Ignition & Cooling Upgrades Gets This '79 Ford Ranchero Squire Road Ready -Engine Power S7,E22

We help one of our viewers get their automotive project back on track, on today’s Driveway Rescue.
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[@chrisdeanndavison3626]

"When I did save the car, then I kinda' fell in love with it because it's......ugly. Nobody I know likes it, I love it." I completely get that!

[@brianeastman3547]

I recommend Royal Purple full synthetic motor oil,keep up the good work man

[@user-pv6hk9pd5y]

Yea, I actually owned a 79 Ranchero. It was black exterior with a red pinstripe going down the sides, and had a 351M. I also loved the car or truck and it's still one of my favorite vehicles to have ever owned.

[@olspanner]

How terrific, new water pump hose installed over rusty spigot . Geeeez!

[@OzarksWildman]

Pat carries every tool for a top end rebuild on his belt. Guarantee he’s got feeler, vacuum and compression gauges in Velcro pouches. It’s like a Batman belt for mechanics.

[@lonecrusaider]

I think people really miss out on nostalgia and cool automotive experiences when they pass on 70's model cars. The cool factor in those cars is beyond compare and there are plenty of them around for cheap...

[@robertbelote5273]

Another driveway rescue , this has been done a thousand times.....and its good to see its still happening for people . Hey a 79 ranchero got some stimulus .......

[@dominickjohnston5881]

That’s awesome! I hope to have my 73 ranchero 500 up and running soon

[@jeromebreeding3302]

Hope you can find the correct rear shocks, should you need them. I could only find station-wagon shocks, which were too stiff. Had to put a couple of sandbags in the bed to get s decent ride.

[@jamesblackwell5141]

You guys did something really nice for someone in need. Thanks Power Nation!!

[@thomasdavis3998]

i love the drive way segments

[@SGTJDerek]

Smooth ain't the word on the ride of that Ranchero. Most of the land barges from the '70's just floated down the road.

[@bluegrassman3040]

I used to have an 88 Grand Marquis, and it rode smooth as silk.

[@SGTJDerek]

@@bluegrassman3040 my Dad had one too. Loved it. Hated the screen that went under the PCV Valve. My all-time favorite was my '70 Caprice.

[@jeromebreeding3302]

A Ranchero is basically a station wagon with the top cut off. Yes they are barges, The really need the big block to move all that iron. Then they leave a pretty big wake !

[@Clearanceman2]

This thing would make one of the best sleepers ever. LS supercharged and a serious trans and rear end and leave the rest the same except for some subtle tubbing. LOL it would be so much fun.

[@T0tenkampf]

Already has a ford 9 inch rear, just a little beef up needed there at least.

[@teddysmith457]

You guys went that far with that Ranchero you should’ve bought him a right turn signal light

[@patricklannen9878]

Impossible to find. I have this car.

[@1johnnygunn]

@@patricklannen9878 by the power of 3d printing i declare you incorrect Sir!

[@cappdapp5245]

Would love to see that ranchero with performance parts

[@Drinksalotobeer]

Calvin Bryant me too! 👍👍

[@johnmonroe961]

Yeah what I’m saying.

[@CJColvin]

Same here brother like take that 351 Windsor and make it into a 427 Windsor with some ported and polished Aluminum Trickflow heads, Eldbrock Dual plane Aluminum intake manifold (also ported and polished) with a Holley Street avenger Carburetor with the emission junk deleted, a good mild street cam and add Longtube headers and full custom Magnaflow dual exhaust and man that Ranchero will be flying with over 470 HP with some good low end torque.

[@kllrjo]

I did this with a '72 Gran Torino Ranchero ( the best looking year, IMHO!) I swapped in a 351C "Q" code engine and C6 from my Montego MX and the and intake from an aftermarket equipped mustang. Really bumped the hp up by about a 100!

[@Drinksalotobeer]

@@kllrjo man that's pfc! I've always had a soft spot for Ranchos and El Caminos. I'm a Ford guy first! (Absolutely love F-100's and 150's!)

[@dAlToN89421]

Ive been watching powernation with my father since I was a kid, watching stacey on trucks to watching engine power anytime I want now. Love hearing the process of taking the engine apart and putting upgraded parts on them.

[@AndrewDRoyappa]

hey that's cool Dalton

[@deopersad2915]

Awesome thanks for helping the guy with his Ranchero to keep it on the road, 😀👍🏻

[@seanmartin2382]

My first car was a hand me down 79 blue Ranchero 351/FMX, so I understand the love/hate relationship with it...mine was a tank and rode like a boat...actually a fairly perfect 1st car for a 16 year old...indestructible....lots of memories

[@crash2332000]

I would love to get a "79 Ranchero!!! Always been a Ford guy and the Ranchero is just a cool old Ford!!

