WooHooooo!!!!!! miraculous!! THANK YOU SO MUCH JAMIE AND TOM.......l was expecting nothing but bad bad news ,,,,Expected the carb to be wothless....Then expected volcanic clouds of blue smoke.... You should have seen it under the hood...... before l hit it with a leaf blower... I also threw a half a can of PB blaster at that hinge to no avail....This poor truck was so nice it deserves a second life ...A lot of work still ahead...Baby steps but Thank you again MR.J
@@DeadDodgeGarage WHAT.???..NOTHING WRONG WITH FORD MATE.. 1 HAVE 5, FROM 62 V8, 352 FE, 4X4, TO 01 S/DUTY, 4.2TDI MWM. 700NM.. & a dodge 340 r/t 340 73. orange engine. sublime. & a bush bike. i loan to the bikies when there harleys crap... lol.. ausie..
Saving someone's memories with a loved one is definitely something I want to share in. My father has been gone 12 years. Anything I could do to save anything that is great memories with him is well worth it my friend.
Sentimental value beats $$$ value hands down everytime. Glad that honest little pickup is getting another chance. It turned out to be much better than I was thinking it could. Good work.
My dad was a Ford man and when he checked out 3 years ago I inherited his 05 crown Victoria. It was the only car he kept for any amount of time. I never had any interest in owning a big Ford but I'm thankful every day to have his car. I've grown attached to her and will never sell her. That truck is in remarkable condition after 17 years parked in the woods. I would definitely make her roadworthy and pretty. 78 was the first year for a tilt wheel in a Dodge truck and mine has one. They made a big deal of it but it's still a lousy gm part
you think gm are lousy.. come see our holdens..here in aus. there garbage.. i have 4 u.s. ford 4x4rs. 1, 73 dodge r/t 340 chall. we have s/duty, all the v8 type. mine is the 4.2tdi mwm sprint. german tractor engine. i fitted a bigger turbo, still little.. has 700nm. 14 lt 100. tows 4.5t. 35,s. 3'' lift..ZF 5sp..
My '74 Dodge D200 club cab has similar story, though it only sat for 10 years before bringing her back to life, still serves well as a work truck! Enjoyed your comments too.
A good friend of mine had an '87 D100 in high school. Was a complete pile with a 318 that couldn't spin them in the rain, a transmission that had no reverse and none of the gear linkage was set up properly, and a body so full of rust the bed bounced going down the road. But it had glass packs under the doors and stripes on the hood and I wanted it enough I tried to buy it from him for $300 before my dad said no way.. I want one. Maybe someday. Speaking of dad owned trucks, I'm glad I never got that Dodge because I wouldn't have been able to bring home the 95 F-150 that my dad owned for a couple of years when I was a kid. It's currently rotting away in my backyard, but the dream is there.
We need a T-shirt that says "Chipmunk House Nut Bits Removal Service". I seem to have this curse wherein every car I sell runs in to some sort of tragedy. My Honda that I built in high school got run out of oil and blowed up. My Swinger absolutely vanished. My Lebaron completely vanished. My New Yorker had her 440 removed and the rest of the car destroyed. My Valiant had a partial restoration began, abandoned and then parted out. My Daytona seems to have suffered some sort of problem - the dude who bought it recently contacted me saying it won't run anymore.... and my old man's '80 GMC 4x4 Steppy had a restoration started, then a divorce happened and as of last report - it's a collection of parts and oxide that only resembles a truck.
Awesome to see this one! I am currently working on my father in law's '84 D150 Royal SE. Learning a lot from you as my son and I get it road worthy again.
There's clearly something wrong with me. I'm sitting here making and installing brake lines on my truck while listening to you go over another neglected dodge truck
I was lucky enough to get my dad's little black GMC S-15, I put a set of Corvette ralley's on it with the flat 67 caps and it was such a sharp little truck, I was planning on keeping it the rest of my day's but a couple deers at 65 miles per hour decided otherwise. 🤬 Nice old Dodge! Hope with the sentimental value he gets to keep it and enjoy for years to come!👍
Thank you for your closing sentiments.Mr.J.. This is certainly not a financial decision...Lost my dad suddenly Oct 11 2005 Almost 19 years now..lt means so much to see it live again and have the chance to reconnect with a small part if his memory..
my father mostly drove Dodge half tons for work, as supplied by the construction company he worked for. Seeing this generation brings me back. I am also lucky enough to have his 1974 Fury that he bought new when I was eight. I inherited it in 2007. Lots of great memories.
