The smoke was the truck's way of saying "Thank you for fixing me. Now, let me help YOU by getting rid of those skeeters you were talking about." lol I love these old Chevy trucks. My Dad had a 67 with the same setup but was Red with a White cab top. Talk about a work horse!! Myself, I had the 68 GMC 3/4 ton with the monstrous V6 and 4-on-floor(1st was a Granny EXTREME). Uprooted many stumps with that Granny Gear. Great for baling hay, too. Ease out in Granny and let it just idle. I'd then hop out and walk along tossing and stacking bales as it slowly crept across the field. Had an older Brother with a 76 JEEP J20 with a max load of firewood rounds and got stuck(yes, even in 4x4). Normally my Dad's 67 C10 would pull him out, but one time got stuck as well. That 68 GMC pulled BOTH out while still being chained together. Dad's 67 could really carry the mail where my 68 could haul the Post Office building. lol Totally geared different, but equal in performance in their own Class.
@@Ez_bo Oh well, I wish that you lived nearby. I would greatly enjoy helping you with your project. I have done a lot of mechanical restoration but not much cosmetic. I love all things mehanical. Good luck and have fun.
The thing that makes your videos more appealing to me, is that you seem to be a nice person, its just like fixing a car with a friend. A follower from Costa Rica 🇨🇷✌️
I’ve been binge watching your videos in no particular order. I’ve liked all of them but I have to leave a comment. I’m in my 40s and I’ve been on RU-vid for a minute, watching different videos, trying to figure out what I enjoy watching the most. Watching you get these things to fart smoke and breathe life, even if only for a little while… it’s one of the most impressive things I’ve seen on here. I’m assuming you’re not that old but you conduct yourself in a mannerism that appeals to older folks. I can show your videos to my grandson and not have to worry one bit. Thank you! Please keep the awesome content coming🤙🏻🇺🇸❤️🩹
Put a few miles on it, give the rings a chance for the rings to losen up and the smoke should go away. 41000 miles is not much for an old straight six, they are pretty much bullet proof!
Had one of those. Dropped a high performance 327 into it, headers, an oversize clutch, positive traction rear diff and had a blast until a "friend" wrecked it for me. I still dream about that truck thirty five years later.
Been turning a wrench for 50 years plus and never thought to use a pop rivet as a way to block off a blown brake line. My best "hack" was always to fold it over and put a vise-grip on it till I got back to the shop.
My grandpa had one of these but it was a 350 4 speed 4x4 and I was supposed to have it handed down to me. Unfortunately when he died the vultures came in and took it. You know how it goes.
Love these classics, three on the tree was what I learned on. Might need a valve seal or two. Hard to believe the pressure plate and clutch still worked after 30 years of sitting. Power brakes on this one was how much power you could put on the brake pedal. LOL
We have a 1970 C10 we found at a Memorial Day garage sale. Best $450 we ever spent! Have rebuilt the entire front end & rewired the alt. & reg. circuit as well as replaced the rubber fuel line with a metal one we made. The rubber line was running up across the butterfly exhaust manifolds!! Some people are dumb regarding gasoline fuel safety! Had another rebuild the 350 Turbo-Hydramatic transmission before he retired. Even hauling a 26 bales of 3-tie alfalfa at 50 to 55 mph the old truck attains 17.1 mpg at a steady 1,710 rpm. Amazingly slow engine speed from the factory. Must have real tall gears.Even came with the original warranty plate from Romania Chevrolet in Eugene, Oregon. We live in Dayton Or. Great to see your old C10 running again!
Support this channel! I have no clue how the RU-vid world works. But we gotta keep this legend funded and rolling. I am young but not educated enough in computers to understand RU-vid or internet. But for those of you that understand computers and internet, make this fella a millionaire and him and his family comfortable so we are able to keep the old school legends going see him continue to his awesome education to the world
Bro, you’re an inspiration. I wouldn’t normally go out of my way to try and reach out to someone making videos, but hands down I was addicted to all your videos and killed my whole last week of work watching from the Diamond T to the Bavaria. You’re really doing something I enjoy, and I’m pretty sure I’ve learned a ton. Really makes me feel more confident wrenching around on my 250 in the 74 nova I got. Appreciate you brother
2 years ago I bought a rotted body 74 k10 for $500 out of some guys backyard. Every panel was rusted, the tires comepletely flat. Hadn't even been registered since 2009 let alone run. Hooked up a battery and a fuel can to the pump similar to this video. It started up without hesitation. I6 as well. These motors just want to run, it's amazing.
hey man do you have a email address if so let me know and if you still have the diamond t i would be interested in it and any 67-72 ford trucks if you have any.thanks - nick
I'm just amazed when I watch "will it run" videos, and a bunch of people ask, "How do you find these?", or "Where can I find one?" Seriously? Where the hell do ya'all live, Manhattan?? Moscow? Everywhere I go, I find old cars and trucks. Everywhere. Here in Washington (the state, not the cesspool), ya can't swing a dead cat without hitting one. Get away from your keyboards and go drive around.
