Successfully Start a Carbureted Car in WINTER (Snow-pocalypse 2022)

old rigs just dont know how to quit!

[@ThunderHead289]

pretty much just me saying Hi and Merry Christmas to everyone! onto 2023 we go!

[@TheKeymaster316]

Merry Christmas!

[@spacecat7247]

Merry Christmas Luke, hoping all is well with you and yours and I hope you stay warm somehow! Keep those wonderful old machines running sir!

[@rockofagesusa7942]

Merry Christmas brother 🎄🤙

[@Richofallthings]

Merry Christmas

[@mikemaccracken3112]

Merry Christmas to you and yours Luke!

[@Scooter30FTW]

Gotta love the "key" and starter button on the Rot Stang. 😀

[@ThunderHead289]

One of my favorite features of that car

[@DScaglione.]

Was thinking the same thing! Love it!

[@eDoc2020]

It's a tamper-resistant receptacle so you know nobody is going to be able to mess with it.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Old girl is just a gem she always starts up

[@willallen7757]

I worked at a golf course in Missouri, and during the winter on really cold days the only thing that would fire right up was a 1959 Ford tractor. It was impressive since I was operating it from 1989-1992.

[@zymmer4]

my sister and her husband are DVM..from Colorado State University.. Neither of them have your accute ability of down to earth , factual transmittion, of basic ideas. and..your wife is a keeper..she helps you in every way a wife can be helpful..You are a lucky man.

[@leonhart2452]

Finally someone who's knows how to run the auto choke on a carb. Manual chokes run about the same, press pedal to floor, this gives one squirt from accelerator pump, hold on floor, pull choke knob out, release the pedal. This sets the high idle on the carb linkage. Crank engine till it starts. If it don't start right up, a few pumps while cranking should start it. Oh Merry Christmas by the way!

[@neolithicnobody8184]

I was fortunate to be raised around all of this and even more fortunate to have friends and family provide the places to go to keep out of trouble. Dirt Track racing is in my blood through my Dad(Mechanicus Extraordinarius) and MY chosen dirt was MUD. lol Ya ain't havin' fun iffin ya stayin' clean!! lol From 1 horse power to 3,000 horse power, controlling the horse is the key. 👍👍

[@Kyle-it9zj]

Hopefully 2023 is the year I get my 84 F150 up and running strong. You’re channel is great motivation bud. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@billking772]

Years back I had a banana yellow 70 F100 with a 360/auto and it was the best cold Iowa weather starting vehicle I ever owned. 1 tap on the pedal and set the manual choke and she would pop right off and stay running. It had a set of long tube headers with glass packs and sounded like pure NASCAR (or maybe figure 8) when I had it floored. Rust had taken the front cab mounts so there were pieces of treated 2X4 holding things up. If I took a corner too fast the steering would bind up a bit till things leveled out. Merry Christmas Luke! Looking forward to more content on your channel in '23!

[@fordnut4914]

I had a 78 bronco with 351m in it. it was the same way to this day i havent seen a modern fuel injected car that would start quicker i swear it seem like it didnt make a full rotation and it was running.

[@PickinwithPickle]

Thanks for showing us on how to properly cold start a carbureted vehicle! Amazing how it started right up in like two seconds! What a unit!

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Loved my '77 F250 390, auto. And if everything works, throttle should cam onto the fast idle mode. When it's warmed up, tap the gas to release it.

[@ThunderHead289]

I honestly dropped the ball on some of that explanation - it was too cold to be outside in the wind and give a lengthy walk through. I think chokes are actually something I never made a direct video on - probably should

[@timokuusela5794]

When I was young, 40 years ago, I had LTD -67 with 428. Here in Finland, the winter is sometimes like what you just had. I usually did not use it in the winter, but once I was asked to move it a little so that they could remove the snow from the parking lot. I had 20W50 oil in it, it was below 0 F , and the Holley I had had no choke. I thought that there was no chance to get it started, but I tried anyway.Hood open, I watched the fan rotate like second's arm of the watch, and pumping gas pedal (no choke) it started. I heard a strange "pop" but drove it to already cleared parking spot. Then I saw a trail of oil. The oil filter had blown. As it is in easy (=stupid messy place)in Fords, I replaced it when it was warmer again. So, only if the choke is not working, pumpin gas is ok, and in some cases, if the carb has dried, there is very little to pump until the mechanical pump has filled the carb even partially. That i why I replace them with electric ones if the mechanical fails.

[@9ZERO6]

Knowing how to start a carbed car meant the difference between making it to work and not back in the day. So we learned real quick. Great refresher amd sure brings back memories. Cheers!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great demonstration Luke

[@normaninsandiego7061]

Hi Luke. I sure remember cranking the wonderful old carburetor cars in the Iowa winter in the early 1970s. I enjoy your videos and seeing the home state . Best wishes for the new year.

