Ask Ed Ep 12 - Engines - Tuning - Carbs - Ed Smith w

[@RK48frazergasser]

Barry love the videos keep them coming and Ed is a world of information it's like listening to my uncle and grandpa

[@BarryTsGarage]

I appreciate that feedback! Thanks, we'll do more!

[@alfredbisson9997]

Thanks ED. I have a 2006 ranger 2.3 with 260.000 miles when I bought it. It smoked a bit until I started using STP and it runs like a new engine,

[@marioncobaretti2280]

Try Lucas oil stabilizer, better than stp

[@gurnblanston5000]

​@@marioncobaretti2280What about the purple stuff?

[@shotsrodder]

What a knowledgeable gentleman 👍

[@AlphaRaine]

You're an excellent interviewer! Ed is also a great interviewee!

[@BarryTsGarage]

WOW thanks 🙏

[@mariodouehi1284]

Love EDs videos keep em rolling amazing information

[@Hogiewan1]

Always great to see you guys. Much appreciated

[@BarryTsGarage]

Our pleasure - thank you

[@arthurbright1625]

I love watching you, Ed you remind me so much of my dad. I used to tell him all the time I’d like to know what you have forgot.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thanks for joining us here. I’ll pass it along to Ed

[@steveblair9417]

Can I get ed Smith speed shop merchandise. I love listening to the older generation such a wealth of knowledge, gonna be using most of the oiling tips on my next build.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thank you so much for your question, we are working on making some merchandise available so please stay tuned!

[@williamardenjr116]

Ed's the best!

[@keithwarkentin]

Great job Barry T 👍 I love learning about the carburetors from the early engineering! The best way I have found to learn about them is to take one that you don’t care about but take it apart as though you do care and see if you can clean it and make it work again I did this on several Ford 8N tractors and it worked I don’t know if Ed would give me a passing grade but it did run the engine after so then I got brave and cleaned and rebuilt others but anyway you don’t need to hear my stories but I think you and Ed make great content so keep idling on 😀🇨🇦

[@BarryTsGarage]

Outstanding, Keith 👍👍 you describe exactly what Ed talks about how he learned things from an early age… Take it apart, fiddling with it and then put it back together and make it work, that’s how you learn things - the best way! Have a great week

[@keithwarkentin]

@@BarryTsGarage 😀

[@johnelliott7375]

If I knew what he has forgotten or has to look up, I would be a automotive veteran genius! I have been wrenching and working on cars for 40+ years now and if I knew a fraction of his knowledge I would never run out of work.😊

[@BarryTsGarage]

That is quite a compliment!

[@johnelliott7375]

@@BarryTsGarage I believe that is is well deserved and I wish I could meet him and shake his and your hand.

[@keithtobin5369]

great show appreciate it

[@BarryTsGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it - thank you

[@bruce1816]

Thanks, Ed. I enjoyed the video.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ThisFyneOleTruck]

Total seal rings are absolutely Top Shelf, their in my current motor. My family built Studebakers and Bendix parts, a good friend of my family still maintains the Bendix car.

[@BarryTsGarage]

Very cool!

[@timothythomas1737]

I always used Hastings❤.

[@gulfy09]

Great job

[@BarryTsGarage]

I appreciate your support 👍

[@alvingriggs6932]

Thanks!!

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thanks for your comment and watching 👍👍

[@carlpreston1680]

Carter thermo qaud is what Chrysler used later on , i ordered a new model fish carburetor in the mid 2000' s from brown carburetor company but it was never made its was a more modern design , to bolt to a 4 barrel intake .

[@gurnblanston5000]

Why not made?

[@carlpreston1680]

@@gurnblanston5000 I think it was a small production run so there may not have been enough orders

[@gurnblanston5000]

@@carlpreston1680 got it...thx

[@toralfcross3819]

I have always wanted to use total seal rings but my engine kit came with hastings moly rings. What is Ed's opinion on hastings moly or cast rings. My engine does seem to make good piston seal and no oil consumption or smoke. My engine has the cylinders cast right in the block like the old fashioned way.

[@BarryTsGarage]

I'll ask Ed!

[@johnmccabe4596]

I have two fish carbs ,1 5/8 and 1 3/4 inch ,the small one is on my 49 willys I drive every day.

[@BarryTsGarage]

That is awesome!

