ABANDONED FARM FULL OF CARS! Will They All RUN!? - Revival Lightning Round

Today we see how many abandoned cars we can breathe life into in 2 hours!
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[@JunkyardDigs]

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[@Mikrus.]

:)

[@laurafoisey4121]

The last lining round was with dylan mccool when you went down in the delta 88 sadly you sold the delta 88 witch you should track down and

[@robertobuenrostro2781]

This looks like a colaboracion with Sleeperdude 88 👨‍🔧

[@mizinoinovermyhead.7523]

Wow between those three LTDs you got one LTD.

[@michaelperez8946]

you need to move those cars

[@JaredR1996]

I wish I can find a farm with nothing but abandoned classic cars. That would be a dream

[@itzpotater8418]

for real dude

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Agreed 💯

[@zen4realfightman426]

Yes that would be awesome and then eventually get them all running or majority of them running

[@tonyfriend7413]

Get Out and Start driving down EVERY Back Road that you can find. Paved or Yet Gravel.. 10/10/22 7.33 am cst USA

[@itzpotater8418]

@@tonyfriend7413 I wish lol I live in Florida nobody has a farm with a bunch of old cars here

[@filurebel]

Greetings from Poland! I sometimes cannot believe there are places like this in the US :) Awesome to watch these old cars roar again. Keep up the good work (and fun!).

[@robt2151]

Check the 'flexiny' channel - similar content with abandoned cars in eastern Europe

[@zen4realfightman426]

It happens honestly people will get a car something will go wrong with it that they don't have the money to fix and then the car will sit in the back and rot rinse and repeat

[@sethm8432]

I'm genuinely concerned at how easily the white Buick and the Pontiac started.. they clearly haven't been off the road very long, they had their keys and the Buick was REALLY buried in foliage for such a recent tag. The Pontiac's battery was still good for crying out loud. How many people have been reported missing near this farm?

[@eamonjames8496]

Thought the same thing as you. What the hell are those two cars doing out there if they start right up and have current tags.

[@Kim-qn2fm]

@@eamonjames8496 you can claim abandoned cars in some states and just tow them to yo place

[@dirtpounder]

@@Kim-qn2fm adding on to that, I know a few guys in the industrial part of my town that go down the highways and back roads looking for cars, writing down when they find them abandoned, and then come back a set time later; if it's still there, they take it home with a negligible amount of paperwork. Doesn't even have to be abandoned for long, some places will let you take it if they can't reach the owner in a couple of days.

[@greego5952]

Ikr, those cars didn't have any of that abandoned outdoor coating on them yet. means that they haven't been sitting for long but yeah it was really in there for what that was.

[@stevengreene568]

that gm 3800 really is damn near unbreakable!

[@pineapplebruh]

would absolutely love to see more lightning rounds

[@hunterrrwlodarczyk476]

Yes

[@allantoft9961]

GOD YES

[@chrisheckle7404]

Great episode! I think that location deserves an extended RV stay.

[@NaterAnderson]

That "pink" LTD interior was mint. Especially the clock👌

[@GasGuzler]

I can’t imagine how much of a pain in the ass it was to do all those blurs, salud to you Kevin!

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I think Mook does the editing

[@Bluedino6996]

@@PrinceWesterburg I thought it was whoever had more free time that week 😆

[@JunkyardDigs]

@@PrinceWesterburg I do all of my editing and she does all of hers

[@JunkyardDigs]

It was hell, like 2 hours 😂

[@Smilydude04]

@@JunkyardDigs holy hell. what a legend!

[@danthechevymanc6b475]

The lightning round was fun to watch. I used to do that with grandfather when I was a kid with his old trucks and equipment. I hope you save some of those and get them back on the road.

