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Table of Contents
Cars - Miscellaneous
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Restoration
Just Dashes Handcrafted Dashboards and Interior Restoration.
Videos
By AutoAlex or AutoAlexv2 on YouTube:
- Cheap Vs Expensive Steering Locks TESTED on 2022-07-28.
- HOW A CAR DEALER BECAME ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS! on 2023-10-17.
- Related:
Cheap vs. Expensive Anti-Theft Products on 2024-02-12, by Donut.
I Tested Car Anti theft Devices From Amazon! on 2023-09-30, by TylerTube.
YouTube - Disc vs Drum Brakes on 2018-07-03, by North Central Utility.
YouTube - What 2 Winters Have Taught Me About Driving a Classic Car in Winter on 2022-04-09, by Living With A Classic.
By Nicole Johnson's Detour on YouTube:
By SmarterEveryDay on YouTube:
YouTube - How to correct a slide on an icy road (and how to prevent them) - Winter driving education on 2016-10-17, by Dan Robinson. See also Icy Road Safety, and Storm Highway.
YouTube - 700 Cars hidden on a Ranch in Colorado | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 8 on 2016-10-19, by Hagerty. A visit to The Rambler Ranch in Colorado, and to a nearby collector.
Uncle Tonys Garage
By Uncle Tony's Garage on YouTube (see also Better Garages and Gardens:
- The Ultimate Car Guy's Survival Guide on 2019-04-27.
- Classic Car Buying Basics- How To Spot An Honest Car on 2019-05-18. Look under the dashboard.
- How To Listen To An Engine on 2019-07-08.
- The Tool Every Mechanic Needs To Master on 2020-01-07.
- The Curious Case Of The Secret Super Stock Mopar on 2020-03-22.
- Anatomy Of A Lemons Car on 2020-12-12. A car for the 24 Hours of Lemons Endurance Racing for $500 Cars.
- Yeah, I Got Your Cold Start...Right Here on 2021-02-17.
- Why Mopars Suck on 2021-03-17, and What Makes Mopars Awesome on 2021-03-29.
- The Dirty Truth About Building Cars on 2021-08-24.
- Meet The Ruster! on 2021-09-07. Shows a Plymouth Valiant Slant Six from a fellow racer.
- Setting Your Engine For Instant First Start on 2021-11-05.
Beyond the garage
- Serenity Now - A Remedy For The 21st Century on 2020-10-16.
Engine basics
- The Myth Of Engine Displacement on 2019-09-17.
- Engine Basics-The Power Stroke on 2019-09-19.
- Detonation...The Number One Killer Of Hot Engines on 2020-03-25.
- Junkyard Hunting For Good Core Engines on 2021-08-28.
- The Art Of Freeing A Stuck Engine on 2021-12-16.
- Finding Your Engines Happy Happy Fun Zone on 2022-01-11. About fuel burn duration, and the power stroke.
- The Wonder Of Positive Crankcase Ventilation on 2022-02-04.
Crankshaft
- One Run Away From "Boom!" on 2021-12-01.
- Mechanical Martial Arts, And The Mastery Of Bolts at 6:31 on 2021-09-01. Has a tip for loosening stubborn harmonic damper bolts with MAPP gas or acetylene torch.
Camshafts
- Camshafts For Dummies on 2020-02-22.
- How To Accurately Degree Your Cam With No Special Tools on 2020-05-10.
- Deadly Auto Parts Store Mistake on 2020-09-01. Shows why you should scrutinize those new lifters that you bought.
- Winning The War Of Mechanical Attrition on 2021-10-29.
Intake manifold
- Intake Manifolds. Single Or Dual Plane, and Why on 2020-07-17.
- Secret Life Of The Intake Manifold - Talking About @Garage54ENG See Through Manifold Video on 2023-01-24. Talks about We make a transparent intake manifold on 2023-01-17, by Garage 54.
Cylinder heads
Points ignition systems
- Classic Car Tech-Ignition Points Explained on 2019-09-05.
- Classic Car Tech-Setting Up A Point Ignition on 2019-09-06. Tools needed: feeler gauge, points file, points lube, dwell meter, magnetic screwdriver.
