Dodge W300 Club Cab Has FOUR DEAD Cylinders! Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2022
- This old truck hasn't ran right since I acquired it, half the motor is dead! Can we figure out what's wrong with it??
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Those older 318 engines are also notorious for intake gasket leaks.
Mechanics like you that diagnose from experience/expertise and not just do plug in diagnostics are a rare breed. I'm always impressed with your tenacity and willingness to tackle any mechanical/electrical issue. Always look forward to your videos.
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Don't forget or overestimate the value of doing a vacuum test on the motor. It can tell you if leaking piston rings, a burned valve or bad spark plug, week valve springs, intake leak, bad head gasket, loose valve guides, or restricted exhaust.
The most important lesson my father taught me when I comes to mechanics was that “man built it, that means man can fix it.” He taught me to never be afraid to tear into anything. That lesson has served me well in all my years of driving old iron and working in the heavy construction industry.
I use to tell them where I use to work that if a man built it then this man can figure it out eventually.
I always find which cylinder is missing with a temp gun. Just check right at ex manifold and look for the variation cuz I don’t like getting shocked 😮
My husband says check the intake manifold for crack or gasket leak. I love watching you work on stuff. I learn a lot.
Maybe it's sucking air on the inlet manifold gasket to heads. Garage derives from roman times. Origanly Italian. But same name in fifteen European countries. All from roman occupation.
Hi Chad this is your Canadian subscriber Kevin, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best in 2023 also sending a prayer of good health love happiness and may God bless you and be with you always from High Prairie Alberta 🎅🎁🎄🌠
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That was a battle. My back is aching. Think I need to go to bed. Very educational. Thanks for sharing.
Cylinders 6 & 7 are fed by the rear of the same plane on the intake. I would concentrate on some testing there, looking for a vacuum leak. Maybe try enriching that barrel of the carburetor with it idling to see if it responds. Don't forget vacuum leaks can happen under the intake that spraying around the top of the intake won't find.
I commend you for your attitude, determination and ability, you have a great skill set and demeanor.
Like Rat Rod Bob says, take the rest of the day off with pay!
Already tried that and it tries to die on me. I don't know! 🤷🏻♂️
MOPAR distributors are notorious for wearing out and running sloppy. They can be all over the place. 😉
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Boy that ol' girl is in rough shape in the beginning here.. Glad you're gettin' to her though, love to see an old truck getting back on the road!
Something to think about is the vacuum advance on the distributor may be leaking or hard and not working. I had that problem on my 78 blazer with a 350. Another thing is to check the coil and make sure it’s not wired backwards.
You remind me of all my uncle's. We're from the Western part of NC and y'all even talk the same lol. They also tinker with anything that has tires. Please don't stop making these videos, they never disappoint !!!!! I'm learning alot about carb-rosters and points ignition along the way. You're a good egg (as grandpa used to say)
Check the firing order....I had the same problem on a 318 many years ago. It was running like this one with 3 wires cross installed.
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I was just setting here waiting to watch your videos to come on thanks
Man i love these videos. I feel like I've learned a lot about how cars work and you show detailed enough views and explain it in ways that actually make sense. Keep going with these and please don't ever change how you do them.
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I've been a Mopar guy for 40+ years , one of the best things I've found is a company DUI makes a GM HEI distributor that fits a Mopar , bypasses the Dodge ignition, and much faster starting ....
Put a ground wire from engine to the body ,I had a Cordoba that was haunted, and somehow a rachet got laid where it made a ground and was sparking to the firewall ran perfect so I just put a wire from engine to firewall and drove it for years after.
Has one already.
Well pops. I had a weird thing with a Dodge just like you. Never did figure it out. So put a Chevy motor in it. Solved all electrical. And everything worked after that. Keep up the great work and I will keep on watching
Hello From Mark In Kentucky. Chad, I wanted to wish you a Very Merry Christmas.
I wish that you lived closer to me, I have a 85 Ford F-150 with a 300 engine that I was told by a local business that the engine was bad. I was also told that my ECM was bad but the ignition system is still firing. The local shop told me that I have only 1 out of 6 that’s producing any real compression and was pushing me to purchase a Jasper ReMan Engine. I told them to bring my truck back home. For a worn out engine, It has great oil pressure and was not noisy when the engine was cold. The engine is a carbureted 300 rather than having the EFI in which I think that the head gasket may be bad. For right now, I am not too concerned being that the truck is here on my property.
