Testing Forgotten Car Accessories

-Last week I was working on my 70 year old car and found this, a tire pump with a spark plug? What the hell is that? Well, it turns out there are tons of vintage car products like this. I bought several and today we are going to try them. - I really hope this doesn't explode, Kanan. - Oh oh oh. We have pressure. Oh, completely lost. Are these old products trash or treasure? Let's find out. - Yes. - Is there anything better than a good clean wipe? I do not think. And once you start cleaning with today's amazing sponsor, Trico, there's no turning back.

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Our first product here is our Schrader spark plug tire pump. - Wow, I guess Schrader of Schrader Valve fame. - Of Schrader Valve fame. - What is this? - So this is a tire pump. - Oh, oh. - Uses a Schrader valve. - Yes, for your tire. - Most of the tires that exist. But what you do is you screw this onto your spark plug. - That's great. - In your engine. A Schrader spark plug pump is a convenient, portable compressor that provides an unlimited supply of clean, fresh air. Alright, I think this could work. We're going to try it. - Let's do it.

Very good, Nolan. Now, the first thing I think about when talking about this cool tool is that if it connects to the spark plug hole to fill the tire, it must also be pumping fuel into the tire, right? - That's what you would think. But here's a little piece of rubber. There are these openings, and during the intake stroke, it sucks air through these holes here, these slots. And then, as it compresses, the rubber fits back against the metal itself, sealing it, and uses that pressure to push air in: fresh air. - Fresh air, fresh air from outside through these slots.

None of the air/fuel mixture passes through this hose. Only air enters through here. - Wow, they thought of everything. - For sure yes. - Let's plug it in and see if it works. - Alright. - It doesn't look like the swivel connector on the tip here is going to hold up to much pressure, but I guess we'll see. - It also has an in-line pressure gauge that screws on. I just wanted to run with one or two threads. I'm a little suspicious of that too. - Let's turn this on and find out. - Cool. (car engine starting) - Very good.

So I think there is a leak in that fitting. You can see him jumping like crazy. - Alright. It's been about two or three minutes since we capped the hose and started the engine and we really don't see much difference. The needle and gauge have not moved much. It's just vibrating back and forth. So maybe we'll let it run for a few more minutes. See where we are. Oh, oh, oh, we've got pressure. - Woo. - Check it out. Is increasing. - It worked. - It worked. So once we got the swivel head in the right position, - Yeah, it wasn't losing much air, it filled it up.

It took less than a minute to arrive. - Yes, that was very fast actually. - It sounds crazy. That was much faster than he thought. - Okay, Nolan, then tell me. Is this some old garbage or does it set me back? - I think this is take me back baby. Our next product, Joe, is the Mile-O-Meter Gale Hall. This thing claims to measure 31 different engine functions, all with a single needle here. - On a diagnostic indicator, huh? - That's how it is. Then you connect it to a vacuum line, basically on your engine and based on the vacuum pressure.

He tells you all these different things. The main attraction of the Joe product is the fuel consumption readings. - I see, that's why they call it Mile-O-Meter. - Yes. - So you can get your miles per gallon. - Yeah, so... - This is from the days before you had that on your board. - That's how it is. You know cars today, they have ECUs that read a number of different sensors that use complex algorithms to calculate miles per gallon. Where this only uses vacuum pressure. - I think the idea of ​​this is that you direct it at the engine, but then you raise it somewhere you can see from the driver's seat.

So, you now know what your gas consumption is while driving. Joe, how do you think this will compare to current mileage algorithms? - You know, I'm interested in knowing. Okay, so it's like our 33 miles per gallon really is zero. Because you're not stepping on the accelerator at all, or not, you're not going anywhere. You're not getting miles by working. - As you can see, when I step on the accelerator, everything slows down to tell you that your miles per gallon are going down. - Yes, yes - Which is true, but that's just reading empty. Vacuum is lost when you step on the accelerator when loading the engine.

