Chevrolet Blue Flame Stovebolt Six, Test Run!

I needed an engine for the double dually mutt truck, and I wanted to stay with the original style chevy stovebolt 6. There aren't too many around here, actually I found only one and it was over 5 hours of driving time to retrieve. I'm glad I got it though, its seems like a good one!
I was given some boots, and I'm pretty happy with them. The side zipper makes installation easy, and helped me escape from the pallet while making this video. www.amazon.com...

[@shawnlangley7482]

"gravel instead of ball bearings that's not right" Your humor and delivery is such a great part of the channel. I love your ability to work on and fix anything.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@MsJon52]

love your sense of humour, I get so frustrated when things constantly go wrong for me while working on stuff , but watching you overcome the hurdles that are thrown at you is is a joy.

[@1nvisible1]

*@**26:56** Aletutian Islands tracked JEEP?*

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Probably the best running engine you got at your place. Sounds sweet to me.

[@lawnmowerdude]

Good on you for actually caring that your trailer lights function.

[@Thefreakyfreek]

Noting more inportant than to be seen

[@johndglynn]

“I’ve got a few carburettors here that could work. This is the one that was closest to me so I’m going to install it.” I expect only this here. Lego reconstruction was a massive win also ❤

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you, I'll let my kids know that they did a good job!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Straight 6s are the ultimate pallet running engine. They don't bounce around.

[@fomocoloco7172]

There's something about piecing a project together and making it run that I love. The struggle makes it that much more special

[@MrGlenferd]

54 and 55 had solid lifters with a manual trans and hydraulics with an auto. 56 all had hydraulics. The rocker shafts like to wear to the point where the flat on the bottom for oil across the bottom of the rocker bearings to spread is gone. Doesn't even have to be that high milage an engine. I used to cheat and grind a little groove across almost across the worn areas to help lubrication. Also the oil passage to the rocker shafts sometimes gets clogged and you used to get a kit with hose and fittings to bypass this problem.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks for the info! I'm just learning about these engines, this truck is my first one.

[@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920]

Your foot getting caught was fitting considering all the nonsense to get that bell housing off 🤣. Murphy was after you! Great video.

[@thirdcargarage2951]

Great idea on the coolant flush. Toss a white rag in the sink to filter and catch chunks.

[@losebjughashvili8465]

Here’s how you get that engine free. .5 take the oil pan and oil pickup off. 1. Get a 55 gallon barrel, cut it down, and slot the side so that engine fits in the barrel. Have a drain, so you can save your vinegar. Have it setting high enough so that you can drain out your vinegar and save it…one of those drain cocks would be nice. 2. Fill the barrel with coarse gravel…right to the top. Make sure it gets everywhere….yes, in the engine…not going to matter. 3. Get about 10 gallons of vinegar, and fill that barrel up…shake it around…cover it up. At least up to the last cylinder. Because that’s what’s stuck. And walk away for a month. You can use muriatic acid also….but not for so long. And vinegar is cheaper. 4. Pull the engine out with a cherry picker. 5. The gravel displaces the vinegar, so you don’t have to use so much. Drain the vinegar, put it back into the gallon jugs….use it again, and again. 6. Leave the gravel in the 55 gallon drum. Use it for next time. 7. Spray those cylinders with lube…whack the pistons a couple times, and it will turn. 8. If your so inclined, hone the cylinders, so it will rotate easier. 9. Have pie and coffee….😀

[@deepbludude4697]

Thats a good idea.

[@user-cp3nb3xe4z]

B to

[@garylangley4502]

That is a wonderful running engine, and a treasure chest of parts to boot! It is very common to see a lot of sludge in old engines with road draft tubes like this engine has. This is not as noticeable in cars that are driven for distances at higher speeds, but if the car is driven around town at slower speeds, the road draft tube can't pull enough air through the engine to pull blow-by out. One of the best things that can be done for an old engine is to add a PCV system, and make sure that the system will pull air through the valve train along with the crank case. When PCV systems were added to engines in the 1960's, and the bugs were worked out, engines were staying clean enough that oil change intervals were extended from 2000 miles to 3000 miles. Engines also lasted a lot longer. I put one on my 1959 Ford Fairlane, and the engine is staying very clean.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks for the info! This truck is going to spend most of its time off-road, so I definitely will not have much air flow.

[@armorer94]

I love those stovebolts. They're no speed demons, but they're reliable as hell and easy to work on.

[@spaceghost8995]

Unless you want to remove the bell housing and flywheel lol

[@lancecluster]

Very enjoyable to watch. No idea how you keep up your enthusiasm, every bolt I struggle with makes me rethink my life choices.

