These "will it run" vids are every bit as good as your Saturday night vids : )

It's so cool that you were able to reseat the tire without lighting up some starter fluid. Not that I've ever done that.

Heck! It even came with $400 worth of gas😂 thanks Eric, that was fun.

I've heard of people pulling a fuse or otherwise sabotaging cars at an auction that they want to try to discourage other bids and buyers. I wonder how common it actually is.

Great to see the way you diagnose the issues. Even better to see a business person with ethics!!! thank you

A truck carrying Vick's Vaporub overturned on the highway today. Thankfully, there was no congestion.

I love these will it run videos... especially the Chevy pickups. My old '88 K2500 had all sorts of electrical issues to diagnose, some of which we never worked out. However, I learned what the issue was and how to fix it from one of your previous videos! These help refresh my memory as it's been about a decade since I consistently had to put effort (beyond oil changes and routine maintenance like brakes and filters) into a vehicle to keep it running and I've forgotten a lot. One of your teardown videos actually helped me fix a friend's car a couple months back, too. I am here for whatever videos you put out, even the quick and simple ones.

I bought a truck rusted a lot like this off Marketplace a year ago. It's a 2000 Sierra non-HD 2500 with a 6.0 and a 4L80e. Body looked like crap, frame was fine, 4x4 worked, and it made spectacular oil pressure. It was 1800 bucks and it drove itself 30 minutes back to my house. Seller said the "starter has a bad spot in it", but I know the sound of a broken flexplate when I hear it. I rebuilt the front end, the brakes, put new tires on it, replaced a skewed MAF, resealed the bottom of the engine while I had the transmission off to do the flexplate, and replaced the non-existent rear bumper. Got it all buttoned up and it drove great except the torque converter wasn't locking up. The incorrect MAF readings and the broken flexplate had done a number on the transmission, according to my transmission shop when I had them rebuild it. Even after all that, I'm still in it for less than a sorted 2500 in my area and the transmission has a warranty on it now!

Thanks for fixing the duct tape, that was seriously bothering me 😂😂😂

You are probably the most honest "secondary market" dealer in St Louis.

Love the tire inflation instruction 😂

Sweet! Really like your diagnosis videos "will it run"

Puts the duct tape back over the seat tear before climbing in the first time. Classy! Glad it at least has a good engine and you'll get some decent parts off of it.

I love the honesty of your videos. It doesn't have to be an hour long will it run video if the problems are simple. Keep being you!

I am loving your GM 6.0 enthusiasm! Last of the non-DI cast iron block pushrod generation.

These videos are great for teaching inexperienced viewers that you shouldn't completely trust what yards and wreckers tell you. Using your noggin is always worth it.

Dang, road salt back there almost guarantees vehicle obsolescense! None of that stuff here in the AZ desert, but paint gets toasted inside of 5 years here.

Dude great buy. I worked in the oil fields for quite awhile and that same year and color was our work truck. There was dents on every panel. There was a hole on the passenger side floor board you could see the ground. The bed had huge hole in it too. We had three slip tanks in the bed too lol. It had holes in the seats that you could see springs but the seat warmers still worked It was a piece of shit. It had 280xxx miles worth of oil field roads. We jumped it one time. I could go on and on. That truck ran great. We had to do a transmission and shocks and tires that’s about it.

Definitely looks like your average Michigan pickup. I love these videos, keep them coming.

You got almost 7/8ths a tank of gas in that thing! That's gotta be worth at LEAST $250 at today's prices.

Love these will it run videos! My favorite part of any project car. So satisfying when you figure out the issues.

Good find. I am blessed to live in the desert southwest. No such thing as rust or corrosion. Electrical systems like dry, metal likes dry. I have a near showroom condition 50 year old Mustang Mach One. The original owner kept it out of the sun.

Keep these coming, they are fun to watch as you fix a motor instead of tear it apart.

😂🤣😂"That's supposed to be over there..." While you make the first repair of MANY on the truck. Even duct tape is tired of holding that truck together.

its really strange for me to see such rust on these vehicles. I've been spoiled by the dry utah climate. most people around here think our stuff is super rusty due to the salt we use on the roads but it's extremely rare to see something under 20 years old with holes around here (unless it came from somewhere else). we typically use trucks like this until they have something major go like engine, trans, rear axle.. etc. we just run the hell out of them. my personal fleet consists of a rust free 96 c1500 & 1996 Suburban, surface rusted 89 C2500, typical rocker rust on a 1967 C20 and rust free 1950 3600 Chevy

This cat is very entertaining, and a helluva mechanic! I grew up wrenching carbs and distributors. When one of my "modern" cars has issues (before Google..) I'd go ask the kid behind the counter at Autozone....they were usually spot-on.

