Reviving BIG BLOCK Suburban After Sitting 15 Years!

[@Therealjeffmaduro]

Never felt more attacked when you said all of us car guys sit on the pooper and buy things as i’m sitting on the pooper scrolling marketplace whilst watching this video 😂

[@danscott3880]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ChainHoistGarage]

Well can't be mad when it's true lol 😂

[@Therealjeffmaduro]

@@ChainHoistGarage indeed we can’t 😂😂😭

[@nordicwind6579]

😂

[@type1mechanic]

That’s gold! 😂

[@CircleM20]

FYI: To mute the ads on the gas pump simply push the button that is down one from the top and to the right of the screen, it works 99% of the time.

[@gtametro]

Gotta say I'm digging the music choices on the timelapses.

[@dsc420247]

Real music 🎶

[@richardmoore2925]

Pull it out rebuild it make it a bad ass suburban

[@BrothersAutoRepair]

@@gtametro me too

[@michaelcsiti152]

me three!

[@syborg1173]

My jam

[@royb.1441]

that sunglasses themed windshield shade took me RIGHT back to the late 90s as a little kiddo for about 3 seconds. That was some hella strong nostalgia. I even had an aftershock craving to play donkey kong on the super Nintendo

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Same dude

[@TNitroH]

Uncle Buck would be proud of that smoke cloud!!!

[@darkstaff]

Excellent reference. You deserve more credit.

[@ChainHoistGarage]

😅😂

[@jaredpratt9733]

And the exhaust leak

[@RustyZipper]

But the shocks are mint 💔

[@joshuaatkins5197]

You're showing your age😂

[@leonardonegri2851]

40:44 using the cigarette's filter to prevent from breathing in the atf fumes. Dalton, you're a man of knowledge

[@JarridLafleur-u9p]

What funny the sticker on the dash says thank you for not smoking and the next clip is you with the cigarette love it

[@mikesears8645]

Back in the 80s I worked at a garage. There was three of us and I had learned to work on quadrajets after a while I had customer from a adjacent town come in and said he was referred to me to rebuild his carburetor because they couldn't get it to idle, after that I was getting referrals about 4 times month to rebuild them. The biggest problem with them is that all the air passages have to be spotless and the metering rods need to be cleaned. I would spend 5 to 6 hours on each one and never had one problem with them working right. Your videos brings back a lot of memories.

[@Scot-p1v]

First time I rebuilt a Quadrajet, I really lucked out because it hadn’t been mucked with even though it was 30+ years old. Patience, a spotless workspace, and getting every nook, cranny, and passage OCD clean actually worked. Surprised me, as I had heard they were nightmares-but I was determined not to let my buddy get further screwed on that shiny-but-crap 2nd gen T/A. Somewhat like you, I sort of got a reputation for pulling unlikely stuff off. I guess it helped that I was cheap and absolutely straight-up honest about my abilities.

[@halfcenturytruck]

I had the advantage of rebuilding a functional Q-jet(seals were weeping) and it took me a while to get it back to functional anyway ;-)

[@Dirtyjoe_13]

I’m very impressed that back back window still rolls up that well

[@doc2nd2]

Hey Dalton! Got a tip for you on the Rochester. Between the throttle body and bottom plate is two angled ports that are bowl drains with a pressed in plug in each. They are notorious for leaking into the intake. While you have the baseplate off just cover those plugs with JB quick weld or an equivalent and it will usually solve the troublesome rich running problem that you can’t tune out. I’ve been working on them since the mid 80’s and was winning drag races against Holly and Edelbrock weekend racers in my daily driver! Hope this helps! Love your content and hold high respect for your relationship with JD. Something that we’ve been missing for a while. You’re a good man, no matter what that bathroom stall in that Flying J in Rolla says!

