I Bought a $50 Ford Flathead V8 Engine on Facebook Marketplace! Will It Run?!?
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2023
- A Ford Flathead V8 engine came up for sale on Marketplace locally so I threw them and offer of $50. Well, now I own it so lets see if we can make it run again! As always, thanks for watching!
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I didn’t think there would be anything within 6 miles of you
Hey Josh 👋
😂😂gold
Sleeperdude!!!!!!! 👊
He probably exaggerated! Probably more like 7 miles!
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Just look at the bright side: now you don't have to worry about your boat floating away.
Now I need to buy a boat!
It’s great to watch engine builds when the engine is pulled and on a stand and one can actually see what’s going on. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love those old flatheads I remember as a small child our family car was a 51 ford 2 door I remember the old man loosening the exhaust manifolds for noise it was my first memory of what an engine was WOW how time flys Im 72 now good show man thanks
The day my Mom was born my Grandpa was out buying the ONLY new car he ever bought: THE most base model '52 Ford 2 door with a straight six.
He was going to scrap it about 30 years ago but my Mom said, "no way! That's MY car!" He gave it to her.
The only thing wrong with it ( besides the fact that it's still sitting around) is that the hood ornament is missing. The interior is SHOT.
Her Mom died when she was 19, right after my parents got married. They were BEST friends and it hit my Mom REALLY HARD.
I think she just likes having that car around as a piece of her.
My parents are in their early 70s and I don't think they will ever actually do anything with it and I'll inherit it.
Her Dad was a DIE HARD Ford man, my Dad's side is basically MOPAR. I inherited that gene.
I'm going to put a 413 Wedge big block Chrysler in it with a 727 and a 9"....mostly to piss off the Phord guys. Probably something like a Mustang II steering and suspension. Rad Rod style.
I'd like to do it in time for my Mom to ride in it again BUT I offered up a GM 383 and turbo 400 to the cause but she said no, she wants it restored.
My Dad thought it was a great idea.
NO WAY I'm getting involved in a money-down-the- drain restoration so I guess it'll just sit.
Duff is a good boy. I learned alot this week. I've never been in a flathead. Thank you for bringing me along.
Our pleasure!
Hate to dissapoint you but everything he did here was completely wrong this was shade tree mechanic at its worst. You never EVER take that valve assembly out as an assembly you take it out of the block piece by piece. he didnt even inspect the valve seat and the way that valve was broken and beat up I guarantee that valve seat was beat up too which requires that block to go to a machine shop and the old seat cut out and a new seat installed. That my friend is the difference between a trained mechanic like myself and an IDIOT shadetree like him
It's amazing for as innovative as the Ford flathead V8 was (single monobloc cast engine block, heat treated cast steel crank, cracked metal connecting rods, high pressure priority main oiling) it's remarkable how many technology dead ends were in its design.
Back to basics I miss these kind of videos from you thanks Mr mortske
I agree, Burt Munro was a bloody legend. I had a 37 v8 ford sedan back in the day in AUS, they had fibre timing gears, which constantly failed, so I put a new alloy one in, in a guys open shed, in the bush. It also had alloy heads I bought from the USA . I also had an extra electric fuel pump to try and stop constant fuel vaporisation in the summer. What a car it was. Wish I still had it now
I have faith in you...or at least in the Duff :)
Next best thing to will it run, is a why it didn't run tear down. Keep up the good work 👍
Will do!
"Worlds Fastest Indian" is one of the best movies I have ever seen. So much good stuff if you like speed or not. True story too.
Sure is!
“Everything’s a hammer except a screwdriver, and that’s a chisel”
Sad part, if that's your last resort and it doesn't work--- then--- guess what? You're...SCREWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (or not if it doesn't work...) Man that joke works on multiple levels...😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Nothin like the sound of a well tuned flaty. Thanks for another Mortske Monday! Thanks for the editing work Chin and good luck getting that old sow to run🐾🍺
They sure do sound good!
Used to work with a guy who had a flathead V8 mid-30's sedan. Helped him swap a water pump with one that leaked less so he could drive it in a parade that day. He carried a box of water pumps, carbs and other parts around with him. They were all like 'this one leaks less'.
The flathead life!
That one would have run so nice if it wasn't so f****d up , your right you can't win em all and with that one you could not win anything !!!! . I bet it was fun while it lasted so now if you get a boat you have an anchor for it , (splash ) . Fun video , thanks for having us along . Give Duff a treat for helping . God Bless you and yours .Till next time, Stuart in Ontario.......................
