We Tested Farmer Car Hacks

[@5ub7even]

"People drink this. Imagine what it does to your body" Well I can confirm that after drinking it, my body is entirely rust free

[@thefriendlybanana9658]

Dang, I was worried about my rust buildup, but after downing a bottle of coke, my mind is at ease.

[@bageltondinglequandaleseba6928]

Thanks for giving me a cheap alternative to the hospital after eating metal

[@mitchellpatterson1829]

Fun fact. Bologna will remove car paint.

[@angelgjr1999]

Coca Cola rots your teeth

[@pleasedontwatchthese9593]

All I drink is water and im rusty af

[@SunnyJim93]

"I'm here to have fun!" Justin is such a good addition to Donut.

[@K_man217]

My favorite donut

[@evfike01]

More likes on the comment

[@Tieaga]

I'm glad he's starting to warm up to the crew and meshing really well

[@TheOMGWTFBBQ777]

he has a great attitude.... Donut is all about enthusiasm and having fun...

[@hayden199516]

He’s dope. I hope we get to see more of him in future videos!

[@MarcSob22]

If the hole is small, the egg will do!! I remember we used it in my grandfather's Chevelle when I was a kid and we drove over 300km to get to town to get it repaired, without any leaks!

[@L3giT_Hax]

Chevelle? Km? Doesn't add up

[@joebond2099]

@@L3giT_Hax Australia possibly

[@bendavis4675]

@@L3giT_Hax Canada?

[@jasonwheeler8996]

I had a 82 Mustang from Canada that had a speedometer in km.

[@WheresHerb]

@@L3giT_Hax my parents had if I remember correctly a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Heavy Chevy model from Canada.

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

The point of the oil bucket isn't to remove rust, it's more of a penetrating oil usage. To make old pipe wrenches and such work again.

[@coemah5831]

I was going to say the same thing. I grew up in and still live in a small midwest town (now after 60 years it's pop is up to 2500 and is the 2nd largest town in the county). Many farmers and shade tree mechanics. My Pop and Grandpa had a mower shop between the houses and they used the old oil to save rusty tools not to remove the rust.

[@NoNORADon911]

@@smerk Holy shit maple syrup is $20 a quart lol

[@LeSarthois]

To me I saw it used to keep tools from rusting (or rusting more) when left in storage, especially if you live in a humid area and you know you aren't gonna work with your tools for the winter : take that old bucket, that old oil, dunk the tools in fall, pull them out in Spring : bam, not a speck of rust.

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

@@LeSarthois that too

[@richardbusta8899]

Yes my grand father used to leave old tool to prevent them from rusting in storage

[@digiwargo171]

The pantyhose is definitely meant for vehicles with a VBelt system. Less tension overall compared to a serpentine belt system, will get ya usually to the next mechanic for a proper belt on whatever it snapped from. Worked for me on my Caprice Classic and VW Beetle. Just be sure to keep revs low to make the pantyhose last as long as possible

[@TroyC68]

and you eliminate the fluff, like bypassing a power steering pump :P

[@vanclyde]

@@TroyC68 Exactly! crank, water pump and alternator at most

[@briffy385]

hello, here to confirm that, pantyhose worked twice for saving my ass, once in my very first peugeot 106, and second time in my wifes miata. as said above, just let the steering pump out

[@jestucker2268]

Haven't tried it on a "modern" car with a serpentine belt, but I have done it on an older vehicle (1972 Ford F-250) when I lost the Alternator belt... kept the alternator turning to keep the battery charged so I could get home with headlights on at night.

[@senseitbk]

This was quite popular roadside fix in fiat 126 in Poland

[@RustOnWheels]

For rust removal I also use vinegar. It’s cheap and less sticky. For rust / metal conservation I mix up boiled linseed oil with turpentine.

[@americansmark]

Vinegar and salt. I've used it for decades.

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

I just use bleach and ammonia. Very powerful, cleans the rust off in minutes.

[@americansmark]

@@TheSuperBoyProject lol I bet it cleans everything. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 For those unaware: that'll kill you.

[@darrylwood2271]

@@americansmark it's a good on fries too.

[@ComicusFreemanius]

every one of these hacks work they just so dumb they think they can spin the engine with panty hose.

[@332wildcat]

Old farmers trick: when driving a Jeep, just look in your rear view mirror after every loud clunk to see which new part you need to order!

[@FrankFactor]

Ha, what a lie. You know the glue failed and that rearview mirror fell off also.

[@CreeperCustomPaintball]

I think you misspelled "Ford"

[@samholdsworth420]

@@CreeperCustomPaintball someone drives a fiat

[@erict3728]

Can confirm

[@erict3728]

@@FrankFactor lol amazingly my rearview never fell off. But all the electric switches in the driver's side door failed in my jeep and everyone else I knew who had a 2000-2006ish cherokee

[@1981Speedwagone]

You should try the panty hose on just an alternator belt. This old hack was before belts were serpentine. Just a pully to the alternator might work.

[@37sarcastic]

Yep have used it in to get home way back when on a truck with just alternator, fan and cam pulleys

[@mikenorth534]

I tried the pantyhose trick and it was more than sufficient. My legs feel energized and now I can walk everywhere. Screw that car, and man do I look great!🦵☺️👍

[@reruddock]

A much better hack is to keep a spare belt (along with your spare bulbs, spare fuses, a quart of oil, etc.) in your car for those emergent situations.

[@mikenorth534]

@@reruddock I carry all of that and then some. Plus I carry an AutoZone representative in the trunk, and that's pretty freaking worthless I gotta say (came with the car)🙄

[@sjeb1967]

Try it on your head it's way better on the way into a bank 👍

[@musicfreakmiller]

I had a master tech teach me the bread trick at a dealership 15 years ago when I first started and didn't have the tools.... Still use it to this day in special circumstances! Keep up the good work guys!

[@grudepc901]

It works better with a little bit of grease

[@ianrobertson3419]

If you're pulling a pilot bearing you usually have grease and a socket the right size, no bread required.

[@ThatGuy-ou4ev]

Wet toiletpaper works even better.

