Driving a Craigslist V8 Ford Pinto 3000 Miles Home (Driving, Falling Apart, Running Hot) (Ep.3)

[@Jason_H23]

Ending "Red Barn" is like finding out your 2 great movie franchise's are in the same universe and you get a Crossover movie!

[@petersarlai2091]

F*ckyeah! I was like "whoah, wait a minute!" Winding back just to check for the Fiero..... :) Can't wait to see the next episode!

[@WARXion]

I was jumping out of my seat when I saw the back of the Fiero. Best crossover ever!

[@richardd.7479]

Agreed, can't wait for the next episode.

[@NerfCraft]

@@petersarlai2091 SAME! That was my exact reaction. This is gonna be absolutely incredible!

[@ThatMinecrafter]

I can’t wait for part 4

[@ourrandomlife3584]

Okay, so we're totally invested in this series. Everyone's shouting, "Nooooooo!" when the Pinto continues to spray water. Hands down best journey series on KZbin. Awesome editing.

[@jeffgayzose8129]

This is better than any tv show on rn

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@jeffgayzose8129 ABsolutely!! Other than Fresh and Fit Podcast/KZbin every night this is fantastic!!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@mitchellmordecai7941 Yes this is the best series.

[@chrisgertz8250]

Who needs Netflix when you got an adventure like this!!

[@MDTAR15]

and now that we're invested, they just disappeared and left us all hanging.

[@demo9750]

AAAAAAAAA WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! PLEASE RELEASE THE NEXT EPISODE. I'VE BEEN CHECKING THIS CHANNEL EVERYDAY FOR THE NEXT PART AND IT'S KILLING ME. "out in two weeks", "-no garuntees", I know you didn't guarantee it coming out soon, but I am seriously dying inside to know what happens next.

[@Steven-zu1fx]

Hangin in there bud?

[@jasonh380]

It’s been two months no sign of life

[@chadfabian3143]

I have been

[@hemantshahi2032]

R u dead buddy???😭😭😭😭

[@AiOinc1]

I feel the same way

[@Woernify]

Fingerprints crossed for episode 4… love the roadtrip!

[@alzemiroborges]

hahaha good one.

[@randomgamer5783]

Can't wait for the next vid

[@Altgottt]

lol

[@tenhoandersson]

Reminder that ep4 has arrived in case you didn't get the notification

[@alzemiroborges]

@@tenhoandersson WOW U R AWESOME

[@sneeroh]

What a great episode, and finishing up at RONALD FINGER’S HOUSE?! Amazing. This series has been great, you guys really put up with a ton and really are keeping your spirits up the whole time. Kudos.

[@JigsZX6R]

This is amazing

[@5harp3y]

#spoileralert

[@george1229]

you can see the fiero so it is ronald. looking very much forward to ep4.

[@gilligan6868]

That's where I thought they were!!!

[@notthestatusquo7683]

Oh shit, I didn't even notice that. Awesome.

[@FuzzyDiceProjects]

3-9-22 Update: Still working on Part 4, sorry for the long wait! Check out KZbin Community or Patreon for a poll about where you would like to see updates in the future so you don't have to assume that I am in hospital recovering from a wicked bad can opener incident when it takes a few weeks to post something. Thank you so much to everyone following along with this series for the fantastic and overwhelming response so far! It's heartwarming to see so many people enjoying our silly adventure and sharing their own stories in the comments. I am hoping to have Part 4 out in two weeks but it still needs a lot of work so no guarantees. That will be followed up by a bonus video with a lot of extra goofy footage and conversations that didn't make the main cuts. Yes, the radiator (aftermarket upgrade rad for a V8 Mustang) is a bit narrow but no, it is not the main problem.

[@67Mustang666]

My guess would be on the overheating is the lower radiator hose is collapsing There should be a spring in the lower hose to keep it from collapsing Which would explain at higher RPMs it overheating

[@leed7951]

I know y'all are prolly safe and home...but I had a Bronco that ran hot unless I used a higher octane gas. 93 gas and it would stay cooler in South Texas Summers....loved the series. Thank you for sharing

[@illililililillli]

I know this was properly recorded weeks ago but I'd remove the thermostat completely, with that small radiator I wouldn't worry about it at all with as hot as it is. Also definitely try higher octane.

[@illililililillli]

Never mind, just got to the flush where you said you weren't putting the thermostat in

[@ryanfarrell8763]

I see your friend just happens to also be a youtuber as well. I'd recognize that shop anywhere. You're at Ronald Fingers place (aka fingerprints workshop).

