Forgotten '66 Oldsmobile F-85 Gives Derek & His Brother a Run For Their Money! | Roadworthy Rescues

Summary

Two brothers attempt to get a 1966 Oldsmobile running that has been sitting for 10 years. They find it has been modified for racing and has a big block 455 engine. After installing a new ignition and fuel system, they try starting it but hear loud knocking noises. Despite troubleshooting several possible causes, the engine won't spin freely, indicating serious internal damage. Unable to diagnose or fix the issues onsite, they ultimately decide to load the non-running car onto a trailer to bring to a shop, where they'll have to pull the badly damaged engine out for inspection and rebuild.

Takeaways

• 😊 The video features a 1966 Oldsmobile F85 that has been sitting for about 10 years and modified into a street/strip car
• 🚗 The car has a big block 455 V8 engine, 4-speed manual transmission, and other performance upgrades
• ⛽ Found the gas tank in the trunk indicating likely fuel system issues
• 😣 Attempts to start the engine reveal a loud knocking sound and it won't spin over
• 🛠 They test compression and lubricate cylinders to try diagnosing the knock
• 🔧 Further diagnosis points to a possible issue with the crankshaft or bearings
• 🚚 They decide repairs are beyond what they can do onsite, so will load it on a trailer and transport it to a shop with proper tools and space
• 🤔 Debate whether it's best to rebuild the existing engine or source a replacement motor
• 😒 Accept that the loud knock issue prevents safely running the engine in its current state
• 🔧 Major engine work needed before the car can be put back on the road

Q & A

What year and make of the car are the hosts working on?

They are working on a 1966 Oldsmobile F85.

How long has the car been sitting without running?

The car has not been running for about 10 years.

What modifications do the hosts notice on the car?

They notice that it has been turned into a street strip car with a crazy paint job, big snorkel, and tires.

What transmission does the car have?

The car has a 4-speed manual transmission.

What problem do the hosts encounter when trying to start the engine?

The engine makes a prominent knocking sound and won't spin over.

What do the hosts try to do to diagnose the knocking problem?

They remove the spark plugs and pour Marvel Mystery Oil into the cylinders to try to lubricate the engine and isolate the source of the noise.

What conclusion do the hosts reach about the condition of the engine?

They conclude that they will likely need to pull the engine out and rebuild it due to the severity of the knocking.

What plan do the hosts have for the car?

They plan to fully restore the car.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Exploring the Abandoned Hot Rod

The first paragraph introduces the 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupe hot rod project car. It has been sitting for 10 years in southern Kansas. The narrator explores the car, finding it has been converted into a street/strip car with a roll cage, unique paint job, and large tires. The gas tank is missing, hinting at potential fuel system issues.

05:01

🛢️ Rebuilding the Carburetor

The second paragraph shows the process of rebuilding the carburetor. The narrator finds a rock stuck inside and decides to fully rebuild it using a cheap kit, in hopes that it will allow the engine to start up with proper fuel metering.

10:02

🚨 Diagnosing the Knocking Engine

In the third paragraph, they attempt starting the engine but are met with loud knocking noises. Further diagnosis leads them to believe there are mechanical issues inside the engine. They decide the engine will need to be pulled out to inspect and rebuild or replace it before the car can safely run again.

Keywords

💡street strip car

A street strip car refers to a vehicle that has been modified for improved speed and performance, often using parts from racing or high performance cars, but that is still legally registered to drive on public roads. In this video, the 1966 Oldsmobile has a custom paint job, oversized tires, and other modifications making it a street strip car rather than a regular street car.

💡big block

In the automotive world, a big block refers to a large displacement internal combustion engine, usually over 400 cubic inches. The narrator discovers that this street strip car has been upgraded to a high performance 455 cubic inch V8 big block engine.

💡fuel issue

When trying to start an old car that has been sitting, often there are fuel system problems that need to be addressed first. In this case, the narrator finds the gas tank removed from the car, indicating a likely fuel issue that led to the car being parked originally.