[@MrKnotWright]

Merry Christmas Luke, from me and my 57 and 65 Fords, here's to a great 2023

[@StrongEnough78]

The 2 throttle pops at 11:02 sounds sooooo good!! I love that!!

[@jeromezielinski8773]

Merry Christmas to you and yours Luke ! thank you for all you have done for us !

[@gepettoe]

Taking me back to my high school days in the early 70's near Scranton PA. Love your videos buddy just wish you would do more.

[@chadoakes8002]

Merry Christmas Luke thank you for all your great videos and hard work hope you have a Happy New Year as well

[@nelsonshamess1098]

I love this truck... up until recently I had a couple mid 70's FE power trucks... these vids make me miss them

[@snakeboren4814]

COOL VIDEO LUKE!!!!

[@Jethrosgarage]

I have a small block Chevy with a Q jet, aluminum intake, headers, a 224/230* @ .050 cam and 10:1 compression- it always has to have a little flutter (not jack it to the floor and back) on the pedal to start even in warm weather, and you have to keep that up until a little heat gets in the manifold to keep it idling. Yes it has an electric choke and yes it works. Makes a max of 13" vacuum at 750 rpm idle. I had to teach my wife how to start the thing, she grew up with EFI vehicles that start without setting a choke or needing some accelerator pump action.

[@williamjameson478]

Very well done! I am 73yo, and it is nice to se a younger guy that knows how to use a choke! Merry Christmas!

[@ericd2791]

i owned many old Carbureted cars & trucks, & you showed how to start it the way i was show how. glad you did this video. merry Christmas to you & your wife.

[@martinpetersen5740]

Merry Christmas to you too!! Don't stop showing folks how to really live!!!

[@neubert500]

Merry Christmas! Thank you for the videos and knowledge!

[@dosman01302]

That's how my old fe starts. Gotta crank a little longer to get fuel in the bowls after a week of sitting, probably 10 15 seconds. Now them Chevrolet owners, well they can keep pumpin the pedal! Merry Christmas uncle Luke!

[@mattmurray517]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for all the knowledge

[@TheKeymaster316]

The FE’s will outlive us all. 💪🏻

[@99goat99]

I recognize Justin Johnson playing that 3 string shovel after the seven minute mark - good choice! ;-)

[@KA7IIV]

It's great seeing the old videos. Thanks.

[@1975napier]

Cool video! (Literally 😆). I love them old Ford trucks. I have a 78 myself. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@HFG]

She's a good old ride

[@timhede9560]

Luke.. really like your videos. I had a 1967 mustang with the 289 in highschool in the 1980s. I put electronic ignition, hookers, replaced the autolight with a holly. I loved that car. I put a shift kit in the c 4 . She was quick, and I won alot of around town light offs. I love your vids because they remind me of tinkering with the old small block. I could always get her running, and she never let me down. Like your style, and lost art of tuning ... I was blown away with your lawnmower carb on the Maverick. Not alot of people pushing the envelope like that. Really amazing. You looked like a mad scientist working on the software to run the air fuel ratio. Building the mounting hardware yourself... I caught you on junkyard digs, but have now joined your channel... Thanks Luke... Great content..

[@christopherreynolds8873]

Great video Luke. I have a dual Zenieth carb set up in my Hahn with a manual choke. I’m turning over a really big 817 CUI motor.

[@mafiahenschen8674]

Merry Christmas to you and family Luke ,,, always informative and great!,, 🎄🎄☃️☃️

[@SlimyGreenGarage]

Happy New Year!.....you need to get more videos out this new year!!! I love how detailed you are in you Videos, keep it up.

[@325xitgrocgetter]

Back in the 80s, I went to college at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND. We had a ton of sub zero winters and it was always difficult trying to keep your car running in the sub zero cold. I always had a set of jumper cables and kept the car maintained. I was driving a 1979 Olds Cutlass with the 260 and a Rochester 2bbl carb. And it would start no matter how cold. Sometimes it would fight and complain....the heat riser would make a screeching sound at start up but it would start. Some of the newer, early fuel injected cars needed a jump start or a tow. The irony in all of this? I did a college internship in North Carolina...and I probably jump started more cars there vs at UND...people would leave their lights on if they drove in the fog or rain. Headlamp on reminders weren't a thing quite yet.

[@hoists1829]

Awesome video Luke 👍👍👍

[@haroldgetchelljr.4031]

Great video, love my fords and yours, Merry Christmas

[@twobabejinkins1736]

Merry Christmas to you and yours Sir !