[@shawniebeans8382]

I get sad at the end of these videos. Never want them to end. Love this journey you guys are on.

[@iamgriff]

When the muffler fell off, you pulled closer to the gravel, water, and transmission fluid puddles in you wake. I love it!

[@nickkropat8857]

The bad water pump is an oldskool race style - designed for low flow, and it stalls out at high RPM due to the big open chamber. the idea is it cools while idling between drag pulls, but doesnt sap any HP under load because the water just blows around inside that big cavity

[@12yearssober]

How much more does it cost versus a normal water pump?

[@rolandleusden]

@@12yearssober Your real question is how much money did they junk...

[@brianwatson3705]

Man I've been saying waterpump since the first video

[@rupe53]

@@brianwatson3705 ... yes, but the water pump didn't fully solve all the problems of running hot.

[@rupe53]

@@tokinabootyammaddy ... I thought about that too but in most cases they don't block enough airflow to make a difference, although they could swing it to the side to prove a point and the forward motion if the car would be enough to keep the trans cool. What they didn't do is look up to see if that radiator has enough square feet of surface to cool the HP they have. I'm betting it's marginal, even thought it's aluminum and 2 cores thick.

[@marekant7776]

I love how just 3 friends put together a better show that anything on television right now 👍😎 Can't wait for the next part

[@BigJBeats]

We will have waited an entire month by Tuesday, March 1st.. kinda annoyed that I’m so invested in this series. Hope nothing serious happened that’s preventing the premiere of the 4th ep. But damn.😂

[@bobadam7021]

No shit, it's been a month already. They probably lost all the footage and are driving back across the country to reshoot.

[@srinathsanthosh9091]

I have been checking the channel whether the final part has come or not , which proves it has gone on to my head ...

[@AndrewJhikes]

Pulling up to that red barn, my jaw actually dropped. No Way. This has been amazing trip and a great series, always love it when you tubers drop in on each other. The three of you have astounding level of patience and really can tell a story. Thank you for the entertainment.

[@essquizzy]

Same. I was like “THAT IS NOT RONALDS BARN “

[@robertpettit5394]

@@essquizzy That's what I was thinking. I was looking for the Fiero...

[@GamingNKim]

@@essquizzy at this point. I think ive watched too many youtube restoration project. 😅👌

[@gafrers]

Who's the owner of the red barn?

[@Alfoxysnow]

@@gafrers "Ronald finger" give it a look his videos are amazing

[@noneprovided689]

Yes! Ronald’s house! A year from now, we can all look back on where we were when we saw the beginning of the *KZbin DIY Cinematic Universe.*

[@dieselgartland4876]

I swear I’m having withdrawals of seeing these. Love the episodes. When’s #4 dropping???

[@RamenPoweredShitFactory]

Hopefully probably today

[@logankeim579]

Same lol i had a routine going now im woried

[@bobadam7021]

@@RamenPoweredShitFactory Apparently not. 8 days later still no 4th.

[@RamenPoweredShitFactory]

@@GarrisonsMadHouse Why not throw in a new engine?

[@matejduchaj9828]

Still nothing :( i miss this lil pinto

[@radnybolt5327]

Every day I check back eagerly awaiting the next update

[@SimgoWood]

Same here, on week-end days.

[@urmie]

Boy that barn looks familiar, can’t put my finger on it. 😬

[@joethepro6750]

I was literally just going to comment that lol ( my jaw actually dropped when I saw it)

[@Dhanjal1911]

Rich folks have their rallies,but true friends make 3000+miles of memories Thankyou guys for this fine content.. love from 🇮🇳

[@Simk1d]

These solid engine mounts are vibrating everything loose. Great videos, just binged all 3 so far.

[@D60433]

Maybe now that they are at a place where they can work on it a bit some new motor would be in order along with verifying that every thing is tightened to specks

[@mceajc]

"Different is good because "the same" was bad." So many good quotes, but this one will stick in my memory forever. Thank you.

[@VanderGroejn]

Now I'm sad there's only one episode left. This is truly epic and so fun to watch. Cheers 🍻❤

[@just__dave]

Don’t worry, I have a feeling the Pinto is going to provide content for years to come!