[@PoleBarnGarage]

No kidding? I have a lot to learn on these but I'm kind of inspired now

[@doc2nd2]

@ try reading ‘’How to rebuild and modify Rochester quadrojet carburetors’’ by Cliff Ruggles. A similar book helped me immensely. I was a guy with big dreams funded by necessity, ingenuity and a tiny little wallet, more like a coin pouch! My favorite trick was spacing out the secondary needles with a paper clip under the needle holder to make the top end of the throttle a little spicier! Enjoy!

[@halfcenturytruck]

Solve the leaking problem or prevent the soon-to-be leaking problem, Hell yeah. They do sell plugs for those drains, but have Marine Weld on the same page, since that's what everyone uses ;-)

[@doc2nd2]

@@halfcenturytruck I’ve never seen Marine Weld. Curious. Do you mind responding with a brief description? I’m always up to learn something new! Thanks in advance!

[@halfcenturytruck]

@@doc2nd2 It's a different JB Weld formulation, which IIUC is designed to withstand exposure to fuel. TBH, Cliff's sells Marine-Tex, so I'd just use that brand instead

[@DannebergAcres]

1:04.:45 I know what time it is. Haha! Looks like the old man out-flipped the flipper! We could hear that lifter from the get go - but you couldnt over the exhaust leak!

[@Mark-s4o6l]

Spray deep woods off on that tint and it will come right off. No razor blade or frustrated wife. Favorite channel. I grew up on a farm and we made things work in the manner you do. I am talking small farm in the 70s no cabs on our tractors and taught myself how to make things keep going.

[@joshuaatkins5197]

That good old Yankee ingenuity

[@Mark-s4o6l]

I am from deep south myself.

[@Gunmetal_Cutlass]

Nice suburban! My highschool had one exactly like this that towed the marching band instrument trailer around to events, and it never died. Honestly, that beat up suburban felt more like the schools mascot than the actual mascot.

[@chaddelong6795]

58:07 quick tip they don’t tell you. Push one of the buttons around the screen and it mutes the audio at the gas pump

[@thejalopyjoint]

Usually second from the top on the right side of the screen. At least in my area that’s the one.

[@paulhersey3156]

Yes, I was going to say the same thing .👍

[@sidviscous5959]

thank you. you are my hero.

[@itsdinger]

Love it Dalton, just had a shit day and glad you uploaded to cheer me up

[@ChanceTheLugia]

hope you feel better soon man!

[@von5688]

Agreed

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Me too. They hired this “efficiency expert” to try to make things smoother and all he’s doing is fuckery, total fuckery

[@joeswanson5693]

@@IowaBudgetRCBashersFUBAR

[@RustyZipper]

Another channel that cheers me up is “Curious Cars” he’s a haggard out used car salesman selling some old but nice POS. He spends the first 10-15 minutes complaining about everything from the weather to how lazy everyone is. For some reason his brutal honesty and misery is a welcome relief from today’s cheerful facade

[@garchompy_1561]

at times like at 39:38 I wonder if it might be a good idea to get some of that cheap aluminium AC ducting to put over the end of the exhaust just to guide the clouds outside, instead of bunching up against the walls. im sure you could find some for free somewhere too given the amount of stuff you find in and around some of these old cars haha.

[@PoleBarnGarage]

That's a really good idea that I've somehow never thought of. Thanks! Seriously

[@died4us590]

I have a soft spot for old suburbans, because my grandpa owned a few when i was a kid. He would stop by our half mile drive way in the winter, and let us get warmed up waiting for the school bus when it was freezing cold. He had the one's with the barn doors in the back, and one similar to your rig. He would also hook up sleds in the winter on his farm and drag us all over the place, good time's in the 70's and 80's up here in cold ass Michigan. I miss that man, he taught me a lot about working on old tractors and vehicle's. I love watching you and JD work on stuff, it reminds me of working on stuff with my dad, who died in 94 from an aneurysm in his aorta. He liked old Chevy and Ford's. I was only 23 when he died, but I'm the only one with his sense of humor out of us 6 kid's, he had a sense of humor kinda like you, and he would say the funniest stuff. He told me that he had a lot of respect for me, because i was a hard worker, and i would always look him in the eye and not lie if i screwed up. If more people spent the time with their kid's, teaching them something that they will remember their whole life, the world wouldn't be as messed up as it is. I also think if people would let their kid's drive, and work on car's at a youngert age, like i did, and you and JD have, they'd have more confidence in themselves, and not be afraid to try doing or fixing anything. You are really one of the best you tube channel's, you work with what you have, and get stuff done the way most of us have to do it. G-d bless you and the family, hope you and Jess get hitched, because i like how you all pitch in.

