I built a model V8 that was similar to that one, but maybe smaller when I was a kid, but being a novice at such things, I could never get it to turn freely. A few years later, I was given a clear model of a rotary engine and that actually did turn over. Both had a little hidden electric motor to make them operate and the "spark plugs" were really little red light bulbs, but I learned a lot from them.
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This is a great tutorial, and much of it still applies to modern cars. Or if you want to fix up that old 70s muscle car your dad has in the barn. I still can't get over that with all these old videos, the voice-over will say something like 'safety' while they're blowing through a stop sign.
By 1973, the ol' V8 was becoming a former shell of its self. That would last until the mid 1980s when fuel injection finally took over, and, the horsepower numbers have been going up ever since. Off the chart, actually. The ol' V8 a mighty powerhouse these days.
Best video I’ve seen for teaching the youth about cars. It’s 2020 and everything is a lot different now but start with this and later show them the new substitutions for parts engineers have added.
The Revell Visible V8 was originally the Renwall Visible V8, and Renwall also did the Visible chassis and transmission shown in the video. The chassis is a rare, valuable kit these days, nice to see one together and functioning.
Hello, may you turn on the editing features for your videos? Because I want to add subtitle translations in English, Spanish and maybe German, so everyone can enjoy your channel, since I find it fascinating
A generator produces direct current. An alternator produces alternating current like you have in your house but your car doesn’t use ac current so there are 3 diodes that change the 3 ac outputs into 3 dc outputs your battery can use.generators have an armature made up of windings spinning inside a housing of permanent magnets. Generators use battery voltage to make an armature of electro magnetism inside of a housing of output windings
4:35 I remember being told those old 'ram horn' exhaust manifolds were pretty sought after because they were one of the highest flowing stock manifolds you could get.
By 1973 new EPA regulations were having a significant impact on power, drivability, reliability and economy. It would be the mid '80's before things started to improve and into the '90 until power came back.
It is Revell that have the Visible V8 plastic kit you see in this video, it is still to be had, for about 50 -75$ on eBay for instance. I assembled mine completly a few days ago, it is still virtually the same since 1958. Amazing kit and display 1:4 model V8, it won an award in 2008, well deserved! Why can not Revell also start to sell the Visible Chassis you see in this video, with the see-through 3 speed manual and the see-through differensial? I was dicontiniued in the 60es I think, I guaratee Revell it will sell like hotcakes is they release it again. Today vintage kits of the Visible Chassis sells on eBay for about 500-1200$ depend on the condition. Cheers.
I didn't see anything here about fuel injection, sensors, computers, distributorless electronic ignition, catalytic convertors and the other new engine systems. This is about cars made when gas was under $0.50 cents a gallon. Man, that was YEARS ago.
+senorkaboom Plus, no front-wheel drive systems or disc brakes...just like my first car, a 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale. It's a good thing gas was so cheap back then ; I used to fill up a 22 gallon tank with a five dollar bill !
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+senorkaboom. you could thank EPA for emissions laws. being sarcastic
+rome baker Well, actually, the EPA set some of the standards for emissions from California laws. We had the toughest standards in the country, and maybe the world, in the 70's and 80's. Many engines available in the nation were not allowed in California. Finally, the EPA just adopted the California standard for the nation.
@61gisele I should have explained better - I always refilled at 1/4 tank left... so about 17-18 gallons added at a time, not all 22. 17 gallons at around 30 cents per equals $5.00.
+BKofficer23 It does the same job, but it's not the same machine. Cars switched to alternators because they are cheaper, lighter, smaller, and last longer.
what the fuck are you all saying? generator produces electric energe, and alternator is an electric motor which rotates crankshaft and starts the engine. both of these devices are necessary and they've always been a part of Internal combustion engine
Sorry to say but no, the alternator is the modern equivalent of the older generators used on older cars. They are very similar in operation although older generators on automobiles typically output direct current where newer alternators output alternating current, hence the name. The device that +Keeree Dev is talking about is called a starter motor and is not the same as either a generator or alternator.
Under my hood.. A "frunk" containing the brake and clutch masters, wiper, two headlight, and blower motors, and the spare tire. With the radiator and fan ahead of that. Under my rear decklid.. Another trunk, just ahead of that, just behind the cabin, my 151cu-in (2.5 liter) Iron Duke, and a 4-speed manual transmission (All transverse mounted) Ok now, What kind of car do I have?
@@GRIFAbyte101 I wanted to give a little hint. Those old Iron Dukes are heavy and have a relatively low redline, but given reasonable care and not ran hard, they will last. Um.. Aside from that incident with the faulty connecting rods (that was fixed in a recall of '84's) They are great engines they can go the distance. (The typical U.S. mail truck uses Iron Dukes)
OMG - bad flashbacks! That V8 Chevy engine and the distributor system... they didn't show what it looked like mounted inside a car - with the top of the engine compartment making it next to impossible to remove it! I think that's what killed my 71 Impala - something simple like bad points or something that I couldn't get to. I need therapy.
Even the guy narrating this sounds like a guy from the 50s ... I mean like his voice and the way he speaks not just the white noise or static sound behind his voice from the recording its literally just sounds like 50s lol, but why is that??
3:25 "The coil boosts the current to make a voltage high enough" Current is measured in amperes. Voltage is measured in volts. Aka not the same........
If you do not add any more watts then current decreases when you increase voltage. I * V = P If you increase V you have to decrease I so that p stays the same. To make a spark you almost don't need any current at all.
And then the government stepped into the automotive Factory and said you have to make it our way we don't know anything about cars but it has to get 25 miles to the gallon. And then they made cars complicated and now you don't understand how they work. All because they wouldn't not send troops to Israel in 1974
@@manitoba-op4jx wow, name calling? I agreed with his statement. But, since we're name calling...maybe you should take your crybaby arse to bed, you seem to be in need of a nap.
Clickbait Hunter Nope. They are very similar, but they have a difference: Generators generate direct current electricity, but the alternator generates alternating current electricity.
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