[@mobilguru88]

What an amazing trip! That “Red Barn” looks familiar! Wait! There is a fiero?! I think I know where you at! What a crossover! Greetings to Ronald! Can’t wait to watch part 4 😬

[@malice6081]

I was like, I see a fueeo, I see the barn, oh my god it's fingerprints i

[@SuperFlowback]

This truly is a tale that these guys will tell their children/grandchildren. I’ve taken a trip like this on a self (with a couple of friends and my dad) build hard tail Harley chopper with maybe 100 miles shakedown on it. As bad as it sucked at the time and all the time spent on the side of the highway being absolutely pissed off and ready to burn it to the ground. In the end, it was all the conversations had and time spend with the friends around me and the total strangers that helped me along the way that made the trip so memorable. It’s not even close when comparing a trip with zero hiccups and that first trip on my bike.

[@talon146]

I've been refreshing youtube like crazy waiting for part 4. Love this series.

[@diggingarizona8592]

Me too still........still waiting.

[@QueLaFe]

@@diggingarizona8592 lol same

[@bizbot1655]

Same here.

[@Yahgiggle]

same, its taking forever a

[@67riot]

Same here. Getting worried now🥴

[@HankJr.]

I absolutely love this journey. As stressful and tiresome as it’s been, it’s the memories made that’ll be talked about for years. It’s the fun of doing something so stupid that often yields the best memories. Im thankful and appreciative to be able to be apart of this so to speak thanks to you documenting it all for all of us to see. Speaking of, the editing and presentation of this are so well done. Top notch quality editing that must’ve taken months to do. Can’t wait for part 4. 🍻

[@chibu3972]

Been waiting for 2 weeks for this to drop. Really love the movie-esque style. Keep it up yo!

[@chrisgertz8250]

I have never in my entire life enjoyed watching such an adventure. You guys are absolutely entertaining and a joy to watch. Your perseverance and knowledge have got you this far. Looking forward to episode 4! Bring home the pinto!! Who needs Netflix when you got so much entertainment right here!

[@stevilmeyers]

You're driving us crazy here.

[@akawireguy1197]

I seem to remember that the head gaskets on these can be put on backward. They will fit and bolt down just fine but that backward installation blocks off some of the coolant passages.

[@jgott1745]

It’s the the original engine is it? I thought it was out of a thunderbird? Or is that what you’re referring to?

[@akawireguy1197]

@@jgott1745 I would be very surprised if this engine is still wearing it's original head gaskets. If someone installs new head gaskets and doesn't do it correctly, if I remember correctly, installing the gaskets wrong, even though they will install and bolt down fine, you end up shutting off the coolant flow through the heads, so the heads don't get coolant circulating through them and carrying away heat.

[@bigubee]

We viewers are speculating about many things going wrong with that engine. We need to know the history of that Pinto if had a V8 dropped in from a Ford Mustang, so I read in here somewhere? Yes, saw some dirty and dirt inside the coolant system could very well be a headmaster incorrectly installed but We need ask the guys who drive that good old Pinto give us more information about the engine to better justify where the real problem is? I love this series and that old Pinto is sure going to amaze Ford's CEO, Jim Farley.

[@CopperAirplane]

Good God, I can't believe this series is free on the internet. Magnificent episode

[@jplauab]

Brazil wants the remaining episodes!!! Great editing, extraordinaire storietelling!

[@douglassilva2709]

Yeeees, like every week I look to see if if the new ep. has released, I need it!!

[@dylantaylor9707]

Where is pt4? Been loving this series!!!

[@izzynutz2000]

Just one word of advice gentleman.. Antifreeze not only keeps your car from freezing in the winter time it's also a coolant and would have dropped your temperature quite a bit if you would have used antifreeze/ coolant

[@VideoServicesVB]

Try telling that to a NASCAR engine builder. They don't use a drop of it. Then try telling that to the thermostat. Which is going to regulate the temperature no matter what kind of fluids is in it.

[@tobiassonne3442]

this may be the most "roadkill" like trip on youtube without being roadkill

[@moviemania1137]

Roadkill before they got greedy and paywalled everything. 😏

[@addictiveconduct]

Have you seen vicegripgarage ? If not, him and his family are a definite watch! Check out the independence story or his dads old car story. Hes worked with Turningrust ....another youtube family group....also a great watch! Have a good day fella!

[@tobiassonne3442]

@@addictiveconduct oh yeah! he's a great guy

[@russelljohnson1303]

Hell roadkill isn't even roadkill anymore.