[@bobber55]

That's a good color combination on the engine. Imagine how much better it would run with the correct carb. You hooked up to a good one there.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks! I'll be tackling the carb issue pretty soon, once I get the fuel supply straightened out. Pouring fuel in the bowl with a can does not help with getting the mixture right!

[@bobber55]

@@LowBuckGarage that was a great idea to use your pedestal sink for the cooling system. Eliminating the radiator. Maybe you inadvertently just invented something.

[@Douglas-up2vh]

Beautiful engines back then...What a Gem...Great Video

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks!

[@dalebuckland5290]

The bathroom sink when running it is hilarious, its a solution to a problem we never knew we needed!

[@RobertFay]

*- God, what a long frustrating chore to remove that bell housing, James.* *- But I did learn a lot from you getting it done.*

[@andysaunders3708]

I had a Blue Flame in a '47 Fleetmaster. Fairly certain it wasn't original, but that sucker had some stump-pulling torque.

[@jacobuscoetzee3058]

Pretty sure the seller if he watched this video will be kicking himself. You scored what he probably saw as junk he wanted to get rid of. The saying hold true here one man's junk is another man's treasure

[@traderjack6151]

Previous owner never thought it was junk probably just had no use for it , if he sees this video probably makes him feel good knowing it will get used again like passing on a good deed 😊✝️🇺🇸👩🏻‍🌾

[@scottgm321]

What a great video. Loved the reenactment of your trip up and down the mountain! You’re brilliant.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@brustar5152]

The single long lifter/push rod cover on the side of the block was your first clue to it being a pressure oiled engine, it covers hydraulic lifters which, as you can imagine why, weren't ever provided on splash oilers. The Blue Flame 140 cover would indicate 56/7 because the rest of the series were decaled with either 135 or145 on them. 1956 - 1957 with 1 Barrel Carb Max Brake Horsepower: 140 @ 4200 rpm Max Torque: 210 @ 2400 rpm Stroke: 3.94 Bore: 3.5625 Compression: 8.0 Firing Order: 153624 Hundreds of Stovebolt's due to their longevity and strength found themselves back in the days doing replacement duty for diesel engines in fishing boats, large trucks and even some series of Cat Bulldozers. As a general machinist, our shop on the west coast of Canada specialized on marine diesel engine repair & replacement with it often happening that on a very tight budget, touring the local salvage yards, finding a used Chevy, Pontiac six of the pressure oiled years, doing some run-up oil pressure & compression leak down tests resulted in a commercial guy getting back out on the water at a fraction of the cost of a Cat/Wakesha/Perkins reman.

[@johnhanes5021]

Those were very reliable engines. I owned and worked on quite a few. That higher compression model was much better than the older ones.

[@thomasmarcelli4511]

Can't believe that engine revved with no vibration?? Really really impressed with the sink cooling system!!! Great video!!!

[@craigpimlott204]

I bet derek from vice grip garage could drink beer with this guy ,they got the same attitude to getting stuff to work alongside each other ..❤❤

[@jaymassy9395]

Score, nice running engine!

[@funone8716]

Those blu flames were very well balanced and very smooth engines

[@leximatic]

Unbelieveable! Put on some essentials, instantly starts, runs like new. Could somebody ask for more.

[@TheOldaz1]

I used a blue flame in my '46, ran beautifully.

[@andysaunders3708]

The Blue Flame has a certain sound, and yours sounds good, my man.

[@adeeponionbreath]

Really great illustrating the cliff with the child’s description. Kids are great!

[@williamhelms9942]

A sink for a radiator. Ingenius!

[@1SmittysGarage]

Another great video knocked out the park! And can we just stop for a minute and soak in the awesome sound of that motor and how smooth it runs!! A big thank you to whomever had this motor previously! Blessings and respect my man!

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@tundramanq]

My 62 Bel Air came with the 235 "Blue Flame". Plenty of torque.

[@teamidris]

HUGE tip I learned the hard way . .. paint on alignment marks over the edge and into the middle. Then I don’t find I accidentally scraped them off :o) (also a fan of dot punch and chisel) * I have dot punch marks on my lathe chuck. I drilled a lifting hole on the chuck. I didn’t pay enough attention. When the lifting eye is at the top the marks are at the bottom where I can’t see them. So if I can’t see any dot marks at all I know it’s right :D

[@kecclest]

I recently discovered your channel, and I’m so glad I did.

[@ralphthomason4971]

Your pilot bushings are different size you might want to check that out and locating dowels on crankshaft one is offset for putting on flywheel for timing purposes,

[@mattjacomos2795]

I particularly appreciated the way that he hooked up the water to the sink tap to fill the cooling system. It's those Easter eggs that make these video so enjoyable...