💡ignition

The ignition system provides the spark to ignite the air-fuel mixture in the engine cylinders. Since the car is missing its ignition and key, the narrator has to replace the ignition tumbler and wiring to try getting the engine started after years of sitting.

💡compression

Engine compression refers to the pressure created in the cylinders when the pistons move upward on the combustion stroke. Good compression is required to ignite the air-fuel mixture. The narrators speculate this engine may have very high compression contributing to issues turning it over.

💡knocking

An engine knock or knocking sound is an abnormal metallic banging noise from inside the engine, indicating internal damage or failure. When trying to start this car, it begins loudly knocking, a bad sign that something is broken internally.

💡diagnosing

To diagnose means to identify the root cause or nature of a problem through examination and analysis. With the serious engine knocking present, the narrators discuss options for diagnosing where inside the engine the damage is occurring.

💡rebuild

An engine rebuild involves fully disassembling and inspecting an engine, replacing any damaged or worn parts, and reassembling the complete engine from scratch. Given the problems, the narrators debate whether it will be necessary to rebuild this 455 cubic inch V8 or replace it.

💡 defeat

To accept defeat means to acknowledge failure or the inability to successfully complete a task, at least for the present time. After all their efforts to get the car running fail, the narrators discuss not being ready to accept defeat yet.

💡pull the engine

Since they cannot properly inspect or fix the engine issues with it still inside the car, the narrators decide their next course of action will be to pull or remove the engine from the vehicle so they can diagnose and rebuild it.

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Transcripts

well guys way down in southern Kansas

where we picked up this 1966 oile f85 it

hasn't been running in about 10 years

give or take I'm going to try to get

this thing going and back on the road

again but of course first we got to walk

around it drink it up and see what we're

in for I think I'm going to start in the

trunk see if we got any you know engine

parts or anything like that tells a good

story great this will be

fun

now immediately you can see this has

kind of been turned into a street strip

car it's got this crazy bowling ball

paint and big snorkel and tires so I'm a

little nervous we're going to find like

head gaskets or something like that in

here might be the reason it was

parked oh that's

great found the gas tank that's

neat so I'm going to say we have a fuel

issue right off the bat so that's fine

look at this paint that's

wild wow they even did the underside of

the

thing well let's jump inside the

rig oh yeah oh boy smells like a

wristwatch full of ear wax it's uh it's

really different two things I noticed

immediately we got some sort of cage in

here okay

fourspeed

yes that is great news this was

definitely crudely cut in so it was a

auto magical transmission to start with

mileage

[Music]

8,945 nope we got a Grand Turismo wheel

I'm getting a '90s feel here we got

miscellaneous switches we got a radiator

laying in the back seat with a bunch of

empty uh wobble pop cans and a fair

extinguisher so the previous owner owner

definitely partied I'm going to tell you

that there's no ignition stick so that's

you know nothing new for roadworthy and

I'm going to have to move the seat if

I'm even going to sit in this thing it's

not Sasquatch size and based on the

radiator and fan troud I think we're

going to have a lot of work in the power

bar and see what we got under

there look at the bird eater on this

thing goodness

gracious yeah you know they used to be

pretty cool not so much anymore I

guess yes we got a big blocks 455

probably is looking like is oh we got a

radiator and the fan and the belts and

the whirly Woos and and all that it's

got hot rod parts and then headers it's

got updated music pipes I mean all in

all it looks to be really

complete so this car is sitting in a

tree roll from the guy that we bought it

from I want to try to get this thing

running driving off the property and

down to a neighbor's shop he's going to

let us wrench in there but I've got

quite a bit of work to do to try to get

this thing fired up so I brought my

brother Sean over and he's going to be

helping me out how's it going it's going

big block big block fourspeed like that

bowling ball uh big tires tires yes yes

so I think what we're going to do is I'm

going to try to convince you to lay

upside down and put an ignition in this

so we or wires or something to do the

starter I'll figure out Fuel and Spark

we can meet in the middle see if this

rotates see if we get this thing barked

off sounds like a game plan all right

let's get

[Music]