[@davelowets]

@@moviemania1137 Roadkill didn't get "greedy". Their parent company got bought out, and they had no choice in the matter.

[@mcpainsurte]

Please release the next episode...... I want to see the end of this epic journey.

[@siddharthct4799]

Please Upload the next video. We all are waiting since weeks.

[@modelleicher]

My 2 favorite car youtubers in one video, and I thought this series couldn't get any better

[@hewfil1]

Was just about to head to bed for the night and of course this episode drops. Here we go, see y'all at 6AM!

[@snoopy5736]

Same, I shut of Forensic Files on TV to watch this 😅

[@johntheleprechaun178]

Exact same here 😂

[@jasonkelly4964]

Ok bro you've had more than enough time to get that last episode out, so let's have it!!

[@prieten49]

I had a 1976 Pinto Wagon. It ran great. With the rear seat flat, I could sleep in there and went on many a car camping trip. I even drove the thing all the way to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and back. Learned to drive a four speed manual on it. Great car.

[@gregbenwell6173]

While watching THIS episode I just remembered something that happened to me years ago!! I owned a 1981 Chevy Citation at the time and it too had a cooling system problem!! For weeks I chased it, swapping water pumps, changing to two different thermostats and I ever "boiled out" the radiator with a cooling system flush and nothing worked! AND as strange as my problem was, the inline four kept overheating no matter what I did to it, which was only compounded by the fact it was the middle of December (Winter) in my Upstate New York home with outside temps around 25 degrees or less most days!! I finally yanked the radiator and took it to a shop that works on them as a core for a replacement!! And as I was given the new replacement radiator, the guy behind the counter asked why I was changing it and I told him the problem I had ran into!! Oddly he suggested that "If you install this radiator and you still have the same problem, it (the problem) might actually be your heater core!"!!!!!!! And it was then he asked for the specs on the car again, and looking it up, the heater core was only $25 to replace! I thanked him and told him that I'd be bad if the car overheated again, and must be he figured I would return, because three days later the car over heated again, and when I walked into the radiator shop, before I even got to the counter he already at the heater core laying there and rung up as I began to tell him to "order me a heater core, please!"!! In short he'd already taken it upon himself to order it the day I picked up the radiator, and it was a good thing he did......because installing the heater core I never had a problem with the car over heating ever again!!

[@ice44567]

Yeah, a lot of older cars had no bypass for the heater core, so if the heater core got plugged up with rust/sediment from an iron block/head engine that didn't get good cooling system maintenance, it would essentially get to a point where it was an impossible restriction for the water pump to push through. But usually when that happened the heater cores just ruptured and peed on the floor lol

[@SophiaAphrodite]

I do not think they have the heater core hooked up though. As long as they are looped and not capped it should be fine.

[@southside1975]

I think the heater core is by passed on this car.

[@skullman9113]

That would "Drive" me crazy!!

[@davelowets]

@@SophiaAphrodite You don't even have to "loop" them. Just cap off the ports. What do you think we do with race cars? We certainly don't run a "loop" of heater hose to try and fool the engine into thinking there is a heater core present. A vehicle won't overheat without a heater core.

[@gregpallett1839]

This is seriously some of the best film making in YT right now. Great story, great filming, great editing.

[@Po-Oc]

just finished watching the 3 episodes you've uploaded so far today. And I have to say that your story boarding and editing is on point. amazing work.

[@josephtizol9695]

It’s Mother’s Day and I’ve been binge watching this road trip…..sorry to my wife. This is awesome. I’m 53 and have some great memories but I don’t have a “driving a s****box Pinto across the country “ great memory I’m looking forward to the finale! 👍🏻

[@AccessDeniedCloudStrike20001]

Incredible job editing. Content rivals any large production documentary. What an adventure… Safe travels! 👍

[@N1RKW]

I find myself looking at that tiny little radiator and wondering whether it was ever capable of keeping that V8 cool enough, even under perfect conditions. It might be worth considering replacing it with a larger one in the future, if you haven't done so already. Naturally, I expect that a hundred other people have suggested the very same thing...

[@asten9169]

My 86 camaro had an original replacement radiator in it. champion 2 core i think. i replaced with a 4 row aluminum radiator and havent had any issues. I suggest a bigger radiator.

[@jeffreysalzman1497]

I am feeling the same. That little radiator was not made for that V8. Plus I suspect it is junk as well.