Nice truck! Ehhh, okay, maybe not.... But seriously, I had an 05 Sierra 2500 HD 4x4, standard cab (small), for one of my work trucks, for years. Ran it up to 350k. I loved it. I was sad, when they took it away from me, when the transfer case blew out of it, and they sent it away..... Just a great solid truck.... For you younger gentlemen out there, you WANT an older work truck.... Look, when your boss gives you that brand new truck.... Guess what. When he sees the first dent in it, you're gonna hear about it. When he hears that you pulled Kenny out of that mud bog construction site with it, you're gonna hear about it. When he sees you smoking in it, you're gonna hear about it. When he sees a dip bottle in it, you're gonna hear about it..... When someone else's truck breaks, they're gonna wanna borrow YOURS..... When your work truck is OLDER, nobody cares.... Is that a new dent? Nah nah, it was always like that.... (definitely a new dent, from a deer that ran out and broadsided me in the middle of the night on a callout a month ago).... Ohhh, Brian's truck is in the shop???? No no, he's gonna drive Steve's.... Steve's doesn't smell like smoke.... Nobody cares. They LEAVE YOU ALONE. Which is good. That's what you want. You don't want anybody looking too close at your truck.... You want them to just keep it moving, nothing to see here..... Hey, you want a new truck??? Nah nah, I'm good, this is fine... Get Larry a new truck, his is broken literally half the time.... (Pro tip: say this to the boss IN FRONT OF LARRY. Now he owes you big time). The 6.0 in that truck was awesome... Very underrated.... Underrated truck in general. I did things to that truck, that you should NOT do to your truck. No problem, never broke a sweat.....

200k is just broken in! I had a 2004 Denali with the LQ4 that had 360k miles on it when I sold it. Ran just fine and still had plenty of power!

Them older 6.0s are pretty well bullet proof good video

He will make it run. It's alive ! It lives . It lives !!! Dr. Frankenstein hooks up the Juice. 😊

I love these little mid-week surprise videos from Eric...always a nice treat.

Great video! You probably have no idea of how many people ( shadetree mechanics) that just helped. A tutorial video, Awesome job!!!

As soon as you pulled the fuse box I was looking at what may be a missing main fuse too

i'd love to see GM's Ecotech engine's from the late 90's/early 2000's on the show sometime! i heard they are decent. but have some dumb flaws in them, alteast said flaws are easy and cheap to repair.

I have a great respect for peeps that can sort out these modern car electronics issues. It was much simpler in my day before computers and those f***ing infernal relays, reminds my of old Fiats from 60s and 70s.

Definitely make more of these videos, learned a lot. I own a 2004 GMC 2500HD 6 Ltr and this was informative.

HAA HAA! Copart auction fees are ludicrous, so expensive, amazing people buy so many cars from there! I've done those 6.0 manifold bolts, they can be real real bad, much worse then Ford , great video as the usual.

Man, I love these videos when you are able to resurrect these old trucks back to running

At least u don't have bullet holes in truck and hood signs of use like da car wizard has with his new ok ride...after all duct tape and snow white bondo makes Mirceales happen...and another claim to fame other you tubers have caught on to autopsy of engines now ...your a leading star of what people want and need! Good job!

My first truck had an engine and trans from a 1985 chevy van. My dad worked for the state, he knew it had a brand new crate engine and a trans rebuild few years before so he bid a couple hundred because they "couldn't get it to run " we brought a starter with us to the auction to put on it. I crawled under it and the starter was hanging, bolts put back in where they came from. I put it back in and it fired up and ran perfectly.

Wow it's crazy seeing this rusted out beat up truck. I bought one brand new back in 2004. Makes me feel old seeing them beat up now. 6.0 was a good enough engine for what I needed but it averaged 14mpg. My buddy opted for the Duramax and averaged 18mpg but he paid the price in the end with super expensive repairs that my 6.0 gas never needed.

It looks like you bought a few more cars. Thanks for the extra video this week!

Eric O at SMAC is laughing saying "Welcome to the party pal!" (you just read that in Bruce Willis voice).

