1969 Chevrolet ElCamino! Super Sport 396 Big Block?!? Abandoned for 35 YEARS! Will It Run?!?

[@marctorigiani4558]

I would definitely not file that piston there's probably a hairline crack in it from when it dropped and broke the chunk off that could disintegrate in the engine and destroy everything

[@MortskeRepair]

Guess we will find out!

[@vonnsnyder2481]

I'd put that in my daily. I had a 350 in a 79 1/2 ton 2wd that we put together with a skirt missing on a piston and put close to 200,000 miles it. We had plenty of issues along the way..the piston skirt wasn't one of them though..ya never know🤷

[@pdrphil8159]

Seems to have ran very well... Small block chev's can do amazing things... Even run well with a piece of the piston MIA.

[@kimberlywilliams9757]

Maybe, maybe not. 💁🏼‍♀️

[@JeffChristen-s6s]

You have to admire the resourcefulness of people 30 miles from a part store in the middle of ND SD KN NE on a Sunday , putting their daily driver back together . Good work on shift supports!

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Happy Memorial Day, Thank You for Your Service to Our County, Especially to Those that Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice. Rest In Peace Dad, Love You Sir. It’s good to have a Mortske Repair Vidja to watch, gonna be a Good Day. I’ll Catch You on the Next One. Keep It Safe Out There Sir

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you

[@mikepraed4623]

🇺🇲 Remembering our fallen heroes on this Memorial Day 🇺🇲

[@MortskeRepair]

Absolutely

[@terrencegiordan9812]

Absolutely alwaysm

[@later2672]

Yes. Agreed. We all have or had family or friends in the service. Love to all are fallen heroes.

[@77marioland]

Remembering my grandfather, served in the pacific as an engineer. He made a fresh water pool for the men by damming a stream on an island, the officers banned all the enlisted from using it after they found it. He bulldozed it once they did that, if the men couldn't use it on one would... hell of a guy, taught me how to fish.

[@MikeInBendOregon]

Absolutely... People need to remember that it's not just a holiday so they can have the day off from work. So many young men, and some women died and a lot of them were only 18 years old and had just graduated from High School. That's something that is really hard to comprehend...

[@rickydonahue1586]

When I was 14 a buddy and I made one motor out of three (Chevy 350) and we had no clue what we were doing. We didn't buy anything new for it used what we had. He put in his pickup and drove the heck out of it. I moved away about five years later and that thing was still running. We used a Chilton manual and a crap load of silicone. I love it when you do these videos because this is what happens every day in small town America!👍

[@MortskeRepair]

Awesome

[@Profabdesigns]

Have a safe memorial Day. Especially to those men and women who gave their lives for this Country, Thank you.. Thx Mortske for this video, I enjoyed it.

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you! Much appreciated!

[@MiKe4KaTe]

BLOWER MOTOR!!!!! El Camino + blower motor + slots + slicks = epic mullet

[@motardmike]

Yeah, Puddin and him could have an Off/ road Oilympics (ranchero)

[@richardthomas1743]

Gooooood Mortske Morning! Happy Memorial Day everybody!

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you

[@philipsearls1946]

That engine is like the Guy who drank his wages on Friday and woke Saturday, Piston and broke. I do enjoy watching an Engine rebuild. Good job.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks

[@freestang6662]

You and Duff would look so cool going down the road in that mullett-mobile. Chain link steering wheel, foot print gas pedal, fuzzy dice, Cragers with white letters out, headers, and flexi-hose!

[@mikepraed4623]

I freaking love El Caminos! Yeah, it makes no sense but I do😊

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@RPike-bq3xm]

Never thought I was a redneck. I don't find it that derogatory. I guess I can live with that.

[@mattbrown5511]

You're not the only one. Just saying.

[@motardmike]

Who doesn't luv a "UTE" mate.......

[@anthonyslazas6413]

Stupidest invention ever!

[@michiganbushcraft975]

You have motivated me to get off my hiney and get back in the action. I just purchased an old F100.

[@MortskeRepair]

Good luck

[@robertvance1873]

Happy Memorial Day To you Mortske, Chin , Mojo, and Duff Dog 🐕

[@ethomassturley7275]

Great show. The old small block barked right to life after the work. Super cool example of build it with what you got.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks 👍

[@davidhelmuth6654]

This entire video reminds me of me and my friends in high school. Taking junk and making it work! 🎉🎉🎉

[@MortskeRepair]

Great to hear!