[@handyhippie6548]

that's a good sounding engine. nice that you got a metric crap ton of spare parts to boot. since you have the old engine freed up, you can always remove the piston from the holey cylinder, drill and tap some bolt holes around the gaping maw of that unneeded auxiliary coolant passage for a cover plate to keep the coolant where it belongs, and make it a 5 cylinder engine just to prove it can be done. be a conversation piece if nothing else. or connect it to a treadmill motor or an old genny head unit and make it a cheap generator for S's&G's. heck, you even have the accessories to run it on propane, i'll tell you what. lol!

[@GrumpyClaus]

Btw, 6 volt starters work very well w/ 12volt system conversion - spins my 54 - 235 nicely - 55 and later were 12 volt systems with different flywheel and gears.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks for the info! I bet that other starter and flywheel I got with the engine is the 55 and later version.

[@nealdietz7063]

That Truck 🚚 is going to look 👀 👌 🔥 Cool 😎 With that Sink Mounted on the Front Bumper.....

[@bradwinter156]

That's what that little pedestal is for "hold the sink"

[@fetus2280]

Sounds good mate, looking fwd to seeing you install this ...and the sink idea is absolutely brilliant and an excellent use what would most likely end up in a land fill . Cheers

[@charlesevens5377]

KNOW THIS. The 235 cu in motors had hydraulic lifters in the cars and solid lifters in trucks, including pickups. A very common mistake, even on new or rebuilt engines was to look up the specs for a generic 235. set the lash to zero, and burn the valves the first time they drive it. DON'T do that. If you don't know for sure, set the lash for solids... Before you run it much...JE. Damn good engine....When cranked, it is indicating a low cylinder. Might be a valve pushed down. If the compression doesn't even out quickly, check that lash. Best to check it anyway.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks for the tip! I didn't try adjusting them yet, but I wiggled the rockers and there was some lash. It probably is a solid lifter motor.

[@w.w.2restorations.vehicles698]

Congratulations James on the Blue Flame 6. That entire combo that the seller set up will do wonders for the G-506. I can't wait to see you discover just how slowly that truck will roll in 1st. gear, low range. Great video BTW.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to taking it for a (very slow) spin. That'll probably be the right speed, because I doubt the brakes work...

[@albundy8139]

Really enjoy that beautiful desert scenery drive at the start, the thing countless westerns are made of!

[@StoianAtanasov]

Thank you. Your videos get better every time!

[@craigbowley6783]

I love the color combination on that engine. Sounds good too👌

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you!

[@jStrikesMechanical]

Awesome project engine. Might even be healthy enough for some crazy weird mods

[@dennishernden2264]

Loved the sediment trap hookup, genius!

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks!

[@alangordon3283]

Great sounding Engine.

[@jimspeed1388]

Nice touch with the sink and a running tap (faucet) :-)

[@Icebuntrucker]

Looks like you struck lucky with that motor she sounds mint (and no smoke)

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

She fired up like RITE NOW ! awesome

[@cdoublejj]

UTG channel did a bit with a map gas torch to sweat the oil out of the pores in the metal and followed up with primar and brush on tractor paint. i don't always agree with UTG but, that bit was pretty good.

[@GrumpyClaus]

The oil pressure hole is for canister bypass oil filter

[@MakinEndsMeet69]

Love those old blue flame Motors, she sounds real good man. Also this is a first for me I have never seen a sink used like this but it's a damn good idea I can tell you that. You're right why would you want to keep filling up brand new radiators with junk! Anyhow my friend I'd like to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving, and many blessings.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

Ahh, the Chevy inline 6 stove bolt, my favorite engine of all time!! The 235 in my 1960 Chevy pickup runs like a fine Swiss watch. One thing about these engines though, they like to be choked upon a cold start. Every Chevy I6 that I've ever owned needed the choke closed to start, even on a warm day. Love the sink setup, LOL.......

[@user-mm7xr8if1u]

So cool to see straight 6 contents on my car channel subs lately. Won't mention them, but along with LBG, a handful of others are doing alot of sixers--230s, 250s, 300s, etc. Yeah everybody does V8s, but, to me, kinda gets old after awhile. Come on, let's do some sixes! YT folks have been doing just that lately. Just because they have 2 less cans doesn't mean they don't have their due. I've witnessed burnout and drag events in which a sixer blew away V8s. Simple, easy, budget-friendly, all that. From sixers from GM and Ford, to Mopar Slants, they are great powerplants. I love all engines, from weed whackers to Army tanks, but always had a special place in my heart for the humble six. LBG, thanks for this content. Good stuff.

