‪@jetskijim007‬

‪@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage‬ and ‪@jetskijim007‬ are on an adventure from Lake Tahoe, California back to Arizona in an old 1950's Ford. They end up having A TON of issues, way more than they were expecting to have. It all comes down to Merlin practically drinking gasoline and Jimmy in the trunk. They have no idea what they got themselves into.
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[@stuffilike4498]

No Jimmy's were harmed in the production of this episode (just a little dignity lost 😂) the sheriff was just pretending he saw nothing 😅

[@51zebra]

Glad you made it home safe. I never doubted you. Next time try wooden clothes pins on your fuel line, they work like a heatsink and help take the heat away.

[@michaellauer3397]

As a kid, I would occasionally see that… I think the first time it was actually on a 55 Crown Victoria with the teapot carburetor

[@tomyot77]

Memories of hiding in the trunk at drive in as a teen in the 1960s. I am sure the sheriff and truckers were laughing so hard at an older white guy in the trunk of a vintage car blowing on a black hose. Priceless and it brought laughter to sadness in Georgia on a Sunday morning. The door vent wings were AC as a kid.😂

[@davidcolesr.8628]

God Bless You Tom, all the Folk’s that were Immediately Involved & the Rest of Our CountryMen, as We all Feel the Devastation when Senseless Acts Occur on Our Soil’s. Sick, Sick Individuals being Bred around the World, Indoctrination Starting as Soon as Kindergarten on Everything from American History to Current Affairs, Mixed Together with Sexual Identity Manipulation as Distractions while they Brainwash Our Children

[@JDZiemba1773]

We used to hide to get into the drive-in......in the 80s I'm talking....❤️🇺🇲

[@davidleavitt3804]

In some states it used to be illegal for a white guy to "blow" on a black "hose" like that. It still might be.

[@wesman7837]

​​​@@JDZiemba1773 Yup, we used to pack a bunch of teenagers in the trunk to go in the drive-in when we were in high school, too! Hi from Northern Central Utah Valley, otherwise known as Happy Valley! 👋 😊 🎉

[@JDZiemba1773]

@@wesman7837 I think we might have the last working drive-in still in operation....on sunny Cape Cod...

[@billholemo2518]

Stunning old Ford!! Back when cars had Style!!❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@gymshoe8862]

That thing is a labor of love--a work of art!

[@onehot57]

Boy that’s a beauty Merlin! I just bought my dream car it’s a 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxy 500 Fastback with 34k original miles, she’s a time capsule.

[@larrykittell726]

My Dad fought vapor-locking in his 52 Cadillac until he put an electric fuel pump on it. He tried putting it under the hood but ended up putting it near the tank.

[@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage]

It’s exactly what I did to this car when we got home and it hasn’t missed a lick since

[@philausdemwildenwesten4158]

⁠@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarageI guess pressurized liquids have a higher vapor point. And in addition: If you have a higher flow (also through the return), you can easily get rid of the heat in your gas system, as the gas will be transported faster and the heat can’t creep in so much.

[@Richard-gq7jp]

Since I was a kid I have always wanted my dream car, a 1956 Ford Crown Vic. When the '57 model cars came out, I think I was 15 and my folks were looking to buy a new car. I tried to talk Dad into looking at the '56 Ford. They ended up buying a '57 Nash Rambler (Yuck). He regretted buying that gutless wonder shortly after buying it. Now I am 82 and still have not bought my dream car. However, I have owned some really nice vehicles since then. One of the great one that sticks in my mind was a '62 Cadillac convertible. What great automobile that was. Fun to drive and super comfortable to ride in. At least you got to make a good video out of your trip home with your Crown Vic. i really enjoy your videos vic

[@patbullard9276]

Your reference to the Nash Rambler instantly brings to my mind the song “The Little Nash Rambler” “Beep Beep”.

[@georgevindo]

@@patbullard9276 That is a really good and funny song.

[@kevindurden9840]

My grandpa was a n old school mechanic from way back in the 30's. His preferred trick for fixing vapor lock was a wooden cloths pen on the fuel line between the pump and the carb. I once used a cardboard milk carton. Good times.

[@desertduneslakeandlife25]

@jetskijim007 thanks for taking the time to retell your adventure with my dad at Chicos

[@randymiller7521]

I see a new shirt coming for your swag collection. Jimmy in the trunk 😂😂😂

[@rayseals8764]

Aluminum foil crumbled around fuel lines. At least the size of flashlight. 5 ton army trucks were famous for vapor lock. Works every time.