- Old School Tune-Up Mastery For Beginners: Setting Up Points The Easy Way on 2021-04-19. Shows replacing points, and setting the gap with a dwell meter.
- A Discussion On Street Ignition Systems For Classics, Cruisers And Daily Driver Performance Cars on 2024-06-18. Mentions Echlin points as (more) durable.
Carburetor
- Classic Car Tech- Understanding Carburetors on 2019-06-22.
- Vintage Muscle Car Tech-Vacuum Voodoo on 2019-08-24.
- Holley Set-Up and Adjust Step By Step on 2019-11-26.
- How To Make The Edelbrock Carb REALLY Work For You on 2019-12-04.
- The Most Troublesome Part Of Any Carbureted Car on 2020-03-01. Talks about the automatic choke.
- The Most Useful Carburetor Video Ever Made on 2020-03-04. Talks about the idle circuit.
- Touch The Gas, And BAM, She Goes! on 2021-03-20. Talks about adjustments to the accelerator pump.
- $18 Edelbrock Carburetor Rebuild on 2021-04-28.
- Poly Wanna Bigger Carb? on 2021-05-15.
- Initial Carburetor Performance Tuning on 2021-09-10.
- Old School Tuning: Choosing And Changing Carburetor Jets on 2021-09-14.
Oil system
- Oil Pressure- How Much Do You Need And Why on 2021-11-25.
- All About Your Engines Oil Pump on 2022-01-23.
- Oiling System Flow Path Of The Classic American V8 Engine on 2022-03-17.
Fuel system
- Fuel System Basics- In Tank Pick-Ups on 2019-05-16.
- Fuel Economy And The Classic Car on 2021-11-19. Talks about the Feather Duster and Dart Lite.
- Extreme Fuel Economy And The Classic Car on 2021-12-09.
- Carburetor MPG Myths And Intake System Thermodynamics on 2021-12-22.
- Is Modern Gasoline Killing Your Classic Car's Engine? on 2022-03-23.
Electric Fuel Injection (EFI)
Brakes
Transmission
Radiator
- Radiator Hack on 2018-09-08.
Tuning
- Fine Engine Tuning With A Vacuum Gauge on 2020-06-16.
- Ignition Timing For Power on 2020-06-28.
- Make That Thing JUMP When You Whack The Gas! on 2020-07-02.
- Less Sketch, More Power! on 2021-06-07.
- Let's Give This Thing A Tune-Up! - All The Little Tips And Tricks That Go With Changing The Parts on 2024-08-14. Shows replacing the distributar cap, spark plugs, spark plug wires, setting the choke linkage, and choke pull off spring.
Timing
- Power Timing Secrets For Classic Cars on 2022-03-04.
Spark Plugs
- Engine Fundamentals- Checking Spark Quality on 2019-08-10.
- Tune Up Basics - Spark Plugs on 2019-11-21. Autolite = toughest. NGK = most forgiving. Champion = most unforgiving, most fragile.
- Simple Spark Plug Tricks on 2020-11-11.
- Tales Of The Spark Plug. Engine Tuning By Reading Plugs on 2021-09-27.
Electronics
- The Single Most Misused Item In The World Of Cars on 2021-07-02. Talks about solderless connectors, and their need for shrink tubing.
Perfect Daily Driver
- The Perfect Daily Driver on 2020-04-08.
- Perfect Daily Driver 2 - Laying Out The Plan on 2020-04-09.
- Perfect Daily Driver 3 - Engine Teardown And Inspection on 2020-04-09.
- Perfect Daily Driver 4 - Choosing Our Carburetor on 2020-04-14. Mentions using the Edelbrock SP2P intake manifold, happy from idle to 4500-5000 RPM, and gets you +4-5 miles to the gallon.
- Perfect Daily Driver 5 - A Combination So Bad It's Gonna Be Awesome. on 2020-04-17. Shows how to get stuck rings off a piston with a propane torch and a “relatively non-flammable penetrating fluid” (e.g. PB Blaster).
- Perfect Daily Driver 6 - DIY Engine Block Prep on 2020-04-20.
- Perfect Daily Driver 7 - Talkin' Crankshafts on 2020-04-25.
- Perfect Daily Driver 8 - Buttoning Up The Bottom End on 2020-04-27.
