Will it run? 1940s GMC military truck sitting for 40 years! Two engines in one truck!

[@tectalabyss]

I am commenting before I lose my internet. Like a lot of other places. We got hit hard by the storm last week ,here in Upper east Tennessee. Lots of people here Damaged or destroyed Homes. Power,water,roads washed out and many trees down. I am proud of the People here for joining together and and helping one another.As always liked and shared.

[@wesleycross3469]

Hello from Australia. What an amazing old machine. A frog in the exhaust.. a huge effort to get first motor going and entertain us.. thankyou..

[@coachgeo]

Diesel Creek can likely help you figure out stuff about the Crane.

[@jacobwood8423]

I'm here from marshfield , Maine 9:19am 19 mins after you posted the video. Here we go hope you get it running and moving

[@terryeustice5399]

Thanks!

[@whattherust]

Thanks again!

[@stevenhayes3241]

Richard, I am new to your show. You have a very positive attitude and your a pleasure to watch and clearly you know what the hell you’re doing. I am gonna subscribe.

[@whattherust]

Welcome to the channel Steven. We are glad to have you here.

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great revival, thanks for sharing 👍💨💨

[@William-v9i]

Richard you are amazing. Its almost like those old "stovebolt" engines are ready to do whatever you want them to do. lol.

[@jamessmith7691]

I could get used to that sweet old beast in my yard. Even some of those pick ups. That old Chevy engine seems like it was never beat on either. Good video.

[@harleyshihtzu5558]

I took one look at that thing and thought no way this is going to run. Unbelievable. Great job Richard. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@kuldem3292]

Unbelievable!!! Great job Richard !!!

[@DrewUlmer-ls6pt]

That must have been a low mileage/low hour engine, definitely running smooth definately a keeper, as far as the engine goes, too bad the cab is so decrepit but it's another triumph for you, timing seems to be spot on😊

[@joerosier6059]

Way to go Richard!!! That thing sounds amazing!!!! You are batting 1,000 on those old GM straight sixes lately!!!!

[@AlanG58]

Incredible work and man does that thing sound great! It goes without saying that this thing would look magnificent at your house! Think how easy it would be to decorate the Christmas tree with this - once you find another engine for the boom.

[@heidiayers2124]

I can't believe it 🤯. Congratulations on getting that engine started. Whoohoo!!👍👍🙏🕊️

[@AlanSteel-l4m]

Hello well come for you happy to see you and crsteena ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Heisrisin3]

Great job, Richard

[@Alexander001ist]

great job Richard what a piece to find plus a crane to boot-def be worth keeping or making a good sale to someone!!!

[@quintinedwards4111]

Great job as usual

[@FredSatterfield]

Change the bottom of the carburetor

[@kenwestern2821]

Another cool rig is breathing again! Good job to those crazy Rust kids!

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Morning guys ! This is going to be cool !

[@floridarusticrepairs]

Great job! Amazing how quiet that engine was when you had it at idle.

[@whattherust]

Right, those old GM sixes have a nice idle.

[@edwinbonnelljr1587]

Wow you actually got it running wow cool❤❤❤

[@willwaconsya3433]

For old plugs like that I have a champion spark plug sand blaster and spark pressure test to simulate spark under compression. You can view the spark while its under pressure. Handy old tester. You dont see these anymore.

[@davida.p.9911]

Awesome job Richard!! 😎👍👍👍 i was really surprised it would run, and run as well as it did. Too bad the crane engine was stuck. Very cool old truck! Thanks for sharing! I can't get enough of these will it runs.

[@whattherust]

Thanks David. More to come.

[@frankesparza9516]

Sure would like to see that run ,wow what a pick ,all the luck to you

[@CarGuy-w3l]

Another Awesome Vid!

[@nathanhodges7823]

Sorcerer (1977) is indeed a great movie - love the old trucks in that one!

[@BUBBAV2]

One of the greatest forgotten movies. Now I’m going to find it and watch it again.

[@brentscott4779]

Like the vid. Dad drove one yrs ago, late 40s jimmy with a quick-way unit, digger & crane unit. His mate had a fleet of them down here in NZ

[@whattherust]

Nice!

[@woody77788]

Great job and video. Thanks 🙂

[@jetset4me1]

Rode in many M35s during my time in the US and Vietnam in 1968. A neighbor has a restored 5 ton. Tons of fun but don't ride like a Cadillac.😂

[@terryeustice5399]

Congratulations Richard another great start. I saw a start on one of those Crain engines just the other day. That will be tougher. Sorry to see the Crain engine was full of water. Loved the video. You’re still one of the best at these old Rigs.💯❤️👊👍

[@whattherust]

Thanks very much Terry. I had a lot of fun with this one. When I first saw it I didn't think there was any way to get it running, but things fell into place.

[@Bandit-e3v]

Gotta say, you can come up with some of the coolest projects to work on! 👍

[@adventureswithedna]

Edna had a road draft tube. I replaced it a few years ago with an aftermarket pcv system for flathead V8s. It actually smooths the idle, helps keep you from smelling like burnt oil, and doesnt smoke from under the hood at a red light

[@whattherust]

Right on. I will be doing the same to the 51 Chevy we are restoring.