And that also happens when you use gasoline. - Yes. He's probably at the stadium. - So, that's immediate right now. So, it says 10. - Yeah. Right now we're at 15, it says 13, we're at 14. I mean, it's not an exact thing. - No. - But I think it gives you an idea. - Yes, it definitely gives you an idea and at least serves as a constant reminder of your efficiency. - Yes. - From a time when there was no other way to really know. - I think this sets me back. (bright, happy music) - Take me back. Now let me take you back to Donut Media. - Please.

Very good, Justin. I think the next product is something you might be interested in. It is a swamp cooler for your car. So swamp refrigerators like this have been around since the 1930s. This one is from the '50s. I'm actually not exactly sure how it works, so I think we'll have to take it apart a bit. So let's grab a key, open this up and see what's going on. (bright and cheerful music) - It's own. - Here we go. Okay, everything is fine. Now we have the basic parts broken down. Is that how it works.

You know, you have your air intake here. Air passes through here as you speed down the interstate and passes through this guy that you dunk in water. Then the air that comes out of this evaporates it. It's pretty and cool. It's nice and humid. - It is a cooler without ice. - Yeah, so let's put this back together and see if it works. - I feel air. Oh, wow. That actually feels pretty good. - That's right, that's good, man. - The funny thing about this air conditioner is in my window and I don't feel it at all.

It's coming straight to you, Nolan. - It feels, it feels good. - Let me give you a couple of rotations. - Oh yeah. - There you go. - We're going 45 miles per hour and I feel good. - It smells like a cigarette smoker's basement in the sixties. - Yuck. - Alright, Nolan, let's try the real air conditioning. - Oh, that's it, that's much better. - That's more, much stronger. Oh, wow. Yes, that's already colder. - Yes. - While we wait for this old thing to suffocate us with its cigarette smoke smell, we'll jump back in time with this old-school eating tray.

It's pretty simple. Just hook it here on the window, which is how I thought it would be. Alright, and while we have this tray of food and our air conditioning on, we have a car. What is this? An oven? Oh yeah. It is a mobile oven. So, we have our jump package here. We'll try to cook something while we're in the van. - What do we have to cook here? - Choose A or B. - I'm going for B. (bright, happy music) Oh God. - Is that a fish? - That's a complete fish. - Oh God, I'm sorry. - Oh, oh no.

Here we go. Come here. Come here, fish. - Oh God. - This is going to cause a fire. - We'll see if it really heats up. - This would be the worst road trip. This is already the worst road trip. - Feel hot? - Not at all? - Oh, oh, yes. It's getting hot. Wow, I'm actually starting to smell this. - There you go, Nolan. - Okay, Justin, what do you think? - Well, you know, I didn't get any of that cool, humid air that you guys expected from this thing, but what did you think, Nolan? - I thought the Swamp cooler worked pretty well.

Much better than expected. The tray did its job. - Yes. - That oven, I'm actually glad it doesn't work, because otherwise it would have been terrible. - Damn, you made it there, Nolan! - This is just my new fancy battery brain. - No way. - Yeah. So what this thing does is it plugs into the voltage regulator of your old car's six-volt system. And every time you start your car, this thing will completely recharge your battery. - Isn't that the purpose of the alternator or generator in the first place? - Yes, it is, Joe. That's why I'm confused. - So why do I need it?

Ah ha. The reason a battery does not last indefinitely is that the regulator does not compensate for the normal aging of a battery. So they just say, if you have an old battery and you want it to last longer, maybe you plug this thing in and it will ask for more voltage from your voltage regulator. - And unfortunately we don't have any six volt system. We could cut these solders, open this up and I bet these wires here just powered that light bulb over there. - Let's open it. (machine whirring) - And that's fine. It's a light with a resistor and that's it.

