1973 Station Wagon.

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- Turn on subtitles or view the transcript at the bottom of the description if you'd like explanations on what I'm doing throughout the video - I just bought this 1973 Mercury Montego MX, a full-size station wagon. The car has been in the same family since new and it spent most of its life out in Montana until it was moved here, where it's been sitting as you see it for about 10 years. Though it hasn't ran for a couple decades. I anticipated this to be a pretty easy project, compared to other ones, as it hasn't sat for that long and it's not nearly as rusted. Turns out I was wrong as the 351 Cleveland engine was more stuck than any motor I've dealt with. After much persuasion, I got it running and driving once again. I like station wagons. Chapters: 00:00 - Getting it home 06:33 - First look at the engine, rusted spark plugs, sticky valves. 11:22 - Will it spin? No 12:26 - 1st attempt to un-seize the engine. 17:09 - Disassembling the engine 22:39 - 2nd attempt to un-seize the engine 24:20 - 3rd attempt to un-seize the engine 27:25 - Engine un-seized. 30:50 - Preparing parts for re-assembly 42:27 - Re-assembling the engine 52:46 - First start 56:30 - Pressure washing 1:02:59 - Tailgate 1:05:24 - Cleaning the interior 1:19:00 - Finishing assembly of the engine. 1:24:00 - Fuel system 1:26:42 - Exhaust 1:29:23 - Brakes 1:32:22 - Oil change 1:33:33 - Startup and checks 1:35:10 - Finishing touches before driving. 1:37:02 - Driving it 1:43:30 - Cats