[@thagerdorn2009]

My grandpa had a few as well. Had a 73, a 76 and an 87. The 76 I remember the most, was gold and white two tone. Had a 454. We'd go get a Christmas tree every year, and there was a steep hill going up to the farm, and he'd make us think the truck couldn't make it and would tell us to push the back of the seats to help it up the hill. This was in the early 90s, i was born in 90. But man I loved that truck. Then in the late 90s he had a black 87 Burb with a 350. It was like the truckers wet dream with all the visors and running boards and reflectors and stuff. He sold it to my uncle who then sold it to a guy who owned JD Equipment(now Ag Pro) here in Ohio and from there I don't know where it went. I'm sure the 76 is rotted and gone by now. It saw many a winters here in Ohio.

[@died4us590]

@thagerdorn2009, My grandpa had a two tone silver and white, an orange, and a white one. The orange one was his beater, but the silver and white one he kept clean, because he didn't want my granny getting grease and dirt on her clothes. Those old truck's were great i agree, i was born in 71, and l remember the smell of red man chewing tobacco, and how when he'd pull up to a stop sign, open the door, spit on the ground, and keep on rolling. He ended up selling them, except the two tone silver and white, was getting up n years, so he bought a 90 Chevy Caprice. You can't beat those old truck's, grandpa used them to push pull and drag all kinds of stuff. G-d bless.

[@davesrvchannel4717]

2:10 you basically drove one foot and parts are falling off already. This outta be a good episode.

[@NileKelly]

Dalton: "If you hear what sounds like scurrying, it's not mice in the walls. It's Jess scraping old tint off the inside of the windows." Jess: "Meow!"

[@halfcenturytruck]

Cool that I can see the fast idle cam lever operating on a cold start. It's hard to picture how the choke system works on them Q-jets, but a few seconds of video is worth a thousand words

[@halfcenturytruck]

other thing with the Q-jet is to never assume it's jetted correctly for the engine it's sitting on(or that the accel pump is in the right hole). "Application specific" makes for a lot of sadness if it's been transplanted carelessly

[@derbydriver]

I used to detail used cars for a dealership. I was the first detailer to refuse to use the shine juice in the engine bay and opted to just degrease and wash. Manager didn’t agree at first, but enough customers said something along the lines of “I’m glad you guys don’t grease up the engines, I can tell you’re not trying to hide anything” that my way of doing it became the standard for the dealership.

[@Novsev9069]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@puddleduckist]

It's always fishy when the engine looks like they dumped a 5 gallon bucket of armor all on it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bryanphillips1432]

Buddy went ahead without me there was so much armorall and shinejuice everywhere first warm day it puddled on the hood it was all over the windows in the brakes everywhere. Had to drop the oil pan remount the gas tank intake gasket rehang exhaust every sparkplug was cracked and an engine mount was rotted out im pretty sure the windshield was leaking he got rid of it before we got to everything. Hate that shit. ​@@puddleduckist

[@puddleduckist]

@@bryanphillips1432 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@garybrown4671]

I can still smell that purple shine juice from the 80s 😂

[@Thenerdbeast]

So cool to watch you work on something a little heavier duty than the usual also really digging the music upgrade in the last couple videos.

[@MeShowMechanics]

Careful, you don't want the EPA called.....😂

[@jasonfisher6692]

Man you're quick to put salt in that wound aren't you

[@fomocopowersgarage7103]

They'll come drop a dome over his house

[@Gmt400king]

Yeah for real

[@fomocopowersgarage7103]

@@MeShowMechanics let's try this again, don't want them putting a dome over his house do they? Lol. KZbin keeps deleting my replies for no reason

[@ullrangtheviking4412]

EPA? In the state of Misery? Perish the thought.

