1920s Maytag Washing Machine Engine [Restoration]

And so begins the restoration of the gas-powered washing machine! This restoration is on a 1929 No. 92 Maytag Multi-Motor. These hit and miss engines are actually quite common with around 600,000 made between 1927 and 1937 in Newton, Iowa, USA. These motors originally powered washing machines for clothes, but were also put on things line lawn mowers and toy race cars.
The restoration on this particular motor was a lot of fun as I had a secondary motor for parts as well as access to brand new parts that are still made today. It is an excellent project for someone wanting to restore a small engine.
I decided to change the paint scheme just a bit from original, but I really like how it turned out. Obviously, I was disappointed at the motor exploding at the end, but luckily I had a replacement part! The carburetor needed the most work as it was not in the best condition. I decided to give all painted surfaces a coat of clear fuel-resistant paint, just in case.
I am super excited to put this thing on a restored washing machine, which is what I plan on doing next! The new parts were made by Flywheel Supply.
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[@mikeharris3197]

In 1961 I was 10 years old and on the way home from school I saw this exact same motor sitting in my neighbors backyard I asked if I could have the engine and he said that if I would stack a cord of wood in his yard. I happily agreed and started stacking, after several days after school I was finally done. I brought my wagon over to his house and brought home my prize. With my dad’s help and several more days of cleaning and working on my first engine came to life. Just putting along with an occasional back fire it was a blast to play with. That my friends was the beginning of my mechanical career as I became mechanic for the rest of my life. Thanks for the memories, I love your KZbin channel and learning all about what you do. I’m 75 years old today and you gave me a great gift, thank you.

[@gregwarren8583]

You have to have been 12 in 1961, because I was born in 1951 and will be 73 on July 2nd. In 1961 I was 10 years old and was training with my Uncle to be a mechanic (Now technician). Have been a Tech, trainer, and CC instructor, shop owner myself for 57 years now. It has been a fun ride for sure!

[@matthewt88]

Thanks for the story. That was a comment worth reading.

[@ariadneferreira2252]

I absolutely loved this comment! Thank you for sharing your story! This made my day! ❤

[@zetomati8994]

Nasci em 11/1954. Em londrina Paraná Brasil. Eu nem sabia que existia máquina de lavar roupas a gasolina. Sou fã do restaurador, gosto dos vídeos dele. Parabéns a todos. Obrigado.

[@paulmcmaster9710]

I hope you made some sort of powered transportation

[@pellikan64]

I've worked in a library for many years and I recognize a summer reading program t-shirt when I see one. Enjoy your channel!

[@gcat6027]

Thank YOU for this restoration video! It was fascinating. My grandparents had an old Maytag washing machine in a small room off the kitchen. It had a electric motor and old fashioned clothes wringer. My brother and I were playing with the clothes wringer and almost got our fingers squished! Those things were dangerous! I had no idea Maytag once made a washer driven by a single piston gas motor! I learned something NEW today! Thank You for all your great work to make this wonderful video. I'll bet those old gas motor powered washers must have been great for folks who lived out in the sticks with no electricity!

[@TheWolfiet]

Not just once did, They brought them BACK for a while in the 90s! they are still really popular on some western homesteads down here in Australia, when people want to go for the off grid thing

[@capnchip]

At 78 years old, I remember, as a kid up in the hills of Tennessee, my Dad MADE a power lawn mower with one of there engines. He was a Georgia Tech engineer and could do ANYTHING, yep, ANY DAMN THING.We used it for years and I remember using it myself! Rest his soul!

[@link6397]

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[@deaterk]

@@link6397 ???

[@bepsibeverage4231]

@@deaterk it’s a new age term that means cool or nice

[@muhamadazriq3165]

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[@grumpyparsnip]

Watching regular TV: boring, keep checking my phone to see how many minutes left. Watching restoration videos on KZbin: you have my undivided attention for 45 minutes.