- Perfect Daily Driver 9 - Camshaft and Cylinder Heads on 2020-05-01.
- Perfect Daily Driver 10 - Cylinder Head Porting Basics on 202-05-06.
- Perfect Daily Driver 11- Timing Is Everything on 2020-05-09.
- Perfect Daily Driver 12- Adventures In Carburetor Land on 2020-05-12.
- Perfect Daily Driver 13- Let's Go For A Ride on 2020-05-13.
- Perfect Daily Driver 14 - Yeah, I Do Bodywork...Poorly on 2020-05-22.
- Our 72 Dart Swinger - Project Daily Driver Returns on 2022-05-15.
- Perfect Daily Driver 360 Swinger Revisited -The Good The Bad And What We Would Do Differently on 2023-02-14. Comes back on the Edelbrock SP2P intake manfiold, as it is choking the 360 engine.
Driving Classic Cars
- Driving Classic Cars- The Truth About Ethanol Gas on 2019-06-20.
- Driving Classic Cars on 2020-08-03.
- Driving Classic Cars - Road Tripping For Beginners on 2020-08-14.
- Driving Classic Cars - MORE Road Tripping For Beginners on 2020-08-15.
Step By Step Kitchen Engine Rebuild
- Let's Do A Step-By-Step Engine Rebuild...In Our Kitchen on 2021-02-04.
- Step By Step Kitchen Engine Rebuild Part 1: The Block on 2021-02-07.
- Step By Step Kitchen Engine Rebuild Part 2: The Crankshaft on 2021-02-09.
- Step By Step Kitchen Engine Rebuild Part 3: Pistons And Rods on 2021-02-12.
- Step By Step Home Kitchen Engine Build Part 5: Doing Hot Rod Stuff To Our Heads on 2021-02-21. This seems to be where this Kitchen Engine Rebuild series has ended.
For The Home Engine Builder
- Number 1 Home Engine Builder Mistake on 2020-02-08.
- Helpful Tips For The Home Engine Rebuilder( plus Plan Z update) on 2020-12-15. With piston inspection, and cleaning tips.
- Honing For The Home Engine Builder on 2021-10-22.
- Inspecting Parts For The Home Engine Rebuilder on 2022-02-15.
- Swapping Pressed Pistons For The Home Engine Builder on 2022-02-25.
- Engine Break In For The Home Builder on 2022-03-08.
- Even MORE Free Power For The Home Engine Builder on 2022-04-08.
- Assembling A Short Block For The Home Engine Builder on 2022-05-10.
Your First Engine Job
The Shop
- The Island Of Misfit Mopars on 2019-10-25.
- Moving the UTG world headquarters. on 2021-04-04, by John Wilburn.
- Introducing The Midnight Speed Lab - Chaos And Gearhead Anarchy For All on 2025-06-15. Announcement of the collaboration with Dr. Art for a new shop/channel(?) “The Midnight Speed Lab”.
Cars
Bottle Rocket
- The Realities of Car Building on 2019-08-31.
- A Night At The Races on 2020-06-21.
- This Is What Hot Rodding Is REALLY All About on 2020-08-30. Discusses taking extraneous weight of a car, with Bottle Rocket as the example.
- The Fine Art Of Biting Off More Than You Can Chew on 2020-10-21. Shows a Bottle Rocket update up to 00:46.
- The Machine Keeps Grinding Forward at 5:35 on 2020-11-23. Shows an update on Bottle Rocket.
- Projects: Enough Stuff To Keep Me Working Three Years After I'm Dead at 4:59 on 2020-12-05. Shows an update on Bottle Rocket.
- It Only Hurts When I See Turn Signals at 5:33 on 2021-09-23. Shows an update on Bottle Rocket.
- YouTube Paid You HOW MUCH To Paint An Engine?? at 4:26 on 2022-04-16. Shows an update on Bottle Rocket.
- All Work And No Play? Remembering How Important It Is To Have Fun With Your Cars at 13:10 on 2022-11-01. Shows a Bottle Rocket update.
Plymouth 1963 Valiant - Wrenching Classic Cars
- Wrenching Classic Cars- Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 1 on 2019-07-22.