Great Job Mortske, Sad to see an engine in that shape. as for our buddy Paul, I can't even imagine why he or anyone would take the time to make comments like that. People seem to forget that you're spending a ton of hours a week making content and either editing said content or paying someone to edit. It's a huge investment of your time. I like most really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and teaching us. I genuinely hope you get a chuckle every time you see comments like Paul's. Keep up the good work man. Thank you!
So your grandfather or possibly great grandfather would have bought that valve tool, that's pretty cool, I think you're right about it being run when they/someone knew something was broken inside, it couldn't have been more than a few minutes the pieces would have knocked a bigger hole in the piston, thanks for taking the time to take it apart and show us what happened
Thanks for watching!
Awesome seeing how that flathead valve train comes apart. Great video, Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I think Duff is a handsome boy. I had a 48 Ford F1 with a Merc flathead. It ran beautiful but both water pumps leaked. Wish I still had it now. I didn't know much about them at the time. Thanks for the video 👍🇺🇸
I appreciate Mortske for not cussing in his videos. I can watch these with my 8 yr old grandson Carl. Thank you Mortske
Our pleasure Bob!
Ran when parked… that guy owes you a case of beer 😂
haha
Thanks Mortske, this video pretty well sums up my flathead ownership over the years! If I wasn't so cheap, then I would have gotten good ones!!
ditto!
I always learn something when I hang out here with Mortske and Duffers.
Any Ford flathead had frozen valve guides. Use the fork tool and lift the spring and remove the valve retaining "keepers". Pull the valve out. We had a special tool to BEAT the valve guides down. The intake guides had a seal. Nothing on the exhaust. Most flatheads needed a valve job after or near the 100K mile mark. The hot engine would not restart due to vapor lock. I enjoyed watching your work. One other problem with that engine was the fuel pump. Either the push rod to the pump wore down or the cam lobe would wear down. If the cam lobe was worn, we had to install an electric fuel pump.
I personally know very little about flat heads, it was good to learn the basics. I learned I don't think I wish to screw with a flat head 😂 the gods of unfinished projects got ya, your resolution was to finish all of your projects not pick up new ones 😉 it's always good to see you regardless of what you're up to, keep up the good work and the great videos 👍✌️🇺🇲
They're interesting for sure!
You may not have got it to turn over but you made an excellent and very educational video. Thank you very much for all that you do!
Our pleasure!
Not a total loss! Good explanation on how to do it right & wrong. Thanks for the informative video! Ol Duff is lookin pretty dapper with the fresh hair cut!
That was packed full of information. I had to delete a file to make room. I deleted the hydraulic portion of my physics course. Never used it anyway! I’ll also vote yes to see it rebuilt and running. Cool video.
Ha! Hopefully you never use this info either!
☕Another great Monday morning Mortske vid!!!!!!👍🙂
For $50.00 Mr. M--you can't go wrong! Looking forward to the carnage and the Monday morning shenanigans!😆
I really appreciated that. I have never taken the time to learn anything about these. I also have a renewed gratitude none of the valves have stuck on my six cylinder flatheads.
A lot of good parts, so 50 bucks aint bad. I enjoyed this episode, not many folks show a flathead break down with the details you showed. Sir Duff is looking pretty slick with his new haircut may i add. Again thank you for another great episode
I’ve been watching 24 Hours of Lemons videos. You should put together a team with Puddin and race a $500 car. Just a thought.
"Who'd a thought, my $50 flat head wouldn't be a runner." 🤣
Never know til you try!
My very first flat head teardown..
You da man.. Mr mortskie..
Thanks for Vietnam
Actually the ‘32 Pontiac was offered with an Oakland V/8. There were not many built so you are correct to call it the first “mass produced”. Keep up the great work.
Chevrolet had a V8 in 1918 as well.
Interesting show today. There is a reason it was sitting. The previous owner was afraid that he would look like he was stupid of which he was. You have had quite a few boat anchors lately!
Story of my life!
Thanks for this video. I have a ‘39 85 hp truck engine I want to go through and your explanation of the valve train disassembly was very helpful. I obviously do need a few special tools I didn’t know about.
It's a big undertaking!
You are so knowledgeable! It just amazes me all the little bits of information you can give
Love the sound of a V8 flathead
The ones with loose valve seats in the cylinders??!!😂😅😂😅
Go duffster!!
Duff for president !!
Thanks for the awesome videos my friend im in so damn much pain from my hernia I can barley stand and you help so much to cheer me up and help pass the time
Sorry to hear that
@@MortskeRepair thanks im hoping if I go in that drs office and demand it they might give me the surgery they keep refusing me.
