1952 Chevy Truck cold start

[@andreamills5852]

I really like your old Truck .Jay

[@What.its.like.]

Thanks, Andrea I love my truck. I don’t ever want to get rid of it… this is the only truck I’ve ever owned the truck market sucked in 2020 and it still sucks, frankly There are a couple more modifications that I would like to do it. I would really like a two speed rear and tilt bed, But those are all ideas on the back burner. I have other big plans this year that I won’t be able to do those lol

[@paulwillard5924]

I love Old Chevy trucks, bulletproof if you treat them right!

[@What.its.like.]

Totally agree Would be 100% honest. It wasn't my first choice of classic truck but I ended up getting that because of price and parts availability The other contenders Ford AA 1940-1949 international

[@dougabbott8261]

Flashed right up with out any hesitation . You can't get better than that. Prius hauler. Good stuff Jay.

[@ManyProjectsLittleTime]

You must be farther north of me, here we got about 8" of snow.

[@mikejohnson5914]

My grandparents had a 1950 chev 3100 with the original optional radio Had big push buttons for station preset. The truck was long sold off in the early 80's. Wished I could of got the truck for mine.

[@What.its.like.]

That radio is after market the guy before me put in it's a great truck I love it

[@davidpowell3347]

"He doctored it" understatement of the year if that has a modern smallblock V8 and 12 volt conversion

[@What.its.like.]

Haha didn’t doctor anything in the summer it starts like a top the engine is from 86 and starts better than 2006 Honda sometimes

[@daviddavis4444]

we had a 62 Chevy pick up that my sister and I used to pull a 2 horse trailer granted not very fast but it got there.

[@ernielaw]

Good to see you making videos of your 1952 Chevy truck. Those push button door handles had just replaced the crank door handles.

[@What.its.like.]

Going to do the five-year review which is insane I've had it that's long and talk about everything and break it down insurance buying cost cost for parts and do a part two on buying older cars how to go about doing it where to look how to see if you getting a decent deal etc

[@20CentMotors]

In Jerry's voice when greeting Newman... "Hello, Prius."

[@What.its.like.]

Haha funny you should bring up Seinfeld. I watched a little bit of that this morning with the soup Nazi that was a great show.

[@edzeppelin]

...ummm...that's how a choke works..... Nice old rig, I dig the serious front bumper gig! Beefy. And the sunshade, very cool. 2-tone paint...etc. etc...

[@What.its.like.]

Even when it’s warm though, sometimes I pull the choke out to get up hills or something whenever it’s really hot outside so it doesn’t vapor lock the quad jet likes the vapor lock for some reason I might put the back on with the high-rise, but I’m not entirely sure it’s good. I figured I’ll just keep it that way until it doesn’t…

[@russC13]

I love random videos and love the truck!! Try and stay warm!

[@What.its.like.]

=) it’s not too bad now I think it topped out about 30° which is comfortable here in the winter time. It’s a weird phenomenon. I don’t know really how to describe it. I guess it would be anywhere else 50° degrees T-shirt 30° a hoodie just feels comfortable.

[@asteverino8569]

Yes, I drove a Prius for a couple of years. I fit some interesting shapes and sizes into it. Glass packs on the truck? If you say so ...

[@What.its.like.]

Mufflers are expensive now I think you can get a glass pack for 25 bucks lol I might do another random video and see how good the Prius does in the snow. I don’t know. I’m working on Ford BB Panel episode I’m really hoping to have it done tonight. Some information is really hard to find hell of a truck

[@asteverino8569]

I see your logic on the glass packs. Your ideas and plans all sod good to me.

[@marcelgaud]

I later put in a 235, out of a '60 Chevy Biscayne sedan..... the 235, much less problems, and parts galore,,,, (37 yrs ago) , when I had it.

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah, the 235 definitely an upgrade shell bearings and fully pressurized oil lubricantion

[@geebs76]

The truck is looking good even though it has snow on it. You have my sympathies for the cold temperatures. My uncle had a chassis mount camper over a 1964 1 ton Chevy with a 327. It had glasspacks. It sounded kind of cool and he never was harassed by the police for noise. Where I grew up near Boston they made glasspacks illegal in the 70's. If the police heard them you'd get pulled over and receive a fix it ticket.

[@What.its.like.]