- Wrenching Classic Cars- Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 2 on 2019-07-26.
- Wrenching Classic Cars- Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 3 on 2019-08-01.
- Wrenching Classic Cars- Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 4 on 2019-08-03.
- Wrenching Classic Cars-Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 5 on 2019-08-17.
- Wrenching Classic Cars-Home Style Engine Rebuild Part 6 on 2020-08-21.
- Wrenching Classic Cars- Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 7 on 2019-08-23.
- Wrenching Classic Cars- Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 8 on 2019-09-06.
- Wrenching Classic Cars- Homestyle Engine Rebuild Part 9 on 2019-09-10.
Plan Z Dart
- Plan Z- 1967 Dodge Dart on 2018-10-16.
- The Plan Z Dart - Two Steps Forward, One Step Back on 2020-10-13.
- The Fine Art Of Biting Off More Than You Can Chew at 00:46 on 2020-10-21. Shows an update on Plan Z.
- Digging Into "The Plan Z" Dart on 2020-11-03.
- The Machine Keeps Grinding Forward at 1:49 on 2020-11-23. Shows an update on Plan Z.
- Projects: Enough Stuff To Keep Me Working Three Years After I'm Dead at 9:49 on 2020-12-05. Shows an update on Plan Z.
- Plan Z Dart- Returning To The Roots Of Hot Rodding on 2020-12-21.
- A Slanted Start To A Happy New Year on 2021-01-01.
- The Case For A Custom Torque Converter (Plan Z Dart Update) on 2021-01-28.
- It's ALIVE! Hot Slant Six First Start And Cam Break-In on 2021-01-31.
- All Of Your Slant Six (Plan Z) Questions Answered on 2021-02-03.
- Plan Z Weigh-In FAIL!...And A Slanted Miata? on 2021-03-27.
- Low Buck, Low Tech And Loads Of Fun on 2021-03-30.
- The Return Of Plan Z! on 2021-08-10.
- Building Cars Is About Expecting The Unexpected on 2021-08-15
- Plan Z And The Basics Of Sorting A New Car on 2021-09-06.
- It Only Hurts When I See Turn Signals at 3:17 on 2021-09-23. Shows an update on Plan Z.
- Tales Of The Spark Plug. Engine Tuning By Reading Plugs on 2021-09-27.
- Plan Z- How To Make A Big Holley Work On A Tiny Engine on 2021-10-06. Shows transfer slot restriction and different boosters.
- Plan Z - Zeroing In On The Perfect Tune on 2021-10-14.
- One Run Away From "Boom!" on 2021-12-01.
- The Art Of Freeing A Stuck Engine at 0:18 on 2021-12-16. Shows an update on Plan Z.
- The Man Who Reinvented Internal Combustion And Disappeared- Fact Or Fiction at 0:33 on 2021-12-29. Shows a fan-made scale model of Plan Z.
- Plan Z - Getting Our Slant Ready To Hit The Track Again on 2022-02-23.
- Plan Z Back Together And Running Stronger Than Ever on 2022-04-02.
- YouTube Paid You HOW MUCH To Paint An Engine?? at 8:00 on 2022-04-16. Shows an update on Plan Z.
- All Work And No Play? Remembering How Important It Is To Have Fun With Your Cars at 12:13 and at 15:35 on 2022-11-01. Shows a Plan Z update.
- Pain And Progress - The Charger Creeps Forward While The Fate Of Plan Z Is Decided at 03:03 on 2023-06-22. Announces that Plan Z is going to Slant Daily Garage.
By John Wilburn on YouTube:
- Torqueflite build for Plan Z Dart - Part 2 - the teardown on 2020-12-21.
- Torqueflite build for Plan Z Dart - Part 3 - parts selection on 2021-01-01.
- Torqueflite build for Plan Z Dart - Part 4 - powerflow on 2021-01-08. With an explanation of how an automatic transmission works.
By Slant Daily Garage on YouTube:
- Plan Z is now in the SDG compound. on 2023-08-09.
- A plan for Plan-Z.... We have a new power plant for it. on 2023-11-06.
- Slant Six Build For Plan Z on 2024-10-21.
- Plan Z's Short Block is built. #nonamenationals on 2024-11-03.