[@kevinbode6483]

1. I miss the wing windows 2. We used a coffee can with extra fuel line and ice to keep them from vaperlocking. I really enjoy your content its always new and interesting.

[@BobbyMorris-wi8ov]

Tell me more about your technique. I have a 67 Bug that vapor locks in this extreme Southwest Arizona summer weather. Don't know about the coffee can and ice method.

[@haffrods7055]

Phenolic carb spacer cures this instantly. That car is very nicely done. The Sheriff was like " It's too hot for this sh**" Lol

[@RobertBelt-x6d]

😅

[@craigsouthern5089]

Thanks for taking us subscribers along for the ride. What a road trip in that beauty ride.✌️👍🤙🤙🍀🍀🍀🍀🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸.

[@kimetherington2252]

Merlin, I love these adventures, good or bad, it always shows you're the man, and let's not forget Jimmy that made this tag team duo a winner down the home stretch! The memories you two share would make a great movie of the week! Catch you on the next. ✌️ 😊

[@007twm]

When first married my wife's 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 used to vapor lock. We clipped wooden clothes pins onto the fuel line to get it running.

[@patthornton1212]

My uncle had a 1963 Chevy 3/4 ton with a big, in the bed camper. his fuel pump gave out out west on a trip they rigged up a hose as you did. his tank was right behind the seat so easier my aunt, uncle and cousin took turns blowing in the tank till they could make it to a shop to get it replaced. they still talk about it nearly 50 years ago.

[@justinsane7128]

My 54 international R100 likes to vaporlock, but then I put 8 wooden clothespins on the fuel line and it doesn't do it anymore, some kind of clothes pin voodoo works😅

[@stnkyp8]

You two crack me up.! Instead of a trunk monkey…you got a trunk jimmy. Hahaha. Great adventure Merlin

[@patbullard9276]

The Crown Vic, always has been one of my favorites. Especially the ones with the clear half top. And I’m not even a Ford guy.

[@Merv-Bob]

"YOU GOT A TRUE FRIEND" ! ! ! ! You bet, Jimmy is the MAN.

[@KristofKay-k3e]

what a fun road trip, that car is a beaut too, as always thanks for sharing

[@andrewphillips9123]

What a beautiful old crown vic. Merlin a true friend or a sucker. If it works it works. LOL this is nearly as much fun as the bugati. Poor Jim

[@maxmillion4216]

Vapor lock is the boiling of the gasoline in the fuel line. I had a 1950 Ford V8 flathead and in the summer time when it got hot I would put those spring loaded cloths pins on the gas line going to the carburetor. I also installed a air scoop in the hood to help keep it cool and it worked.

[@patbullard9276]

Merlin you’re red neck engineering never ceases to amaze me. If it works, it works.

[@huskiesgo5944]

When I had that problem, I fixed it with a bypass fuel filter. I routed the return to the tank. With fuel constantly cycling through the line it stayed cooler and any vaper was returned to the tank.

[@kevinreynolds1328]

Had an old car did the same thing I ended up putting cement sheet between the motor and fuel line worked a treat, really enjoyed the reminder of my old car long gone now.

[@hawkeyejohnny968]

Should have checked with the boat owner to see if they had a spare floate. Split it and insulate the gas lines. Road Kill usually takes the hood off to get rid of the heat.

[@C10-BMC]

Back in the day we vapor locked going over a mountain and an old fella in an RV stopped. He gave aluminum foil and told us to wrap the fuel line where it’s hot. Son of a gun got us going and it never happened again. Thanks to that old fella. I’m sure he’s long gone now.

[@jimmywilliams9824]

Pull that fuel line clean well , get that high heat paint (high heat primer first then finish with the regular high heat , no engine heat will get thu to the fuel then , paint that fuel pump too , and a spacer heat shield under the carb too, nice car even ford😂

[@kennethmenges5707]

My dad always hung the desert water bag on our old 53 & 56 ford wagons. Wooden clothes pins all along that steel fuel line. He fixed it when he got a 1966 impala wagon. That is a great looking old ford and a fun drive.

[@gregorycole2453]

LMFAO 😂 that is red kneck ingenuity at its finest!! Love it y’all be safe a keep up the good work!

[@BuildwithMooney]

This is just one of the many reasons I watch Merlin and friends, because you never know what's coming next! You guys crack me up! 😂

[@paulmartin8212]

"He was alive when I put him in there" Great video. I always enjoy your road trips. Glad Jimmy's okay.