FYI you can weld an old head bolt to the doomaflatchie on your jack and use it as a jack for a transfer case to keep it from falling and killing you. Axe me how I know lol
I had a 76 Chrysler Newport with a 400 that had a random miss on random cylinders. I changed the carb to a new one, full tune up, all electronics and all the vacuum hoses, and still no change. What it ended up being was a tooth or two had a minor chip on the reluctor and just a tickle of shaft play and it was not magnetizing like the other teeth. I changed the whole distributor with a cheap one from Rockauto and it ran mint after that
It's a possibility.
@@ThisNThatGarage I had a similar problem in the late seventies also with a dist. The reluctor air gap should be set with a non-magnetic material (brass) feeler gauge. As you turn the reluctor in your hand, each point on it should create a magnetic field. You should feel it each turn on every point. The ignition boxes to me were pretty bullet proof as long it was grounded to the body good, being the ballast resisters were the big problems. Nver leave home without a spare ballast in the glove box. If all that electronic stuff is ok, then time to look into intake manifold runners or sloppy/jumped timing chain. If this engine is a 360, it is externally balances by the front cully and torque converter. Did change a few timing chains in my career Good luck, never give up! The truth is out there..
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A true life lesson on how repairs go with no editing love your patience and determination no video is ever a waste of time keep them coming
You NEVER waste our time. All your videos are informative and fun. I bet that front grill bar setup was a pain to lean over or get around. Did you ever find a timing mark? I saw the upright poles to your new shop. They look like they want to have siding on them. Waiting for the next video.
Those old Dodge starters sound like their saying no no no no no no when their turning over.
Hope mad winters is treating you better than the people us here in indanaa ..
That is a nice looking truck. It would clean up nice.
My 50 years experience I always check for a lean misfire spraying fuel down the carburetor at a hot idle to see if it picks up the misfire
Tried it. That worked on the F600 but not this one.
Bypass the ballast resistor on the fenderwell. Im no dodge guy but always heard they are notorious for causing weird ignition issues like this. Also run the engine in the dark and see if spark is jumping to ground causing the misfire.
Voltage is very consistent at the coil at idle and revved up so the ballast resistor is fine.
@@ThisNThatGarageStrange, somethings definitely wrong with that wiring somewere or electronic ignition. I would probably throw a points dizzy in it and if it still wouldent run fine after that then I dont know 🤔
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6 n 7... what about wires to cylinder. u have done everything else! ... still love these vids
That truck surely has a lot of Gremlins and I commend you for your countless attempts to get to the bottom of them. You are one of the top TH-cam Shows on the internet hands down Chad...!! Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and yours, from me and mine : )
Dang, i love that ole dodge. I started watching the channel because of that ole truck. Great work as always!!!
This is why dodge got a contract with cummins, good job man love the videos!
i am not a dodge guy either. but those ignition modules are infamous for problems. 😅 so i highly recommend replacing it! i watch several dodge guys and the ignition modules are such a problem ive seen guys go through glove boxes and find 2 or 3 and then sometimes blown up ones behind or under seats. from my understanding fords are very similar. so if youre messing with either and suspect ignition problems. Just replace the box! good luck and i look forward to the next video!
The porcelain resistor next to the control box can cause lots of trouble. Unplug and cut a couple of jumper wires to test it. Also the control box can come and go . It also needs a GOOD ground.
Ballast resistor is fine. I think the electronic ignition either works or it don't. Preshate the help tho.
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With the junk we are getting now days its possible that the new spark plug wires are bad ohm them out . If their good chuck that distributer in the trash. They make a gm style distributer that will fit a 318. engine. Check amazon dodge 318 distributer. Sometimes its easier to club her on the head than sweet talk her if you catch my drift. Your troubleshooting is spot on good channel.
I was waitin on this!
Has to be either a wiped cam lobe or 2 or the timing chain is just completely worn out
All rockers move the same amount and a timing chain I don't think will cause just two certians cylinders to not fire.
Wow! Lot of work. You don't give up, but you will get it. Please let us know when you figure it out! 👌👌
How can it be the " CARB. " if your not getting spark to those cylinders ? Sounds like Dist. problems to me.
