Getting a f150 running after 17 years parked

1984 Ford F-150 302 aod will it run after being parked for 17 years vicegripgarage running start abandoned
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[@MattMunro74]

She's a beautiful old truck, glad she's in good hands. Watching your kids and yourself work on these old vehicles, gives me the inspiration to get my kids and rebuild my 76 Mini motor

[@Sleeperdude]

Awesome thank you 😊

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Nice job! That looks like a nice old truck, thank you for sharing!

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@justinwallace1484]

Glad to see you got my papaws truck running. Great job man. Look forward to seeing how it turns out.

[@ericwalstrand3512]

That Ford was so good, after not running for 17 years, it was still able to push that Chevy with that tow rope.

[@felta7197]

I love chevy but lol you got me on this one. I own a F150 xlt 09

[@syamalapathuri2933]

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[@juanlanda2635]

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[@billyfoster3223]

Ha, ha!🤟

[@brandonbell3089]

That Chevrolet pulled that old dead ford out 😏😏

[@hunterhall9760]

You guys have came a long way. We need new videos lol I’ve watched them all, some of them twice. BEST CHANNEL ON KZbin

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@ghettsumm7949]

I think you caught this one just in time,..... a few more years, and that engine is toast. Great video dude.

[@howtru56]

That was some good 'ol common sense "shade tree mechanic" stuff right there. No computer, no code reader, no timing light, no exhaust analyzer - just a solid understanding of how things work. Thanks for that walk down memory lane.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@danr4197]

OMG that thing runs and sounds better than the junks they make today. Totally amazing!

[@arjunadelhy7411]

Who cares Now about quality in Automotive industry

[@xianjunc3356]

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[@xianjunc3356]

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[@LarryDeSilva64]

Wow I have never seen an oil pan with that much water pouring out of it where the engine wasn't rusted solid. Great job getting all the problems diagnosed and getting it to run. I have a 1989 Ford F150 XLT Lariat am the third owner and mine still runs and drives fine. It has hauled a ton of tile recently and always starts first time every time and it has 160,000 miles on it. Engine has never been opened or rebuilt.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@backyardbangers1012]

I've recently drained 10 litres out of an old holden v8 from a paddock. Only about 2 litres of oil if that came out after the 10 litres of water. We pulled the engine staight down and because it was2 completely full and sealed there was no rust except a little bit of surface rust mud skurv in the oil pump gears witch we simply cleaned and was gone without a trace

[@rob-henderson7322]

Just found you Sleeperdude. I can watch truck rescues all day long. Nice one.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks man I’m glad you found me

[@enriquegarcia3990]

After 17 years, still in good shape!

[@jimluscomb530]

This is the first video of yours that I ever watched. Been hooked ever since.

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s awesome thanks for watching

[@josearriola3087]

All the truck needs is a good cleaning a very good detail and give it to trust another brand new like it just came out of the showroom floor

[@luisfernandoroblesyepiz8253]

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[@johnny22single99]

ABSOLUTELY----> OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!. 🙂

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@psych3009]

Ive been real scared to drive my grandpas truck that Ive been working on since he passed but this gives me the motivation that my truck should be able to move under its own power from being sat 7 years

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah go for it

[@letsgobrandon1300]

Nice truck.! I have a '89 302 4spd. Drove it 6 years until she started blowing smoke and running like crap. In the early 2000's my old boss had a '83 300/6 and he would do burnouts to make us smile. 3 on the tree. Rev it up and dump the clutch! Love ford trucks '70 - '91. Here In Maine that baby would be toast with the climate. Good video

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s funny

[@danielknepper6884]

I've never watched any of your older videos it's kind of interesting to see how far you've come with the editing and your content. Watching these older videos you're so calm and relaxed. 😆😆

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s awesome

[@Union53992]

And hearing the word “tire!” :)

[@bruceburns1672]

I can't understand why people let vehicles like this rot rather than selling them , 17 years ago this would have been a perfectly good truck .

[@lordracula2461]

In the UK we just scrap them so this is option is not the worst

[@stevecharette4421]

Attachment to a lost loved ones items is very solid. It get extremely difficult to let go of things that have both good and bad memories.

[@Brittgad]

Nope

[@tattttu9]

Maybe because it is worth keeping the things than selling them. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have where to store them tho.