[@3madeamps]

Don't forget the Rhodes lifters question.. I'd like to know before I put them in .. iv been told they go Solid at like 4000 rpm .idk I'd love to find out something. Not alot of info iv seen on them

[@BarryTsGarage]

Thanks, I will do my best to ask on the next interview…

[@carlpreston1680]

@@3madeamps they're variable duration lifters they turn a big cam into a small cam until a certain amount of RPMs

[@BarryTsGarage]

You guys have me going - I'll have to ask Ed!

[@winters4q]

Have you asked Ed yet if he drills cam bearing hole bigger also or just the main bearing when he drills mains bigger?

[@BarryTsGarage]

If we covered that we didn’t do much so I will ask him to elaborate further on that in the future interview!

[@winters4q]

@@BarryTsGarage thank you

[@jimp1080]

@@BarryTsGarage Please ask Ed what size drill bit diameter he used to enlarge middle main bearing oil hole passages ? Thanks

[@BarryTsGarage]

Yes I'll ask Ed

[@ericstalker7973]

I'm a firm believer of changing engine oil every 3 thousand miles. It drives me crazy when people think they can run 10 thousand miles between oil changes because they use synthetic oil.

[@BarryTsGarage]

I’m with you, there are so many videos if you want to look online, showing all the sludge and varnish that builds up… Even BMW has had to back down on their suggested intervals because of so many failures… It’s such cheap insurance 👍

[@78bigten400]

I got a question for ya guys. Would it be smart to run the flat tappet lifters for a sbc with the small hole in the base of the lifter for oiling directly on the lobes since a lot of camshafts/ lifters are wiping the lobes nowadays it seems or is it not necessary

[@BarryTsGarage]

OK, I will take your question and ask Ed!

[@78bigten400]

Thanks. I've been learning a lot from you two. Seen the oiling video on the 350 small block and did the mods to my 400. Runs great and I'm happy with the build

[@jeffalvich9434]

@@78bigten400 the issue causing cam lobe lifter failure is the machine work .... typically.... On the cam lobes and/or lifter surface. The surfaces need to be slightly rounded (.001) or so so the lifters will rotate.

[@BarryTsGarage]

That is really great to hear, glad to have you along… I’m learning to, it’s Ed. That is the expert. Of course I just do my best to ask. Good questions.

[@BarryTsGarage]

That’s a good comment, Ed has also mentioned the need for that movement to share the stress/action… Sounds like you’re on the same page

[@Hopalong..75]

What about the Carter AFB carb?

[@BarryTsGarage]

I’ll ask Ed to talk about that in a future show - thank you!🙏

[@michaelgiglio1571]

Rusty headbolts

[@salrivera7578]

Jjj plus we used to used a 2 carb plate adapters to kp gas cooler the😮n ricans jjj plus extra horse power .😂 he forget to mention that the carbs heat gas problems the gas get to warm to close to the intake manifold when a bigger carb is out in plus timing nd to be moved for better spark explosion here is the key kp gas cooler and timing combination don't tell him hill will probably smile then ricans jjj old schoo style CCR born in the byouooooo i love carbs ford and Weber and su Datsun carbs 70 to 72 Datsun 240 z oil up play with needles and the float boal drill it the air chambers and gas and man man bad boys SUs carbs from 240z Datsuns tell Ed that is old school cool ccr born in the byouooooo old duke guy

[@BarryTsGarage]

I'm going to ask Ed to talk more about this

[@salrivera7578]

@@BarryTsGarage yeah used a regular adapter and another rubber adapter to kp gas cooler because to close to the intake manifold the carb get to hot most of the time no gd at all gas vaporized as well HP go to the drain not gd

[@salrivera7578]

Jjj the 2 baddle Ford are bad boys we used to get them to hook up VW bugs and Toyotas and old Honda all hook up with higher compression and cam out gd gd carbs like Ed says old school style jjj redrill passages for air and fuel tune it and rock and roll ccr born in the byouooooo jjj 😁

[@rksg2003]

I see Hollywood "Ed Smith" is in the house! He has even got his name on his shirt and he is not dirty! What has happened to this guy? You have ruined him Barry lol... Im just kidding now

[@BarryTsGarage]

🤣🤣 yeah I’ve got to be careful with him… Thanks for your good natured humor and I appreciate your comment!

[@michaelgiglio1571]

Rrr, got you now, chev motor are a rubbish gm effort, never run good with one sided chambers, pushing on one side of the piston all of the time. Get it out of that ford pall.

[@tonyblackburn5002]

I'm a ford guy but can't deny the small block chevy it's respect. There is probably no other engine with as many wins in motor sports. Personally tho I love the old FE 427 or 428 but they're so hard to find and expensive to build.