Budget Buildz - Starting a Bullnose that has been parked for 29 years

Good morning folks,

Cool video for the Bullnose fans...and Ford 300 fans...and Flareside fans...lol. Somewhat similar to what I've gone through recently myself, and I think a lot of other guys on here can relate to;). Enjoy.



And part 2:

Good stuff!

I've watched the first one and will watch the second.

Did you see how easily he lifted that 300 head out of there?!?!?!?  

I don't think I'd have spun the engine until priming the oil system.  Can you do that on a 300 by reaching down and getting the oil pump with the distributor out?

Gary Lewis wrote

I don't think I'd have spun the engine until priming the oil system.  Can you do that on a 300 by reaching down and getting the oil pump with the distributor out?

As far as I know you can prime them the same as any other engine. I was going to prime mine but didn't bother Gary. Mind you, mine was only inoperable for 5-10 years, and not 29 lol. In my case I decided that it was probably going to cause me more grief trying to dislodge the distributor and get it all back in there and timed properly.

Worry on priming the oil system after pounding on the top of a piston that the rings are rusted to the walls?
I would of worried more that I would break off the top piston ring land when pounding on it!

Also how did he know what way to turn the crank when pounding on the piston?
He could of been forcing it up when the other guy is pounding it down.
Dave ----

FuzzFace2 wrote

Worry on priming the oil system after pounding on the top of a piston that the rings are rusted to the walls?
I would of worried more that I would break off the top piston ring land when pounding on it!

Also how did he know what way to turn the crank when pounding on the piston?
He could of been forcing it up when the other guy is pounding it down.
Dave ----

I guess when it's stuck, it's stuck...the risk of ruining the piston was not a big one since the engine was seized anyway...lol.

Funny, I too wondered how did they know which way that piston was going?? I guess you could tell by the valves if it was on an up stroke or a down stroke? I think the valves in the cylinder were stuck also...they were beating on them with the hammer when they had the head on the ground lolol.

I watched the episode, and I definitely don't think I would have done things the same way. The fact that they aren't gonna keep it worries me, and I hope that they're honest with the next owner.

salans7 wrote

I watched the episode, and I definitely don't think I would have done things the same way. The fact that they aren't gonna keep it worries me, and I hope that they're honest with the next owner.

Well, I think the published videos might force them to be honest;).

I'm always amazed at how easy stuff is to take apart in the dry south (I assume these guys are somewhere in the south?...can you guys place an accent with a state? EDit:...according their Youtube about page, they're in or near Easley, SC). I mean...changing a master cylinder and flex lines, and the fittings actually come apart...annnd they can bleed the calipers, annnd the calipers aren't seized...lol. You can barely do those things here when the vehicle is only 10 years old, let alone 40.

Anyway, that poor old truck looked pretty crusty, but I think under all that grime it's probably worth fixing up...and maybe I'm just used to looking at trash and seeing some beauty in it??>..lol.

I can honestly say that it's been a blessing to not have to deal with rusty parts on any of my trucks. My bricknose parts truck was a little crusty, and I've pulled parts from crusty trucks in the junkyard, but I personally have never had to torch anything off or use more than a little heat or PB blaster to remove stuck bolts.

Just wait til you get a truck from the coast with that salt water on it....