Great and really fast achievement to get it back running. I like these kind of videos a lot that are straight till it will be fixed.

"... the concern is when they say it will run, because this means it may not" 🤣

Awesome video. These are definitely a good addition to the tear downs. Keep them coming.

Fantastic to see you actually make an effort to sell good parts. I doubt many yards would care about the oil pressure so it's good to see you care enough to be sure. And even came with a nearly full tank of fuel ;) Enjoy these videos, keep them coming :)

I misread that dash message...I thought it said 'service old bag' ! 😂🤣

Agree with others. like the 'Will it Run' videos along with the 'Tear Down Mysteries' series. Keep 'em coming.

Missing fuses, to disable auction vehicles, very common! I picked a 2001 mustang gt Convertible , No start not dash working, Got it home , replaced fuses, 26k miles . Ran awesome, easy hit. In front right side. BUT !!! It is always a gamble!!! Fixed it for the wife. She still drives it, 7 years later. It’s got 55k now.

Well it started and drove, didn't sound too bad either. I enjoyed watching you get it going. I'll watch more of these.

Would you do a full teardown for a vehicle as a video? Like from the parking lot to parts?

Hey, it's got over 3/4 tank of gas...what a find. Doubled the value of the truck.

Love these will it run videos along with the teardowns

About how that fuse got removed... Wouldn't it have had to been removed before Copart inventoried it? The listing was "No Start". That would mean it didn't run when it arrived there. (I suppose it could have removed by the car hauler or the Copart employee).

Thanks Eric for the video! Always interesting to watch! 😁👍

That's awesome brother. Great buy even tho the body is shot. You will make a nice profit with the engine,trans,transfer case, axles and all the other good parts on that truck. Good job brother.

Really enjoy the vibe of this channel. Jennings also does amazing will it run videos.

Love these videos Eric thank you

Quickly becoming my favorite channel. I’m learning so much.

Thanks for the video Eric. Have a great day!

I hope sometime you could get a second gen expedition in I need parts LOL!

Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you Eric 👍

The most comfortable truck I ever owned was a 99 GMC 3 door 1500. It needed a rear end when I sold it but at 217,000 miles it ran like a champ. I have a Ford F-250 6.2 gas and while it's decent, it just isn't as comfortable.

Thanks! I've got a 2000 Silverado and this was similar in many respects. More of these please (and thanks for taking time to share)!

I bought an 03 Sierra with the 5.3 a couple years ago off a guy fairly cheap because we're in Texas and the A/C didn't work. I noticed that cold air would come out of the defrost from time to time. Did some research, removed the A/C actuator from under the steering wheel area and got full blast, ice cold AC. Apparently that was a huge issue with trucks from that era.

Looks like a gem wish I was closer.

These are so much fun! Please make more !

Love the vids Eric 👍🏽

Thanks for another bonus video, you're spoiling us :D

Always love your vids. Thanks

Love the variety !

Keep making these!

Nice find, great trouble shooting, thanks for posting!

Really enjoyed this one. I must admit I do love the "will it run" videos, as you say! If you ever find a Jeep 2.0L I4 Turbo (also used in Alfa Romeo, etc.) I'd love to see one of those torn down so I can learn how mine works. Thanks for the content!

Great video, as always !

If it has a good heater it is perfect for a Minnesota winter beater.

You did it again....great video !👍👍

Love your videos. Watch them all except engine teardowns, no interest in that. Great job

Thanks Eric🎉

this a great video !,, I hope you make more of this

Nice, enjoyed this one a lot!! I thought the one tire needed the bead set but apparently it didn't even need air! My bad!

Nice Job Guy !

Good video. Inspired me to buy a copart salvage vehicle recently. So far its going good!

As always… another great video 👍

Loved the video!

And 3/4 full of fuel, that's doubled it's value at once!

😂yep, gotta make sure that duck tape stays in place....

Fun to watch. Again.

I bought a Big truck at auction. in Sioux City. it ran great. new tires and injectors. 👍.

I like the Will it run videos.

Another great video!

Your the man !love your videos

Thank you Eric! 👍

"nailed it"... and I spit beer... you owe me one!

GM big iron are always great. Love those videos

I like this will it run video so informal

Great video. I love GMT800's If you saw my driveway you could tell LOL! Thanks Eric!

the frame looks good I would put another bed on it and keep driving it

Really prefer your will it drive videos over the tear downs….also love your project videos.