ABANDONED Dodge Monaco LOCKED UP for 40+ Years: Can We Save It?
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- "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Galatians 6:9
HOT DOG the buried 1965 Monaco is back with a bang! This time around I'm trying to rescue the poor ole car after sitting for 40+ years. I failed previously, but will we be able to prevail in this video? Stick around to find out!
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That Monaco was a victim of probably near zero oil changes, ran oil starved, over heating due to low oil and coolant. Someone probably ran her hard on top of that from the evidence you found with the transmission. Back then, no one knew how desireable classic cars would become as they are today. Much respect for you giving her the love she deserves Dylan!
Survivors from those eras are hard to find anymore. Between rust, rising scrap prices, cash for clunkers and attrition, it’s rare to see a running survivor in many places. I got lucky to find my ‘78 F-150 in central Texas after it wwas parked in 2004. Carb issues. Fella bought a new power stroke so he left the truck in the equipment shed for 15 years. Rough as they come but complete!
@@copano2012 Yep, I hear ya. I was born in 1968. Between me and my father we've driven many of the oldies. We live in the rust belt and as you said it kills everything on the road eventually. Still, if I had know they'd be worth so much I'd have garaged a couple especially the 1969 Charger 440 my dad had.
30 and 40 years from now cars that we throw away and drive into the ground now like they're nothing, will be the ones everyone is looking for and dragging out of fields and barns, its kinda funny when you think about it
Back then, they weren't called classic cars. lol That's like saying today..."we should be careful with all Ford Taurus' in case they become classic cars"...lol
@@VL1975 which they will. some sentimental fool will be rebuilding one, no different than mavericks and pintos 😉
Yeah i think the compression was leaking past the valves but a good rebuild with a modern camshaft will make a good power plant
Sludge could be the use of Quaker State oil from back in the day, it was a Paraffin based oil and I have seen that happen before..
Long time ago I bought a 70 383 that was sludges so bad you can tell they ran Quaker State and short trips.
I love seeing old engines rebuilt and hearing them run. It's like hearing from the past.
They are beautiful cars, and yours definitely deserves a better life than it's lead. Sure hope you fix this car to it's former glory!!!
Great to see the engine spinning over, I really really want to see a budget rebuild on this as so many people are in the same position. Please don't give up on it #savethe 383!
Always remember, given enough time and resources, everything is rebuildable.
Right! And this is why i keep around original alternators and starters. Genuine NOS Rebuild kits are still out there and cheap usually. The aftermarket stuff just doesn't last long.
Tell that to my marriage
@@SchnelleKat , it depends on which aftermarket/custom parts manufacturers that you use. Also, even the original parts will eventually wear down to a point where they are no longer able to be serviceable, repairable, or useful anymore.
@@XavierAncarno , you should have been a better husband, she should have been a better wife, and the both of you should not have been selfish jerks.
Not everything and to a point.
Hey man I love the show, that poor old car was probably treated like most of the other old wore out family cars back in the day, they were drove hard and put up wet, till they won't go no more, and then made to go a little bit more till they finally got towed home with a rope into the back field where they rot till we find them and try to reserrect them, you are doing a great job with your share of these old relics, keep it up I really liked the shows you did on the Maverick they were one of my favorite old simple cars. Years ago I drove a green and white striped 70 Grabber, it was a blast I sure miss it. Cheers from Jacksonville Florida 🌞
Go to turtle lake lane and be Ms. Juliana November's boyfriend. And get her to get back to life.
At James michaels.
My old man grew up with one of these and told me it was the nicest riding car he’s ever been in
As a C-Body Mopar owner it’s awesome to see other C-bodies get revived, they need love just as much as the more sought after Mopars
Fabulous. I love the look of this car and can't wait to see progress. As an aside, as a father of two toddlers, I enjoy being able to watch your channel with them thanks to the lack of profanity as they both love cars
Lack of profanity? More like holding it in until you blow up. Gotta release the anger somehow could blur the sound of name.
Good tutorial on the use of the ridge-reamer. I once got carried away, and cut to deep, and had to bore .30 over, when could have gotten by with a hone job. BE CAREFULL !
