3 Simple Engine Checks When Buying a Classic Car

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3 Simple Engine Checks When Buying A Classic Car
Episode 508 Autorestomod
ENGINE DIAGNOS TIPS!
We use the 1967 Mustang as a test bed for judging an engines health.
Keep it cold. Make sure to tell the owner beofre you roll out that yodon’t want it warmed up before you arrive. Never buy a car that the engine is warm to the touch when you get there. This usually means that they are trying to hide a rod knock or other issue.
Check fluids first. Oil should be good, fresh oil could be the sign that they are hiding an issue.
Check coolant. Any oil or milkiness indicates a head gasket issue. Or a cracked block.
Cranking check. If it lopes on cranking it has a dead cylinder.
Vacuum gauge. It can tell you a lot about the health of an engine.
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  • @stuckinmygarage6220
    @stuckinmygarage62203 жыл бұрын

    Diagnostics are very important. This newbie appreciates stuff like this. Show good and bad vacuum responses, plugs, coolant. Thank you.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are correct

  • @motorworksmafia
    @motorworksmafia3 жыл бұрын

    Highly recommend the Patreon account! Was on last months meeting and had a blast meeting everyone! Can't wait for this months! Oh, and great tips on this episode!

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Legend!

  • @robkallok77
    @robkallok773 жыл бұрын

    Great info - looking forward to the tuning video (always a chance to learn something new 😉).

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    You and me both!

  • @tritter82008
    @tritter820083 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I really appreciate how y'all pulled one of the plugs and showed the difference between the engine sounding "normal" vs. missing. A lot of the old guard/experienced gearheads know what to listen and feel for, that new gearheads don't. Possible other video idea, if you could play audio clips of various engine/drivetrain conditions and kinda explain what sound you're looking for and what it means.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    We are working on that...

  • @67Stang
    @67Stang3 жыл бұрын

    Some great information. Thanks for sharing.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @jeffreysalzman1497
    @jeffreysalzman14973 жыл бұрын

    Really great info!

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @DragPakMerc
    @DragPakMerc3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent episode. Super useful information.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @umangu
    @umangu3 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @scottchiusolo5964
    @scottchiusolo59643 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate these videos, helped me restore my 71 RS. THANK YOU

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to help

  • @president89
    @president893 жыл бұрын

    My favorite channel for classic mustang info

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ours too!

  • @dfrford
    @dfrford3 жыл бұрын

    jeff you need to promise you'll burn the tires off one of your cars at 100,000 subscribers!! love your tech info

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    If we can keep one of them running long enough...

  • @dragonslair59
    @dragonslair593 жыл бұрын

    Wow think I need sleep thought Cam said as a instead of gas. Good tips

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    😴

  • @Redmist.65
    @Redmist.653 жыл бұрын

    I really could do with the next video! I have thrown loads of money at my coupe and have many sads still!

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Coming soon!

  • @stevepearson7745
    @stevepearson77453 жыл бұрын

    Knew there was a reason I woke up at 3am. Great tips

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    For me it is an unbearable urge to pee....

  • @2lotusman851
    @2lotusman8513 жыл бұрын

    Lime green flip- flops are comfy too. Just dont wear them around other guys. Good video.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's the cool thing about my friends, once they ridicule you for like four or five weeks, they lose interest.

  • @donveterano3944
    @donveterano39443 жыл бұрын

    Thumb up!

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ross5548
    @ross55483 жыл бұрын

    I don't think anybody should be left out when going for digital assets.

  • @elizabethanna9474

    @elizabethanna9474

    3 жыл бұрын

    Making the right decision when investing can be a tough task.

  • @ia6042

    @ia6042

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I used to trade some stocks but I couldn't understand how it works kept on getting bad stocks

  • @ryanhildreth2038

    @ryanhildreth2038

    3 жыл бұрын

    Trading on your own is very risky l've lost alot trading for myself.

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    @nancyshannon5499

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @whtsap16174_____

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @stephenhotzjustdriveit
    @stephenhotzjustdriveit3 жыл бұрын

    Also at first start have someone check if you get a puff of smoke from the tailpipe

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good point!

  • @Dethmeister
    @Dethmeister3 жыл бұрын

    Whew, glad you didn't slam that hood.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @RealWorldGarage
    @RealWorldGarage3 жыл бұрын

    One of the things I like to do is use a temp scan gun to identify which cylinder isn’t contributing. But on cast iron you have to do it before it’s heat soaked, on headers it seems to be easier to identify. Even after it’s hot.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great tip!

  • @RealWorldGarage

    @RealWorldGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AutoRestoMod taught that one to my son on his FE. Most cylinders had gotten up to 250 ish and one of them hadn’t joined the party and was about 150.ish.