[@robertwall8075]

Just learned about this engine and wanted to know more about it and how it worked. Your tear down, clean, restore and reassemble answered all the questions I had about it. Great job!!! I buy cheap and restore a lot of different things myself but nothing this old. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and watching you work. It is very satisfying to see a project come together like this.👍😃

[@Catalin-Nicolaevici]

If you want there's a guy selling that exact engine in decent condition one Facebook marketplace. 120$ it will need rebuilt. I m thinking of grabbing it if you want the details just let me know.

[@k75rtduo]

Enjoyed every second ! I am 75 years old now and used to help Dad with rebuilds . (Of ANYTHING !) He made me hold the parts , and every time you took a part off that had a small little part , I could remember him saying , "Boy ! Don't loose that Knockie Ball !" Thanks for a trip back to my past , boy I miss Dad !

[@Bayan1905]

My grandmother had one of these washers, I can remember her using that washer into the 1980's and it worked like a charm and ran once a week.

[@chrisbooboo3840]

Not fourteen times a week like now. Wear it once and in the wash it goes.

[@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq]

@@chrisbooboo3840 lol i were it until i decide its dirty

[@garyhardman8369]

This has to be my favourite restoration channel. No expensive machines that us mere mortals cannot afford. Best of all though - no annoying music. Thank you.

[@angelaabrams9108]

I'd consider a floor mounted drill press and a media blast cabinet expensive machines, but yea, it is nice to see a channel not using lathes and milling machines.

[@MikheilGhvinianidze]

Just for you kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqW5Y6p9ateKftk

[@jasonmurawski5877]

Ang Abrams you can buy a drill press and Walmart for like 80 bucks, won’t be great, but it works.

[@angelaabrams9108]

@@jasonmurawski5877You missed the point, but okay. Go buy that press then see how long it can run a wire wheel under load or how many holes it can drill with a forstner bit before it goes up in smoke.

[@SimonTekConley]

The parts that honestly amaze me, the ability to get new gaskets. I've had to make gaskets for things not even as old.

[@BlueCollarBachelor]

There are a ton of companies that waterjet or laser cut gaskets. I have mine done at my local sign shop with their laser that they write names on cups with. This particular engine has a cult following, so you can pretty much build one off ebay.

[@richkoral5236]

I must admit that I'm completely amazed by these people restoring old rusted items. This engine is a beautiful example of what I mean. Each and every slotted screw on this engine comes out with either not a lot of torque applied or a fair amount of torque. Hardly ever does the slot get deformed to the point of being useless to remove the screw. I've had screws deform left and right when removing them. I often have to employ a extractor to get them out. I have to be doing something wrong.

[@grantmcinnes1176]

Normally I buy junk tools because I'm a home gamer, but there is something to be said for the tolerances on better tools. My harbor freight junk sloshes around in the slot, but I usually work on things that don't matter, so I don't care. I'd care if I was doing this kind of work. But there's also a lot to be said for time, penetrating oil, and a torch too. Put penetrating oil on it every day for a month before you start, and I bet you'll find it easier. Not that I ever have the time or patience to do it.... :)

[@MikeSalcedosGadgets]

@@grantmcinnes1176ZZZ’S your willingness You’ll find

[@jimshoemaker1258]

When I was a kid I would stay with my aunt&uncle on their farm. She had a gas-powered washer, even tho she had a modern one I would ask to use the old gas engine one. She would get a garden hose out put water in it and fire up a load of laundry, coolest aunt ever. Rest in peace aunt Virginia.

[@ricardouson]

Tus vídeos son maravillosos, me agrada ver que incluso cuando rompe alguna pieza, siempre encuentras solución ó repuesto..... Saludos desde España.

[@dwilliams2068]

I remember that the final application of Maytag engines was for crude gocarts. Those were the days.

[@michaelmace924]

IDK how old you are, but it feels like the WW2 generation was so much cooler & better in so many ways. The people born after 1950 suck.

[@steveredenbaugh9058]

@@michaelmace924 Do you think people born after 1950 have a choice of when they were born?