[@kenprevatt1267]

Still is a good truck

[@ME-kv8ew]

Really, no comments on a chevy pulling a Ford. Nice old truck. Brings back memories for me, thank you.

[@ericwalstrand3512]

That Chevy wasn't pulling the Ford. The Ford was pushing the Chevy, ...with a tow rope...not running....it's that good.

[@ME-kv8ew]

@@ericwalstrand3512 I like that.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@cl3344]

Gotta love a old Ford throw a few parts at her and she's back running

[@bradzimmerman3171]

Especially throw those hubcaps away they are as useful as engine covers & bumper stickers

[@jimhall5472]

Still more reliable than a bran new Chevy. LOL!!

[@rickforeman8937]

Yeah that's why everyone puts Chevy engines on old Ford's

[@jimhall5472]

@@rickforeman8937 That is very sad and disgraceful. But the reason is simple, it’s just cheaper to build a Chevy.

[@brandonbell3089]

@@jimhall5472 and Chevrolet is a much better engine design. Stronger block/ better flowing cylinder heads etc. price isn’t the only advantage. GM automatic Transmissions rule the hotrod world aswell 😏.

[@wanderlostrvr2582]

Beautiful truck. Makes my ‘99 Ford look brand new.

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah it had some good bones

[@sugartreefordman7293]

302 holds 6 quarts of oil. Amazing that engine wasn't stuck with all that water in it.

[@jimgould2829]

No doubt!Another Ford miracle engine 😇 Mother Teresa would be impressed lol Maybe some vehicles have spirits making them want to run🙌🦾

[@williamfoster6449]

@@jimgould2829 see your doing job how soon will it go

[@davewallace8219]

all the water ran past...the rings...the motor had to be very loose.

[@willhart7861]

What a great video! I really enjoyed this! I'm jealous though because I can never find any old ford's sitting like this one

[@jeromebreeding3302]

Wish I had rescued this Ford pickup. Strange how that motor had so much water in the sump. It must have sat in the rain for a time with the breather off.

[@danbolton3180]

My neighbor has an '85 with a straight 6 he was asking $1500 for. I really thought about it then bought a '91 with a straight 6 for $850 in much better shape.

[@borilopez8581]

Beautiful truck men congrats

[@brianclark2876]

Nice old ford ! Nice job ! I had an 83, 6 cylinder

[@bobbyheffley4955]

Automatic transmission (C6)

[@Ramcharger85]

Beautiful old truck. My uncle had an 84 F150 extended cab long bed with the 302. Thanks for sharing. ❤😊

[@willwalt6374]

I owned a 1982 F150 302mfi Aod & 9” my dad gave me when I was 18 , was the best truck I ever had , I wish it would have been a short bed like this one , I should have never sold it 😞 I installed some used 5.0 mustang stock shorty headers into a 3” flow master exhaust and it changed the way that motor ran

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s cool

[@shanethompson7543]

Nice looking truck awesome you got it running! 👊👊👊

[@christopherwilson7698]

Good looking truck and I’m not a ford guy but that has really nice lines

[@Sleeperdude]

thanks

[@paulkoch6241]

Aaahhhhhhh! The dreaded variable venturi carb. Changed one with my dad in the late 90s. 14+ connectors as I remember.

[@satarjabar1349]

Really good job man , my regards to you and very good of you when you mentioned Vice Grip Garage ... 👍👍👍

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@donaldhoot7741]

Very cool! I can imagine if the oil pan had water on the bottom it may have kept upper parts bathed in "oil". Signed: Not, Sure. 2505

[@charlesstarlin6354]

Awesome always cool stuff always thanks 😎 👌 👍

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you for watching

[@charlesstarlin6354]

@@Sleeperdude thank y'all

[@benjaminrush4443]

Wow! Engine sounds Good. On to Part Two.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@stevezanone2937]

Gave a nod to Derek of Vice Grip Garage. Good tip...

[@ironmike2732]

LOL, I love hearing you say "I learnt that from Vice Grip Garage".