[@jaywebb3105]

They call that device a blow and go. I think it is spot on for this application.

[@marvincarter870]

Oh wow all of these vapor locks on the old Ford brings back many memories when I owned a couple of these old Fords. This Ford has a lot of money put into it to have all these issues that Merlin and Jimmy had getting it home. It looks like it has a Chevy engine since there's now distributor on the front of the engine. Merlin has some issues to fix to make this old Ford reliable for trips but he's the man for the job! Thanks for taking us on this adventure!

[@intentsmodz]

looked like it has Thunderbird on the valve covers. I'm not sure what engine it is but it's not a chevrolet

[@jaimesan2609]

Chevy- rear, Ford- front.

[@russellp4160]

My Dad drove a 48 Chrysler from the mid fifties till 1972'. He always had a couple of clothes pins on the fuel line in the engine bay.

[@bradleymadosh911]

That made me laugh when Merlin said im sure that didn't look good with Jimmy in the trunk 😂

[@Thecherokee4x4]

"Jimmy in the Trunk " should be a song. Fun video guys, thanks

[@johnhart125]

Beautiful Crown Vic but what a trip! You guys Crack me up with your antics, Jimmy in the trunk was good thinking and pretty funny. Loved the DUI fix but it worked!

[@aloberdorf4579]

1969/70, my Junior year of Highschool. my Mom bought me a 56 Ford w/a new battery and no back seat, for $60.00.....2 L78 -15s and a $4.40 water/heater valve......and I was in one of the best cruisers ever, and I didnt have to drive her car...(win win for her). Many fond memories....3 on the tree and a straight 6....romp it...and the accelerator stuck wide open. Quite interesting on Mtn switchbacks, dodging logging trucks and wildlife (4 and 2 legged)..hauled a lot of fish, game and teen agers, where ever we needed to go. Road Trip Worthy. Kudos. Thanks.

[@billhayes8526]

Jimmy is the best friend a guy could have.

[@brianrosborough9240]

I put Jimmy in the trunk. there's got to be a song in there somewhere.

[@Anthony-t2s2l]

🎉🎉😂 at 47 years old... I thought I seen it all and heard it all🎉🎉 you guys are bananas 🍌🍌🍌🍌

[@MrBodyguard380]

We always used clothes pins on the gas lines to stop vapor lock. In the late 60’s I had a 58 Cadillac that was always vapor locking every time I went over the Grapevine between Bakersfield and LA. Locked up once on the 405 at rush hour. Clothes pins were a blessing at times.

[@mclarenscca]

High pressure in-tank fuel pump, with a regulator and a return, and also a phenolic spacer under the carb! That's the only way I fixed my 1973 Mustang Mach1! I was stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA back in 1988! Smokey's Speed Shop in Oceanside, CA hooked me up!

[@RadioMan666]

So with Jimmy in the trunk, I guess that makes him the original “Trunk Monkey “!!! 🤣 👍👍

[@RickWayne-mn5mu]

Memories.... in 1977 I lost my job at a goldmine in Cali . At 19 I went to a junk yard and baught a 1951 Ford Custom Delux that they said wouldn't run for 55 bucks and a pocket knife . Got it running and drove it 3400 miles home to TN. Took me 12 days anything and everything went wrong but i made it and sold that car 8 yrs ago for parts and made good money on it.. the good ole days😊

[@lonhoschar1943]

You and Jimmie always have the most "interesting" road trips!! LOL!! Really nice-looking Crown Vic!! Very ingenious temp. fix for the vapor lock. Not sure where you got the hose to hook up to the vent but that was a great idea!!

[@dankreoger611]

Some of the old Ford tractors used to vapor lock. Farmer fix was aluminum foil.

[@Buck1954]

This brings back memories of the a/c only working in cooler climates. Engines overheated easily.

[@NickManCuso59]

I was just a kid but my oldest brother owned a Ford Crown Vic very similar to that one except it was turquoise and white. His also had the continental kit. My dad owned a tan and white one.

[@backcountryboondockers]

AutoZone has a vapor fuel filter that works good but you need to add a return line. It has a small hole that pushes out the vapor to the tank.

[@danielsmith9500]

Ty for the beautiful scenery! So beautiful out there

[@americonoffroadadventures8132]

Get Jimmy "The Red Badge of Courage",what a friend!!

