Will It Run?!? Big Block 1959 Chevrolet Dump Truck! Abandoned for 17 Years! W-Block Chevy Action!

[@ryanhood1028]

why did you butcher the teardown? makes no sense

[@MortskeRepair]

Butcher what? We tore everything apart pretty carefully besides the transmission.

[@jillj8665]

@@MortskeRepair People complain just to get pinned at the top.

[@patrickmidiri1543]

@@MortskeRepair Mort your never going to make everyone happy. But you know that.

[@johnd21]

Ryan! Betsy said to call home, the goat got ate by a bear and she can’t find the dog now

[@ryanhood1028]

​@@MortskeRepair😅

[@bgoodellynp]

I watch a fair amount of auto repair YT. The fact you stop what you are doing and ask Duff questions, makes me happy. Dogs are the best

[@MortskeRepair]

Agreed

[@EarlwithanE]

Well of course he would, Duff is the boss after all 😂😂😂

[@jeremyTallen1]

Dump Trucks, Tow Trucks, cool cars,cool trucks and a faithful dog as a sidekick you sir are living the dream.

[@aszilagyi100]

That extra valve head, it’s from the other side, the other Bank. It came across through the intake guaranteed

[@MortskeRepair]

Thank you

[@trevorg-w1i]

we got to hook him up with a real country woman.

[@jeremyTallen1]

@@trevorg-w1i she would ruin everything and take half when she leaves.

[@alans.7733]

Dont forget Mojo! Old guys are awesome to hang with.

[@ashen4962]

stayin home sick today, what better way to get some rest and relax than watching some good ol' Mortske!

[@jeffhutchins7048]

Playin' hooky.....😮😊

[@gerry-p9x]

Needs a head job gaskets oil pump rings. Bearings. The whole she... bang

[@timmatheny-lo9ze]

Get well soon.

[@Jsgarringer1970]

You sure are spending a lot of time in Oklahoma these days. Saw ya at church Sunday

[@thesteelgator]

I'm feeling under the weather tonight. Same idea here. Feel better, bud 👍

[@sscottphillips1973]

2 hours of Mortske on a Monday morning, heck ya. Good way to start the week.

[@IronArmPanda]

The first truck I remember pulling out of a farmers yard with my dad was a 57 Chevy Viking 60 with the 235. We drove it home with no brakes, 50 some miles. Dumpy here reminded me of that old grain truck, haven't thought about that in a long time. This thing is in about 100% better condition than that bad boy was, the rust belt reclaims all 😂.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks for sharing

[@zach9515]

New to your channel, but your dry wit and mechanical sensibilities have hooked me deep.

[@josephdougherty2399]

Wait till you discover his partner in crime...Puddins fab shop ..lol

[@h33ls_up]

Real deep like 😅

[@ThomasSmith-fz6wq]

Y'all tubers realize that folks have been doing these revivals for many years right? I did my first revival way back in 1981. I pulled a 1966 Chevy c 10 out of the brush and swapped engines out and got it running for the old farmer I was working for. There have been many folks doing this for many years before it ever made it onto KZbin. Us old school guys watching y'all work makes us smile.

[@danafaulhaber334]

Your exactly right these revivals are nothing new which is why I think these revival based channels actually do so well bc there's so many of us that enjoy watching other go thru the struggles of getting an ol engine thats been sitting for yrs running again or atleast getting the vehicle out of the fields an back onto the roads &or just moved onto another field(s) either way these old vehicles are being condensed down into specific fields across the country instead of a 1 here 1 there type situation..

[@ThomasSmith-fz6wq]

@@danafaulhaber334 The old generation of folks grew up in a different time. Times were hard for these folks. They valued everything they had. They took nothing for granted. They saved their money and worked very hard. The old farmers and ranchers and collectors saved their old vehicles and equipment for rainy day projects and knew sooner or later they would need the parts for something. They were very smart. They knew someday all that junk would pay off. It was there nest egg.

