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@davidsalmons80

Жыл бұрын

Make sure to replace the spark plugs

@LaptopEnthusiast

Жыл бұрын

What’s your daily driver (computer?)

@rafflesssadiss8182

Жыл бұрын

Love it ❤

@Shibes770

Жыл бұрын

Now get a xb falcon. U no

@saleembitar6576

Жыл бұрын

We enjoy every video that you make, you're a Fun person

Never did I expect a electronic-fixing channel to go into cars, but it’s actually really good

@scrguilherme

Жыл бұрын

it's an excellent content right ?

@UwUSanime

Жыл бұрын

Ahem, dankpods?

@nsvmmwhy

Жыл бұрын

@@UwUSanime Good point.

@chaostoasty

Жыл бұрын

@@UwUSanime Garbage time*

@traubeminze810

Жыл бұрын

@@UwUSanime Both are Aussies 😂

This guy went from fixing old computers and laptops to a car, this guy is an absolute legend

@iBonnieYT

Жыл бұрын

Now , that’s what I call multitasking

@Serge165

Жыл бұрын

must be the eucalyptus oil. it works on everything

@xronotype3167

Жыл бұрын

can he fix a tank

@kakakiri2601

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely but i still like his video

@realcartoongirl

Жыл бұрын

KOMI SAN

It's nice that people are giving 90s/2000s cars the love that they deserve finally.

@sgal5845

Жыл бұрын

Yes for sure, if I was given the opportunity to fix and restore any car of my choice, it would've been my dads old 1997 Mitsubishi Super Lancer (model was sold only in my country and was based on the same platform as the Lancer Evo 3) that he sold back in 2015. I grew up in that car and I would just love to have the car back and take it to school on the daily with a Spotify Car Thing installed and connected to the AUX and have it be my own little project to take to school and just keep stock. my dad told me that he sold the car because the 4G92 engine it has was starting to die of age and a new motor would've cost him the same as the entire car, so he sold it for a used 2010 Lancer. He isn't regretting selling the car but it hurts for him to see me so sad that I won't be able to drive the same car, according to a country document the car was taken off the road at the end of 2016 and was presumably crushed. Times are changing, but I also love the current Lancer he has.

@dialupdave6276

Жыл бұрын

@@sgal5845 It's sad that some cars are just going away.

@mrnobodytheuser2950

Жыл бұрын

Yep those old Models are gonna be the cool kid car in a few a years time.

@dannnsss8034

Жыл бұрын

People these days are like BUY ELECTRIC. No, if you really want to save the planet, buy older cars and keep them alive.

@PastorOfMuppetsVIVIVI

Жыл бұрын

Finally? Lol

6:24 Love the reach for a nonexistent stick shift lol

@ericbauer4559

Жыл бұрын

Saw that too. Habits die hard.

@maltomeal3

Жыл бұрын

I regularly drive a standard as well and when I'm in our newer van my hand still goes for it on stops.

@simonro9168

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the only driving habit I carried over from my mom’s auto to my stick is trying to shift from reverse into drive/first before the car has come to a complete stop. Auto don’t mind, Stick don’t like.

@tristan6509

Жыл бұрын

@@simonro9168 it shouldn't be too much of a problem going into first without stopping since 1st gear typically has Synchromesh Going into reverse without stopping though will make a loud clank.

@simonro9168

Жыл бұрын

@@tristan6509 Yes, I realized that recently, because I’ve never had problems shifting into first after reversing out of a driveway. Bad gearbox sounds™ occurred was when I was turning and tried to go into reverse while still rolling forward. I mixed it up in my original comment

Gotta love that late 90s Ford ‘Edge’ styling.

@dinkarfowkar999

Жыл бұрын

Pls make videos on your volvo c70 and other classic cars you own. It would be so much fun to watch it in your style

@joempoem478

Жыл бұрын

Yeah "new edge design".

@zaamuro8408

Жыл бұрын

Too futuristic for its time but has come onto its own today.

@BudgetBuildsOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@dinkarfowkar999 I may have a 1988 Acquisition that could find it’s way on to the channel. It has 50ish bhp and drove 212 Miles home 😎

@dinkarfowkar999

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetBuildsOfficial Sounds very fun. Love vids on shitboxes

PLEASE do more car content. there is a HUGE overlap between IT nerds and car nerds! BARRA forever!

@bashyamate2613

Жыл бұрын

It's not a barra

@stuart8494

Жыл бұрын

barra?? na mate, intech, way better

@tractorguy1994

Жыл бұрын

Intech*

@RetroPC

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! All I watch is computer stuff and car stuff, with the occasional random documentary style history stuff, and abandoned places. 😆

@willm687

Жыл бұрын

Not a barra come on man

as a mechanic i can definitely say it was a good watch! well done on the fix.

Wow, that was a journey! I'd love to see more car stuff from you.

@BilisNegra

Жыл бұрын

"If you enjoy some old, well-worn car shenanigans giving ridiculous amounts of trouble, please stay tuned!"

It's a really easy fix. Just need some eucalyptus oil and methylated spirits

@RMPANDA964

Жыл бұрын

Now that you fix cars now. I expect you to start working on houses with Eucalyptus oil

@MarcoGPUtuber

Жыл бұрын

@@RMPANDA964 That's how I fix the cracks in the concrete and drywall every time we have an earthquake.

@Is_kitten

Жыл бұрын

And isopropyl alcohol

@WillOnSomething

Жыл бұрын

@@RMPANDA964 Next: Open Heart Surgery using nothing but eucalyptus oil and some iFixit tools

@NotJohnTanner

Жыл бұрын

and arctic mx-4

My man upgraded from fixing laptops to fixing cars

@realcartoongirl

Жыл бұрын

he's not your man

@_CrescentMoon

Жыл бұрын

@@realcartoongirl I hate KZread comments

@realcartoongirl

Жыл бұрын

@@_CrescentMoon same

@austinformedude

Жыл бұрын

You mean throwing parts at a car with no diagnostic capabilities?

@PastorOfMuppetsVIVIVI

Жыл бұрын

@@austinformedude correct

Thank goodness the eucalyptus oil came out in the end, I was worried after you used wheel cleaner on those wheels! Anyway, amazing video, it was really awesome the way you never gave up. I was cheering when you finally achieved victory. Also it was great to see your Dad's hands make a cameo. Super cool that you worked on this together, what a great dad!

Good stuff, these will easily hit 500,000km+ if looked after. My only suggestion is a bead of silicone around where the spoiler meets the boot lid, that crusty old rubber isn't gonna help much anymore for water ingress especially now you've got thick tape there

@EmeraldHill-vo1cs

Жыл бұрын

Yep, rust never sleeps.

Here in America they stopped making the Falcon in the 60’s, very cool to see what it would’ve been like if production never stopped here. Reminds me of the later model Ford Thunderbirds.

@stuart8494

Жыл бұрын

until 2016...

@garrylum6025

Жыл бұрын

Should have put a Barra Turbo into a Mustang

@NewbombTurk.

Жыл бұрын

Ford really dropped the ball on not bringing any of the more recent AU Falcons to the US and reviving the nameplate. Both the Monaro and the Commodore from Holden made it to the US as Pontiacs (before they shut down the brand).

@Fhwgads11

Жыл бұрын

To think we got the Taurus instead of the falcon. The Barra would have killed here.

@NewbombTurk.

Жыл бұрын

@@Fhwgads11 American manufactures always talk big and do half-measures. They were chasing the big German sedans with silly front drive bubbles (barring the first gen SHO, but it's build quality outside of it's engine was trash). A FPV falcon of the 2007-2010 timeframe would have moved a ton on units here....sad when you think about it.

Please do more of these! Your commentary style carries over really well to cars and this format is such a nice alternative and break from the normal car videos I see, this was a great vid

@OppenedDark

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree, its was insanely refreshing to see this kind of commentary which is very very common in retro tech/ troubleshooting videos be applied to cars.