[@jimdieseldawg3435]

Hey Kevin 🙂 The running backwards thing is nicknamed “dieselling” in the UK. On carb/points cars it’s frequently due to the timing being too advanced and/or carbon buildup which stays hot enough for a few seconds to ignite any remaining fuel. Dad’s ‘83 Crossflow Fiesta was notorious for it 🙂

[@BariLopesh]

It definitely wasn't dieseling, never seen it push fuel out the carb like that before 🤣

[@kwslife116]

@@BariLopesh agree

[@david-pt8wd]

yea that wasn't dieselling it would just run after the iggniton was cut because it was hot this car literally ran backwards

[@jimdieseldawg3435]

@@david-pt8wd Agreed, when it spat a pint of unburnt fuel out of the barrels 😆 Dieselling is when there is excess fuel and advanced spark (or still glowing-hot carbon buildup) after shutdown which ignites when a piston is approaching TDC but not quite there, forcing the piston back down the bore hence running the crank backwards. The Fiesta used to do several backwards revolutions like that; if left in gear it would shoot backwards! Been racking my brains and I just can’t figure out why the LTD was so dyspeptic 🤔😁

[@pontiacrye7318]

@@jimdieseldawg3435 I feel like we need to get to the bottom of this, someone has to purchase that car and find out whats going on there, this is way too much of a mystery to leave at rest. definitely not dieseling, or normal dieseling. But since its pushing the fuel out its probably not getting enough to continue firing, but there could be a way to do get it to spin long enough. I am extremely intrigued to why and would definitely buy it and share it with everyone, but sadly I am not in a financial or medically sound state for spending money on a vehicle, got 2 broken ones already. Someone save it before they crush it please! (maybe the alternator is energizing its self into a motor and turning the engine?)

[@JaydenStubbs]

I clicked so fast!

[@engineprojects]

Same

[@famusman5989]

Same here

[@flamingduck11]

Same

[@grahammedlock3094]

I wasn't expecting that red interior to be in such good shape.

[@jamesbigham9036]

This was a fun video Revival lightning Round was an interesting idea I was surprised by the vehicles you were able to get to run. I always look forward to your videos.

[@LucoreAuto]

Always love seeing you and Angus working together side by side on this kind of stuff, great duo. What a lot of this shows us is something many of us already know, the old dead nuts simple stuff is nearly impossible to fully kill. Injure, sure, but kill? Rarely. Kudos boyos keep it coming!

[@eaglespirit3052]

This was fantastic! My late Grampie had a pasture full of old cars. I had many hours of fun sitting behind the wheel, pretending to be racing, or having high speed chases with the police! Like in this video, sometimes we had to get creative to access the drivers seat. My favorite was a blue 2 door Vauxhall Firenza. It was the only one I have ever seen with my bare eyes. Ah, thank you for the stroll down memory lane!

[@memorialled_zeppelin-warew1346]

That first truck was trying so hard. That would make a stunning restore job. It deserves a new life.

[@joshmcalister2715]

Welcome to another episode of Farmyard digs 😆. Love you Kevin and mook!

[@paalaasengstubbrud3524]

Crazy how I’ve been hyperfocusing on LTDs lately and suddenly there’s three of them on my favorite channel

[@aaronplacke]

check out sleeperdude on youtube. lots of weird fox body stuff

[@josephflanagan1070]

Horn might be the turn signal push it in

[@paalaasengstubbrud3524]

@@aaronplacke Yeah, he’s cool. i dig the 70s stuff more though

[@claztube]

I'm two thirds of the way in on this 'Lightening Round' not sitting in constant watch mode with other pleasures occupying my day, but this is pure entertainment, thanks guys for the upload of your foliage and bramble ramble through the cylinders and pistons active or dead video!

[@Tony-zt3zy]

I love it when you guys do videos together it works well. Great video stay safe and take care. Tony

[@tsbrownie]

If I recall correctly, timing that's really off can cause that "backward running" thing. I've seen it happen when a distributor is going bad and twists itself.

[@terryeustice5399]

Great success considering these cars were in the weeds and woods. Might find a couple that would make some good restoration projects. Thank you for sharing!

[@kennethsonier1766]

Thanks for sharing another awesome lightning round video, I have no idea what was going on with that backwards running LTD, that's a new one on me. Keep up the great work guys 👍✌️🇺🇲

[@FPSaddiction]

The color you get in your final cut is pretty amazing. Very nice editing & capture.

[@mrsirrman1294]

Please go back and get the cherry interior LTD! I really want to see a revival of that, I know y’all could do it!

[@markkeller1778]

Has anyone else noticed how their opposite personalities totally work together? This is comedy gold right here folks.