[@s1n1stersixsgaming8]

Likewise grease and a used clutch alignment tool that fits pilot bushing

[@infidelmat]

Was just about to post, grease alone would probably be more consistent

[@christiankirkenes5922]

I used to live in the actual bush (outback Australia) and I've used eggs before to fix a radiator. I've also used ground pepper and chewing gum and all three worked. The stocking trick also works, but I think modern stocking are made too stretchy. I've seen it done 30 years ago and it worked too keep an alternator running. Good video guys, I got a few laughs.

[@svnbit8408]

That's dip not chewing tobacco though

[@christiankirkenes5922]

@@svnbit8408 Nah nah, the chewing gum was to fix a radiator leak not grease up your windscreen. Rain-X is so cheap it makes no sense to use chewing tobacco or dip.

[@eternaloptimist2840]

The stocking hack works as a V belt, there's no way it was going to work as a serpentine belt.

[@evanmcmaster3900]

i think it mainly depends on the routing of the belt if the pantyhose trick works cause it just seemed like they couldnt get it tight enough around the crank.

[@grumpus27]

@@evanmcmaster3900 A flat belt stays on its pulleys because it is flat and they are crowned. A stocking doesn't have the right geometry to centre itself.

[@vesperfc3s]

The bread trick actually works really well, a lot of guys do it with rotary engine pilot bearings

[@davidl9410]

Use grease in the hole not bread 🤦‍♀️

[@SnifferSock]

My brother is 2/2 on the bread method.

[@dr_jaymz]

The bread allows for really bad fit for the bolt because it won't flow plastically. I hadn't got any bread so used playdoh and that works really well too.

[@worldofbrandan]

I learned that trick from Chrisfix when he was pulling his trans out of his mustang years ago. He did it with a pilot bearing puller and he showed the bread trick.

[@vesperfc3s]

@@dr_jaymz That’s actually a really good idea, I hadn’t thought of that

[@isaiahwelch8066]

As someone who has replaced my own clutch, I can definitely say that the bread trick with the pilot bearing, works. I have first-hand knowledge of this, it just takes forever cramming about 2 full slices of bread in the pilot hole to put enough pressure on the pilot bearing to remove it.

[@TechTimeWithEric]

I’ve personally done the bread trick at the 24 hours of 🍋 s race with a hot dog roll. Also I don’t think the pantyhose trick works on a serpentine system, would probably have better luck with a V-belt system like an old farm truck

[@iloveyourmomalot1one]

That's what I was thinking too. Like an old 350. That's where the old shoelace trick came from.

[@trentlewis1473]

I have done the pantyhose trick and it does work on V belt systems. I always assumed that serpentine systems wouldn't work.

[@cory45x]

Also if it's not trying to spin every single accessory. I think if they went from crank to alternator and water pump it would hold

[@shmithys9222]

I know some old guys who have cut off strips of their belts for the v belt system

[@yupitsbrian6346]

Yes. Try it on a VW Bug. Probably work

[@ashland82391]

Egg definitely works for smaller holes. I did this temporary fix a few months ago. Still haven't changed the radiator but she's holding strong lol.

[@lukelegg9915]

same. done it in my old forester, and an international tractor, neither have been replaced and still running nearly a year and just over a year just fine

[@danielbrock1368]

If you also add a decent pinch of black pepper with the egg it works even better.

[@TheChopperUnderground]

Can also confirm. My 91 Dodge Ramcharger had a pinhole leak. Dropped an egg in, lasted about 8 months. when it started to leak again, I just dropped in another egg. I wasn't about to put a $150 radiator in for what a $0.15 egg fixed!

[@moonrooster7160]

Eggcellent.

[@augustferdinand6462]

@@TheChopperUnderground I wouldn't do it to an expensive car considering that egg can fuck up all kinds of important parts but if it works it works

[@davidkint17]

I have personally used the egg trick and it worked amazing. With that being said, I was not overheating yet and the hole was small. Not an entire vein cut out..

[@fluffycommander]

They forgot the salt and pepper.

[@DaimyoD0]

Was the hole in Donut's radiator not enormous? I'm not a mechanic so I haven't seen a ton of leaky radiators, but I was under the impression that the leak is usually a lot smaller than that. I ask, because the Mythbusters actually tested the egg trick in episode 15 (S2004 E7) "Scuba Diver and Car Capers" and it worked. They stated the results as "plausible."

[@kasuraga]

@@DaimyoD0 yeah they stabbed a huge effing hole in that radiator. Most of the time when a radiator starts to leak it's gonna be a crack or a pinhole, not a big screwdriver sized hole gouged out of it.

[@mmorgz6622]

definitly dont use salt, but coarse black pepper is definitly something id recommend carrying in the glove box.

[@kyle1758]

Yep worked for me before too. Important to only use this trick with a car you don't give a shit about lol, but under just the right circumstances you might get lucky.

[@csumme7]

The egg in a radiator that has a small leak will stop it and will not harm your cooling system. However if you have a hole like what you tested it on nothing is going to "fix" that short of replacement or the damage or new radiator. Was a service tech/mechanic from 1984-2010.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

I figured that hole was too big. Commercial radiator stop leak wouldn't have worked on that hole either.

[@MrKoblepot]

A colleague, weekend rally driver used it a few times, but this hole was way too big 😂😂😂

[@randyman1331]

I was thinking the same thing, it's not gonna stop a bullet hole lol.

[@cwebb2075]

Also supposed to be just egg whites. Yolk is more like a lubricant than a binder.

[@NoNORADon911]

@@randyman1331 So today we're going to shoot this radiator with a 50 cal and see if an egg fixes it lol

[@davidcookmfs6950]

When I was a truck driver, I've had to use the pantyhose trick to get a refrigeration unit running again. Worked for about 5 hours, and then had to do it again. Almost all OTR drivers know that one. It works on V belts, but I don't think it would work on a serpentine belt. And to fix a leak in an air line, a wad of gum over the leak, and wrap tape around it.

[@Tedicles]

old school here, and yeah don't hook up your ac and other crap, this is a temporary fix, not to ride home in style fix. Many more work well, but be realistic about the outcome, it is teporary at best.

[@PhilosoraptorXJ]

TIL that truckers carry around women's pantyhoses for *TOTALLY LEGITIMATE REASONS, IT IS NOT WEIRD.*

[@rickparker8799]

Yeah not for a serpentine type as for the egg it works but more like pin holes not large holes, the panty hose idea has been around forever.

