I Bought A Big 'Ol Truck. Is The Motor Toast? 1983 Ford F250

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Күн бұрын

After years of hauling engines (and one motorcycle) in the trunks of sedans, I finally bought a truck. A rusty 1983 Bullnose Ford F250, 4 speed, 4 wheel drive. The best part? The "invincible Ford 300" engine. Too bad this one sounds like it's about to blow to pieces. Nonetheless, the truck pulled itself home and the engine's still ticking. I was a hair away from throwing in a used engine until I checked off every box and found that this motor may not be bad after all. This is just the tip of the iceberg on this rig, plenty more videos of it to come.
Chapters:
00:00 - Pulling my Yamaha out of hibernation
04:49 - Getting ready to go
05:25 - On my way to buy a truck
07:15 - Loading up
07:40 - Uh oh, this is a bad noise
09:10 - The slow journey home
13:27 - A good look at it, walk around
14:31 - Unloading the bike
16:18 - Quick assessment and going for a drive
20:25 - Low oil pressure, but maybe the noise is just loose valves?
24:08 - Getting a better listen to this engine knock
25:13 - It drove me home, maybe I can get a little more life from it
26:28 - Rebuilding the carb, even if it needs a full motor
30:31 - Cleaning/checking the spark plugs
32:39 - Carburetor rebuild take two
39:12 - Checking the spark timing
40:15 - A great discovery, is this just a tuning issue?
40:55 - Limiting the vacuum advance in the distributor
42:40 - Going for a drive WITHOUT the engine sounding like it's falling apart
44:30 - Part 2 coming soon
45:32 - Hehe, a kitten.

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@LS-uv9gg 3 ай бұрын

My new favourite KZfaq channel! No stupid music, no silly cringe/humour talking, or unnecessary verbal babbling, no begging for likes, etc., etc. Just a man fixing machines. Brilliant!

@arylampiao3365 2 ай бұрын

Vc disse tudo. Concordo plenamente este é exelent canal. Abraço

@carlosrojas-tb6em Ай бұрын

Gracias por sus vídeos, nos da una noción para los que no sabemos de mecánica. Me gusta su camioneta he visto la mantención que le ha hecho. Podría " Pintarla " y cambiar las gomas de las puertas para que sellen bien al cerrarlas Saludos desde Chile.

@MDTAR15 2 ай бұрын

I'm 58 years old and I consider myself a pretty decent mechanic... I gotta tell you, this kid's got a pretty good set of skills under his belt. I've watched a handful of his videos and he seems to know a little about everything. I hope he sticks with it and I hope his channel grows.

@JessesWorkshop 3 ай бұрын

I'm so glad a young guy like yourself is interested in working on old machines. We need more of this to start happening. Stay the course brother!

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@paulvincent6151 3 ай бұрын

Good job on your editing. Great nonverbal communication and humor.

@the_truck_farmer 4 ай бұрын

I had an 82 f250 same powertrain in high school only in blue exterior/interior. I bought it for $500 and beat the ever living tar out of that thing. It still ran like a sewing machine til it lost spark. I didnt know mechanics so well at 17 & didnt have any place to store it so i ended up junking it. Now i know it was likely the dura spark ignition box or module. Wish i had that old girl still today almost 25 yrs later...Thanks for helping bring back the memories!

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience with practically the same truck! Sounds like you at least got your money’s worth out of it.

@matthewwillson2051 4 ай бұрын

Yeah all of those old fords sound the same as i had one for years and the worst thing for them is to sit and not drive them foot on the floor and those straight 6 300 you just can’t kill them the body will fall off and apart long before the engine dies i have literally pulled 4 full hay wagons and a load of firewood in the back and she loved it mine was only a 2 wheel drive but i had tire chains and i would go places that 4 wheel drive trucks couldn’t but yeah you have a good old truck give it some Lucas and a oil change and run her wide open and she will love it lol find yourself a good body and frame and you can swap it over but otherwise you have a good truck for work or whatever you want it for especially because it is 4 wheel drive put some 44 mudders on it and run her in the mud she will take it

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

I fell in love with the ford straight 6 after I worked on the '78 f150 that's my channel, knew I had to have one. I'm definitely going to be putting this thing through the dirt and mud soon enough.

@bigjay6743 3 ай бұрын

My last Ford was the 1986 with the 3 in the tree the last year they did the 3 in the tree straight 6 Unfortunately it rusted away But it was a reliable old truck.

@Ecchier Ай бұрын

My straight 6 has 440k miles on it and it’s still going strong 💪

@GuildOfCalamity 3 ай бұрын

Great camera work and editing. Thanks for not killing us with the real-time unscrewing of hundreds of bolts.

@lars277 6 күн бұрын

Those 300 six were excellent engines with great histories. As long as they had pretty good compression, they would run and run. I was so pissed when they quit making that wonderful reliable engine.