[@dannysublett1014]

I miss the lightning round videos! Thanks for this one!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Wow that interior is Mint Holy moly So Clean and that red is gorgeous I agree with Angus Drag that baby home with ya the radio even turns on @Junkyard Digs

[@skidood7244]

The RER (Rotax Electronic Reverse) on my Ski Doo changes the direction of the engine. You press the button and the engine stops and restarts going backwards (I think it was developed at Hogwarts). Theoretically You could go as fast in reverse as forward.

[@rome0610]

That's a feature on two-stroke-engines!

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Notification Squad. I got my dinner and I'm gonna watch this new Junkyard Digs episode. You should buy that one LTD. That interior was gorgeous

[@prestonmckinley2820]

Absolutely love lightning rounds. Would love to see more of them

[@simonisenberg4516]

I like that green truck. Would be a nice forever project. Not really expected to be finished in anyone's lifetime, just to tinker on it, show it some love from time to time.

[@Beandiptheredneck]

I would love to have a big piece of rural property like that just so I could hoard all my old cars in the woods 😳 not even kidding, I'd never get rid of anything 🤣

[@TylerDuysen]

sad to hear those cars are getting scrapped i liked that explorer loved the video kevin

[@shanco73]

Did not think that truck was going to start, burst in to life, Kevin looked shocked. Great video. Thanks

[@jerrylowden1977]

I'm 45 now. I remember being a kid and my grandmother always having the Ford LTD. TY for taking me down memory lane. God bless

[@FunctionalHistories]

All those running cars and I can't even get ONE affordable one. Ugh. Great video, Kevin! -Vic

[@RearEngineShop]

This is awesome! Thanks for the entertainment guys!

[@JunkyardDigs]

You are very welcome!

[@timmer1229]

Unbelievable how many of these gems started. Good vid.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Junkyard Digs Kevin :) also Angus :) you guys have fun time and got few future in mind for vechiles to get running ! Also blue Mercury be Zephyr to if want know called to and cool vechiles!

[@DavidsAuto]

Love the content keep it up!

[@craigbowley6783]

I can't believe how clean and nice that red Ltd was!

[@Skullsoldier464]

I’ve never been this early nor this excited for a lightning round

[@Countrysidegeeks]

I love u guys keep it up Kevin and angus keep doing lightning rounds and other cars

[@ashtonstultz4493]

Would love to see that "pink" LTD with the cherry interior be revived. Could be a nice car

[@KomotoseKomo]

would be amazing to save that '54 and use it in future revivals as a back up vs a trailer

[@svpracer98]

It's a 216, may not make many hps... But they run super smooth.

[@jhutch1470]

@@svpracer98 They stopped using the 216 after 53. It would be a 235, or a 261.

[@jedk9523]

I love videos like this makes my day, from this channel I learned how to do first starts.

[@donnie2533]

Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

[@Xmetalfanx]

cant remember how i found this channel but some of my first videos that I watched was Kevin, his brother, and Angus doing the revivals on that other property (all i can remember is that blue truck and that big square body) and fell in love with the videos ... always wondered what happened to the other vehicles on that property ... i remember seeing a few things, in that barn (i think it was a barn.. the one the square body was in) , that i was "I hope they get a chance to go back to that and revive" it was the one where the guy added a ton of accessories to every single car or truck

[@quadruple_negative]

I especially loved how Angus asked for a 7/8" wrench and Kevin just reaches into a pile of garbage and pulls one out.

[@JunkyardDigs]

Unfortunately a lot of people started bothering the family and showing up at their house, so we were not allowed back

[@tylergrant9963]

@@JunkyardDigs Wow. Some people's children... Too bad they ruined it for you, that place was a content goldmine.

[@cookingwithchefjeff]

​@@JunkyardDigs That's too bad. Sucks that goofballs have to ruin things.

[@roadwarrior8213]

@@JunkyardDigs That sucks that you all got punished because of a bunch of yahoos who can't leave well enough alone, hopefully they come around cause I doubt they'll get anyone but sticky fingered tire kickers

[@RPGBnB]

It makes me feel bad seeing cars just abandoned like this when they could either still be on the road or have been parted out to keep another or the same kind or three still running. Glad to see anybody bringing these things back to life. I just wish the owners would have kept them going. Alternately give or sell to someone who would.

[@greego5952]

Yeah especially the buick century, that engine bay is clean. Those cars are very reliable and that thing started right up. The grand am's looking a bit rusty may be real bad, but that buick century i'd drive it right out on the road and get on my day. I looked up the plate and it's a 2002, just a 20 year old car.

