This 1965 Chevy Corvair was totaled in New York City after the devastating flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and eventually purchased by its current owner for $800. Since then it's been floating around not running: sometimes being stored outside, sometimes in a barn, and sometimes wherever there was space. Well, eleven years later, we're ready to answer the question: Will It Run?
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Backstory
2:07 - The engine revealed
3:06 - Signs of water damage?
4:25 - First problem
5:05 - Checking the oil
6:13 - Underbody assessment
7:27 - Draining oil
9:02 - A small gas leak
9:55 - Water in the oil?
11:17 - Draining the transmission
12:56 - Broken balancer?
14:30 - How do the spark plugs look?
16:25 - Cleaning points
18:20 - Checking for spark
19:13 - Uh-oh, forgot to disconnect gas
19:55 - Uh-oh 2.0, forgot to put oil in
23:47 - Really checking for spark
24:37 - Connecting fuel
25:37 - Cleaning Carbs and Checking fuel filters
27:51 - Are we ready to start this thing?
29:43 - Running at last
31:30 - Swapping the harmonic balancer
35:16 - Adding fuel filter
36:27 - Adding gear oil and flushing fuel tank
38:18 - Checking brakes
40:15 - Will it drive?
42:32 - Brake test outro
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