George Vondriska pops the hood on Brent Ackley’s 1966 Buick Skylark to take a look at its 225 V6 engine and talk about what it means to be a shade tree mechanic, or someone who can learn to fix some of the problems in a car’s engine with the basic tools they have lying around their garage. In this video, learn a few helpful tips regarding engine repair and see how these simple tips can speed up the repairing process.
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17:09U-Joint Replacement For a Classic Car
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5:18How to Replace an Alternator on Your Classic Car
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4:01Classic Car Maintenance Tips: Timing the Engine
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9:33Replacing a Differential Gasket
Brent Ackley gives you step-by-step instructions for replacing a differential gasket on a 1966 Buick Skylark classic car. Although it may be a bit messy, you will want to know how to do this because the differential gaskets are what make the wheels go round.
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Useless video- just two guys talking about a car. Learned nothing.
Lame and useless video. Absolutely nothing useful
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