1997 Dodge Grand Caravan SE abandoned on a farm for 4+ years | Will it run & drive??? | Part 1

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  • @snakeboren4814
    @snakeboren4814 5 місяців тому +1

    Dude...That Sticker Expired In January 2001..!!

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @snakeboren4814 you're the second person to say that, was like maybe I'm crazy. North Dakota is weird I guess.. It's 01/2020. The 2020 is sideways in the tag. It's hard to see on video.

    • @snakeboren4814
      @snakeboren4814 5 місяців тому +2

      @@MNMoparMinivan I Own A 2000 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Sport I PAID $600..4 Her..Got Over $3000 ..In New Parts And Labor...And She's Got 237,770..Miles ..With 3.3 L Runs FN Great..!!!

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @snakeboren4814 good deal! Way to keep it on the road (:

    • @snakeboren4814
      @snakeboren4814 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan Best Mini Van..I've Ever Owned !!!! Plus Great Gas Mileage..!!!!

  • @Compact-Disc_700mb
    @Compact-Disc_700mb 5 місяців тому +4

    Nice van, too bad about the motor and trans but is what it is. Thanks for uploading these videos, they have a nice relaxing old youtube feel. Looking forward to seeing more videos on this van!

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +2

      @@Compact-Disc_700mb appreciate it!! And there will be plenty more don't worry (:

  • @harrymiller8538
    @harrymiller8538 5 місяців тому +6

    Yup. I thought you probably would either do a rebuild or get a salvaged motor/tranny from a salvage yard. That's how we got my late father's 97 Caravan back on the road. Put another 100,000 miles on it before he passed away. Enjoy your videos!

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +5

      @harrymiller8538 yeah for sure! The van is way too clean for up here to get crushed. Good deal on your van!! Thank you for watching (:

  • @michaelwyatt8030
    @michaelwyatt8030 5 місяців тому +3

    Hi bud very nice scope bud it will look very nice when cleaned

  • @Minivan_Man
    @Minivan_Man 5 місяців тому +2

    I like the fact that there are motivated (or weird as they say) folks are arround haha - good luck!

  • @briandjordjevic9969
    @briandjordjevic9969 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice find!! Great that it has less miles than thought

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @briandjordjevic9969 yeah that was a very pleasant suprise!

    • @briandjordjevic9969
      @briandjordjevic9969 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan can’t wait to see the update on it.

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @@briandjordjevic9969 aiming for next Saturday (:

  • @462ANIMAL
    @462ANIMAL 5 місяців тому +1

    Definitely the body is in good condition . Hopefully either engine or transmission is good.. even if you need one or the other.. it’s still got years left in it..

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @@462ANIMAL my thoughts exactly!

    • @462ANIMAL
      @462ANIMAL 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan I think the same way , when I buy Subaru’s.. I have 3 foresters 09 -10. And a 05 outback.. winter vehicles / beaters.. as we sometimes wake up for 2ft of snow.. have had up to nearly 5ft in less than 24 hrs.. so the all wheel drive is nice. I liked the Caravan sport 96-97 ish

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@462ANIMAL I'd like to get ahold of an awd caravan to use in the winter. But I hear those can be fun to get parts for sometimes.

  • @frankdenardo8684
    @frankdenardo8684 4 місяці тому

    Nice find. What do you need to do do a tune up with a set of new spark plugs, ignition coil, anti seize, and wire set. Give it a good wash outside, clean the interior, get a set of oval keys with the Chrysler logo, get a pair of remote controls for the locks.

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  4 місяці тому

      @frankdenardo8684 thanks! Absolutely need to get all of this done (:

  • @jhoff1804
    @jhoff1804 5 місяців тому +3

    You don't see too many of this body style on the road. It's usually the 2001 and newer you see

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @jhoff1804 yeah not too many up here! There's a few I see on a semi regular basis but it's single digits as far as spotting them goes.

    • @jhoff1804
      @jhoff1804 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan one of my coworkers has a 2000 grand caravan with 270k miles but it's a little bit beat up considering it hit a few deer in it's life not to mention it's rusty because mn sure does like to use road salt up north

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @jhoff1804 yes they do. MNDOT loves spraying brine.

    • @jhoff1804
      @jhoff1804 5 місяців тому +1

      @@MNMoparMinivan i used to have a 2007 caravan se and I regret getting rid of it because I used to sleep in it when I was too tired to drive from a closing shift at my job

  • @bjthedjdutchdude1992
    @bjthedjdutchdude1992 5 місяців тому +1

    You need a new battery, battery charge or alternator. Its why the turn signals were blinking fast and why the rear wiper was glitching.

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @bjthedjdutchdude1992 good guess! Not quite though. Battery good and charged. Thanks for watching!!

  • @thestuffz
    @thestuffz 5 місяців тому +1

    ND! my state to the south. Been through Jamestown many times! about 4 hours from me.

