Trying To Start An Old Truck That's Been Sitting 12 Years 

U did great, like a true gear head. Enjoy your life May God bless you.

Glad I read this comment. The whole use by date thing hits it. Sometimes while walking around my city I look at older people and think they were my age once, maybe we could have even been friends. Getting older is a crazy thing

I enjoyed reading your posting. Something about it seems so nostalgic and has me longing for the past, when things seemed to be so simple. My parents are in their 80's and dealing with illness. My dad fixed everything. We didn't have a lot of money and I can relate to your mention of "just gettin by". We never bought anything new. I learned so much from him about mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, electronics, etc. We never had car notes...we usually bought a car that was sitting in someone's yard, drug it home and fixed whatever was needed and drove it until we got tired of it and then looked for another one. I'm 61, with multiple degrees, a professor in a university, a house on the lake, rental property, a decent retirement and could be considered quite successful, but I'd give it all up if I could go back in time....when electronics and computers hadn't taken over yet. Thank you again for your posting Brian Williamson. Be safe...we are living in difficult times. And remember, aging is not for wussies!

you have to be a jack of all trades, including electrical engineer these days.

Been there, Doing That, 🤔🤣😂

Yeah great trucks not as good as the 04 kodiacs though.DAMN EPA

Boy, that's for sure! How good can something called a "lorry" be, lol.

Me too I wish I could get one here in Kenya I'll be very happy man

Best cars Japanese best trucks are American

@@diyeric5072 I agree. I have a 2006 Silverado 4X4 (I bought new) and a 2018 ES350 Lexus. Couldn't be happier.

U can buy them and have them shipped to u

I love it

Amen brother

That's corrrct

Happy to hear it! ☺️

@@ClassALiving thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it :)

Hey, if he is able to make a living and travel the country doin this RU-vid thing, more power to him. I'm astounded by how much money some of these RU-vidrs make. And not all of em are hotties with big boobs, lol.

Donell Muniz One of my favourites for mechanics is Scotty Kilmer Chris fix is good and all But I like the older mechanics they have all the experience

But if this young dude can get some old beast of a Chevy that’s been sitting for 12 years started running and driving he can do anything

@@silasmcgee3647 Chevys are normally easy to start after sitting. I recently saw someone start a 69 chevelle that had sat since 1978. It's the Fords that are really hard to start after sitting. They usually seize up within the first 3 years of sitting.

Timothy Isenhart I saw a video of some other guy who found a pair of blazers in the forest and where he lived they usually don’t get them so he didn’t know what they were once he got the battery hooked up it fired right up and it even moved

i just got a 1970 el camino put a new starter and battery but it turns over when i took a braker bar to it but it was kinda hard so im going to try putting some oil into each cylinder and remove all the belts wish me luck. Larry B

@@larrybroad8746 Best of luck to you man!

They are a vary simple setup, and being 94 its still a tbi, so even better in my opinion, I had a 91 c1500 4.3 truck, 350 with 2 cylinders missing, and I sold in 2017 with 687,000 miles on it, it still ran and drove, original engine I did the trans in 2002 at 190,000. Bought me a 92 Silverado with the 350 in Arizona and drove it 2100 miles to Ohio, just over 300,000 miles on it, I sold it with 400,000 mile son it, they will last forever if taking care of. I got a 99 GMC Suburban now with the 350 Vortec, while it makes more power than the TBI, its just it has more things to go wrong, and its got piston slap on cold starts, not so much in the summer, but winter it almost sounds like its about to throw a rod for about 10 min, normal for them around that year to sound like that with age as the pistons change size from the temp change. I'd rather the TBI engines myself.

Donell Muniz this is a gmt400 the 900’s are 2007-13

@@connorvelthuis2221 now I remember, thanx.

Not rare just a very wanted truck.

Dime a dozen here in Idaho, i hate the dually's personally

Screw that...goose neck is the way it needs to be. Matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it was already equipped with one given the trailer brakes under the dash. Bless you Reverend.

Square body is better!

Nope

P.o.s. Fames

Yes. My bad

johnny mack rather square body than a round body Way more attractive especially the 86 models

Did you get it going?

I have an 84 Ford 25 ft Yellowstone RV I bought a year ago was parked permanent since 86, has a 460 ci engine I checked the oil and antifreeze levels put 10 gallons of Real gas in it and a battery, poared a little gas in the carb she fired right up, drove it over 100 miles from Keuka lake home. best $500.00 I ever spent Of course I stopped and filled the tanks.

The goal was just to get it running and see if it was worth any more of my time or money

Detroit Diesel engine?

Thanks!