I can't help rather liking it. I had a Dakota I put over 300000 miles on and had 15 years and it does feel sentimental. It runs pretty well considering.
Can't wait to see more of this project! I have an almost identical 86 D150 Royal SE that I've been working on. My lean burn computer is still running though :D I'd like to hear your thoughts about replacing the carb with a 4bbl and what is involved with that project. I did complete the headlight relay upgrade you suggested in past videos though, thank you for your previous videos on the subject. Love the channel, thank you!
I'm crazy enough to do this kinda project.. I just need a garage and tools.. I got endless amount of time and will to fix anything lol Winters are long and dark here at north
As crazy as Mopar car prices have been for the last 20+ years, it's nuts to see the trucks get so little love. Mopar trucks have always had the most style. Good for you for saving this one. Even w/o the backstory, it's a more than worthy project. Living in MN, a rust free 38 year old ANYTHING is a worthy project.
I greatly enjoyed the video. There are few if any videos of a guy cranking on a truck for seven minutes and then washing said truck that I would consider entertaining. But you Jamie are an entertainer of the highest order...glad you got it running.
Such a transformation. I totally get the idea of not replacing or restoring everything like you were talking bout toward the end. I just restored my 85 Silverado. There were certain parts, trim pieces, elements that I opted to keep even though they were clearly not new or restored. You can't replicate or create character. Anyone can buy something new. Those of us that know the history to our rides know what to treasure. Love your channel Jamie. Keep it up.
It was awesome to see you get this truck up and running again. I wish I had the last vehicle my father owned before he passed away, which was a 1977 Dodge D100/150 with a cap, 318 V-8, and automatic transmission.
That was a 5k price tag upgrade in a flipper's pov. It's was hard work but so much worth it. Just wow! 80's Dodge Ram's have a special place in my heart. In probably almost all of this channel viewers too. Square body who? Hahaha 😂
I knew you’d get it to run! It’s great that Steven is getting his dad’s truck back in roadworthy condition again. I totally agree with you on the sentimental value of it. I’m currently getting my mom’s 1974 ‘Cuda restored for that reason, it’s been in the family since 1986.
My pops 85 d250 360 4bbl truck went to a good home where I visit it from time to time. It was in similar shape, the new owner is slowly but surely restifying it. My 86 D150 is rusting in pieces somewhere.
That was an amazing resurrection! Going from stuck and full of moss and gunk to running pretty well and looking not half bad, that's a win. I actually like it, it would be great just as a beater truck to do trucky things when needed.
Triely amazing how good that truck looks and sounds. Your right, some vehicles just scream out ' I'm worth saving' damn the cost...seems to nice to just let it go into that good night.
It's nice to see somebody that likes and cares for these older vehicles. Even if they're in a little rough shape. I believe If they're not too far gone, then save them. especially for a Mopar. I'm still waiting to see what you're going to do with your Van collection.
I had an 86 dodge van with a 318 and being a carpenter it made me a lot of money and the best part anytime I had to work on the motor I was inside love the dog house
Jamie! You are the Man! Ive got a 89 W150 with a tilt column and a burnt/molten electrical plug on an, that i was not able to find online. Now that i looked for a GM Style Tiltet column Plug, i think i might sort that out! Thank you so much! Greetings from a German Fan. Tom
My 84 B350 had sat around 7 years when I got it, it had one cylinder not contributing for a little while but it eventually came back. I replaced everything but the brake pedal and none of the methods worked to get all the air out but driving it for a few days did the trick. I thought I had an oddball steering column because of the GM ignition switch, it has tilt. The blue smoke reminded me of my old 1997 B3500 cargo van with just short of 300,000 miles on the Magnum 5.9.
Was never a Dodge fan til I found your channel. I enjoy the content especially truck stuff 😎😁 hope to see more on this truck eventually I'd like to find a old Dodge camper special 70s model and put my truck camper on it
Pretty impressive it runs that well and cleaned up pretty well. I had one of those Holley carbs on a 318. It started and idled nice but had a bad dead spot. It had no ported vacuum port. I pulled it apart, cleaned passages and put a kit in it. Still nothing at the advance port or what I assumed was the advance port. Probably due to being a lean burn carb and the computer controlling the timing. Knowing what I no now, I would gone manifold vacuum. I rebuilt the BBD off my other blown up 318 to replace it, constant needle and seat sticking. A reman BBD ran so much better. It did burn a bunch of oil too.