[@DaimyoD0]

Was the hole in the radiator not enormous? I'm not a mechanic so I haven't seen a ton of leaky radiators, but I was under the impression that the leak is usually a lot smaller than that. I ask, because the Mythbusters actually tested the egg trick in episode 15 (S2004 E7) "Scuba Diver and Car Capers" and it worked. They stated the results as "plausible."

[@6TDOW66]

Also, it was in the original MacGyver series and I've read somewhere they took ideas from viewers but tested them first and this was the only one that worked.

[@dawsondetrana5496]

It works I did it on a van of mine it took 3 eggs but it never leaked again

[@shaunmilor]

ive done egg to seal a leak and it works. I had a big hole late one night way too big for egg or any sealer and limped the truck to a walmart where my dad had me buy some potatoes to jam in the hole. it cooked on so good I didnt toss any sealer in with it then drove an hour home. 3 days later it was still sealed up when I put the new radiator in

[@SabbaticusRex]

Multiple eggs works best , and most rad holes are pin prick sized not large enough for an entire American Breakfast Platter to slide on through . Ya it works for most cases but the idea of having eggs rotting in my car is kinda gross . I don't want my car to smell like a mobile Denny's .

[@Collinburns95]

I fucking love the myth busters and these guys on this channel in a way have a similar job I’m so damn jealous

[@fredprice2710]

Appreciate you all testing these out. These are some of the episodes I love the most. Anything that helps out those with limited budgets goes a long way for people.

[@kentworch]

The egg hack actually does work for a small leak, but you have to leave the engine running. Also, the tobacco one does as well if done correctly. You have to go behind and give it a second wipe with a clean cloth to get rid of the haze. The tar from the tobacco is what makes that work, but it has to be wiped well.

[@milkandcookyz]

100 percent have used the egg trick on a pinhole leak my Grand Cherokee got while we were heading to a campsite. my grandfather taught us growing up to only use the egg whites. 3 egg whites later it was fixed, lasted the whole week and we made it home.

[@rickytorres9089]

That's make sense since you got no "gunky" yolks to deal with.

[@alexis8614]

you had the eggs in the car ready or did you take them from home?

[@fruitygranulizer540]

@@alexis8614 ill let you figure that one out your own (read the comment again)

[@markquinet]

100% can confirm this works. Was with my brother in Kenya 15+ years ago and his Helux sprung a leak. Picked up eggs and limped it in to the resort we were going to at Kilimanjaro.

[@milkandcookyz]

@@alexis8614 we were going camping. We brought eggs with us for the week.

[@specialZ45123]

It's so cool to see this channel turn into almost a TV show with the episodes they do. You can really see how much everyone at donut has grown in to their roles

[@digital0785]

the oil for rust is also good to "season" it before hand.. coat it and it wont get rusty pretty easy way to keep surface rust off metal shop benches

[@LagrangePoint0]

Do you think unused oil would work better?

[@FedSmoker64]

@@LagrangePoint0 They will be doing the same thing, unused oil will be lighter color is all.

[@digital0785]

@@LagrangePoint0 tbh not sure i've always just put a lil unused on a paper towel for benches or if you have a motor thats not going to get sealed up for a while.. huge help to keeping things "clean" but not idea if one would be better then the other

[@localeightironworker]

@@LagrangePoint0 no. waste motor oil is going to give you the same effect, except instead of recycling it (or dumping it into your diesel tank) its getting a second life. i consider it recycling as well as rustproofing at that point, lmfao

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Think that's how they blue guns

[@Thomas_Turc]

The old oil polymerizes and encapsulates the rust. So the longer it sits on the surface, the more of a layer forms on the tool. Its an old gun smiting trick for repairing spots where bluing came off.

[@0utcast]

your better off using phosphoric acid (CLR or coke if your ghetto) it converts iron oxide into iron phosphate which is an anti corrosion coating. old used oil is also carcinogenic so you dont want to really be handling that crap anyway.

[@GonDFRD]

it feels like Justin has been here for years. these two together are great!

[@limpbiskit66]

Agreed. If they had to add a token black guy for diversity I'm glad it's Justin. He's a good fit

[@Ian-xr9ff]

Most boring host by far

[@jacksmackscryptoshack6802]

The pantyhose trick was before serpentine belts and was meant to be used on an alternator etc. A single belt. And it does work for long enough to get you to a shop or parts store.

[@Kevin15673]

Yeah that's what I was thinking when I saw that, system looked too complicated. I bet you could also use a piece of rope or something.

[@clutchthepearls3062]

Yup. If you got something old and the v belt breaks, pantyhose around the crank, alternator, and water pump will absolutely get you out of a jam..

[@SSteeleify]

So do shoe laces. Speaking from experience!

[@jpeabody1155]

Totally agree. I have done it myself on my first car back in the 80's/

[@grahamcharnock6453]

It was also a good ruse to get a girls pantyhose off, just like pulling out the choke when you and your girl are riding around and the car "Suddenly dies"! Well we gotta do something til it starts again. ;) ;)

[@ianaka007]

Hey guys, I really like Justin as a new member of the team. Keep making fun car-related videos!

[@Kurisu42069]

For real Justin cracks me up. The fucking Coke bottle. Lol

[@fishonkayakadventure]

that was 'dip' you used for the window, not chewing tobacco

[@daltonbarrett6404]

I was looking to see if anybody else caught that.

[@willbaack7997]

Yep definitely was expecting redman not Skoal

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

What’s the main difference between them?

[@cypherphoenix2665]

@@TheNinthGeneration1 Dip is finer, less coarse and chew tobacco generally is a lot less moist than dip. The coarser textures and lower moisture content of the chew tobacco makes it work better.

[@Nick9Three]

That and the “simulated” rain was just them using a hose. Sorry, but it doesn’t rain like that. lol

[@SaveAmerica-TRUMP2024]

9:00 -That hack works. Just not for newer serpentine systems that have a half dozen pulleys being run by a single flat belt. The hack will work in a pinch for a old V belt system. With V belt your running a much narrower belt on less pulleys.

[@charlesmak534]

Justin has been a great addition to the Donut team. Keep it up everyone!

[@ezzbuttheyshouldntleavethe5529]

The egg one works, has to be a pretty small hole though, we did it on our old Opel/Vauxhall Zafira in the 2000s

[@jasonmacdonald5468]

they forgot to mix it, and add coarse ground black pepper

[@ezzbuttheyshouldntleavethe5529]

@@jasonmacdonald5468 ah, that might help!