[@staceyrenner5418]

I'm a little late to the party but I've been thinking the same thing since day one. No way does that rad have enough surface area to drop the temp of the coolant as it flows through it. Almost looks like the 4 cylinder rad, I'm sure the V6 unit is bigger. The new rad for my V8 Mustang II is nearly twice as wide and bit taller, I'd think that would be sufficient for the Pinto as well.

[@wildman510]

Yeah it looks like it would be more at home cooling an i6, plus it looks like some random garbage made out of chinesium

[@beardedbodger]

It’s a drag racing pump! It moves water at low revs to keep cool while getting to and from the lines, for the 12-13 seconds you are at full revs over the 1/4 mile cooling isn’t a concern, plus at 120mph plus you get more air through the radiator!!

[@friguy4444]

After watching how scared the troubles made them I guess i must have went through a lot as a kid. We had troubles in freezing cold weather along the highways of Northern Alberta over and over. Including times when the water pump died and the system didn't hold water etc. We did things like melting snow or in Summer getting water from the ditches from puddles etc. Then driving for ten minutes and doing it all over again until we got to where ever. Being stuck in winter -40 and colder. But I'll say one thing. Canadians ALWAYS stopped. Not just one once in a while. But many over and over. If they could help we accepted it and they did. If not we were gracious.

[@moparandbill]

This has been a great series so far! I (Bill) made a similar journey from southern Florida to the Texas panhandle in the early 80s in a 53 Studebaker with a flathead 6, 3 on the tree, and a overdrive unit. Plenty of issues along the way, and I was by myself to boot. It was a life changing journey, as I'm sure yours was. Looking forward to the next episode! You have done a great job documenting and editing, making me feel like I am there with you.. You have a gift. I feel like you have a great future!

[@armedinbama]

Being a big guy myself, and having owned a Pinto, I sure feel for Rob!

[@TRIBE.OF.ZEBULUN]

3 cool nerds and a V8 Ford Pinto, can't get better then that! Much respect from a true blue Ford man down under!

[@MillersPlayground]

here every half day to look for ep.4 ❤

[@MillersPlayground]

Still waiting!!!!!!!😂

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Those little 302s are tough. My grandpa bought a new 79 F100 that he severely overheated one time. He let it cool down for a bit and used some snow to help cool it down and it fired back up. By the time he sold that truck he had put 350k miles on it and pretty much everything was still original. But anyways i loved this series and i love that little Pinto

[@jaratt85]

I had a 76 F100 that had an even "better" fuel line than that. It had a 360FE in it and for whatever reason not only did they run steel line on it but they decided to run it up the passenger side of the block right through the middle of the exhaust manifold.. Yeah... One day I was sitting at a light in town that took 15 minutes to change and needless to say at 8mpg I decided to shut it off instead of wasting gas and having it overheat.. Of course seconds later the light finally changed but surprising nobody reading this it wouldn't start back up no matter what I did. Some guy with a quad cab OBS F350 460 pulled me to a nearby parking lot after a motorcycle cop pulled up and bitched me out for not moving (wasn't my fault) and half an hour later my dad showed up to bring me home. Somehow we ended up spending a little time in town and deciding to check it one more time after it had sat for about an hour and a half total and suddenly it magically ran again with us having no clue why. It was only back at home that I looked at it again and noticed the fuel line and put my hand on the carb only to burn the shit out of my hand.. So I guess it was fine so long as you didn't sit idling for 15 minutes.. and no.. I never fixed it because in my dad's eyes "why fix what isn't broke? It's working now.." Needless to say if I ever get another old car or truck (the prices are INSANE these days in NorCal, people want 5-6k for things with no engine or transmission!) I'll definitely check where the fuel line is routed and maybe even put a fuel cooler on it. I don't know if they did it as a smog thing thinking it'd somehow make you burn less fuel if it was preheated just like with that stupid exhaust passage in the intake but it was a really stupid idea.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Engine Masters did an episode where they tested different cold air intake systems, and different fuels (pump gas, race gas, meth). Long story short, cold FUEL makes more power than cold air, and even keeps the engine temperature down.

[@bassackwards0193847]

I believe you had what's called vapor lock .

[@Nothingtoya]

Yes, cold fuel makes more power but you lose fuel economy. That doesn't mean you should run you're fuel line close to the exhaust. The best fix for the problem he had was to buy a return style filter and put it in the engine bay, run yourself a fuel return line to the tank, problem solved.