[@honestguy7764]

Ricardo Uson creo que deberías poner tu comentario suelto, no debjo del de otra persona

[@Nailer2001]

I have one of these in my basement. The last time it ran was when I salvaged it out of a sinkhole after electricity was run to our house in SW Va. in the 1950s and it was thrown away in favor of an electric machine. I took it apart and got it running and have carried it with me since. You have given me the itch to restore it! At 73, I may still have time to get it done. Thank you!

[@iwillopine]

Hey young fella, you’re my age. I’m worn out just watching the video. I grew up on a farm-- no electricity until I was twelve I think. I remember wash day, I just hated it. Heating water on the wood stove and of course the old gas powered washing machine with the hose run out the door so you didn’t get gassed. I know it wasn’t a Maytag, but I can’t for the life of me remember how that engine was started. Ah, the good old days--no thanks!

[@collinhunter9792]

now dont say that!!!!!!! you're only 73. gees loads of time. i am 60, btw

[@ramonpizarro]

​@@iwillopine People who yearn for "The Good Ol' Days" either never lived through them or forgot how much they sucked

[@42pyroboy]

Putting hot glue in your vice grips to get that brass tube out was a super awesome idea. Ill have to remember that for the future!

[@michaelb.42112]

Found by accident and loved the 1980's sitcom start. BRILLIANT !

[@jochenreichl796]

From all the restoring channels, this is my favorite. This is actual restoration, not a filler and polish orgy.

[@ChozoSR388]

Never, in a million years, would I have ever entertained the thought that washing machines ever had internal combustion engines. It just never crossed my mind.

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Yeah. There was a lot of time between internal combustion engines and mass adoption of electricity

[@ericferguson68]

Almost no one outside of towns or cities had electricity in the early '30's. The rural electrification act was passed in 1936 and allowed electric co-operatives to be set up with subsidized loans from the federal govt. The same thing is going on today with the lack of broadband in rural parts of the USA. Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act

[@powderriver2424]

Had dozens of those engines around in the 70’s and 80’s when I was a kid some rural folks still used the washing machines too. They come in handy when there’s no electricity.

[@chrisbooboo3840]

Like now in California where pge keeps turning off the f power!

[@joemcorbett]

I want one.

[@clydebalcom8252]

Gasoline and old machines are a match made in heaven. Some of them can only be seen in a museum. I thank you from the bottom of my gearhead heart.

[@humancattoy7767]

A 92 year old engine in that condition is a near miracle. There's nothing quite like the original quality of yesteryear's manufacturing.

[@mlmmt]

The most impressive part of this for me was the fact that you were able to get a full carb rebuild kit for the thing...

[@randyruppel6727]

My thoughts exactly! Yet there are carbs on old tractors you have to fight some old guy to the death for lol.

[@octane613]

These engines have a huge following, to the point that you can get plans to cast and mill your own engine!

[@RichieRichOverdrive]

Yeah, there's a few people on ebay that make nice reproduction parts for these. Helped me a lot restoring mine.

[@deborahmeijer9697]

I agree ! Every time im amazed he just conjures up some parts... I'm dreading the day that we finally can fix/rebuild our old massey 30 (exact age still unnown somewhere arround 50' / 60' ). 1 head is already knocking and it leaks and smokes all over the place. Still runs and being used tho😅 but we're dreading the day that stops before we got our barn set up to fix him.. Sadly that can take a while 😓😓 (Yes him ... we named him Groundskeeper Willie... we named all our driveble junk 😅). We can't send the engine out to fix him sadly because we lack the 💸💸 So the longer we wait the harder it will be to get replacement parts if not a "new" or replacement engine (would break my heart), where would you find a perkins that old.... 36 and already too old and expensive to hire.

[@jughead8988]

You'd be surprised how easy parts are to get. There are folks still useing these.

[@chrismayer3919]

I just LOVE watching old-school machines getting a new lease on life! Great work!

