Love this video. Listening to a Chrysler Factory Representative make reading your Service Manual come alive. BTW, I like the Tradesman Van in the foreground.
I was a line technician at a chain garage at the time..we could see the quality in Chrysler cars plummet.. the “ lean burn system “ is what I think did them in.No one in the shop wanted to touch them., I still remember though working on Illinois state police Dodge 440 interceptors! Wow! Never drove a car before that handled so well with so much power. The good ole days.
My dad had a 1977 Plymouth Volare, and with all the trouble he went through, he bought a 1979 Toyota Corolla. Cars like that probably sold more Toyotas and Datsuns than any Toyota or Datsun advertisement did.
As an Old Fart car Guy.... I LOVE this series!! 👍👍👏😎 In the content, Especially after 1971, I enjoy watching the train wreck, in slow motion! Initial driveability issues with less timing, higher heat, leaner mixtures, and those darker times when Automotive Engineers were nearly *guessing* at how to lower emissions. At the time of this filming, they had NO IDEA just how much Worse it was about to get..... Chrysler was only a couple of years from inflicting the "Lean Burn System" on a buying public that was already frustrated with pinging, poor idle, harder starting..... and the evil DIESELING!!! 😵😦😱 I really hope that you've got more!
I once worked on a junk early 1980s Honda with a failed anti-dieseling valve. I had to shift into drive to stop the engine. 70s and 80s Hondas probably had the worst mess of vacuum operated junk.
@@skylinefever We were ALL guessing back then. I was a Lincoln Line Tech in the late 70's and 80's. Until fully integrated Computer Systems and EFI came along, everything was a disaster to work on!! 😠😠 One thing FINALLY hit the Manufacturer... WIRES and Solenoids had NO PLACE in a Carburetor!! I built performance Cars for myself, EASILY passing Emissions Standards up to 1986 - with 70's Cars and Carburetors!!! With just Valve and Ignition timing and the right jetting. It really wasn't hard, and you could SEE my Engines! They weren't buried in hoses...
You can tell Chrysler is getting annoyed at 12:42 with the engineering oops and rejet bulletin. "That's old news (our screw up) and you should know by now so we can stop mentioning those messed up 2 barrel Rochesters!"
I remember my parents bought a new 72 Newport with a 400 lean burn engine, on hot days that car would keep running for several seconds after it was turned off. It did this since new and was never really fixed.
Well, the nerve. Go to the dealer and see whether he’ll stand behind it. Failing that, take it up with the district man. I’m sure the motor company will take care of it for you.
During the 1970s, smog requirements were getting tougher than manufacturer's ability to keep up with them. The result was stuff that often didn't work, or quickly stopped working. It wasn't just the Chrysler group that had awful smog engines, I think every car that wasn't an exotic had smog related problems.
Love this video. Listening to a Chrysler Factory Representative make reading your Service Manual come alive. BTW, I like the Tradesman Van in the foreground.
I was a line technician at a chain garage at the time..we could see the quality in Chrysler cars plummet.. the “ lean burn system “ is what I think did them in.No one in the shop wanted to touch them., I still remember though working on Illinois state police Dodge 440 interceptors! Wow! Never drove a car before that handled so well with so much power. The good ole days.
My dad had a 1977 Plymouth Volare, and with all the trouble he went through, he bought a 1979 Toyota Corolla. Cars like that probably sold more Toyotas and Datsuns than any Toyota or Datsun advertisement did.
just bought a 72 dodge, these videos are amazing thanks!
Very good, straight forward tech tips.
We had an idiot service-writer who wrote up an after-running ticket as; “ignition keep sparking when key turn off.”
As an Old Fart car Guy.... I LOVE this series!! 👍👍👏😎
In the content, Especially after 1971, I enjoy watching the train wreck, in slow motion! Initial driveability issues with less timing, higher heat, leaner mixtures, and those darker times when Automotive Engineers were nearly *guessing* at how to lower emissions. At the time of this filming, they had NO IDEA just how much Worse it was about to get..... Chrysler was only a couple of years from inflicting the "Lean Burn System" on a buying public that was already frustrated with pinging, poor idle, harder starting..... and the evil DIESELING!!! 😵😦😱
I really hope that you've got more!
I once worked on a junk early 1980s Honda with a failed anti-dieseling valve. I had to shift into drive to stop the engine. 70s and 80s Hondas probably had the worst mess of vacuum operated junk.
@@skylinefever We were ALL guessing back then. I was a Lincoln Line Tech in the late 70's and 80's. Until fully integrated Computer Systems and EFI came along, everything was a disaster to work on!! 😠😠
One thing FINALLY hit the Manufacturer... WIRES and Solenoids had NO PLACE in a Carburetor!!
I built performance Cars for myself, EASILY passing Emissions Standards up to 1986 - with 70's Cars and Carburetors!!! With just Valve and Ignition timing and the right jetting. It really wasn't hard, and you could SEE my Engines! They weren't buried in hoses...
Why didn’t they mention to hook up to wi-tech and check for codes first? And take a look at your fuel trims
I feel bad for the older high performance owners, facing a possible cylinder head rebuild as the lead in fuel disappeared...
Tech wasn't in a good mood for this
Lol.
You can tell Chrysler is getting annoyed at 12:42 with the engineering oops and rejet bulletin. "That's old news (our screw up) and you should know by now so we can stop mentioning those messed up 2 barrel Rochesters!"
I remember my parents bought a new 72 Newport with a 400 lean burn engine, on hot days that car would keep running for several seconds after it was turned off. It did this since new and was never really fixed.
I think the "Anti-dieseling valve" was later invented to stop that problem.
Well, the nerve. Go to the dealer and see whether he’ll stand behind it. Failing that, take it up with the district man. I’m sure the motor company will take care of it for you.
Most of this video seems like excuse making and buck passing for their bad engineering.
During the 1970s, smog requirements were getting tougher than manufacturer's ability to keep up with them. The result was stuff that often didn't work, or quickly stopped working. It wasn't just the Chrysler group that had awful smog engines, I think every car that wasn't an exotic had smog related problems.
@@skylinefever Just the government running their homeland companies into the ground
@@HoosierGarage It wasn't just American companies that had problems. My dad experienced catalytic meltdown on his 1979 Toyota Corolla.