[@maynardreed8374]

I never realized they put 351 Windsor's in that style of rancheros. I learn something new everyday.

[@chrisfranklin2104]

That's more likely the 351M engine in that final model year.

[@maynardreed8374]

@@chrisfranklin2104 perhaps. but the owner said windsor.

[@T0tenkampf]

Thats a windsor.. .You can tell by the number of valve cover bolts and the location of the radiator inlet.

[@carltrano1325]

This channel is already at the top of my list . But when you go out and help people it just makes it all the better!!!

[@sergiol.aponte13]

Not ugly! Those are some classic lines.. :-) I grew up with pintos, mavericks and thunderbirds that had that nose on them.. :-)

[@OldManFrank]

*If you cannot see the beauty and potential in a classic car even if it's currently 'ugly' or not running then we cannot be friends; actually, don't even speak to me.* 😂

[@lyndelllyon7779]

I think you are one of the most entertaining shows there ever was or ever will be thank you and God bless

[@jerryhayden8720]

I really like it when I see student's being utilized for project's. It helps everyone. It's a win win situation.👍

[@swampy6x659]

HI Tips I`ve learnt 1/ use Loktite powder flushing agent ,drive for 10 min 2/ remove thermostat and backflush eng block and heater 3/ service or replace radiator [debris will be inside core] 4/ fill cooling system will distilled water run engine until hot then drop out fluid 5 / refill with coolant NB water pump either replace or if reusing emery tape the hose fitting to give a good hose seal surface Lastly pressure test system to 15-18psi and check for leaks

[@MrCostakis]

Hello from Greece.I am a big fan of yours shows.I lived in Venezuela years ago and i owned great american cars.

[@jackrowe9807]

I've got a similar 79 Ranchero, mine in a Limited 500,. Great cars , lots of fun, thanks for the video.

[@calvinwright1816]

That tip at the end was great!

[@roygustafson7729]

I ALWAYS LOVE YOUR VIDEOS🙏 I Love the choice here.. the owner seems like a cool guy💪😎👍 nice build guys

[@BobbyOfEarth]

Jon Kaase is the best there is, at making huge reliable HP in Fords 385 series engines.

[@stevieray3924]

Nice job guys! Tim's a happy and lucky guy :)

[@ral3514]

My first car was a 79 Ranchero back in high school, 1990,i still get a little emotional when I see one

[@drivexyz2297]

i like that guy, everything he needs to wrench on his belt

[@Bloodcurling]

When you installed the new hoses, no one thought to use a wire brush or scotch bright to clean up the coolant pump outlet/inlet? Also this would have been better with a spread bore carburetor, if Ford made a spread bore. Great job saving it from the recyclers

[@shawnbeckmann1847]

Thanks that was interesting I worked at a boy's home part-time in 77/78 before I had my driver's license and they had a Ranchero just like that for the grounds truck that I drove from time to time brings back fond memories

[@kas8862]

This is next level

[@dennisgundlach87]

think you should have replaced that water pump

[@dennisgundlach87]

@@thomasdaddio741 yeah your right, needed a serious flush of the cooling system

[@bubbaray8670]

@@dennisgundlach87 I would've changed all the heater hoses , checked the heater core, and changed the water pump after flushing the system.

[@bubbaray8670]

@R Skip lol.

[@jasonnoonzio3473]

Agreed . They had the room to get at it . Should have changed it

[@peterdoyle2457]

At least clean the rust off the neck

[@calvincrews3885]

That oil filter is easy open like using a can to a can opener

[@calvincrews3885]

Those Ford Ranchero models are affordable and plenty of them are and tons of performance and restoration parts as well don't ignore it restore it

[@dalekriens1397]

you guys are awesome great job

[@Clearanceman2]

The most amazing thing about this car is when it came out, Ford was serious about it. They didn't build it as a joke, they actually saw it as a desirable consumer product.

[@T0tenkampf]

They were right, total up the number of Rancheros and El Caminos sold and you will be surprised. Utes are still sold in Australia today by the 10s of thousands.

[@JustinRaymer]

I like this kind of content. 👍

[@markyjay7]

I have a 1979 ford pinto cruising wagon, I definitely need this help with mine as well

[@sauluribe7082]

I. Put two ten inch woofers under the bed of mine fitting boards on opposite sides and man did it thump. Without taking space.