[@SpeedDaemon3]

mythbusters tried it back in the day and it worked for them too. Donut's hole is too big.

[@gened9632]

I'm sure someone else noted this, but the pantyhose thing is just showing how young you are. It originated from a busted fan belt. Not a serpentine belt. As a kid, I was shown this directly as an example of improvisation and thinking outside of the box.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

As soon as they said it my first thought was, that's only going to work with a V-belt.

[@dennisboxem]

yup, I can tell you first hand it works on a v-belt.

[@chadblechinger5746]

It has worked and failed but it remains in the tool box.

[@stanislavczebinski994]

It works on VW beetle engines. All they drive is a generator - being an air-cooled engine.

[@rubenrodriguez-zg4sg]

Ive used it on an old honda with ribbed belts i measured it as close made a knot to be tight and slipped it over just crank and alternator nothing else and it worked

[@torneroeu3867]

8:00 my dad used to do this as a quick fix for his old Dacia 1410 when the belt for the radiator fan would snap but not as a replacement for the entire belt system.

[@smokey72382]

It works on vbelts

[@StanleyKubick1]

romania in the house. you're not eu

[@brandongodfrey5920]

Thanks for testing these! But the ones you called hogwash had some issues with the testing setup. The leak was HUGE to try to repair with an egg. In the rainex one, you used dip and not chewing tobacco in the sock, and the pantyhose belt was something that came about when there were only three pulleys the belt had to turn, and you should probably make it tighter by loosing the tensioner pulley and not just that tie it as tight as you can by hand. Cool video, nonetheless!

[@tpbloodworth]

I was gonna say the same thing! That’s no chewing tobacco that’s dip! But anyone that doesn’t use the two doesn’t know the difference

[@markjr.9126]

Honestly, just any kind of tobacco works with the chewing tobacco one. even with rainex you have to be driving so that the wind over the windshield pushes the water up, same with tobacco. it works bc of nonpolar waxes that are naturally in the tobacco making a hydrophobic film over the glass, I assume. idk but I did it once and it worked okay. better than nothing, that is for sure.

[@robertfranklin7040]

Moreover, why on earth would anyone expect the pantyhose trick to work on a serp belt system? You need Vee belt pulleys to contain the fabric. Nothing to keep it tracking on a serp pulley. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😵😵😵😵

[@tnm2684]

100% agree. Stopped watching after the egg because they were just toooooooo stupid to watch any further. Let's take a pinhole solution and apply it for a gap you couldn't solder a penny into than make fun of it for failing. I was actually wanting to know what it would do and if there would be any long term engine damage inflicted by the egg.

[@demonchild8452]

@@markjr.9126 it's the nicotine. It works on the inside, it'll work on the outside.

[@angelicmew740]

The pantyhose trick used to work "better" with older cars that had the 1 "V" shape pulley. Those pullies rarely had 1 belt that had to drive more than 3 pullies. The multi-v belts can go into many weird shapes and have belt tensioners that will easily be too much tension on the matrial of pantyhose. Try the panthose again but this time maybe on a classic beetle engine.

[@richardlapoint1845]

I was about to say the samething. The serpentine belt tensioners produce alot of tension

[@AnthonyParrilloRI]

Yeah I agree it will work on older cars i think

[@matthewmondragon2074]

Agree with an old beetle. 3 years in a garage I worked a client came with a beetle with panties as belt, also here in KZbin can see the engine actually starts using panties as starter

[@66tbird1]

yep, V-belt only, saved me many times.

[@QequalsMCdeltaT]

I came here to write exactly this. With an old lada samara, when the belt broke off, I drove about 50 km using pantyhose, which is the only thing I could find in the local area.

[@charlieward9491]

I was taught the bread trick in two apprenticeships. Diesel mechanic and fitter and turner, definitely an innovative solution to a bearing removal. Came in handy for my 2011 Toyota Hilux clutch replacement

[@hextasy000]

I've actually used the pantyhose on an old ranger. it was the v shaped pulley system, and was a much less complex routing (because old). got me home!

[@pileofstuff]

Yup, that "hack" is ancient - from long before serpentine belts were invented. Back when v-belts ruled the universe.

[@mikefelty2625]

Yep came here to say the same. The alternator belt on my old S-10 broke late at night, and I limped it to a gas station and bought a pair of leggs stockings, ( the individual kind, not pantyhose) and tied one of them tight. It got me home that night and to the parts store the next day.

[@mikeyBIA]

I have used tights (I'm from England) twice to temporarily replace a belt. Once on a 1992 vw polo where it was just the crank pulley and the alternator pulley. Then on a Land Rover Defender 300tdi where it just had power steering and an alternator. Much simpler belt arrangement and it can and has worked. My friend loved the fix so much when his belt broke he refused to put a belt back on it and just always had spare tights in his car.

[@joee8795]

The Oil Bucket absolutely works, just make sure the Oil in the Bucket is *VERY* used and yes, you will need to soak it for at least a week. As Engine Oil breaks down it becomes very Acidic, it use to melt the soles right off of my work boots (within a month if I wasn’t careful) back when I was a Lube Tech…

[@ewingfox6459]

An old farmer's trick that absolutely does work because I've had to do it on numerous occasions is to put pepper in the coolant when you have a leak in a radiator. One time I did it just so I could get home after a fender bender and ended up buying a radiator on the way, put it in the box in the back and then proceeded to drive for another 18 months with a brand new radiator sitting in the trunk of my Subaru on the pepper fix!

[@extinctindividual9782]

As a farmer I can definitely confirm that I lied and I’m in fact, not a farmer

[@krail5500]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@harmonicartist]

I herd nerfs

[@Mrich775]

@@harmonicartist nerd-exclusionary radical farmers?

[@harmonicartist]

@@Mrich775 you bet your sweet bippy

[@atrainswrld1960]

You farm over at dee's?

[@YotaguyJosh]

Most of these do work, but only on the older stuff. I’ve also used the egg trick as well as the oil bucket. The oil bucket works but it takes weeks if not months.

[@kooooons]

That trick with the tights was a common Hack on VW Beetles and back then it did saved many peoples days.

[@EVILWIZARDBOB]

I know nothing of cars but can’t get enough of this Chanel, wish they posted more but I do understand and appreciate the work they put into each and every video.