[@vishe307]

Man I love your intro so much. It makes me feel like I’m watching a late 80’s-early 90’s TV show😂

[@ch1959]

that's the joke...

[@jungleking9703]

Just the sort of thing I said on his C. Brandes headphone restoration video. The Intro is one of the reasons I subscribed to this channel. Really took me back in time.

[@Slantir]

first time watcher and the intro killed me i was laughin so hard. its so good!

[@rverro8478]

Shows were like that ? Feels more like a show nobody ever knew existed because, it played early Sunday morning.

[@xxgoodboy1499]

@@ch1959 he literally pointed out that he got it. Redditors...

[@1414141x]

Strangely satisfying watching someone do a good restoration job on an old engine.

[@SeanHodgins]

I found this exact motor in a crawlspace under my Grandmas house when we were getting it ready to sell. I still have it. Plan on restoring it like this one day.

[@jasonmurawski5877]

SeanHodgins do it before it rusts away

[@dylanfrost191]

The way he fixed the Piston rod play was quite interesting and cool if I may

[@earnierosenow9834]

yup dude took an old school method and reduced the diameter by filing some of the edge off the crank end and resized it to the crank

[@scp5007de]

your intro is the best thing ever happed in my life.

[@jakesmerth1919]

The fact that this man tries so hard to actually Restore things and not just modify and repair, like so many similar channels do, eases my mind, calms my anxiety and helps me relax. I have 4 favorite channels on YT and these are the only ones I rewatch again and again. On a side note, can anyone explain the point of lead washers?

[@normanbuchanan9710]

I'm gonna put my foot in my mouth and say they were probably used as one time use crush washers like we have copper washers now, don't quote me on that though it's just my theory.

[@ragnarok7976]

​@@normanbuchanan9710You are correct. In engines they are used as a gasket. Pretty much the only option when you don't have squishy, heat resistant, synthetic material on hand.

[@rogerdodger1831]

I bought one of these off ebay a couple of years ago, mine is a 1929, love to hear it running, I can almost see my grandmother kick starting the washing machine.

[@antagonizerr]

Never seen a 2 stroke washing machine before. If for no other reason, this grabbed my interest.

[@Thematt11]

A 2 stroke washing machine lacks imagination. It's American, why isn't it a V8?

[@antagonizerr]

Btw, ring gaps should be staggered on opposite sides for best compression.

[@squatchhammer7215]

I've seen displays of these types of engines at county fairs.

[@stillbanggin]

Very well done 👏 I felt a sence of accomplishment while watching this vid. I do wish the motors of today were as simple as the older ones Thank you for this vid

[@MrArtVendelay]

Everything always ends up in the drum of swill. I love it.

[@bombadeer8231]

I have one of these sitting in my garage. I took the plug out bc it was in perfect shape. Thanks for the video. You just saved me a bunch of time taking it all apart to see how it works. Not that I was ever really going to get around to it. 😂

[@ysuhsbhdhd7116]

ខ្ញុំមើលដកស្រងបច្ចេកទេស

[@BigMacBook1300]

Love the intro takes me back to the 80’s.

[@iworkforme]

Can't recall the name of that show?

[@tewdogs4475]

back in the 50's we made go carts with these....they were every where as we lived with no electric at the time....direct drive and boy would they go lol

[@muziklvr7776]

What speed would you estimate they got up to?

[@tewdogs4475]

@@muziklvr7776 around 25 to 35 mph. direct drive...i would not ride them but watched my cousins wreck them lol

[@davidboese5159]

My uncle rebuilt one of these in 1956…it was completely seized up, he got it running and I used it on my homemade Go Cart for a couple of years. After watching him rebuild that motor, I got the bug , and I’ve been playing with old cars ever since, now I’m 76.

[@Paul-gz5dp]

Glad to finely see one of these, as I had heard about them in the past. When you do not have electric power to your home and need to wash clothes a gas powered washing machine and a fuel powered refrigerator (absorption), along with carbide lights is what people had.