[@jackrichards1863]

That motor is sweeet. Honestly it sounds beautifully assembled on video. Upon hearing it going, I was envious. If only some or even one of my vehicles ran so well, so smooth!

[@stevemitchell9848]

Please that motor will only keep you from walking ..there'll be no fun to get out of that little weak son of a bitch.. I can understand vintage and keeping things simple.. come on the old stove bolts were so inferior.. making less than 150 horsepower.. when you could have opted for a Chevy small block from the mid-60s to easily make 300 horsepower

[@jackrichards1863]

@@stevemitchell9848 yea but it's smooth.

[@stevemitchell9848]

@@jackrichards1863 any gas engine can be smooth as silk if running right

[@deepbludude4697]

Dang that ole blueflame 6 sounds great, Your def having more momentum on your projects then I am on mine seems im stacking up things in the slot waiting on parts.

[@danw1955]

Wow! That old 235 fired right up like it was running yesterday! I had a late '47 Chevy 1 ton flatbed (looked like the 48-53 body style), that I went through 3 different engines before finally settling on a late model (1979) 250 6 cyl. out of a wrecked Camaro. In 2 cases, I had to use that miserable cast iron bell housing that loaded from the bottom in order to match the Reo 5 speed OD transmission I robbed out of a GMC deuce and a half. The original engine of course, was a 216 dipper motor, and it was just gutless for what I wanted to do with it. The second engine was a 248 GMC engine out of the same deuce and a half that the transmission came from. Unfortunately, it had broken rings and 2 pistons that the ring lands were destroyed. Couldn't find any good pistons for it, so I ended up sourcing the '79 250, and a more modern cast iron bell housing that had to be modified for the Reo transmission. All in all, it turned out great, and I drove that truck for 21 years until I finally sold it in 2012!😄👍👍

[@TheDavidcrockett]

Great episode, looking forward to the next adventure👍

[@Hazmatt4700]

Love your style of making these videos. It's all the frustration of building things but all the humor in the situation wrapped in a burrito.

[@kenuber4766]

Mutt truck rides again!! Great video.

[@miket.3144]

It's refreshing to see a man who knows how to fix things correctly, but then doesn't do it and fixes them the way most people with limited resources would. Saving things, not trashing them. Just good old JB Weld, scrap metal, and creative welding. No brand new crate engines just because the old one developed a valve tick. And on top of that, you know how to start a vehicle with a carburetor. What more could a person want in a KZbin channel?

[@dirk4926]

That engine wants to run, I bet it will be reliable for many years to come

[@gregdrmax]

You need to rig that pedestal sink up on the front of a car, with a rigged up refrigeration system to keep the water cold. Make this a project! You're awesome Sir!!

[@bigDbigDbigD]

Using the bearing Buddy caps tends to blow out the inner grease seal in my experience.

[@nameless502]

Like these videos! I enjoy your approach, it’s fun to watch. Keep it up👍

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks, will do!

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Awesome video buddy I really enjoyed the way you do things that engine sounds great thank you for sharing

[@superduty4556]

The Poop that Took a Pee

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

[@akersjon278]

Came for the wrenching, stayed for the humour. 😁👍

[@woodey028]

100%

[@mikehart6708]

You have much the same outlook as me when working on this old rusty iron. It ain;t got to be perfect. It just has to work. May as well enjoy yourself

[@kimtowner3473]

I recognized sone of the landmarks you showed on your trip to the mountains: the Running Indian store and the Giant Pistachio, among others. My wife and I have family who live just outside Tularosa, and we are familiar with that highway. The Mutt Truck videos are what drew me to your channel in the first place, and it amazes me what you do with what you have to work with.

[@jacobsgarage8270]

The lug bolt trick gained my subscription

[@jeffhutchins7048]

That clutch/bellhousing arrangement is STOOPUD!!!

[@mickwtaylor438]

Best automotive show on KZbin. Love your stuff!!

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you, I sure appreciate that!

[@jjock3239]

Thank you for adding the re-enactment of the last part of the trip to pick up the engine and the accessories. It really helped me understand, what you will go through to acquire an engine at the right price. The belhousing is a PITA to remove and install. I remember us doing the job with only hand tools. It was hard on the knuckles. Fun video.