- The Plan For Plan-Z 2.0, Sick Smokies 2025 on 2025-05-11.
Slaghammer
- The Fine Art Of Biting Off More Than You Can Chew at 2:10 on 2020-10-21. Shows the start of what seems to have become Slaghammer.
- The Machine Keeps Grinding Forward on 2020-11-23. Shows an update of what seems to have become Slaghammer up to 00:50.
- Projects: Enough Stuff To Keep Me Working Three Years After I'm Dead at 3:22 on 2020-12-05. Shows an update of what seems to have become Slaghammer.
- It Only Hurts When I See Turn Signals at 4:40 on 2021-09-23. Shows an update on Slaghammer.
- The Art Of Freeing A Stuck Engine on 2021-12-16. Shows a glimpse of Slaghammer upto 0:08.
- YouTube Paid You HOW MUCH To Paint An Engine?? at 8:30 on 2022-04-16. Shows an update on Slaghammer.
- All Work And No Play? Remembering How Important It Is To Have Fun With Your Cars on 2022-11-01. Up to 12:10 shows a Slaghammer update.
- Pain And Progress - The Charger Creeps Forward While The Fate Of Plan Z Is Decided at 02:19 2023-06-22. Update on wiring on Slaghammer.
- See also Mopar AL
Slanted Miata
- So, I Bought A Miata...Right, A Miata on 2020-12-03.
- Plan Z Weigh-In FAIL!...And A Slanted Miata? at 01:33 on 2021-03-27. Has an introduction to the Slanted Miata.
- Winky's First Weigh In on 2021-06-29.
- The Single Most Misused Item In The World Of Cars on 2021-07-02.
- It Only Hurts When I See Turn Signals at 7:15 on 2021-09-23. Shows an update on the Slanted Miata.
- YouTube Paid You HOW MUCH To Paint An Engine?? at 3:40 on 2022-04-16. Shows an update on the Slanted Miata.
Scribbles the 65 Barracuda
Andy's 67 Hemi GTX
- LIVE 426 Hemi GTX Build, Installation, Fire-Up And Cam Break In the playlist of all the Hemi GTX videos.
- 1967 Hemi GTX Revival on 2021-04-23.
- Hemi GTX Teardown Uncovers A Giant Heap Of Issues on 2021-04-24.
- How To Identify A Genuine Hemi Car on 2021-04-26.
- We Got Dem Sloppy, Sour Street Hemi Blues on 2021-05-16.
- Elephant Autopsy on 2021-05-17.
- Really, Who Or What Can Ya Trust Anymore... on 2021-05-19.
- Hemi GTX, New Block, Crank And Heads on 2021-06-05.
- Hemi GTX Back On Track on 2021-09-09.
- Street Hemi To The Max on 2021-09-30.
- UTG LIVE 426 Hemi GTX Build And Installation on 2021-10-23.
- UTG LIVE 426 HEMI GTX BUILD AND INSTALLATION REBOOT on 2021-10-23.
- UTG LIVE Watching The Paint Dry On A 426 Hemi MARATHON! on 2021-10-24.
- LIVE 426 Hemi Install, Fire-up And Cam Break In on 2021-10-24.
- LIVE 426 Hemi Install, Fire-up And Cam Break In Reboot on 2021-10-24.
- LIVE 426 Hemi Install Fire-up And Cam Break In Reboot Part 3 on 2021-10-24.
- LIVE 426 Hemi Install Fire Up And Cam Break In Reboot Part 4 on 2021-10-25.
- 426 Hemi GTX - Let's Go For A Ride! on 2021-11-14.
Mission Impossible
67 Charger
- One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Charger on 2020-04-01.
The Mule
- Pain And Progress - The Charger Creeps Forward While The Fate Of Plan Z Is Decided at 04:02 2023-06-22. Update on engine ideas for The Mule.
Junkyard Jet
- Junkyard Hunting For Good Core Engines on 2021-08-28. Shows Tony and Austin hunting for a 360 Magnum engine for the Junkyard Jet on a junkyard.
- Freeing Stubborn Bolts, Plus, The Kid Pays His Dues on 2021-08-30. Shows a 360 engine freed from the junkyard for the Junkyard Jet.
