Abandoned for 23 years Dodge Pickup will it run again?

In this video I take on the long overdue task of getting my 1967 Dodge D200 with a polysphere 318 and transmission from a D500 going again. I had this truck back in high school and it was one of the first pieces I put together from a hodge podge of junk yard parts. I mean it was high school, the budget was limited but who didn't want something to drive? I think I drove this thing daily for about 2 years before I got the money finally to get a diesel which even then was more of my passion. So can a diesel mechanic make a 53 year old gas engine go? ...........................................almost!

[@johnalexander2349]

When a man says he'll do something, he'll do it! No need to keep reminding him every six months!

[@billbowers268]

Six months fine 20 years unacceptable

[@danielwang7018]

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[@someguy2741]

@@billbowers268 20 years is only 40 "6 months"

[@jeromebreeding3302]

Soak the carb in carb cleaner and but a rebuild kit in it, and you'll be there !

[@RyanDoesAll]

Me rebuilding a carb; Clean workbench covered in shop towels ✓ All tools ready ✓ Surgical environment ✓ Brian rebuilding carb; Tall grass ✓ rouge patch of concrete ✓ Sitting in fuel ✓ ball peen hammer ✓ fire! ✓ Nice work Mr. Bloc

[@matteckert6676]

Gotta yell bring the thunder before trying to start it. It helps

[@jrwallin4443]

Matt Eckert VGG style !

[@RoughIronRehab]

C'mon now! Heeah! Bring the Thunder!

[@someguy2741]

Lol. I usually just swear at them... followed by a "You can DOOOO it!"

[@TestECull]

Can substitute 'Slingshot ENGAGED' as well. Also valid.

[@michaele1201]

Brian's definition of "I will get to it later" ~~~~ 23 years or so

[@battleshipnewjerseysailor4738]

Can't say I've ever seen somebody work on a carb while it was still on fire; remember that any machine can be a smoke machine, if you use it wrong enough

[@someguy2741]

Fire isnt a big deal. Gasoline burning is safer than gasoline not burning and being near sparks. Vapours build up and then boom. If it is burning all of the vapours are being used up :)

[@10swatkins]

Not only is it easier to work on. Carbs when they are on fire... It also makes you work a lot faster! :)

[@justhes]

These are my favorite videos. Bringing old junk back to life. Looking forward to more videos.

[@dalegriggs5392]

Brian, nothing like those old engines that never heard of a computer! They have life beyond any modern engine. Simple to work on and simple to resurrect. Love this video!

[@jagsfanrick]

EFI over a carb in almost every case. Carbs are a pain in the butt and mess up when you least expect it.

[@phlodel]

@@jagsfanrick Carbs suck.

[@BKD70]

​@@phlodel LOL, I challenge you guys to do what you just saw in this video with an EFI... and get it running the same day, with no new parts but only a new fuel filter... Then say again that carbs suck.

[@andyZ3500s]

@@BKD70 we never had problems with carburetors when we were clueless kids. Granted they will not give you as good of a mixture as a modern fuel injection system. If something did go wrong with our old beat up cars we could usually fix it easily and not spend more than $20. Any decaant mechanic should be able to get a internal combustion engine running smoothly with out much trouble. Things sure have changed and I am not talking about technology, onfutionatly!

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

@@jagsfanrick im sorry you cant build or tune a carb.

[@FastEddie007007]

Here we had truck removed from a Kentucky long term storage lot and brought back to life by rebuilding the carburetor in a state of the art Kentucky carburetor shop by an engineer......I love this channel!

[@bcbloc02]

LMAO yeah that is how I would tell it too. :-)

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@bcbloc02 Well............it's the TRUTH!

[@edwardmulder3777]

Heh, nuthin like taking the carbie apart on the grass / dirt and setting the carbie on fire, heh.

[@EngineersWorkshop]

You know, diesels only need 2 of the 3 magic ingredients…

[@gryfandjane]

It’s alive! Man, I love seeing the old ones fire up again. There’s life in the old girl yet.

[@dmadere1]

Dang Brian you had that one camouflaged real good!!

[@Tjousk]

Indeed

[@jtthill5475]

Sounds good, but new plugs would sure help. Great high school memories in that truck. My high school 'car' was a '50 Plymouth wagon 6 cylinder with three on the tree. Great resurrection, thanks for sharing.

[@jdmccorful]

We got Marty "down under" and you"" up yonder", what more could you ask for!

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Working on on the carburetor while on fire...what not to love..awesome!! A modern vehicle sitting 20 year under those conditions would be scrap metal...cant beat old technology and heavy iron....

