 261 and later transmission with an OD. Drove it 78,000 trouble free miles. Did convert the Knee action front shocks to tube type.
I'm 67 and that car was new about 5 years before I was born. You're working on and driving a piece of history. I also had a corsair, it was a 64 model.
Well done. Thanks for sharing your amazing mechanical skills through the excellent videos.
I see you’ve got about 6 ft of travel in the steering like my old Fleetmaster. Sure glad she drives so straight it doesn’t matter much. Congrats on a job very well done sir! Glad to be a part of it!
lol yep, definitely needs some front end work. still don't know what the owner wants to do about it.....anyway, thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I have been interested in 1947-1948 Chevrolets since my youth and have waited 25 years for engine-bay views like those you offered. It was also nice to see it driving, as I strive to learn how to drive one myself.
Thanks so much for sharing all your videos on the 48 rehabilitation project! I just got a 48 Stylemaster coupe that hasn’t run for 40 years. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do with it, and I’m sure I will be referring back to your videos many times! Thanks again!
You're welcome, and thanks for watching. Let me know how your project goes.
What a great looking and sounding old motor! Great job!
I hate to see the series end. Great stuff!
I like what I just watched. Greetings from the island of the Philippines. I just like saying that. Cheers brother!!! 🇵🇭🍻🇺🇲
Well greetings from Kansas, USA. Thanks for watching!
A wax job would do wonders for that thing! Great job for your part in it. Sure makes me think of my 48 Chevy Fleetline. We had to move and my mom made me sell it, or I’d have it today.
I have enjoyed it and thanks so much for sharing. I have a 40 Chevrolet with a 235 and as you know all applies.
Great work and fantastic engine sound.
Loved the video, thank you very much!!
What an enjoyable video!
that oil pressure is just fine its a splash lube engine. my first car in 1962 was one of these from my grandfather. you got the good oil bath air cleaner. at 45mph gas was ,249 I could go 100 miles on a buck(25mpg). just don't overspeed the engine and it will run on almost forever. if you have a little play in the steering gear. there is a lockout and screw to take up the slack.
Congratulations on your excellent restoration. This brings back childhood memories of my Dad's 1947 2 door Fleet Master, that my maternal grandfather purchased new for parents in 1947, one year after my birth in 1946. My younger brother an I road many a miles standing up behind the front seats, holding onto the courtesy ropes behind the front seats. My folks keep it car until 1959 when they bought a slightly used 55 Chevy 2 door Belair. That cigarette ash tray mounted on the dash board was a mess, as ashes were always everywhere and sometimes lent to burns to the dashboard.
I love the stories of the old days! Wish I could have been there to see them.
@@TheJayhawker They were wonderful times and not just because they were my childhood and boyhood days; but now looking back it is clear that America was a different nation then as most people still had a belief in God and a clear understanding of right and wrong, honesty and integrity. Although, there were wrongs that needed correction, such as the discrimination against blacks, there was the strong bound of family among blacks as well as whites. Our small neighborhood was shocked to hear of a married couple who decided to divorce around 1958 or 1959. We were told that marriage was a sacred vow made before God between a man and woman.
Much later in my life, at age 30, the year 1976, I was drawn by the Holy Spirit to know who Jesus Christ is and to know Him. I had been raised in church as a boy, but in my late teens and 20's began to question what was the meaning of life or did it have any meaning at all. Through a process, that God, I now know, through His providences, did lead me to the realization that I was a sinner, a man who like all men, had missed God's mark of perfection that God requires in order to know Him. As the scripture says, "There is none righteous, no not one." Therefore, God, who is perfect, holy and just, as the Judge of all mankind, cannot leave the guilty unpunished. But, praise His name, He provided a substitute to take the penalty for my sins, His own son, the son of God, Jesus Christ. He, Jesus, the son of God, is God, and as God He took on flesh, became man, suffered death, death even on a cross. But, because He was perfect, the grave could not hold Him and God the Father raised Him from the dead. Now, because of the faith that God has granted to all who believe in His Name, He has granted the right to become sons of God. At age 30, sometime between September and December of 1976, God opened my spiritual eyes and ears and gave me a new heart, a heart to believe unto eternal life, which is in His son, the Savior of all who would believe.
@@YOUGOTIT210 Thanks so much for that testimony. Looking back on my own childhood I realize how fortunate I was. My home town is a small Kansas town that was founded by a Christian group just after the civil war. Even by the time that I came along in 1981, and my whole childhood, most people in town and even most kids my age where still descendants of them. So my childhood and the public school in that town was very much what yours may have been like. Most kids went to church together. I had both sets of grandparents and most relatives within 10 miles of home as well. It wasn't until I left home for school that I was really exposed to what the world was like. I thank God often for the parents who raised me in a Christian home and the wonderful childhood that I had.