[@Reploidx9]

What scent is it?

[@gaige6308]

For the "oil bucket", I've always used a bucket of old ATF... same concept but it seems to work better!

[@oscix1266]

That makes sense because ATF has antiseize in it

[@texan131396]

A 50/50 Atf and acetone solution is an awesome penetrator for seized bolts. You have to keep shaking the bottle though when using it because it separates easily.

[@Chop__.]

It's meant to be done with old diesel engine oil. Diesel will leave sulfur compounds that will turn into sulfuric acid in the oil with time. Since most farm equipment is diesel, makes sense why an old bucket of oil in a barn would mysteriously strip rust off of tools. Really wish DM would have done their research a bit better on this one.

[@rde8818]

As a kid growing up in Romania in the early '90s, i've seen my dad use the pantyhose technique several time with great success on his Dacia 1310 as a belt drive. I asked him about it as well and he confirmed that it, but he mentioned that it was a temporary fix, until you get to a car parts shop.

[@rissals8071]

Romanians are known lairs, especially the gypsy ones

[@dankcount]

Yeah I’m sure your dad lied to you several times.

[@DarkZ19]

@@dankcount it does work, but to be fair, you could use wire and duct tape to temporarily fix most thing on a dacia 1310

[@TheWitcherX]

It does work but on small engines with simple belt layouts (that serpentine buick layout is way too complicated) I did it myself on fiat uno to drive 5km to the parts shop

[@jtsmith4434]

I've used the egg trick to fix the hole in my old EG radiator. A "temporary" fix turned permanent.

[@PrinceEdwardIII]

i cant tell you how many times my temporary fixes end up being permanent. at any given moment, all three of my cars are greater than 10% cable ties. i brought a project to a car show one time and proudly announced to anyone that would listen "In front of you sits 4 cylinders of precision German engineering...and 57 zip ties"

[@jessegibson877]

Vinegar works amazingly well for rust removal. Love these videos. Keep em coming!

[@0utcast]

yes it dissolves metal and does nothing to protect the fresh exposed metal. try phosphoric acid instead.

[@sombuddy9534]

The oil hack needs to be used diesel vehicle oil, as it will have sulfuric acid formed in it!

[@michaelmay5453]

It still doesn't remove the rust but it DOES stop the rust and rustproofs the tool.

[@johnhostetler2167]

It works even with the oil they used you could see a significant difference in the wrench sure it didn't remove the rust completely but it removed alot of it

[@michaelmay5453]

@@johnhostetler2167 It doesn't remove rust at all. It does, however, bind with the rust which is why you get that black pitting.

[@willweitzer7779]

Well most farmers would have old diesel oil from a tractor. More detergents and conditioners which would be best for annihilating rust

[@michaelmay5453]

@@willweitzer7779 Tell me, what specific chemical, unbound, in that solution could "remove" rust? I'm a chemist, got a PhD and all, and I can't figure it out. I assume you mean old engine oil from a diesel tractor and not old diesel oil. What detergents and conditioners do you think is in that that there is not more of in modern engine oils? Synthetic oils are commonly not synthetic at all you know, they just use additives to give it a certain specification needed to call it "synthetic". In reality you don't need to remove the rust, you want to bind with it to create something that prevents it from rusting further and any used engine oil contains fairly high amounts of carbon which achieves that.

[@KJs_Garage]

Can I just say that Justin is a top quality addition to the Donut team 👌 I already liked him on other donut shows but I love his energy here

[@jorikarjalainen]

Totally agree! The more shows he does, the more he is getting in the groove 😎

[@orangeracecar996]

As a farmer up here in Wisconsin, I’ve heard none of these before. I dunno, up here we stick to the classics such as baler twine and duck tape to fix all our problems.

[@nasonguy]

Been around farmers and ranchers all my life. Live on a ranch now. Southwest US. These "tricks" were talked about in the 90s, but I haven't heard much of them since. I have a feeling a few of them (egg, pantyhose...) would work OK on my old 2n tractor, but nothing much newer than that...

[@pendrachken]

Haven't heard mention of a length of chain, so you can't be a farmer from Wisconsin... Around these parts if it can't be fixed with chain it can't be fixed. Ever again.

[@erict3728]

No way, you've never heard the egg in the radiator one? I would be very surprised if you hadn't

[@CodeR3d911]

You can fix anything with ducktape. Learned that from The Red Green Show.

[@George-nr2pu]

Same here from southern Alberta, we use a lot of zap straps as well

[@thomasharris5151]

3 eggs will seal a hole your size but 1 egg will seal pin hole size leak..! They do it on the farms and in rural areas when Dad was a kid

[@macaroni262]

I have used the bread trick before, worked like a charm. All I had at the time were cinnamon rolls. Took me awhile to clean out all the sugar from the hole. In the end I still prefer a bearing puller.

[@caveone-365]

Yup, bread or heavy grease works but it's definitely messy. Puller is the way to go if you turn wrenches for a living

[@4x4texas12]

Soap bars work too

[@CALAdminWaffle]

My dad usually is the one that teaches me these kind of tricks, the egg trick is for a slow leak which I’ve done before until getting a new radiator. He didn’t know the pilot bearing one and thought I was nuts. I did it, he was impressed but also pissed I took part of his lunch to do it.

[@stevendoyle2359]

use grease instead of bread works well

[@jocarr1791]

I've been told that ground pepper can plug holes in your cooling system too...same idea as alumaseal.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheretrix]

Panty hose will work on older V belts but definitely not a serpentine belt. Some cars had 3 different belts, one for A/C, one for water pump and alternator and one for power steering. I remember my first car in high school. I thought it didnt come with power steering because it wasn't hard to turn but it wasn't super easy. Turned out the power steering belt was missing 😆.

[@GaisaSanktejo]

I've used egg whites to temporarily patch radiators several times and that "hack" DOES work for smaller holes, which is what most people tend to get, not large holes caused by someone ramming a screwdriver into them. As noted above, I said egg WHITES, the yolk tends to be too powdery for it to work and breaks up too readily, while the whites turn into a perfectly rubbery plug

[@robinkaen4925]

Inn addition to Ann egg put some spoons full with cinnamon powder. Have witnessed it several times and it always works fine. No leak even a year later, and smell’s like cinnamon rolls while your working😂

[@goofyahboikins420]

@@robinkaen4925 you have never fixed it since ??? so what if it breaks in the middle of nowere???