@joshuaadler4259 Ай бұрын

I didn't realize how bad the knock was until you got to the gas station and I realized it wasn't a diesel.

@karipaakkonen4013 Ай бұрын

I once had a 1985 F250 300 six in line and manual gearbox. A strong car that was practical. I liked the car very much.

@Excommunicado1945 3 ай бұрын

Спасибо, from Russia !

@williamdertinger4434 3 ай бұрын

Wow ! It’s actually not easy to find someone to work on a carburetor- I’m shocked someone on the younger side can ! Now that I think about there isn’t even a ton of people that can drive a manual anymore !

@dm_er 3 ай бұрын

Вот это реально годный контент. Смотреть и слушать одно удовольствие!

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

Спасибо!

@prevost8686 4 ай бұрын

I had a 88 F-250 with the fuel injected 300 six and the HD granny 4-spd. We heated exclusively with wood back then and I cut all of it. I could load the bed with green oak and hickory all the way up to the top of the cab and overload a 16ft trailer behind it and the truck just didn’t care. I imagine if a state trooper ever saw me he would have thrown the book at me. It was so simple to tune up and change the oil in too. I got into a serious financial bind through no fault of my own and had to sell it. I’ve missed that old truck. I have a 3/4 ton Chevy Silverado with a 5.7 SBC in it but it’s not the work truck that old Ford was.

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing a great story! I'm glad to hear that this truck is probably capable of much more than what I can throw at it.

@Chems-Eddine 4 ай бұрын

The video quality is top notch , all the best with the channel .

@branthandford2212 4 ай бұрын

Wow, clean the plugs and rebuild carb and sounds brand new

@John3_16Q 4 ай бұрын

Great quality videos and content!

@andrewgrace4410 Ай бұрын

Great troubleshooting and skills Simon 😊

@AngelRosario 3 ай бұрын

Watched the fixing up and old truck vid first. Then came to this one. Great content. Watching the work in that carb 😮 immediately subbed. Rock on!

@metaspencer 3 ай бұрын

dude, more good stuff! I'm working my way backwards through your vids and loving them ... you're definitely encouraging me to dig into some of my older vehicles

@valuepack2 3 ай бұрын

I don't have anything to add that hasn't been said, except SWEET XS400! Cheers from NH.

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ProjectFairmont 3 ай бұрын

I had an XS400, this is a an earlier 360, same sweet 180 firing order motor family.

@josephlanger3768 3 ай бұрын

Just found you and subscribed. I am 48 years old and have saved a couple of vehicles people were sure were "dead" myself. So awesome to see a young person like yourself doing the same. I hope I can get my sons to watch and be inspired.I can't help but wonder if you had some schooling in mechanics, as some of your fixes are more technical than they appear. If not , you have an amazing mechanical gift, keep doing what you're doing and good luck!

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nachoc.9406 2 ай бұрын

Congrats great old school style!!!

@dcmphoto7437 3 ай бұрын

Dude, your videos are the best! I drove one of these old Fords, the brake lines and water pump exploded the same day. Overheating and rust ended that truck. Love the Yamaha too. Keep up the great work my fellow Minnesotan!

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

Ouch... Thanks for the support!

@larryclark6113 3 ай бұрын

I loved watching your work here Simon. What a great revival. I didn't figure out what the cure for spark knock was. I have never heard that phrase. Many of the things you did here, were the kind of jobs I watched/helped my Dad do back in my younger days. I was never going to be the kind of ace mechanic he was. Anyway, I will try to look up spark knock. So happy it turned out that the engine is a good one in this truck. It's a great truck right? I love the straight 6, 4x4, and then two major creature comfort items that look factory, AM/FM and A/C. Super cool truck. Thanks again. I will keep watching.

@jakebrown584 4 ай бұрын

Coming from a Chevrolet guy this is the toughest combo every

@steventaylor9002 3 ай бұрын

Great video Thx S

@kellssheehan8578 4 ай бұрын

Great truck 😊

@naturecalls81 Ай бұрын

"Tow truck" is not in this guy's vocabulary . I like it

@texascottonfarmer 4 ай бұрын

👌👌👍👍😊😊 Well done! Thanks for the video.

@joeclark9042 Ай бұрын

Hey Simon another good video I just seen this one so just letting you know hey if you want to get rid of that old Ford let me know I might be interested in it keep up the good work I enjoy watching your videos it's very relaxing to know somebody else out their nose and stuff that I know appreciate it brother thank you

@rustycaveman 3 ай бұрын

I found your channel when this specific video popped up in my feed. I then went back to the beginning of your channel to start watching all of the videos in order. I love that you show your mistakes and struggles like the rest of us. Great cinematic shots/angles. Just suggest adding more lighting in future videos.