You could control the sound with the throttle lol I think it would be cool. If I had enough money I could have a cut out. That thing sounds amazing with nothing on it. lol I had a 92 civic at a time and it was all what the kids would say riced out. I didn’t do that the car I bought it like that but I didn’t change anything and the fart can on it that sounded like pissed off bumblebee it was a five speed and there was a cop that would always sit at the blinker light so anytime I would go through there. It’s 35. I would have to push the clutch and it would go completely silent to go through that intersection, and then I would put it in a higher gear to kind of load it up so it wouldn’t be terribly loud. One time I went through the intersection and I swear they had a target on me for a while. I saw him pull out. He didn’t put his lights on. I cut up another way and turn my lights off and I saw him fly up to try to come catch me, what a rush of adrenaline, I didn’t do anything wrong. I wasn’t going faster or anything. I think he just wanted to check up on me. If I was some kid I think I was 23 at the time

[@geebs76]

@@What.its.like. I had a '73 Maverick with a 302 that I bought for $300 because it was all rotted out. It had no trunk floor and no fenders below rear of the top of the wheel opening. The guy who owned it before me just put a straight pipe from the front to the rear after the exhaust rotted out. If you didn't get on it, it was surprisingly quiet. Never had an issue with the police. But you could hear the stereo from a block away because the speakers were in the rear deck.

[@johnboydTx]

Old Chevy Truck 😉👍 I've run them all my life... Stay Warm up thare 🥶.. Enjoy 😉✌️

[@What.its.like.]

We had more snow Im just happy it's not ten degrees lol

[@johnboydTx]

@@What.its.like. There's a chance Dallas might see some for a day 🤔. We usually get cold no snow ❄️❄️.. Take Care 👋👋🤠

[@johnboydTx]

@PS-js9oh In a perfect world 🤔 Texas - Notre Dame.. No free lunch for Texas !!! A fight uphill all the way 🤷🤞 !!!!! My money 💰 is in my pocket for this one 🤔.. Hope for Victory 👍 Enjoy 🤘🤠🍻🧡🤍

[@agcons]

"If you drive them they keep running" Yes! My Dad has always told me about all machinery that it was designed to work, and it needs to be run in order for it to keep running. Even if it's not used frequently then at least run it at intervals. I've found this to be especially true for complicated devices that depend on precise timing, such as vehicle engines, sewing machines, and sergers.

[@leedaniels7196]

I like your truck!.Cool set of wheels!.😎

[@What.its.like.]

It took me a year to find a set

[@61rampy65]

Cool truck, Jay! The engine sounds pretty nice. You might want to check out Harbor Freight to see if they have cheapo carports or garages. I had a HF carport, which I bought for about $120 12 years ago. Other than having to tie it down REAL GOOD, it was decent for the $$. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought 'Gee, that looks like Jay's truck'. Glad I clicked on it!

[@What.its.like.]

I have my eyes on a shelter logic building similar to like what a greenhouse is, but it’s not transparent so this sunlight won’t come through and kill the paint.. she has this. They call it storage in a box and you just build it. I was going to anchor it to the ground somehow they make all kinds of sizes the one that I was thinking of getting was like 28 x 30 like 3500 bucks is a lot of money for me. I can’t really afford it right now but eventually it’s the fraction of what a garage would cost my taxes won’t go up because it’s considered movable.. Yeah, I’m happy you dig this one. I can’t believe it started up on the first try usually it’ll start up on the first try and then I’ll die and then you have to turn it over a couple more times and then it will go.. I love how the visor keeps all the snow off the windshield. It’s amazing that feature went away. That would be a really useful feature for a lot of people living in winter climates because as you could see there wasn’t any ice or snow on the windshield it’s not like that all the time, though I will say, come in handy

[@dennisyoung4631]

“Extra-Frumpy Truck!” (Awesome!)

[@nevco8774]

I hope you have a decent heating inside that truck which definitely used to be a commercial one.

[@What.its.like.]

This thing had a great heater, but the heater core needs replaced. I had to bypass it. I got in it one day and there was a big puddle on the floor in the passenger side. I have driven it before whenever it was cold outside defrosters work amazing it’s like as soon as you put it on. It goes away… the heater in that truck better than any of the other heaters and any other vehicle I have. I love driving it at night. It has some of the best headlights because it sits up so high when you put the highbeams on you could see 3 miles down the road if it’s straight.

