Can we get the engine unstuck after 42 years

[@jimm3756]

Where else can you watch a man disassemble a car engine with a goat standing on top of it , chewing on a screwdriver? Simply brilliant!

[@ReddThreee]

Ummm maybe Only in America?

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@vigt548]

You can't that's why Sleeperdude is 'impeccable'.

[@armedinbama]

The way your daughter is looking at you at the beginning of this video is pure reference! That must be a wonderful feeling.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@grosseileracingteam]

You have to name Rocky's kid Rockette. Those look like triple square bolts like on VW's. You can get driver sets for those at Harbor Freight.

[@leonardwalters154]

Agreed, very much so!😅🤣😁

[@Digger67]

I was gonna say the same thing.

[@jamesappello386]

Rockette!!!

[@robertj2]

I was just about to put THE same comment. Rockette for the win. Ralphie’s really rocking’ it!! Keep up the great work.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

I like Rockette. What a cute baby goat. 👶🐐

[@LarryDeSilva64]

Yes celebrate your video even if you couldn't get it unstuck but now you know why and you got to show Ralphie another valuable lesson in engine mechanics not every engine will run. It was 42 yrs since anything was done to that one so obviously it was too long. Great video.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you for watching

[@CorollaMAD97]

Man I love you videos ever since I found you when you dragged all them cars out of a garden, thanks for all the great content also love seeing rocky and the kittens etc much love from Ireland

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you I appreciate it

[@aidanamson8568]

You are awesome mate, always deliver good quality vids. Thanks for posting. Hey Ralphy you are a great lad. Look like your Daddy. Love the animals and Baby Rocky is a beauty. Cheers mate. Keep safe.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks for watching !!! Glad you enjoyed it

[@retrorusticsRSA]

Great Channel. Love the fact that you would find it worth your while to spend time on this Opel. Great stuff. Keep up the good work.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you for watching

[@jonasforsstrom5461]

My grandfather bought one new herr i sweden, 1962, 3door stationwagon. The roof was dark green and The rest creamwhite. He never took it out in the rain or winter. He passed away i 1988 and the car has then 46000kilometers . The engine were 1200cc

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s awesome

[@Seazer009]

Awww, Rocky's little offspring is so cute, name her Rachel. Sorry about the seized engine would loved to hear it run as my Wife had one of those cars in college. But time puts a hurt on everything even us humans. Good video keep them coming, and thanks.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you for watching

[@mackjenkins7721]

Hey buddy that was a good try. With it sitting for 40 years you can't beat yourself up on it. You can still fix it up just put another four cylinder in it and make it a small family vehicle. As always Rocky trips me out. Rocky son you should name him ( little Rocky Junior ) after all it is his son. Rocky's just like everybody else you can't hate on barbecue. Good video brother. Hope you and your family have a good weekend & thank you for sharing.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks man you have a good weekend as well .

[@paulfellows2094]

hi guys i was 10 yrs old when this car came out hope you have time to sort it out love your videos keep them comming all the best to you and family from paul

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@michaelmclester5133]

You may not have the room in that engine compartment but I,'ve freed up a 59 cadillac v8 with a 3ft chain wrench and cheater pipe around the harmonic balancer. Scared up the balancer a bit but didn't snap the bolt. Trans fluid in the cylinders, cleaned up the carb and got it to fire up. Smoked up the neighborhood when she fired up😁

[@nicolaucezar6272]

If you are want to make the old engine to run you should try to take a piece of wood and a hammer and beat down on the pistons (not too hard) to hopefully shock them loose. Btw love the vids keep it up!

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you glad you enjoyed

[@NHPsychoticGoat]

I had a opel cadet and loved it, that little sob was tuff. Many good memories of that car.

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s cool

[@genx6623]

Someone suggested the name pebbles for the baby goat. That's a great idea. The Opel drag car there's another great idea. 👍. Cheers from Canada

[@Sleeperdude]

Yes great ideas thank you

[@andrewbrubaker1366]

On the crank that snapped weld the best as you can possibly get to that bolt and use that to turn it over

[@bmacd2112]

I'll bet you have a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine around there somewhere. It should bold right up just fine! LOL

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s about right

[@laroark5036]

That P.B.Blaster is really good stuff. I never heard of it and a friend told me to try it. WORKS GREAT 👍

[@richardbullock9552]

this is a wonderful show which is teaching good morals, getting the kids involved & a christian upbringing. Ralphie & the girls are 'gettin' er' done!