  • @jt93308
    @jt933083 жыл бұрын

    Great video guys. Cam - what about the GM HEI distributors don't you like, and what do you prefer? if it makes a difference, I'm running a 1970 302 with points right now. Have had the truck for about 20 years, believe engine is stock with the exception of a Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and carb.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mostly it is the bulk. You can't fit a bigger style air cleaner. Other systems are neater looking (more "normal" on a Ford.

  • @OldeCarrGuy
    @OldeCarrGuy3 жыл бұрын

    That's the difference between a good mechanic and a guy like me who just thinks he is! Knowledge is DIAGNOSTIC gold!

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more!

  • @michaelwelch5392
    @michaelwelch53923 жыл бұрын

    When you showed the plug did it have a gasket? I thought ford spark plugs used tapered seats?

  • @tombryant1104

    @tombryant1104

    3 жыл бұрын

    Normal reason is engine has aftermarket heads.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure what is going on there. We'll get deeper into that on the tuning video.

  • @tombryant1104

    @tombryant1104

    3 жыл бұрын

    AFAIK only Ford OHV V8 engine to use 14mm gasketed spark plugs were the '54 239 & 256(Mercury) Y blocks. With introduction of 272 & 292 for '55, switched to 18mm tapered seat plugs. Used in all year FE, and small blocks till around '76 when plugs changed to 14mm tapered seat. Those were already used in Cleveland & 429 CJ/SCJ plus Boss 302 & 429. OK I didn't mention Boss 351, essentially Hi-Po Clevelands. Nothing really unique about those. Aftermarket aluminum generally use ¾" reach gasketed 14mm plugs. The aftermarket irons probably use 14mm ½" reach, never owned a set.

  • @MsGlowreah
    @MsGlowreah27 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @RalphSampson...
    @RalphSampson...3 жыл бұрын

    @2:43 I hate when my dipstick smells like ass. Bwhahahaaa!

  • @Paulie1232
    @Paulie12323 жыл бұрын

    I tip when looking a car, is it has a engine

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you are into that sort of thing...

  • @williamford6142
    @williamford61423 жыл бұрын

    Lubricitive ?...Maybe "slickery"....... O team slangery.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ooooo slickery!

  • @lemonke1576
    @lemonke15763 жыл бұрын

    Are you guys gonna do a dedicated tuning video? Would love to see y'all tackle timing, carburetor adjustment, rocker nut adjustment, etc. I've gotten to the point where my engine starts and it runs well enough to test drive, but it idles high, chatters slightly, and definitely isn't tuned ideally; watching somebody who knows Ford small block engines work with theirs would be a Godsend for me. Cheers!

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Already up!

  • @georgerios7526
    @georgerios75263 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys, I have a ‘68 mustang coupe. I’ve been looking into getting the suspension worked on. It’s just my daily, it only has the inline 6 in it. What would you recommend for me to do to make it handle and drive as smooth as possible? I’ve already looked into doing the Shelby drop

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good daily set up: QA1 single adjustable shocks, rebuild the front end, 1 inch front sway bar. Disc brakes. (optional>> roller spring perches

  • @portlandon
    @portlandon3 жыл бұрын

    Cam better be careful walking in the woods in those shoes because somebody would mistake him for Sasquatch

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    He's too red.

  • @brianwaskow5910
    @brianwaskow59103 жыл бұрын

    When metal gets cold it shrinks.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Other things expand.

  • @brianwaskow5910

    @brianwaskow5910

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AutoRestoMod the only thing I can think of that expands when exposed to cold is water when it freezes.

  • @tombryant1104
    @tombryant11043 жыл бұрын

    +++++ on compression diagnosis. I've been cranking engines without spark to determine possible compression problems since days of buying wholesale gems from dealers back lots. One morning found nothing promising at my favorite Pontiac dealer, left went back to shop. Couple hours later my partner shows up with a Dodge Omni, I passed on. It's going thut, thut, thut. I say "Bubba, that thing has a dead hole"(cylinder). Just needs a wire or plug was his reply. I bet him neither would fix it & pulled out compression gauge. Zero compression, I won. He didn't know I'd already given it the crank test. Let's say he learned something that day.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    Teaching is fun...especially when you make money.

  • @XEFairmont
    @XEFairmont3 жыл бұрын

    Is it only me when I check a car I lay down and check under it before I look inside.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is a different video. This was dealing more with engine stuff.

  • @johnbarker5009
    @johnbarker50093 жыл бұрын

    Rich? Nah, just needs a blast on the freeway to "blow the carbon out" lol.

  • @AutoRestoMod

    @AutoRestoMod

    3 жыл бұрын

    That may indeed happen...accept he was smart and didn't put the tags on it...LOL

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