Farm Auction 1944 Ford Flathead V8 truck! Abandoned for 47 years! Will it run?!? Stuck rusty engine! 

When you took the 2nd head cover off my heart sank, I thought that was it like tools down and junk it. I cannot believe you got her free! Yet alone actually running! 🤘 Well done I take my hat off to you sir 👍👍👍

I don’t know why I love these “will it run” videos so much 😂

I love seeing old stuff run again.. doesn't even matter what kinda car it is.

Back to the 70s helping fire up flathead. 👍👍👍

When I was a kid back in New Hampshire there were quarter mile dirt ovals that the locals raced their jalopies at, mostly flathead V-8s, some flathead I-six motors. One in particular was a Hudson six that won quite a few races. I used to hang around the pits after the race and watch the mechanics tear down motors for the inspector to measure bore diameters and such. I remember one old timer talking about knurling the pistons to deal with piston slap in a worn cylinder. Your videos remind me of those old days, "50's and "60s... great time to be alive.

The fact that you were able to get this thing going with no more than what you did to it, especially since it's so old and has been sitting unused for so long, is a pretty strong testimony to how well they built things in those days. If it's rebuilt properly, it'll probably live to see its 100th birthday.

Looks like somebody has been watching some Vice Grip Garage.

The amount of rust in the engine i never thought it would run.thats why you are the master of will it run!

I knew you wanted to give up when you took the second head off. Anyone else would have, I do the same thing and keep on working on it until it's fixed or I know 100% it can't be fixed. Good job you saved a piece of history and kept it from dying

That engine sound is unlike anything else you can get today. Sad that engines and vehicles like this are mostly a fond memory now.

i just love the sound of a flat 8

These trucks never die

Awesome job Sir, in this throw away society, its great to see someone bringing that cool old iron back to life. Keep it up, God bless ya !

I lost almost all motivation on mine, this video brought it all back! Much appreciated, I’m glad your showing young people such as myself the ways to do things that you had to learn the hard way.

I was bitin my finger as you tapped those valves.....unbelievable you ressurected that old ford....you are now a god of the rusty truck.

My Dad(RIP...MISSING IN N. CA MYSTERY) DE CARBONIZED A 1950 FLATHEAD FORD...PULLED ONE SIDE PLUGS OUT AND FIRED IT UP...BLACK CARBON PARTICLES FLYING...THEN DID OPPOSITE SIDE...SAME THING...DID A COMPLETE SERVICE ON IT...RAN LIKE A CLOCK!!!

Just imagine that thing was brand new once. Someone took it off the lot, had those letters painted on there and used it for years before it became of no more use

I'm starting to figure out that people from Minnesota and South Dakota are alot nicer and more down to earth than say people from where I live .... Connecticut aka Connecticunt...

Wow. That impressed me. A swimming pool and a bucket of rust in two cylinders. Mortske: It'll run! Fabulous lesson for us all. Sure like the sound of her running again!

I saw that 2nd head come off and I was about to exit out of the video because I thought it was over, then I saw the time was only 1/2 way done with the video. I can't belive you got that running that well with how bad those cylinders were. Amazing!

To date, the BEST video I've seen from all your great videos. Seen it multiple times. With the exception of the grease job, the ultimate how-to for gettin' a flatty to fly right after 47 years. Superb!!!

Wow! Impressive work young man, I would never have thought that the motor would turn over yet alone idle.

Funny. I've got almost the same truck except with an army steel dump box and no cylinder heads etc. I dragged it home with one tire worn down to the cloth and the sidewalls flapping. All tires still holding air. Love that old stuff.

what i like about this video is that I have never seen this kind of attitude getting things done and mostly through innovation and complete determination well done !!

one of my favorite medium duty trucks! hoping to restore these someday, i love the big trucks, they don't get enough recognition!