[@michalviktorin6758]

It is hack used often in countries like Russia on old cars used for decades and radiotors themselves evolved from time of Lada and other crap as well.

[@MauR1CEnl]

Same here. After putting in the egg in my mazda 323f I started the car kept driving and the leak stopped. So it got me home back in the day. After that i had it fixed. But it worked, it was a small hole and it was dripping not spraying like in the video.

[@Gixsir]

I mean this channel is just a bunch of dummies “testing hacks” so can’t really take it seriously but the audience is so big it’s a shame the do stuff like that being idiots

[@FitmentIndustries]

I saw the thumbnail, i saw the egg. Its go time. -Edgar

[@Rigby606]

Yes

[@Blacksmithcstms]

Don’t you mean EGG-Gar?

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Did you like the results?

[@UcfEdgar]

@@Blacksmithcstms nah he’s good I actually said that

[@daltondunlap3067]

The egg trick works 100%. I punched a hole in my old pathfinder after it went airborne off-road and we made it home on 6 eggs and creek water. You needed more eggs and run it until it seals up. I had a fist sized place it bashed the radiator with the steering box! I say if u r in a pinch do it.

[@thomasd5248]

Pepper too

[@minivanwhy874]

Eggs and pepper or cornstarch. Definitely agree you need an omelette in there for it to work lmao

[@thaqifazumi4001]

If I remember correctly, mythbusters did that test, and it's sort of work. And they give it "plausible"

[@wage6681]

I've actually done the panty hose trick on two cars. It really only works on cars that have 3 pulleys for a triangle belt (no ac or power steering). But I can confirm it will get you to the nearest auto parts store! My grandad has done it too 😂.

[@gerowen]

6:00 I think the old oil thing is less about removing all the rust than it is about freeing up things like crescent wrenches that are tight or locked up because of the rust. It'd have to be some caustic as hell oil to just passively remove the rust altogether.

[@BigWheel.]

Think about the oil that comes out of an old diesel though. That augtta be plenty aggressive.

[@Sourman1545]

my grandpa would oil his tools with a rag before he put em away to keep em from rusting. it dont take much just a protective layer

[@Drak_Thedp]

It actually removes surface layers of rust and is good for preventing future rusting. Also, people use old oil in cars by covering rust-prone surfaces like fenders or doors on the inside.

[@Chop__.]

The reason it works for farmers is because they use diesel equipment. The oil in diesels build up sulfuric acid as it gets used in the engine. The reason most of these are farmers hacks are because there are very particular circumstances that only make these hacks make sense when looked through the lens of technology at the time and what your options would be out on a farm in the middle of rural America. The egg one for example, it's for pinhole leaks, not radiator ruining holes like the one they put in it. That's bad testing on their part. Or the chewing tobacco one, you are supposed to buff it in with a cloth to help even it out and remove excess oils. Even then, it still works like RainX, you need to be driving in order to push the water off of the windshield. The pantyhose one only works on V-belt systems, which were more common back in the day when there were not as many accessories in vehicles. On top of it only being a temporary solution to at least get you out of the field in the old farm truck, probably wouldn't even get you to town. The coke one is common knowledge at this point, and same with the potato. I wouldn't call them farmer hacks. Love Donut Media, don't get me wrong, I've been watching Money Pit for a while now, but this video just feels like it was made to pay the bills. That long ass Keeps ad took up just over 13% of the video's 11 minute total length, almost a minute and a half just dedicated to advertising, and had more effort put into it than the actual testing of the hacks did. I feel like if they had spent a bit more time researching what circumstances these hacks are to be used for, and less time worrying about grubbing Keeps for money, they could've done a better job on this video.

[@microchrist6122]

Side note on sliced bread…the end pieces are sacrificial, specifically for keeping the main loaf from drying out from the ends inward. They should always be the last two slices left in a bag 🍞

[@mattbloodworth3555]

It's the "Slut slice" because everyone touches it, but nobody wants it.

[@yourdaddy9622]

And then those two pieces go in the trash

[@jwalster9412]

"no bread left behind!"

[@Jake3eee]

Nah you use them for a stacked ham and cheese toastie

[@johnk9054]

Idk man. Those end pieces are the best!

[@ashc5728]

The Pantyhose one does work if the car is old enough to be using an "A" section Belt, it doesnt work for the more modern Ribbed belts

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

I bet it would! I used a bungee cord I had in the bed of my truck just to get back to civilization. But you're right, it all depends on your pulleys what will work. I know a guy who claimed duct tape can work if you're creative

[@thurbault]

yeah, it work really well on old engine with simple belt track this engine have to complexe track to tight the panty-belt enough to drive all the accessories

[@ghostsfarm4441]

Yep old school v-belts not the new style multi ribbed. Actually did this on an old tractor to get it back to barn.

[@jeremylangford2990]

Definitely

[@michaelmay5453]

Yup, in the days it was called a fan belt it absolutely did work.

[@maplecitydistributors5493]

Old GM worker taught me to shoot grease into the pilot bearing and then use a socket to push it out. Has worked every time!

[@Halfass_garage]

I’ve actually used pepper in my radiator before on my old integra. Actually worked for a bit

[@Skyavi_Automotiveofficial]

how?

[@Blaw07086]

Pepper is the old country truck about one small container u have to replace thermostat and rad and flush the coolant system it works

[@Snipermike187]

We used to use it in our demolition Derby cars back in the day when they would Spring a small leak pepper would fix it a 100% of the time.

[@SWISS-1337]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo don't worry, no one ever will.

[@goader190]

Lol I have gone hundreds of miles with pepper in my radiator back in my no money living on my own days pepper doesn't dissolve so it finds the hole and jams it up doesn't last forever u have to refill the water and pepper every so often but does work

[@JACk79457]

I really like this new dude! So glad he’s getting more traction

[@PhoenixCustomsWoodworking]

Use chewing tobacco (beechnut) not dip (Copenhagen). Big difference in what each is. The other one with oil and tools, they using gasoline or even diesel fuel. Another that works well is ATF fluid. Will help take the rust off and loosen rusted up tools real well

[@rburn6677]

The old school fix for a leaking radiator was either whole pepper corns or oat meal. For a blown head gasket egg preservative was put in the radiator.