[@milkhouse01ja]

Thumbs up. Thank you. Merry Christmas

[@meek01__53]

Merry Christmas to you and your family! I used to own a 82 mustang gt that we dropped a 351w in, man that girl would FLY! Broke the pressure fitted ring gear free and had to tack weld it in 6 spots to hold it in place, loved that car. Have a great Christmas. 👍

[@matthewjohnston1400]

I’ve been waiting for KZbin responses to your lawnmower carb experiment.

[@pugnos1]

Merry Christmas to you and the wife. Thx for the Xmas vid. Nice Xmas gift. Cheers big ears from Canada 🇨🇦

[@edsmachine93]

Good video. Good to see you back. I was wondering where you had gone too. I use to run Fords. Lived in Nebraska, and my Fords always started on the coldest days. Point ignition, carburetor and always was reliable. Thanks for sharing. The Mustang side show was great also👍. Take care, Ed.

[@danielbaldwin1409]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family youngin... Papad.t....

[@bronsonosborne3962]

love the stang merry christmas friend

[@j-port8818]

Came here to see the old Ford Truck and got rewarded with one of my favorite cars! The Rotsang! Reminds me so much of my 79 Cobra 5.0L. Even the same color combo. Now I have to go home and start it up...

[@grantkoeller8911]

Merry Christmas Luke!!!!

[@KPaul7]

Now if any millennials see this video they're at least know how to start it. Haha But they still won't know how to drive a stick. Thank you so much for showing what you got in trouble for. Some people just suck. Merry Christmas man

[@bobwhite4344]

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@jeremiahhaugh7974]

Wow!!!! You are a legend!!! Now stories have been told and I don't even/haven't ever met you, party on Garth!

[@rustybritches6747]

Merry Christmas Luke, hope you and the wife had a great Christmas 🎄⛄

[@stelitejet]

Love ya work... Merry Christmas to you guys😎

[@stelitejet]

Is this really a channel that luke runs... Saying that...😉😆

[@tristanbarrios9859]

Love watching your vidoes

[@vitorzaupa]

I'm Brazilian. The coldest we get donw here is 40, maybe 35ºF BUT we have more cars running on ethanol than gasoline - and they much harder to start on cold days. Plus most cars here are manual. If you own an 20+ car and don't known how to do this, you don't go work in the morning. Good video! It's nice to see it done on a big old v8. And Merry Christmas !

[@ldog70]

Friend of mine had a 78 Chevy blazer. No matter how cold or how long it had set. One pump and she hit right off. My dad had an old 77 Chevy van 305 two barrel same thing one pump and she lit off every time. Some carbs just won't die.

[@JRobert111111]

You are so correct on these starting procedures! So many folks here on YT do look like complete nut jobs trying to start their engines with the insane amount of pumping! However, I did (way back when) have a 65 Thunderbird with the 390 4V. No matter what, it was the most cold-blooded thing ever. Choke set right, choke pull-off working properly, points and dwell set properly, carb. adjusted properly, timing set right. It would start up quickly and fine. But you had to pump the gas starting out every time until fully warmed up or it would stall. Carb. was rebuilt several times and then I replaced with a rebuilt unit. No changes. Then on the other hand, I had a 72 Country Squire with the 429 4V. Started right up every time, didn't require extended warm up and never tried to stall like the T-Bird. They certainly do have their own personalities.

[@rdbrnr86gt]

They do. They can be built identical, but behave differently. You learn how each of them acts and treat them accordingly. Get in sync and they will do anything you ask, otherwise it won't be a fun time.

[@jfruser]

Thanks for the tip!

[@TylerDuysen]

alot of those videos you refer to are carbs with worn out accelerator pumps(one reason i hate carbs) so you do have to pump the sjhit out of them to get enough fuel to start loved the video hope ya had a merry christmas and have a happy new years

[@mry82]

Love that car, and the truck.

[@ksokie63]

Merry Christmas to you and family

[@670tazman]

Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@nogarage4473]

Great info. Now I have a better idea on how to start my carbureted vehicle in the cold weather. Was -29 where I live and the battery on my daily driver froze solid! Took 4 hrs to de-thaw it.

[@gmray7301]

Merry Christmas buddy

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Luke :) myself never had problems starting up on Winter Season Cold or Hot starts on gas with Carb with hand choke cable knob in dash or not also fuel injection vehicles and desiel motor too with glow plugs or not to! One vehicle in Propane did because so cold out was serivce truck at work but changed to gas motor last year no problem then that years ago! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023 head too Luke and everyone! Hope Santa Clause 🎅 brings you all wants to!

