Old Henry's first start gets one million views

[Old Henry]

A major milestone! The video of the first start of Old Henry's engine after it had sat for 31 years 8 years ago has just gone over one million views on YouTube. Here it is for any that missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY389S_KUjs

[Mart]

That's great! Well done.

Mart.

[flatford8]

1,000,001 now......Mark

[mfagan]

I am enjoying following the trials, tribulations and joys you have and are experiencing!!

[Ab4875]

Nice video.

[Bruce in southern OH]

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1,000,010 for me!!!, Great

[funrunr]

1,002,399 I enjoyed watching again after all these years.

[dwick01]

Very cool video!

[4tford]

exciting to watch

[RalphG]

Very good. I added another "like". That procedure is so familiar to me, trouble shooting and preparing an old flathead (or ohv) for start up after a long rest. I've done it on my 39 and now hope to do the same on the 52 Merc. Not today though. Its -20F here this morning

[hotcoupe]

i`m glad it worked out for him, however i would STRONGLY caution everyone to not use an open container of gasoline to prime a carburetor on a running engine. forty years ago while in Viet Nam i was doing the same thing, the engine back fired thru the carb, lit the container of gas on fire. you have no idea how fast things change when YOU and your surroundings are on fire! please don`t do it.
tom

[Ross F-1]

Are you getting royalties off that?!

[Old Henry]

I had some YouTube advertising company contact me early on when I was getting a lot of views to arrange for me to show ads on my video for money. I hate ads on videos enough that I didn't want to mess mine up with them so I didn't. Maybe missed out on some good advertising money. I could still do it but won't. I'll leave it pristine and pure for viewing pleasure.

[BILL WZOREK]

Originally Posted by Old Henry

I had some YouTube advertising company contact me early on when I was getting a lot of views to arrange for me to show ads on my video for money. I hate ads on videos enough that I didn't want to mess mine up with them so I didn't. Maybe missed out on some good advertising money. I could still do it but won't. I'll leave it pristine and pure for viewing pleasure.

It's not always about the $$$$

Thanks for taking the high road - - - -

[RalphG]

Originally Posted by Old Henry

I had some YouTube advertising company contact me early on when I was getting a lot of views to arrange for me to show ads on my video for money. I hate ads on videos enough that I didn't want to mess mine up with them so I didn't. Maybe missed out on some good advertising money. I could still do it but won't. I'll leave it pristine and pure for viewing pleasure.

Good for you. I have had the same offers from youtube and, like you, I hate ads on videos enough that I will forgo whatever little revenue they might bring me.
And yes, I sort of cringed when watching you pouring gas into the carb as the engine was cranking. I've had some backfires through carburetors that could have set that container in your hands on fire. I just pour a shot of gas in and then go try the starter. But I'm sure you have heard enough about that already.

[Old Henry]

It's funny to keep getting criticisms about feeding gas into the carburetor until the fuel pump pumped it up from the gas tank. (A squirt then attempt would not work in those circumstances. I would have to be a continuous source.) I was present when the engine was just completed and ready to start on the engine stand at the last garage that rebuilt it. The mechanic tried a squirt then try a few times that didn't work so the other mechanic did exactly what I did until the pump filled the carb and it would go on its own.

Yes. I've heard enough about it. I even put a notice of such right at that spot in the video but it's still the number one comment. Funny how people just can not resist pointing out the obvious.

[BILL WZOREK]

Never mind the fact that you were not wearing safety glasses to keep the loose dirt / rust out of your eyes when the windmill started turning. > LOL <

[Old Henry]

All that dirt blowing out of the radiator was a pretty big surprise. That's why I jumped back and didn't get the choke shut off.

[BILL WZOREK]

Been there done that,
It's amazing all the things we do & get away with.
Then when we look back we say boy that could have had a much more unpleasant outcome!

[V8COOPMAN]

Several years ago, a guy that I worked with was pouring gasoline into a carburetor while his wife was cranking the engine. Like some others that won't take this seriously, POOF! He was gone from work for eons. Hands, arms, chest, face, neck......disaster! Ruined his life. Don't do something dumb! DD