You trying to get that engine unstuck reminds me of a WW2 submarine submerged and then someone sees the depth gauge finally moving after blowing the ballast and trim tanks but you got it moving good job. That is a nice solid untouched block you can really do something with this one . its running great for sure and even idling my God what a great thing to hear. Great Job!

Selfie mirror. Man what a jewel. I would slam that cab on a D3500 chassis and Cummins. What a Diamond. Put that Flatty in the man museum.

I work on a lot of the N series tractors and most of them have studs, my method is remove the nuts, spray pb around the studs, tap the head with a hammer to shock it a little, then beat the piss out of it from all directions with a dead blow. Then I drive a thin putty knife between the head and gasket in a few spots and just keep working it. Once it’s up a little I grab the dead blow and a wood dowel and start working it up the studs. If I’m lucky some of the studs come out with the nuts and it makes it a little easier.

Oh wait i just realized this isn’t vice grip garage a guy couldn’t even tell your birthday present just arrived a new sub and like

Awesome!! Great job getting that old Ford running. Love the low idle sound of those flatheads too! Thanks for another video; keep 'em coming

Very cool to see the oldboy running.

He's dam good and cool as hell.

I can't get enough of these flatheads, I love them.

Never thought that thing would have enough compression to run, what with those cylinders in such bad shape. Maybe boil the radiator, patch it. Fill it up with water and see how much leaks out, to know if you've got a good candidate for a rebuild.

Hi Mortske Repair, My Father had a 1942 Jaibar V8 RESCUED from going to the Dutch East Indies by General Douglas Macarthur who diverted the Shipment to go to Australa and placed into the hands of Prime Minister John Curtin to distribute to those helping in the War effort .Both Curtin and Macarthur Knew that the Japanese would soon invade the Dutch East Indies {now Indonesia} -- Both Curtin and Macarthur defied Chuchill and Roosevelt They both understood that the War against Japan had to be fought from Australia not from the shores of California. --- THANK YOU MY AMERICAN COMPATRIOTS for saving Australia from Invasion

I am impressed!! When I saw all that rust in the cylinders, I didn't think it would ever run!! Good job!!

Love the sound of the flat heads .very distinctive sound ..congrats on a real will it start vid

Well, at first I was like no way, then as time went on I was like meh, it could happen, now I’m like no way, it fired AND idled !!! Amazing! Made an honest sub outta me! Great job!

Im watching this yet again ! Favorite Video.

Amazing seeing that thing pop back to life! I know a lot of guys that would've declared a boat anchor after they saw those cylinders. I'm personally the kind of nut that would just put it all back together and start driving the truck. Love old farm trucks!

Absolutely amazing performance Man, You impressed the hell out of me.

This Video really lift d my spirits .. been having a lot of health problems of late . watching this gave me hope lol.. would love to see the exsploits of this old truck .. oh & subbed ya . Godbless & Godspeed ..

If all those other videos were warmups and mid bosses this must be the boss battle !!!

Really hope this truck doesn't get cut up and destroyed. Leave it alone and original. Not to be another one of those commenters, but it's true. Too many people are hacking up these old medium duty trucks and turning them into rat rods, ls swap, etc.. Things in overall really good shape considering the amount of work these saw. Good to hear the old flatty fire up.

One of the better videos on RU-vid!!! Keep up the good work. Really enjoy your channel

I was almost certain that motor was never going to start in the condition it was... great work💪

Patience was the key. Awesome job. A sammich or six is well deserved. 👍

I am glad you got it running.

I did learn something I have a 49 flat head I think I might try it

Great perseverance. I don't think I've seen anything brought back to life from that rusty state - even on YT!. You deserve more subs IMHO. Big shout from across the really really big swimming pool

OH MY GOD !!! How strong are the old American motors. It's just incredible and You to. We saw all sorts of trash in Russia and had to start dead engines, but your faith was strong that this flathead V8 with rusted rings to the cylinders would start and you showed it. I admire and a fan. It's a pity we don't have such motors. Its a you know, this is just unbearably awesome!!!