[@trentdawg2832]

Anything that is pre smog here in ca. is like gold…….even if it has no motor or trans…..I live in the s.f. Bay Area and was able to score a ‘73 c10 short bed fleetside for $3800…..I found it in Stockton and it wasn’t running and needed much love it was a 250 straight 6 with a 4 speed granny low transmission…..that were in unknown condition…..he wanted $5000 for it I kicked the tires and beat him down to $3500 once I flashed him cash money…..then was able to negotiate a tow back home from him for another $200……I had asked him if there was a u haul nearby so I could rent a car trailer but that’s when he said I have one and offered up his services……needless to say 4 days later I had a cammed 5.3 LS with a 3000 stalled th350 swapped and running in there and replaced the hood doors and fenders in the following weeks, I’ve already got the white base coat with blue ghost pearl flake paint on hand and just got some final prep work before I paint it in my garage like I did with the nova in my lil picture……..needless to say I can sell it as is without paint sitting in primer for $10+K but after I paint it I should have no problem getting $15-20k here in the s.f. Gay area……but honestly I don’t think I wanna sell it …..just trying to figure out how I’m gonna tell my wife considering we already own 6 very nice luxury sports cars and suv/ diesel truck….all GM lsa/LS/duramax….besides our mbz cls550…….I honestly think that the mbz will be the one getting sold before the c10

[@PetePavloff]

This was awesome! I'm an old guy that misses the famed muscle cars. Yeah,,, it take a computer to make power,,, but doing it yourself is AWESOME!

[@icookiebear7237]

Found this on Patreon :::Hello! After receiving messages from several concerned viewers (including my mom) I should probably confirm that I am, by all reports, not currently deceased. Pinto Odyssey Part 4 is in progress and taking longer to edit than expected, which I quite honestly should have expected. I'm not going to throw out a tentative upload date because I was wrong the last 100 times and should probably stop guessing.

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Thanks for the update, no reason to compromise your quality for a hasty release.

[@donnieminnick3526]

Really enjoying this series, although I have to say it was upsetting to see how close that steering coupler came to being undone. Those familiar barn doors at the end put a smile on my face! It’s like an MCU with old cars!

[@NerfCraft]

I recognized that red barn immediately. This is gonna be absolutely awesome! Can't wait for the next episode.

[@robertrobinson9930]

I am 71yrs old and have worked on these gas breathing beasts for years. If your radiator hoses are soft they can collapse while driving and cause overheating, and you would be surprised at what you can find in engines that have sit for yrs. Good use of duct tape! 😋

[@artyart31]

WE WAITING FOR THE NEXT VIDEO, IM INVESTED. 😁👌🏼👌🏼

[@andrewturnock5665]

I feel this episode in my soul, the persistent issues, slapping together a solution, and occasionally saying f*ck it…. I want to know the plans for Pinto once it’s home!! Resto mod? Engine pull/rebuild?

[@j.danaclark2166]

I've seen blocked off heater hoses cause over heating. It may have helped to loop the heater houses rather than having them capped off.

[@boogerfromthatmovie4257]

true because coolant constantly flows through the heater core, why in old cars your feet will still get with the heat off lol new cars have flow control valves to stop that.

[@trentdawg2832]

Very true

[@ksavage681]

Yep. I looped mine when my core sprung a leak, didnt have any issues.

[@AnEverydayGamer]

Everyone check their community tab on the channel for updates

[@jasonmeador7861]

I am finally watching! Absolutely love this series! It's definitely better than most buddy road movies! 🚨

[@teslarawks1673]

Leaving San Antonio at I-10 & loop 1604 there was junkyard I worked at where most of my 37 pintos found their final resting places. We specialized in building one corvette out of one new frame and two wrecked corvettes. Fun memories and lots of learning experiences. We had a old country doctor who knew how to treat brown recluse spider bites before modern medicine at hospitals had a clue, beer and cigarette tobacco soaked and applied to the bite. Your over heating problem is because you are overloaded, between the high temps, tools and parts and the size of all of you that poor pinto it was straining all along the trip.. Great video looks like you would be happy to be home after stressing out from a trip across country. I drove my 1977 pinto wagon from my house in San Antonio to the Seguin, TX with the emergency brake on my way to Georgia.. it melted the wheel cylinders and leaked all the brake fluid out.. I made the rest trip real slow using the emergency brake. Young and dumb and full of... well you know. Y.O.L.O. - You Ought Look Out!!! LOL. Another trip I drove from San Antonio, TX to Georgia and up to Washington DC to paint a house on the return trip the motor went boom in front of CIA headquarters and my dad unbelievably drove up and towed me back to Georgia where we took the heads off thinking it was a head gasket (A common problem with 2.3 pintos) and found out it was the piston rubbed a hole in the cylinder wall.. new block and I was back on the road again.