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you I appreciate it

[@russriley3005]

i don't know that this is a Christian values thing, I didn't get that vibe from it. i do think there's a great family dynamics here, of that, there is no doubt.

[@stillno1]

Had two of these two-door "caravans" back in the days.....a '72 1900 "wagon" I drove in high school.....plain-jane, 4spd, carbureted, & dog dish hub caps. Second was later, after getting married....it was a '75 1900 Ralley(!) package with sporty steel Ralley wheels, extra gauges at the front of the console, and Bosch fuel injection! 😯......Both were the same green as your '69, but slightly "modernized" body style. Also, my great-aunt had a '73-74 1900 4dr "noth-back".....(we called it a sedan🙄) It was Carolina Blue with black & white interior and auto transmission..... Neat lil cars, for sure!

[@Sleeperdude]

Man they sound nice

[@ZZZracing]

It'd be interesting to try just filling the whole crankcase and intake manifold/carb to the top with diesel and leave it for a few days or weeks, and see if that would free everything up.

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah couldn’t hurt

[@jeromebreeding3302]

Your first stopped the crank-pulley bolt, and the broke it off. The crank will have to be removed, and drilled to insert a heli-coil, thus removal of the engine is a must. A substitute four cyl, and manual trans from another car, might make the most sense.

[@herbnalis3723]

Brake fluid eats paint. Pour into cylinders.

[@alg563]

Looks just like a Toyota or Datsun estate we had in Australia, should pull the motor, if not very easily repaired, go for a rotors like a 12A or 13B with a five speed it would make an awesome sleeper.

[@thistime4you]

I'm late to this party but a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF work wonders on rusted parts. Better than anything commercially available

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok great thank you

[@stevenwhite230]

Yes, 50/50 ATF and acetone can do the trick! I used it to free up a 59 Alfa and a 57 Olds that were both stuck tight. Put a cup in each cylinder and let it sit for a few days. Repeat, if necessary.

[@saltofsolomon2454]

Cheers bro 🙂 that thing might go good with a Toyota 22re engine, cheap to put in

[@axelraver]

a 1uz-fe too could totslly make this car a real sleeper with the legendary reliability of this engine

[@srv442]

Too bad that engine didn’t turn over but you gave it a good go at it! Glad I got my Rocky fix again - love the baby goat - being pure white, maybe “Snow” or “Snowy”?

[@mullinsjm1]

Man I'm gonna be getting me a sleeper dude shirt pretty soon. Itll be one of my goin to town shirts.

[@Sleeperdude]

We will have some at the swap meet in Dayton

[@mullinsjm1]

@@Sleeperdude may have to swing over that way

[@garymotley8196]

You had me yelling 🤣 at the screen to stop ✋before you break the bolt 🔩 off in the crankshaft! Anyway, love the content, your cheeky sense of humor and the 60's elevator music! Please keep it coming.

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s funny thanks for watching

[@robertyoung8289]

Rocky's baby is so damn cute! I'd name him/her Opel.

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah maybe so

[@MegaTubtube]

I had a gold Opel Kadet wagon in 1972. Really enjoyed it.

[@lucasrustt]

love this opel, too bad is rare to find one these days, can't wait to see it working

[@j.b.a.124]

Awesome video as always..! Still working on opening the RC Cola bottle at the bottom of our flip flops. Getting close. Cheers from California🍾

[@Sleeperdude]

Send a video !!!

[@rongbst]

Did you check that the starter was not rusted to the flywheel? Another awesome video. Greetings from Ye Merrie Olde England.

[@Sleeperdude]

No I didn’t, thank you for watching

[@mikerequa820]

Well ya'll tried man that little engine really stuck. Was workin on some rusted nuts other day out of pb blaster my son had some deep creep sittin there figured I'd try it I've never in 55 years had anything to work that quickly or good as that stuff does. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun enjoy ya'lls family time and homestead

[@matthaegele]

Baby Rocky should be named Pebbles. On the engine, if you had an infinite budget and parts, it might turn but I would wonder if you could find a shop that could repair the block and heads.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@robinphillips5284]

Name baby Rocky ... Pebbles ! Because pebbles are small rocks lol 🤣🤣 I watch you all the time ! I was raised in Greensboro north Carolina ! Am just a good old country boy to !! So yeh pebbles would be a cool name !! ROCK ON DUDE !