[@bcbloc02]

You know you aren't really working on something until you are either bleeding or it is on fire. LOL

[@davidcallista8618]

I kept waiting for the flames after seeing that fuel filter leaking.

[@samrodian919]

David Callista me too lol I was shouting at the screen "Brian it's pissing fuel out of the filter!"

[@luisaceves7036]

6n

[@katharinelewis1]

The space and accessibility under the hood is something i miss deeply, my camino was like that. Glad to see Bailey doing well!

[@bcbloc02]

Yes the simplicity is pretty nice.

[@kman-mi7su]

Yes, now you look under the hood of a typical pickup and there is so many hoses, wires, sensors, ECM, and God knows what else they put in there now, you can't actually see the motor to work on it.

[@workonitm8]

Bailey knows what's wrong but he isn't talking.

[@mjk8710]

Back in the days when you could fix an engine by roadside,now we’re driving temperamental computers 👎🏻🇬🇧

[@TestECull]

INdeed. I hate modern cars precisely because of this. So fragile and poorly made. Always fucking up and it's never the oily bits. KISS should be applied to cars again, like it was back in the day.

[@lancehigdon8683]

Check your fire and you're not getting no spark

[@McGeesFabLab]

I love these old sweptline trucks. cant wait to see more of it brian.

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

“Shoveling shit out of your carburetor is bad” 👍. Not heard that phrase in such a nonchalant manner in years. Great content 😁

[@gwharton68]

Good job. Nothing like the smell for starting fluid in the morning. Really like your natural work space.

[@TheGasTap]

My phone didn’t ring. I love that type of work. Good job.

[@bcbloc02]

Better have Adam send me your number so I have it for next time. 😎

[@ramsay19481]

I worked for a heavy equipment company back in 1972 that had one like yours.. Man that thing would run.. Cheers; Mike in Louisiana

[@diamondpressco2673]

ur my new hero... watching ya from richmond va

[@tectalabyss]

Great job ! I owned a 1 ton Power wagon with that engine. It was a mule. That brought back some good memories. Has always I liked,shared. All my best.

[@bcbloc02]

Thanks 👍 Would be nice if this one was 4wd.

[@Cyrano99X]

It has been reclaimed by nature for 23 years, NOT a chance this will run again! Brian; '' Hold my Beer''

[@erichoff7926]

I liked the flat tip starter switch!😁

[@Rx7man]

goes well with 7018 fasterners!

[@youpattube1]

When you started working on the engine, I started smiling. It really took me back. You might check the tailpipe for blockage.

[@bcbloc02]

#I blame squirrels........

[@ericcorse]

@@bcbloc02 Damn squirrels are eating my apples had to kill one today.

[@ypop417]

I had Mice running out of the tailpipe on a barn-find I got started. LOL

[@samrodian919]

Brian don't blame Steve Summers Peanut and Walnut! Lol

[@alan6832]

@@bcbloc02 Prime the carb more with gasoline, or more liberally with starter fluid but gasoline is better for it.

[@JohnRineyIII]

Pretty amazing how bulletproof those old engines are. Good luck!

[@edsmachine93]

Well done Brian. Determination goes along way. Those ole 318 Poly heads were tough. Hard to beat an ole Dodge. Thanks for the content, kinda funny. Glad It runs. Thanks Brian.

[@yosmith1]

OMG, this is so reminiscent of years on the farm.....good stuff, Brian

[@bcbloc02]

Thanks 👍

[@TechGorilla1987]

Watch Wes Work and Brian do a collaboration!?! That would be cool as hell. Even Mustie and Brian would be wonderful!

[@bcbloc02]

I might need Wes help! Spark plugs aren't really my thing and this one is fighting me a bit.

[@infoanorexic]

Nah ... I'd rather see & hear Vice Grip Garage wilt and sweat in KY's heat and humidity

[@cavemansmancave9025]

Bailey’s like “yeah, no.” 😁 Thanks, John

[@tomletourneau245]

If that carb rebuild don't win an Emmy it was rigged. Hands down best I seen yet

[@bcbloc02]

It has fire and everything!!

[@tonybaggett1984]

Farmer mechanicing right here. Love it! Exactly what me and my brother do to all our junk. Wonder if it would be worth it to go ahead with a new carb and upgrade the ignition? Nothing fancy just reliable.

[@Rx7man]

I think a set of plugs would be in order, they're probably done for

[@danielkruger4305]

Pertronics points replacement would be more reliable.