@rustycaveman 3 ай бұрын

I have two of these lights and use them all the time.

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Yeah, I’ve been trying to figure out a good lighting setup. That’s one of the reasons I work in the street in recent videos, good natural lighting.

@snoopysrc 4 ай бұрын

You gained a new sub

@bigjay6743 3 ай бұрын

Had a 1986 straight six 3 in the tree Love the 3 in the tree you can drive 2nd gear all day long And for a 6 cylinder it was a fairly torque truck.

@SergioRamirez-co3qm 2 ай бұрын

Geacias por tus videos son muy buenos e indpiradores para que uno se anime a hacer cosas mecanicas Saludos desde la ciudad de México

@ismaelrodriguez6500 Ай бұрын

Muy buen trabajo 💪💪

@carni6319 4 ай бұрын

So good

@rickyarmstrong9267 4 ай бұрын

I had a e150 van 1992 with 300 six 334ooo miles still ran good when i sold it tough as nails

@petermurphy3354 4 ай бұрын

I Simon, I too have a 1983 Ford F250, but mine is a SupaCab with the 351 Cleveland 2WD. I am in the process derusting it lol. Hope to see more on this one. Cheers Peter from Oz

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

Cool! I'll have to get to de-rusting mine eventually...

@Wingman_ 4 ай бұрын

Awesome truck Simon! Looking forward to what you do next on her

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@LastChanceFossil 2 ай бұрын

Now imagine this channel but he works on Teslas and other EVs.... boooooooooooring 😂😂😂 Amazing content keep going and posting.😊

@chrismcclelland2145 4 ай бұрын

My first truck was a ‘63 Ford F100. It had a 240 6 cyl 3 speed on the tree. Granpappy to your truck.

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

Very sharp

@mongosaqqara 2 ай бұрын

I had a 71 CB 450...thing was fast and a tank...I crashed it too many times to count on old cracked tires...hehe

@daleb5967 3 ай бұрын

So all that from spark knock...way too much advance.. good job. I was wondering when it was cranking jerky like that. At least you got the vented cap. A wet cap will pull that trick on you too.

@user-cw9jb7jv2f 2 күн бұрын

انت مهندس ممتاز 💪✌️

@daleb5967 3 ай бұрын

I miss my 84 f250

@user-mm1su7hz2l 4 ай бұрын

Nice. excellent qaulity. Do you ever talk to explain things to subscribers?

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

I haven't quite decided to go that route yet. My goal is to turn bolts and make it look satisfying, and do my best to explain only visually. If people would like an explanation on a specific thing, I hope they ask in the comments and I'll do my best to answer.

@johnharter7553 3 ай бұрын

Wanted one of these since I was a kid. Only reason I haven’t bought one yet is I have no clue what I’m doing, and I’m all on my own. Think I could still manage to figure out what’s wrong with one of these if I bought one? lol

@Teranomy 4 ай бұрын

Hey, great video. Could you please explain how you knew that adjusting vacuum advance was needed?

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

With the base timing set correctly, the engine would spark knock under light-mid throttle (when the vacuum advance kicks in). Without the advanced connected, it didn’t knock at all, so I adjusted the advance down some. With factory components, the vacuum advance was probably set fine. I think there are other issues causing spark knock, maybe lean running. It’s something I’ve been meaning to look into further. Limiting the vacuum advance is more of a temporary fix. Hopefully my explanation makes sense

@Teranomy 4 ай бұрын

@@SimonFordman Thanks a lot. Looking forward to next videos.

@daleb5967 3 ай бұрын

Manual hubs....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@jorgenlinne4183 4 ай бұрын

Hi Simon

@SimonFordman 4 ай бұрын

Hi jorgen

@SloppyShotz 3 ай бұрын

these videos are fucking dope. Inspired to do my own shit now

@fquiroz6592 Ай бұрын

hi Simon! Hey what do you do with the vehicles you buy and repair? is it for profit or just for fun?

@nightstorm9128 2 ай бұрын

That engine has been neglected of oil changes,,The damage is done,,

@Juliano-wv7gp 2 ай бұрын

Falta um pouco mais de iluminação e não sei porque você não espera o óleo do motor escorrer todo.

@caseydoyle8424 3 ай бұрын

Hey what’s the rod you’re using to listen to the motor at 24:27? My dad had a 79 Ford and that sparked a memory but I can’t place it.

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

Pretty sure it's the crank for the jack.

@marcoxtv6854 2 ай бұрын

Depressing place wow

@charlescarter6146 3 ай бұрын

So ignition distributor was causing the knock? Vacuum advance trouble right?

@SimonFordman 3 ай бұрын

I still don't know if that was the actual issue. Limiting the vacuum advance made the knock go away, but I have a hunch that the engine is running too lean and that's the real problem. I plan to investigate it soon