[@mikesuch9021]

Merry Christmas. Thanks for helping me keep my 1977 F150 XLT 4x4 4-speed completely bone stock on the road. 8-track tapes are really hard to find though nowadays.

[@brianhdueck3372]

Merry Christmas Luke! Yup, my 76 360 starts just like that. I have rebuilt the original 2100 fomoco. Runs so sweet.

[@steve-and-drones]

old Mustang are the best, i had 3 -1965 289 Mustangs back in the day in 1968, (dam i am old LOL)

[@TheCubanchris1031]

Merry Christmas brother!!

[@1984Cutlass2nv]

When I was a kid we had an old Impala that had a badly adjusted choke and bad accelerator pump so you had to pump the crap out of it. Once I continued to drive old carbureted vehicles and got them tuned up well...2 pumps and then crank without touching the gas and they would fire up in a few seconds and idle by themselves. If needed "feather" the gas a little like you demonstrated.

[@mikecook7683]

Awesome video Luke! Good info too, put a new carb on my 76 K20 where the old gummed up one would like stupid peddle pump… I had to relearn on this new one after flooding it so bad I had to change oil and pull plugs. Didn’t help being almost out f fuel either, enough to pop, but not run. (No gauge) I hate electric chokes as well, I want full control of my systems as much as passable.

[@jrmatter74]

My 66 Valiant has the original manual. Anyway I am the type that reads anything and it instructs 1 pump, to close the choke and hold the pedal 1/2 down while cranking. It always starts! I'm just north of you in Minnesnowta... Merry Christmas!

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

100% right Luke! You can't kill those old Fords!

[@dawndeers]

Kia Ora! Merry Christmas to you

[@RM.....]

Awesome so much fun and not having to give a F about what happens to the car.

[@DScaglione.]

Merry Christmas Luke & All! God Bless 😎

[@rdbrnr86gt]

ah good stuff. Knowing your engine and how to start it. Some like 1 pump, some like 2 and so on. You get to know it, and it will start every time no matter what the conditions are. You just have to work together with that lump of iron instead of expecting to just do what you tell it to do. If you do, you'll have a lot of happy years together and it won't ever let you down.

[@_nelson]

Merry Christmas to Luke and family From northern California

[@tommyboy8524]

Merry Christmas Uncle Luke

[@jackjetpilot]

Man i love the old faded Ford blue.

[@anitafisch7558]

Love the video , I think you might be just like a old FE. Keep them coming

[@ford351cleveland]

Merry Christmas Luke And family enjoy the festive holidays

[@danielfisch655]

Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you and your family.

[@jeffdarlington3194]

Love old school carb cars and truck

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

having started driving in the early/mid 80s ive driven 100s of carbed vehicles in Canada so yeah,lots of snow.........snowpocalypse is like an average day in the winter in the 70s and 80s.no big deal,no panic,lots of rwd cars/trucks/no nanny/no abs/no bullshit......people have no idea what the weather used to be like......once to the floor,start and modulate till it will idle

[@ianlevaillant3839]

Merry Christmas Luke from Christchurch New Zealand.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

The good old days of doing turbo Burnouts IN a old Corn Field without the fear of a court ticket because nobody cares

[@herbnalis3723]

V8s have a exhaust gas heat crossover under the carburettor that heats up the intake manifold plenum chamber as soon as the engine starts to run which helps the fuel entering the manifold from the carburettor to evaporate. Probably the best petrol engine configuration for cold climates. It helps on cold starts to wait,10 seconds or more, the longer the better, after 2 slow full pumps on the accelerator pedal for petrol fumes to build up in the intake manifold before cranking the starter motor.

[@jimburgess9205]

Merry Christmas, Luke.

[@jerrycraig6522]

My VERY dependable buddy said "drive it how you're gonna drive it"!!!

[@timhede9560]

Luke .. you been around a long time. I don't understand why you don't have more hits on your channel. Your a tuning beast. I think your one of the original guys on KZbin.. your an old world guy who can fix anything.. your ancestors probably worked on old steam ships, railroads. When things hit the fan... Luke your the guy. Take care. Tim

[@ThunderHead289]

Thank you 🙂

[@titusflavius5668]

Had to give my 289 swapped Jeep YJ a couple squirts if ether bunny piss and a few pumps of gas and it fired right up Great video😁

[@NC700_68]

a "burnout" on dirt! great idea! much better than that terrible rubber smoke.

[@tomayres4237]

Merry Christmas from Virginia.

[@frankglasgow]

Wish I still had my 85 GT 5.0. Fun car. Daily drove it in Pagosa Springs for 8 years. And no choke style carb.

[@jerryrussell7297]

Great Video✌

[@worldofwoodchip]

The internet needed this PSA in 2011