First Start! Dodge Power Wagon Restoration! Chrysler Flathead Straight 6

#dodgepowerwagon #wdx #restoration
Sorry for the low quality, this video was made from Instagram stories and recorded footage.
This is the first start and run under its own power of my 1958 Dodge Power Wagon W300M 4x4 pickup truck. This engine was machined and (un)professionally rebuilt. This is her first time running off her fuel tank!!
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[@FlatheadTerry]

FLATHEADS RULE!, Overheads drool. Great milestone in this restoration adventure Dave. (Oil leakage is normal on rebuilt motors in my experience too!) Doooh!

[@da1082]

Sounds great! Can't wait to see the final product ...

[@tonywatson987]

Gosh! That's a GOOD sound - nothing beats a straight 6 - and no nasty clunking noises... I call that a result, Dave (you can fix a bit of oil!)

[@eozcompany9856]

What about the straight 8? 😁 No, but really straight 6 is one of the best engine configurations that exists.

[@phooesnax]

Sounds fantastic.

[@partsandresto]

Thank you! I concur!

[@rdc008]

Hey Dave ! Very cool ! Glad to see you got something posted on YT !

[@shanesmaineshop]

sounds great, I hope to have mine running again very soon.

[@willwatson3614]

Congratulations!

[@lollo89806]

Holy smokes. Awesome

[@partsandresto]

Yeah baby! Thank you!

[@oompah_your_dupa]

Congrats!

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

Sounds great. Good old bulletproof flathead six. Durable and dependable, if not overwhelmingly powerful. Good torque, though.

[@Daniel-S1]

Thanks from England.

[@tomlee7966]

looking good

[@pissbridge]

Can't wait to see it all together that's gonna be one really cool truck and very rare!!!!!

[@oldtanker4860]

Another great engine restoration start. I am really looking forward to seeing the cab and bed go on.

[@dnovello]

Wow!! Great job, Dave! Getting closer 👍

[@toolscrounge]

Congrats man, sounds amazing! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@paulresca6681]

Great accomplishment. Look forward to seeing more videos. Thanks

[@BlueyChandler]

Great content, love the glass Fuel Pp and Filter.

[@samiam7]

Pirates and restoration... you're getting weirder, I like it.

[@partsandresto]

Definitely happening.

[@comfort_in_discomfort]

That smells so good!

[@partsandresto]

You know it dude

[@jeflarremore7170]

I really want to restore a car. This kind of video inspires me. Not sure what kind of car or how I can pay for it, but it looks exciting. And probably a TON of hard work and failures to reach the finish line.

[@partsandresto]

Dude, it’s tough. Best advise I can give is this. Get something pre 60s or as early as you can. They’re shit simple. I’m NOT a mechanic by trade. Just fumbling through and learning on Facebook forums and KZbin. Spend as much money as you can afford on something complete and if possible running

[@karlk6860]

Congrats I fired up my PW engine for the first time last Saturday and she fired right up today I blocked the truck up on stands and actually put the old BAD radiator on it so I could run it for a bit, she fired right up and I got the timing set then ran her through the gears ran the 4 wheel drive both hi-lo in the transfer case and all appears to be ready to get the cab and bed put on next week although tomorrow the brakes will be filled with fluid and bled!

[@partsandresto]

Awesome Karl

[@averagecarguy420]

Running real good

[@DANYMITERESTORATION]

Great looking engin done expertly!

[@tomdamon7208]

outstanding !

[@joegustafson2669]

Yes. You did that engine paint right. 😊

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Dave awesome job. Congratulations she sounds beautiful. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Restore on. Keep Making. Good Bless.

[@leonardobatistarocha7956]

Bela primeira partida do motor do Dodge Power Wagon ficou bão 🤠 demais da conta.

[@dannoquin7322]

Sounds awesome.

[@54mgtf22]

Great job

[@douglasdailey5998]

Sounds very good. Once you get all the bugs worked out should really good, good job.

[@thomaswykes3647]

It's a really good idea to NEVER leave a spanner wrench on your battery like that. It's an inch away from causing an arc weld and then you could lose all that hard work. Plenty of folks have learned that the hard way.

[@hoipolloi890]

He was running it without any coolant...so...

[@Wrenchen-with-Darren]

Sure looks nice. I know how much work these projects are. Keep chugging.👍

[@mattosoffice477]

I love the smell of gasoline in the morning ... thanx ✌️

[@JDawghasaTruck]

Right on! The most exciting part of the project! Btw, I think they were designed to leak😉

[@partsandresto]

They have to be, I think it’s a legit leak at my oil filter

[@ukp42]

So smooth running, reminds me of a Rolls Royce engine, with a glass of champagne, on the top, with out spilling a drop to show off the balance or the cylinders or something. I even like the colour scheme. Great work, just need more Pirate talk practice. Love from Scotland 5* :D

[@frankdavidson9675]

a glass of water on top works adj carb till water stops shaking did that back in the 50s old fords

[@ivocosta206]

Um forte abraço. Brazil

[@DIYSCOTT]

Hell yeah! Looking good. I'm jealous cause you're always 2 steps ahead of me hahaha

[@partsandresto]

Haha. Just like @jsprague is always 5 steps ahead of me. It’s just how it goes

[@DIYSCOTT]

@@partsandresto lol true

[@user-ut8li5pq9n]

Sound like a song.

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

the ranch I work at just sold an old power wagon like yours for $5000

[@richardthomas1566]

Get that radiator hooked up even for short periods it’s real bad with out water it heats up at a different rate .

[@chrisj4570g]

“One handed is impossible. “ Bullshit. I do it at least every other night.

[@alfreddill3251]

WICKED!!!

[@hoipolloi890]

How much more effort would it have taken to put in radiator hoses and some water?

[@leonardocarrion3205]

Hi, great job, please how you fix the oil pan oil leaking ?

[@ivocosta206]

Ficou muito top. Brasil .....

[@duncannish]

Engine looks great! Love the red with black highlights on other components. What forums are you using for information? As well as parts source for that engine? Have one I'm going to need parts for. Thanks and keep it up!

[@frankdavidson9675]

try vintage power wagon in Iowa all parts

[@jerrypack726]

I need a carb for my Plymouth,it looks like the same one you have.could you tell me where you got yours Thank you

[@sparkybkc]

What is the hole beneath the exhaust Manifold in side of engine . Mine has some smoke coming out of it 3:03

[@kevinmcguire3715]

That wrench on top of the battery is not really going to help you as close as it is to the pos.+ and the neg- terminals . I used to do this until I learned the hard way.

[@reijerlincoln]

Sounds and looks good - not overly nice and polished.

[@garrettzindel6473]

Is that starter motor new or rebuilt?

[@francoishostalier2257]

Hi Dave, I am looking for some parts for my Plymouth Flathead P25 1954, do you have some address? Just to precise that I am leaving in France and the car too. I know Andy Bernbaum. Is there some other? Thank Francois

[@grzebacz100]

Need parts for my dodge wc

[@partsandresto]

Where ya located

[@grzebacz100]

@@partsandresto I em from Poland

[@robj2704]

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