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@achecase]

Rocky's baby- "Pebbles"!

[@Razzaqabuali]

Rocker.

[@karaburress6772]

❤

[@goodtimefishing1005]

Love all these old cars. Your channel is really good. I also have learned me a things

[@philjohnston9616]

Can't win them all...but that's the reality of life. Thanks for keeping the content real

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks for watching

[@williamdeegan7840]

I LOVE IT. Get it running. Make sure it's safe, brakes and tires, and I'll trade you my 96 Lincoln Town Car. Those cars are cool. I'd really like to get an Opel Diplomat. But they weren't sold in the states. Cool video.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@BrodieBr0]

7:05 you do your best, but sometimes mother nature claims the engines in these things. Congrats on Rocky becoming a Dad! All he has to do is take notes from you on how to be a great one!

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@josegustavopena3844]

Hi, you've a cool bunch of helpers, as usual. My first car was an Opel K 180. It was a cool car.

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s great and yes I do have the best helpers

[@1980bwc]

Son of Rocky has earned the name "Pebble"!

[@Sleeperdude]

Good choice

[@robj2704]

I had one of these in 1972. I believe the engine was a tiny one liter and didn't have much power. Had a problem with accelerating until I figured out the retainer holding the baseplate in the distributor had broken and caused the points to spring wide open when accelerating which totally altered the gap.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok awesome . Thanks for watching

[@scotthilton5792]

I've always loved the Opel Kaddet. If the car were mine, I would find a Chevrolet 2.8 or a 3.4 engine and trans to put in it. They moved the 80's S10 and Camaros well enough and would be plenty of power for that car. They're also compact enough to fit in the engine compartment without too much of an issue.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks good ideas

[@ervinthompson6598]

I had a '68 Kadett Rallye with the 1900- it was a bear finding the metric Allen wrench for the head bolts back in 1974- I think we finally wound up ordering it through Buick - hey, if you could locate one, this little thing would be a screamer with an aluminum 215 Buick in it !!

[@Sleeperdude]

That would be cool

[@Scooter30FTW]

I think those 12 pointed bolts are called triple squares.

[@billjunking_fool5549]

Nice video I remember working on these cars to change the engine used to lift the body up and roll the engine out on the front tires the engine sizes were 1.1 1.5 1.9

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s interesting thanks

[@robertahrens9481]

Star sockets

[@greg6895]

Rocky really cracks me up sometimes....who knew screwdrivers were a food group! Maybe name Rockys kid "little rock" ✌

[@Sleeperdude]

He’s hilarious

[@metvelle]

Puddin's fab shop swears by vinegar he's had decent luck with it

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@craigwalker4211]

The Opel GT coupe uses all the me hanicals & I think floorpan so you should be able to use/do whatever is done to them.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@kenfarmer3266]

I'm old enough to remember these cars, they weren't much good when they were new.

[@bmacd2112]

Ditto! I even owned one for a year or so. When they did run, they generally ran like $#&*. I spent more time working on it than I did driving it. But they were cheap and really sipped on the gas for cars of the time.

[@vintagedashboard6810]

I remember back in the mid seventies watching a dude at the drag strip at Green Valley Race Way in north Texas racing one of these with a BBC 396 and a 4 speed. Of course it was highly modified but would run low 10s high 9s in the quarter.

[@Sleeperdude]

That would be awesome

[@timothyballinger6280]

I was getting ready to comment, use some vinegar and then you said people have been saying try vinegar lol! I love watching you and your family work together on these will it run videos. Not to mention Rocky giving a hand or shall I say a hoof lol!

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah I need to try the vinegar

[@ronniemaluginSweetwaterfarm]

Vinegar works very well... I use it alot to break up rust in stuck engine block

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@jh7501]

I would really like to see complete rebuild from pulling body and complete build from Fram up. It would take a lot of time for you but I think it would be really cool Thanks for all your hard work

[@Sleeperdude]

I would love to see it restored as well

[@fwdstuck]

You ain't giving up on it are ya? I was messing around on marketplace and saw a Opel and I said that looks similar to the one sleeperdude has. I then realized it's the same one!!!