@@TheJayhawker You were blessed to have that childhood. Yes, everything that we have, and every good, and everything He allows into our lives is a gift from God, and is meant for us to give Him the glory for His sovereignty, mercy and goodness. His ultimate gift was His son Jesus Christ, who was the lamb of God, the sacrificial offering for every sin in this world. Who also took upon Himself my sins; and through the gift of repentance, granted to me over my sins against the one and true Holy God, He led me to believe on Jesus as my Lord and Savior. By His mercy and grace I came to know Him who is peace and life eternal. Jesus Christ is the prince of peace and in Him is eternal life, because He and the Father are one. (John 10:30)
Nice video my dude! I like that pressurizing the gas tank trick. Take care.
I dedicate this one to you hiebrad! You da' man!
Great idea for rear collisions..
Old 216 tying every bundle !
Nice job! With gas being higher in octane today then the 40'-60's (as low as 65 v. 87) these 216's perform much better with 10-14 degrees of base timing.. The octane selector can add up to ten more but it's easier to keep the selector at zero and just add 5 - 8 more to the BB (5 BTDC) using an advance timing light. U | C is TDC
Excellent thankyou!
Great job loves it
That is so neat. Good to see a '48 on its power. Maybe some day I can find one.
Very Nice!
Such a rewarding hobby..
NEEEEEEXT!😉
Es hermoso como funciona ese motor, yo tengo un chevrolet 1949 y lo estoy reparando pero las piezas son difíciles de conseguir, vivo en Cuba. Gracias por los videos, me ayudan mucho para arreglarlo.
This was my first car @ 🚙 $4o..loved the hood vent into the cabin.. Mine did not have the windshield visor, or fog lights.. I live in Augusta
They are sweet cars, thanks for watching.
I am excited with you. Can't wait to get my 54 belair started.
GREAT stuff! It is hard to be sure listening over the internet but sounds like the tappets are still a little loose. ( comment made before second adjust) Sounds better after hot. better a little loose than too tight! Great car!
Hi Jay you said the oil presure was a bit low do you think is due to a faulty gauge? Also I change the clutch and had the flywheel resurfaced and new ring gear.mostly using your video for reference I've yet to start it. Becuase I refit the flywheel the tdc mark is going to face a different direction from factory. Is there a way around this cheers.
good proyect and music
Thank you for all your amazing videos. I’ve just subscribed. I have a 46 Chevy pickup with the 216, and I’m concerned that there’s very little lubrication to the rockers. But yours doesn’t seem to have much either. Is that normal?
Bob
Yes, in fact if you look on the bottom side of the copper tubing going it the rocker shaft you will see it has a hole that bleeds off a lot of the pressure. Thanks so much for subscribing!
had a 47 wreck it bought a 48 for parts got drafted they should be on a farm near Pedricktown NJ , good hunting...
Just real old school.
Have you tried using 2cycle oil in your fuel?
beautiful job buddy..
14:34 what did you install and was the purpose of the liquid to be put in the black round reservoir
why no oil on the rockers ?
I just saw a show that verified that the valve lash gets larger as the engine goes from cold to warmed up. I suggest that you check your values after it is warm.
I did....I said it right in the vid. The point was that Chevy only gave you a hot engine value for setting lash. So I set it cold .002" larger, started it, let it warm up, then reset them to the hot value. You've got to start somewhere when the engine isn't running yet.
I saw that after I watched the rest of the video. I have a habit of commenting before I watch the rest of the videos. I like your videos. I'm working on a 49 Fleetline. I'm going to have to use a 58 235 until I get the 216 rebuilt and ready to go again.
Are the points you are using the ones that go with the polarity reverse switch?
no, no switch on this one
I have the same car and engine. I recently converted it to 12 volt and change the points out to be electric. When I was done, the car feels like it needs timing and my carb started to flood. Is this all a timing issue?
Without talking things over it's hard to say, but if it ran better before you did the conversion then it does now, I would certainly suspect something that you changed out.
That car's engine compartment is immaculate.... if i dropped my tuna sandwich on the rocker arms and it fell down between the springs...i could pick it up and keep eating it.
In that case, I'm slamming the hood shut if I see you coming! lol
@@TheJayhawker Yeah, my Dr. Pepper always falls off the car fender too. ;) Potatoes chips fall in the radiator shroud.
