What killed the donkey van?

[@ThatRedHusky]

I like James. He's a glass half full kinda guy. And if that glass was only 1/10th full, to him that's heaps good.

[@matthewwatt2295]

"hey, there's something in the glass!"

[@s_t_r_a_y_e_d]

thats a sign the man has known pain and suffering beyond anything we could imagine

[@peterclarke7240]

James: "this glass still has beer in it! Result!" *drinks beer* Also James: "this glass is now completely empty. Guess it's time for another beer. Result!" 😂

[@jeeves_uk]

if you havent seen James' Shrektendo video i highly reccomend it.

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

There are 2 signs that show that something is REALLY bad: if a Waffle House closes, and if James gets concerned

[@GAMERIN-rn6dj]

As a wise man once said:- *“If your ever find yourself donkeyless, remember you have Tony”*

[@touringwagen]

Tony will be with you until the end of time

[@GAMERIN-rn6dj]

@@touringwagen Fax

[@theothertonydutch]

POV: It's Tony Soprano.

[@trentfreeman2373]

I hope my80 year-old mum doesn't see that.

[@GAMERIN-rn6dj]

@@trentfreeman2373 💀 u read that wrong

[@genosho5574]

I used to own a 2004 Mitsubishi L200 which lived it's life as a forestry vehicle. If there's one thing that taught me about Mitsubishi, these things never ever break. They just get more "brokener" until they start trying to kill you.

[@kaboomtastic]

The machine god angers when you keep his children from the sweet release of death

[@samholdsworth420]

Funny cuz Mitsubishi is s tier

[@untitledswed1661]

...Rex

[@Ollie_skate500]

Oh don’t worry my 380 did this

[@Wheagg]

I'm eventually gonna get my hands on this Mustang, and from what I've driven of it, yeah this. I once drove my dad's SUV followed immediately by this and kept overshooting the brakes, and I just thought my muscle memory got broken by driving something different. Turns out the brakes were overworn by 3mm on one axle and 1mm on the other. Also it needed new suspension parts as usual. When we picked that up from the shop, my mom's car was fucking dying. Radio was gone, battery was going, blinkers just decided to fuck off. The Mustang is old enough that it's totally blind to every mechanical issue and always drives and handles beautifully no matter how much attention it needs. And I fucking love it.

[@Thumper17]

The mental image of James working on the car while Dank stands behind him saying "Wow this is getting hard isnt it." While not helping at all, gives me the most supreme joy.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

James is paid for the work, lol. I love my friends and family but I would also require payment for work this intense 😅

[@crapcopter]

I love how Wade just stands and watches, It's hilarious.

[@johnmurcott1273]

I presume he helps when he isn't filming

[@culturedsquid8442]

I would argue, James is a master mechanic, a hobbyist like Wade would just get in the way.

[@panickedshears]

@@culturedsquid8442it’s like when you help your dad/grandpa build or fix something as a kid. You just stand there, hold a ladder, give them a different size wrench, occasionally help hold something up, but overall you’re just the helper boy who gets to watch.

[@mburchell]

Really good chance the head gasket fire ring was already somewhat stuffed but it was so encrusted in carbon that it held compression. The upper engine cleaner would have removed the carbon deposit and caused failure of one fire ring. You can see that it's then pushed into the next cylinder. If you guys are cowboy gasket slapping it, highly recommend doing a little resurfacing by hand. The fire ring failure and old head gasket residue doesn't help sealing. I've done cars in the past with a whetstone+wd40 that ran happily for years after!

[@paspax]

Liberal application of hylomar doesn't hurt either.

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

So you basically recommended the same as Wade does for polishing iPods?

[@drippingwax]

There is a channel called Old-School Tried & Tested where the gentleman shows how to resurface a cylinder head in 20-30 minutes with two 80-grit homemade sanding blocks and two 150-grit ones.

[@donbehatin]

WD40+brass wire brush attatchment on a drill for the block, one of those super scrapers (that's what they're actually called, they're like a gasket scraper with a carbide knife edge) for the head.

[@aaronisnotalive]

I always find it hilarious when something’s brokenness is what holds it together.