In all the cars my parents bought when I was growing up, all had seatbelt height adjusters.

Great to see a local Adelaide KZreadr, found you while looking up some Falcon videos as I just bought myself a BA. Saw this AU on Facebook as well but wasn’t interested with the rust on the boot, I’d reccomend just getting a new boot lid, should be cheap from the local U-Pull-It

@phugemawl

3 ай бұрын

They all tend to rust in that same spot

Not a car guy at all, but this was fun to watch!

6:24 I see he almost tried grabbing the shift knob. Same thing happened to me when I got into an automatic car in a first time in forever 😂

@jlj945

Жыл бұрын

I noticed this too lol

@s8wc3

Жыл бұрын

I see a celica in his garage, wonder if that's his daily

havent watched this guy in years, i used to buy and sell laptops for money and started loving skidhack cars mainly au falcons. moved on from the tech scene and was so suprised to see nathan fix up an au. truly amazing.

Would definitely love more videos like this in the future

So Psivewri has An Falcon and DankPods has An Car... And Hugh Jeffereys has An Ford. Can't wait to see them all get together for a nugget revival (With James!)

@dinkarfowkar999

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Dank has the best shitbox out of the 3 tho. Nothing can match the excellence of Tony

I LOVE your tenacity. The fact that you won't stop until you find the problem and the solution. Pretty dope work!

Absolutely gotta admire this dude's persistence with all of his projects!

This is awesome to see Nathan fix a car

@realcartoongirl

Жыл бұрын

bot

@realcartoongirl

Жыл бұрын

@@powerstrokehd1003 why does it concern you so much? How are you sure that he's not a bot?

@realcartoongirl

Жыл бұрын

@@powerstrokehd1003 no

@john_rafael125

Жыл бұрын

​@@realcartoongirl first of all check the channel if it's have alot of video (not spam btw)

@realcartoongirl

Жыл бұрын

@@john_rafael125 bot always spam video and use fake checkmark

Well...I think a broken wire to a sensor and an opened up ECU counts towards a tech video :) This really brought back memories. After I finished school in Germany I traveled Australia with 2 friends in 2007/08 and we bought a '94 Falcon station wagon for that purpose. Wild times.

This is absolutely the sort of car content I enjoy. Got to love saving cars that are a little crusty and on the way out. Also, this introduced me to the channel, so now I have another tech youtuber to binge watch on a friday night lmao

Great video! I enjoyed the fact that you used your skills with electronics and laptops in diagnosing and making repairs to the old AU Falcon. Well done!

This is a new type of video, but it’s amazing and I’ve learned a lot! Please do more car videos like this!!

You’ve done well. The AU OHC isn’t as powerful or as reliable as the Barra, but it’s still a great motor and benefits from some 40 odd years of refinement. It’s actually an attractive car, it looks very nice in the white, and the interior is also pretty nice looking. I’ve just bought a BA ute as my new daily and even with a whopping 550k on the dial, it’s still a reliable car. One part I missed was the coolant you used, I can tell you from 30yrs experience in spare parts, and as a Ford enthusiast, correct coolant is absolutely critical. As you’re probably aware, they do have a bit of a problem blowing head gaskets and head corrosion, I would suggest using one of the cleaners but to follow the directions because you can cause gaskets to start leaking if it’s left in too long, and then after that, I’d put in some high quality coolant, like Nulon, and be sure to use the correct one specified, from memory it’s the green one. You probably also should do a brake system flush and replace with new fluids as it will break down over time, and again, replace with specified fluid (many people think that if the car recommends dot 3, using dot 4 is an upgrade and the new version of dot 3, however dot 4 causes rubbers to swell and leak if the car uses dot 3). Oh and also, it’s a Falcon S. S Pac finished in the X series, EA onwards they were designated just Falcon S and typically came with colour coded trim and in the E series, a red stripe. The AU appears to have the alloy wheels from the SR, and colour coded grille. Tasty car, and great job reviving a cool car.