That's a neat truck and an impressive re-awakening! Its nice to see one in such decent condition overall. I still miss my 1990 W250 Club Cab Long Bed, silver over grey, 360 and OD automatic. My daily driver for more than 12 years. No way to keep it once we got another vehicle. We inherited many things to remember our parents by, just not their cars. If I could get one back one it would be the 1969 Custom Suburban that was Mom's daily driver, school car, our vacation car all over the western US... But I'd take my Dad's last truck, a '77 GMC dually, even though its a glorified chevy (gag).
I really like this truck. With a few tidys, I'd drive it and enjoy it. It's kinda like the 300. Not worth a lot in dollars, but cool in its own right. It's totally worth saving.
I love this channel! I have the same kind of truck that's been sitting for about 5 years with the same exact issues. Only I bought a running 1966 273 and a disassembled 318 off of marketplace and planning to make the best engine that I can out of a combination of them. As mine was seized Beyond any hope among other issues. I've actually thought about going back to the points distributor as well😁👍
That steering wheel...same one Chrysler used in the Shadow/Sundance. My best friend's mom in high school had a Sundance that I got to drive (had my license before my friend) and I'll never forget the spoke at 6 o'clock was unpadded painted steel. Wish I could say my father left us a cool car when he passed, but all we got was a Nissan Altima...with a CVT. Yeah, we sold it.
I prefer to use Kroil. I didn't think you were getting this one running....I am surprised. That thing is 50 lbs lighter since you washed it. Even if I was emotionally attached to that truck I would only do the bare minimum to get it on the road. Keep up the good work.
My brother confirms that miles are original,and the AC system was added by the previous owner who was a farmer from Sumner WA .He bought it new from Larson Dodge..
My dad had a 79 ford that for whatever reason he parked in the back corner of his shed and didn’t drive it for several years. Anyways when we got it fired back up for the first time it spit corn and mice out of the exhaust pipe for a ridiculous amount of time, like so much corn it wasn’t even funny. No idea where the corn even came from, they don’t live on a farm and the nearest fields were a pretty good jaunt down the road.
My 84 W150 with 318 had the computer on the air cleaner. It was an interesting system. I had planned on putting a 4bbl carb and edelbrock intake on it, collected the parts, but ended up selling the truck. Would love to have another 80s Dodge truck someday, preferably a cummins powered version or pre-76.
perfect candidate for one of those LA HEI distributors that the place named after a rainforest has for about $80 when you add on the pigtail for tach out and power input 👍 hint, hint - I've thought about buying one but it's in "buy later" instead of the shopping cart 😂
I’ve had at least one example from every body series Dodge/Ram from 1939 to almost now (no 2019+ Rams) except a pilot house / job rated, and the late 50s style truck, with or without fins. So obviously I have some work to do there.
Yes i did enjoy it. I think its great that you are doing this for the owner. And yes you are rt that we just throw things away today. Luckily i got my dads van when he passed in 2010. Its driveable and in good condition. So everytime i drive it i think of him because he drove it. I am a dodge person but is a che che chevy gmc safari 99 with only 100k on it
Oh yeah, I’ve replaced tons of those distributors for exactly that reason. Nowadays they cost a ridiculous amount, so I now see the value in swapping just the pickup. I have a pretty big box of distributor cores.
Chrysler used GM tilt columns starting in the 70s. Many many cars and trucks have them. You can even put a gm lock cylinder in there and have a gm key for your Mopar.😮
19:34 Perfect chance to use my "bead blast your spark plug technique!" I WILL keep recommending this UNLESS your plugs are damaged. I'll come up and fight you Jamie, you're only like 4 hours away. 💪 I challenge you to a duel. Spark plug chucking at 300 yards.😊
Invest in a cordless leaf blower! My 95 Dakota which was silver and gray then silver, gray and rust on the roof had the same problem. It seemed like every 2 weeks I was underneath that truck replacing something until the wife saw the Hemi orange Ram I have now!
I don't think it would take all that much to make this a decent daily driver fishin' wagon grandpa special wish I had one type of truck. To fully restore it would cost way too much, but that's true for anything that's old and has been sitting exposed to the elements for years and years.
I'm new to your channel and found you because of my battles with a 1977 Dodge 400 motorhome. I hate Mopars right now but I love your channel! Hey look a crazy person. He's probably looking at you saying the same thing.
Saved another from the scrap heap. I couldn't agree more about this disposable society. They claim to be for the environment but refuse to be seen using anything more than a year or two years old.