[@speedwaynutt]

Wade is like Aussie Shrek he needs his Donkey in his life. There's a reason why he made a Shrek Ipod.

[@AlessandroCD7]

uh, 20PSI? - Thats heeps! Thats like a footie ~ lives rent free in my head since almost a week and probably forever

[@Cold930]

Sometimes all the carbon and gunk can plug up a defect in the head gasket as its forming. It seems you cleaned that gunk away and let er rip

[@erinsteph]

That big boxy thing on the intake is a helmholtz resonator, due to some weird fluid dynamics a certain resonance frequency is produced in the intake that causes a noticable drop in power around the middle of the rev range, and that box creates one that cancels it out. It's weird.

[@OutbackCatgirl]

that's some goofy ass car science, i love it "yeah nah her vibes go bad halfway to full power so we put a Vibe Check doohickey that fights off the bad vibes and she's apples now mate"

[@Hyperlink1337]

@@OutbackCatgirlwhat the fuck is that what vibe check means

[@OutbackCatgirl]

@@Hyperlink1337 it is now

[@TheOneAndOnlyDJRapta]

@@OutbackCatgirl that actually sounds like something dank would say

[@vernonforgione3784]

James being a supportive teaching tech to the caffeine filled kid is what makes me happy

[@AiOinc1]

1:50 Be aware that these are actually to reduce intake harmonics at certain speeds. This is to stop it droning if you're cruising! Makes a huge difference. 10:11 It is literally called a fire ring

[@ffnbbq]

"Like, you care [about loud engine noise] in a lumpy old van". Well, these things were originally made for transportation, logistics and delivery people to drive at work all day, so not being driven insane by horrible noises is pretty important.

[@charlieabe]

Oh lord, the things you and james had to do to fix the donkey van is so cursed, and yes we will never speak of it ever again.

[@totallyrandomuser5760]

Or will we?

[@possibly8180]

Nanners in the diff

[@tmaKlopp]

You are one of the purest people on KZbin. Do stuff, film it, have fun.

[@Pragmer]

I got here so early it's stuck in 360p.

[@marklohebany228]

same

[@DavidFrostbite]

_back in tiiime_

[@fj80_gxl]

Yeah me too

[@thienbaonguyen4597]

Same mate. Getting old KZbin vibes now.

[@epiciphones]

Yep same here 😅

[@Shrek5when]

WE NEED THE DONKEY VAN BACK 😭

[@trentfreeman2373]

Yes yes yes

[@Kacpa2]

So we can go to Bendigo

[@trentfreeman2373]

@@Kacpa2 I don't know what you are talking about but anyway have a good night.

[@MacPhantom]

Of course Shrek would want to have Donkey (van). 100% approval!

[@Shrek5when]

@@MacPhantom I realised that after lol

[@noneofyourbeeswax7379]

5:34 i love the sheer PASSION behind this

[@imitt12]

The Donkey Van has decided to become a Magna

[@TheRideGaming]

all mitsubishis die in the same way lol

[@musewolfman]

Don't know what got me worse, The instantaneous "That's heaps, it's like a footie!" Or the tragic "It's like a wayward shopping trolley."

[@StellaFoxxie]

awh man hearing James say "she'll be alright" fills my heart with joy. i love you crazy aussies

[@der_kluger_gunther8391]

i love how dank just laugh his ass off while james is just taking the engine apart with his frikin never ending knowledge lol. i can't wait to see the donkey running up again

[@ripcord6492]

You good sir are the reason why I start fixing my super seven. I thought I will break everything but I rebuild that motor and it did not blow up so far. Thank you for your content

[@noraneko8926]

Here in Indonesia, they still produce 2nd gen L300 even to this day. Both pickup and wagon still as popular as ever, especially in rural area where you hardly found any new spare parts.

[@GuntanksInSpace]

Rooting for you, Donkey Van! Also that caster/lift setup for FREE CAR looks incredibly sketch. Truly a Garbage Time staple.