Hi Dylan, greetings from way up here in Alberta Canada ! I really enjoy your channel, especially because your a true mopar guy. This series on the 65 Monaco is particularily enjoyable as I myself am restoring a 67 Monaco 500 with a 383 HP (It was my Mom and Dad's and they bought it right before I was born in 1968. I found it 4 years ago in an old scrap yard) . I've collected 10 parts cars and have decided 5 of those are too nice to part out so I hope to revive them too, lol ! I've really learned a lot from you as I'm no mechanic, just an about to retire school teacher who loves old mopars (and all old cars in general) . You are an excellent instructor, who explains things very well ! Very much looking forward to the next video on how this all goes down ! Keep up the excellent work !
Are you restoring the actual car that your parents owned? If so, that's a great story! Good luck with the restoration(s).
Im from AB too where abouts are you
I have total respect for anyone who restores old cars. At 66, I grew up with them and loved them all.
@@peterlobb6456 You betcha :)
@@danawick9817 St.Paul area
My uncle had one of these cars. I love that you're reviving this one. Thank you.
I can't wait to see the next one!! Wagers on the DIY hone working? 100%
Great Seeing You Back On That Monaco, Glad She Finally Decided To Spin over.. Amazing Work Good Sir!!
Dylan I’m so glad you started this project. Hopefully the 383 is rebuildable at least the short block is. This Monaco is old as I am. Again I’m so glad you started this.
May you have a Blessed One Sir.
Great vid , Nice to see you using the original engine, well done .
That looks identical to the 383 in my '67 Chrysler Newport. It's not a high horsepower or fancy engine but it moves that boat along quite well. When it's working, of course...
Excellent teardown and excellent dissection of the engine's life. I'm not there to see it, but I think the block has a life left and can be done on the cheap. The heads are another story, and if any money is spent, it will be there. Pity that the old gal didn't get her fair share of oil changes. The 383 is a trusty and dependable mill, with tons of aftermarket support. Look forward to the engine's fate!
With oil changes the 383 will last 300,000 miles
It's not starting because he isn't using enough starting fluid, considering it is a big engine and has no fuel at all. Also if it fires 180 out, when there is no compression, but doesn't fire when it counts, try reducing plug gaps. Though if that 30 psi compression was all around, one might try increasing plug gaps too.
Either way, he should have tried harder to start it up in the car, especially with more starting fluid, because just running it and breaking it in might have recovered compression to a viable point, though it wasn't going to win any races.
@@alan6832 , do YOU have a TH-cam video where you repair vehicles? If the answer is no, then, unless you have actually worked on vehicles like this for a living, you have no place to be correcting him on how he repairs vehicles. Moreover, he is not exactly rich and he is still learning how to fix vehicles, which is how a GOOD mechanic should be, that is, they should always have that wide eyed sense of learning how to fix things, to be patient, and to always tough things out with the difficulties of not only fixing vehicles, but also with life itself.
A lot of money can be saved by knurling the valve guides, instead of replacing them. Not the best way, but will last quite a while
@@logicthought24 A lead substitute will save the valves and seats, otherwise only the exhaust seats are necessary.
I haven’t laughed so hard at a TH-camr as I did when you pulled that drain plug.
I remember back in the late 70s how I'd often saw these mid 60s dodges in the hans of people of low income as they were cheap to buy and would run forever on little to no maitenace.i called them poormans cars then,but I call them cool cars now! Great video Dylan, thanks!
Dylan, i have the same engine for my 1960 Belvedere. This engine is near bullet proof, it just needs a lot of love and TLC. the 318 was a workhorse in the day.
I hope you are able to rebuild that motor. It is always good to see something used and abused come back to life.
I have been waiting for you to do a rebuild. Go for it, make the old girl squeal once again!!
Dylan, Thanks for continuing to work on this car. I hope you will get it back on the road whether it is with the original drive train or not.
I'm working my way through all your old videos. I love these old Monaco's. The interiors are a work of art.
I thought it wasn’t turning over quick enough to fire but as you showed there was little point in doing so.