- It Only Hurts When I See Turn Signals at 2:02 on 2021-09-23. Shows an update for the Junkyard Jet.
- The Art Of Freeing A Stuck Engine at 0:08 on 2021-12-16. Shows an update on the Junkyard Jet.
- The Man Who Reinvented Internal Combustion And Disappeared- Fact Or Fiction at 0:06 on 2021-12-29. Show a small update on the Junkyard Jet engine.
- YouTube Paid You HOW MUCH To Paint An Engine?? at 9:09 on 2022-04-16. Shows an update on the Junkyard Jet.
Mission Improbable
Mad Maxine
UTG Open House
- UTG open house and 68 Mustang 2021-04-23, by Bennett's Hot Rod Garage & Classic Restoration Shows an UTG Open House up to 07:00.
Bennett's Hot Rod Garage & Classic Restoration
Our Final Visit To Jim Bennett's Hot Rod Garage on 2022-04-06, by Uncle Tonys Garage. Shows Tony paying his respects to Jim Bennett on the grounds of his shop, as Jim passed away the weekend before.
Farewell My Friend & RIP Jim Bennett of Bennett's Hot Rod Garage on 2022-04-07, by Bare Rose Garage.
Rest in Peace Jim Bennett (Jim Bennett's Hot Rod Garage & Classic Restoration) on 2022-04-07, by Ryan Barsness.
In Memoriam: Jim Bennett (Bennett's Hot Rod Garage). on 2022-06-16, by Mopar Den.
By Bennett's Hot Rod Garage & Classic Restoration on YouTube.
Mike and June's 68 Mustang
- UTG open house and 68 Mustang on 2021-04-23.
- 68 Mustang pt.1 on 2021-06-11. Shows Raptor Tough Protective Coating application and result.
- 68 Mustang pt.2 on 2021-06-11. Shows the finished (almost) result of the Raptor Liner coating.
- 37 Chevy and 68 mustang update and Matt talks smack to UTG on 2021-07-18.
- The 302 for Mikes mustang gets cleaned up and painted on 2021-09-12.
- Matt and Bobby get back to work on Mikes 68 mustang on 2021-09-22.
- 68 Mustang Restoration Rescue Gets Prepped For Primer on 2022-02-11.
- Mikes 68 Mustang gets enginge compartment painted on 2022-02-20.
- Auto Painting 102 - Clear Coat on Mikes 68 Mustang on 2022-02-23.
- Supply Chain Failure and shiny red Mustang on 2022-03-09. Shows an update on the 68 Mustang up to 01:30.
- 68 Mustang progress as well shop updates #nonamenationals on 2022-03-25.
- This series seems to stop here due to Jim's passing.
Road trip rescue
- Meet our contest winner and Road trip Rescue part 1 on 2021-09-03.
- Road trip Rescue part 3 the UTG donor motor has issues on 2021-09-06.
Restoration Rescue (68 Mustang)
- 68 mustang owner scammed by other “restoration” shop on 2021-06-23.
- Powerstroke Boost Tube Boot, Restoration Rescue Update on 2021-12-10.
- Passlock VAT issues and yet another Restoration Rescue on 2021-12-11.
- 68 Mustang Restoration Rescue Issues and Shirts Are Here on 2021-12-12.
- A Rant About The Restoration Rescue Mustang on 2021-12-15.
- Work On Restoration Rescue Continues and the Owners Stop By on 2021-12-17.
- 68 Mustang Coupe Restoration Rescue and Shop Update on 2021-12-22.
Troubleshooting
YouTube - How to Start Your Carbureted Car after it's been sitting for a long time on 2023-10-06, by Stuff About Cars.
By Uncle Tony's Garage on YouTube:
- Classic Car Tech-The No Start on 2019-09-27. See also: YouTube - Myth Busting With Uncle Tony- Cigarettes and Gasoline on 2019-02-12.
- What Made The Old Days So Good And Why We Are So Determined To Stay There on 2021-04-13. Lists the 80's car mechanic's must have tools: compression gauge, vacuum gauge, test light, timing light, and something like an Actron Sequential Analyzer Model 3000. With hobbyist substituting the Actron Model 3000 with a tach dwell meter.
