This ’39 Mercury has fought Matt and the gang every step of the way, but it finally got a new to it engine. After saving it from an old garage, where it had been all but forgotten for decades, their attempts to get it back running just kept failing. No matter what they did it would not run and finally, Matt threw in the towel and decided that another engine was in order. When they started to pull this old engine from the Mercury it became apparent that there was more going on with this thing than Matt realized. Thank god they went with a new engine. And it sounds bitchin!
In this episode, you’ll see that engine fully installed and see this awesome find finally run like it deserves!
If you missed the video on the rebuild and hot rod parts of this little Flathead Ford V8, then click the link below to watch it.
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Video Description:
The 1939 Mercury that we rescued from New Jersey this summer has been given a new nickname…The Jersey Devil. This Merc has been stubborn through every step of the process. The original engine was an absolute mess, the replacement engine carbs were fighting us, and now we need to replace the fuel system. The Mercury appears to have sat with a tank partially full of fuel, and the fuel line running under the car has quite a few pinholes. Once the old tank is dropped Steve and Matt work on pulling some leaves out of the rear spring pack to get the rear end sitting just right. After getting the tank and fuel lines replaced, we go the Merc running better than ever!!!