[@nevco8774]

@@What.its.like. GM is renowned for its exceptional heating and AC systems since they introduced first very robust AC in the Cadillac in 1946.

[@davidpowell3347]

@@What.its.like. Recirculating heater more effective than the typical heater that takes in air from outside ?

[@timmcooper294]

That is a sweet old truck, love the front guard setup ! By the way, snow, ice and winter weather do not rust old cars.... The insane addiction to road salt is what rots everything.. I'm so lucky to live on the west coast, though enough east coasters have moved out here that they have actually pushed local areas that get snowy winters to start using salt. They actually expressed shock and dismay that we don't generally salt the roads in snowy weather. Hopefully our generally more "eco friendly" scene out here will keep this (generally very useless) salt spreading from going too far. I grew up in Alaska prior to general use of salt and can tell you the practice is insanely stupid and half the time it just makes things more slippery and unpredictable. Oh, and I survived REAL winters without salted roads, and it's amazing how much safer clear windows are, no slush, and predictable surfaces.....

[@davidglenn6219]

Good video!

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you

[@leedaniels7196]

Love your truck,started right up!.Always thought Ford invented the V8.I’m amazed the Prius has that much cargo space!.😎

[@What.its.like.]

I love both of those vehicles as a car enthusiast you're not supposed to like the Prius but it's a really fun drive to drive fast and gets great gas mileage

[@jasonprashaw3916]

That's a nice ol truck you have

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you I dig it =)

[@GreenHawkDrive]

Right on man💪

[@ColtonRMagby]

That truck is 72 or 73 years old, depending on the manufacture date. It cold started better than a 2014 Toyota Camry LE does, and part of that is the modern electronics drawing amps from the battery with the key turned off, and that's mainly the radio to remember the saved presets. The radio in that truck was made back when the preset buttons were mechanical "set it, forget it" setup. If I was making a radio for a modern car, I'd use as many mechanical components as I can while still retaining the quicker powerup that transistors offer over vaccum tubes.

[@What.its.like.]

That radio is an aftermarket unit has Bluetooth connectability I didn’t put it in there. Whoever had the truck before me did I honestly never even really listen to it? I don’t think I think the speakers under the seat or behind it. I did listen to it a little bit on the way home when I bought the truck but it was a bit finicky. I bought the truck in Muncie, Indiana, which is 6 1/2 hours away from here and I drove it about 100 miles away from home and then had AAA tow it the rest of the way I bought it on a Sunday and all I had was the title the license plate Was from 52 and it didn’t belong to me or the guy I was asking my wife I said if we go through one of those tollbooth who gets the bill… lol that was the most stressful drive I’ve ever had because I didn’t know what any of the gauges were supposed to read and it’s like doing a Derek from vice grip type of deal. I didn’t fix anything. I just gave the guy the money and gave him a handshake and went down the road… lol How do you like your Toyota Camry? as far as new cars go or newer cars I’ve never had over 2016. You can’t go wrong with Toyota Honda. They run forever. I’ve only had that Toyota Prius is the only Toyota that I’ve had, but I’ve owned four Hondas three of which were vans

[@ColtonRMagby]

@What.its.like. I never would've guessed the radio was aftermarket. It looks like it was always in that truck. My grandpa bought that Camry new when I was ten, and he bought it after he traded in a mid-2000s Camry that we had used since I was about six or seven for another 2014 Camry so my grandma would have a surprise birthday present on February 15th. I'm ten days shy of my 21st birthday, and I can't wait to see the live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon. I might see it in the theater, I might not. Time will tell.

[@Frank-sf1wh]

That’s absolutely right, keep driving them and with some maintenance, they will last a long time. Nice truck.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

Did manual chokes have a fast idle cam like later automatic choke engines? Pulling the choke but having to press the accelerator before it starts fast idling sounds exactly like a fast idle choke cam.

[@What.its.like.]

I should have given some contacts it has a different drivetrain. It has a 350 V8 with a quad jet carburetor. I only made that comment because it's the only car old car that I've had that had a manual choke that act like that even when it's hot, you can still accelerate engines by pulling a choke out, which comes in handy in the summertime, because it likes to vapor lock when it's hotter than 80 degrees outside

[@VintageCarHistory]

A good random video.

[@What.its.like.]