[@BUBBAV2]

Sorcerer was a great all but forgotten movie. Roy sheider rocked.

[@trevhoward8595]

Love old engine revival Richard your the man

[@markboyce1001]

Still a big fan of, you guys can fix anything

[@francoisbouchard602]

Nice job sir cool engine Nice show sir 😃👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@scottloughnan1358]

very cool truck guys great work

[@chrislowry3822]

I got to meet him today at the tire shop I work at and wow what a very nice guy. Gave me a free shirt. I want to thank you Richard for it and hope to meet you again.

[@whattherust]

Right on Chris. Good to meet you as well, and thank you for being a long-time viewer.

[@chrislowry3822]

@@whattherust You are very welcome sir

[@Gary-hi5xr]

Great job, she runs very well. It is too bad about the crane engine, but as we know, you can't save them all.

[@jacobcousin9766]

Something different and it was great video

[@patmccarthy5069]

Awesome job! Love love to know the history of that ole work horse and military service

[@dalehartley-vd9qo]

Way to go Richard job well done l really enjoyed the video Prayers for people near the strom

[@j.b.a.124]

Another great video as always. My favorite Channel. Greetings from California.

[@whattherust]

Thank you!

[@bertenerny7867]

Great Video to say the least. I think the intake may have sucked in some of the dirt dobber dirt when you got the starter to finally spin 😊Oh well, all the Best and we hope you get that vehicle to start and run. We look forward to more installments. Regards, Bert from 'Bama

[@kirk467]

Creeoil time! I thought the Cree oil will unstick any frozen engine! It’s worth a try, Richard! I bet it will start!

[@ronbunker5778]

Thats gotta be the best feeling ever!

[@whattherust]

It is a great feeling when the vehicle is this bad off.

[@jamesmallinger9555]

Interesting piece of history, ❤LoveJim J&R mobile service and God Bless Y'all and your critters

[@bigbill709]

That's a cool looking old price of military history thanks for showing it to us.

[@gerry-p9x]

Dad drove a deuce half in HALFy had a DL STAMPED BY AR,Y TO PROVE IT😅😅😅S AND

[@FanHash73]

This content is really wonderful and enjoyable, but the most enjoyable thing about it is the beautiful, soft musical voice of your esteemed wife

[@brettjones5041]

Great Job Richard Mate

[@EarlJohnson-ky5zu]

That furry vine on the one tree by the truck is Poison Ivy

[@clintontackett1716]

I'm impressed

[@johnhicks735]

That process should allow either carburetor to work on the military vehicle. Either way awesome job keep on bringing back the dead machines in America once again. 👍 Yeah man! That's what it's about Richard.

[@BillBAILEY-gv1no]

Yes I would like to see it run

[@aarsir1961]

Hi Gus good to see you after long time

[@EarlJohnson-ky5zu]

Truck looks like something out of a Mad Max movie

[@whattherust]

I had not thought of that, but I agree!

[@robertvance1873]

Good job Richard 👍

[@jamierushing]

Hi y’all from west Alabama love yA

[@amharp5]

"Hey Sarge, he is the MAN! Send him over to the old motorpool"

[@UKSCIENCEORG]

I have never seen a frog in an exhaust before 🙂

[@darrellbaty4127]

Awesome video; you should have driven it home. My wife commented that you can get anything running. I agree!

[@whattherust]

Thanks very much to you both!

[@jesterr7133]

That engine ran great once you got it going.

[@tonydeleo3642]

Way cool!!!

[@larrybailey43]

Wow, an 80 yr old truck that runs !

[@Heisrisin3]

The old timers I learned from called that vent tube a blow by tube.

[@dlyall26]

That is so cool.

[@AllenBulluck-qz5zb]

Good work guys

[@jimmyb2669]

Love that movie. Nitroglycerin

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Brilliant work Richard the engine sound so good. I have to know if this truck will move under it's own steam.

[@whattherust]

I was bummed about that too. If I could have gotten the transmission stick unfrozen it might have. I tried, but it is rusted solid.

[@rutrutbella600]

Crazy clean in chambers

[@Robert1970RL]

When I went through army truck drivers training I operated the M35A1 2 1/2 ton cargo truck.

[@bigbill709]

Good work on getting it running

[@georgeweisbrod1876]

The float may not be stuck. The seams or float panels may have a leak and fill the float full of fuel forcing the float down.

[@roberthargis4237]

That was amazingly easy for you to bring it back to life , you should salvage that engine for one of your early chevy car or trucks projects to good to sit and rot great job

[@BillBAILEY-gv1no]

Wow that's really neat wish you luck on it and get it running I know you will get. It to run

[@whattherust]

Thank you for the support Bill.

[@jesterr7133]

In this particular configuration was even commercially produced, there certainly can't be many of them left. This one definitely needs to be preserved for the future.

[@whattherust]

I think it was military only. I am hoping an enthusiast sees the video and wants it.

[@georgeweisbrod1876]

And NO "OSHA" safety switches. Shields, etc etc and warning stickers!!!