[@walterbatman7949]

Happy to see Rocky has started a family just too cool videos

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@robinredman5192]

1st new car, 1970 Opel Kadett, 2door coupe, $2,000 😋. Took one year of driving it 70 on I-75 rendering the engine useless. Rush hour stop and go in Detroit, one rainy morning, Semi with no trailer hit the brakes behind me, couldn't stop at low speed, my bumper ended up at the back of the back seat. Bought it from a Buick Dealership, deep blue with white interior🚙 . John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.

[@1200kawa]

In Norway there where a load of these cars. get hold of a 1,9 -2,0.2,2. opel. in us there where a lot of opel gt you can use that engin. in this litle car it wil function very well :)

[@ColinBarrett001]

Exactly right. It's known as a CIH or cam-in-head engine.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@walter68bug98]

The old aircooled vw engines are the same way.the crank pulley bolt will just turn and turn when trying to get it unstuck

[@Sleeperdude]

Really

[@scottbelinda3509]

Thanks for the video sleeperdude. Congratulations to Rocky a good name could be rocket👍

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@andymacpherson7424]

The head bolts are "Splined" headed.. Hope this helps .. Plus you can get a set with longer shafts :) :) Andy UK ...

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@medfordJimmy]

I'd love to have that Opel and put a fresh Toyota engine in it. Like a Prius set up. Or just a 4 cylinder engine with all the goodies. Really enjoyed this Opal video. God Bless.

[@Sleeperdude]

That would be cool

[@Tenkaichibudokai22]

Little baby rocky sure is a great addition to that beautiful family you got there. Boy that motor was one solid block of rust! Keep up the good work, this is great content. 👌🏻

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@mikahakkinen5651]

a did have opel kadett in early 80s.the car was from 79.cool car back then.

[@Sleeperdude]

Oh cool

[@7728abbott]

Great Video! I learned a lot watching you explore. Thanks!

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you I appreciate it

[@michaelkoon8371]

Jogs I had one of those sit was a cool wagon to drive enjoyed it

[@herbnalis3723]

Brake fluid eats paint. Use a straw to apply by dipping straw in brake fluid and place your finger on end of straw to seal & hold fluid in straw. Release fluid by removing your finger. This is a good use for old brake fluid.

[@daveanthony5031]

Awesome job mate it's great how your kids help 👍

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you I am blessed

[@jesterr7133]

It not the cheapest solution out there, but when I have to soak one, I just fill it up with Dex/Merc and let it sit for a couple of days. I've dealt with two stuck engines on revivals I have done, and it has worked for me. It is cheaper than Marvel, and Marvel is mostly Dex/Merc anyway. A couple of people have mentioned it on here, but sometimes you just have to get a block of wood that is small enough to fit inside the bore, sit it on top of the piston, and whack it with a hammer. Sometime they need that little extra persuasion.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thank you

[@JamesCouch777]

I wish you could have gotten that engine to run. I pulled the engine out of my Opal wagon with a rope thrown over a tree limb. Put a new clutch in and put it back together and kept on trucking 😁

[@Sleeperdude]

Awesome

[@thomas9079]

Wiki: "Opel OHV engine", which stands for "Overhead Valve" and is often associated with the Kadett model due to its widespread use in that car; the "1900" designation simply indicates the engine displacement of 1.9 liters. Awesome! Lord be praised!

[@wanderinggentile]

A 2.2 Ecotec and a 5-speed out of an old S-10 would be a good swap with plenty of power. Kadetts weigh about the same as a Festiva. You don't need 300 horsepower to go really well. The CIH engine was made to fit under a lower hood line. The block dates from the fifties. Instead of a new engine, they just updated what they had.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thank you

[@colecolwell5941]

Brake fluid is the best to unstick any engine. That's how I do it here in hazard Kentucky

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@donaldbarrett2267]

Any plans for the Opal wagon? How about fitting it with a modern 4 cylinder or V6? It might be fun to get a GM 3.8 or 4.3 V6 with modern fuel injection or a 4 barrel manifold with a Holley Sniper fuel injection.