[@fuckduncan3754]

Nah that's super common, most shops in the US use that style of 4 post rotary lift just with different feet

[@GuntanksInSpace]

@@fuckduncan3754 i learned something new today!

[@asmodan97]

as soon as you said "problem" and brought up the wheel studs I could feel the former RX7 owner in me begin screaming and rattling his cage. Even over here in NA 4x110's have been causing headaches for decades.

[@abie1308]

Never had a car old enough to have 5 lugs, are 4x110 to 4x100 adapters hard to come by?

[@asmodan97]

@@abie1308 They're so close in size that any adapter you could concievably get would be more like a 4 inch spacer on either side. 8 inches of extra track width is no bueno lmao

[@DStead2239]

​@@abie1308Yeah you can get them quite easily. I have 4x110mm adapters for my rwd Mazda 323 that are 15mm thick to run 4x114.3mm stud pattern as it's more common used on alot of Japanese cars.

[@vwgirl]

I feel your wheel pain. Had an 87 VW Cabrio that took 13 inch tires. A size slowly being discontinued by most manufacturers. Fun times finding new tires.

[@barfoom]

i feel this, youre limited to track tires or 70 aspect off brand "futuras" or "cornwells," 13s are a nightmare to source found some bfgoodrich radial T/As in a ~200 something R13 for my 83 GTI on some old 13in alpinas, they balanced perfectly

[@SunnyD1865]

I’m running two different Chinese no grip tyres as they’re the only tyres in stock that’d fit, I’m debating getting 14” wheels and seeing if 195 45 14s are any more commonplace

[@Chroshin]

As soon as you said it wasn't 4x100 I felt that. Still trying to find rims for my first gen Rx7 :(

[@aidanbrooks771]

6:26 That colour underneath the valve cover is oil varnishing. It’s due to oxidation of the engine oil and usually is only present in that amount from going a bit longer on oil change intervals or that it’s been ran real hard over it’s lifetime. Doesn’t appear to be much sludgy deposits so probably the previous owner went with a 8-10,000km interval

[@adambaranek]

"Timing Belt - You never want this to break" RIP my Saturn Ion.

[@sleepyb0ye269]

"I'm hoping it's a head gasket" words that no one has EVER said, absolute lunatic

[@perchancethishandleiswens]

I once had a very similar issue on our diesel work truck, it had a 4D56 engine. The headgasket was blown between 1 and 2. We didn't really care about fixing it the "correct" way, as long as it back on the road ASAP. We just cleaned and flattened the head to block surface with a glasspane and sandpaper, put a new headgasket and surprisingly 3 years later it still runs great as a daily.

[@nobodynoone2500]

Nothing wrong with a little low dollar machining. Miles better than just slapping on a new gasket on a warped or damaged head/deck.

[@ariariaris]

Good news for us is we get more content of you frankensteining the donkey van back to life!

[@09o0o10]

James put the whole thing into perspective with just 1 sentence.... "should be alright" 😂

[@trentfreeman2373]

I love the donkey van Aussie Aussie Aussie. My mum is watching now too she's 80 years old God bless her. Australian made

[@WilmaFreeman-ty8yr]

Don't think son because I am in hospital that you're going to buy Me a donkey van I do love the donkey van. Your mum is watching don't forget Trent. You better been looking after my cat and dog. Trent. And I don't care that you're 44. It better not be no women at my home. So call your Mum .Sorry guys I do love you stuff but he is a idiot. He got a brain of a donkey. Love respect to the Australian boys that care about their mum

[@dlschuller53]

0:11 gonna make this my ringtone

[@ursusAmericanus]

the nice thing about staying up till 4am is I get to watch new Garbage Time within an hour of upload :)

[@RACaptialRegion]

I can't comprehend what it would be like with James, Wade, Blair and Marty in the same garage. But it would probably be pretty awesome. I guess Wade could probably do all the filming and James could give the guys a hand!

[@Misack8]

I want links for Blair and Marty on my table, sir.

[@justsomegarage]

Would be a way better crossover than mcm and roadkill (though its not the presenters fault, fuckin motortend 😤

[@FastSloth87]

@@Misack8 Mighty Car Mods

[@ferretyluv]

He doesn’t go by Moog anymore?