@Alabaster335

10 ай бұрын

Isn't as reliable as the Barra my a$$, cabbies here had no issue putting a couple of million on the Intechs, yet to see that on a Barra (the dual OHC's usually get tired after a million)

@thesausage351

10 ай бұрын

@@Alabaster335 They’re a fine motor, but are more susceptible to blown head gaskets and warping heads then the Barra. Taxi drivers usually service their cars and look after them, where as general public often don’t use the correct coolants, or any coolant at all, and that soon leads to head corrosion and blown head gaskets. I have worked in spares for 30yrs, and in that time, I sold many VRS kits for the SOHC 3.9/4.0L Ford motor, many inlet gaskets for Barras, my Territory has had an inlet gasket replaced at 120k, but I’ve only sold 3 Barra head gaskets for race cars being rebuilt.

@lobsterwhisperer7932

7 ай бұрын

@@thesausage351 the barra is the only engine I've come across that requires zero service, true.

@thesausage351

7 ай бұрын

@@lobsterwhisperer7932 I work as a pilot vehicle for oversize loads, one guy I work with has a gas Barra that’s done over 1 million, his brother had a petrol one that did 1.3, I have a BA Tonner with 680k and a second BA Tonner with I think 260ish on it, and a Territory with similar km on it. I’ve replaced a water pump on the Territory and the previous owner did an inlet gasket. That’s it.

Job well done! I like how you applied some of your methods for computer repair to the repairs you did here. I obviously can't speak for anyone else, but I'd love to see content like this sprinkled in with the regular stuff, it was quite enjoyable to watch.

Stumbled upon this video. Great content! Thanks a lot. As a budding amateur mechanic (though not quite at this level of skill), it's a real inspiration to see you tackle this car's problems.

Nathan, I am sending you positive and appreciative love from America for this exciting new content. I like the way you transitioned to working on new types of items and hope you continue to update us on any of your automotive endeavors

Quick note: The camshaft position sensor is less about the number of camshafts and more for the fuel injection. On more modern cars it also determines the spark time, although yours is waste spark and likely runs off the crank sensor.

I really enjoyed this change of pace video!! Glad you got the car back in shape to drive safely and reliably!!

This man went from restoring my grandpa's Computer collection, to literally restoring a flippin ford. Give this man respect gentlemen!

We Need More Of This Kind Of Videos Keep Up The Work

This video was absolutely entertaining and a blast to watch. I will definitely watch more if you make them even though it's a deviation from computers. Your editing style and presentation is top notch in anything you do so the sky is the limit when it comes to what you want to do with your content in my opinion. You'll still have viewers, regardless. 👍🏻

Keep such videos coming. Loved it! I too like fixing & restoring old stuff (be it tech or cars) rather than buying new one. Gives immense satisfaction.

Really great video, admire your perseverance! Was really hoping you'd get to the bottom of the issue and like you, as soon as I saw that camshaft sensor wire, I knew you'd cracked it. Great work!

Loved this video mate, great detail. I believe it's great doing different types of videos that aren't necessarily tech related, we follow you and watch your videos cause we love your production quality and delivery, this can carry over to so many different fields. I think as long as you're passionate about it, we will enjoy what you put out. Thanks for sharing.

I just discovered your channel. I absolutely loved this video, I was secretly hoping the problem wasn't solved so you'd make another video on an AU falcon :)

I've been watching your vidoes for years but I have never expected you to make a video like this. I loved every second of this video! You branching out to other content and making vidoes of your own liking and showing us that process was amazing! I especially loved the father and son moment in the video as well. Please, make more vidoes like these in the future! Of course, if your able to afford it. Thank you again for making such a fun and interesting video to watch! 💙

Please keep doing these!! Been watching you for years, and this was the best surprise ever!

It be awesome to see you restore this .