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Brian, Like that you were able to get you Dodge truck of a 20+ year rest to run again and amazed the tires still had air in them, thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.

[@oriancunningham]

Great content, thanks for sharing!

[@garywalters4286]

Brian, your the man I want on my jungle expedition,any day, all day ,every day!

[@bcbloc02]

Awww! Thanks!

[@vicpatton5286]

Boy, along with many other of your viewers that truck really brings back memories! I had a 76 white Ramcharger 4x4 with the softop option. It had the 440 and was a beast. Loved that truck. Cold as anything in the winter in Chicago. 😎 I finally had to get rid of it as the body literally rusted away from the frame. Big gaping holes in the floor had me wondering how long until the seats hit the ground.

[@bryanlake3539]

IT LIVES !! great video

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

very good video..thanks for your time

[@bigbird2100]

Great video 👍 Brian that's definitely a green machine.

[@WatchWesWork]

That thing looks pretty clean! Time for a 4 barrel.

[@bcbloc02]

The 4 barrel manifolds for these things are rare and are big $$$$$$

[@mikus4242]

WWW: You and Mustie1 ain’t got nothin on bcbloc02 when it come to carb overhauls! 😁

[@WatchWesWork]

@@bcbloc02 If only you knew a guy with a machine shop who could whip up an adapter...

[@bcbloc02]

4 into 2 sounds like it would run horrible to me but I have never tried it.

[@WatchWesWork]

@@bcbloc02 Yeah, you might have to give the intake a port job on the HBM!

[@AlwaysSunnyintheShop]

Wow that's quite the progress! I liked the old fuel filter- self lubricating like every Jeep I've ever known. ----Aaron

[@elijahmcgaugh6390]

Awesome video ever 😍 continue to make more videos like this one

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Im surprised the engine still sounds smooth!👌😎👍great job!

[@bcbloc02]

Thanks!

[@ScottandTera]

Thats a beautiful truck. Thanks for getting the old girl running

[@bcbloc02]

Well it is kind of running. Seems it only wants to run when it is cold as soon as it starts to warm up it quits. Not overheating though...... Think its the coil

[@ScottandTera]

@@bcbloc02 is it still being powered through the ballast resistor (coil)

[@m.b.naegle6903]

Great video! I drive a rusty 53' chevy sedan almost daily, and there have been a couple times I rebuilt the rochester single barrel carb right on the side of the road. It was cheaper and quicker than calling a tow truck.

[@bcbloc02]

My 51 Fleetline is in better shape than this one but lacks a lot in the power department. lol

[@TomChame]

Fun project, good job.

[@johng8473]

Bran Gas Diesel it makes no difference if you put it together, IT WILL RUN. Got lots of faith in you brother. Thanks for the video. brings back a lot of old wonderful memories of working under an oak tree with parts scattered every where. You are living the dream my friend. Baily is looking pretty good. Keep up the vids, LOVE THEM.

[@bcbloc02]

Thank you!

[@bobcollins3762]

Badass truck/Badass dude!!!🤘

[@Kitt96]

That thing is beautiful !!

[@TomZelickman]

I've had a couple of projects like that over the years and not just in high school. Can't wait to see what you do with this! Hope all is well - TZ

[@bcbloc02]

Haul brush and firewood was my goal!

[@79tazman]

I'm a big big fan of the old Dodge Pickup trucks my grandfather had one with a slant six in it and I learned to drive in that truck out on the farm it was a 3 speed on the tree and it was a fun truck

[@turbocobra]

For a minute i thought I had stumbled onto Mustie1's channel or Watch Wes Work! You should put that carburetor on the big lathe and clean it out with a small boring bar!

[@boostie1005]

one upmanship , Watch Wes Work only 17 years.

[@davekauffman8727]

Got to give you some credit for tearing apart your carburetor like you did, not on a nice workbench with all kinds of tools like in some people's videos. Not everyone has $400 worth of name-brand wrenches and screwdrivers, we do what we have to do to get something to work. You're a real knuckle buster, I like you :-)

[@bcbloc02]

Nice to have a vehicle to work on that you likely could actually fix with a crescent wrench, hammer and screwdriver. Also yes I like to show that results can be achieved without going overboard to get there. Sometimes you need it fixed and a hospital isn't available so field triage can get you back in action so to speak. :-)

[@sawz5]

there is bound to be critters living in the seat! Always liked those tool shelf fenders on the Dodge.

[@gregsappington9991]

Great video Brian!!!!

[@naillias]

You the Man Brian,

[@bigjay6743]

After sitting 23 years I think I would have pulled the carburetor apart before even trying to start it you know it's going to be rough inside...