[@_Mr_moo]

I love how he has exported this in 360p for our enjoyment

[@NafanyaZX]

lol, bad compression on cylinders next to each other being the fault of a damaged head gasket is something we've discussed at school just the other day. Cool to see it. Love this content

[@Wtrxprs007able]

That firing headgasket failure happened to our work pulsar. Turns out it's a common fail point on them too. We fixed it once and then it did it again. It gets to the point where the combustion eats too much away at the head material and ends up never sealing again with a new gasket. We've also had a customer with an express van that had the timing belt snap. That was fun

[@commandrogyne]

Wow, this channel is really proving to me that i truly do not know anything about cars! Ive taken college level classes about cars like i learned about how engines work and everything and yet......

[@devdoesitbest6974]

As a partial mechanic I can say James is 100% certified in jankier than jank mechanics and I'm all for it since I specialize in this form of art Keep it Jank to make it Dank

[@swecreations]

5:54 when you start making warranty claims when your items break so that it's not profitable to make poor-quality items.

[@darlingtondeathbeam]

"Hello, you have reached customer service for Crapola Tools. Unfortunately, we cannot reach you at this time. Please contact us later."

[@swecreations]

@@darlingtondeathbeam That's when you use your countries consumer protection laws to force them to do so. If you have voted in politicians which actually gives them some funding they will have teeth and you will very quickly find the company returning their missed calls with their tails tucked between their legs.

[@partyinthecloudkingdom]

i was just thinking about her this morning. longing to hear her engine ping again. i figured you were keeping her around to fix her up again, she wouldn't be the first garbage fire engine you started repairing on this channel

[@TheoIndustries]

I have the same engine in my 02 lancer, and it used to smoke too, replacing the head gasket and the fuel pressure regulator helped it out a lot

[@mrguyorama]

HEY! Those little chambers and offshoots on the intake might not be for sound, they might be for PERFORMANCE! They are called intake resonators and they can be designed to augment airflow through your engine intake in order to change how it behaves, and even improve torque at low RPM

[@francistheodorecatte]

SAAB used 4x110, too, but it's even worse as the hub diameter is significantly larger than all other cars that used 4x110 so only SAAB-specific wheels fit lmao.

[@funnypranker34]

You can get a dremel and machine it out

[@benjaminkamben4908]

I am sure that James already knows this and has ordered the correct part. But you guys would have a little bit better luck with a slightly thicker aftermarket head gasket one minute either a multi-level head gasket from a company like Fel-Pro or potentially getting an old-school copper gasket that's a few millimetres thick.

[@nobodynoone2500]

MLS gaskets are what you want if you want it to last, but also require a good flat deck (doubtful on the donkey). If you have a buggered deck or head, the graphite style ones will take up more slack.

[@qwerty-thebest]

20psi : “That’s heaps, it’s like a footy”

[@Castigar48]

the sad tale of a man and his van

[@UsedBubblehead]

I recall in one of the wrecker tour videos you mentioned there's multiples of the same vans there all in better condition than yours, perhaps it may be worthwhile to pick one of their motors for cheap parts or a full engine swap if its intact enough? It could be a cheaper solution to the bore problem instead of having to send the original block to be reconditioned.

[@mrgumbook]

But then we wouldn't get to see them "fixing" the block with a diy honing kit and a cordless drill. Unless they could somehow collaborate with CEE up in Queensland just to see his giant vertical honing machine going to town on this tiny car block. Chances James already knows how to operate a smaller one so Kurtis can keep showing off how he does his jobs the way he does. Biggest problem is getting their schedules to line up.

[@cadenbarnfather1434]

although, if the vans there are in better body condition, then they probably went to the wreckers in the first place cause of engine problems

[@UsedBubblehead]

@@cadenbarnfather1434 True, yeah that makes a lot more sense actually

[@DStead2239]

​@@cadenbarnfather1434Exactly, never buy an engine from a straight car at a wreckers, always get it from a crashed one as you know it was in use when it crashed

[@korpijeesus]

4x110 rims can also be found in some quadbikes I have a 1980 Mazda 626/Capella and it has that cursed bolt pattern, machined some 4x110 > 4x100 spacers for it

[@NovaMaster375]

Hope he doesn't lose the donkey again. That'd be re-donkey-less

[@imbe.]