[@Sleeperdude]

I have learnt a few things from him

[@diesel379x]

Even after 17 years of sitting that old Ford was fighting not to be pulled by a Chevy 😂

[@brandonbell3089]

But that ole Chevrolet drug the wheels off that ford anyways 😏😉

[@greghamilton1638]

I have a couple Older Ford's. 1983 F250 with a 300 inline 6, C6;automatic. And a 1988 F150 with a carbureted 1977 model 302..both great trucks!!

[@greghamilton1638]

Aod transmission in the 1988

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s cool

[@chacraserrano]

Antes de jalarla creo que sería recomendable poner la transmisión en neutral...se ahorrarían un poco de esfuerzo y antes de meterla al garage no le hubiera caído mal un lavado a presión.....

[@shanewatkins5322]

You just cannot beat a classic Ford truck. Glad that you got it running again. Keep up the great work and awesome videos

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@brandonbell3089]

Ohh yes you can 😉😉. A classic Chevrolet truck

[@mromatic17]

@@brandonbell3089 they build one hell of a v8 but they have the cheapest parts known to man and they break all the time the motto it buy a GM they like a rock cuz they run like shit forever!

[@brandonbell3089]

@@mromatic17 that’s exactly why 80% of the ford brand on the track runs a Chevrolet powerplant right 😂😂. And Chevrolet has less brand recalls

[@brandonbell3089]

@@mromatic17 ford engines and transmissions do not compare to GM. The GM automatic transmission platform is the strongest in the world used in 99.9% of drag cars. The engines are commonly used for a reason aswell. For instance the small block Chevrolet block is much stronger than the Windsor ford block/ stronger crank/ much better cylinder head design with larger valves and intake runners etc

[@jackiejohnston4413]

Hello yes my name is Jackie I've been a mechanic for over 30 years and I used break clean spray down beside that shaft on it, it releases all the gunk and lets it all come loose by turning it back and forth that he can pull it right out with no trouble at the I used to do. Good luck.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thank you

[@eduardocertain2227]

I just found this old video sleeper dude. Beautiful square body style, very cool video. I'm going to look for more videos of that truck.

[@Sleeperdude]

Oh that’s cool thank you

[@trybriguy1357]

My jaw is on the floor. I have never seen so much water in a motor, wow, I bet your glad it didn't start and am really happy you made the decision to change the oil in that motor when you did!!! I don't understand why it didn't show on the dipstick!

[@crforfreedom7407]

That's got me too. But he did say something about chunks. What surprised me with all that sludge he never dropped the pan and cleaned it out! All that crap is still around the pickup to the oil pump. Once that water came out, the pan should have been dropped and cleaned, crank and rods sprayed down.

[@johnfranklin5277]

Water is heavier than oil, so oil sits on top of the water.

[@davewallace8219]

as you pull the dipstick...the last fluid in the dip stick...will be the oil...the engine has been run. so you will see no bubbles...

[@49Fordproject]

This truck is identical to my Dad's 1984 F150, except his was stick shift. I mean it looks Identical. Same everything.

[@aussie-seb]

Do you guys own the rollback? If so, pro-trip, add dawn dish soap to the deck behind the front tires and "rock" the deck back and forth, it'll slide right off! You can also, slightly raise the deck and drive out from underneath the truck once the rear tires are on the ground with the brake set.

[@frankhall4]

Amazing job congratulations

[@sparky545]

Those rim's helped em to have a wider wheelbase and I've seen oil that bad and it could be the heads cause they might be aluminium but love the truck and hope yall the best of luck with it. K-Seal will instantly seal anything that's wrong with the cooling system just to get it running

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thank you

[@gerardohernandez3740]

Good my frend. An Good truck

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@TheREALOC1972]

The Bullnose and Bricknose Ford Trucks are being a popular truck to build into a daily driver/cruise-in/Local car show truck because their the last of the cheap classic trucks, I'm seeing more and more of them on the road and showing up at Cruise-in's.

[@henrycarmona8560]

Love you're show.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@donalddday7741]

i bought one new in 1984 4x4 short wheel base 4.9 6 cylinder 4 speed with granny as 1st gear, add 2 inch coils in front, 3 inch exhaust cherry bomb jacobs ignition took off cat, went from 12 mpg to 18 mph 4 wheeled all over California mountains to the beach north south east and west sold it in 2005 with 540,000 miles on it to a friend before i moved to Idaho

[@Sleeperdude]

Wow that’s a lot of miles

[@Zachalackalackalack]

My dad had a red 89 exactly like this but EFI and hell yeah shout-out to vise-grip that's awesome I knew you had to be a fan of his

[@HotRodHoarder]

That oil drain reminded me of the last time I had Taco Bell.