Also got question about gen3 stuff valve cover bolts specifically. Do the rubber grommets apply the clamping force to the head? My charger is suffering from seeping valve covers with fresh gaskets I have found just the grommets but figure I would ask before pulling the trigger.
I’ve been around these trucks all my life (34 years) and I have never seen one of those smog pumps that isn’t seized. Amazing that thing still turns considering the level of corrosion on everything else. I wonder why it has all that emissions equipment? I have an 86 d150 royal se sold new in Saskatchewan and it still has a regular old BBD and Chrysler electronic ignition without any smog pump business.
I have yet to figure out what the rhyme or reason for lean burn applications was. This was the first one in a truck I had ever seen. I don’t think I even knew they existed until well after I started the channel. Yeah, the working smog pump still kinda blows my mind. I have a fun memory of bypassing a seized one on a motorhome for some customers outside O’Reilly one morning so they could get their giant hunk of crap (literally, full of cats) out of my parking lot…
86 was the last year for carb on the 318, believe it or not they actually raised the compression ratio and used better flowing heads than earlier ones, incidentally I owned a short bed version and it also had D150 badging. Absolutely hated all 80s Chrysler garbage headliners.
I knew the 302 casting number heads came around then, but wasn’t thinking about it. That would mean it would also have a roller cam. Some 4x4s used a larger five bolt pattern in the 70s, I wasn’t sure what year the lug pattern changed on 2WD trucks.
WooHooooo!!!!!! miraculous!! THANK YOU SO MUCH JAMIE AND TOM.......l was expecting nothing but bad bad news ,,,,Expected the carb to be wothless....Then expected volcanic clouds of blue smoke.... You should have seen it under the hood...... before l hit it with a leaf blower... I also threw a half a can of PB blaster at that hinge to no avail....This poor truck was so nice it deserves a second life ...A lot of work still ahead...Baby steps but Thank you again MR.J
I too was expecting much worse. Considering how it started, I’m very impressed with how things turned out. Happy to do it!
@@DeadDodgeGarage good dishwashing liquid.. id say the 68k is real..
Awesome video Jaime as usual
@@DeadDodgeGarage WHAT.???..NOTHING WRONG WITH FORD MATE.. 1 HAVE 5, FROM 62 V8, 352 FE, 4X4, TO 01 S/DUTY, 4.2TDI MWM. 700NM.. & a dodge 340 r/t 340 73. orange engine. sublime. & a bush bike. i loan to the bikies when there harleys crap... lol.. ausie..
Was that parked-up in Timberlakes?
Saving someone's memories with a loved one is definitely something I want to share in. My father has been gone 12 years. Anything I could do to save anything that is great memories with him is well worth it my friend.
When you consider the cost of a late model truck, putting $5000 into a solid, rust-free 1986 model makes sense.
I agree!
Yeah new truck prices are insane these days
That is why I still drive my 1975 Plymouth Valiant that my grandfather gave me 34 years ago....
I really hope to see this truck some more. I actually paused the video when I went to get snacks and drinks. I didn't want to miss a second.
"Even shiny in some places" will get you through 90% of life 65% of the time! Nice looking truck!
Amazing revival! She came right around. I'd LOVE to find something like that for the times I need a truck.
Sentimental value beats $$$ value hands down everytime. Glad that honest little pickup is getting another chance. It turned out to be much better than I was thinking it could. Good work.
My dad was a Ford man and when he checked out 3 years ago I inherited his 05 crown Victoria. It was the only car he kept for any amount of time. I never had any interest in owning a big Ford but I'm thankful every day to have his car. I've grown attached to her and will never sell her.
That truck is in remarkable condition after 17 years parked in the woods. I would definitely make her roadworthy and pretty. 78 was the first year for a tilt wheel in a Dodge truck and mine has one. They made a big deal of it but it's still a lousy gm part
you think gm are lousy.. come see our holdens..here in aus. there garbage.. i have 4 u.s. ford 4x4rs. 1, 73 dodge r/t 340 chall. we have s/duty, all the v8 type. mine is the 4.2tdi mwm sprint. german tractor engine. i fitted a bigger turbo, still little.. has 700nm. 14 lt 100. tows 4.5t. 35,s. 3'' lift..ZF 5sp..
The addition of a money-shot can do nothing but help your channel.
Sweet old truck!
My '74 Dodge D200 club cab has similar story, though it only sat for 10 years before bringing her back to life, still serves well as a work truck! Enjoyed your comments too.