[@MortimerKadaver]

Brian's smile when engine started :-))))

[@2ToneWalt]

Hey Brian, that's the best thing I've ever seen a tractor used for for a long time, very nice.

[@bcbloc02]

Is this what you call "Truck Farming? " lol

[@oldschool6345]

@@bcbloc02 lol yea I'd say so....

[@keith73z28]

@@bcbloc02 Harvesting?

[@bcbloc02]

Like potatoes, you have to dig them out of the dirt. 😈

[@sandrammer]

Hey, good job getting it going. Time to get an ultrasonic cleaner for the carburetor. looking forward to the next chapter in the rebuilding book.

[@jamesreed6121]

Brian you are one wild and crazy guy. I watched in horror as the fuel filter leaked gas onto the engine block. I was glad to see you change the fuel filter. From anyone else I would not believe that they set fire to gasoline to warm up their carburetor, from you maybe. I'm not sure if getting the truck to run is good but I wish the best.

[@bcbloc02]

You have to live a little bit. :-)

[@windowcreek1798]

YOU SAVED HER. GOD LUV YA. CHEERS.

[@DanielChristiansen]

This is the first "car-been-sitting-for-a-long-time-will-it run?" video where i actually believe its been sitting for 20 years! Jeebus that thing is overgrown! Cool Video Brian!

[@bcbloc02]

Yep. I know its legit since I parked it there. lol

[@stephenpeterson7479]

Before I saw Mustie1, I wouldn't have given you a chance in hell getting that running. After I've seen what Mustie drags out of thew woods and gets running, a Dodge sitting 23 years is a piece of cake.

[@Mike-xt2ot]

I've been looking for a sweptline in buildable condition for several years now. Thats a beautiful truck!!

[@Rx7man]

This brings me back... to LAST FRIDAY when I had my baler carb apart for a cleaning, trying not to lose the float pin and needle in the hay

[@greeceuranusputin]

Working on the carb in the lawn is asking to lose a small part or two. I have trays around for that kind of thing to keep all parts together.

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya Brian. Nice to see that old poly run.

[@SteveSummers]

Yeah, she is alive. Hope those chickens last. Ours made great snacks for the hawks and raccoons

[@bcbloc02]

Hopefully Baily is protecting them.......... Sounds like peanut was slacking. lol

[@SteveSummers]

@@bcbloc02 Peanut and Walnut are not very fond of hawks 😁

[@infoanorexic]

Where I'm at, two species that were subject to vigorous conservation measures when I was a boy are now nuisances. Deer, and raccoon. Our outside momma cat and one of her six pack of babies got savaged by a racoon a few weeks ago, we ended up losing both of them to bacterial or fungal infection. The Vet couldn't figure out exactly what it was, but it was nasty and spread fast. We have trapped and re-located 4 kits and three adults to the local conservation grounds, one we are now thinking had to be the one that attacked, she was a mean and vindictive bitch. We should have just shot that one, but at the time the Conservation Agent hadn't gotten back to us at that time (she basically said "Do what you need to do.") She's overworked, trying to cover what should be handled by 3 Agents. As for deer, the whole County is one big "deer crossing." A few years ago hunters started finding dead ones at creeks and ponds, due to some kind of blood disease, and I don't know of a single driver that hasn't hit or nearly hit one out on the road. Now they are drawing other undesirables back to the region. Panthers, bobcats, and the like. I don't dare go to the back of the property without a sidearm these days. Haven't heard any reports of or suspicions of rabies, but with both being so thick right now, it won't surprise me. I think we need an open season or two, and dig out the Cy Littlebee's cookbook....

[@Rx7man]

@@infoanorexic friend of mine in Minnesota hit one good with her new (to her) truck a year ago... she finally got to fixing it back up, another one had a death wish that day and there goes the front end again! Louis CK calls them rats with hooves!

[@bencartee2113]

"....If you have ever rebuilt a carburetor sittin on the ground in your backyard..... " Careful Brian ;-)

[@TechGorilla1987]

It's not the same, but the last time my mower puked, I cleaned the jets and emulsion tube on my front walkway...sanitary.

[@charlescompton4495]

@@richiesrestorations4883 Unless the chickens come by and steal your carb screws!

[@edkeniston4786]

I don’t think you’ve ever cobbled a machine together. You have always had the level of comprehension to see a better way to build something! Who else can field strip a carburator in the grass with your chickens and have it work? Give Bailey a couple extra bones, he’s looking a little gaunt.

