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It's gonna go from mr. Wizard looking at Rolexes to Dennis the tow truck driver looking at Omegas....Hoovie is supporting the whole Wichita automotive support industry.
Also the Neighbour: ok, he's got 3 lambos, 2 ferraris, an SLS, a prowler and what's he getting towed? a '91 suburban? Gladys? Our neighbour is a lunatic!!! lol
Quick tip from a former '95 GMC Suburban 2500 Diesel owner, on the driver's side of the gas tank, a well-placed whack with a hammer will jiggle the fuel filter which can sometimes collapse on itself, by then quickly starting the engine your problems will be solved. EDIT 13:30 Called it!
I like Hoovie because he isn't your average collector. Instead of letting them rot, he either sells them or fixes them. Others just collect and collect and end up with rare gems that don't even run Thank you Hoovie
@@Mastermind12358 my conclusion is that car ownership is always going to be expensive past a certain age and not really worth the cost/time unless the car is special in one way or another or has sentimental value.
His newest car, the SLS, about to be shipped to Ed so it can be used in the next CarTrek... I can't imagine that's going end well. I guess it'll generate content for the channel when it needs to get fixed though.
TYLER! & BENPAK! You should add a little catch-can to the end of those lift rails so it doesn't create a hazard on your floor. I would recommend some kind of clear plastic like a jar, so you can see what the fluid is. It wouldn't be too difficult to make.
Always impressed with Wizards cool, calm demeanour and his grasp of what’s going wrong or right with all the different Hoopties. Enjoy watching all these videos, fun distraction.
I honestly don’t know how Wizard can pick up right where he left off after a car has been sitting in his shop for months not having much work done on it. I know every car has notes and paperwork that go with it and whatnot but if I was Wizard I would be like “what were we doing to this car again?”. Lol.
@@focusedonfuture3255 Well not at all. His parents are rich and own a nice house but he earned everything by himself. 850 grand home 3 Lamborghini's and SLS were purchased thanks to his RU-vid channel. At the start he was barely able to afford Acura NSX which was 36 grand.
@@benjossie8834 Especially if you can make a profit on the collectibles if you need to. And judging by what Hoovie's been saying all along about what he paid for the Lamborghinis compared to what they are worth, he can probably have a nice bank account balance any time he needs to.
I love how so many of us think we have car issues but Tyler actually has real car issues. his fleet of hoopties is insane but i guess that's why we keep watching
He makes a very good living buying and selling interesting cars of questionable quality. His car issues are real enough, but he buys cars with the expectation that they will be riddled with issues because that's what his channel is all about. Not being able to part with one of 3 vintage V12 Lambos is a car issue I'd be very happy to have.
The sheer scope of wealth for the "friend" that owns the hangar is mind blowing. It might be his dad's, but he'll never tell. The living quarters there are far more upscale than most people's homes or even a really nice hotel. Great update Hoovie! Keep up the good work.
Hoovie’s life: I’m going to call my good friend the tow truck driver to take this Chevy to my good friend the Car Wizard, and I’ll stop off at my good friend the Credit Lady’s before visiting my good friend the Car Ninja
I forget just how many cars you have, until we had the tour of both the garage and the hanger, then of course the Wizards shop, which always serves as extra storage for whichever cars are inevitably broken at any one time. A really nice and varied collection. You are a lucky man.
I ordered a 1992 3/4 ton 2 WD Suburban from the factory. During it's tow life, I upgraded it with a Banks Power Pack, a B&M shift kit, a 190 amp alternator, and a dual 15" electric fan cooling kit and used it to tow 4 travel trailers until 2005 and never had a fuel pump issue. In fact, the only problem I ever had with it was with the factory fan/clutch, which is why the electronic fans were installed after two of them failed. It was an astoundingly awesome tow vehicle.
Love that Suburban!! TBI 350 was a fantastic motor. Only problems I ever had were a fuel pump fail and throttle position sensor fail. 230k of reliability with plenty of power, decent mileage and sold it running great still. Then along came the vortec to wreck main bearings with that big power bump.
TO be honest, the wizard is bearable as a side kick. I cannot watch his channel. Maybe it's better now but it is full of great information but it's like watching that teacher in Fast times.....
@@97I30T That's the one thing that kills me. I know there's major stuff that needs to be done on his cars that require the Wizard, but there's also a lot of stuff he brings to the Wizard that with just a little bit of willingness to learn he could fix himself for dirt cheap and the satisfaction of doing it himself. Fuel pump? Tyler - Seriously, pay for my airplane ticket round trip from Cleveland and I'll do your fuel pump in your garage for a third of what Wizard is charging you, even with your friends and family discount. I'll even do it for free if you give me an hour behind the wheel of the 427.
Hoovie cracks me up. Changes cars like mad, but always in that old bomber-ish jacket, Tee shirt and jeans. Simple guy except when it comes to vehicles.
Hoovie with his "...i'm not broke for once" shuck & jive. The guy's loaded...has been from the beginning. 1.24 million subs now, and over a million for more than a year? Yuh. He ain't broke....not by a long shot. But this is how he keeps viewer interest. A fascinating mix of auto industry expertise, entertainment, technical insights and - most importantly - *The Sympathy Angle* - a not-so-subtle form of begging. It's hilarious, unique and somewhat disreputable, but I love it. What a great gig he's got going.