Thank you =)

[@captaccordion]

So Is the Chevy still a splash lubricated Stovebolt? And is it a 4 speed crash gearbox?

[@What.its.like.]

It has a 350 V8, but it’s carbureted four barrel carburetor so full pressurize oiling lubrication system it has an SM 420 transmission which I absolutely love. It’s like a three speed with granny gear. I wish that had like an overdrive but it doesn’t do I get 20 miles to the gallon of highway at 70 miles an hour in it there’s some modifications. It has a 373 rear end. It’s sitting on 19.5 radial tires… I was going to do a follow up. I finally got it dialed in right I’ll probably do the follow up in the spring. It will be like the five-year review.…

[@stevewesley8187]

Is it still 6 volt or has it been converted to 12 volt ?

[@What.its.like.]

It's 12 V it also has a different engine in it. It's got a 350 V8 but it's carbureted.

[@bradyelich2745]

The gauges are the same one used by Ford... Waaa 23 F? that is barely enough to freeze water for a skating rink. Wanna try -35C with a 30mph wind?

[@What.its.like.]

I think the Ford gauge is differ ever so slightly, but I have to look at Ford and see what those gauges look like There was one winter where it got -20°F. I'll do it once it's colder as well.

[@bradyelich2745]

@@What.its.like. Im sure the Ford designed motor will start right up.

[@andreamills5852]

Do you name your vehicles Jay ? My 1950 Dodge Coronet is named Ms. Emily . She's about the same color as your truck .

[@What.its.like.]

That's awesome green machine is the 52 =) I never really got into naming vehicles I did name a few I had a 92 Honda Civic hatchback and I named Sea biscuit We bought a 2011 Honda Odyssey last year touring elite it's fully loaded. I've wanted to buy one Honda Odyssey but the market was never right I thought $6000 was too much to pay years ago and we ended up paying $10,000 for this one which was way more than I wanted to spend but Hailey ( my wife ) needed/wanted a better van I'm going to cover it eventually I wrote the script for it but I'm going to do a comparison it's an apple oranges comparison, but there might be somebody out there wondering what's better a 2006 Honda Odyssey, EXL or a 2011 Honda Odyssey touring elite.. I don't know when that one coming I wanted to try and do some cool video things with it Put the whole point that I brought up to 2011 Honda is because my wife named both of the Honda vans well all three actually 2001 she called the pile which was a work van 2006 EXL big momma 2011 amethyst, sapphire

[@What.its.like.]

The Honda was a racer car for the lack of a better term. It was slammed to the ground. It literally sat maybe 2 inches off the ground. I didn’t do any of this stuff to it, but I didn’t change any of it either. I put the stock suspension on it because I got sick and tired of taking an angle you would get stuck on it. The person who owned it before me put a massive system in the back if you listen to Chicago, it sounded like the orchestra was behind you. It was insane. I really like that car. You could beat the crap out of that thing all day long and get 35-40 miles to the gallon . It had a B16A I THINK IT MADE 175 HP. IT WAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND IT ONLY WEIGHED 1300 POUNDS SO 175 HP AND A CAR THAT DOESN’T WEIGH THAT MUCH IT WAS FAST YOU COULD BURN OUT IN FIRST GEAR GEAR AND CHIRP GEAR, WHICH WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE CONSIDERING IT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. I don’t know why it went all capitals whenever I hit. Send.

[@PS-js9oh]

@@What.its.like. Christine ? 👹...HEE ...HEE ...HEE P S ....Is that a dead ghost hangin from the stairs ? ...opening shot )

[@StevieJackson-s4c]

Seen ya start it it was key start ,

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah it was converted before I got it

[@marcelgaud]

I had a '53 3/4T 3600, last year of the 216

[@What.its.like.]

That’s awesome. The 216 was long gone when I got my truck. It had 327 V8 in it when I bought it that was the whole reason I bought it was because every single truck before 1975 they all have the same problem when you get into the one ton that’ll go over 55 miles an hour. I wanted one that would go high speed. This one would go high speed, it had a 373 rear ended it as well as a four speed stick when I bought it it would go about 70 top It started knocking the engine did, and my wife’s not really into classic cars or any of that stuff and she told me if it cost more than $1000 to fix it. I had to sell it a good friend of mine. He’s like you buy the parts I will build your engine or replace it or whatever he was a mechanic. He’s a retired mechanic and he was bored and he wanted something to do. Found out that it needed a new crankshaft summit racing was willing to sell me a crankshaft a forged one, but I didn’t need a forged one. This engine was gonna make 150 hp at most. I ended up finding a 350 for 400 bucks and he was able to find a sm 420 transmission for $250. Honestly, that’s why I love these older cars. You could still get some parts cheap depending on what it is, of course.