I see the poles are going up for the shop. Absolutely cannot wait to see the progress on it
YOU NEED TO TRY CHECKING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OR JUST CHANGE THE MANAFOLD WITH THE OTHER ONE THAT YOU HAVE
I've been watching you for a while and I have confidence in your ability to solve this problem. I always enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work 👍✌️🇺🇲
Good thng ya moved the turdage, the roof on that garage looks like its about to land on it.
Thanks for the adventure. You just do what you need to do . I am glad to watch.
By far the BEST on TH-cam!! I'd give almost anything to have just a 10% of your knowledge and patience. Thanks for always teaching me something while giving me a laugh too !
You're too kind.
Lee Iacocca... would be proud of you..thank you for another excellent video and informative reminded of my days of working on lee Iacocca specials🤠
your patience is just amazing!
Truth be told that none of us would probably have done anything different. I always enjoy your videos and look forward to them.
Love watching your videos, never know what to expect. Very entertaining. Keep them coming.
Definitely not a waste of our time, probably saved some one some time. The only times I've seen this X2 both times turned out to be lobes on camshaft had been rubbed off.
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I turned it over when I had the valve cover off and all rockers were moving.
Love seeing this deep dive in diagnostic diplomacy. Sorry, ran out of ‘d’ words. Great episode as always!!
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Love the channel. Reminds me of my youth on the farm in the central Missouri hills.
Thanks for sharing Chad, another good video even if the problem isn’t complete solved but I have no doubt that you’ll baste your mind thinking about it and finally figure it out brother! Thanks for sharing and God Bless you my friend, as always sending prayers for you and your family! Kirk from Lake Charles Louisiana, I’m not a mechanic but I’m a retired welder, so if you need any welding questions answered I’ll do my best to help Chad! Thanks buddy!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Another great video. Excellent troubleshooting indeed! A win in my book my friend! Blessings and respect!
A vacuum gage is a handy diagnostic tool. 😀👍
Your the only one who realizes that when the fix is bigger than the cause you have to walk away for a while and do some contemplating. Aman can exhaust himself throwing parts at a motor that just wont
respond. Thanks for giving us this time, it's precious and a good lesson learned. God Bless you and yours
at this time of the year, do take care be safe and I look forward to your next video. Stu from Canada...
Excellent video Chad :) hopefully something comes to mind and try again in future fix also simple fix too ! Lots to think about and hopefully you resolve too sometime!
I like how you try to do one thing at a time so you can determine what the actual problem is. Very through. I need to do this more I’m bad about changing/ trying multiple things at once . Then I’m like well I wonder what it was
Love the video Chad. These old Dodges can be quite finicky. I’ve ran into the same issue on multiple of my dodge trucks. Ignition Control Module should take care of that. Keep ‘em comin💯
Always a pleasure watching your videos!! May you and yours have a very blessed Christmas ☃️🎄😃
Same to you and yours.
Another fine fine video.Never disappoints!!!!🤓Thank you!!!!
Good to see you Fella, hope all is Well !
That the plastic fuel filter was collapsed is a sign your fuel tank vent is clogged causing the pump to try and pull a vacuum on the tank hence restricted fuel flow and pressure. remembered this scenario an outboard ski boat we had which used a 6 gallon boat tank. Occasionally we would forget to unscrew the vent on the gas cap, it would run for a few minutes, then barely run once it started to starve from fuel from the vent screw being closed, open the vent everything was fine. Probably why the screws in ports trying to richen the mixture, plugs looked dry and clean as well. thanks as always for sharing, good luck!
Hi Chad, You my friend have the patience of a saint!!! Never ever have I been bored by your content, you haven't wasted anybody's time, I'm sure someone out there is having the same issue and will learn by this video. I got to say it stumped me too, I'm leaning towards electrical fault, maybe a bad ground somewhere??? I DONT KNOW!!!! I hope you and your Mother have an awesome Christmas.
Same to you and yours! 👍
Love the videos look forward to them all the time!! I love them old trucks im looking for one myself
Good mechanic not a part changer it refreshing to see still around in our throw away society God bless you
I would investigate valve timing and the missing timing mark. I know the balancer can slip and move the timing mark, but might be worth a look. I had a 318 that didn't have consistent issues like this and it turned out the main issue was the timing chain and sprockets. Vacuum readings might reveal it.