[@LyleMyers]

@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq I just did my first revival, and watching Mortske and others was a big part of why I did it and how it turned out. There's so much value in this content, much more than mere entertainment. I now understand the excitement, joy, and just the good feelings that comes from getting something running for the first time in decades, as well as an appreciation for vehicles from an era where things were made to be fixed.

[@ThomasSmith-fz6wq]

@@LyleMyers It was not like that for me. I never wanted to be a mechanic. It started out as a job for the summer hauling hay and driving tractors and building fences on a ranch. So working on equipment was just part of the job. But later on in life the things I learned on the farm came in pretty handy.

[@LyleMyers]

@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq There's definitely quite a difference between doing it for fun vs out of necessity. I have always worked on my own vehicles because I didn't want to or couldn't pay someone else to. Never did it just for fun though until now.

[@darksideharleygirl3691]

Love my Monday Mortske Mornings almost as good as a Mortske Minute Rant..

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@Awsom47Merc]

* Holy Crap Mortske ! You Man'd Up This Time And Put Your Big Boy Shorts On ! Even Duff was in Full Alpha Dog Mode ! Original 409s are hard to find these days. They make an all aluminum crate version if you don't mind droppin' 20k. I still say you need to get a Tank for the collection. Think of the fun content you could make crushing those bad purchases ! Cheers 👊😎👍. p.s. update ; sorry it's a 348 truck engine. Oh well ... 😖

[@2ndspingarage]

I love these old trucks.

[@andyjordan7542]

Nice looking old girl. Hope you do her justice Mortske.

[@terrymorgan6486]

Excellent way to start my morning. Thanks

[@MortskeRepair]

Enjoy!

[@iHap]

You were in a great mood in this one Sir Thomas. Love the high-speed Duff. Thank you, fearless engineer!

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@simoncantelo6902]

Dam you got lucky with that MOJO, what a guy! If only more humans were like him!

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

If it is the OG engine that came in the truck then it’s a 348, and a truck 348, a different than a car 348, anywho, the 409 didn’t come out until 61-62, 62 I believe though. But don’t hold me to the 348 in that truck, just my opinion about it, I’m saying that bc I drove a 2 and a half ton Chevy flatbed sod truck, way back in 76-77, and it had a 348 with a split axle or 2 speed rearend, whatever, but I drove the bag off that truck, learned myself how to drive that thing, I had one guy just went over the basics with me and then turned me loose. He drove the other sod truck which was a 62-63 ? Ford with a 390 split, it was a little better truck but not by much, just ran a little better, both of our trucks fully loaded he’d run plum off and leave me. Oh that truck I drove was a 60 , forgot to mention that

[@KBoettcher13]

Pretty damn sure that's a 348

[@sgtyork9330]

I would bet it's a 348 unless someone swapped the engine out. 409 came out in the cars in late 61. The only 409 I've seen in a big truck was mid 1960's farm truck.

[@paulhare662]

I remember hearing stories of Anchor Motor Freight drivers finding smallblocks in their 409 powered trucks on Monday morning. Anchor hauled cars out of GMs Broening Highway plant in Baltimore.

[@MortskeRepair]

Crazy

[@johnboyman2806]

Hell yeah Monday morning with the king of junk . And duff whoop whoop

[@jasonstinson1767]

Grandpa had a 58 "Apache" 2 ton 2 speed single axle flat bed dump truck we used to haul logs for his sawmill. It was a 283 4 speed 2 bbl and would haul logs stacked over the cab out of the woods with ease. He had the rear end rebuilt 3 times to my knowledge. That's not the place for low range and it showed. Anyway, the availability and expense of brake parts eventually parked it for hauling logs but it was used for picking up square bales until dad died and Grandpa went to stay with my aunt. The sawmill was a 56" Frick circle saw powered by a 671 Detroit remembered fondly as well.

[@FreedomRock44]

Will Always love the Valve ending day video.

[@johnelliott7375]

Good ol telehandler Bobcat

[@johnelliott7375]

Glad to see that you have kids and others in the Mortske shop!🤓💰

[@MortskeRepair]

absolutely!