- Old School Troubleshooting On The Fly on 2021-05-05. Shows problems with a ditributor that had retarded it's timing while driving due to tower bushing wear.
- 1965 F250 Mystery Problem Solved! on 2021-05-14.
- The One Tech Video Everyone Should Watch on 2021-08-18. Talks about rust in the brakes, engine overheating due to brakes dragging and engine working harder trying to keep the speed up.
- Simple Engine Noise Diagnosis With A Complicating Twist - Observations Matter! 2024-12-10. Shows uneven oil distribution back to front on the rockers.
- Carburetor:
- Classic Car Survival - Two Barbaric Universal Roadside Carburetor Repairs That Work Every Time on 2024-10-15. Describes engine not idling due to water in the idle circuit of the carburetor and describes the workaround. And describes engine not idling properly due to debris between the needle and seat at the fuel line connection to the carburetor, and describes some light percussive maintenance for that.
- Fixing The Mystery Bog You Can't Tune Your Way Out Of For FREE! - Holley Carb How-To on 2025-02-17. Describes fuel spewing out of the Holley carburetor bowl vents after accelerating (primary/front bowl), or deceleration secondary/back bowl), and describes a few fixes.
- Engine:
- Fuel lock:
- Vapor lock:
- $8 Cure For Vapor Lock on 2019-05-29.
- Car flipper horror stories:
- Classic Car Flipper Scam- Caught On Video on 2019-05-02.
- MORE Classic Car Thievery on 2019-07-27.
- MORE Classic Car Flipper Butchery on 2019-11-16.
- Refugee From Body Shop Hell on 2021-06-25. See also playlist Restoration Rescue by Bennett's Hot Rod Garage & Classic Restoration.
- Ultimate Automotive Hackery - Have We Met The Final Boss? on 2022-07-22.
- Gone Too Far - This Rip-Off Red Mustang Is Classic Car Flipper Butchery Of The Highest Order! on 2024-05-21. See also SreetSide Classics Steps Up !!! for follow-up by Kiwi Classics and Customs. And follow-up Horror Show Mustang Situation Resolved, But The Problem Persists - A Call To Action For Our Viewers on 2024-05-27.
By Mikes Carburetor on YouTube:
- AFB Off Idle Hesitation Troubleshooting on 2020-06-25.
- Is Your AFB or Edelbrock Carburetor Hesitating? How to Test? on 2017-12-23.
- Carter AFB Hard Starting When Cold on 2022-03-29.
YouTube - How to check if a spark plug fires (Car engine, Dacia 1300) on 2013-08-02, by furulevi.
YouTube - How to check if all your cylinders are firing on 2022-11-24, by Melissa's Beast. Shows using a laser thermometer to measure the exhaust temperature at each cylinder. “If the running temp of the motor is 180 degrees, the headers usually hit between 260-350. If you have a cylinder that is misfiring, the header would be closer to about 180.”
Restoration/Rebuild
YouTube - Carter AFB Carburetor Accelerator Pump Circuit on 2016-11-23, by Back 9.
By Mikes Carburetor on YouTube:
- Carter AFB Carburetor Kit K4028 on 2012-01-10.
Maintenance
By Uncle Tony's Garage on YouTube:
- Forgotten Service Routines From The Distant Past on 2021-05-28. Shows trickling water down the carburetor of a hot engine while revving the motor to decarbonize, and trickling automatic transmission fluid down the carburetor of a hot engine while revving the motor to clean out “varnish” that would get left behind in the system by old style gasoline. See also:
- The Number One Killer Of Gasoline Engine Efficiency And Power And How To Stop It on 2024-09-05. From a comment by pkuudsk9927: “Take a water bottle and make a 1/16th hole in the cap, bring the rev's up to 2500 ish and spray the water in slow enough to not stall the motor and watch the crap come out of your tail pipe. It's like steam cleaning the inside of a motor. Then change your oil as it is now contaminated with water, not enough to harm anything for the 5 min you do this but you will notice a difference..”
- Mechanical Martial Arts, And The Mastery Of Bolts on 2021-09-01.
- Two Old School Mechanic Hacks That Are Unnecessary And Can Hurt Your Car on 2024-09-19. Contradicts the transmission fluid down the carburetor as we no longer use old style gasoline that would leave a “varnish” in the engine.