Mortske I have been turning wrenches for over 55 years...Buicks Olds Chevy Willies AMC Ford But I have never ever dug into a ford Flathead V8 and watching you dig into
that flattie was absolutely a teaching moment for me. The time you spent explaining every move. The Special tool you used on the valve springs. I never knew. Not one of my buddies ever had a flattie. My best buddy who actually had his truck on display at the Trump casino had never had a flattie.
You keep it up You taught this old dawg a lesson
Glad to hear it!
I appreciate that you didn’t plan all this extra work but I gotta say a big thanks cause I now understand how flat heads work. Not that I think I’ll ever work on one but I really like knowing how things work. Thanks Mortske and Duff!👍😃
Always loved the look of a flathead V8 . We used to Lincoln lock one sides of swivel wheels when cart came with 4 swivels . Just stick weld up the top bearings then no more swivel, Thanks for the videos
It was solid entertainment watching y’all working on puddins model A, I was laughing my ass off. But hey y’all got it running.
History lessons are a great start to every video!
You are quite a fountain of info, that’s why I enjoy your post.
Always fun seeing what they look like inside, and I learn a lot from the teardown. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been thinking about picking up a couple British wartime built Ford flathead V8's for a project, thanks for the info!
Do it! Rare as hens teeth!😁
Our pleasure!
Keep preaching your knowledge🎉💯👍🐶
will do!
A cart like that should have 2 stationary wheels, and 2 swivel wheels.4 swivel wheels will make it do donuts everywhere! LOL
yes!
The reason why the valve seats come out/loose is also related to overheating of the engine, multiplied times. Also the oil filter when the cover is over torqued and bent, will leak like hell. From the looks on Duff he kind of knew this was a boat anchor. Positive side you only spend 50$ and not 500$.
I’d like to see you do a rebuild on the engine to see if it’s possible 👍
We're not rich!
@@MortskeRepair Tell the truth, Will It Rebuild? just doesn't put a tingle up analytics leg.
@@dennishernden2264 anything is possible with enough time, talent and $$
@@MortskeRepair Honestly, I was just ribbin ya on pandering to googl algorithm.
Lesson of the day, You can't save them all. 👍👍
Mortske, you should raffle that piston off to raise money for the tractor museum!
Lot of legalities involved with raffles unfortunately
I definitely didn't know how they came apart!! It's cool to take a look inside these old engines!!
It's definitely different than late models
@@MortskeRepair it reminds me of a lawn mower engine
But with 8 cylinders
Wounder if this engine was used in a jobsite generator and came apart while it was left running unsupervised. That would explain the odd engine mount
Mr Mortske -
What I loved about this video is that what you had there was a $50.00 basket case - but you didn't stop working on it.
We got a very interesting engine autopsy out of it. Thanks Mortske.
Thanks for watching!
Duffers can get it running! He don't need no stinkin' thumbs! He uses the power of his mind! 😁👍
Wow! Scary! You should have saved this for a Halloween Special! All kidding aside thank you for another fun and interesting video! And Duff does look marvelous! He deserves his own t shirt in the merch dept! Maybe a shot of his smiling mug on the front and tail wagging on the back? Looking forward to the next adventure!
Very informative Mortske. I know it's not really your thing, but I think many of us would like to see a full restore of one of these old engines from start to finish. Maybe spread over several videos obviously.
Too much $$ and time for my patience!
Thank you, my friend! I know it's work for you, but you are right, it was entertaining for me!!!
Our pleasure!
Duff looks mighty handsome after the spa! Snappy look for a will it run. Thanks for making my Monday with great content.
I enjoyed this tear down. It brings me back to 1968. I had a 1949 Ford Business coupe with a Flathead V8. I remember several times hitting the start button with the engine running, it was that quiet. It did however develop a cracked block symptom. water coming out the exhaust. Wish I still had it...............
Thanks for the info. I remember my Dad tearing these things down and rebuilding them back in the late 50s and early 60s. I was a kid then and never got the chance to tear into them myself .
1953 was the last year for the Flathead Ford V8 … then they started producing overhead valve engines. I had a 1953 Ford Convertible with a Flathead V8 and loved it. The style engine because of having all the valves etc. internally driven and coming from the lower portion of the engine was so quiet that if you didn’t see the fan spinning you’d swear the engine was not running.
My grandpa told me the top end was rebuilt in Milnor and it still didn’t run good at all after that so they parked it in the 80s, cool to see the inside of that rig.
Ya she was definitely running rough at the end!
Great video Mortske. Your not afraid to tear a motor down just to keep us entertained. Thanks for all you do !!!
I'm good at tearing things apart!