More old dodge trucks, please. Particularly the '72-93. Love these things.
Me too! Any time I can, I will.
You turn a bad situation into a humorous story.
A good friend of mine had an '87 D100 in high school. Was a complete pile with a 318 that couldn't spin them in the rain, a transmission that had no reverse and none of the gear linkage was set up properly, and a body so full of rust the bed bounced going down the road.
But it had glass packs under the doors and stripes on the hood and I wanted it enough I tried to buy it from him for $300 before my dad said no way..
I want one. Maybe someday.
Speaking of dad owned trucks, I'm glad I never got that Dodge because I wouldn't have been able to bring home the 95 F-150 that my dad owned for a couple of years when I was a kid. It's currently rotting away in my backyard, but the dream is there.
We need a T-shirt that says "Chipmunk House Nut Bits Removal Service".
I seem to have this curse wherein every car I sell runs in to some sort of tragedy. My Honda that I built in high school got run out of oil and blowed up. My Swinger absolutely vanished. My Lebaron completely vanished. My New Yorker had her 440 removed and the rest of the car destroyed. My Valiant had a partial restoration began, abandoned and then parted out. My Daytona seems to have suffered some sort of problem - the dude who bought it recently contacted me saying it won't run anymore.... and my old man's '80 GMC 4x4 Steppy had a restoration started, then a divorce happened and as of last report - it's a collection of parts and oxide that only resembles a truck.
id move to a non criminal state.. like mehico.. cos there all in the u.s....
Nice job Jamie, love those old trucks hope to see more of it.
Awesome to see this one!
I am currently working on my father in law's '84 D150 Royal SE. Learning a lot from you as my son and I get it road worthy again.
Love the sentiment at the end
Real talk: last bit about how we live in a throwaway society was some fire… LOT of people wont admit that these days
I was waiting for him to start doing an Uncle Tony impression.
@@jeffreygalle4613 or Scott from coldwarmotors
@jeffreygalle4613 I can’t do the accent
There's clearly something wrong with me. I'm sitting here making and installing brake lines on my truck while listening to you go over another neglected dodge truck
😮🤯
I remember seeing these things everywhere 😊
I still see these things everywhere.
@@mexicanspec Here in Ontario Canada the salt took care of lots these things
@@louislepage5111 Well if you want more I can supply them, but mostly regular cab short bed trucks.
I was lucky enough to get my dad's little black GMC S-15, I put a set of Corvette ralley's on it with the flat 67 caps and it was such a sharp little truck, I was planning on keeping it the rest of my day's but a couple deers at 65 miles per hour decided otherwise. 🤬 Nice old Dodge! Hope with the sentimental value he gets to keep it and enjoy for years to come!👍
Awe man. Yeah, that’s very unfortunate.
Great work! Saved another one. Thanks for sharing
Nice! Glad to see you got this one running!
Thank you for your closing sentiments.Mr.J.. This is certainly not a financial decision...Lost my dad suddenly Oct 11 2005 Almost 19 years now..lt means so much to see it live again and have the chance to reconnect with a small part if his memory..
my father mostly drove Dodge half tons for work, as supplied by the construction company he worked for. Seeing this generation brings me back. I am also lucky enough to have his 1974 Fury that he bought new when I was eight. I inherited it in 2007. Lots of great memories.
I can't help rather liking it. I had a Dakota I put over 300000 miles on and had 15 years and it does feel sentimental. It runs pretty well considering.
Can't wait to see more of this project! I have an almost identical 86 D150 Royal SE that I've been working on. My lean burn computer is still running though :D I'd like to hear your thoughts about replacing the carb with a 4bbl and what is involved with that project. I did complete the headlight relay upgrade you suggested in past videos though, thank you for your previous videos on the subject. Love the channel, thank you!
I'm crazy enough to do this kinda project.. I just need a garage and tools.. I got endless amount of time and will to fix anything lol Winters are long and dark here at north
As crazy as Mopar car prices have been for the last 20+ years, it's nuts to see the trucks get so little love. Mopar trucks have always had the most style. Good for you for saving this one. Even w/o the backstory, it's a more than worthy project. Living in MN, a rust free 38 year old ANYTHING is a worthy project.
I greatly enjoyed the video. There are few if any videos of a guy cranking on a truck for seven minutes and then washing said truck that I would consider entertaining. But you Jamie are an entertainer of the highest order...glad you got it running.
