Unseizing the Willys F4-134 Hurricane Engine on the $100 Ford GPW WWII Military Jeep

In this episode we work on bringing the heavily seized rusty Willys F4-134 Hurricane engine back to life.
Things don’t go entirely to plan.
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW (G-503) jeeps were the military forerunner to the civilian CJ-3A Jeep, President Eisenhower calling them ‘one of three decisive weapons the U.S. had during WWII.’
Although they were essentially the same design, the Ford manufactured GPW was the rarer of the two, but they were both formally called the ‘U.S. Army truck, 1⁄4‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance.’

[@HJRsa]

She reminds me of my Brother's 3 Daughters who are as good mechanical with cars as they are at their Office jobs.❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊

[@sunilphalakdhari3869]

A huge thumbs up the lovely lady, that seems to know her way around a vehicle. And she looks at home getting her hands dirty.

[@greeneyedaries2865]

I feel validated that I am not the only one that sings my lost tools into existence.

[@AyrtonGampfer]

I'm excited for next weeks adventure!

[@timothysmith5769]

I know this is going to sound like just another voice from the wilderness but - in the case of pistons seized as a result of rust and carbon, vinegar is your friend. 5% does very nicely...not too aggressive but if you give it some time, it breaks down the hard stuff that locks up pistons and will pretty much leave everything else alone. Evaporust is even better, but WAY expensive. There are also other things that you should be checking that may be involved in keeping this engine from turning over...(valve train for one).

[@NickHemingway]

Good tip, thanks!

[@glengrant3884]

YOU GUYS ARE CUTE AS FK!!💥SHINE BRIGHT!!💚🙌 AUSTRALIA!!🤍💙❤️👊💪

[@shybishop5059]

Your carburetor cap is a chicken feeder. You put chicken feed into a one quart Mason jar. Screw the feeder onto the jar. Turn the jar over and put it on a flat surface. The chicken feed will flow into the feeder, but not on the ground. The chickens will peck at their feed through the holes on the feeder. Used more for feeding chicks than feedig

[@NickHemingway]

Interesting, my neighbor was pretty convinced it was a hummingbird feeder, I didn't think of a chicken feeder as it's only 8" in diameter & all our chicken feeders were a lot larger.

[@bondvagabond42]

Its not a humming bird feeder, hah, its a chick (baby chicken) feeder. You screw it on a glass mason jar of chicken feed, then flip it over and it self refils that metal part.

[@templeviewgate]

Subs from India. Best of luck bro.

[@davidwinklepleck1196]

I had a jeep like that one and it had a flat head engine. Someone has put in a F head engine in that jeep

[@NickHemingway]

Absolutely, I talk about that a little in the first video.

[@NickHemingway]

The only way you can get an F-head to fit in these without cutting the hood is by changing the carb, a different air filter wouldn't help as the throat of the carb is taller than the hood.

[@stevenvail6277]

The hood has the mount for the BII grease gun on the underside.... not often seen late war modification..... too bad the hood was cut for the carburetor.... bummer

[@shybishop5059]

feeding a flock of grown chickens.

[@shybishop5059]

Check to see if it does screw onto a Mason jar. If it does then it is a chicken feeder for chicks.

[@michelle-lz8tg]

i bought one of those bore scope cameras online (really cheap one) and used it to look inside my cylinders..a very handy tool....i had the exact opposite of your problem, my engine was too lose and had stuck rings in the pistons and my cylinder walls were all scratched up and not holding compression....off came the head ...i'm hoping i can fix it with new rings and a hone....the carburetor required to fit under your hood is a Holley 1904. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5i3nZ-nds-YeLc ....the problem with pouring oil into the cylinders on the F-Head is you have to use a hose to get it into the cylinders on the opposite side of the block, otherwise it just flows into an open exhaust port below the spark plug....i think you have runner though...i can hardly wait till you start it up.

[@NickHemingway]

Good info thank you!

[@mudgrippmike3489]

you need some shade to work in... too hot in that sun.

[@NickHemingway]

Couldn't agree more!

[@jimsmith-fh1jx]

dude I would like to have that myself but can't get them all

[@NickHemingway]

I know that feeling for sure.

[@Manu.490]

Grandfather of Mahindra Major