[@dallasmcdowell1819]

Yes, and to get the exhaust out of your back room these had a long flexible pipe you laid out with the end out on the porch. These machines also had a wringer on them to squeeze the water out of your freshly washed clothes.

[@breezyjr]

It's like you're a God damn wizard when it comes to these restorations...

[@mrelectric4577]

I'm new to the channel. Just discovered it recently. The intro is pure gold! And I absolutely love the hand tools you have available on your website. Keep up the great work. Watching your videos is a real joy.

[@MikeSalcedosGadgets]

Mr. Electric’s never write comment

[@tomrailton9201]

Your not wrong there mate. I have stopped fishing for a week and just compulsory viewed all day long. This guy is a genius. Take care and stay safe. Tom.

[@Buds_Place]

I’m 67, I tried to make a go cart with this engine. To this very day I wish I still had it.

[@bradtipton986]

This brought back memories. I had one about 65 years ago off a home-made power lawn mower my grandfather had rigged up using the Maytag engine. It ran hit-or-miss at an idle, but went full bore with a load placed on it. I built several wooden "go-carts" using it for power. Unfortunately, I do not remember where it got away from me due to family moves, etc. Glad I watched the video.

Whenever God restores something, He restores it to a place greater than it was before.

[@VintageGearMan]

Greatest person to know it you are lucky enough after an EMP attack here in the US. Old tech is king!

[@garyandrews8903]

I am 82 and my mother used a Maytag with gas motor I use to start it for her. Brings back a lot of good memories.

[@SuperFireeater]

Great project! ...love to see a vintage gas engine brought back to life...

[@guanabaraable]

What a joy to see you working on this! Step by step saving such a beautifully made engine, perfectly.

[@larryschweitzer4904]

We had one of those we used on a plank with wheels. Spent more time stomping on the pedal than riding it. They were common when I was a kid. Rural areas were just getting power. I'm 78.

[@tomcatfoolery]

It's a thing of beauty. The phrase "they don't make them like they used to" is quite the understatement. What's even better is the sound of the engine.

[@user-wn64]

It’s evo of the word It's (1998-2006) it’s old word It’s (2018-Future) it’s new YEAR’S day

[@2010pembo]

I was watching it and that bloody flywheel pin got my attention when he was putting back the pieces as it was looser then at the beginning. That bastard flew off and created the mess. Great job man!

[@Justin_80]

When you finally need the Maytag Repair Man, he's been dead for 50 years. LOL...Good thing there's Hand Tool Rescue.

[@lelandclayton5462]

Glad it wasn't Whirlpool restoring it, would of came out made of plastic.

[@ethelryan257]

@@lelandclayton5462 Yeah, Whirlpool did the same to Kitchen Aid mixers after they bought them. Cheap plastic gears.

[@justjackie7124]

Justin Leeds u

[@dallasmcdowell1819]

I remember the actor who played the "Maytag Repairman" in Maytags commercials on TV way back in the 50's

[@akbohonk9894]

When I was around 11 y.o., (early 60s) I rescued an old Maytag 2-cylinder engine very much like this one. I don't know if the 2-cylinder was any more powerful, but it sure pushed my mini bike around! What Fun!

[@auggie803]

-Very interesting watching this from beginning to end. Most of all I wanted to see that piston and how it was situated in that engine. Really neat considering it was in use in 1928. And I agree with the rebuilder that it did not need rings because the ones on there now still look brand new. It also had a pretty good sound to it. Thanks for showing this. Hang in there.

[@Sonicdude10]

MY grandfather has a 2 cylinder version of this engine. Never restored and still working to this day. He did sandblast and paint the exterior of it a few years ago but insides are a still all original.

[@POCarton]

I believe this one is a 2 cycle engine also. He showed the mix ratio.

[@kerb389]

@@POCarton cylinder

[@Slugbunny]

We've all been there with that one missing pin. 🙏🏻 It's usually a quick lesson in load-bearing surfaces and parts retention.