[@sogood4u489]

This suburban went from money well spent to money was spent at least you got a video out of it and I got my Friday night entertainment. See you guys next time.

[@thegrandpumbaa]

First week as a member of the low buck club and already winning. No ads. Worth every cent….

[@ghosthunter5100]

thing called ad block

[@daofdesign13]

that tireless burnout slowly filling up the garage was epic!

[@jayinmi3706]

PBG and Casey's Customs, the crossover we didn't know we needed? lol

[@CaseysCustoms]

🙌

[@johnrauch2060]

My uncle had a suburban that color. 80's model. 350 v8. We rebuilt that motor and painted it. Learned so much and loved driving that truck! Yeah, no license. Towing a 26ft boat. My brother and i smoking some Marlboros while doing so.The good Ole days! Thanks for sparking that memory. Good times!

[@IanMathiasen]

Love the squarebody. Don't pay attention to those who tells to put a motor in it. It's your car to do with as you please. And like you said, "You win some, you loose some!" And life had other plans. Now shift gear, and punch it.

[@hayneshvac2]

A little trick I learned while removing window tint on my old car, carburetor cleaner works wonders at removing the glue...Just make sure you are in a well-ventilated area...lol. It also seemed to clean better than glass cleaner. I'm not going to say it will work always, just worked wonders for me at the time. Great video Dalton, thanks for sharing.

[@ShatteredEagle]

You don't want random glass cleaner, look for Windex specifically with Ammonia. It will almost instantly soften tint glue and it comes off with a razor in a very satisfying manner. And added bonus, windows are clean!

[@ScottBryant-wi7gb]

Excellent music and editing. Get back to the heart!

[@Jesselovespinball]

My parents had a suburban back in the 80’s. They would haul the family around in ( 6 kids) it . Loved that big old boat . Good memories. I like that you show the good and the bad . You never edit out the shenanigans and that’s what makes your videos so much fun!

[@whispertron]

Just home from work and there's a new PBG video to start the weekend with? I feel spoiled.

[@BucketHead4901]

Never ceases to amaze me. You manage to find these somehow. I've been looking for a 72-78 Ford LTD up here in Minnesota for a few years now, and I can't hardly find any. And when I do find them, they have no frame. I'm impressed you can find these vehicles in street legal condition lol!

[@foxsniper1974]

Its always a glorious day when there is a new PBG video

[@JBO3022]

Soundtrack is killin it!

[@seanwijas1764]

Great music and another great educational video! This channel will always be worth the members only!

[@ericbarker68]

"Find Your Way Back!" Great tune!

[@elcaminokid31]

Was thinking the same

[@braxtonnelson5375]

Hey Buddy... I overhauled quite a few quadrajets in my youth, and I had good results every time (as long as the throttle shafts aren't worn out). One of the main problems with Q-jets is the cast plugs on the metering wells leak-- and they can leak badly! What I used to do was epoxy the well plugs. Also make sure the float height is set right, and the float doesn't have any holes (older brass floats) or hasn't gotten "water-logged" (so to speak, with later model plastic floats). And they like to be clean...

[@MattsRageFitGarage]

Those old hydraulic trailer brake controllers were the norm back then. Our 78 Dodge B200 had that same one and I just took one out of my 86 F250 last year it was a little different but hydraulic as well. Apparently, they are a lot smoother on the brake engagement than an electronic trailer brake controller. I used to see these suburbans all over the place until about the last 5 years, rarely see them anymore. If you turn the knob it changes the sensitivity in relation to the brake pedal input.

[@dalecarter5313]

I want to say all the brake controllers were hydraulic like that until in the 90's. All of them I remember as a kid were hydraulic.

[@MattsRageFitGarage]

@dalecarter5313 Did they get outlawed or something? Or maybe they don't play well with ABS brakes?