Worked with a guy like that several years ago. Best take apart mechanic I ever saw! Difference between you and him is you can usually put something back together again and it will do most of what the designer intended it to do!
Very informative about the flathead Sir ! You do not seem to have much luck with flatheads take care Duff and Sir ! You are correct the model A video with P is great !
Very neat indeed, at my 71 years of age today I was on training, what an outstanding opportunity for me this was, even that I was born and raised in the mechanical field, I never had the opportunity to put my hands in one of those engines but thanks to you today I did, would of been great to see the whole process, from the bottom of my heart my most expressive thanks to you, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres.
Most kind of you gentleman, thanks for that outstanding and impressive video, from the endless summer paradise Puerto Rico Jesus Torres
Cheech Marin knew an Eddie Torres.
That was a great video getting puddins t running, you definitely know your way around the old school stuff
I know enough to be dangerous!
I am 70 years old and you are like a friend who I would go visit just to shoot the shit with so the rambling is what I want. And besides I get to still learn something 😅
I will admit... at first I thought "$50 for a flathead? What a deal!" Later I thought "you paid $50 for that boat anchor? You got took!" But, it's always a good day to see a video from my favorite mechanic from the oft-times frozen North (he speaks fluent Canadian, you know)! And I like the history lessons that come free with every purchase... because I'm not afraid to admit that I don't know everything about everything (don't tell my wife!). If you only have a hammer, everything is a nail!
Right on
Just loved that shot with the Duff man struggling to keep his eyes open! Poor Duff! I bet if he had him some thumbs he would be more interested and awake!!
I rebuilt a 1950 Ford 8n 4-cylinder flathead a couple of years ago. This brings back some memories!
That is a '53 Ford Truck motor mount. '53 truck used car pumps with a wide belt. That road draft tube on this motor is also a '53 item. The truck Bell Housing for '53 is a unique 1 year item.
Thanks for the information. Always learn something when watching your videos.
Glad to hear it!
Even though it wasn’t successful, it was still an excellent video. I learned more about the Ford flathead today than I have ever before. You are An excellent presenter.
Thanks for the kind words!
You did real well buying that flat head for $50
As a teenager I rebuilt two dozen Ford flatheads. Great engine. The dist was moved to the top in '49. The early '53 cars had flatheads and then later in the production the overhead was standard. Johnson adj. tappets were great. You had to remove the intake manifold to adj them, but they worked. Adj them on the snug side.
As they say no use beating on a dead horse. Thankz Sir Mortske
AC is August Champion.. Along with his brother started Champion Spark plug company. Later had a tiff and separated and August started his own company.
cool!
I always like it when you work on a engine you rant a lot and I learn something Thankyou
This was a great format. A lot of explaining what, why, and how. I'm not a flathead guy, but I was watching intently the whole time.
Would have been super cool to see it fire up at the end, but can't win 'em all! Nicely done
Glad to hear it!
The Model A video with Puddin was one of the best I've ever watched.
It was a heckuva good time!
Its interesting listening to how much you know about these old engines I always learn something
Unless you've taken any motor down this can be boring but I'm old enough to remember driving these. Short of changing plugs & points, carb rebuild, that's all the experience I've had & this's interesting. A friend of mine, long gone now, these were a very good way to increase your vocabulary.
Great video. I'm glad you posted keep them coming thanks
Thanks for watching!
You can’t win them all but you can have a sammich or three and drink the memory away and then you don’t remember losing! That’s a win/win situation right there. 🍺
Awesome video, Tom, sweet grooves, Chin. Happy Monday to Me!
Started watching you a couple years ago doing a flathead tear-down.
Keep on being legit awesome
Will do!
I like the Rambling Man ! I learned a lot from this video, like you have to be really dedicated to want to run one of these engines . . Great video !!
Grew up around many flatheads. Some just ran forever but others left me with an auto-reflex. I see one on CZcams or in photos and I automatically smell steaming coolant. That smell of antifreeze in places it doesn't belong. The one on this video. There's more than $50 worth of parts there.
Tearing something apart is fun, the hard part is putting it together again.
definitely!
Very interesting and informative. I have never been around this kind of engine, and likely never will be, but the engineering behind these machines always amazes me. And they did it all without computers.
Yup
Mortske you are so knowledged on these old Ford's a man could really learn alot watching you pudding& sleeperdide all the time great content brother
I misspelled sleeperdude
Thanks for all the info. I had a 1953 Ford Custom. A strong runner, just don't over rev it.
So thrilled Duff talked you into getting another Flathead! It was that old grain truck that first brought me to your channel.
I can't believe there are still deals like this out there! The seller didn't know how nuts the classic car hobby has become.