Old Fords never die. Gode work 👍 greatings from Sweden 😉

Way to see it through man!! Amazing rescue. Good on ya.

🎶"She said she'd never been. Never been bored before."🎶

I ran out of videos to watch. Ur videos are so interesting & I love soaking in all the knowledge I can. Thanks Mortskie & DUFF!!

My Granddad had a ford truck like that. He is so funny, he would pump the gas about 50 times then standup on his left foot and he would jam the starter while yanking on the choke. It would finally start. Oh all his stuff was old and rusty and beat up, But i loved that old truck. When Grandpa died I was in the Army so when i asked about the old truck my uncle had already had it towed the dump. A HOLE. Be fun to see what you do here, Later, Dennis in Virginia

Hitting rust whit a wire wheel is pure therapy

This is doctor automobile my friends 😎I have a great time. Love that sound of a flat v8.

Nice clean carb...made all the difference

What an awesome old truck.

Looks like a military truck to me that was recommissioned as a farm truck. That style diamond plate came out for ww2 and was used on many military vehicles.

You remind me a little of vice grip garage, and the flatheads look like Briggs and Stratton 5hp engines cut up and rewelded lol.

Good lord Lorrie playing in the background. My guy has great taste in music

DRAVO the great Mortske has done it again!

Wow you got that thing a run I’m pretty impressed you should’ve kept trying to get the other one running. Can you do a part two or a couple of videos fixing this truck

Love to have my F2 that I drove when I was 16 it drank so much oil that I used old oil from every farmer I knew was banned from parking at school cause of the oil leaking from the seals the old truck was a 1950

Fantastic work! I didn’t think it was going to run. The dump bed working is an added bonus.

I have a stuck flathead in a '53 that I really want to dig into this summer. Trouble is, Summer is quickly evaporating and the '53 F100 is still way down on the priority list. Great job Mortske.

That a friend of mine tought me how to unfreeze engine's by letting them soak in transmission fluid. Because transmission fluid is an oil that can penetrate metal.

43:10 ... unbelievable...well done...wow...SUBBED!!

This is still my favorite episode. Can't believe it ran with the cylinder that rusted

Just love them old trucks!

Maple Syrup is what they use for motor oil in Canada🤣

Army steering wheel there friend .

That is so cool a few years ago I bought a 49 and a 50 F1 and I was able to get them running I took the intake off and both intakes were stuffed full of mouse nests and the valves were my only problems of sticking and I cleaned them and heat it up and oiled them and tap them and both of them are running good to this day

Really cool truck worthy of a complete restoration. My first "hot rod" had a flathead Ford I bought from Montgomery Wards in the late 1960's. It ran great. I sure would love to find a late 40's restorable Ford truck.

Anyone have a junk flathead? if so sell it to this guy. he will buy anything

He's spraying the old gasket. Nothing so wrong with that.

True beauty there they don't make them like they use it. I own a 95 caprice 9c1 and glad I bought it with no regrets

I am watching this on the 50' but to hard make comments. Love these old v8 Flat Heads. Yes water never seems to let you down, gets where you don't want it, let finish watching got wood block out so lets watch...

Drink enough PBR and they are all pretty ones.

Why didn't you just pull the plugs, shoot some lube in, let it sit fer a bit and then try with no compression firstly?

You have inspired me! I have a 54 Ford customline next in line, I have a V8 for it but the old inline 6 in it now is stuck, was trying to get it running but found 2 cylinders that looked just like your two. Couldn't unstick it so gave up but I didn't try the heat. Now I'm gonna jump back on it, just want to see if I can do it. I also have a 239 Y block with two cylinders the same, gonna try it too. Fortunately the engine slated for it runs nicely, so these two junkers are just for fun and the challenge. Keep up the good work, one of my favorite videos, and channels!

The fact you got that running makes me way more confident for my not as bad stick motor that I haven’t torn Into lol

Why do your sayings sound like vice grip garage?