[@dat_bouy]

I might never figure out the upload schedule but it's always a pleasant surprise

[@jj02mc27]

Another hack: Use ratchet straps and duct tape to hold your Tacoma's rusted frame together

[@mellow8309]

😭😭😭

[@Tortoise7597]

Brother you know it!

[@matthewmondragon2074]

My father and I use this, using brake oil actually cleans yellow headlights.

[@GSE52]

That's how my neighbor's Chevy rolls... or chugs

[@JWhitneyInc]

This was a fun one! For the radiator leak, I've always heard the peppercorn trick. Pour in a bottle of whole peppercorn and it will dissolve in the heat, then dry when it leaks out and forms a seal. Probably works on smaller leaks, not sure about the gusher you guys had going. Also, the pantyhose belt trick seems to me like it would work really well on an old school engine with multiple v-belts. If one of those breaks, it might be enough to keep your alternator running to get back home or to the parts store.

[@lazar2175]

Yes it works on older engines. Not sure about US made ones, but I've tried it on the Fiat 750 and it worked well enough, key thing is to run only 1-2 pulleys and double over that pantyhose a couple of times, making sure the knot isn't too large or it's going to drop the impromptu belt. On newer engines it's a problem because the belt tensioners exist, that constantly stretch it out, and pulley shape isn't optimal plus there are too many things to run.

[@MarylandFarmer.]

You can even use ground pepper I've heard. Buddy of mine said he tried it and it worked. I'd rather not have questionable things in my system though.

[@franciscodiaz7557]

The coffe also works for minor leaks

[@Xalarh]

For rust removal, I learned a blacksmiths trick where you use electrolysis and vinegar to remove rust. Just hook up the negative terminal of a car battery to the rusty tool and positive side to a metal rod. Submerge both into a vinegar bath with a few inches of separation and watch the fizzles destroy the rust. Just be safe and wear insulated rubber gloves and boots. After a few hours to 24 hours, you can wipe the rust away with one of those green scratch pads. But steel wool works best.

[@creator1246]

I've lived on and around farms my whole life. Only one of these I've heard of before was the bread trick. And I learned that from Chris Fix! XD

[@stayaway7314]

Chris Fix, here! And today we clearning farmers tricks!

[@mitchellpatterson1829]

I heard a similar truck, but with heavy grease instead of bread.

[@da_teg_9145]

Another thing for pilot bearings, bar of soap. I’ve done it myself, and it works pretty good

[@dioncollier789]

Similar to the bread one, to remove clutches of a snowmobile I've filled the threads with water, put Teflon tape on the bolt and screw it in. Works just as well as using a proper clutch puller

[@carlospinto2222]

agree

[@barrowscasper12]

For the bread hack, put some grease in first, and then the bread; the bread functions as a plug at this point. Works a bit better, since the grease works around the bearing, while only bread sometimes just compacts and doesn't really squeeze against the bearing

[@comment.highlighted]

That Rusty Tools in Oil hack is to remove enough rust to be able to use the tool again. I’ve done it before and it definitely works 🙂

[@TheeOriginalAluria]

Its a great way to store any metal mechanical parts to prevent rusting and corrosion. My grandfather farmer used this method for both preservation and getting old rusted stuff to unseized

[@comment.highlighted]

@@TheeOriginalAluria Yeah. It is a great way to store metal parts that you don’t want to rust or corrode. I’ll have to keep that in mind 🙂

[@martinmarc715]

​@@comment.highlighted Also once you remove it from oil, it shouldn't start rusting again ( or further) that quickly I guess

[@steveman737]

The bread and grease trick for pilot bearings works extremely well. It's all I use

[@alexg1778]

As a farmer, before I've even watched the episode I can confirm that we do know what we're talking about... Most of the time. The egg trick definitely works too. My uncle did that on his car and it lasted for months. A couple of other tricks I remember that he did when he was younger were: To stop a squeaky belt put some treacle (or another gloopy/sticky liquid) on it. Voila! It'll help the belt grip. Hole in the exhaust? Take either end off of a tin can (beans for example), slice it down the middle and slide it over the hole, then wrap it tight with some metal wire. They were poor back in the day. 😂

[@jocarr1791]

Do you mean cut both ends off of the can?

[@athannaelanderson3806]

When he says either end, yes he means both ends. Did you really need to ask or ya just being a prick?

[@candle86]

Yep, another good one. Bonus points my dad did cause he couldn't afford a new muffler but had to pass inspection, he patched the hole with a can, then sealed with black RTV for high heat all around it. They never noticed the damaged muffler and it was as quite as a 460 can be lol.

[@George-nr2pu]

For the squeaky belt I have use deodorant as well!

[@jocarr1791]

@@George-nr2pu nice. I've done the same thing, but with a bar of soap.

[@martehoudesheldt5885]

egg white in rad works ; leave cap loose also ground black pepper works also. windshield ; tobaco sorta work. shaving cream works ( smear on wipe clean first). the hose will work if you do it right for a belt. grease, bread, wet paper , wet rag, all will push out the piolet bearing.

[@alexanderpetrescu705]

Well, the pantyhose trick does indeed work. My grandpa used this trick sometimes back in the days. Must have been weird.. car stops, grandpa tells granny to take her pantyhose off xD

[@mattsterling2384]

yep. I actually had to do it once with my 90 Grand Am. You have to make sure you tie it tight.

[@almitov]

Yes. Fun fact - it was part of the manual for several generations of Moskvich (popular and affordable car in the USSR). There were interesting tips for emergency on-the-road repairs in the actual car's manual. Also (almost) everything was made to be serviceable with no special tools. The cars were shitboxes compared to anything western though.

[@98erics]

Also, from my experience it works way better with V belts. Its for old school stuff. "My farm truck/tractor/combine don't have no damn snake lookin' belt! They didn't have those new fangled things back in my day!" say the farmer

[@Casual-Pie]

It's because the nylon or whatever was stronger back in those grandma years. It was basically a miracle product so they went back to the drawing boards to make it profitable for them.

[@siccamade5150]

I've used egg and pepper. Both work.. had a bunch of holes in my radiator due to the fan hitting it. Worked so good left it in for a year before replacing the radiator!