[@jonathanpresson777]

I love this guy and his videos. I watch these to wind down after a hard day at work - so relaxing.

[@clintdenman3037]

I actually only found this one by sort of accident but I really do respect the people who take the time and have the patience to show and remind kids that things were so different and seriously it wasn't all that long ago if we go by evolution standards.

[@dustin4575]

That thing was in really great shape to start with! New plug fuel and cleaning the points and I bet that thing would have ran perfectly

[@guymandude999]

THAT was beautiful content. I just can't believe they're still together, after all that crap.

[@jimday6244]

Strong work sir. You should receive the Karl Childers award of excellence for your outstanding knowledge of small engines!

[@AirborneAirAssault6565]

The ability to rebuild things such as this is a gift from God!

[@brucemorris6319]

I bought one of those washers at a farm sale once that had a gas engine under it . I put some gasoline in it and pushed the pedal twice and it started right up and ran good to.

[@BrendaEM]

For a minute there, I was worried that you couldn't find parts for that at the local hardware store : ) Fun videos, thanks.

[@david9783]

What a refreshing change...the complete job done without a word spoken! Thank you!

[@stanleydenning]

Maytag is an American icon. That engine is sought after by many a collector. You did a fine job of restoring it. You could sell it for quite a pretty penny in the U.S.A.

[@a.c.t.solutionsinc8024]

loved the opening... made me remember back to watching Saved By The Bell when I was 9 years old

[@rashidkrasniqi5580]

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[@pegbars]

I love this guy! He is so funny without saying a word. What kind of humorless individual would give him a thumbs down?!

[@mdm4504]

My mom told me she learned to cuss listening to her mother trying to get one of these running for washday. They didn't get electricity on the farm till 1949, the year she graduated from high school. Apparently these little guys are pretty rugged and simple enough to continuing operating when old and worn, because at every exhibition of antique gas motors there are as many Maytags as all others combined.

[@burrwoodgehrke7676]

It is unfortunate that you forgot the pin which led to the loss of the flywheel. However you did not edit-out the misshap. It proves that you are only human and humans will blunder things at times. Cheers to your fabulous restoration. A great way to entertain visitors while you wait for the steaks on the BBQ.

[@ksmanning]

I am a blues singer and “Bosch Magneto” is my name.

[@HandToolRescue]

Stylin'

[@ankles632]

Hail electrics made by Bosch. Magneto be thy name.

[@tcmtech7515]

When I was married I went by the name, "Non Serviceable Item" because no matter what she tried to get me to do, it didn't work!. :P

[@blindmelonlemonjello]

@@HandToolRescue brother please remake that badass screwdriver with X handle

[@HandToolRescue]

Oh, I will.

[@cazmicrune2514]

I've seen various restorations so far, but you are the best.

[@DonBrock01]

When I was a kid, my brother and I got this exact same model of washing machine motor from our grandparents. It worked great as a gocart engine.

[@thebeardedchad]

About a decade ago I was working in an auto parts store and a young kid who was 13 came in looking for a spark plug for this exact machine. It took me forever to find it but find it I did! From the looks of it, it's the exact same autolite spark plug he put in.

[@ColtaineCrows]

2:11 Pro tip, thread the castle nut on the other way around when using it as a whackstopper, way less likely to deform it and the shaft. As a bonus you can wail a bit harder on it to break something free too.

[@sapincher]

heyyy i'm not the only one who cringed a little bit there

[@Highstranger951]

sapincher certainly not😂

[@user-xe2mh7zw1m]

I'm sorry it ended like this. Such work was done and such an ending.