[@gymshoe8862]

A cold air intake to the carb would be a plus--also spray bottle full of water helps cool things down (not a permanent solution) also tin foil wrapped around fuel lines will help.

[@anthonyhaddix3598]

Just an idea for next time, if you can get a spring wrapped around that fuel line, it will act as a heatsink, and dissipate some of that heat.

[@watchman11000]

I would have been asking other motorist at the rest stops if they had any aluminum foil you could have. Beautiful car

[@stonedog03]

Now that is a true friend. Well done Jimmy!

[@dlhelton2]

Been watching you for quite some time now and I've got to say you are a man after my own heart. Not to mention your talent at building , reconstructing and driving all those model "T's", and model "A's"...And those road trips with all of the breakdowns and how you seem to always make the necessary repairs and get going again. Many thanks for the entertainment you provide to YT.

[@John-bx8km]

I would love to see you and Paul at the Auto Show on the 28th...but...I'm gonna be busy here with our annual Poison Oak Festival...and our cemetery tour Stories in Stone. Two great events out here in Foothills of California. Hope you fellas have a great time!

[@williamlovely450]

good to see jimmy

[@thomaslemay8817]

In the 70s motorhomes had a lot of vapor locking problems. I found if you put an electric low presur fuel pump next to the fuel tank as low as the bottom of the tank it will keep pressure on the fuel in the lines . "It takes a lot more heat to boil fuel under pressure," making vaporlock a thing of the past. Also you can push fuel a lot farther than you can pull it.

[@chocotaco8929]

Never a dull moment 😂 and what a beautiful car

[@chipprice1174]

My fix for vapor lock, which you'd not havee been able to do in this situation was to Have inline electric pump, that would pump more fuel than needed. Also put a fuel regulator on it so you didn't flood the carb, and have a return hose going back into the tank. This way the fuel doesn't sit and soak the heat, it's more or less continuously recirculating, so the fuel stays a lot cooler. Also when back home,get under it and also make sure the fuel lines are not too close to the exhaust pipes or muffler. I've also used exhaust wrap around some insulation, around the fuel line. Anyway, your fixes make me laugh, and have to say two things, the straw hack, I had never seen before, GENIUS level!!And two, you have some good friends for all you put them through!

[@KOOLSVLMIKE]

Love these 56 Crown Victoria's, beautiful cars. Far nicer than a 56 Chevy. But the old Y Blocks weren't made to go 75 all day long.

[@gregquinn6827]

The I-6 was. Handled better too. But it wasn’t such a showboat either. That’s a lovely car Merlin’s got there.

[@mikemyer5331]

Really enjoy how you guy just enjoy yourselves and have a good time.takes our minds off such a dark nation we live in

[@Xtinnoker]

Try a quart of transmission oil per tank full of fuel, Sure helped on are vapor locks. Gives the fuel body

[@georgevindo]

Merlin I definitely concur about the Wendy burgers. They are the best. That was quite the little drive. Your final solution to the gas problem was pretty good. Thanks for the video.

[@meirionevans5137]

'Jimmy, it's time to get in the trunk' 'Ok' Priceless.

[@rightwingmanscott]

Middle of nowhere in the middle of the night and the fuel pump takes a dump towing the race car. Eons ago. We ran a vacuum line from the windshield washer to the carb vent and kept filling the washer pump as we went. Race fuel non the less because we had jugs of it. Made it home over a hundred miles. It would start to stumble and give it a few shots and good to go. Got good at timing it out even. Biggest issue was the wipers smearing bugs at the same time! That's my story of why my washer smells like Cam 2!!

[@arte9855]

We were headed to the car auction from Yuma to Phoenix. A couple minutes over the telegraph pass the car is running hot. Pulled over to check things out at the rest area and MAYBE the thermostat was sticking? Topped off the water and off we went. 15/20 miles later it hot again, puking water. Let it cool, fill and repeat. We stopped every 15/20 miles on the way and made it to the auction planning to buy another car and ship this one back. No luck at the auction so we repeated the process on the way home. Makes for a long day. Beats burning a car to the ground on the outskirts of dateland 😮 That time we didn't get to the auction.

[@mikeburgess7331]

Merlin, this was very entertaining, as usual!

[@albertmcalister9066]

I had a 55 and it was bad about vapor locking in the summer in Texas. I found out it was a lot worse when you ran the AC. I put an electric pump back by the tank and took the mechanical pump off of it.

[@richardharvey8939]

Cool old car glad y’all made it

[@bobtucker8875]

That was a good time,not great just good 👍. Poor Jimmy, riding in the trunk 😊. Thanks for sharing guys ☺️.