Such a transformation. I totally get the idea of not replacing or restoring everything like you were talking bout toward the end. I just restored my 85 Silverado. There were certain parts, trim pieces, elements that I opted to keep even though they were clearly not new or restored. You can't replicate or create character. Anyone can buy something new. Those of us that know the history to our rides know what to treasure. Love your channel Jamie. Keep it up.
I completely agree. Thank you!
It was awesome to see you get this truck up and running again. I wish I had the last vehicle my father owned before he passed away, which was a 1977 Dodge D100/150 with a cap, 318 V-8, and automatic transmission.
Amazing how well it ran once you got it running! Those old 318's took a lot of abuse and were hard to kill! Great job Jamie!
A worthy revival, to be sure👍
Nice truck!
Would make a great daily.
That was a 5k price tag upgrade in a flipper's pov. It's was hard work but so much worth it. Just wow!
80's Dodge Ram's have a special place in my heart. In probably almost all of this channel viewers too.
Square body who? Hahaha 😂
Yeah, what you said. Haha. I’ve had a handful of them. Especially love Power Rams.
I knew you’d get it to run! It’s great that Steven is getting his dad’s truck back in roadworthy condition again. I totally agree with you on the sentimental value of it. I’m currently getting my mom’s 1974 ‘Cuda restored for that reason, it’s been in the family since 1986.
That’s awesome!
My pops 85 d250 360 4bbl truck went to a good home where I visit it from time to time. It was in similar shape, the new owner is slowly but surely restifying it. My 86 D150 is rusting in pieces somewhere.
Awesome truck. 👍
That was an amazing resurrection! Going from stuck and full of moss and gunk to running pretty well and looking not half bad, that's a win. I actually like it, it would be great just as a beater truck to do trucky things when needed.
The facial money shot of the myster concoction gets even the best mechanics now n then. 😅
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Triely amazing how good that truck looks and sounds. Your right, some vehicles just scream out ' I'm worth saving' damn the cost...seems to nice to just let it go into that good night.
I'm having unknown causation flashbacks looking at that interior. Just like my old 87.
What a good little truck ,it wants to live needs backyard TLC!
Jamie, it looks like my first truck. Pulled my hair out, trying to keep it running
That’s a sweet truck. I ought to get around to fixing my grandpas ranger
I love those 1st gens...that topper is sweet too
It's nice to see somebody that likes and cares for these older vehicles. Even if they're in a little rough shape. I believe If they're not too far gone, then save them. especially for a Mopar. I'm still waiting to see what you're going to do with your Van collection.
Well…. I honestly don’t want to do much with those. I do need to get our Winnebago back on the road.
I had an 86 dodge van with a 318 and being a carpenter it made me a lot of money and the best part anytime I had to work on the motor I was inside love the dog house
Jamie! You are the Man! Ive got a 89 W150 with a tilt column and a burnt/molten electrical plug on an, that i was not able to find online. Now that i looked for a GM Style Tiltet column Plug, i think i might sort that out! Thank you so much! Greetings from a German Fan.
Tom
Well done for saving another one,as patina is in fashion at the moment that one box ticked regards from sunny England.
Blues Brothers refference APPRERCITATED!!!
Thanks Jamie , We liked this a lot.
Never knew the GM tilt wheel factoid. Neat to see all the options neither of my poverty-spec trucks have.
My 84 B350 had sat around 7 years when I got it, it had one cylinder not contributing for a little while but it eventually came back. I replaced everything but the brake pedal and none of the methods worked to get all the air out but driving it for a few days did the trick. I thought I had an oddball steering column because of the GM ignition switch, it has tilt. The blue smoke reminded me of my old 1997 B3500 cargo van with just short of 300,000 miles on the Magnum 5.9.
Was never a Dodge fan til I found your channel. I enjoy the content especially truck stuff 😎😁 hope to see more on this truck eventually I'd like to find a old Dodge camper special 70s model and put my truck camper on it
Thank you! Yeah, that sounds sweet. I’ll have something like that some day.
Yes please! More 86 truck videos.
Pretty impressive it runs that well and cleaned up pretty well. I had one of those Holley carbs on a 318. It started and idled nice but had a bad dead spot. It had no ported vacuum port. I pulled it apart, cleaned passages and put a kit in it. Still nothing at the advance port or what I assumed was the advance port. Probably due to being a lean burn carb and the computer controlling the timing. Knowing what I no now, I would gone manifold vacuum. I rebuilt the BBD off my other blown up 318 to replace it, constant needle and seat sticking. A reman BBD ran so much better. It did burn a bunch of oil too.