[@dalecarter5313]

@@MattsRageFitGarage I never heard a reason why they changed, but I expect you might be onto something with the antilock brakes.

[@chicagovasko]

I love square bodies they just fit and the sounds and buttons and hinges are comfortable to me. I can not wait to see this transformation! I hope we rebuild the motor.

[@FCFDave]

I am so glad you said "flipping cars", I was getting kinda worried when you started talking about having to do "things" to make ends meet 😉

[@spaceghost8995]

My Scoutmaster had a 1973 C10 with like no options. 307 engine , 3 speed column shift and manual steering ! That was the first square body I remember! We would load it down with newspaper bundles we collected for fundraising. 😂😂

[@tommyhuffman8781]

quadrajunks are pretty good carbs as long as you take your time taking them apart and cleaning them up. used to do it at a dealership in my late teens, and learned from the emissions tech i worked under.

[@jefferywarburton2116]

One thing that my old man had in his pocket/front and center in the gauge cluster was, manifold vacuum. It isn't always a helpful thing to know what is going on but, if reference a known good from time to time, a bad vacuum signal stands out.

[@Dirtyjoe_13]

37:46 Dalton yelling at us like we’re a kid in the back seat of the car was hilarious for some reason 😂😂

[@dubl44]

Dalton, youre spot on about the shiny engine bays, worked at a Honda dealer, all the used cars we had we quickly soaked the engine bays in all purpose, powerwashed, hit with compressed air. After we had washed the car and it was ready to hit the lot, we used a hobby spray gun with tire shine to coat the engine bay, or well, all the plastic covers within, looked almost new.

[@is0p0d]

"I will be growing a tail" is one of those things that sounds funny just when it hits the ear, then is *really* funny when it hits the brain.

[@KevinSmith-ny4gq]

Dalton…you’ve taught me so much. I just used a piece of license plate and self tappers to fix my sons electric snow blower he uses to “help” me snow blow! Keep up the good work bub!

[@prestonjobes3166]

Oh the week I’ve had, this is literally the best part of my week, seeing a new PBG video when I wake up is so worth it!

[@zachschaefer1369]

Loving the background music! I used to blast Rock n' Roll Fantasy with my dad in his truck when I was little. Instantly took me back!

[@sothernborn1]

I just bought a set of Icon impact sockets when I bought my icon 550 driver from Walmart recently. $39 plus tax and comes with a blue carrying case . Not to shabby .

[@SammyFender]

That right there. That saga of buying it cuz it was cheap. To the beginnings of love and a desire to keep it, to engine failure and disappointment. That’s the story of my car buying life!! Makes great content!! Love it!

[@ClassicStreetIron]

A good Jefferson Starship song! And Bad Co.? Sweet!

[@ianmckay1780]

Noo Not sweet, that comes later!

[@NTromb]

36:04 Good on your brother for not quitting on the Quadra jet to be honest I would probably have taken it to a friend to get rebuilt so my hats off to you if I lived closer we’d have a beer about it

[@LokiAvenger]

The new music options are top notch

[@UKMitchy]

30:44 Dalton had a 10mm socket!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertvance1873]

I always use Berrymans B-12 Chemtool it cleans the shit out of everything and spark plugs.

[@dennistatro2375]

when you buy a car that sat so long you always have to ask yourself why has it been parked. the owner isn't going to tell you exactly why because they want to get rid of it

[@dleonard5700]

Rock and roll fantasy just took me waaaay back. Love it.

[@michaelethangross3395]

Thank you for another great video. This one brings back a lot memories of an '83 Suburban Silverado 20 454 4 bbl that I used to have. It was a Non California truck and the only lights on the dashboard were "Brake" and "Fasten Seatbelts" so no computer crap whatsoever. It always started so great too, even if cold you just pumped it twice and bang it always went right away. I really miss the good old carbureted days.

[@douglewis3182]

Pole barn time. LFG

[@CaseysCustoms]

Casey’s customs is a hack!