[@slyane7320]

Wish they'd have run a serpentine belt set-up & a throttle body fuel injection (a Windsor fuel injection could have worked also), along with a electronic ignition. Retro fitting a 351w is pretty easy.

[@JohnDoe-ml8ru]

More shows like this one! Old cars.

[@johnnyfixo7386]

Ah, the memories. I had a 77 GT that I put a 351 C in and drove it 210k miles, sold it to a buddy who reported last time we talked he’d put another 120k on it! I think it was finally retired sometime in the late 90s. Would love to find another one!

[@DarkWraith95]

OMG I finally see a Ford Ranchero as these. I have a 78 Ford Ranchero Squire. Unfortunately mine has a lot of rust. Mine has the 5.0.

[@h.i.sc-10tips31]

👍👍👍GREAT STORY NICE TO SEE IT SAVED FROM THE SCRAPYARD

[@jerryhayden8720]

Man I like it.👍

[@michaelspencer6693]

I work with the owner of the car he's a great guy and he would do anything for you. Glad to see that his car got some love...

[@jasonpittman2394]

Is it still running?

[@michaelspencer6693]

Yes it is

[@jasonpittman2394]

@@michaelspencer6693 that’s true, I own it now

[@michaelspencer6693]

Hell yeah cool the old owner diggs our ditches

[@skyartrc8286]

Ive seen a few of these running around near where i live.

[@samthelegoman3990]

Pat in the field

[@edweise5411]

I seen people do that kind of work, it's one thing not to change a water pump but not the thermostat? Seen to many Fords die and bake after head gaskets etc. because the thermostat went bad. As bad as that water pump looked under the hose, I woulda changed it. Maybe he already did idk, good job anyway, nice to help people this way. I have a 79

[@slopoke22]

Pat you mean to tell me that you guys did all that and didn't put a water pump on it?! Thought that battery terminal was gonna break as well..lol

[@dietersmythe9649]

I think I would gone the extra step and replaced the water pump while you were in there..great work nonetheless 👍

[@ZelosZelo]

to open a filter without a cutter. sometimes you can use a regular can opener..for real.. you just turn it sideways and go around a couple times, also a pipe cutter that opens wide enough, but they are expensive, but an exhaust cutter (the one that looks like a chain and wraps around the pipe) works good too, and are not too expensive. you may need to be inventive on how to hold it steady if you dont have a vice. a buddy will do. if you need to use a saw just cut a good scoreline around the can then put it on the ground and hit the edge with a hammer, itll pop open and with some leather or cut proof gloves wiggle it the rest of the way off...

[@jeromebreeding3302]

To much trouble. Just drive a Philips screwdriver through it(with a drain pan underneath), and turn.Easy peasy lemon-Squezey !

[@robertkerr4199]

The Ranchero segment reminded me of the old days when I had my mobile shop.. I'd just fix cars on the side of the road all day. Good times. Then I crashed my motorcycle and lost an arm.. haven't turned a wrench since. :(

[@justawaterbottle1505]

Jesus I thought my 79 ranchero was rough,I wonder if he’ll sell that bed trim lol

[@jeffreyrigged]

i like those actually lol

[@robertbelote5273]

Love this car

[@shifter8207]

That radiator is worth more than the car

[@kineticsurf]

Yah, but RA has these welded aluminum tank rads made in china pretty reasonable. Put one in my old van and so far-so good, cools extraordinarily well.

[@wolfhauzer3178]

"Were dangerously close at hitting a million subscribers"...*only shows 756k*..?

[@dwalmop2]

Haha, I noticed that too. Almost like they recorded it a long way in advance and didn't have anything to replace it with by the time they needed to post it.

[@Silky_boi]

well when u get a bill thats for $750 you ask why you are being charged almost $1000 sooooo its similar

[@kingjeremysircornwell7847]

Sir Cornwell drives a El Camino.

[@0kMik]

Nice story. I like restoring classic cars - if you can call classic cars from the 70's classic, lol.

[@TmanjoeR]

noticed you put your wrenches on a oil rag, you guys should get a deal with Gryptmat. things are awesome i use mine every time i work on my vehicles.

[@kravmaga7070]

god i hope they gave the entire block and cooling system a flush out before adding in new rad?/

[@johnmonroe961]

Hey you should revisit and revise some of these cars and trucks. I’m sure you guys have a budget on what you can spend per episode.

