YouTube teardown: Bad 351W out of an Aeronose

Wowza! I skimmed through it but saw some bad stuff!

'97 for 250-350's (no '98's, then the Superduty for '99)

The 150's got the body refresh in '96.
Not a fan of that tailgate.

I do watch this guy's teardowns sometimes, but his level of snark generally has me cutting it short.

I think he said it came from a 1996 per the yard that sold him the core. Agreed, the post 1996 F150 is one of the worst excuses of a truck to bear the F-series designation. "Consumerized"...

He's more of a Miata and BMW expert (and Bowties, to a lesser degree). And there is a lot of snark, that's part of his persona... not everybody's sense of humor.

If it means anything, the only other "old" Ford truck engine he's done was a locked up 300 from a Bricknose that was "at the bottom of a core hopper"... and both apparently were hard to find in a "bad" form .

He said Aeronose or OBS.
If it came from a 150, then it wasn't it was the newer body style....

They had 302s 351s 300s and 460s up into 97

Ah. I could have sworn I heard "came from a 1996" but then again, I was rewiring the instrument cluster for my Boat and wasn't paying attention all that much.

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I'm not saying you're wrong....

It isn't his specialty, I don't think he knows.

I really enjoy his videos and especially the snark! He is humble and admits he is only a guy that knows how to remove nuts and bolts. (Or something to that extent)

I thought his specialty was Toyota

Desirable F4TE roller 351W block.  Shame it's got all that rust in the cylinders.  

fairly good video. as to the snark, I don't think he has a clue about how he comes across. he knows enough to do tear downs, but I would not buy anything that he built. I know he is a part seller not a mechanic. he is doing demo videos so I wish he would take it more seriously as many may think he is an expert.

∆∆∆.

Per socialblade he's making over $75k/year on YouTube videos alone. I must admit his snark is probably more in line with what a good chunk of the millennials (I guess I'm one myself depending on how the term is defined) are wanting to watch for entertainment purposes. In the long run for obvious reasons, he will do well.

Yeah. Him and Vehicor...
They're both obviously talented in their fields, but ...
They reach too hard and too far, and come off like ***holes that I couldn't stand to be around for five minutes.

I like Watch Wes Work.
He can be incredibly snarky, without insulting your intelligence
I would pay to hang out and have a beer with him (and the Hufflepuff, and Max)

I watch some of his stuff, mainly to see how some engines are built, especially some of the imports.

Wow, induction bolt heater!
I didn’t know about that tool.
Nice!

I have been eyeing them a bit lately, but the acetylene still works.

Acetylene always works.
Even in the back of beyond, where you have no power   💡

"It can't be frozen, if it's molten". 😉

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I like Watch Wes Work.

Ironically, Wes was working on a Ford parking brake yesterday.

The 'Giving Truck' had one of those.  
I wonder what's become of that and the Zf-5 S47 that I bolted to a pallet and stretch wrapped for Don, now that he's passed.