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Not as bad as that Pole Barn guy though

[@CaseysCustoms]

@@PoleBarnGarageif i was smart id fix the rust with spray foam and paint it with tractor paint and 4x my views damnit. 🤣

[@waynebowman2315]

Next time you remove tint soak that window down with window cleaner , its softens up that glue

[@nosgaslaugher1813]

Trained brake mechanic here, never push the pedal to the floor completely when bleeding brakes, alway leave about 1 inch from floor, what happens is you will trigger the proportioning valve into fault, no going to the floor when bleeding keeps that from happening, if you happen to trigger the valve, by stabbing the brake pedal multiple times sharply and hard you can center the valve.

[@PoleBarnGarage]

I've got around a hundred of them under my belt, the issue is when they get 40+years old the valve gets sticky, so rather than remaining balanced it gets super sensitive and is "off or on" If you work it back and forth a few times they generally free up and act fine

[@jasonbose3507]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE 💕 THE MECHANICAL MESS THAT IS POLE BARN GARAGE! So much fun and entertainment to be had with this channel. Only caring about finishing "The Job" in a way that is cheap, and using the most efficient method, is what Pole Barn does best. Keep up the good work Dalton and Son, the best Mechanic Team ever! Great video 📸. Thanks.

[@apocalypseman9824]

I do love the debauchery. Gotta keep things on the road.

[@benjaminfuller3399]

There's just something about you Dalton .Everyday I come on here and I see a new video it makes my day

[@PoleBarnGarage]

I'm honored, legitimately

[@RPgamingYT14]

Love starting the weekend with a PBG vid

[@thagerdorn2009]

The Quadrajet on my 80 Z28 is the factory carb and has never been off the car. Car has 112k original miles, but sits a LOT. And despite that, it fires up every single time and has never given me a fit. The Quadrajet is a fantastic carburetor, but a lot of people just don't know how to work on them so they call them junk. They are one of the best and most reliable factory carbs ever made.

[@derekr3895]

So what makes you qualified if its never been off of your car❓

[@glennmanchester5696]

I agree they are one of the best most reliable carbs ever made and I've been working on every make and model of car since the late 70s got my driver's license in 1982 I worked on every gm engine Chevy olds pontiacs bucks Cadillacs all of them tried holleys which I hate with a passion always trying to get jets right and power valves oh joy then Edelbrock bought out Carter AFB aluminum four barrel is what it stood for anyway long story short I believe I might just be qualified to say that Rochester put a lot of money and thought into the quadrajet and did in fact come up with something that is all around for every situation and for longevity a very very good carburetor for milage it's better than any square bore carb and when you get into it you know you are into it as the massive secondaries really let you know they are open and there is no better sound than a q jet moan IDC who you are any gearhead that is in fact a gearhead will tell you there's nothing better sounding than that moan lol my buddies heard me coming for miles away it carries thru the night for miles a nice exhaust all the way out the back not real loud but something without a drone on the highway and that allows you to hear the moan .. my 455 Pontiacs and olds motors would pull those air doors all the way open and that's the beautiful thing about them is only two sizes were needed a 750 and an 800 ran everything from six cylinder engines to giant 500 cu inch Cadillac engines try that with a Holley the q jet only feeds what the engine calls for by vacuum as much vacuum as can open the air doors is as much fuel as the engine gets they work great for granny and also for the guy who loves the moan I've taken them off engines thst Sat in sheds for 20 yrs blew the cobwebs and dust out of it w out even taking the airhorn off bolted it on and it ran flawlessly so yeah it's the best most reliable carb ever made and I do believe I'm qualified to say such a thing but of course this is just my opinion and opinions vary of course

[@samuellashbrook6353]

So nice to hear good real music in the video❤❤❤

[@AbbStar1989]

This has to be my favourite channel at the moment, along with SCP. Greetings from Australia, which has ZERO snow. Here we're all in an oven.

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

I’ll finish watching when my wife goes to bed. Got up early and she was off, so I’ll have to play the “outlast” game until she goes upstairs.

[@nickgeep8971]

You can turn gas station screens off by pressing the second button down on the right hand column of four buttons.