That's a neat truck and an impressive re-awakening! Its nice to see one in such decent condition overall.
I still miss my 1990 W250 Club Cab Long Bed, silver over grey, 360 and OD automatic. My daily driver for more than 12 years. No way to keep it once we got another vehicle.
We inherited many things to remember our parents by, just not their cars. If I could get one back one it would be the 1969 Custom Suburban that was Mom's daily driver, school car, our vacation car all over the western US... But I'd take my Dad's last truck, a '77 GMC dually, even though its a glorified chevy (gag).
That was quite the transformation!!
Great Job! I wished I had my dad's old work truck or even his old van!
I really like this truck. With a few tidys, I'd drive it and enjoy it. It's kinda like the 300. Not worth a lot in dollars, but cool in its own right. It's totally worth saving.
I definitely agree. I know exactly what I would do with it.
That’s awesome Jamie. Seams to run nice to….
I love this channel! I have the same kind of truck that's been sitting for about 5 years with the same exact issues. Only I bought a running 1966 273 and a disassembled 318 off of marketplace and planning to make the best engine that I can out of a combination of them. As mine was seized Beyond any hope among other issues. I've actually thought about going back to the points distributor as well😁👍
That steering wheel...same one Chrysler used in the Shadow/Sundance. My best friend's mom in high school had a Sundance that I got to drive (had my license before my friend) and I'll never forget the spoke at 6 o'clock was unpadded painted steel.
Wish I could say my father left us a cool car when he passed, but all we got was a Nissan Altima...with a CVT. Yeah, we sold it.
I prefer to use Kroil. I didn't think you were getting this one running....I am surprised. That thing is 50 lbs lighter since you washed it. Even if I was emotionally attached to that truck I would only do the bare minimum to get it on the road. Keep up the good work.
Kroil is *awesome* - and expensive. I keep a can around here just for an occasional smell. There isn’t enough left to actually use.
I hope you don't get sick working on that. I would have probably hit a car wash with a powerwasher before you worked on it.
It just feels like putting the cart before the horse to me. I’d like to make sure it’s worth doing, you know?
My brother confirms that miles are original,and the AC system was added by the previous owner who was a farmer from Sumner WA .He bought it new from Larson Dodge..
That’s awesome!
Just so much red! But! Those pickups are so much fun
My dad had a 79 ford that for whatever reason he parked in the back corner of his shed and didn’t drive it for several years. Anyways when we got it fired back up for the first time it spit corn and mice out of the exhaust pipe for a ridiculous amount of time, like so much corn it wasn’t even funny. No idea where the corn even came from, they don’t live on a farm and the nearest fields were a pretty good jaunt down the road.
That’s amazing. Haha.
My 84 W150 with 318 had the computer on the air cleaner. It was an interesting system. I had planned on putting a 4bbl carb and edelbrock intake on it, collected the parts, but ended up selling the truck. Would love to have another 80s Dodge truck someday, preferably a cummins powered version or pre-76.
Very interesting. I really don’t have much experience with lean burn trucks or vans.
thank you sir.
dads are bad ass.
Nice Truck!
Wow that red is gorgeous while wet
This money logic is why I welded my Tacoma’s frame back together when it broke in half as it was low miles.
I owned an '84 D-100 with the exact same dealer installed A/C. Same box inside the cab (with a cubby) and the same Sanden compressor. Mine was R-12
Nice! I realized later that I think I have seen those weird controls in another truck, with the added vents. But I’ve never seen the cubby AC box.
perfect candidate for one of those LA HEI distributors that the place named after a rainforest has for about $80 when you add on the pigtail for tach out and power input 👍 hint, hint - I've thought about buying one but it's in "buy later" instead of the shopping cart 😂
I've owned every Dodge satyle truck from 1983 till present even though they are not Dodge anymore 😪love my Ram trucks
I’ve had at least one example from every body series Dodge/Ram from 1939 to almost now (no 2019+ Rams) except a pilot house / job rated, and the late 50s style truck, with or without fins. So obviously I have some work to do there.
I have too seen that part of an 80’s dodge , when they were new 😂
Yes i did enjoy it. I think its great that you are doing this for the owner. And yes you are rt that we just throw things away today. Luckily i got my dads van when he passed in 2010. Its driveable and in good condition. So everytime i drive it i think of him because he drove it. I am a dodge person but is a che che chevy gmc safari 99 with only 100k on it
A lot of GOOVY going on with this truck
I've never seen that steering wheel. Is that due to it being a GM column? Its not like the one on my 86 I just sold. Nice work getting it alive again!