@@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC I personally run Dr. Pepper in the radiator and a dash in the gas tank. (It fills the hole in the ozone with high fructose corn syrup)
Excellent video Jay! Congrats on the finished project! How timely this video is to me. I've been in a dilemma with my '36 chevy pickup and setting the valves. I thought I set them right but I really appreciate the instruction on setting the valves in two groups instead of trying to get each cylinder to its firing position then setting them. I always wondered what the specs would be cold, like you said the book gives hot settings, thanks. Great videos as always.
thanks for watching, glad it helped. I can't wait to see your pickup running!
If that old car only plays old songs you're a trouble LOL.
ive noticed theres not much oil coming up to the top of head , my 216 does the same,, is that the way it is on these 216s ? what state are you from ?
Yes that's just how it is on these. There is some small amount of oil pressure in the copper tube coming up to the rocker shaft but where you see a small brass cover over the tubing there is a hole drilled through the tubing to relieve all of that pressure. So basically whatever gets past that hole is what feeds the rockers and it's just a gravity flow system from there down to the valves. And I'm in Kansas. (Jayhawkers are native Kansans)
@@TheJayhawker thank you
me gusta esta informacion, pues tengo un camioncito chevrolet de 1938, pero en algun momento le cambiaron el carburador y no es como el de este carro
Did you keep the 4 door?
Was their a 1948 olds that looked like the above.
Wow! Can you work on mine? Bought it in 2004 and it has been sitting since,.
I have a 47 that I'm working on, been sitting in the woods since 68 engine is stuck, so in gose a small block 327.
where are you located? I'd like to have the stuck motor.
Thi is a bock 250?
*- My first vehicle was a 1949 Chevy Milk Truck; 216, Up Draft Carburetor, 4 speed stick, with a 1 ton diff.*
*- {for example} **www.onallcylinders.com/2013/04/23/american-resto-mods-summit-racing-team-up-for-rutledge-woods-1949-chevy-step-van-project/*
*- Built to haul a lot of full milk can weight on steep Northern N. H. country farm roads to the dairy, it had massive leaf springs and 18 inch split rims.*
*- I had to jack it out of the soil, and remove all break cylinders and master cylinder, refurbish them.*
*- Huge King Pins and tie rod joints were done for me later.*
*- Cleaned the engine with kerosene, but never could get the radiator to not overheat so I used an antique thermometer cap to see when she was about to spew.*
*- With lower geared differential, new tall lug tires, AND in deep snow, she would easily fly past 70.*
*- 55 mph was tops on dry roads, as there was no adjustment left in the worm gear of the steering box.*
*- In the snow the wheels stayed straight and there was no shimmy at all.*
*- Eventually got a new old-stock steering box worm gear to remove the 5 inches of steering wheel slop.*
*- I put a swing-up bed in the rear so it would work as back rest for university students I carried from Nova Scotia to Boston for Christmas AND carry my dirt bike; and put in a sink, cabinets, gas stove and ammonia refrigerator to keep my vodka frozen.*
*- It carried two fifty gallon cider kegs back to my log cabin to make 10% apple wine using my biology professor's proprietary Champaign yest capable of 32 proof under highly controlled lab conditions.*
*- The RCMP used to stop by occasionally after work in the middle of winter to cheer up and get warm.*
*- I filled milk pitcher jugs for them from a tube coming down from the loft where the 50 gallon keg set.*
*- They never could figure out how I "lifted" that keg full of cider up there.*
*- The smells from my overhead antique brass kerosene lamp and wood stove kept them from noticing/commenting on the smells of my tobacco pipe.*
*- They never said if they stole any of the pea soup or brownies with Vancouver shrooms laying around.*
¿por que no sube el aceite?
What did you poor into the air breather... I never seen that...please respond....phil
It's an oil bath air cleaner, so you fill it up to the line with motor oil and that is what traps the majority of the dirt. You change the oil in the air cleaner as a regular part of servicing the car. Thanks
I did notice the passenger side tire was not equal to the other side
I want to put a 48 front clip on a 49 I lone those front fenders
Clutch adjustment
1948👍🙂👏
What visor is that?
No clue what brand. It's an old school aftermarket one. Probably from the '60s. The owner has the original but it needs to be welded back together and repainted.
I’ve only seen the Peckat and Fulton sun visors. My understanding is they were all aftermarket, anyhow, I really like that one and would like to get my hands on one. Thanks for the reply!
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Someone bought it?
I've been doing this work for the owner of the car. Thanks for watching.