[@plixrplays]

Haven’t seen these in awhile awesome job 👀 👍

[@ChristianHasselberg]

Love the Lightning Rounds!

[@themightygamer2249]

I personally would love to see a full revival on that pink ltd

[@sambrown6426]

Hey Kevin, earlier today I was given the honor of starting a vintage Ford tractor, and next Thursday I'm gonna get to drive it! The only part I'm nervous about though, is that it'll be my first time driving stick, and not only does it (Presumably) have a non-functional right brake, but 2nd gear is kinda hard to find, and it has a really strange shift pattern. R 4 1 THAT'S THE SHIFT PATTERN! 2 3

[@HomerJ1964]

You don’t shift through the gears on a tractor like you would on a car. You put it in whatever gear is appropriate for what you’re doing, and go.

[@sambrown6426]

@@HomerJ1964 Oh, that's nice to hear.

[@onedayiwillmakesomecontent]

4th gear is the most fun! Watch that clutch drop though! 🤣

[@sambrown6426]

@@onedayiwillmakesomecontent Wdym Clutch drop?

[@roadwarrior114]

The Mercury Zephyr is the Mercury version of the Ford Fairmont. Yours is a post-facelift, 1981-'83. Pre-facelifts were 1978-1980, and all 1977 Fairmonts were police cars, but good luck finding any.

[@randomrc4198]

Is there any chance of making another video where you and your friends race to revive a vehicle and drive it?

[@FishFind3000]

Like that 😅or can a couple years ago

[@jaratt85]

Fun fact: LTD doesn't actually stand for anything.. someone at Ford just came up with LTD as a placeholder name and they never replaced it. The funny part is LTD typically stands for limited but those cars were never limited on options, they were LOADED with every thing Ford offered, a few 69 Galaxie LTD's actually even left the factory with Boss 429's though no one knows why or what happened to them.

[@beitie]

The owner of this farm calls them Lakes Trees and Ditches.

[@claztube]

That's great 411 Jay Aye to get your perspective on the LTD moniker. My parents had a '73 with the 2 door, 4 barrel 429 and beautiful interior (non-leather) seats that just made the ride cush supreme. I believe we had crank windows the color was a light 'Cannon' Quin Martin, green with a pin stripe even. Putting your foot down on that accelerator and opening the two extra barrels was exhilerating to say the least!

[@JT-tz5hp]

Limited means limited edition. Which means they're top of the line and loaded with everything. Like every other limited edition from a car manufacturer.

[@samholdsworth420]

@@JT-tz5hp correct. Limited with Ford's used to be top o the line

[@bryan_nothere]

Super fun lightning round guys you should return some time to make carburated ones fire up!

[@chuckaustin3832]

WOW! I never knew that if you tapped your screwdriver on the carburetor of a 351 Windsor that it would turn into a pair of pliers. COOL!

[@ic1815]

Why does the Pontiac Grand Am still have a good battery 😂 I’m so confused lmaoo That Buick Century coming to life knocked the wind outta me for some reason 😂💀 hilarious

[@jeremygalba6559]

so like, get them out of the woods.

[@Hobodeluxe960]

could it be back compression from a clogged tailpipe causing it to run backwards?

[@JunkyardDigs]

No, because the ignition was still firing correctly in reverse. Had to be something with the timing

[@edmonddrake1409]

"So thats the line for ya huh?" Angus ending it with a laugh. Great video as always!

[@jerryholloway1826]

I like it when you and Mook do this need more you and Mook

[@anonymouslegion728]

Kevin thank you for these videos, they have given us some moments to laugh and even though I'm having to translate most of what you're saying my regiment watches them with enthusiasm. We are in Ukraine and just liberated the Kharkiv region and moving to Luhansk and Donetsk now. We have a lot of broken down Russian tanks, BMP's, and APC's so perhaps you guys can fly here and help us get them running again :) We really appreciate your videos, thank you and God bless.

[@thriftabout5110]

The helicopter mechanic should pin this comment FTW!

[@DeadReckon]

Can confirm, minivans make great back field bashers, comfy enough your spine doesn't hate you as much after you've jumped them, and you can keep the one that survives to store or haul firewood! Win win!