[@michaelireland2013]

I love listening to this guy I wish I had a father like this growing up. Keep creating great content brother. 😊

[@davemanley2954]

Just found your site” I really like the common sense & budget friendly way of approaching tasks

[@teamidris]

It sound soooo good 👍 And the ruck is already the right colour for a heavy plant truck :o)

[@Frank-Thoresen]

Nice video. You should try to install an engine coolant filter

[@geno929]

"Release The Boot!" Best line in any video I've seen today! Love your content and humor! HeeHee!

[@daviddamico4288]

Nice work love the sink idea ….

[@darploin5071]

That valve cover looks brand new

[@Zewestcoaster]

Looking at the starter, the engine and the previous video on the truck with all the dirt washed in to everywhere, I'll be willing to bet that truck had been flooded at some point

[@tsmith578]

That is a great sounding engine you picked up for your truck project. You just gotta install a brand new Thrush turbo muffler on that one once it's finished. Yeah I said brand new! I know it's a budget build, but that sounds so good it deserves it. And those mufflers are fairly cheap price for how good they sound on old engines. That clutch and bell housing on the old engine may have been a ball busting job to remove, but you have to admit, no one makes things built to last like that anymore. Whoever designed that planned on it to stay together forever. Tim from Wisconsin.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks! On the muffler, I've got to give a shot to the glass pack I found in the back of the truck when I emptied out the bed. If it doesn't sound good I'll change it.

[@tsmith578]

@@LowBuckGarage a glass pack would be good for that truck,. Especially since you already have it.

[@jlucasound]

Mystic Aquarium! That's right up the street from me! (You already know that! 🤣👍) 112K and climbing! Congrats, Sir! 🙂

[@jhoncho4x4]

Underrated channel; maybe attending offroad games in Moab Utah would help others find this cool channel. You could haul your subscribers around the event in your covered wagon. I have mentioned this channel in the comments of Matts Offroad videos that have info about the event. They asked for more recommendations of youtubers to invite and said to notify channels like this about the event so that they might attend. I thought this channel's offroad vehicles might be close enough to trailer or attempt to drive to the event and back. It would be neat to see an ancient half track cruise up sand hallow unassisted; if you trailer something neat to the event besides the covered wagon. If you need any help hauling, I got a Perkins diesel 64 Loadstar 1800 dump flat that can haul heavy and tow a trailer, too. I want to take my lifted K30 with Holmes 500. I can drop it there or use it to help haul a vehicle to the event. I have a Holmes 600 for the IH; but I doubt it will be installed in time for the event. I have too much work to do to the K30 and a Jeep Cherokee that's my backup off-road vehicle. If my trucks are not ready in time, then I don't care if I have to drive around on my 1964 red / white Honda Super Cub 125, CT125 or my quad; I'm going to the event and will just drive the Suburban and little trailer to get out there. KZbin algorithm is not doing this channel justice for some reason; it should have hit 100k a long time ago. I still like to go back and rewatch these older videos. The channel has enough videos to binge watch now; keep the quality up. Don't worry about quantity.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thanks! I'll look into that event...

[@seanmurphy8687]

This channel just keeps getting better and better!!!!

[@williamoliver8883]

Your channel came up on suggestions feed and now I’m hooked! Great approach and content.

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it!

[@a4000t]

I used to align bore those early blocks to get rid of shims and use standard bearing inserts. It made rebuilding them fool proof for my customers.

[@davidhamm2613]

I've seen maybe 3 of your videos (so far) and I'm impressed with the number of unique mechanics tips and problem solving you're sharing. I didn't know I already owned a lathe using a drill, diff, floor jack and a grinder. You'll find me in my garage.

[@timhede9560]

You could make a living as a comic.. it's off the cuff too .. great natural wit. Your channel is so fun. I love your fixes on the fly..awesome content ..

[@LowBuckGarage]

Thank you!

[@jimtheedcguy4313]

This channel is a gem! I love your style and humor!

[@Zach-sg5uu]

You would make a great service technician! People would be happy to pay you!

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great running engine, nice too see this project getting done 👍

[@keithjurena9319]

Been there a few times. Detroit Diesel 3-53. Aluminum block with a punched oil pan so first step was removing 3 broken oil pan bolts. TIG welded extensions extracted those and then welded the pan solid. Then I built a test stand and rigged up a cooling system. Ran it until operating temperature and double checked the cooling system for leaks. Cylinder liners have rubber o rings in three places..wet iron liners in aluminum block love to leak. Got it running and installed in a former USMC 6x6 Gamma Goat.

[@chechnya]

"I'm supposed to leave in 15 minutes" "I was supposed to leave 10 minutes ago" 😂 perfect deadpan

[@mixedboi]

Your videos feel like a home I never thought I had. Real things, real dude.

[@haroldrichards9033]

Great video! Really enjoyed.