[@Sleeperdude]

It reminded me of Corey's 50 Chevy remember it was full of water too

[@nathankoroush7918]

Next day after Papa Murphy's pizza.

[@jamesmcdonald5868]

Much RESPECT Josh! You mentioned VGG on your channel.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@roberthicks9191]

Bought a used 1982 f100 xlt, looked exactly like this one, kept it 25 yrs. Still ran perfect. A/c still worked when I got rid of it. Guess they made them well back then.

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s cool

[@usmc291]

Really nice truck

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@pauldillinger2286]

I love the 80s v 8 fords. Great job getting it going.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@mercury-nc4tm]

if you ever run into one of these again, do not pull the body of the carb apart to fill the bowl, just pour it into those 2 large holes beside the choke opening - those are the bowl vents - they lead directly into it. it will save you some time too

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok thank you

[@rickmalarky9878]

Cool video! sure is cleaning up well.

[@charleyfloyd3317]

Can't believe someone complained about your flip flops. A country boy will usually go barefoot and use his toes for grip ( especially handy in mud or climbing trees). Sheesh, some people wouldnt be happy if you hung them with a new rope

[@Sleeperdude]

Yeah I wear boots all day at work I don’t really like wearing them in the evening

[@markamcampbell6340]

i bought an 88 f 150 for 200 bucks a year ago and i got it running but it idles high, about 300 rpm, i also had to rebuild the steering column. still, it is a project and it keeps me busy and out of bars.

[@baconneggs2406]

You mean 3000 rpm? It's most likely a sensor but pull the codes it's easy plenty of videos on how

[@markamcampbell6340]

@@baconneggs2406 i think it is a combination of vacume leak and blown head gasket . the whole engine rocks back and forth.

[@Sleeperdude]

It’s nice to have a project

[@gabrielmendoza1125]

I had one just like her she was my first highschool vehicle

[@brianeastman3547]

That's a pretty old rig,keep up the good work man

[@troyrosenbaugh9935]

Gotta love the old 500 cfm two barrel carbs. Run forever.

[@Sleeperdude]

Yes thank you

[@troyrosenbaugh9935]

Ran them on my chevy dirt track cars.

[@berlynreed4253]

My 93 sat for 10 years! Replaced the starter relay and she started right up with bad gas!

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s awesome

[@caseystill466]

Ralphy might like that I this morning I picked up A 1996 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck running for only $100.00! Sounds to good to be true doesn't it. It's true it's the long bed 2 door 4 wheel drive Stick shift transmission breaks still work and everything else works been sitting since 2013 due to serious rusting and rot in the frame so I'm going to order the rust repair patches to fix it and they make A special Bondo putty that I have to coat the rest of the frame with to seal it to stop the rusting

[@georgetouzis3432]

Good job, one thing I would have tried is pouring a couple of quarts os varsol in the crankcase with the plug in and letting it sit overnight. That stuff drained out was nasty.

[@rexfreelom4300]

Red Pick-up F150 truck with black camper. It had stuck brake drum at passenger rear wheel because it is rust. and Now the trick is to find it and then troubleshoot by removing the rust. Then rewire it if necessary on these module and integrated connector without the wires being bitten by rat, squirrel and mouse.

[@sweetbone39]

Awsome video... great mechanic you are my amigo..

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@jamesstoy8967]

Oil after setting years in a engine will start turning to a sludge in the oil pan. My '62 F-100 had been setting over 20yrs and had about half an inch of thick sludge in the oil pan. I've learned that pouring a gallon of gas down the dip stick tube, ONLY, and let it set about three days before dumping breaks up that old sludge. Then flushing out any gas left with old oil.

[@Sleeperdude]

Ok good tip thanks

[@timhastings9360]

What that bracket was most likely where the pulution pump was , I just bought a 1986 f 150 that runs &drives . It's body isn't as good as the one your working on the 302 needs a new oil pump but still runs. The oil pumps works when first driving till I turn it off then start it again then the oil pressure drops down to almost nothing. Well good luck with the 1983.