On the Corvette bent pushrod, check the bottom of the retainer and see if it is shiny or has been contacting the valve boss, it can be a common but hard to diagnose issue with certain big block heads and retainer combinations. It is easy to mill a little off of the valve boss if there is not enough clearance.
Good tip about 14 minutes in. Pretty much all cars these days use the fuel to cool the pump in the tank, so keeping the fuel gauge out of the red is good practice if you wish to avoid the unnecessary pain and cost of replacing an in-tank fuel pump before it has reached the end of its natural life. Tbf, that can be the lifetime of the vehicle, these days.
I had a feeling it was probly the fuel pump, my 96 c1500 did that to me last fall. 🤣 Mine being the rust bucket it is, I just cut a hole in the bed. 🤣 I figure using a Chinese sending unit I'll be back in it before long. 😅
Funny I just read this. I was moving some shit in my trunk, 2013 Acura ILX, and seen a hole for the fuel pump. I was so amazed they put a hole in it that it was like finding a fucking unicorn.
Best replacement for GMT-400 era fuel pumps is to go from the OEM gear-driven style to a turbine pump, which has no plastic gears to overheat or wear, and provides a far more efficient fuel delivery, and better fuel pressure to the engine. They're also quieter. Once the fuel pump is replaced, the Suburban will probably be one of the more reliable rides Tyler will have, besides the conversion van. A common spot for the AC lines to leak is the lines that run to the back ac unit on c69 optioned Suburbans. Those lines are no longer made available from the OEM, and the only aftermarket source is Auto Cooling Solutions, and their fantastic vehicle-specific lines. (Ask me how I know.*) At this age, it may just me time to replace all of the soft lines in the AC system, and another possibility is the compressor may have gotten tired over the years. I have noticed the AC doesn't cool as well while sitting or meandering around town, as mutch as cruising down a highway. This gets more noticeable as the weather warm up, too. Yes, it's properly charged, and producing correct pressures. I just recently rebuilt my Suburban's entire HVAC system. The only original component remaining is the compressor, which works fine.
I feel the pain. My '86 Honda XL600R dual sport blew the engine, I wrecked my '06 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 moderately, My '13 FIAT 500 Abarth just got a new clutch, ebay used transaxle, and my '00 Town Car needs a complete suspension overhaul. IT ALL WENT DOWN ONE BY ONE IN SHORT ORDER!!! I only got two hands, one wallet, and little time. Something's always up! Car guys know the struggle.
I was laughing at the beginning. My wife's step-dad is a gm master mechanic. His wife's old blazer used to have a bad fuel pump. He would just slide under and whack it. Hilarious to see the Wizard do the same.
I drove past the Explorer van facility a couple of weeks ago while out for a drive and I immediately thought of you. I hope you find that as weird as I did.
When Hoovie made that suburban video you just acquired, I sent it to my uncle and his old Chevy fuel pump then failed but the hammer trick got him to the shop. Tune in here and so did Hoovie's Chevy. On another note - if the Corvette's engine keeps bending push rods, the valves may still be gummed up from the bad gas.
The 500SL needs to be driven, I had a 560SEL that if it sat for more than two weeks not being run it would leak, once I started driving it regularly it was perfect. That’s too nice and sentimental of a car not to take it out on the weekends. The 500SL and the 740I are my favorites of your fleet 👍
"Rubber Mallet" aka "GM fuel pump resurrection kit".... still kept handy here. Also, don't worry the 740i won't let you down, it'll self-destruct in short order.
Old and simple as it is, Rochester TBI really is one of the best EFI systems made. There is very little to go wrong, it runs at low (12psi) pressure, its easy to adapt onto old carb'ed engines, and it looks like stock when you cover it with an air cleaner.
In the last week and a half, my Miata blew a coolant hose and a head gasket + had a leaking crank seal, my boiler broke and half flooded my basement, my shower broke, and my boiler broke a second time. But at least I don’t have Hoovie’s hoopty levels of problems, so thanks for making me feel slightly better about myself lol
@@christinesommerfeld9815 Literally just found out the boiler is toast. 7 grand in the hole. I need a car wizard for plumbing. Oh yeah and my dryer blew up last week!
@@solstar4778 I have a Gary Fisher Big Sur, a Giant Rincon (actually pulled from a river when magnet fishing), a Diamondback BMX bike to fix and donate, and I'm restoring my mongoose expert pro bmx.
IMPORTANT---Corvette C2, 427 check the valve spring pressure, locks like it's on camshaft brake in springs. To be at least +100 lbs and above for various big block cams, info given by maker. Easy to ruin an engine on camshaft brake in springs if it reved to hard. All the best.
You might want to have the wizard check all the push rods on the corvette. The big block chevy uses two different length push rod for the intake and exhaust valves. It is a common issue that people put the rods in the wrong location and bend them
I felt that with the sorting of the Corvette. I'm finishing up my late brother's Chevelle. We were close, but I didn't have all the details on where he was with the car and parts were scattered everywhere. I'm getting there, but it's a slow process.
Hey Tyler. Just a future heads up, most times when the gmt400 fuel pumps go out (if the fuel pump being dead is the issue) you can whack the bottom of the fuel tank where the pump is with a rubber mallet and most times it will make it work temporarily.
"The Suburban probably has a fuel pump problem that can be fixed with a hammer, but I'm not going to try that, instead I'll call Dennis the Tow Truck driver and support his business." Guess it could have shut down on the way to the Wizz. Always good to have a tow truck on retainer if you've got a hooptie fleet.
