![MY SUMMER CAR IN REAL LIFE! Giving The Escorts Engine An Overhaul. | My Summer Car IRL [EP1] @JCRGarage](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tEH3jdszSKA/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
After leaving the engine on the stand after the last video, I suddenly got an idea. Maybe the engine will free up with a little heat? So I set to it! Removed the crankshaft, oil pump, water pump, timing cover, chain and gears, fuel pump, distributor, alternator bracket, and crankcase vent. Then put the torch to the water jackets in the block, a little diesel/ATF mix in the bores and a load of sledgehammering.
After leaving the engine on the stand after the last video, I suddenly got an idea. Maybe the engine will free up with a little heat? So I set to it! Removed the crankshaft, oil pump, water pump, timing cover, chain and gears, fuel pump, distributor, alternator bracket, and crankcase vent. Then put the torch to the water jackets in the block, a little diesel/ATF mix in the bores and a load of sledgehammering.
![MY SUMMER CAR IN REAL LIFE! Giving The Escorts Engine An Overhaul. | My Summer Car IRL [EP1]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tEH3jdszSKA/mqdefault.jpg "MY SUMMER CAR IN REAL LIFE! Giving The Escorts Engine An Overhaul. | My Summer Car IRL [EP1]
After leaving the engine on the stand after the last video, I suddenly got an idea. Maybe the engine will free up with a little heat? So I set to it! Removed the crankshaft, oil pump, water pump, timing cover, chain and gears, fuel pump, distributor, alternator bracket, and crankcase vent. Then put the torch to the water jackets in the block, a little diesel/ATF mix in the bores and a load of sledgehammering.")
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