NOICE MATE!!! The Ford Falcon is probably one of the coolest cars by Ford, except for the Mustang

Loved this video, was super cool seeing this old au falcon getting some much needed love. Gotta love the old Intech, they really never die. With the new parts this car should run well for a long time!

Please keep these car videos consistent. They are a lot of fun and greatly presented by you!

That was awesome :) I absolutely love the Falcons, our family had a S3 wagon (still in the family at 700,000 kms) and my dad has a modified S2 ute. That cooling system was absolutely disgusting but sounded very pleasing to clean.

Love the car content!!!

A difference in video genre from you was rather cool and interesting to watch you have a good way around cars and rather really impressed with your mechanic skills for a tech repair person like you. would love to see more videos like this!:)

This was brilliant! Very nice work, most car repair vids lack this level of cinematography so it was really cool to see. cheers

Love the AU! Currently own a series 2 AU Falcon XR8 myself, it’s an awesome car. These things are generally pretty bulletproof too, so it sounds like this one had some poor maintenance over it’s life. Definitely worth fixing though. You can’t be a true Aussie until you’ve owned an AU Falcon.

@charlieboyok

Жыл бұрын

Jack , l had an xe falcon gl , l' m sorry l sold it , cos my brother gave me an M B more trouble than it was worth sadly😞

i have a mighty au falcon myself that had the same misfiring problem. the fix that worked for me was replacing the ignition leads and the spark plugs. they are such a wonderful car mechanically although they are quite ugly. definitely a good buy. you would also be better off replacing the bootlid with one that never had a rear spoiler as the rust is just going to come back soon. one issue with the series 2 au falcons is a lot of parts are different to the series 1 and series 3. little parts such as fuel filters are different. great video though and looking forward to a few more.

@HardlineHunter

Жыл бұрын

The series 2 and 3 are identical apart from the indicators, trim levels and oil pressure sensors.

@samiam4932

Жыл бұрын

@@HardlineHunter no they arent

That was great. I've really got to admire your persistence and patience in fixing that beast! Well done.

excellent change of pace. I watch sleeper dude, vice grip garage, and a few others for this sort of thing but you killed it. can't wait to see the next budget automobile tune up video!

love ur vids fan keep up the good work

Would love to see you continue working on this (or any vehicle for that matter), whether you decide to restore the engine and teach yourself more about working on them or even if it's just refreshing and detailing the car, you've done a good job mate!

It is absolute content gold for me to watch youtubers pick up AU's. Please keep it coming!

Actually this was really neat. I like watching your videos in the background at work (can't afford to do many PC repairs, time or money-wise) and seeing a car one not only surprised me but was actually really really cool. Keep it up!

did you fill the oil tank up with enough eucalyptus oil?

@kaitlyn__L

Жыл бұрын

You gotta get the eucalyptus to methanol ratio juuust right lmao

Need to get RCR to do a review of this if he ever gets to Australia.

@s8wc3

Жыл бұрын

he's done a BA but yeah he's gotta try a true blue AU

I actually appreciated this video as it applies the same logic we computers nerds are familiar to. Watching a car channel for the same thing can feel a bit off as they start throwing words without pointing things on camera.

Great to see some car content too, old cars and a horde of vintage computers are two of my main hobbies, so right up my alley!

we need more car content!

Love how he tries to shift an automatic car 6:23

Car guy here who came for the computer fixing content... couldn't be happier with the car content as well! Would love to see more like this, great job man!

Yup, I'm hooked. I generally don't like car repair videos, but your computer repair style commentary and editing carries over perfectly!

Better car than the VT. Every modern car has adjustable seat belt height, well at least every one I have been in.

@REPOMAN24722

Жыл бұрын

@@holdenvtseries2274 Better engine, better build quality, it looked like crap but in all other aspects it was superior, more AU's on the road now than VT's

@REPOMAN24722

Жыл бұрын

@@holdenvtseries2274 hardly ever see any VT's plenty of Aus.