I would say about this engine: Its not as bad as you would thin kit is. You guys basically revealed the problem with that car by using that spray. You said it was completely F-ed but i would say its one head gasket amount saveble. Because its only main problem (aside the head gasket) is the block and that requires a rebuild + honing/replacement and all that goodie stuff you were doing with freebie car (love that build btw, its a beaty to look at coming together).

[@tristan6509]

the head gasket was likely already blown but the carbon buildup acts as glue So I think the engine cleaner did it's job, the engine is just too worn out.

[@BruisersBeaters]

By far my favorite aussie youtuber. Reminds me of the old school MCM days playing with rubbish cars an american like me has never seen nor heard of, and thats why I love it

[@funnypranker34]

Yes before they went corporate basically

[@lordmissingno]

Originally got into Dank like right at the start for the iPod modding content, now we're here, like 2 or 3 years later, and I'm SO here for this car content. Long live the Donkey, rebuild the Donkey!

[@alle2740]

I admire James's Maguiver skills lol

[@glowstoneunknown]

"That's heaps, it's like a footy!"

[@mr.whiskers6273]

7:50 those cylinders just wanted to be closer friends, that’s what donkey van does to people

[@Emanmonster13]

The weird coloring in the valve cover is the varnish from conventional oil. My nugget looked the exact same! It'll go away with time if you switch to full synthetic.

[@nobodynoone2500]

Thats a real good color tho, be suspect if it is super dark, althigh a slightly more roasted look is generally also fine.

[@funnypranker34]

Or if it’s full synthetic and you went lazy on the oil changes

[@42neddy]

This channel makes me so happy

[@godliket5092]

fun fact, Honda and Yamaha ATVs and some of the side by sides have 4x110 lug spacing.... which means, lets just say we had a ragged out old minivan once forget the brand but it also had the 4x110 lug pattern, her name was greg....she wore atv mud tires lol.

[@pedromatias2712]

Maybe the heavy pinging started to melt the metal ring on the headgasket and the fluid from the can flushed the material away.

[@Velkanis]

WADE IMAGINE MY PAIN WHEN I REALIZED MY WHEELS WHERE 4x106!! THEY BARELY DONT FIT, this is too real trying to fix something and mistakes where made, go james the man is mad enough to pull thru!

[@funnypranker34]

Use 4x108

[@Velkanis]

@@funnypranker34 trying to find 4x108 here is like asking to win the lottery 🤣 its already plenty hard finding 4x106's as is for me french cars (most are double bolt pattern 100-106) 108's are just non existant

[@ITzSmores]

No sleep tonight I guess gotta binge all his vids again

[@LavenderRebellin]

M o o d

[@SaltedCoffee400]

So im not the only one doing that.

[@emdotrod]

RIP Donkey. We really hope it can come back

[@ThisIsARubbishName]

I really like these videos. It's like working on a car in the shed with mates (vs scary dad shouting). Know nothing about cars much, but, these are good to watch.

[@KangaMoose34]

It’s 20 psi, “that’s a footy”

[@NobodyisAnybody]

‘I’ve been donkeyless for so long’

[@leibois]

“Donkeyless”😂 we all must have came here from dankpods dankmus the drum thing somehow love Danks work❤

[@not.your.diarey]

"20psi." "That's heaps, like a footie" 😂

[@somesvede]

Everyone needs a James and a donkey van in theyre life.