YouTube - how to check transmission fluid level on MOST cars on 2018-09-26, by Live Free.
YouTube - V Belt Victory! Time saving Hack on 2022-03-31, by Kiwi Classics and Customs.
YouTube - How to - Replacing a Drive Belt // Supercheap Auto on 2010-03-08, by Supercheap Auto.
YouTube - V Belts - How tight is right? on 2023-01-10, by Erik Strawn.
YouTube - How to install a harmonic balancer on 2017-03-07, by BluePrint Engines.
YouTube - How To Remove Harmonic Balancer/Dampener and Crankshaft Pulley - Burnout Tutorials on 2020-05-24, by The Burnout Show.
YouTube - Easy Crankshaft Pulley Lock Torque/Removal on 2020-09-20, by HowYouCanDoItToo.
YouTube - Secret way Installing this Crank Bolt! Works with Any Vehicle.How to Hold Crank Pulley Steady #diy on 2020-10-24, by JasmineFatherGarage4k. Shows how to hold the crank pulley steady with an old belt.
YouTube - SECRET WAY! How I Remove Crank Pulley bolt that Easy! Part 2 video on the description #fyp #mechanic on 2020-10-28, by JasmineFatherGarage4k. Shows how to hold the crank pulley steady with an old belt while removing.
YouTube - GSC 6.5L diesel harmonic balancer install, in the engine bay. on 2021-03-10, by Gingersnap Customs.
YouTube - Crank pulley/harmonic balancer removal: Ford Mustang, F150, and other cars on 2021-03-12, by Danny Johnson's Garage.
YouTube - The RIGHT way to install a harmonic balancer on your Chevy Smallblock on 2022-07-14, by Shop209.
YouTube - Our 6.2L Diesel SquareBody Gets A Fluidampr Harmonic Balancer! on 2023-04-15, by 2A_Overland.
QC issues on parts
By Uncle Tony's Garage on YouTube:
- Getting To The Bottom Of The Great Cam And Lifter Fiasco on 2021-08-12.
- CRITICAL Lesson For The Home Engine Builder- MORE Camshaft QC Issues To Wreck Your Day on 2022-03-15. Shows metal remnants in a new/replacement camshaft oil passage due to not being cleaned after machining that would have killed at least the heads if not the entire engine.
- Everything Is Defective! The Parts Industry Implosion Continues on 2022-08-11. Shows new universal joints with incorrectly machined groove for the circlips.
- Catastrophic Cam/Lifter Failure Caught As It Happens - Chevy Rat Eats It's Valvetrain During Breakin on 2022-10-14. Refers to Destroyed Big Block - Engine Autopsy After FAILED Lifters. It's Bad! 1966 Budget Biscayne on 2022-10-13, by DD Speed Shop. In short: Check the lobe taper of all cam shaft lobes.
- Finally! Some Solid Information Regarding The Bad Camshaft Epidemic on 2022-12-06. Refers to The Truth About Flat Tappet Cam Failure on 2022-11-30, by Myvintageiron7512 that advocates using roller cams because the flat tappet cam manufacturing process quality assurance seemingly have dropped so low that they all fail and kill the engine.
Flat Tappet Cam Failures?, we investigate why and check the hardness of several cams and lifters! on 2022-11-26, by Powell Machine Inc.
Repairs
YouTube - To Fix Exhaust Muffler Leaks with JB Weld on 2019-09-09, by Info Sources Unlimited.
YouTube - JB Weld Muffler sealant review on 2021-10-08, by Harrells tips tricks and reviews.
YouTube - Fixing Hole in Exhaust - JB Weld Extreme Heat on 2021-11-06, by Chares Coushaine.
YouTube - Fix a Tailpipe Cheap! Using exhaust patch and J.B. Weld metallic paste on 2023-02-18, by Project Home DIY.
YouTube - J B Weld High Heat Epoxy Putty Repaired My Tail Pipe on 2024-09-14, by A1fixitguy.
By FortTechMakuloco on YouTube:
- This is Exactly Why No One Trusts Automotive Mechanics! on 2023-04-07. A botched exhaust manifold job on a 2016 Ford F-150.