[@j33pfyn4tik6]

25 years ago, I use to work at an automotive shop where we did small repairs and detailing. We employed a few older retired gentleman, like MoJo, to do odds and ends like be an extra hand, pickup parts, move cars around, answer phones, etc. As a young man in my early 20's, those gentlemen taught me a lot about hard work, cars, relationships, and life in general. Most of those gentlemen have since passed away, however, those days really helped me become a man and I really miss them. Thank you Ron, John, Terry, AL, Jim, and Gilbert.

[@grantmelcher1830]

Good morning Mortske!!! Mojo’s gonna love his new parking spot!

[@MortskeRepair]

Definitely

[@tommyhijmensen6257]

Finally a propper car to fix up ! He has seen the light !🙏🏻🕊 Ffs Mortske where have you been.🤦‍♂️😉

[@klapaucius77]

I like watching you get them to the point somebody can easily finish them off. You do the grunt work, engine, some brakes, etc and the other guy gets the glory. 😂

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@randalletilly2592]

Never thought 350ci would ever be scarce as there getting ! Back in the day I could fine in the news paper 70's running impala /caprice/ WAGONS etc for 75$ to100$ find and purchase in a hour...drive them home do the engine swap all in one day. ALL MAKEs AND MODELS....Did many many many ...Man those were the days 😊 Love your chanel + Duff the Doggie...Good work

[@larrygcrews7971]

Muscle truck lmao never heard that one .. My neighbors working on his dad's I can't wait to walk over there now. Thanks Mortske!!!

[@MortskeRepair]

Our pleasure

[@richardbates2367]

I just heard that about a 79 Chevy k10 Scottsdale running the factory 305 2bbl and my response is yeah and the minute you try breaking those tires loose it's gonna spider crack the ring gear with pinion chunks and then separate the th350/np203 full time differential torque coupler lol and then it will not drive and I'm not convinced that is a 79 Chevy k10 Scottsdale running a factory 305 2bbl

[@baconator_c10]

El Camino’s are the car you don’t need, but want! On paper they make sense, but they don’t really make sense practically. Maybe I’m not making sense? I don’t need one, but I want one.

[@MortskeRepair]

I’ll sell you one

[@anthonyslazas6413]

Never wanted one 😀

[@renchjeep]

Yeah, there kinda was a 2 barrel Vette. 1984 CrossFire injection had two single barrel throttle bodies. I have one, and they only made 205 HP and 290 TQ. Still not a bad car, handles excellently, fun to drive. The CrossFire is easy to fix, if you know what you're doing. And you can port the stupid tiny-port aluminum intake and gain 20 HP or so. I've ported my intake, it helped a bit, but I probably need to remove more aluminum, just scared of holing the damn thing. I also upgraded to the 1986 fuel pump for more pressure, and need to install the adjustable fuel pressure regulator I bought one day....LOL! Take care, Mortske! Oh, and thanks for sending out the can coozie, matches, banner, and signed flyer I ordered. Good stuff, man. I'll be back for more schtuff!

[@richardbates2367]

My cousin in like 93 carb swapped out a 82 Chevy Camaro z28 305 crossfire fuel injection and it was a gm 2bbl 79 Chevy Impala intake manifold distributor and cam setup in decent shape but considering it wouldn't run when he got it and drove it from the next weekend till 3 years later when he traded it for his second mercury Capri a 84 mercury Capri 302 2v automatic t top car

[@Nza420]

Thanks, brother, warms the heart every time you reference El Jefe!

[@MortskeRepair]

You bet!

[@kimberlywilliams9757]

OMgoodness! Those are my favorite El Caminos! I guess I'm not looking hard enough to find one. Hope you and Duffers have a safe Memorial Day! 😁👍

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you

[@hoxton7946]

I'd like to see more motor building stuff. Doing the 'will it run' videos is great, but a lot of it boils down to your FASTEC essentials; this video, your blower 350 and a couple of the older engine videos were awesome! The El Camino is the perfect ratty muscle car I'd never want to own! Happy Memorial Day and thank you for putting your heart and soul into what you do. Definitely geared towards the average guy, no one is doing that anymore.

[@gmal6640]

Memorial day, mortske, and a el camino what a Monday

[@FreedomRock44]

Love when Team Mortske Unite......Mortske......Mojo and the Duff Dog all come up with a plan for the engine.

[@russell154]

There’s good reason the small block Chevy engine was the go to engine for everything under the sun for decades. Good save Mortske and crew.