[@garychaiken808]

😂😂😂. You guys are crazy. Great job guys. Thank you 😊

[@jaimesan2609]

Wrapping lines in aluminum foil, clothes pins or "bulldog" clips or any thing else to sink the heat out of the fuel line.

[@Kickinpony66]

Jimmy is a TRUE FRIEND! I would have offered to drive the car, instead of riding in the trunk. 😎😎

[@CSWmanofsteel]

Your a TRUE FRIEND putting your friend in the trunk in 110 degree weather and running the air conditioner 😂😂😂 classic good times 🤙🏼

[@robertruetting1482]

ok.... so a good friend will help you move... a great friend will help you move a body.... and a over the top friend will blow your gas tank in your trunk so you can make it home...WOW...

[@fred993a]

Merlin - please tell us how to prevent vapor lock in another video!

[@user-jw5yj6tj8s]

Keep the lines and pump away from the heat and that’s all it takes.

[@floydwilliams4004]

Loved it my first car was a 55 Ford Victoria I lived in Mesa had the same vapor locking problem put clothes pins on the gas line fixed it

[@goodfriendg]

You needed one of those portable air compressors to pressurize the fuel tank next time or electric fuel pump.

[@davidgourdie3691]

You owe Jimmy a rather large or 3 wobble pops.Sheriff has seen some stufff,yet the highway still keeps giving.

[@jasonbrogdon8841]

You had to ride in the Trunk. Good thing you changed your shorts 👍👍👍👍🙏

[@rickmurdock6140]

Fun with a Ford... thanks

[@paulcooper9135]

Way too much fun! I think you owe Jimmy for this one! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@michaelburns9172]

I remember Vapor Lock very well. That one thing the old Girls always needed a complete new thought on cooled system.

[@JeffSteere]

So I do watch the video but the problem with vapor locking is it’s on the vacuum side of the fuel pump and most people don’t think about it but when you put things under vacuum room temperature, they will boil so that is why they started putting a fuel pump in the fuel tank so when to get an engine running its vapor lock you want to put water on the line on the vacuum side thanks. Have a good day.

[@garymcmullin2292]

far be it from me to suggest to you a helpful solution but a electric booster pump at the tank would I think help overcome the vaporization of the fuel in the line The mechanical pump is a weak suction at best and perhaps is failing. And any area of low pressure in the liquid will encourage rapid change to a vapor state with the high heat input. Vapor lock in past time used to be a common issue but since fuel injection not so much, as you know. Love your videos Merlin, always top quality. Barstow and surrounding area is where I was born and grew up back in the 50's and 60's.

[@dig9237]

The first time I went racing with my dad (1962) the car were with needed a similar black hose to get up the hill at Bathurst. He was driving a type 35 Bugatti with a six cylinder Holden motor. The things you got do to get where you got to go.

[@RobertBelt-x6d]

Greetings from Germany... It's time for a Wendy's Berger... B'cuse a bad idea that really worked and it gott'em home. Gotta recall asking my dad "What are those wooden clothes pins for..." I was all of maybe 14 at the time and did not know what he meant by "... to stop it from vapor locking..." I think I finally Got it... 😉It's always another fun adventure with Merlin & Jimmy @ MOSG.

[@justinsane7128]

You know straws are contraband in California😅

[@mooshaker]

What a trip. Jimmy must be a damn good friend.

[@robertwestern5908]

That's a friend sit in trunk blow on house love it

[@justinsane7128]

Just another hot day in paradise 🌞

[@patobrian6823]

Nice car Good paint and chrome

[@alkennedy1124]

What, you were in my town ,you could of came by and looked at my ol cars and trucks, wow I messed you Merlin, ok, thanks BigAl California.

[@donanything6816]

Ditto the drive in trunk rides, wing window AC. I bet you remember rolling up the windows at stop lights so people would think the car did have air conditioning, LOL! Also had to laugh passing the man with rider in the trunk. Made me think about summer vacation in Orange California and five of us hitch hiking a ride to Newport Beach in our Jams & Huarache Sandals. A young businessman in a suit likely only a year or two older than us stopped and picked us up. One of us had to ride in the trunk because none of us would sit three in the front or four in the back. It wouldn't be cool. Ha! Only a twenty minute ride so no problem.

[@crbrepairmotorcycles6608]

I was told once to put several wooden clothes pins on the line that it helps 😅