💯😎👏👍48
u dont need to use new oil in oil bath air fitler
no esta lubricando
Wouldnt it been easier to do that when the engine was out of the car?
please don't confuse me with logic...
@@TheJayhawker you did excellent on that old chevy
Anything wrong,no oil on the valvs spring on top of the engine,is dry !!!!
Old engines must be different. I would think I would be see oil on the rockers.
Bill these cars had serious oiling issues,The engine had dip tubes supplying
oil for the RODS!,Dad had 2 or 3 Chevys including a 1948 the rods went out of!.That 48 we had was very unreliable!, We went about 200 miles in it (1959), Dad had trouble the whole way (in the rain)
Volt Reg,Generator,and I think may ran hot cpl times,no ac,NOISY!, Look @ these comments they think these junkets were good cars!😡, They never rode far in one!, Take my 2017 Impala ANY DAY!.
these Chev sixes are reallygood engines if they caref for these live forever if you do the servicing right by the Chev servicing rules thiswas all the Chevy dealer do all the time when these cars was new thiswas my views on these really good Chev sixes as im a Chevy six cylinder fan i reckon these was far better engines as the Chevs will never die as they are really good and tough engines as if you just keep the servicing up on them they live forever these Chev sixes areally good engines this was my point of views
You THINK 216s were good engines?. How many did you own&drive?.
I see all the people that think these were great cars curious how old you are I'm 70 We had a 1948 fleetmaster,ugly purple,Dad worked on it constantly,We went from Indpls In to Champaign Il in it,V regulator and generator went out!.It overheated.I remember my poor Father working on that JUNKER in pouring rain.We had a 1951 I remember Rods wrapping up in it,Finally Dad bought a Ford with a Flathead V8. Sorry bro but unless someone seen these for what they were they don't know them to well VERY UNRELIABLE!.I had a 1948 Chevy pick up the LOCKED DOOR came open&Dumped my 2 week old little GIRL AND Wife in the middle of the road,thank God it was night on not so busy street.
I Do want to add,When the pressurized 235 came out they were good engines.
@@packingten this was the engine this was in the Chevs in Australia as this was the base for the Aussie Holden grey six engine as the Holdens was the 138ci engines as these was based on the larger Chev sixes as i knew these enginew well as i knew these was really good engines as far i knew thiswas the case as i knew the History of Chevrolet as these was the newer versions of these was had the full flow and pressurized lubrication as these was in the later Chev sixes thiswas the knowledge i had oion these engines as im a Chev expert as i knew from my Chev knowledge they are gotte better as the years went in the production life of these engines these was pashed out in say the late 60s or later thats what i knew my Chevs as i read up on them alot in books on these cars
@@packingten yes they was good the later versions of the Chev sixes thiswas correct on this mate as these was the base for the Aussie Holden sixes in the early Holdens thats what i knew all the long
To all of the people glorifying these old cars got a question for you.
Dad had a 1948 Chevy like this in 1959 we went from Indianapolis to Champaign Illinois in it.Before we left Dad&I put a leaf spring on it.Somewhere in between Dad put a generator&voltage regulator on it,It was very warm,actually hot....w no air conditioner,I remember how noisy it was,The large backseat not very comfortable,Just curious outside of the aesthetics what is the thing you like about these old cars?,Lack of comfort?,Unreliability?,BTW I thought they were ugly then &now!. Please no johnny come lately that never ridden a few thousand miles in one of these clunkers.
I would like to reply to your question, with another question. If it was so awful and they were so ugly, why do you watch videos about them? So your dads car was already 11 years old by the time you took the trip and you mention having to fix it. Well, my wife's vehicle is an 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, we are a single income family and it's what we can afford for now. It's 11 years old and I am constantly having to work on it. It's simply what you do to vehicles with a lot of miles under their belt.
As for the A/C, I grew up in the '80s and my folks drove older cars as well, It seems like we never had air conditioning that worked. So when we took long trips we got up early and drove in the cool of the day. It's just what you had to do. And actually I would argue that most cars built before the 80's were actually set up quite well to give you excellent ventilation with the wing windows and the cowl or floor vents.
But as for the looks of the old cars, I completely disagree. In my opinion the late 20's through the early 40's produced the most beautiful cars ever. I absolutely love working on and driving them because it takes me back to a time that I never had the chance to experience but would go there in a heartbeat given the opportunity.
I just liked my 48. If I were you, I certainly wouldn’t buy one!
Don't quit your day job
God bless you
I want to put a 48 front clip on a 49 I lone those front fenders