Crankin' up the old 1982 Ford Courier - Part 1

[breaktobroken]

Couriers are cool trucks one of my favorites!

have you done any work to it scene then?

[mrbobtyler]

I had a Mazda B2000 it was a 1983 the engine is different on your truck but it had the glass carb too the dash is different but it's the same truck is that a 2.3 engine the Mazda I had it had the 2.0 - 75 maybe 80 HP but it would bark second gear rubber but the engine was rebuild it was My first truck I drive it to high school better than taking the school bus relax in it with the AC on driving after a 8 hour school day fun first truck it was still new when I started driving. 

[jrcstudios]

@mrbobtyler I'm familiar with those, they seem to be more common. Timing chain instead of a belt like mine, right? I helped a friend rebuild his back in high school. Good times.

[DexDizzy]

nice 2nd gen, i always wanted a ford courier ever since ive seen one when i was little, and now i rescued one, mines is getting restored

[RandomAccessArchives]

keep it around. fix it someday! i love old couriers

[beansobeanso]

I have a 1978 Courier that I drive every day. It is exactly what I need, I love it.

[gslice2120]

little prime for a good time :)

[dr23foxbody]

oh man my bro hade one went were kids now it sits rusting away and my dads buddy farm

[Lille0Engel13]

Ive got an ol 82 that me and my dad had rebuilt. It had sat in a field for 4 years. Took us 2 years to rebuild. I have to say its the most fun thing to drive, Gotta love those Couriers <3

[Mak08Mak]

Cool video*lol* I just bought a 1979 Ford Courier with 50K original miles . Kind of sad to see yours all rusted out. For the Ford haters, Couriers actualy were made in japan by Mazda(Toyo Kogyo)

[jrcstudios]

This Courier had a hard farm life since day one. It was bought as a cheap truck to go get seed and fertilizer chemicals for planting. Anyone that knows about fertilizers knows what it does for metal..

[priscillahancock]

"you need a nose wipe"!!! now that was funny as hell...

[74ChevyVegaMan]

My friend had one of these It was ugly as hell but I kind of liked it! I think he blew up the engine he is hell on cars and trucks!!!!

[guy5682]

Its a ford wat do u exspect?

[makaveli087]

3:50ish "You know what sucks, JoeJoe?.." hahaha that was funny

[SpiritsoftheWolf]

at 4:17 i just noticed about your ford, your clutch is a hydralic type, instead of a cable type, it's located at the upper right of the video, and could be out of brake fluid, my old 74 toyota truck did the same thing, it has a slow leak around the seal, and your's probably did the same thing, just add brake fluid in the clutch and pump it a few times and it will work again, then again, long live the ford courior

[jrcstudios]

very observant! but I wish it were that simple. Whatever is wrong is in the bell housing, as I can see the lever moving attached to the hydrolic cylinder on the transmission. I have had to replace that before due to leaks.

[BACKYARDPYRATE]

It's the slave cylinder attached to the clutch arm. Betcha the seals are gone and leaked out.

[jrcstudios]

nope, been there done that years ago. The slave cylinder will move the arm that goes into the transmission.. and very easily, so the throwout bearing?? or pressure plate perhaps??

[Jac2Mac]

How come the buzzer in the Ford Courier sounded nothing like the scary buzzer in the big Ford F-Series and Econoline vans at the time?

[jrcstudios]

probably because the body of this truck was more Mazda than Ford

[punkjake]

True that lol

[mikeys316]

essentially this a maxda with a ford engine. i had an 1980 i had to replace the clutch,alternator and starter and all 3 of them were the exact same as a mazda. But would you be interested in selling it?

[420witchdoctor]

Heck yeah man, ancestor of the Ranger!

[nailclippers3]

the first ford courier to come over to canada was in 73 i believe,it was mazda before that in 72

[grampsoltimer]

thats why it wouldnt start, your missing the other four cyclenders

[TiffBabe07]

that kid is adorable :)

[Dabquibij]

Why would you buy an English Ford?

[jrcstudios]

the price was right back in '83. This truck served us well for 20 years with only minimal maintenance.

[chevy0500]

That truck is a Mazda. Back then, Toyo Kogyo. Japanese, not English

[landyachtfan79]

The Courier was actually a twin of the Mazda B-Series at that time.

[salemcripple]

Why don't you just fix the clutch? It's not that hard. By the way, like the bed in that! lol.

[mrceleb2006]

Old truck imported from England, eh!

[chevy0500]

JAPAN!!! Mazda!!! Ford Courier=Mazda. Chevrolet LUV=Isuzu. Dodge Ram 50=Mitsubishi

[mrceleb2006]

The 1970s Ford Courier should have been made in jolly ol' ENGLAND!!!

[MavDude]

I'd like to have one of those old Couriers.

[MGHSHour2]

This Truck Is Stick

[hudie85]

sorry forgot it was a 1982

[NFreund]

Hehe, i wish evry kid has a dad like you^^

Nice cranking ;)

Was it one of the first Ford Courier?

[NitroCaya]

my dad has that truck we are still tring to build it up

[cutterschoicenotmine]

glass carb, sweet

[theblackcrowe2003]

cute kid, reminds me of mine :)

[quirpco]

My story is very similar to yours with an old Jeep Wagoneer I used to have. It was a reliable winter beater for many years until rising fuel costs forced me to buy a compact truck. The Jeep sat for longer periods of time and it was getting harder to start until keeping it was no longer practical. Good vehicle though, I miss it.