[@ericwoy4132]

Is it still 6 volt?

[@What.its.like.]

No it’s 12 with a v8 i’m going to cover it in the spring time and talk about all of the different things what it’s like to live with a truck for five years, and all of the ins and outs =) I absolutely love that truck. It’s the only truck that I’ve ever owned. I would not trade it for a new one.

[@automatedelectronics6062]

Looks and sounds good! Put turbo mufflers on it, not glasspacks.

[@What.its.like.]

I’ll look into those Flowmaster have a good sound too

[@automatedelectronics6062]

@@What.its.like. Flowmasters are great! Stainless steel will last forever. Borla's are even cooler. Years ago, I put an engineered Dynomax cat-back system on my '91 Chevy p/u. It was more conventional single in-dual out turbo muffler bolt-on system. A few years before that, I put a 2.5" dual turbo muffler system on my parents' 1974 1/2 Ford Grand Torino Elite which had a 400 c.i. V8. It sounded like the "Starsky & Hutch" Torino. A Thundering beast but was quiet at cruise. Because we towed a big ski-boat, I also put some "Hi-Jacker" air shocks on the back with an onboard Schrader Load Tamer vacuum-powered air compressor. Worked great and I could almost stand the car on it's nose, unloaded. lol

[@StevieJackson-s4c]

Wow that was easy, key start must have been aftermarket ,

[@What.its.like.]

It is it fired up better than I thought it would, but I drive it a lot and honestly think that's key to every machine =) is to use them things go wrong when they sit for long periods of time

[@StevieJackson-s4c]

Did you retro fit it ..?

[@What.its.like.]

Yes I should have given some context 1986 Chevy 350 last year of the quadro jet SM 420 transmission behind it 4 speed 1st is a granny gear 373 rear end when the weather gets better ( roads get cleared off going to do the 5 year review =) )

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hi Jay! What's all that white stuff all over everything?😂 I would bet 23 degrees there is warmer than the 40 degrees we had here in FL yesterday!

[@marcelgaud]

Hey Jay, do you have a 12 Volt battery? I had that in mine,,,,,and wow, it would "JUMP TO LIFE", when I stepped on that starter.

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah switched to 12 volt Upgraded drive train 350 v8 4 barrel carb 4 speed

[@apocolypse11]

Needs efi n turbo. Win

[@What.its.like.]

EFI is over rated in my opinion I worked at a classic car dealership for a time and we had three cars with those on there and if you didn’t drive them every day, the computer would forget how to run the engine. It was a total nightmare, especially when the batteries died, which was very often.. I never knew how common dead batteries were at dealerships, clocks run them dead.

[@ZippydsmLee-freetube]

The wife has her own car, dun she? lul

[@What.its.like.]

Yeah it wasn't there it's going to be featured on the channel as a comparison 2011 Honda Odyssey touring elite It's a pretty stellar van.

[@classic_opel]

Great truck. Ditch the white junk sitting beside it.

[@What.its.like.]

Hahaha that's the runabout, the Prius gets a lot of crap but it's not a bad car it gets 40 mpg @ 80 miles per hour it costs $25-30 ( depending on cost of gas to drive to the other side of the state. I'm going to take it to a track day next year hopefully so I can use the line I can put down a better time in my Prius

[@classic_opel]

​​​@@What.its.like. I know, it's useful. I was just joking. 😊 (but not about the great truck part)

[@jimmatzen3430]

that is choke and throttle,

[@What.its.like.]

The hand throttle isn't hooked up I never had a choke that operated like that one because I can pull it out after engine is hot and it will still advance engine speed the one one the 67 mustang after it was warmed up if when pulled would kill the engine or start missing ( it's a cool feature in the summer because it negates vapor lock or have better control over the issue ) Going to do a 5 year review of it this year and go over all the ins and outs talk about insurance where to buy parts etc

[@peplsuk7635]

No one cares/

[@What.its.like.]

Was that supposed to offend me You didn't care but some did hope you have a great day =)