Will it (finally) run? | 1944 Ford 2N | Josie The Tractor Ep 6 

Great job 😊😊😊

Well done!

Listen to that puppy purr!!!

Great video series! It looks like the water passages in your engine block could use a bit of electrolysis to remove the rust. A few good flushes may do the trick, though it did look kinda chunky in there. Probably not great for your water pump or radiator.

In the future, don't use carb cleaner or brake parts cleaner or contact cleaner, or, ......... as a substitute for "Quick Start" fluid or "Starting Fluid". The starting fluids (all the quality ones, "Sta-Bil" is just one example) have "Upper Cylinder Lube" in the can which keeps the cylinder walls and rings from being dried out by the either which they all contain which is very explosive which is why it works so well. Don't undo all your good work on a motor by scoring the cylinders due to no oil by using the wrong fluid (vapor) to quick start an engine.

Sometimes radiator intake side (of water pump) hoses have spiral wire on the inside diameter to help prevent the hose from collapsing due to the vacuum created by the pump. It also aides in preventing a hose from pinching closed if it is bent beyond its minimum bend radius.

Pieces of hose spring and thermostat