@REPOMAN24722

Жыл бұрын

@@holdenvtseries2274 Melbourne

@REPOMAN24722

Жыл бұрын

@@holdenvtseries2274 Well, wherever I go I always see more AU's I work in Geelong and see way more AU's there too, VT is defs the prettier of the two but in terms of the 6's the intech is a far more refined and reliable unit, that's why the Taxi industry selected them. I know a TAXI fleet owner from Sydney and he only once ordered a few commodores for trial and he told me never again as they they just didn't last as long.

How much RAM does it have?

This was satifying to watch! I've been a viewer of your channel for a few years now and didn't expect this. Keep it up mate!

I've often wondered what car videos would be like if they were done in Nathan Sivewright's style. I love this!

I wanna buy a cheap car now..... this looked fun to fix

@cdos9186

Жыл бұрын

I highly encourage it! As long as the engine or transmission isn't ruined, or the body isn't rusted away, go straight ahead! I will tell you though you will have some moments where you get angry as the problem isn't as easy as it seems like it was in this video, it took quite awhile in real time I'm sure for him to finally figure out why it would have that issue running after it warmed up, and you will have tricky situations like that if you do get into it especially since it is an old car and may have strange issues that aren't so straightforward. Very fun to fix up if you take the time and know what to look for.

6:24 seems like someone's a little too used to manual cars lmao

Thank you so much! I just got given a AU ute. Invaluable advice here.

Thanks to YT popping this vid in my rec's today, I've since watched it twice, started searching Facebook Marketplace for a auto-transmission for under $4K AUD within a 100km drive of me, and started prepping a Marketplace ad for the manual-transmission X-Trail I inherited from my dad after he passed earlier this year.

Never been recommended your channel before but I loved this video. Definitely more car content please!

This was amazing Being able to see you use eucalyptus oil to clean the car is what I never knew I needed

Gorgeous engine. Have to love a big straight six. Hope you post more videos of this, like oil change and other repairs/service

@StephenDeTomasi

Жыл бұрын

Good for towing. Not so great for daily driving these days though, costs too much in fuel and rego

@randomdude4669

11 ай бұрын

​@@StephenDeTomasithere good gas and okay on petrol

every time i see this car it just makes me smile. you see this car all the time in australia, among the mazdas, toyotas, hyundai's and other common cars. they just make me happy.

Thank you for the new content! I love car videos and watch them often. Really great for your first one! Keep them coming!!

Love this type of content ! Please continue

Goodness the patience you have is phenomenal!! I would’ve gave up at “The engine misfires”

I really liked this video, first time I see someone on a car actually care to properly clean the cooling system

The video we didn't know we needed. Loved it and time just flew!

I never thought this would become a car challenge and I definitely didn't think it'd start with an AU Falcon. What an icon

I really enjoyed this video as well as all the others you make. I admit i was surprised that you made a car video but you kept it interesting all the way!

This was an incredible video Nathan, I really liked seeing car content from you! I hope the falcon treats you well.

I didn't know I needed this type of content from you but hoh! I love it!

Please do more of these or whatever you end up doing, love you and the content you make and are just so entertaining and enthusiastic

Never expected car content on this channel, but I'm all for it! I'd totally be down for more car content!

Great troubleshooting! Most people would’ve given up and re listed the AU back on marketplace. Well done for persevering.

You really are expanding your repertoire, mate! Keep it up! Been a long time subscriber of yours. :) And that car is pretty nice. Nothing eucalyptus oil can't handle XD

Gotta love the lads at GG Ultra Tune, Ben is a good bloke and Matt is a complete legend always take my cars there if I need anything I can’t (or can’t be fucked) doing.

Jeez what a wonderful day, you are combining two of my favourite things together, electronics and cars!

I really enjoyed watching this! Good work :)

Great video. Very watchable format and production. Nice one.

This was really good! you're a great narrator and handyman

I enjoyed this pleasant surprise. Your style works well for car videos. You should do more.

Love to see it! You also seem very knowledgeable on cars too! Legend dad, that helps out