[@craigjb]

Iv used the egg trick a few times. Definitely works tho iv always left motor running when doing it and it's been on power units for irrigation

[@HM2SGT]

8:18 fan belt, yes. Serpentine belt? No surprise there.😹 great hack for pre-serpentine belt Donks

[@LucYGaming_]

The bread trick for the pilot bearing, ChrisFix did it a couple years back :P Nice video guys, keep'em coming

[@GunsNFunTV]

I was just thinking that. I remember seeing that video

[@Mr.Badger69]

The egg trick mightve been for older vehicles with lower rad pressure

[@MarcSob22]

If the hole is small, the egg will do!! I remember we used it in my grandfather's Chevelle when I was a kid and we drove over 300km to get to town to get it repaired, without any leaks!

[@ianfinrir8724]

It works for long enough to get you to a garage, same with recharging a battery with Epsom salt.

[@Mr.Badger69]

@@MarcSob22 oh it does work. I have a old ford 9n tractor and I was raking hay and developed a small leak from the rad rubbing. Walked up to the chicken house and put an egg in and finished 20 acres of hay. Only a 4psi system I think tho.

[@leviduff2740]

@@Mr.Badger69 does a ford 9n have a water pump? I think our 8n does but somone told me that was 1 difference between the 8n and 9n

[@toothpicdinosaur3777]

Egg in the radiator worked in my s10.

[@Underlinge]

Thighs as a belt were used commonly here in the past - it would work on a simplier design where you have 2/3 pulleys. In that case you put them on like you would on the legs, and not tie the ends :D

[@colinofay7237]

Can you explain? I can't imagine it correctly, put them on like legs?

[@ThatGuy-ou4ev]

@@colinofay7237 I think he mens you cut the end off and stretch it out. Still sceptical though.

[@benjaminbenjamin7735]

Can confirm it works my father did it few years back. Works on simple cars with few pulis.

[@Underlinge]

Yup, just stretch the "butt part" over the pulleys.

[@lasskinn474]

It's an old trick. Just run the stuff you actually need to run with it

[@danielrasmussen9289]

A good one for rusted tools is putting 1 cup of salt to a gallon of vinegar, and let soak for a few days, we left ours in for 3 weeks and pliers you couldn't squeeze with a vise before, worked like brand new after soaking

[@lawsonharsch3332]

I’ve used the egg and pepper trick about 20 times in my life and it’s been successful every time. Kept us racing, riding dunes, getting beater cars home in the middle of the night, etc. typically takes one egg per liter of cooling capacity is my guesstimate. Has yet to fail me.

[@loganmeyer8104]

I've seen the oil soak thing done before with diesel. I couldn't tell you if it worked, but I have a vivid memory as a child of my dad throwing an old rusty pair of pliers into a tub of diesel fuel to let it soak in an attempt to remove surface rust.

[@Didzriel]

Ive used red diesel for bolts, pliers, ajustable spanners and stilsons

[@christopherbarber288]

Diesel fuel is more acidic than oil IIRC.

[@Jezza_C_WT]

Vinegar works really well.

[@trevorwall87]

Hydrochloric acid dip then wash then sump oil dip. Acid eats off the rust, oil penetrates the metal, prevents rust and lubricates and moving parts

[@jacobemerson8015]

I saw that egg trick on an old episode of MacGyver, I think he only used the egg white though 😂, I've also heard regular old ground black pepper works as well, but that hole is too big for anything to plug it up, you'd have to strip back the fins and try to crimp the core shut. I think that pantyhose trick only works on old v-belt setups

[@shaunmilor]

yup pepper works just like the powder alumaseal

[@Jchavarro]

6:03 had me in stitches. I was expecting a hack using horse vomit to fix AC issues or something

[@Arthur_da_dog]

The bread trick works like 10% of the time. The bearing can't be *too* tight and whatever you're using to put into the whole needs to be nearly exactly the same size as the whole, otherwise it just ends up squirting out. Source: I spent a whole day trying to get that pos out with the bread trick, all to no avail. Ended up having to cut the bearing to losen it up a tad bit. Fuck working on a fwd tranny without a lift

[@djracem8579]

god rest your soul. one of my cars is fwd and i used a lift once on it for engine bay work and i never want to go back

[@Midz350i]

Grease works too.

[@OleGray7.3idi]

Grease works really well

[@Arthur_da_dog]

@@OleGray7.3idi only if you've got no gap. Otherwise shit squirts out the sides

[@Krullmatic]

Hole

[@well6112]

I knew the bread trick from a friend while trying to remove a bearing from the motor of my rc car. Reacted just like Jeremiah did.

[@patreynolds360]

"All you have is a 12 pack of eggs". Proceeds to gesture to an 18 pack lol. I love you guys

[@Quacks0]

Yeah, I noticed that, too. :D

[@jakes2326]

i came straight to the comments😂😂

[@MythicR]

Justin really out here cracking me the hell up in every vid he comes out in

[@ImmortalInflames]

I was always told to never put the yolk in.. only the white part as that's the part that expands. I'd also recommend typing "Jack Absalom" into KZbin and watching a couple videos of his. Yeah the videos are old, but even now he is still full of useful knowledge. He basically spent his entire life in the outback. I had the honour of meeting him at his art gallery at Broken Hill. He really is an Aussie legend!

[@kevinpratt7766]

My buddy called me when his '78 vet broke down in the middle of nowhere. Turns out his serpentine broke. I made a new one out of 1/2" zipties and yanked it tight with vice grips before releasing the tensioner. He drove on it for a month before "getting around" to buying a new belt.

[@ateamfan42]

No way a 1978 domestic car had a serpentine belt.

[@kevinpratt7766]

@@ateamfan42 Oh my bad. Typo. It was a Stingray, '68 not '78. I know you're pissy because they didn't make serpentines back then. But #1 have you never heard of a serpentine conversion kit? #2 I never said it was the stock motor. Imagine scrolling YT comments looking for someone to criticize only to be wrong! 🤣 STFU keyboard warrior 🤣

[@eriklarson9137]

Che or Cor - har har.

[@RobertoDelTaco]

I'm a mechanic of 10 years now, I've used the bread trick so many times, I usually prefer the kleenex trick but either way I'm certain that they're official oem recommend methods lmao

[@sixinarow1]

At the wrecking yard there was an old RC machine. When it got removed, there was a 3/4" pit in the concrete floor where the pop would dribble down when the bottle cap was removed.