[@stijnVDA1994]

I think the gaskit split since there seems to be nearly enough material on the engine to put the head back on and run just fine

[@kennorcott7074]

You should Evo swap this once this engine fully goes. Not even a crazy built motor but just a stock 4G63 with 300 ish horsepower would be so funny in a van

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

Nah,boosted 4G69 like what MCM did with 2SEXY

[@chE3z1]

nah man toss a barra in

[@nep-nep6575]

I mean, the purpose of it isn’t supposed to be a performer, it’s supposed to be a work van

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

@@nep-nep6575 but fast work van *drool*

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

@@chE3z1 maybe if it was a XF Panel Van,lol

[@d5gqwerty]

“puts a can of random engine fixer goop whatever in” donkey dies whaaaa…. it’s dead

[@ericf112]

James and his black gloves... A true mechanic

[@RichyN25]

I've been here, done that, had a headgasket blow between 2 cylinders on my Chevy 350 V8, I learned how to do replace a headgasket out of necessity, also got new heads, but I had far more room to work under the hood of my 1986 Chevy C10 than the cramped quarters of that van engine bay, that looks like a nightmare

[@VincentMarcel30]

A KZbinr who play around with fun old stuff and also car?? My favorite.

[@LaLaLand.Germany]

You guys are so fun to watch!🤣 And the background music is epic!☺ This seems like something outta WW2 just in colour. And to me good old Donkey ain´t looking too bad/sad, just slap a new gasket on, change the oil and give it a good 200km workout, change oil filter again and it´ll be just fine. At least that dingus intake seems to do the job, just include a new air filter, don´t change it. Although it looks dingus Donkeys intake looked good sooo... Have a nice day, I´m glad the Tube suggested this. Greetings from Germany🙂

[@Senor_potato]

8:23 That's the laugh of a man who's realizing it's gonna be much more expensive that he originally thought

[@gabewebb2903]

Bruh how the heck can a gasket blow like that I DONKY! you out did yourself 0:23

[@Senatorlemonsouth]

I have an early 90s subaru with a 4x140 pattern i wish i had the options of 4x110

[@markcahill892]

If you can get it in Australia get some brand name engine restoter I've tested it myself as well as I've learned from others that have tested it and that specific brand works well and won't clog your oil filter. Not that it will 100% fix the pitting but it should help protect and repair the cylinder walls

[@funnypranker34]

That stuff actually works too tried it once

[@singeslayer8367]

NOOOOOOOO MY DONKEY DIED ~ Simpleflips

[@Crazyboutpeace]

Ah yes, early enough that KZbin is only letting me watch in 360p. Thanks for the content lol

[@glitchjockey6551]

The Donkey Van will rise again, Donkey-er and Van-er than ever before

[@DetroitYugo]

This is me all day keeping my Yugo alive in America lol

[@alekseyabramov9259]

that background march-kind-of-music really kicks in!

[@Accountoffline595]

The Rims from a 2009-2016 Honda 420 Fourtrax would fit The car it’s a 4X110 just letting you know so you can get the donkey van on the lift.

[@dagda1180]

10 mins ago I was asleep. Now I wake up to a great video!

[@Frank_Pods]

I want to see how many Kirklands it would take to start the Donkey Van

[@TheAutisticOwl]

Same

[@austinpigza]

360p still, fitting for the donkey van

[@riceman00]

This is probably my fav channel now. I’d have done the same to the free car holding the lift hostage 😂

[@herpaderpy888]

In the absence of a lathe, adhesive sandpaper to a plane of glass and use that to lap that surface for cheap. It takes a pretty second, but it's cheaper and faster than shipping it out.

[@BlargKing]

"About 20 PSI" "Thats heaps, its like a footy!" Best response to that poor a compression reading ever.

[@nickwallette6201]

(Psstt... what's a "footy"?)

[@BlargKing]

@@nickwallette6201 Football

[@nickwallette6201]

@@BlargKing TY :-)

[@bc5706]

A large part of the air intake is the in-line air intake resonator (Helmholtz resonator, sort of), quite typical for naturally aspirated cars of that era.

[@aeriumfour6096]

It's almost like spending $5 and a tube of vegemite doesn't get you a quality product!

[@GenericUserName-f6u]

What I’m thinking that spray did, is pressure lock one of the Pistons, superheat, and blow the head gasket. Correct me if I’m wrong.

[@Draggins]

oh my god thank you for bringing up the 4x110 hell.

[@Dragonfire511]

I love how the auto generated subtitles picks up "Cromulent" correctly.