[@FreedomRock44]

Love the RESPECT you give to MOJO!!!

[@jeffhutchins7048]

Yep, just because you're the "boss" doesn't mean you have to be bossy.

[@Jason1975ism]

@@FreedomRock44 Mojo is the man.

[@josholsen6985]

Well that hit me right in the feels. My dad’s grain trucks were late 50s and a mid 60s. We went to Jamestown a few times and visited family friends.

[@MortskeRepair]

Cool

[@That70sChannel]

It's halfway engineered towards a rollback. That would make a sweet car hauler

[@bennetfox]

6:48 You know the job ain't complete until Duff brings some of it home with him!!

[@philiphereford5657]

Love the channel. Lots of variety.

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@oreo22285]

Happy Mortske Monday! Kinda sad to see that old truck get cut up, but you're right, nobody's going to restore an old rotten dump truck

[@johnleu14]

Good mortske morning I'm at work watching this 😂

[@MortskeRepair]

Enjoy

[@tommyvan4609]

I am LOVING this video! I must say, I really enjoy that after the years, Mortske still tries to reuse as much as the original garbage attached to the engine! The Carb mess had me cracking up. Ends up putting the old carb back on. Love it! Keep up the kick ass content! We appreciate the knowledge and entertainment

[@gerry-p9x]

O. M. G. DUFFFY .....BE SAFE!!!

[@edpeleschka2729]

6 OldGuys here, Love the variety of projects you take on, Keeps the comments (Lies, B.S.) from the OldGuys fresh! It was really FRESH here today 😁

[@chuckschultz7028]

Great to see the insides of the famous W block! Some engine designers sitting around after a few too many adult beverages decided to just put the combustion chamber in the block instead of the head. Their buddies over at Ford thought this was brilliant and designed the MEL motors with the same "feature" and the truck world had to deal with it for a decade or so. Machine shops must hate those things.

[@3rdworldgarage450]

Yup. They require a special deck plate to bore them because the deck is not at 90 degrees to the bore. I imagine it's a rare tool to have today as most have likely been scrapped when guys aged out of the business and liquidated their shops. Noone rebuilds engines anymore, they just replace them, so machine shops have largely gone away

[@jeffhutchins7048]

My Dad has been doing it for 53 years. Semi retired now at 73. Moved everything to his home shop.

[@120man]

Actually, the modern equipment does away with the need for block plates. I worked at a race engine shop that had Rottler equipment, and we did some W block engines without a torque plate. Same machine will do lifter bores, and align hone main saddles. Steve Morris has one of these machines, you can learn about it on his channel. Sadly though, you are correct about machine shops going away. Not enough interest from the younger generation, so no new blood. Also, the crate engine deal hasn't helped either. The machine shops left today typically specialize in a segment that they can do well in.

[@timbarry5080]

That's a great old truck... I love old trucks

[@MortskeRepair]

Right on

[@tonygiraldes7848]

Just the greatest 🙂♥️

[@LucGrandmaison-e7x]

Mortske monday always good to watch

[@geralderdek282]

Unless it was swapped out at one time,I'd guess it has a 348.

[@tommyvan4609]

Best part of Monday is MORTSKE!!! Hells yes!!

[@thomasspecht570]

Love love love this!!!!! Old dump trucks kick ass. Please!!!! More of these

[@stuartfletcher2378]

There is nothing like a challenge to start off the week , this Mr Phellps is yours , this tape will self destruct in ten seconds . Da Da !!. I don't think there is anything that you wont tackle , and you have done it again and again to a successful conclusion . Slow and steady gets it done and someone is going to get a big engine to put into a light body and start the G Force tests for a land speed record .Thank you so much for this presentation , Its done and dusted and on file to prove it . Take care , Give Duff Dog a biscuit , He's priceless , till next time , God Bless you all , Stuart in Canada .. PS its also the home of DD speed shop !!! .

[@number7__879]

Yes Sir!!!