[@jonathanhernandez4304]

Man I'm still proud that my first and only accident ever was in one of these showing off in a Michigan winter, snow 4ft deep. It had the same manifold leak! Let me tell ya, that's some thick sheet metal in the hood & fenders!

[@JakeM-b3m]

Ok that was the sickest music cut on any channel! Cant believe I haven’t watch this channel for a while. I got some serious catching up to do.

[@J.R.in_WV]

A REAL quick test to see if it’s a collapsed / damaged rubber hose making your disc brake(s) lock on / drag after an application is to: Have a helper hit the brakes as hard as they can while you wait at the effected wheel then after holding at that pressure momentarily, have them RELEASE the pedal completely and remove their foot from it. NOTE: on vehicles with power brakes the brake application should be done with the power assist active (often that means engine running or key on). Now with the pedal released and their foot removed, nowhere near the pedal, crack the bleeder fitting on the wheel that’s locked up. If you get any pressure out of it, the hose is bad for sure. The next check after that is to make sure the caliper released properly and the wheel now turns without drag. If it does, you only need a hose. If it doesn’t, you need to dig in further.

[@shawnhamilton3031]

My dad was fire fighter and had a side hustle as window cleaner he said NEVER just use a razor blade directly on the glass you must use window cleaner or something similar to the glass moist along it or you’ll scratch the glass!

[@theempireofrust]

This purchase is approved by the Empire of Rust. Also as a fun side note, rear brakes are absolutely optional, I haven't had rear brakes on the wrecker since I got it running. Unfortunately the front cross member is not optional. I do love that burb though, its pretty slick!

[@martyjones7225]

When I worked at a Subaru dealer back in the day, after steam cleaning the engine bay, they sprayed it down with a gloss clear paint. Everything. Hoses, wires, valve covers, boosters, top of radiator, A/C. etc

[@Cthusiest_jeff]

Thank you for your content. Been rough at work and this helps put a little pep back into my destroyed soul. Thank you.

[@rockinghorseexplorationand5504]

Hi Dalton, Dad, and Jd, Ray from Wisconsin here, replaced my alternate in my 03 gmc Sonoma yesterday, changed it in 20 ish degree Temps till it hit 56 yesterday, goes to show, you work on ur cats when you can, saved me alot of moola too. Is a used alternative. from a salvage yard, but drove it quite a bit yesterday and works good, you don't always have to buy new, sometimes you get lucky...

[@danielparsons3995]

I am so blessed that everywhere but AZ is getting snow, we only have had one snow storm here in the white mountains and it was two months ago, I know that snow and misery is approaching though but im thankful that its not happening yet.. winter is ok but it actually really sucks...

[@kennyspry5189]

Awe come on Dalton you just gotta fix the LEAK you can't let it Beat you when you are sooooo close to stopping the LEAK. You have to Conquer it don't let it Conquer you that's just NOT right you are the BEAST who has the POWER to fix it.

[@bcubed72]

40:03 John Cena CONFIRMED!

[@BaslHill]

I was 15 when Bad Co was on the air regularly. Good to hear on your videos.

[@TheObnoxiousMrPug]

Oh well, you can't win 'm all, I guess. It looks sound enough to probably swap a new engine into. Let's see what Casey does with it, even if it isn't some crazy customization.

[@SophisticatedGengar]

It shouldn't have amused me so much but I had a good chuckle at the cut right before using the ratchet as a hammer at 30:20

[@sedrickwells8545]

I had a 90. The absolute most bad ass beast of a truck on the planet. Love these trucks. Only wish I had more time with it. Definitely gonna own another one before I leave this world.

[@rondogwil]

My wife and I bought an 86 back in 91. Had it over 10 years. Great vehicle. 3/4 ton with a 454. Awesome! Enjoy. Be safe!