[@lindalakota38]

Amazing how somthing like this is gorgious peice of art when all back together.back then every thing was so well built all brass and steel with green paint

[@klemensbrumann3952]

unglaublich einfache Konstruktion des Motors, aber alles gut durchdacht und unkaputtbar, sowas kann man auch gut restaurieren,da es nur wenige Bauteile gibt,die man ersetzen muss. Selbst der Kolben mit den massiven Kolbenringen ist schon außergewöhnlich genauso wie die Kurbelwelle. Restauriert überlebt so ein Motor etliche Generationen. Dankeschön für dieses interessantes Video

[@CommentsAllowed]

0:35 Nice quality video and sound. Keep up the great work!!

[@cyclonic7134]

I literally play these in the background while i work. It's so lovely to listen to and glance at. This is the content youtube was originally made for!

[@OlegOfTheDead]

Oh I love KZbin for a such recommendations. HTR always rescue my mental health, sooo needed now. Always needed. Thank you :)

[@Cookerab]

Great use of lapping the mating surfave and then the reamer. Clever way to bring that bearing back.

[@richardmerriman7742]

Nice little history lesson there, I never even knew they even made gas powered washing machines. Love the warning sign that says to let the engine fumes out of the house! LOL!

[@kirdot2011]

if one was smart enough they would never use it inside the house

[@samuelfellows6923]

Or put an exhaust pipe through the wall, with an err... explosive hazard in the utility room (storing and filling petrol - fumes ) ⚠️ they didn’t know that in the 1920s

[@breconmerthyrgwr9250]

That intro cracks me up every time😂😂😂

[@brianh.000]

This show was filmed in front of a live studio audience.

[@charlesballiet7074]

@@brianh.000 and payed for by the generous donations from our sponsors and viewers like you

[@TatsuZZmage]

Too many cooks? I keep expecting the killer to attack him

[@donaldwycoff4154]

My father was an engineer. He could fix anything. and in 1975, he figured I should learn to do the same. So when he saw at a junk auction an engine VERY similar to the one in your video, he bought it and said I would learn small-engine repair, and if I fixed it, I could build a go-cart to wrap around it. Dad was wrong, but I tried. Sort of. Looking back, I know precisely what was wrong with the motor, but I'm 58, today, and I was 10 when the maytag engine came home with us. I remember (1975) my dad counting off from wrote his advice on root-causing why that engine wouldn't start: he gesticulated a count-up, one finger at a time, saying, "You got spark; you got compression; you got fuel, YOU GOTTA RIDE!" Turns out I had no way to prove compression, and that was the root-cause. But hey, I was ten. Anyway, fast-forward to about 1985, and I'm in my '69 Nova that flat-out died along a desolate river highway east of Isleton, California, at 8pm in the winter, on a Sunday night. I had to walk several miles down a light-free highway, in the fog, to get to Isleton, but Isleton was closed. Yes, closed. Sidewalks all rolled up neatly, etc. There was 1 payphone in town, and it took 15 mins to find, and I had 2 dimes. I called dad to get his advice. Actually, I hoped he'd come out and help. He helped, alright, but he didn't come out. In raised voice, over the phone, he said, "You got spark; you got compression; you got fuel, YOU GOTTA RIDE! . ". With my other dime I called in a much needed favor from a friend who then drove all the way from Roseville, CA to tow me home. We were neighbors. Next day, once the sun came up, I pulled the carb from the Nova, rebuilt it, put it back in, tightened it down, and it "just worked". Dad came over for a visit the next weekend. "Start her up," he said. I started it. "And what do you have?" he asked me. "Its a f'ing nova, but at least I GOTTA RIDE". He liked that. My wife laughs when I (re)tell her this story, but more importantly, I've shared Dad's wisdom with others, and I love mimicking his "YOU GOTTA RIDE!" count-up. Although I felt abandoned that cool night in 1985, it turned out to be a liberating moment that my dad really appreciated. Many's the time we chuckled over a beer about that night. Miss you, Dad. You sure would have liked this channel!

[@johnhesler7810]

We had one in the 50s on the farm where I was raised. When the tub rusted out my brothers and I planted it in a Western Auto bicycle that had a carrier on the back that was large enough to carry a refrigerator and rode the contraption up and down a nearby blacktop highway until our neighbor-kid wrecked it on a curve and broke his collarbone. It was great fun.