[@jandovalles7788]

Es. Una. Joya. Excelente.

[@kenprevatt1267]

That ole girl is going to run just fine .

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s right

[@davidyoung9357]

David from Germany, Good work, you have much faith in the oil pump and the oil pick up. Just my 2 cents.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@car_lifepassion252]

My first truck was a 1980 f150 3 speed 4x4 with the straight six I also have a 84 f150 2wd 3 speed straight six

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s cool

[@kenswitzer4133]

That’s a good looking truck.

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@2koolchris291]

The previous owner is smiling down from heaven saying “someone is treating her right”

[@Sleeperdude]

😄

[@netrioter]

I had a 87 F250 351W with a factory 4bbl (special order) and the tow package. No EFI. Single cab 2wd with an automatic and limited slip That thing would GO.

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s cool

[@floydrhyne3721]

WOW , GREAT JOB AGAIN

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@jesusnunez8911]

You don’t have to take the carburetor cover off to fill it with gas, that’s why it has the 2 holes on top of it

[@briantwilson5740]

actually i dont know much abotu the vac lines on these 80s trucks but i need to figure out what to plug up and what to keep i got an 82 and its the same engine so ive learnt alot on this vid 🤣

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s great thank you

[@mattmaverick703]

Nice classic Ranger looks good

[@charliemoore4047]

Hell i like all the old trucks chevy ford dodge these older trucks didn't have all this fancy new shit but I don't care just recently acquired a 97 ford f250 with the 5.8 and was so happy it had the rubber floor and manual windows

[@Sleeperdude]

Yep I had a 90 f250 and a 95 f350 they were both good to me

[@martinrempel3001]

Dream truck right there

[@Sleeperdude]

They are nice

[@Xatruch504]

As soon as he pulled that MMO bottle, i knew he was right on the money...

[@jonathangehman4005]

Awfully surprised how well that thing ran after sitting full of water for so long. It's amazing how some of them will come back to life

[@Abhishek-C92]

OLD IS GOLD PEOPLE, IT WORKS EVERYTIME.

[@AlejandroRamirez-ej7ut]

Oh mean yes its cool pickup f - 150 👍👍

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@rexfreelom4300]

To get it running the 1984 V8 motor try hand crank it with long break free bar and check the compression of the cylinders by crank it up with new battery and starter is bad or good. after crank it up listen to compression and don't fire up the engine that why use your stethoscope and it is too quiet then the engine is total and not compression high enough. Then check the exhaust pipe so it cannot be clogged up. You did unplug the spark plug and see if it needs cleaning and spark plug cable are very old and not good to use worn out burnt sparkolator cable only after you can read odometer High Mileage?

[@collomps]

Same water in engine problem with my 1988 S10-Blazer after 20+ years sitting. Don't know where the water came from but after an oil change and a lot of work it started just fine.

[@Sleeperdude]

Great

[@nicholasbrown6481]

I want that truck!

[@GratefulGlamper]

Found you by your call to the Ramsey show - very interesting channel!

[@Sleeperdude]

That’s great thank you for checking my channel out

[@MrMattDat]

Very cool video (again)! When you see that much water & oil turds coming out of the pan, would it be a good idea to pull the plan and see what's the condition inside?

[@Sleeperdude]

Yes it probably would

[@brianpayne107]

God was keeping an eye on that truck from getting rusted in the engine

[@Sleeperdude]

Apparently so

[@TypeOneg]

Love VGG!! Respect! Love tha Lil guy....))

[@Sleeperdude]

Thank you

[@davidfarmer2788]

Mason was doin his thing ! 🔑 God bless!

[@cassondramurray6100]

What a great old truck.

[@joshuahedgecock2303]

Awesome video!

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@dave1135]

29:52. Trick I use to get stuck distributors out is spray liberally with choke cleaner while spinning it back and forth. The goop from old oil and carbon builds up on the distributor shaft making it stick

[@Sleeperdude]

Thanks

[@ryanhawkins1235]

Switch to Wix oil filters and don't run full synthetic in old engines as it can get thinner than standard oil and start leaking or burning oil.

[@ryancollins3227]

If its a worn oyt engine yeah. If its not synthetic is 100% fine