[@Sleeperdude]

I actually just sold it this week , all the glass was bad and the floors were in terrible shape

[@kennethmason4240]

Just a suggestion I’ve been seeing some other folks do it and I think it probably works and I imagine it depends on how long you’re able to let it sit try using vinegar on the next when you run across

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thank you

[@jonathanjones4125]

Your kids are a hoot..lol Keep up the grreat work. I have learned a lot.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you I appreciate it

[@carlosdad2204]

I bought a new 1968 US spec Opel Kadett when I was in the army in Germany. That car took me all over Europe.

[@FoxeemaTV]

Rockys little girl is so cute ...he must be a proud father ...the engine is a mess....heres a thought put a 2.3 ford 4 in it fun to watch..

[@Sleeperdude]

Sounds good to me

[@corysonsoucie6114]

Put a block of wood on top a piston and hit it a few times with a hammer then go to the next. If it breaks something you aren't out anything but it's worked for me.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@Chevy-hw6lw]

You should make a merch tshirt that says “Rocky for president!”. That guy just cracks me up. Call the new goat Snow White, or Snowie.

[@Sleeperdude]

Good idea

[@davidglover575]

Opel was an import under the Buick Badge but I don't know what country they were from. Do you have any idea? Great job. You guys are tops!

[@roguedalek900]

Germany

[@Sleeperdude]

Germany I believe

[@clivematthew-wilson7918]

Vinegar is a rust remover, but it's very slow compared to standard methods such as phosphoric acid.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thank you

[@michaelyarmie4858]

Try using some CLR. What do they call it Calcium Lime Rust remover. That mighy chew through the rust..

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah probably so

[@mister_t5356]

If you still have it...this should be your next burnout car. Love your videos!

[@adellesloan2112]

It's gone.

[@mashleybuilt7337]

White distilled vinegar my man!! Dissolves rust. I've used to it save cylinders, rods, flywheels, cams, etc.

[@mashleybuilt7337]

Also the sockets are Triple Squares!

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@stevefarms7494]

All the engine that was stuck I always pull the head and clean the rust out of the cylinder walls and drain the oil then I put PB blaster in the cylinders and let it soak then I take a 2 x 4 and put it on the Pistons and hit it with a hammer to get it to move so the bolt don't break off the Crank shaft especially if you want to save the engine

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@ericamcmillion2676]

Hey I think Vienna would be a great name for the new goat! Love your videos.

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah maybe

[@PepperDarlington]

There's a '67 Ford wagon on Marketplace in Cleveland right now for $1500. Engine is locked up. Looks mostly intact too. Says she'll trade for a 220v air compressor.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@alan6832]

That Opel has your best potential as a high mileage commuter, potentially beating a 2.3 Fairmont even with the roof rack. Even though you must now drill out that bolt, Don't give up! use vinegar or muriatic acid on that rusted cylinder, probably muriatic acid on the one and vinegar on the others, and either pry on the ring gear or pound on the piston with a chunk of 2x4 or a huge socket, being careful not to splash muriatic acid.

[@Sleeperdude]

Good idea

[@calsand6]

Its crazy to think thats 4 decades ago you could walk outside and see this car shining in the driveway ready to go

[@Sleeperdude]

Yes it is

[@paulfellows2094]

every time you get some where that rust shows up keep on wrenching

[@howardskinner4916]

My manual transmission 1.9L Opel Rallye would run with stock small block Chevys. When the BMW 2001 came out, the Opel ran even with the BMW.

[@Sleeperdude]

Wow

[@bobstride6838]

Rocky's daughter should be called Roxette! Thanks again for the video.

[@Sleeperdude]

Good idea thank you for watching

[@garyfeltus9801]

The new kid on the block. Call her rocket. Seen another you tub they used evapo rust worked like a charm .

[@Sleeperdude]

Good idea thanks

[@gearhead2017]

That block is toast! Rocky will eat the head if you left him alone long enuff lol

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah I think I will let him take care of it

[@johnnymcneal2379]

don t know if anbody else has tried it but i got one loose that sat for 34 years i used marvel oil and evaporust worked great

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks

[@williamdeegan7840]

OPEL. Like the car your working on.

[@Sleeperdude]

Good idea

[@howardkoster4026]

I've heard of using a 50/50 mix of automatic transmission fluid & Acetone.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thanks