On my ford 390 when rebuild when I was younger. Lol it would only run on 7 cylinders. Brought to professional mechanic. Told me remove my valve covers for him and took him only few minutes find the problem. Guess what had weak valve springs. Not seating of valves. Me dummy didn't have them changed . Put new springs and hit on all eight. About drove me nuts like you sir. Don't give up .love your work and determination. God bless you.
I love your videos man keep up the great work! I'm no professional mechanic but love watching your videos, seems you have some parts trucks, saw you tried the modules from them but Did you ever try swapping out the entire distributor from the other parts trucks you have? You might be able to eliminate the distributor entirely that way as a problem "even if they aren't good the problem should get worse or change some", highly unlikely they would fail the same two cylinders and be bad in exactly the same way the current one is. Just an idea, good luck and God bless you and yours!
Of all the one's I watch, you and Mortsky are the BEST! If I had money, parts or ANYTHING I could send, you sir would have it!!! No lie!
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👍I know exactly what the problem is….. it’s an old DODGE! 🤣🤣🤣Kidding!
The video is a good 1! You’ve been all over it! I’ll stay tuned like others & have to wait until you figure it out. 👍🇺🇸
Merry Christmas Chad to you and your family and Happy New Year.🎉😁🎄👍
Brilliant video you really go for it which is great viewing , I think you have a slipped timing chain, I think it points to timing.
I’ve been working on a ‘54 ford with a 239? Y block in it, it was rough running, turned out the firing order was wrong and I think it had some carbon buildup. Correcting the firing order fixed most of the miss but I ended up just using my right foot and once I did that, I could balance a coin on the rocker cover. Motor sat for 40 years and was partially locked up. Still builds 50 lbs oil pressure at idle.
I really like your videos. What you need is a power driver with 2 rechargeable batteries. I got one and it came with an extension and a few sockets. It changed my life. Next on my list is a new hammer drill.
Taught to me by a ole mopar mecanike as well as a Mr Goodwrench mecanike Autolite plugs go in Dorfs. AC Delco in GM and Champion in Dodges. Took champions outa a Dorf and the skip went bye bye. Just a thought. Great content, thanks for taking the time to share with us all.
Plugs are plugs. Been running autolite in everything for years.
For what it’s worth,earlier in the video you mentioned you were at a loss on the timing position when you pointed the light.Im not a Dodge guy by any means but perhaps the timing issue wasn’t resolved?
Anyway,as always i enjoy watching and love your perseverance in working out these issues.
Hoping and wishing you a very healthy and happy holiday season!!!
I enjoy watching your video its better seeing normal problems with vehicles that every one can relate to
Several years ago, I had a Dodge pickup with a 318 motor. i had a similar problem. Motor had a bad miss. A buddy of mine told me to pull the intake. He
said the 318 was bad about the intake ports plugging up with carbon. He was right. Two or three ports were plugged. Cleaned out the ports and
reinstalled the intake with new gaskets and the problem was solved.
Think this was a tough one for sure. You did everything right. But, watching your struggle with it. Was almost I’m sure as bad as troubleshooting. Time to step back for sure.
Merry Christmas🎄🎅🇺🇸 from my family to yours Chad
I would love to have that ole w300 dodge. Its awesome!!!
I took notice at the first part of the video your really coming alone with your new shop jeep up the goo work
I have the same issue with rubbing my stomach on the radiator! Memory foam works well!
SHe's a tough but to crack. You'll get 'er eventually This N That!
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I had the same problem with my 79dodge I finally put a gm style hei in my truck and I've never had any problems since keep up the videos
Thought about doing that.
merry christmas to all mate . your doing your best .
I would like to commend you on you videos. A lot I watch have far too much talking, going to do this, then I'm going to do that ,but first I need to do this ( far too much talk).
I believe you have the balance just right. Entertaining,informative and funny too.
Keep um coming.😀
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Okay if you'll try anything. Try changing out that distributor out. Just remember to get it down on that oil pump bar keyed tab it sets down on.
I just figured out what's wrong with your truck, It's a downhill truck, that runs fine downhill Into your GARIGE/ Yes you made me smile again..lol... I watch your channel because there's no bullsh*t spoken just honesty and what you see Is what you get - Thanks again - Ian - way over the pond..and smiling.
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