3 Simple Engine Checks When Buying a Classic Car

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3 Simple Engine Checks When Buying A Classic Car
Episode 508 Autorestomod
ENGINE DIAGNOS TIPS!
We use the 1967 Mustang as a test bed for judging an engines health.
Keep it cold. Make sure to tell the owner beofre you roll out that yodon’t want it warmed up before you arrive. Never buy a car that the engine is warm to the touch when you get there. This usually means that they are trying to hide a rod knock or other issue.
Check fluids first. Oil should be good, fresh oil could be the sign that they are hiding an issue.
Check coolant. Any oil or milkiness indicates a head gasket issue. Or a cracked block.
Cranking check. If it lopes on cranking it has a dead cylinder.
Vacuum gauge. It can tell you a lot about the health of an engine.
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Комментарии : 85

@stuckinmygarage6220 3 года назад

Diagnostics are very important. This newbie appreciates stuff like this. Show good and bad vacuum responses, plugs, coolant. Thank you.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

You are correct

@motorworksmafia 3 года назад

Highly recommend the Patreon account! Was on last months meeting and had a blast meeting everyone! Can't wait for this months! Oh, and great tips on this episode!

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Legend!

@robkallok77 3 года назад

Great info - looking forward to the tuning video (always a chance to learn something new 😉).

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

You and me both!

@tritter82008 3 года назад

Great video! I really appreciate how y'all pulled one of the plugs and showed the difference between the engine sounding "normal" vs. missing. A lot of the old guard/experienced gearheads know what to listen and feel for, that new gearheads don't. Possible other video idea, if you could play audio clips of various engine/drivetrain conditions and kinda explain what sound you're looking for and what it means.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

We are working on that...

@stevepearson7745 3 года назад

Knew there was a reason I woke up at 3am. Great tips

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

For me it is an unbearable urge to pee....

@67Stang 3 года назад

Some great information. Thanks for sharing.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@DragPakMerc 3 года назад

Excellent episode. Super useful information.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@scottchiusolo5964 3 года назад

Appreciate these videos, helped me restore my 71 RS. THANK YOU

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Glad to help

@jeffreysalzman1497 3 года назад

Really great info!

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@president89 3 года назад

My favorite channel for classic mustang info

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Ours too!

@dfrford 3 года назад

jeff you need to promise you'll burn the tires off one of your cars at 100,000 subscribers!! love your tech info

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

If we can keep one of them running long enough...

@umangu 3 года назад

Great video!

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Thanks!

@dragonslair59 3 года назад

Wow think I need sleep thought Cam said as a instead of gas. Good tips

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

😴

@Redmist.65 3 года назад

I really could do with the next video! I have thrown loads of money at my coupe and have many sads still!

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Coming soon!

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@2lotusman851 3 года назад

Lime green flip- flops are comfy too. Just dont wear them around other guys. Good video.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

That's the cool thing about my friends, once they ridicule you for like four or five weeks, they lose interest.

@stephenhotzjustdriveit 3 года назад

Also at first start have someone check if you get a puff of smoke from the tailpipe

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Good point!

@jt93308 3 года назад

Great video guys. Cam - what about the GM HEI distributors don't you like, and what do you prefer? if it makes a difference, I'm running a 1970 302 with points right now. Have had the truck for about 20 years, believe engine is stock with the exception of a Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and carb.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Mostly it is the bulk. You can't fit a bigger style air cleaner. Other systems are neater looking (more "normal" on a Ford.

@Dethmeister 3 года назад

Whew, glad you didn't slam that hood.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

LOL

@donveterano3944 3 года назад

Thumb up!

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Thanks!

@RealWorldGarage 3 года назад

One of the things I like to do is use a temp scan gun to identify which cylinder isn’t contributing. But on cast iron you have to do it before it’s heat soaked, on headers it seems to be easier to identify. Even after it’s hot.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Great tip!

@RealWorldGarage 3 года назад

@@AutoRestoMod taught that one to my son on his FE. Most cylinders had gotten up to 250 ish and one of them hadn’t joined the party and was about 150.ish.

@OldeCarrGuy 3 года назад

That's the difference between a good mechanic and a guy like me who just thinks he is! Knowledge is DIAGNOSTIC gold!

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Couldn't agree more!

@michaelwelch5392 3 года назад

When you showed the plug did it have a gasket? I thought ford spark plugs used tapered seats?

@tombryant1104 3 года назад

Normal reason is engine has aftermarket heads.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Not sure what is going on there. We'll get deeper into that on the tuning video.

@tombryant1104 3 года назад

AFAIK only Ford OHV V8 engine to use 14mm gasketed spark plugs were the '54 239 & 256(Mercury) Y blocks. With introduction of 272 & 292 for '55, switched to 18mm tapered seat plugs. Used in all year FE, and small blocks till around '76 when plugs changed to 14mm tapered seat. Those were already used in Cleveland & 429 CJ/SCJ plus Boss 302 & 429. OK I didn't mention Boss 351, essentially Hi-Po Clevelands. Nothing really unique about those. Aftermarket aluminum generally use ¾" reach gasketed 14mm plugs. The aftermarket irons probably use 14mm ½" reach, never owned a set.

@MsGlowreah Месяц назад

❤❤❤

@RalphSampson... 3 года назад

@2:43 I hate when my dipstick smells like ass. Bwhahahaaa!

@georgerios7526 3 года назад

Hey guys, I have a ‘68 mustang coupe. I’ve been looking into getting the suspension worked on. It’s just my daily, it only has the inline 6 in it. What would you recommend for me to do to make it handle and drive as smooth as possible? I’ve already looked into doing the Shelby drop

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Good daily set up: QA1 single adjustable shocks, rebuild the front end, 1 inch front sway bar. Disc brakes. (optional>> roller spring perches

@lemonke1576 3 года назад

Are you guys gonna do a dedicated tuning video? Would love to see y'all tackle timing, carburetor adjustment, rocker nut adjustment, etc. I've gotten to the point where my engine starts and it runs well enough to test drive, but it idles high, chatters slightly, and definitely isn't tuned ideally; watching somebody who knows Ford small block engines work with theirs would be a Godsend for me. Cheers!

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Already up!

@Paulie1232 3 года назад

I tip when looking a car, is it has a engine

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

If you are into that sort of thing...

@portlandon 3 года назад

Cam better be careful walking in the woods in those shoes because somebody would mistake him for Sasquatch

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

He's too red.

@williamford6142 3 года назад

Lubricitive ?...Maybe "slickery"....... O team slangery.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Ooooo slickery!

@brianwaskow5910 3 года назад

When metal gets cold it shrinks.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Yes. Other things expand.

@brianwaskow5910 3 года назад

@@AutoRestoMod the only thing I can think of that expands when exposed to cold is water when it freezes.

@XEFairmont 3 года назад

Is it only me when I check a car I lay down and check under it before I look inside.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

That is a different video. This was dealing more with engine stuff.

@tombryant1104 3 года назад

+++++ on compression diagnosis. I've been cranking engines without spark to determine possible compression problems since days of buying wholesale gems from dealers back lots. One morning found nothing promising at my favorite Pontiac dealer, left went back to shop. Couple hours later my partner shows up with a Dodge Omni, I passed on. It's going thut, thut, thut. I say "Bubba, that thing has a dead hole"(cylinder). Just needs a wire or plug was his reply. I bet him neither would fix it & pulled out compression gauge. Zero compression, I won. He didn't know I'd already given it the crank test. Let's say he learned something that day.

@AutoRestoMod 3 года назад

Teaching is fun...especially when you make money.