[@TheMaximus359]

Thank you for granting me the opportunity to appear in the intro 0:14

[@Mcbabygravy]

Damn you HTR just left the house, will watch when I get home. Thank you!

[@Dobbie03]

It was very cool to watch this in 4k

[@richardburgett3858]

this is excellent entertainment for me! I am an aircraft mechanic by trade, but I love tinkering with such things. when it's time to stop for the evening, I come in and watch this fun stuff.

[@youtubecyberfarmLive]

в России о таких людях говорят- человек с золотыми руками! Браво!

[@andyshevchenko5616]

Мудак просто!.

[@user-mu2nk8sv5y]

@@andyshevchenko5616 а так бы сказали на исторической Родине)))

[@virgilwhite2886]

I had one of these, I bought it for $2.00 down in WVa. I was about 10 years old, that was in 1952. Wish I still had it, I spent many afternoon fooling with it and watching it run.

[@BABALOOEY46]

That is amazing…. Thanks for including your mistakes it helps us learn just as much as your awesome skill… I salvaged a bike today and stripped it and cleaned it up and put it back together and am stoked on life 👍🏻

[@auggie803]

-Nice to see a day old post. Most of these are 1 & 2 years ago. I watched all 45 minutes of this video because it was very interesting. And to think this engine was in use in 1928 and could be attached to a washing machine or a lawnmower.

[@BABALOOEY46]

Why is a bot commenting on my comment?

[@TristramSavage]

What kinda bike? Lol

[@johnwillis4706]

I've got 4 of these old Maytag washers. Two are single cylinders and two are 2 cylinders. They run and wash clothes like intended.

[@Sawta]

This isn't directly related to this specific video, but I would like to thank you for posting the videos you post. Watching your content inspired me to clean up the table in my garage, to finally put up some pegboard on the wall that I had laying around for forever, and to put some of my tools away properly. It's inspiring to see what you can accomplish with a bit of effort. Please keep making content! :)

[@MikeSalcedosGadgets]

I’ve never wanted and I’ve heard

[@thefutureyou2523]

I had to watch the intro several times. Awesome 80s intro!!! That Nutela got me. Lol

[@olddays2253]

Garbage on the floor is what made me laugh the hardest

[@LJ-gn2un]

Nicely done restoration - a true artisan at work! Back when I was a kid in the late 60's and early 70's, we didn't have cell phones, video games, computers and other electronic wizardry to take up all of our time for hours on end. We picked up old motors like this that no longer worked and fixed them up in 4H class. Today's kids can't even fix their own hair, much less change the oil in their own car. Tinkering with those old mechanical things when I was a kid put the engineering bug in me. Today I work on commercial aircraft engines worth tens of millions of dollars and I STILL love tinkering with old motors like this!

[@lindalakota38]

I love his start up intro its so hilarious it just like 80s tv serious the fake smile and music

[@timathysills26]

Dude I love the intro. Brings back so many memories.

[@ncmartinez_his]

"Today on Top Gear we'll be racing a couple of Maytag washing machines around the test track."

[@danielcobbins9050]

Tim the tool man Taylor would love this.

[@bencpope]

The fastest spin cycle...... in the world.....

[@lsswappedcessna]

I could actually see the Old Top Gear crew do this.

[@spagamoto]

Hamster: Oh, here he comes now... wot? May: Oh, what have you done mate? Clarkson: Feast your eyes on this. Highest power-to-weight of any vertical inline. Washing machine superleggera! Who needs doors anyway? May: It's stupid. Clarkson: Well what have you got then Mr Clean? May: [this video]

[@dj-rm7bz]

Great job! Thanks for no music, just the sweet sound of tools. Great video work as well. 5 stars!

[@telmabastos6187]

Você é excelente 👏👏👏 Gosto de ver todas restaurações que você faz. Parabéns 👏👏😍