[@MastaT_150]

Holy crap that’s seems like a heck of a deal for the roller! I wish I lived closer. 😑 Hope you and Duff are enjoying your Memorial Day and get plenty of samiches and treats. 🍻

[@ksokie63]

Hey Mortske👋, thanks for the video. It would've been nice to see the drive, but completely understand. Have a great weekahead👍

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks, you too!

[@davidanderson2393]

Nice to see you guys diving into saving some engines, working with what you have hanging around is great, recycling at it's finest. Many years ago I purchased 6 small block core motors from a school district bus shop, if they had a motor issue they would buy a goodwrench long block and swap it out. I ended up with enough decent parts to build a couple good engines out of the deal to keep my rigs going for a while.

[@MortskeRepair]

Sweet

[@jamesmoore7106]

I love seeing the stuff on a budget. You did a great job Mann for what you had to deal with heck yeah

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks 👍

[@davida.p.9911]

The smoke: "Oh, that little guy...i wouldn't worry about that little guy" 😂 Don't ever let anyone think budget rebuilds are a bad thing, i bet this engine could get another 50 to 100,000 miles out of it. Maybe more. Good job Mort, Chin and Mojo. 👍👍🔧

[@robertbiggs4934]

Enjoyed the "Frankenstein rebuild" of the smallblock...she seemed to run pretty good. I love the simplicity of the old stuff. At least the average guy can work on it. Thanks Mortske! Hope you have a great Memorial Day.

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@robertbiggs4934]

@@MortskeRepair bty...as wasn't suggesting you were average. I was referring to me. 😁

[@oscartheg6674]

I would encourage you, I would encourage you more please, because there's nothing wrong with being frugal and watching your budget. I enjoyed this rebuild thank you for showing this to us.

[@geraldgreene6617]

Happy memorial day Tom.

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you

[@avomitousmass]

I like watching winter time Mortske Repair videos during the summer. Makes me smile. Lol

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@roypearce6968]

Thanks for giving us so much content you and duff and mojo have to keep the shop going. And yes thank all veterans today and my dad serving WW11 . I salute them all .

[@DougHawken]

Making education fun is what it’s all about. Thanks for all you give back to the community through knowledge and humor. God bless you, buddy.

[@MortskeRepair]

You bet!

[@motardmike]

Experiencing the trials and tribulations ......is entertaining?

[@PaulHarkey44]

Awesome! Happy Memorial Day!

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you!

[@snoreybear4656]

Just tore down a froze-up 350 for a 383 stroker project in similar condition and boy, did my elbow start sympathetically aching watching you go after those stuck pistons!

[@VATION3RD-GEN-X-GARAGE]

When my stepson first started talking he couldn't say the word truck he always said Cruck that's a good name for a half car & half truck 😅

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@jobertvangool9961]

What a fun episode, love a rebuild! Like the car too, btw! Thanks and a good Memorial Day!

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks! You too!

[@pdrphil8159]

Chillin today... Spent all day yesterday working on my truck... Some south of the border hack put the wrong bolts in my left front brake caliper . One broke off the other ran away from home .. It was in the mid 90's & 100% humidity so it was a sweatfest... Enjoyed it M...

[@MortskeRepair]

Dang

[@allenwinters6183]

I've been watching for years and have always loved seeing the "Ernest Goes to Camp" "eeewww" watched that movie so many times growing up. love it!

[@CharlotteAdkins-qj2jj]

Don't know that first thing about cars other other than drive them I joy watching you work

[@MortskeRepair]

Much appreciated

[@charleykeenan6171]

Great episode! And you just did more for the environment than Gretta ever will.. That engine is a great example of "make it run". Price as always is spot on.. Thanks for taking us along for the ride

[@MortskeRepair]

Thank you!

[@lewispaine4589]

That car reminds me of the movie "The Mexican" Brad Pitt's character drove one of those

[@MortskeRepair]

Elcamino!!!

[@mr.besripair1383]

Always glad to see Mojo in your videos. That guy is probably FULL of knowledge of things of years past! He is a great asset to the channel, I've seen it from time to time in the videos. There is nothing like a Mortske rebuild.....you should do one or two, now and then!

[@MortskeRepair]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ldog70]

I don't know about the rest, but I love engine tear down and rebuild. Nothing like seeing a rebuilt engine make noise again.

[@johnhull6363]

Monday's even on holidays? I better find out Duff is getting triple time and no opposable thumb jokes on holidays! Or the union is filing a grievance

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@rickardjohnson4524]

It's refashion too see you Guys work together, can only imagine the conversations and comments in house, Neat!!!...

[@motardmike]

That's why I watch you....remember starting engines on the floor and mullet burnouts.