So, it's what we thought it was. Okay, Joe, but why would you need it to begin with? - Well, older car batteries of this era were much more susceptible to failure. And when a battery starts to fail, if the voltage is not increased, it will continue to break down more and more. But I'd say even a little silly about it. - It's okay, Justin. Our next product is these Richlite Warn-O-Curb Fenders. The idea is that you attach them to the fenders of the car on the passenger side. So when you go into a parallel parking lot or something, you can feel the curb before you hit it with your fancy white wall tires.

Do you want to keep them clean? I have a little test prepared for you, Justin. So let's go back to the office and try these things. -It's okay, Nolan. What proof do you have for me? - Okay, well, we're going to install this in the car and you're going to parallel park blindfolded. Oh yes, friend. Okay, keep it up. Keep it up. Alright. Turn to the other side. Alright. Oh, and our fender is completely messed up. Put a fist under the best thing under there. These were not designed to be installed in a car of this age and country of origin.

The cars they were designed for had different fender flares and such, and not a bunch of plastic. So this is neither trash nor treasure. It's... Simply a relic of the past. - A relic of the past. Well said, Justin. Alright, let's make our next product. - What's wrong Nolan? This car is so big that you can just hang out in it. - Yes you can. Can. Okay, so our next product is actually a safety product, a rain safety product. This is the Anco Tel-Tale wiper arm pressure gauge. Now the idea is that in the past the windshield wipers were quite light on these cars and once cars started to get faster and faster due to the technology of a speeding engine on the interstate.

Your windshield wipers would tend to flap creating discomfort, but they would also be quite dangerous in rainy weather. So yeah, let's open this up. Nice vintage packaging. This attached card, Joe, registers us as the official

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station for this office, the Highway Visibility Office. Dude, these guys were saying they took their own office seriously to sell their product. - But man, look how cool that thing is. - Look at this thing. - It... looks like an old guitar pedal or something. - Yes, what happens is that every inch of the wiper you receive an ounce of pressure and that is enough to keep the wiper down at high speed.

So let's go ahead and try it. It measures six ounces of pressure, half of what Anco recommends and his gauge there. - I guess it's a good idea. I mean, I'm not sure how necessary it is. - I don't think a product is old crap. - Yes. - But the scam is old crap. - That's how it is. - It should stay where it belongs in the past. - Yes. - Okay, Justin, let's get into it. This is a tire re-groove. This isvery popular in the past. I would use it to cut grooves in old tires, freshen them up and maybe make your old tires last longer.

You don't really see this used today because it is quite dangerous to regroove old tires. And two, it's probably cheaper to buy a cheap tire than to pay someone to do the work for you. You see it used in the off-road world. I've seen people in monster truck teams, cutting grooves in their tires. We have it plugged in right now and the tip is already very hot. We have an old tire here. Justin, how well do you think this will work? - I feel that in these direct channels we could be good. - Yes. -Will it be usable?

Will we burst it? That's what worries me. - Yes. - I'm thinking it might explode in your face. - Oh, lovely. Let's get some protective glasses. - Oh, wow. - Wow, it really works. Too easy. Just put that tip in the slot there. Go to the wear bar and then. - Restart. Try one of these. - Oh, of course. Let's get artistic with this. Court. - Oh no. - I ruined the tread. -Nolan. - It is not like this? It's quite satisfying. - Yes, it slides very well. - This might be my favorite we've tried so far. - I would have to say it. - I'm backing up a little. - I really hope this doesn't explode, Kanan. (loud explosion) - Very good, Justin.

I think we have shown that the tool works but requires the hand of a craftsman. - Yes, sure. - You need to know what you're doing with this thing. I wouldn't want my car to have something like that. - Not well. Justin, what do you think? Is this old garbage or does it set you back? - Surely it doesn't make me back down. It's ancient crap. - Thank you very much for watching this video. It is very interesting to check out these old tools. Subscribe to the channel if you haven't already to see more videos like this.

Thank you so much. See you next time. - Peace. (bright and happy music)