Dylan, Of all the mechanics on You Tube you are the one that speaks the best in terms of grammer, my young son now understands what things are properly call. THANKS VERY MUCH!
As I was a vintage bike mechanic for 7 years I found a good trick when he finally break an engine loose like this that usually means there's rust on the valves to my experience most of the time it's actually the valves that are leaking not the rings so what I found works is put air air to the cylinder via a leak down detector roll the cylinder up to TDC with 100 PSI find where your leaks are and then use a dead blow hammer to tap on the valves knocking the valves around knocks the rust loose the pressure in the cylinder blows the rust away I brought back several engines using this technique.
My first car in HS was a 65 Monaco - loved that car! Wish I still had it. Hoping you can get her back on the road!
Hey- DEBBIE DOWNER, Lighten UP! Unless there are cracks, all that crap will clean up and it will run great. I built a quench 440 with those heads, had to get mild dome pistons that came out of the hole. it was WICKED! Compression is power.
It would be cool to see it rebuilt with a mild cam, hopefully you can just hone it out and keep on trucking. This is a pretty sweet ride.
Your channel IMO is the most authentic of the car revival channels. When you say a car has been sitting 40 years I believe it.
Seeing the Monaco brings back very fond memories of my '64 Polara 500. Was a 383, 4-bl, Golden Anniversary Edition with the sport interior complete with a automatic shifter on the floor. Could easily do 100mph on the highway (don't ask how I know this) :) . My first car purchase ever and I took care of the majority of the maintenance myself, all the way to pushing vinyl top wax into the 2 seams that ran from front to back. She was the best car I ever had and I miss her still to this day. Thanks for the great memories, Dylan!
I’ve got a 79 power wagon w a 360 locked up & I’ve given marvel mystery oil 2 weeks in the cylinders and tomorrow I’ll be putting diesel down the carburetor! Wish me luck & love the content!
That engine sure needed a wash. In and out. The best part is you have the skills to bring this back, with a little help of course. Love your recycling program. If something needs to be brought back to life, you give it the second chance it needs. I love that. Thanks for your channel, I appreciate the effort.
This says a lot about oils then vs now. Had that engine been running modern lubricants, it would probably look much different inside.
It was also probably never changed
Not since they took the zinc out
Actually, modern lubricants do not do so well with older engines designed for leaded gas and no ethanol. They require zinc additives to help maintain the bearings.
@@Mrhalligan39 I respectfully disagree, I think that's a myth. The lubricity of modern oil is vastly superior. But my point was that modern oil doesn't sludge up as easily as oil back then does. It's rare that you open up an engine now and see such a mess.
You may disagree, and I do not claim personal expertise in the matter, but I haven’t found any sources saying that old cars with a lot more metal on metal contact than modern engines have no need for the zinc that used to be included in pre-catalytic converter motor oils.
Admittedly, they discontinued zinc oils in common use in about 1990, and that would still be a pretty old car. But 1965 is quite a bit older still.
It's definitely a cool ol mopar that u don't see many of. The potential is definitely there, looking forward to seeing it roaring once again! Man, that trans sure was bad, looks like none of the fluids were changed on a regular basis. The first car i had when i was 15 was a 71 amc hornet that my dad bought from my grandfathers neighbor. It had a lifter tick, took it apart discovered they basically only added oil. It had a straight 6 and i scraped enough sludge out of the valve cover to fill a 7 eleven big gulp cup..it was nuts! Thanks for all you do Dylan, all the best my friend!
Would love this to be the next "build" series, like the Charger and Challenger.
Never see these full-size cars getting the attention they deserve.
EDIT: Not to sound too ambitious, and I know you already did a Gen III swap, but just realized 383 is pretty close to 6.2L
Wouldn't that be sweet to motivate this ol' girl, maybe even supercharged
piston rigs stuck + valve seats rusted
Do those 2 things and have 88% of the engine back!
Glad to see you going as far as you can with this. I know it's not easy! Thank you
Just a tip that i did in my garage years ago, I drilled in the concrete by the back wall to install a concrete anchor. I drop one of those portable winches on it and can pull any vehicle into the shop safely with out risking damage to the car or the shop. Love what your doing with these old cars! Keep it up!