[@glennnickerson8325]

Get ur done Mr. M before the snow flies! 😆

[@Nza420]

Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch Mortske's 409... 409

[@jeffhutchins7048]

She's real fine.

[@Awsom47Merc]

Nope ... 348 truck engine 😖

[@gerry-p9x]

Bad timing gear stretched. Timing chain😊😊

[@kimberlywilliams9757]

Saw The Beach Boys last month in Tulsa! 😂

[@Awsom47Merc]

@@kimberlywilliams9757 You mean "The Beach Grandpa's?" 🤭👍

[@StuartBell-b5z]

Watching from Edinburgh Scotland love the videos mortske ❤❤

[@bluestreak3864]

Hello From Aurora, Ohio USA

[@bigbill709]

Happy Happy Happy Monday Mortskie Duff and all the rest of the team.

[@bmacd2112]

University...Mental Hospital.......Kind of the same thing these days! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffhutchins7048]

ALL of them.

[@16driver16]

The Idiocracy begins.

[@swallowinn4410]

Hello Mortske & Crew. I was talking to the screen. Take the other bolt out. Back in the 70's I was given the task of removing the transmission on a sister truck and had the same issue. It gave my Uncle a big laugh until I finally found bolt #5. Good video, good to see Duff did not give you any more angst by going under the death trap.

[@bigbill709]

I'm digging those yellow valve covers

[@waynebowman2315]

Thank you for posting this , I absolutely love the 348 and 409s, my uncle had a 409 in his log truck and I helped him work on it , that's when I got hooked on mechanic work, this video really took me back to the good times we had , thank you so much

[@ClydeACME]

No your uncle had a 348 in his log truck the 409 was only ever put in cars not a single truck from factory ever had a 409 in it

[@waynebowman2315]

@ClydeStoner nope he put the 409 in it himself

[@MortskeRepair]

Right on

[@MikeSmith-bb5ii]

Woot Woot!!! Another good one. Keep em coming guys!

[@MortskeRepair]

More to come!

[@Telephony954]

Mornin folks. Great way to start the week. I had a couple 348's They were real workhorse stump pullers. untill the 350's started showing up. HP on a budget. Be well.

[@RandyBills-f7q]

I love those engines I grew up with them

[@AaronBrevik]

Another fantastic Monday with Mortske. Duff is looking as handsome as ever and Mojo is a national treasure. Thanks to Chin for bring it all together.

[@blainehalley2201]

Enjoyed seeing another of your great videos. This one you working with friends taking on a BIG truck with hope it is a mighty 409. A delightful entertainment away from today's wars and election. You are funny always, articulate, and practical. Thank you. 😎

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks 👍

[@peterouellette3874]

When i was 18 I bought a 63 SS 409 dual fours, 4 speed bucket seats, pretty .much all stock, that was in 1964, yes I'm that old

[@MortskeRepair]

Dang. Hopefully you kept it!

[@peterouellette3874]

@MortskeRepair I owned it 2 weeks. I couldn't afford the car and the insurance at the same time, bought a newspaper/bondo 55 chevy

[@bigbill709]

Thanks for keeping it real Mortskie much appreciated to the whole team.

[@josephdougherty2399]

My dad was a car hauler back in the day, and we lived in Shreveport LA for a while. My dad used to laugh that those crazy Cajuns would order plain stripped down Chevy Biscaynes with the hottest 409 and 4 speeds. Just down to "biddness" go fast machines... This from the guy that had a Ford Fairlane wagon stripped down with a 427 in it ... Yes he had the right connections to get that sign off car built. Talk about a sleeper ..just base red with red and black bench seats and rubber floor matting

[@MortskeRepair]

Wild times

[@rickeyhecht1919]

Always entertaining and insightful

[@justinmcsweeney9385]

DD Shmoo U here, and Mortske you were my best student, a prodigy even.