Has to be an old military truck if its a 1944.

I faced a lot of the same problems with the 2 49-53 blocks I have. The one in the truck was stuck in much the same way, and the second one turned pretty decently, but I tore it down anyway to check everything over. Two tips for you for the next one, use a plastic headed hammer for tapping the valves down. The metal hammer can shock the stem, and break it off. Second, ether is a faster way to get it to cough back to life. The whole wet plugs thing can get annoying while using gasoline for the prime and first run. Ether is quicker to light off. Just thought of a third tip. Drain out the old oil, give her 3qts of diesel, and 1qt motor oil. Let her idle for a good 3 or 4 minutes, cool down, and do it again a few times. That will usually liquefy all the old sludge in the valley, and the pan, it'll come sailing out the drainplug.

Having fun is more than 1/2 the game!!! You and Puddin should team up again! For a real challenge! Find a Yugo GV, and an electric golf cart and make the Yugo electric! It will probably go a heck of a lot faster!

What’s your address so I can mail you an engine dump?

Awesome! Gave that Ford a new life. Be great to see it fully restored.

I havent heard a 1940s Ford flathead V8 run in many years and after the first jailbar engine revival sank in a puddle of water of its own making, I was rapt to see this video pop up... ...then the driver's side head came off and I really expected you to down tools, mate. I probably would have written that thing off as a boat anchor, myself.....but you persevered. AND you got the job done. Man they built 'em tough back then! Sure, she probably needs the full overhaul but she runs, blows little smoke and sounds not bad, so maybe there is some life left in the old mill yet! That idle was absolutely wonderful to hear after so many years. My Dad had a 48 Bonus that idled at about 400rpm and had the 4-spd crash box. I loved the sound of that old truck and used to go out and start it when he wasn't home just so I could hear the starter and that magical idle! Dad had a party piece where he'd be out sinking a few in the garage with his mates and would lift the bonnet on the Bonus, crank on that starter (that always sounds like the engine has no compression) and then wind the rpm down to the point where you could almost hear each cylinder fire and watch the fan blades go round. A magical engine....and its given me a hankering to go out and find me an old Bonus or Mercury just so I can hear it more often! Many thanks for giving it all the time and expense - I for one certainly appreciated it

I've got a Flat head in exactly the same state...so this video was/is a total Godsend....thanks for the heads up...bad pun...sorry.

Mortske deserves the Relic Repair award. I've never seen anyone get an engine working, with that much rust inside. Even a top-shredded piston can still work, which is pretty amazing. It would be an amazing find, if there were no cracks in the block. (Very valuable $$$) The over-heating might be alleviated by removing any blockage or clogged gunk in the cooling / oil passages, plus as large a radiator (new, or refurbished)that fits that brand of vehicle. A rad pump (new or rebuilt) will need to move that coolant through the system, quickly, and efficiently. And the heat must dissipate, properly. Getting those engine block passages flushed out means a lot. Having such an old engine eat through $200 repair dollars was pretty gruesome to my ears. That's TWENTY people who have to chip into your taxi-cab fund. ($10 each). Where do I donate? lol

amazing it ran. nice work.

WOW ! WHAT A GREAT VIDEO ! YOU NEVER GAVE UP .GOOD FOR YOU ! A GREAT LIFE LESSON TOO ! THANKS MUCH !

would be nice to see it restored in the future

That’s kool I have never seen a flathead torn down! Wow

You must be one of the most optimistic pessimists I've seen so far. I am quite impressed with what you've done with what you had to work with. I would have thrown in the towel and been on the phone with the machine shop. You sir are a sorcerer. You earned my sub.

Beautiful noise engine GOOD JOB 👍👍👍

By Golly it runs, that cylinder head came off and I thought Oh hell we are toast now. The rust came out in globs. What the hell hone the cylinder and change the sticky carb whoa! it fires up!!!!! Great save really is.