Yes, I believe that is why it’s so weird. I’ve seen them a couple times. Thanks!
@@DeadDodgeGarage I had a 86 Dodge Shadow bought new and that steering wheel was pretty much standard up and down Dodge and Plymouth back then.
Magnetic pick up goes out in the 318s with regularity.
Oh yeah, I’ve replaced tons of those distributors for exactly that reason. Nowadays they cost a ridiculous amount, so I now see the value in swapping just the pickup. I have a pretty big box of distributor cores.
Chrysler used GM tilt columns starting in the 70s. Many many cars and trucks have them. You can even put a gm lock cylinder in there and have a gm key for your Mopar.😮
19:34 Perfect chance to use my "bead blast your spark plug technique!"
I WILL keep recommending this UNLESS your plugs are damaged.
I'll come up and fight you Jamie, you're only like 4 hours away. 💪
I challenge you to a duel. Spark plug chucking at 300 yards.😊
Chucking spark plugs can get dangerous 😅 something about exploding windows.
Invest in a cordless leaf blower! My 95 Dakota which was silver and gray then silver, gray and rust on the roof had the same problem. It seemed like every 2 weeks I was underneath that truck replacing something until the wife saw the Hemi orange Ram I have now!
I don't think it would take all that much to make this a decent daily driver fishin' wagon grandpa special wish I had one type of truck. To fully restore it would cost way too much, but that's true for anything that's old and has been sitting exposed to the elements for years and years.
Blues Brothers reverence. 😊
I'm new to your channel and found you because of my battles with a 1977 Dodge 400 motorhome. I hate Mopars right now but I love your channel! Hey look a crazy person. He's probably looking at you saying the same thing.
Sometimes I *also* hate Mopars 😅 thank you.
Just remember cats and dogs believe antifreeze tastes good too, besides your family needs you. And so do we because well we do.😊
Saved another from the scrap heap. I couldn't agree more about this disposable society. They claim to be for the environment but refuse to be seen using anything more than a year or two years old.
30:45 you ain’t got no gas in it mhmmm sling blade. I just called him Kaiser blade mhmmm lol also I love watching the truck stuff man!!
Also got question about gen3 stuff valve cover bolts specifically. Do the rubber grommets apply the clamping force to the head? My charger is suffering from seeping valve covers with fresh gaskets I have found just the grommets but figure I would ask before pulling the trigger.
I’ve been around these trucks all my life (34 years) and I have never seen one of those smog pumps that isn’t seized. Amazing that thing still turns considering the level of corrosion on everything else.
I wonder why it has all that emissions equipment? I have an 86 d150 royal se sold new in Saskatchewan and it still has a regular old BBD and Chrysler electronic ignition without any smog pump business.
I have yet to figure out what the rhyme or reason for lean burn applications was. This was the first one in a truck I had ever seen. I don’t think I even knew they existed until well after I started the channel. Yeah, the working smog pump still kinda blows my mind. I have a fun memory of bypassing a seized one on a motorhome for some customers outside O’Reilly one morning so they could get their giant hunk of crap (literally, full of cats) out of my parking lot…
Not bad trucks, I had a 1985 prospector with the slant 6
86 was the last year for carb on the 318, believe it or not they actually raised the compression ratio and used better flowing heads than earlier ones, incidentally I owned a short bed version and it also had D150 badging. Absolutely hated all 80s Chrysler garbage headliners.
First year for the larger than 4.5 inch bolt pattern five lug wheels, also.
Also, to be more specific,last year for 2 barrel carb 318 D150 . Cars ran carbs till 88 if my memory serves....
I knew the 302 casting number heads came around then, but wasn’t thinking about it. That would mean it would also have a roller cam. Some 4x4s used a larger five bolt pattern in the 70s, I wasn’t sure what year the lug pattern changed on 2WD trucks.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I think those were the swirl port heads, very cool swap for earlier 318s.
@SE-me2pt, you mean 5×5 1/2. Earlier, 2wd trucks used the car sized 5×4 1/2.
That would definitely benefit from a David freiburger comet wash👌
I’ve never done the comet wash thing - but I know you’re right.
That truck is solid
Probably will.. but regardless I’ll watch it. ❤
You must have read my file… but I have been defeated by seized engines, multiple times. Haha.