Thank you Dylan I've been waiting for a follow up on this old girl gee she's got caracter. Can't wait to see her back on the road keep chipping away at her brother 👍👍👍
Brother every time I watch you bring one of these forgotten beauties back to life it brings me such joy 😊😊😊 Makes me smile everytime.
Keep up the great work👍👍👍
Dylan you are a true car guy! The saying that Clarkson and the others said on Top Gear etc. That "You aren't a real car guy until you've owned an Alfa Romeo is just bunk. In the west here we (I AM Canadian) we don't have many Alfas to be owned but we have AMC's and Ramblers and many other cars that are trying our lives as we love them anyway. LOL. (Monaco's LOL). The fact that you still tore apart that old wore out badly treated engine after it didn't start is a huge testament to your car guy cred! Not that all the hours of wrenching on all those other cars made any doubt before lol. I owned a 1966 Rambler when I was 16 and it was a trial but that six cylinder engine just kept on a Rollin!
Those are cool cars. My friend lost his brakes in a chevette once and ran a stop sign hitting a black one. lol
He didn't lose his brakes those cars didn't have any brakes lol
My dad was a MoPar service manager in the 60s and early 70s. Anytime we messed with a 60s engine, he would always remove the pickup tube, carefully open up the pinched rim and then remove the screen. Then he would thoroughly clean the two parts, along with flushing everything down with kerosene. Glad you are diving into this.
you don't have a lot of these types of videos, but the ones you do have I enjoy them very much. Great video. Looking forward to the progress.
@Lala , okay, I know that you are in Mumbai and that you have no woman or a life and that you are kidnapping women and girls and putting them in a sex trafficking and prostitution ring, and that the cops are also working for you, but here is the thing, this is the USA and we do not cotton to that sort of thing in our country, so unless you want India to become the largest, as well as newest, state to the USA, you will return the women to their homes and put yourself, and your friends, inside of some prisons, otherwise, I will send some people to meet you and your friends and the results will be...less than desirable for you.
Yes, it was an ALL original engine and trans, complete with original oil! I used to run into this "feature" frequently on the 60s and early 70s when I was really into rebuilding Studebakers. Then, I met my bride of many years, and had lots of other things to spend my extra cash on! Had the same setup as yourself pretty much, but garage was 24' deep. Could hardly wait to build a pole barn for a real shop, but that story is for another day! Presently, I really enjoy watching you and others do the work
Very informative. I appreciate you explaining how to do things, and how stuff works. I wish I grew up learning this, but I'll have to settle for watching videos like this in my late 30s. Thanks Dylan.
Awsome that is so mc-cool seeing this oldie get some love.
Favorite car I ever drove was a white 64 Chevrolet Impala 2 door V8 engine.
Automatic transmission. It's ride and handling was so smooth. It looked
great inside and out. Easy to do repair work on it. I miss it. The cars they
have been building since about 1990 - 2000 don't compare and have no
heart, no character. Great video Dylan, thanks for sharing.
I love to see old cars be bought back to life. Good work Dylan !
Excellent video. Love engine breakdowns and rebuilds.
Fantastic step-by-step Dylan! Let's bring this old girl back again - step by step - and we'll be there with ya!
God Bless
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Thank you for doing what you do. I've been looking for a dodge guy to watch and obviously learn from... this car was always my favorite of the 60's... I haven't seen one in 30yrs... I'm anxious for your next video
Just watching Dylan tear through stuff and explaining is just awesome, since I started watching Dylan I've learnt some stuff even though I don't have a car to work on, amazing content fr!!
I would love to see you completely rebuild this engine and restore it to its former glory. Good luck on your quest good sir.
Great video Dylan, really enjoyed. Hope she can go back together😊👌🇺🇸🙏
The block is untouched so you might be able to get it .040 over. I hope so, this would be a nice sleeper build.
Love the car, I'm a Chevy guy mainly, but I appreciate them all. Great content man, thank you and God bless you and your family.