[@mattshoemaker207]

Try to get it going!

[@michaelguinn5736]

There was one of these in a junkyard here in Michigan, it had a full cab, I remember seeing it for years, I visited the yard a few years ago, all that was left was contaminated ground where they dumped all of the hydraulic oil, the yard owner cut it up & scrapped it..

[@whattherust]

That is unfortunate. These are a piece of WWII history.

[@jesterr7133]

That version of Interstate battery was produced from the early 2000s, until recently. Someone might have tried to get the crane running in the last twenty years or so.

[@abehall1785]

Let's see it move under its on power need a part 2 Richard drive that thing

[@chuckelliott258]

Number 23 hey y'all thanks for the video

[@aidan108]

That appears to be a 1940's GMC CCKW 353 with the GMC 270 straight 6 gasser aka original deuce, the m35s didn't come out til the mid 50's after the m135 & xm211 aka Cadillac deuce which had a 302 GMC straight 6 engine, the first m35s were made by a range of manufacturers and came with the continental 331 gold comet straight 6 gasser, hope you get her going and fully operational again, really enjoy the types of videos so please keep us up on your progress!

[@whattherust]

Thank you for the info. I think it is a 1942 CCKW. Why it has a Chevy 216 in it is a mystery lost to time.

[@robertpimpo4698]

I've got faith in you richard it's a chevy you can do this

[@reedb9039]

You should buy that engine.

[@richardcline1337]

Richard, if you do get it all working, what on earth are you going to do with that monster?

[@MaxGiganteum]

-- Richard needs to start pulling valve covers and checking the carbs & intake with his borescope before turning the engines over... this video provides a good example as to why you do that. One, he thought that there WAS a sticking valve initially. That may or may not have been true - I cannot tell based on what I can see and hear in the video. Two, mud from bees nests was probably sucked down the intake manifold into the cylinders although being fine mud, it probably didn't hurt anything. At least not in this instance. Imagine if there was something else in there that could have been sucked into the engine that would have created a disaster! Do this sort of thing long enough and eventually you will get burned. Needlessly so! Best wishes! - Max Giganteum

[@whattherust]

I am readying it for auction. It isn't something I'll even own for sure!

[@jaydubwolfman4573]

I love the movie 'Sorcerer', saw it decades ago and I had to buy the DVD. Roy Scheider is the best! What really hooked me was Tangerine Dream that did all the musical soundtrack.

[@whattherust]

Right on. It is a cool movie.

[@romboutweltevreden1464]

i like this truck

[@Jstme303]

Amazing how that engine runs so smooth, and no stuck valves after all that time.

[@whattherust]

Right, quite surprising.

[@robertpimpo4698]

Kind of cool I'm not the only guy that gets super excited in a junkyard

[@MaxGiganteum]

-- Once upon a time, I seriously considered just living in a parts yard! Have you ever heard of the label "gym rat"? I could have been a "yard rat" and probably would have been pretty happy about it as long as I got to play with my machine tools all day along with everything in the yard. Sadly... the ladies aren't exactly inspired by that sort of thing. Huh. Imagine that! 🤔 😁 - Max Giganteum

[@johnhicks735]

Richard on that old military truck you can switch out those carburetor Mounting adapter intakes out to convert it over to fit your onto your carburetor that way.

[@whattherust]

That's right John. The bases do interchange, which gives me a bit more flexibility when working with the Rochester Bs. I have found the Carter YF is the same way.

[@petercrawley-cv7tt]

Good go for it.

[@jesterr7133]

I did a little bit of research on that plug. I found that they were only used in commercial applications from that era, so those plugs are likely original to the vehicle. There are a lot of new old stock ones widely available.

[@whattherust]

Wow, that is crazy! Those must be very tough plugs.

[@haroldwerley3620]

Fantastic! Who would have thought?

[@whattherust]

I had my doubts, but I never hit a roadblock I could not work around. I had some luck on this one.

[@bobtucker8875]

I can't hardly believe it,but I guess I have to I'm looking right at it 😂. She fired right up. How lucky can a guy get?

[@whattherust]

I was lucky with this one. While I had obstacles, I expected a lot worse.

[@DouglasBlevins-x1r]

I am a avid army truck owener I came across this video and watched it but you left me and your viewers hanging myself and friends have restored these old army trucks and some have used in the mash display at the Smithsonian I hope to see a part 2 and 3 of this truck remove the trees and get this truck out of the woods I am prior service and drove these trucks in the army but the Wons I drove are knower models from desert storm

[@whattherust]

Right on. Thank you for your service. This one would take a lot to move. The crane is way up and will hit trees and power lines, and the trans shifter is stuck super tight. It can be done, but the time investment would be significant.

[@darrelkinney9856]

Cool video old dinosaur still growls ? See if it would move again? To bad for the other engine hydrolocked . It was only taking a nap . Old skool will be around a long time longer than new stuff.

[@johnmontague4245]

Hi Richard, Brilliant….I’ve not watched it yet, but just seen the first couple of mins. Looks amazing. Talk later……