[@rafaelvazquez4875]

Hey sir thanks for the video. Happy Memorial day.

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you!

[@johncrichton4341]

I'm glad you mentioned that Duff was supervising - that's a complex job that should not be left to amateurs...

[@patrickmidiri1543]

Hey Mort, I ordered a banner two weeks ago, I really love the picture of you and Puddin , thanks for signing that. Forgot to mention it yesterday thanks again.

[@MortskeRepair]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@brucevallee5623]

Mr. Mojo rising, El Camino, the mullet of cars. It's great when you have spare parts you can use or eliminate. Almost brought back old memories seeing those flames coming from a motor in Mortske garage 😊

[@glennnickerson8438]

Even if you can't get it to run, it looks cool just sitting there Mr. M!😎

[@ShaneLewis-n2o]

Thank you for your time and entertaining us ! Learn a lot sir

[@waltdenis9621]

Great job again guys! Always a learning curve and entertaining!!

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnd21]

Really enjoy the build videos. Old mojo is hard to beat. Best channel on the tube hands down. 💪

[@MortskeRepair]

I appreciate that!

[@timmatheny-lo9ze]

In the late 70s worked for a Chevy dealer. One of my mechanic friends was working on a 78,z28 with a engine miss. Disassembled the 350 and found a hole in one piston, used a piston from old warranty claim motor. My friend did not like doing that but the owner said do it, so he did. The motor ran good. FYI it was green/white stripes pretty cool car. I detailed it and it looked amazing. Car sold in two days.

[@stuartfletcher2378]

Mortske you are the man , a Monday will it run , or wont it . We know the answer so you pull the engine and find out why ? Thank you for the time and effort you put into doing a re build with what you have in stock and sure enough it purrs like a kitten . God Bless you and the crew , MoJo , Chin and the Duff Dog ,and a big wave from me ,Stuart in Canada ..

[@georgeponnay447]

Mortske pulls roasted small block...Mojo gives it one look..."I can fix that!" with a smile on his face. You go, Mojo! Gotta love the guy.

[@MortskeRepair]

Absolutely

[@iannorton4463]

1:00:57 blimey,,,I'm very impressed. Someone who actually realises that you must keep checking rotation of the crank as each cap is brought up to torque....✌️👍🇬🇧

[@michaelvieira5665]

Great video Mortske. Like the teardown and rebuild/cobble together…get her done !

[@billhooper85]

Another awesome episode. Cant wait to see it jump the intersection!!

[@MortskeRepair]

You and me both!

[@christianjboyd]

I love watching your engine rebuild videos. Thanks for the education.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@Dagrond]

That was fun to see that tear-down. Glad you did it. Learned some stuff.

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@larryd.214]

Thanks for another good one Mr. Mortske! Sure makes Monday better to get to enjoy the shenanigans at Mortske Repair!

[@MortskeRepair]

You bet!

[@scottschenk5456]

Thanks!

[@MortskeRepair]

Welcome!

[@twinkie27271]

Don't know about the 67, but I have had 3 65 El Caminos, and they all had factory air shocks. For your safety, please put exhaust manifolds on before firing an engine. A tiny fuel leak can turn really bad. Thanks for another great video Tom!

[@wesbelew4275]

Good show today Thomas I throughly enjoyed it. You don't run across many 72 model engines that have never been apart. I'd like to to have a LS I could swap into my hot rod for long trips then put the big block back in for weekend racing lol.

[@MortskeRepair]

Cool, thanks

[@jmkoize2512]

I was hoping to see the mullet and watch this ride getting some air, guess I'll have to tune in next week! I find it interesting to watch you and Mojo piecing these engines together & getting them to roar back to life, keep up the good work...

[@differentgroove1]

That's a fair price for the old girl . Glad someone bought the Nomad from you . That 73- 78' Dent-side caught my eye too !

[@philiphereford5657]

Happy Memorial Day. Love the video.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks so much

[@SteveBrock-c7c]

Perfect car for your blown motor. We put an L88 in a 1970 elcamino with nitrous. It turned 10.86 in a qtr mile run. When my brother shifted into drive he hit the nitrous button. It twisted the driveshaft in three pieces. He coasted through the traps at 10.86. Can't remember what the MPH was. That was the only time we raced it. With your blower motor and some 16in slicks you be a bad man.😊

[@MortskeRepair]

Cool

[@stucook8622]

Cool Elco...thanks for the Memorial Mortske Monday! Much appreciation to all involved! 🐾🍺

[@MortskeRepair]

Our pleasure!