Hey, Dylan -- great vid! Your tear-down takes me back to my high school days when me and a couple of friends went to an automotive class for a few weeks (this was back in the early 70s!) and the teacher did a teardown just like yours and then did a budget rebuild -- like I hope you will do! Although I'm not a real mechanic that class enable me to do some "mechanic-ing" through the years that most folks won't/can't do and it's been fun to play with cars and their parts. So -- my guess is that your videos are doing the same thing for other folks who would like to delve more deeply into an old vehicle. I hope you continue!
thanks! -- steve
Dylan I love this car I think it deserves a new lease on life
Love this Monaco it would be so nice all fixed up hopefully you can get the heads rebuilt for a reasonable price that is going to be the most expensive part of the rebuild
Hey Dylan you should dig a water retention pond to keep the water away from your collection of rust
Not my land but the cars are getting moved here shortly. They’ve been in way worse for years 😂
@Dylan McCool
I wasn't trying to seem like an ass, just because the water will ruin the cars.
I've been following your TH-cam thing for years.
@@ruwithlee1970 No worries didn’t think you were! Believe it or not they’re probably safer in a pond than where they were when I got them 😂
@Dylan McCool
Keep up with the good work, I dig most of your projects. You're dad's Convertible looks real clean!
@SILVIA CAMORA , okay, I know that you are in Mumbai and that you have no woman or a life and that you are kidnapping women and girls and putting them in a sex trafficking and prostitution ring, and that the cops are also working for you, but here is the thing, this is the USA and we do not cotton to that sort of thing in our country, so unless you want India to become the largest, as well as newest, state to the USA, you will return the women to their homes and put yourself, and your friends, inside of some prisons, otherwise, I will send some people to meet you and your friends and the results will be...less than desirable for you.
Did exact same thing with '63 Custom 880 with 383. Lots of machine work. But those motors are awesome. Can make almost same power as 440 but will wind up fast like a small block. It's a keeper.
She’s alive!! Man, this is one of the best looking body shapes ever. Can’t wait to see this girl when you’re done with her
Great video! Love the positive attitude! Keep it up!
Nice work! Don't forget, when you're trying to free a stubborn, stuck engine, take those old belts off. Looks like you were fighting those when you were turning by hand. they were pretty stuck to the alternator. Thanks again for the content!
My daddy bought a '65 off the show room floor. Red with a black vinyl top. It had a 383 auto trans with bucket seats and the shifter in the floor. I loved that car.
Ive been waiting 4 months for part 2 on this Beautiful Dodge Monaco Dylan. She such a complete car with the original Drivetrain. I Hope you do her justice and keep her intact and bring her back to her glory.. Looking forward to part 3..
I dig the screwdriver in the coolant hose trick toward the beginning of the video to drain the coolant. I never would have thought of that!
So glad to see you back on this monaco! Excited to see this thing back on the road and returning to its former glory.
Hi Dylan I'm 14 and im working on my first car that has been sitting for 20 years
This is so cool man, I have a 67 dodge Monaco myself and it’s my pride and joy. 4 door hardtop, 383. Can’t wait to see what you do with this one
Its nice seeing a c body on your channel. This reminds me of the journey i had with my 67 fury a few years back
No doubt you know cars and engines. I’m impressed with your knowledge. We will be watching your channel! Thank you for sharing
Normal drivers back then didn't change oil very often unless they were educated in on cars. Great Video Thanks for sharing!
Nothing like a nice tidy workshop! And this is nothing like a nice tidy workshop!
The sad thing about these cars is they are almost certainly still around today because they sit neglected out in the fields or the woods completely forgotten about, and they are almost always the ones in the worst condition or treated very poorly. Countless better cars have been scrapped, parted out or wrecked over the decades. Good on you for pulling this one out of the elements, Dylan. Hope to see you bring it back!
I'm truly loving this. I appreciate all the TLC you are giving the engine. It is clear it wasn't well cared for when it was running, but it deserves a new life. I'm probably going to cry when I hear the thing start up. I'm so impressed with how you've pulled this engine apart and assessed everything that needs to be fixed. Growing up we had a 1969 dodge coronet with a 318--looked a lot like your 68 satellite. So I'm vicariously living my love for the dodge plymouth chrysler trio with this car.