These videos make me so thankful I live in a colder, drier climate. Old vehicles that sit here don't have anywhere near the rot, wildlife, and general nastiness to them that the ones in your neck of the woods seem to! Then again, we get to deal with road salt...
Excellent, Jennings few more details could be a daily driver~ Love my old Chevy trucks, bought a 66 with a messed up impala engine in it, and rather than mess with the exhaust manifolds, ran with another 400 "rebuilt" from the junkyard, repainted and loved the three speed with the EL extra-low so a farmer could pull his plow~ anyways tortured that thing by putting three tons of roofing material onward the dump~ when we got back from three days of driving from CA to WI the main crank was loose and wobblin, sold it for 500, the exact same price I paid, but surely painted inside and out, seat was okay, and needed nothing~ but got 15 years out of that ole truck~ at oakland airport had the license plate stolen and 3 stereos were stolen during the night over the years~ will take manual shift over automatic any day of the week~.....a Heavy-duty clutch does nothing but cause leg cramps, and High capacity oil pumps are the source of your oil leaks~ am crippled now, but truly adore your spirit~
A vehicle should be driven once a week so that means your 1560 behind!!🤷♀️ The holes in the tailgate and bed help to get rid of the junk when you hit a bump !! No breaks in the back make it easier to do a burnout!! 🤪
Of course it will run every video your vehicles run. I love your channel. I’m glad I stumbled across it have a beautiful Sunday. It’s a beautiful, rainy Sunday here in the garden state where the flowers are dead in New Jersey. You have to pay to get out of the state but it’s free to come in. Go figure Democrats bleh
All that smoke. You do realize that three 18 year old girls at Harvard, from save the world mafia, just peed their pants in protest. I hope your happy. :) I am...
Where do you live that these trucks are just parked under a tree? Around here those 67 thru 72 Chevy pickups are like gold. You are not going to find one just laying around.
This model and year of truck, hell almost any truck this year will always work with a small tune. They will not make things quality like this anymore because they're crooks.
You should use Marval Mystery oil in your fuel. It works wonders for starting things. Had an old push mower that was always surging while it ran. Put some marvel in the fuel and the thing ran perfectly from there on out. It cleans the fuel system. I run it in all my stuff. Car and truck and tractors.
@@corydunaway ... in the long run you may be right. OTOH, newer oils a much better anti-wear formula than 50 years ago and I doubt the average person would have an issue. BTW, I still lean toward something extra on older vehicles myself. My 64 Chevy sees more local driving than highway so I am a fan of customizing my refill in a case like this.
Also I would’ve killed to see that fuel pump replacement, was wanting to attempt mine this weekend! There’s no decent videos on RU-vid telling me about the lobe it engages with
Nothing to it really. Just unbolt the old one, clean the surface up and make sure you either have a new pushrod or reuse the existing. If you replace it just put a dab of white lithium grease or assembly lube on the ends. At a minimum use motor oil as that's what will be lubing it. It may fight you going in, if it does bump the key over and it should pop in place.
@@brandonn2538 I mean sentences are informative but seeing the struggle with the lobe would help and most videos are for 8 cylinders where the fuel pump is installed upside down comparatively
@G Sully The inline 6 is a lot easier than the v8. Not only is it in the open and easy access, it has no pushrod to deal with. It really is as simple pull the old one out and put the new one in. Lubricate it like Brandon said, of course.
@@74nova36 didn't realize yours was an inline 6. Once you pull yours off you'll see how it goes. There's really not much that can go wrong. Just don't use red rtv to make a globbed on gasket.
@@shadows5698 yeah the mention of a pushrod kind of confused me, but I would like to literally see how it is meant to engage the lobe. Even an old diagram/picture would suffice. I just like to have a slight understanding before I pop it off. Every “simple” little weekend project has a tendency not to go to plan and 2-3 hours turns to a long day. Fun, but long lol.
Hot damn, that's a nice little ol' truck. Sits 30 years, and with just a little TLC, she runs great! Amazing. Makes ya wonder why the fella parked it. Why do folks park running vehicles and just let em rot??
What a beautiful truck! You do awesome work and you is noted me to start on my own project. It’s a 1985 Pontiac Parisienne Safari wagon…love your style videos
When the old gal fired up it was satisfying. When she started moving, a grin came across my ol' mug. Does a feller's heart good to see a good ol' Chevy truck get rescued.
Hell yeah! That thing runs turns and drives a treat! She's skook as frig bud! Bring 'er around to Horton's for a box of crullers and a double-double, eh?
I wouldn’t have minded watching you fumble with the fuel pump for 45 minutes because I’m learning and planning on trying it myself. Thanks and have a good day!
I've got a 1970 Chevy C-10 that looks pretty close to this, no idea when the last time it was run. One of these days I want to see if it'll fire up, even though its got an issue with shorting out somewhere.