[@dave1135]

34:26 good job, Dalton, figuring out how to get the metering rods out. Another trick is to drive out the roll pin securing the accelerator arm just enough to remove it, then all you have to worry about is getting the choke rod thru the cover. Put the rod on the accelerator arm, hold it in position and use a small screwdriver to press the roll pin back in position, it's not held in by a lot of tension. Then just drop your metering rods in, secure them, install the choke arm and you're done. 35 year gm auto tech, I've literally rebuilt hundreds of quadajets back in the late 80s thru the 90s.

[@thedailymisfire]

watching the tailgate window work brought me tears of joy lol, dealing with one not working on my nova wagon now and also dealt with a 77 burb not working either lol

[@jamesstoy8967]

PBG, in my experience with different vehicles in various conditions I found that a red bottle of Heet has worked best for me. 10gal of gas to one bottle of Heet and drive the vehicle pretty aggressively till the gas is used up. I had an EFI 302 with a rough idle and off idle performance. Dumped a bottle in and went to the store across the street. When I left that second store, I immediately noticed a difference. Faster start up, much smoother idle, better take off power, etc. I'm not bias to brands, I'm bias to what works. And after trying everything from expensive to cheap products, Heet has delivered the best results to me.

[@aussiefirestorm]

Kinda impressed you made it home with all that noise going on.

[@joshuaross4644]

Is the headlight switch also a dimmer for the done light like a 78-82 Corvette ? If it is just turn it back and forth a bunch of times to free up the oxidisation on the contact points and it will be fine

[@PoleBarnGarage]

All cars, like literally all of them pre-1985, have the ability to turn on the dome by turning the headlight knob lol

[@ianmckay1780]

Glad to see that my music is still popular with the younger generations. Rock always goes with Engines and other noises. Dalton I have been a supporter for quite a long time, and have no intention of leaving, so keep on doing what you do as you do it so well. You know we've got your back , so never fear, we are here! EPA or whoever! From UK.

[@caesar151]

I love your videos. You and VGG make my Friday nights. I don't want to be that guy, but seeing you and your son wrenching and spending time together makes me want to speak up. I lost my father to lung cancer when I was 18. He died on his 46th birthday and had smoked since he was 16. My high school graduation was 4 months before he died. It wasn't joyous, it was filled with pain. I miss being able to spend time with my dad. I can tell you love your boy. Please, please PLEASE do what you can to stop smoking cigarettes.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

ATF down the carburetor works good if you mix it 50/50 with gas and pour some in the carburetor before you crank it up. About 5-6 tablespoons of the mixture will usually do a lot for stuck rings without fouling the plugs to the point that it won't run. About a half of day of running will clear out the carbon and fouling oil pretty good. If it still smokes, work the heads. If it smokes after that, rebuild bottom end and reinstall the worked heads with a fresh bottom end and you are in business! Better option: Get a roller cam 454 Vortec from a junkyard. Pull the top end off, mill the heads .100 and do a valve job and add a fresh oil pump and timing chain while you reassemble it. Badass w/o a cam change Small RV roller cam and it is tough as hell (and you didn't have to replace the lifters). Mild throttle pressure will send both rears to the tire graveyard through a Posi(don't forget GM Posi additives!). Now that's how you do it! Oh, and if your 99 454 came out of a Suburban, they usually have factory headers that will fit the older Suburban chassis, too! Yall have fun and Take care!

[@corvettejohn4507]

Dalton, On the proportioning valve, you can re-center the shuttle valve by removing the plug that has the wire that runs to the brake idiot light on the dash. Once that is out of the way, you can stick a flat blade screwdriver down the hole and re-center the shuttle valve. Then put it back together. Don't worry, this won't allow air into the system.

[@PrestonCovell]

My parents had a white late 70s model just like this one but with round lights. Had a 454 but my dad swapped it out with a 350 for better gas mileage. Lots of fond memories of that truck. Just got my PBG hat in the mail today. Love Richardson 112 hats. Keep the videos coming.

[@davidbeauchene]

Good tip I can tell you to do if you're trying to get off window tint keep the window wet with window cleaner or dish soap and use the razor blade scraper while it is wet it help scrape off the gunk work great for paint on windows as well.