I'm so glad you decided to pull out the engine and transmission so we can see the internals instead of just putting it back in the field to finish decaying. I would love to see you rebuild this 383 and maybe stroke it.
Reconditioning heads is not that big of a deal, Dylan. If you don't already know how to do it, this is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge. Running heads you've reconditioned yourself is also very satisfying. I'm certain you can do it.
It's been a while since I owned a 1965 Plymouth but I seem to remember the belt replacement interval was considerably less than every forty years.
I'm the one always saying that the starter way is the best way!! Just remember that you can still bend a pushrod. If it won't turn with the starter its done.
Check bore taper with inexpensive bore dial gauge, if within spec remove core plugs (Freeze plugs), hot tank the block and the heads, once fully disassembled. Hone cylinders, new rings, bearing and core plugs and you have good block. Heads: if the valves and seats will take a grind fine, if not inexpensive valve cutting tool, recut seats and replace valves with new or used and grind. New or reprofiled cam, new timing set and you have a good early long block on a budget. Just my tuppence worth, from someone with one of their hobbies was playing with cars and motorbikes for last 47 years.
I special ordered a '68 Polara 4-dr sedan new (my first new car). It was equipped with the 383, PS, manual brakes, Auto Xmission, AC and Power Seat. I also elected for the package that came with the turn-signal lamps on the top of the front fenders. It had a 2-bbl carburetor and I got 19mpg on the highway at 70mph running the AC. I thought that was pretty good as gasoline was cheap back then. It had the best ride of any car I have owned before or since. Manual drum brakes were able to stop the car just fine.
The one weak area with the car was the thermostat failed often. I never knew if the car was just hard on the thermostats or if the replacements I was buying were of inferior quality. I changed them myself and also did my own spark plug changes, point changes, oil & filter changes. The only things I ever had to take the car in for was it developed an exhaust leak (gasket installation fixed that) and one of the supports for the front sway bar lost its rubber isolation (a new support solved that).
I wished years later that I had kept repairing that car and still had it today!
Dylan, I hope you can get this engine going again or at least find out the condition of the block & heads. If there are no cracks in the block and the valve seats can be restored to operate well, go for it!
Man, I can’t wait to learn more about the ultimate fate of that poor old, brutalized 383. I couldn’t enjoy your videos any more than I do. I love them! Thank you so much for what you do, and may God bless and keep you and yours, always.
as always dylan this video was amazing, excellent tear down, informative and fun. im literally bursting to see the next video. some day i hope to do an engine rebuild if i ever get the money.
Awesome video. Its great to actually get a in depth look at tearing apart a worn out engine and the aspects of possibly getting it running again. Its so refreshing not having to watch a car being washed.....again. So tired of those. Thanks Dylan!
Hope this engine makes it. I have always been biased towards 383's, since my 71 Satellite had one. Fingers crossed.
Love the look of that Monaco and amazed that a lump in that state was almost serviceable!! Look forward to seeing the next update!
I have to tell you young man you truly put the cool in the name Dylan keep it up
I'm probably not alone as far as a guy who had an mid 60s Mopar, a 66 Belvedere with a 383 myself, who would love to see this car be roadworthy again after years of neglect. Save it, Mr. McCool.
I had a 65 coronet with the wide block 318. Be aware of the freeze out plugs. They are known to crumble over time.
We unstuck an old Ford Fe motor by pulling heads after soaking plug holes with atf n kerosene then using a 2+4 and tapping on the pistons. Put heads back on and ran for as long as I can remember. Lol valves probably aren't seating properly, hence the low compression! I bet if you would of kept at it it would have fired up. Definitely poor or no maintenance. Awesome video, can't wait till the next.....👍💯🇺🇸
My father had a 1964 Dodge Polara with a 3 speed torqueflight , push button transmission And a 318 Cu in V-8 engine. God I miss that car. A real American beauty. Get that car back on the road, Dylan. Cheers 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Would love a clean up of the block and heads
It's a real 383. It deserves to live. Even if in a different body.
One thing for sure,you got a hell of a starter!LOL! I saw one of these cars prostreeted with a 500 hp 440 years ago and it was badass beautiful!