[@joshuakruty6967]

I wish you guys would help my truck. She's a 87 f-150 with the 300. Pat and Mike are the best in the business so genuine and actually care

[@raphealwood4434]

That might be your problem buying auto light!

[@giddy6196]

What part of it did he work on exactly??

[@danhambrick6331]

Why the hell didn't they replace the water pump on that Ranchero?

[@cablekiller]

That would have been actual work

[@zerotolerance5581]

So I see there are multiple shows on this channel. It's clearly a bunch of shows that were broadcast on television. But are these currently airing shows? Or are these videos of shows that are years old?

[@T0tenkampf]

www.powernationtv.com/

[@bradstubbings9871]

Do they make a reusable oil filter for a 7.3 diesel 🤔

[@jamesharrison6201]

My 77 LTD II, with headers(74 Torino), duals, Holley and Edelbrock would break the tires loose on 30 MPH TROMP. Would love to get another ranchero. Stupid for not keeping my 66

[@ragman0696]

I’ll need video evidence of this

[@sorshiaemms5959]

I WANT ONE WITH A 400 CLEVELAND

[@T0tenkampf]

Lol

[@riverbennett3768]

Had a 78 ranchero gt, dad gave it to me. Wrecked it last year :/

[@memeAlexcheramie]

I was wondering what these were called, I thought the El Camino was the only car-truck hybrid

[@karolkkk8888]

Where to buy parts for ranchero 79 ?

[@robertramirez1019]

Man I’m getting one soon from my girl’s family for $3000 a steal of a deal and it’s in mint condition inside and out just saving up so I can pay them and get it towed been sitting for a year but don’t want to drive it 34mins back home

[@MrCostakis]

Καλησπερα απο Ελλαδα

[@jimkoval8546]

First thing I would have done is remove or prop up the hood.Those hood springs are toast, I was waiting for it to fall on them.

[@a456987]

Replace the radiator but not the water pump?

[@jon-christiankaczor5384]

Hands down my favorite episode. Also back in 1997 I won a n.y.s. vocational competition and won a full free ride to Wyoming tech and me and the auto teacher didn't get along because I'd point out when he was wrong or lying and he lied to the school and told them I had a drug problem and destroyed my scholorship. Funny thing i got him fired and was offered his job as an automotive Instructor 2 years after I graduated and I turned them down because I was making double they did

[@merc-ni7hy]

i cant believe they didnt rebuild the carb...so what did they do?..replace it with a rebuilt carb most likely from china anyway ...the ford 2bbl carb has got to be the easiest carb in the world to rebuild ..and that ranchero is cool...it would look killer with a 79 tbird front end on it

[@CJColvin]

Or better yet look even much better with a 71 Ford LTD front end on it.

[@johnmonroe961]

ADD TERMI X. Or at least a Holley carb and a RPM AIR GAP.

[@blackericdenice]

5:50 he didn’t name the plugs so they had to buy them. 8:20 why didn’t you pore gas from the old carb into the new carb? You wouldn’t have ran the battery down.

[@vincentvasquez9879]

I got one but she's cherry red

[@Dr_Reason]

Please note how easy the spark plugs come out. 3V owners are jealous.

[@misterrobato8270]

Imagine that. A Ranchero in a trailer park.

[@Stone177]

No insurance too

[@bobcummins4280]

Far more common to see a camaro or some other busted down gm

[@johnmonroe961]

Well cause MERICA!!!! Why I applaud these guys. Helping people who really need it.

[@imranabbasi7871]

👍

[@nathankoroush7918]

How many pens does a person need to pack in their pocket. ?

[@Stan9106]

Why not change the water pump while you're in there?

[@KPearce57]

I guess Tim has two left thumbs, they didn't do anything a kid couldn't have done. he's just a steering wheel holder . ehh

[@poptat1]

But hes old delt with cancer and might not be 100% yet and it looks like hes living in a trailer park so he might not have the funds for all the parts

[@duckwacker8720]

All they need to do is change the thermostat and tighten the belts.

[@tskraj3190]

That's not the original air induction. The original is BLUE.

[@jdedmnds1]

I get the same reaction about my 79 Fairmont. I have a little more horsepower than him.

[@joshuakruty6967]

My truck is a solid truck 103, 000. she just needs love and it's a shame when a car like this literally is on the verge of being lost because of a radiator or something stupid I'm in the exact same situation no money to fix anything praying to God I can do it.

[@jacoby1234ification]

👍🏿💯💯

[@ditzydoo4378]

well they do say love is blind... o_0

[@theraven26780]

bro wheres new water pump?

[@Coronet_shop]

I can use some help