started so in order to get the old

ignition out you got to have a key to be

able to turn the tumbler and to press

the switch well we don't have the key so

I'm going to try to drill it

out or just push it all the way through

the dash and then pry all the Inns out

and put a new tumbler

in no pain no

gain I don't know what I'm

doing just keep doing it

okay what's happening in there

crank it see if it

works

barely but it works it

works boy she's drier than Bob Barker's

Skin So this old 750 Ed rocks just been

sitting too long the needle stuck and

the squirters weren't squirting so it's

not going to work I'm going to tear it

down just see if I could throw a cheap

rebuild kit in it save some money and

just use this old guy here you really

want to use a clean working

surface when messing with your fuel

metering device so this old fuel tank

should do the trick definitely a

calendar pose right here more lips more

lips push your butt

off

[Music]

what I've never seen a

rock actually make it through a carb

it's pretty impressive actually I'm not

even

mad I'm going to soak this thing down

toss this new kit here put it all back

together and then hopefully as long as

there's compression this thing should

bark right off and make some

noise got a ladybug hang on little fell

it's going to be a

ride so here's where we're at we're

ready to fire this thing up or at least

attempt to we've made a temporary fuel

system out of the old snowmobile tank

Sean's got that wired in with an

extension cord we got a kill switch in

the cabin Believe It or Not we've done a

makeshift carburetor rebuild on this

we've tested we've got spark so

theoretically if I pull this trigger it

should fire off here and make some noise

ready ready bring the

Thunders

nothing let's bring it

again

something doesn't sound good no sir I

think that's what you call a

[Music]

knock the battery is plenty

fine

help that didn't seem to work man this

is actually might be really bad why else

would they Park a beautiful car like

this

so we've got a very prominent knocking

sound coming from the engine it's like a

cabin screen door it's loud it's loud

yeah now it won't spin over at all we

got a wrench on the crank oh yeah she's

tight now yeah so there's something

going on got an idea

Sean what if this thing is like 42 to 9

compression theoretically yeah

everything in insides brand new lost the

receipts it makes 3,000 horsepower what

if we pull all the spark lers

out then try to spin it over get some

lube around in because then if it's

tight still we know it's not compression

it's mechanical interference somewhere

okay

[Music]

plan so I think what we're going to do

is try to hit a bird with five Stones

Sean is going to juice up all of the

cylinders filling full of Mary Mar

Marvel Mystery Oil we don't know what's

in it it's a mystery and while he's

doing that I'm going to replace the sad

cable on the battery cuz this thing's

smoking like a bingo hall and that way

we know we've got a good ground the

starter's getting all the juices we're

going to charge up the battery we're

going to have lubrications we're going

to try to spin it over again long enough

to where we can start diagnosing where

this knocking sound is coming from

because it is it's not going away it's

kind of like taxes you know what I mean

okay that's better right

sure it's this oil it's a mystery a

mystery yeah you can hear it

now oh my gosh you could feel it in the

pan Big Time water pump compeller or

something weird in there but why would

you feel that in the pan was the fan on

the alternator hitting the bracket no is

the crank hitting the timing tab no

could it

be the crank hitting the windage

tray I mean even if it runs we're going

to have to pull it can't run it like

that so now do we rebuild it or do we

find a 455 in a jet boat

somewhere it's not really a jet boat

season though it's

not

you can barely hear

[Applause]

it s so

[Music]

bad so we're still not ready you know to

accept defeat so we cut the belts off

and we're wasting more time hoping that

something other that's rotating is

making making the noise probably not but

it's worth a shot so if it still makes

noise it's crank engine related ready

ready okay okay all right yeah so anyway

did you bring any fishing poles it'd be

a good day to

fish well clearly the bowling ball OS

mobile have some issues we're not going

to be able to resolve them up here on

this Hillside this tree roll so I think

what we're going to do is try to throw

on a trailer get it over that shop that

we're going to borrow we're going to

have to pull this engine out and at

least take a look at the thing see how

bad it is do something but nonetheless

off the hill it goes into the shop it

goes