[@frotobaggins7169]

if they were running the 2.3l engine, that seems viable. One would think the V8 would have zero problem pushing that little car along even if it was full of dirt. I keep thinking head gasket or cracked head or block.

[@teslarawks1673]

@@frotobaggins7169 That and the transmission was probably the same one for the 2.3 it probably had a C3 or C4 and really put some heat through that trans cooler and then through the radiator that probably should have had its own fan or maybe the electric fan didn't have but one cycle in order to kick it up a notch when the temps hit 192.. I didn't like that radiator it was special order where a radiator with 4 rows would cool better instead of wider rows in order to keep it cooler.. I think they took out the thermostat didn't the?.. that is a big no-no. that doesn't allow any cooling especially with just water. I didn't have any luck with distilled water when I put in a new radiator and heater core in my Taurus and I tried the distilled water bit but it still rusted out because they come from the factory with rust in the motors and its impossible to get it out completely. I even tried vinegar flush, the shop where I worked has an engine flush machine its good but the rust will always come back. I would have crimped those caps until it fit tight.. I pulled a cap off a Dodge Caravan and it burned me over 65% of my body with big Dill Pickle size blisters.. it took weeks of scrubbing and pain and suffering to get over that mistake.. I got all the time in the world when it comes to allowing a vehicle to cool down ever since then.

[@normiukkeli3739]

Was just abouth to start rewatching the 454 engine rebuild series and then this drops🤠

[@CopperAirplane]

He mentioned they got 13 mpg last video. But I think there was a good amount of idling and not driving

[@chrisgertz8250]

I sure hope episode 4 will be up soon. Am missing the continuation of epic story!

[@johncundiff7075]

We all are beginning to wonder??? Please, Part 4 ASAP!!!

[@snoopy5736]

I drove from LA to Chicago with a bad waterpump. Had to have the heat on full blast driving thru Vegas. Hotter than hell there, I saw the temp reach 116. It definitely was an amazing experience

[@danielblocker8008]

The roller coaster of emotions in this episode, but then the end... I was like WHOOOAAAAAA! I love this series!!!

[@blenahan973]

Am I the only one who recognizes the friends garage at the end!? This is going to be a epic collaboration!!

[@billghee9387]

What a wonderful series. Three friends, an old car, and an adventure. You've lived and added experiences and tales to the lives of other's - in a positive way. Well done.

[@icerazar713]

This has turned out to be a great road trip series. We can all relate to the mechanical and emotional issues when something goes wrong.

[@nathanmathews127]

scared the hell out of me when you said to leave the pinto in the barn haha. I was like, there must be more to this series!

[@Novice_Mentality]

Still waiting for part 4...but as much as I want it now I know that all good things are worth waiting for.

[@robertmaclauchlan2981]

Looking forward to the next episode we all know the small block ford will make it

[@sethallison5682]

When I saw your coolant overflow spewing out the cap… yeah that’s likely a head gasket. Could have been initially caused by the under sized radiator or weirdo water pump. But when I’ve had a bad head gasket it pushed combustion gases into the coolant system which sometimes pressurized the overflow tank. Hopefully not but… good luck!

[@johnburakowski61]

. Good call. The radiator is too small, and if it's a head gasket they should be able to smell exhaust gasses in the surge tank.

[@wiesshund-games]

Or, like everything else they ran into that was not properly tightened, the original builder did not torque the heads correctly

[@D60433]

Is there water migrating into the motor oil?

[@sethallison5682]

@@D60433 doesn’t necessarily need to happen for there to be a blown head gasket

[@D60433]

@@sethallison5682 while that is true it is frequently one sign, and bears checking ✔

[@bpbuilds]

You must have needed like 1000 memory cards for this adventure.

[@MindlessDude]

As soon as I saw that barn I got SUPER excited! You all can maybe fix you problems now! I just found you on the first video of this trip and iv watched the entire fiero revival series and was just thinking about Ronald at the beginning of the video... This is so cool!

[@aaron71]

The amount of coolant flushing was quite pleasing to my OCD 😂Wasn't expecting that ending! Excited for part 4!!