[@DavidWilliams-rn6uq]

Whilst cleaning my backyard one day, I was cutting the brush from my roommates’s boat. Friend of mine came over and said “If you have ever cleaned up your backyard and found a boat...”. I about fell over laughing. Brian, got anything else hidden under that mess back there?

[@lwilton]

I was watching him do that, and thinking "Brian, you have a machine shop about a hundred yards away!" Two of them, come to think of it.

[@douglasdailey5998]

Good gravy i can't stand it when vehicle's get left like this.

[@davidfraser4830]

Imagine me thinking you were going to bring that carburetor back to the shop for service. Shame on me I should know better by now. You had a hammer screwdriver and a lighter. Nice wrenching there

[@someguy2741]

These little carbs have only a couple passages so its pretty easy to blow them out. The amount of gunk in this thing is pretty impressive but at least it had an airfilter on it... without an air cleaner it is a disaster.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

If it's yours, and it is, of COURSE it'll run! Baily is a little unsure at the moment but biding his time in seeing if rides and treats will REALLY be forthcoming. THEN you'll get the Wag!

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

Way to go Brian you have raised it from the dead.

[@bcbloc02]

Well almost....

[@TheMetalButcher]

Brian: has a million concurrent projects Also Brian: Time to fix this old truck

[@the_hate_inside1085]

These types of videos are really popular content on KZbin.

[@KG-yn9qi]

Love the sound of your old tractor. The slight load at idle as you pulled the truck out. New stuff just does not sound the same.

[@bcbloc02]

Mechanical governors are a thing of beauty. :-)

[@MrVailtown]

bcbloc02 I was so glad you let that tractor just Work itself, music to a old mans ears, sweet it was!

[@dankolar6066]

Shovelin' shit out of your carburetor is bad. - Brian C Block

[@PecanRanch]

these are tough old trucks, I had one, wish I still had it

[@tonyfriend7413]

Me 3 Marysoul!

[@727jetjumper]

cool watching that filter fill up and then started up

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I am surprised you didnt have some pissed off yellow jackets or wasps when you pulled the truck out. That is always my luck.

[@bcbloc02]

They were in the cab........................

[@tedohio3038]

Nice, waiting on 2.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

It ain't a "will it run" video unless it involves a bush hog, lol. Old truck looks to be all there. Should clean up pretty well. Looking forward to seeing more of it!

[@Neo7CNC]

Good looking truck. Looking forward to seeing more of it. Glad the murder chickens didn’t take you.

[@bcbloc02]

Yeah me too!! Those chickens will come at ya!

[@ericcorse]

Nice truck I like this kind of video. That wide block 318 is a good engine from what I know. How about a little warning before you start a grass fire, LOL

[@edwardmulder3777]

Good job gettinv her running

[@Zillustration]

making me miss my 69 D-100. 318 ran like a sewing machine. couldn't kill it.

[@DanPonjican]

This is what I call "field service"!

[@bcbloc02]

For sure!

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Shoutout from TAT Express out of Hutchins, TX

[@jamesharrison6201]

Definitely a backyard mechanic 😊

[@bcbloc02]

You got that right!

[@BriannaBeastMode]

Could see the fuel filter fill up the first time it tried to start. I would say it was definitely a fuel issue to get it started

[@josemontano7767]

Cool truck your lucky you found it.

[@bcbloc02]

Wasn't hard to find since it was right where I parked it. :-)

[@edwardlincoln5680]

My brother had the old 67 Dodge slant six granny 4sp sitting 40 years out in the Washington rain. It fell apart and he torched off a foot of the front for a wall hanger

[@JJ-jv1gu]

BigBlokck FANTASTIC VIDEO

[@jonpardue]

Slant 6 and the 318 engines last a long time. Should be a great truck around the farm.

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Had a poly 318 in a 66 Fury. Great motor

[@bcbloc02]

Best running 318 I have driven.

[@chuckhaynes6458]

Love those Dodge trucks. Somewhere there's a Carter Ball & Ball carb that is longing to be on that 318. They work so good. That 2GC Rochester is rebelling. There is no substitute for Mac's Carb dip and a kit. I suppose you'll have to get some brakes on it next... lol. Bailey's waitin' patiently.

[@greeceuranusputin]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he's got a BBD around but that poly should have a proper Stromberg WW.

[@bcbloc02]

This is the only 2 barrel carb I have got. I usually stay away from those things if possible.

[@shawnkenny_main]

Old Dodge running on Chevy heart ! Who would have thought

[@TestECull]

Pfft, it just needs a clutch kit and an italian tuneup! Those old v8s never die.