[@karlhelgeson7090]

Marski I sure do like watching your show remind me a lot of my dad him and I used to work on cars all the time but he's been gone since 84 so thanks for having your show I really enjoyed watching it brings back a lot of good old memories

[@MortskeRepair]

That's awesome

[@karlhelgeson7090]

Sorry about the spelling of your name there

[@jimrobin98]

Growing up we, used to take a truck exactly like this to go get trees from a tree farm to sell at the local corner gas station! That bed would hold quite a few trees. Loading them was hard but the unloading was really easy! Just lift the bed and off they came! We had some good times going to different places in that old truck.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks for sharing!

[@patrickmidiri1543]

Hey Mort, great to see everyone working on this one.Another great Monday with Mortske and Duff. Enjoyed seeing the 348 fire up and run. Have a great week.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks! You too!

[@reedb9039]

That was a good-looking year for those cabs.

[@MortskeRepair]

Agreed

[@karld34]

Mortske and Duff on monday yes.

[@differentgroove1]

She's a cool truck ! She will make a great start for a build .

[@mikekozi-lester3887]

Hi Mortski and his Pop and Duff and the other guests nice video 📹 and workmanship

[@christinar7864]

Good video Mortske! When I was in high school (in the 70s) my dad had a 63 c10 with a 348 that had 409 heads (that’s what I was told anyway)…. That thing had so much torque! I burned up a sets of tires until dad said, you aren’t driving that anymore…

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks for sharing

[@hanknipper3921]

Another great video Mortske! And we got to see the whole crew and of course the Duff Dog

[@deancook3333]

It was exciting to watch you and Mojo beat it off together.

[@MortskeRepair]

Oh boy

[@warrenmichael918]

now thats some onlyfans type comment huh? LOL

[@yardsoxarchery]

@@warrenmichael918 Onlyfans? Are we still talking about transmissions?

[@brucebeaver6929]

Cool engine. 2 hour video, good stuff. Like it, like it alot.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks 👍

[@jessehermosillo8116]

Just watched your video on the 59 big mama rig,beautiful rig that ride would be awesome slamed scraping road paint, also great video of you and pudding mixing thank yous because yous guys take care of each other's needs ,that's what friendship is all about. Great videos

[@MortskeRepair]

Right on

[@drive42]

My wife works in a plant in McCook, NE that used to make oxy-fuel hose. Her job was to put the ends on the hoses. It was nice to be able to buy 50' of 3/8" hose for cost. I bought a few before they quit making them. I have never been around a 348-409, so it was neat to see one apart and see you get it to run. Any extra rain please send our way!

[@MortskeRepair]

Very cool!

[@johnelliott7375]

I was going to save this ride, Mr. Mortske!😊

[@dieterlange7581]

Mojo can do whatever he wants you know it Mortske. 🤣🤣🍺🍺. You know you couldn't live without him that man has forgotten more than we will ever know that's a fact.💯🔥

[@MortskeRepair]

Pretty much

[@davida.p.9911]

She's a runner!!! 😎👍 And sounds good too! The majority of Impalas I've seen had 348s in them. I've only seen one 409 Impala and it was all numbers matching.....Barrett Johnson stuff. Thanks for sharing, Mort! We appreciate you and Chin, Mojo and THE DUFFERS 🐕

[@MortskeRepair]

Right on

[@rashton5730]

Love the gas axe, 99% of the time it works every time 😅

[@MortskeRepair]

You know it

[@WilliamKiene]

Good thing you have lots of friends. Farmers help each other.

[@MortskeRepair]

Yes they do

[@mattbrown5511]

You are most definitely spoiling the snot out of us. Loving these long format videos.

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you like them!

[@cindyh8822]

Mojo and yourself are a great team 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Should have no problem selling that motor. Keep’em coming.

[@MortskeRepair]

That's the plan!

[@rootnpearl]

Definitely living your best life Sir Mortske. I love Mondays, Mortske then Puddin.

[@MortskeRepair]

Agreed

[@terryeustice5399]

Congratulations on the start. You have a extra engine now. Thank you Mortske. 💯👊👍

[@MortskeRepair]

You bet!