[@Mikelp73]

302 is a tough engine. I ran one dry of coolant once without knowing and it still went probably 10 miles before just stopping. Installed a new water pump and it kept going for a few years.

[@Alex89111]

Saw that yellow MR-2 and knew exactly where you were. still looking forward to ronalds next video too.

[@gboojie8846]

Looking forward to EP4. My husband and I enjoy this road trip.

[@strangersgt5632]

I watched the entire series on this car so far and its awesome! I can't wait for the next upload! I think this series is the best on KZbin atm. Keep up the awesome content!

[@Tinman598]

Love this series. I had a problem with overheating after using head gasket sealer. It seems that it sealed the radiator as well as the head gasket. Ironically what solved it was coolant. When I changed out the water for antifreeze, I could see the blockages in the rad dissolving.

[@danielnowicki917]

Hurry up with episode 4!

[@joegilly1523]

Nice project,revival of a OLD Pinto.

[@TexasEngineer]

Been there done that. The year was 1973. I had got of the Army, got married and moved to Houston. We needed to move the mother-in-law from San Antonio to Houston. We reserved a U-Haul truck and the three of us drove to San Antonio on Saturday. We packed her up and headed out Sunday morning. We started with myself, my wife and her brother. We got on IH 10 headed east just like you. We found the U-Haul truck was overheating. A quick look and it was the fan belt was slipping and tighting was not fixing the issue. The belt was glazed. We stopped at a gas station but they did not have a belt that fit. We traveled along iH10 in an over heating loaded U-Haul truck. We would stop at every gas station looking for a fan belt. We had a secrete way of preventing it from getting too hot. We loosed the radiator cap and that limited the temperature to 212, it we did not run dry. We were moving at about 40 mph and visted all the places you did plus some looking for a fan belt. The 800 number from U-Haul was usless on Sunday. We even found a junk yard and they had a used belt, except it turned out to be glazed too but better. What luck. We could close the cap and move slowly. The interesting thing is that we had a chase car that we drove to San Antonio in. The car was a 1971 Pinto my wife had bought new. The Pinto would turn out to be the worst car I have ever owned and the most unreliable. I would have towed the car back with my pickup truck or better yet running away from any Pinto. The demise of my Pinto is a result on the timing belt stripping out and stranding me in Houston rush hour traffic on the Southwest Freeway during a flood. When they talk about your Pinto from the helecopter traffic report you know you have a really bad car.

[@lachlandegrussa4299]

My two favourite KZbinrs about to be in a video together this is gonna be great can't wait for the next episode

[@dandel351]

Nice work lads . Great video to watch. This is teaching everyone who has ever had cooling issues on old cars. Hope the hand has healed up ok. Steam burns can be real bad. I'm hanging out for what the overheating issue is in the end. My bets are on the rad being too small or that motor has a head gasket issue of some sort.

[@irwfcm]

I don't understand why I just spent over an hour watching this video, but I can't stop watching. These are really great!

[@jickmccivy6327]

Ahh the memories 1978 drove a 1960 ford 300 6 with a 2 speed automatic from the Beach in Ventura, California to the Beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida an Epic Adventure of Breakdowns and Repairs like yours

[@marcovega6036]

Ok ur keeping us in suspense!! Part 4 plzzzzzz!!!!

[@TheMetroPhotographer]

I feel like I living vicariously through you guys. Love this series so much!

[@vjuncker]

This series has been such an amazing journey by itself, but now knowing two of my favorite channels are joining forces, I'm definitely invested!

[@counthary]

This is the most fun i have watching a roadtrip series and learning some diy tricks as well, looking forward to part 4

[@coreyking8711]

Any updates on when the new episode is going to be uploaded I'm dieing to find out what happens

[@sbf_fox2434]

It's amazing how many bolts were loose on that car.

[@timothyballinger6280]

Here's a tip that works for me. I use about a half a cup of The Works toilet bowl cleaner and run the car for about 10 or 15 minutes. Drain system using a garden hose. Also have used a heater core in front of the radiator and bypass the one in the car to keep the temperature down on a need to run cool trip. This will bring your temperature down some as well.

[@Marc180sx]

Definitely my favourite series on KZbin at the moment, been a long time fuzzy viewer and this has definitely topped the cake! Everything about this adventure had me smiling the whole way through and my god does it make me want to do the same style trip with my friends. Thank you Fuzzy dice all the way from Australia 🇦🇺