[@Doogie_Causey]

Thanks Mortske, Mojo, Chin and Duff !

[@davidr6045]

Cool double vision fast action shots in the engine bay. You and your clone. love the 70s and 60s GM small block rebuild. Doesn’t matter what vehicle they’re in.

[@edwardkosol8891]

That is the best "craigs list" engine I have seen in a long time. You should relist it ASAP.

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@frozenbits48]

Had a '65 Elky with a 327 and 4speed; 3:73 rear gears. Fun vehicle. Great video, I actually learned one thing this time!!

[@MortskeRepair]

Good stuff!

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

If you "slather" on wheel bearing grease on the rear main where the crank rides on it will stay on the seal way longer than assembly grease will giving you an extra layer of sealing so oil doesn't drip out of the seal. Wheel bearing grease is for high temp applications so it's going to take a much longer time to melt off of the seal if ever. Never had a rear main leak since I started doing this.😎👍

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks for the tip

[@frankm8533]

There's the man making it look easy as always 👊

[@MortskeRepair]

I try

[@jonathanmiddleton1141]

We’ll basically watch whatever you post, Sir Morticus. You make awesome content for your videos. Thank you!! No pun intended on calling you “Sir Morticus” !!😏

[@MortskeRepair]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jonathanmiddleton1141]

@@MortskeRepair You’re very welcome!! Thank you for the great content you continue to post.

[@Dwayne-mb2uj]

I am a former surfer who liked the EC because you could put your wet suit and board in the back and then just hose out the salt residue later .

[@LeonardMagnusson]

i remember doing a swap around . and some young me. was just about two mix all the parts up. and some youngs brother did not get mad. miss that guy. he gave me the class on why you don't do that.

[@leandrojesuscaminos7059]

Mortske un genio!! Chevrolet, lo mejor que existe en todo el mundo!!

[@johndonlon1611]

I give the right of way to El Caminos. Terrific cool classic cars worthy of restoration. You put it back on the road and it needs someone to go the rest of the way with it. Thanks for posting.

[@patrickmidiri1543]

Hey Mort, another great video. Good to see Mojo this week. The 350 ran really good especially since you used all old parts. Again I really enjoyed this video to. Have a good week.

[@MortskeRepair]

Hey, thanks!

[@kmeadows7685]

Wish it had a title, I’d be a player for that, Kentucky is a nightmare to get a registration on a car with no title. As usual another Mortske home run video, keep it up!

[@gilangus2453]

I really liked the way you peaced that engine together and did the work yourselves

[@MortskeRepair]

Thamks

[@Tommie-o3z]

Enjoy watching you guys! I live in the same Town as Ole Puddin, I usually learn stuff from you guys. Sometimes it’s how to do it but sometimes it’s how not to.😉

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@spencerrobinson2719]

I enjoyed this one, you showed something that I person with a bit of skill and maybe a couple friends could do on low funds, you are right, could have just as much fun running this vintage, pieced together motor as they could with a new motor…

[@waynedavis7245]

Thanks for the video Mortske. I use to drive these back in the day . Good for picking up engines or tires. Great for going fishing. Just a handy thing to have around. Lol

[@MortskeRepair]

Right on

[@mikegore5840]

Have a good day off on this memorial day. Thanks forthe video's. Good day all God bless

[@MortskeRepair]

Same to you

[@lylejohnston4125]

I'm working on my daughter's orange '69 SS el Camino. It sat 15 yrs. in my mother's barn and then I sold it to my friend and he let it set 8 years in his shop. Short story, he passed away and left it to my daughter. Just before Christmas '23, I got it started. It started and died about 5 times and #5 cyl exhaust vale was rusty and stuck open, broke off, shattered the piston and knocked a 1 1/2" x 4 inch chunk out of the cylinder wall. luckily, it wasn't the original 396. I ended up putting a rebuilt '72 truck 402 short block in it. Starting to put all new brake system on, now.

[@aaronelliott3019]

The Mortske rebuild sounds good! That's incredible from 2 basically junk engines. That's for sure making the most of what you have. And I can bet money it'd still pull a sick one wheel peel in the mullet machine

[@tomnorris2681]

So awesome that you are doing an el Camino! Believe it or not I am an El Camino guy!

[@MortskeRepair]

Right on!

[@tylerlowery3753]

I have a 1970 el co my,dad bought for $200 in 1991. It's rough around the edges but i,would drive it from tennessee to California and back and not worry about anything. All new brakes,original gas tank that was as clean on the inside as as new one. I was super surprised.