[@rickrice3221]

The welding hose repair segment took me back - during summer break in the early ‘70’s I worked in a Hewett Robbins hose plant; most days I cut and coupled twin hose for 8 hours. We had to slash and toss any short lengths because guys would put ends on them and sell them on the side….

[@MortskeRepair]

Good times

[@Profabdesigns]

I almost never hear you curse, but when you shot out M-f’er, I was cracking up. Congrats on getting that 348 running. I’m impressed on the telehanler, she’s beefy. I’ll ordering a few items this week. 👍

[@derekwalters6132]

Couple of things, first when you and Chin were trying to get the cab off the frame I was a little disappointed that neither Duff nor Mojo were there to supervise you two boys. And second did a little research and Irwin tools were first made in Martinsville Ohio, and are now a subsidiary of Stanley/ Black & Decker

[@daryl3723]

Good video that was a lot of work good job getting it running.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thank you

[@briankarnowski5614]

I only support you Mortske to keep Mojo going!

[@MortskeRepair]

Lol

[@jamesbagos3459]

Buddy of mine ran a tandem like that in the late 50s, used to have a 58 impala with the same motor. More than once he pulled the motor out of the impala to use in the dump because he was rebuilding the 409 in the truck. His mentality was I can drive the dump to the bar but I can’t haul as much dirt in the trunk of the impala. 😂

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks for sharing

[@Mingocountyroadrunner]

Enjoying your content from Northeastern Kentucky.

[@MortskeRepair]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@leonhart2452]

I had a shop teacher that hada friend and they both went to the Chevy dealer and ordered identical cars, 63 Impala with 409 4 spd. After they got them his was faster than the friends. Both 1/4 mile and top speed and by a lot. He eventually tore it down and measured everything and compared to specs. It has a HO engine, his buddy had a regular engine. He had quite a few cars. He brought a Ford model A race car. Had a streamlined body. Looked like an early open wheel race car. He brought it in to prove to us it would run on most anything. He got thee and drained out the gas, put in kerosene and it run, not as good as gas but ran. Did the same and put in deisel. It ran ok. Probably would have run on alcohol as well.

[@MortskeRepair]

Nice

[@Rock-Forehead]

The Trojans vs the Jimmy Hats? Fantastic!

[@chuckieswickedgoodfab]

Damn that Dually tractor is awesome, picked up that dump truck like it was nothing.

[@MortskeRepair]

Yup

[@papeep2694]

A line from the movie A Few Good W Blocks. Deep inside in places you don't talk about at parties you want Mojo on that W, you need Mojo on that W. Make it a sound runner and use it to make an old school hot rod. It's a shame it's not a 409 but 348 isn't a terrible thing. Cool video, good purchase.

[@jimmiebrown5014]

Thank you sir for posting a video this morning Love your videos keep them coming

[@MortskeRepair]

You bet

[@chuckheater-s9c]

You have some solid old buggies out there . Here in Pennsylvania we have tin worms eatin holes in our trucks by the time they’re 2 years old . I think you got an ought nine . I used to drive a 65 Chevrolet 60 oil truck that had been converted into a poop sucker . It had a big block that turned out to be a 396 . Had a 4 speed with a split rear . She was a doozy.

[@MortskeRepair]

Cool

[@danswartwood4580]

Thank you for all the good content Mortske 😊

[@MortskeRepair]

Our pleasure

[@michaelmount76]

Thanks for another great video

[@MortskeRepair]

You bet

[@trevorg-w1i]

i realy love it when mojo is around,his way of humor and best of all his laugh.chin does a good jod too.your show is great just like you m8.there was no puddin jokes this time.im a bit disapionted with puddin with his way of thanking you for the skid steer.pal i thank you for doing it.

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Calmarsden]

Mortske ,Duff, Mojo , a big block and not a sign of the Okiehoma sheep shearer , gonna be a good day

[@fillmore1267]

My old man needs that motor for his 59 biscayne

[@tcanthony2]

That Anthony sign is one I didn’t know I need and now I want one.

[@MortskeRepair]

Got one for ya!