[@JunkyardDigs]

😂😂😂

[@DeadReckon]

​@@JunkyardDigs I ask you, what is a broken van, but a shed? What is a broken escalator, but stairs? And uh, what's Mook doing with that knife behind you?

[@sirena7116]

I like seeing the older stuff come back to life.

[@SCHockeyGuy83]

Think the White Grand Am would be a nice save for when you do another Grand Prix Grand Prix. Love the lightning round stuff always a blast to watch!

[@donaldjohnson5633]

The first car I bought when I got home from the USAF was a 77 Mercury Zephyr z7. 200 straight 6. Rack and pinion steering and ran like a top even with 150K on the clock.

[@mromatic17]

I wonder how many ticks you got going through the woods like this!

[@JunkyardDigs]

None, not too many up here. That or I stink just right

[@mromatic17]

@@JunkyardDigs hmm crazy that is why I stopped deer and elk hunting. Well the camping in October in the Rockies wasn’t fun either when it’s freezing and you have to wake up at 4am to climb a 11k foot mountain!

[@nauticalsandwich9003]

13:51 that is amazing that that car interior is that clean

[@michaelstapley7862]

Another awesome video Kevin. I think it would be cool if you did something with a Toyota? Like a 22re that doesn’t work well? Ummm… asking for a friend. Hahahaha. Thank you for all the work you do to put these videos out there. Y’all are the best!

[@jeepoguy292]

Oh please do the winstar 100 PLEASE

[@DavidSmith-ni7ow]

America First 🇺🇸

[@canadaeast8358]

I love this kind of stuff it reminds me of your old vice with you,Dylan and Luke

[@dandodds1926]

Another good one. Re "stove bolt", while a 54 does have a few stove bolts, the older real "stove bolts" have a lot more of them and the rocker arm cover has two bolts sticking out the top of it. 53 straight stick and older are "stove bolts", I think.

[@matthewbarnes7268]

First

[@CarlosAntonio2710]

I clicked too slow 😑

[@indamatrix9254]

Caught it at 2 mins. Absolutely gonna make a long day better

[@lloydbaker7099]

As always enjoyed the video guys

[@alanharkleroad4376]

I know a lot of places around me you guys would be having fun lightning rounds

[@mattlevault5140]

Fun vid! Contact Sleeperdude about the Fords! He loves those things... The '54 looks like a 235. Hard to tell from the outside if it's a 261 but probably not. Technically not a stovebolt. Those were '37 - '53 (216 CID) splash oilers. The 235 is a good engine. Lots of torque. Very forgiving. Run forever...

[@scramblendan]

I just subscribed because I like when you explain how you troubleshoot issues and tune. I also love a good fix hack. Keep up the great work 👍

[@johnkranz4004]

Excellent video Guys Great 54 Truck

[@heroknaderi]

I enjoyed it. Keep them coming

[@Mr_Lesbian]

"Turning over at the speed of smell" is a great line, brilliant video.

[@timscum9224]

Good bunch of junk guys cheers

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Cool that ya got the Cheby running for a few seconds that was loud when it finally fired @Junkyard Digs

[@gayle4804]

Awesome videos and a lot of laughs great job

[@vernkoczur]

Nice, just got done doing my own lighting round, except including things like a D6 Cat, my father has a bunch of stuff on his land and I have to find out what runs, after I went through key to see what one goes to which thing.

[@jerry50bmg65]

This is a true junkyard dig

[@barrettqueen9286]

Great video guys

[@redneckbryon]

Definitely look like fun, need more videos like this.

[@hobbytrucker]

18:10. It could of been a very flamboyant man as well !! 🤣😆

[@trentdawg2832]

Lightning round………awesome!!! We need more lightning round double jeopardy videos

[@jeffreyanderson5304]

Really been enjoying your videos thank you

[@DSBizIT94]

Revisiting this, and can’t stop thinking about the amount of ticks you guys came home with

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

Was just watching misfit toys, and when it ended, I seriously thought “a junkyard digs video would be great to follow this up”, and WHAM-O!

[@henrikjohnson1844]

YESSSSSSSS BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@StarlightWorkshop0z]

9:11 I love the windsor motors. Perfect size to swap into smaller cars

[@charlesstarlin6354]

Awesome always cool stuff 😎 👌 👍