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @thestuffz haha van was closer to you than it was to me. 5 1/2 hours or so

  • @peachyclean93
    @peachyclean93 5 місяців тому +1

    I like those rims from the early nineties caravan I saw a white 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE yesterday pristine condition unfortunately with New York plates on itso it won't be long before that's going to rust away. Sucks there's another 90s caravan 3rd generation I've been meaning to go to the door and ask what's wrong with it they just took it off the road couple weeks ago

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @peachyclean93 yeah these rims are sweet. Hopefully they don't winter drive it but it is what it is! As long as it's getting put to use (:

    • @peachyclean93
      @peachyclean93 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan oh for sure it's awesome to see someone else so passionate about these beautiful vans that van is the same color as my Intrepid they call it winterberry??

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @@peachyclean93 I guess mine is Dark Rosewood Pearl. PEG

    • @peachyclean93
      @peachyclean93 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan oh okay interesting

  • @dannycohen8870
    @dannycohen8870 5 місяців тому +1

    My Grandfather is from North Dakota Actually! He is from the Grand Forks area of ND!

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @@dannycohen8870 sweet! Van came out of the Jamestown/Valley City area.

    • @dannycohen8870
      @dannycohen8870 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan Yea My family well except for a few live in NJ now so I'm a 16 NJ kid who is going to start driving soon . My grandfather goes back out there every once in a while to see his sister who is still out there!

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @@dannycohen8870 gl getting your license!

  • @NotSpoiler111
    @NotSpoiler111 5 місяців тому

    That thing looks great, although it needs cleaning, and I liked how the AC in it sounded like a bathroom fan.

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @NotSpoiler111 haha thanks! Yeah that fan was not happy to be woken up.

    • @NotSpoiler111
      @NotSpoiler111 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan But did you take it to the junkyard? Or did you take the engine out from another grand caravan at the junkyard?

    • @NotSpoiler111
      @NotSpoiler111 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan Oh wait I forgot, the car at the junkyard you took the engine out of is another color.

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @@NotSpoiler111 haha all good. You got it figured out ;)

  • @SammyKurts-ku2ht
    @SammyKurts-ku2ht 5 місяців тому +1

    A rat or mouse chewed through that oil pressure wire sensor ! Very common they like that white plastic !

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @SammyKurts-ku2ht haha yep! There was a nest in place of the battery. I left that with the prior owner though (:

  • @peachyclean93
    @peachyclean93 5 місяців тому +1

    Alvin got in there and started chewing

  • @98-SR5
    @98-SR5 5 місяців тому +1

    "Oh no."
    "What was that?"
    "The motor. We've thrown a rod."
    "Is that serious?"
    *yup*

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @@98-SR5 🤣

    • @98-SR5
      @98-SR5 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan that looks like the really pretty deep amethyst color Chrysler did back then odd wheels though

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @@98-SR5 dark rosewood pearl!

    • @98-SR5
      @98-SR5 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan Never heard of it, must have been rare.

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @@98-SR5 rare enough duplicolor doesn't make a perfect match for it that I could find. I had to have some properly mixed for it. Paint code PEG (:

  • @ryanravencaller
    @ryanravencaller 5 місяців тому +1

    Yes those dumb creatures will chew through copper like that, a rat chewed not only the dog door but my dads extension cord running outside while it was plugged in!!! The worst part? I didnt know they chewed it until i was trying to pull it back in while it was still plugged in to plug something else into it i got a nice little shock, surprised the gfi didn’t trip, but it does with a tester or when you overload it,

  • @marblecornet
    @marblecornet 5 місяців тому

    Yo this thing is sweet!! Mine is literally the exact same thing as this only mine doesnt have a tac or the trip computer thing with fuel mileage its just the 2 dome lights and mine is a base model not an SE and has almost 118k now. Btw if you ever wanted to sell this thing I bet the rural vermonter would be happy to take it off your hands since the front axle came off on his sienna lol

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @marblecornet haha that's cool! Does yours have the digital gear select? If so you could probably add a two cluster if ya wanted!

  • @ryanravencaller
    @ryanravencaller 5 місяців тому +1

    This was in my recommended and i decided to subscribe after watching the whole video

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @ryanravencaller I love to hear that, glad you enjoyed it!!!

  • @dwaynecarroll2067
    @dwaynecarroll2067 2 місяці тому +1

    Where you able to fix it and put it back on the road?

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  2 місяці тому

      @@dwaynecarroll2067 got a whole series for ya to watch!! But to spoil it i was in fact driving it today

  • @dylanmdoyle1
    @dylanmdoyle1 5 місяців тому +2

    It was last registered in 2001 not 2020

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому

      @dylanmdoyle1 tags were good til February 2020. Purchased in 2019 at some point. I still have the dakota plates somewhere. 2001 would have been something haha!! Thanks for watching (:

  • @dwaynecarroll2067
    @dwaynecarroll2067 4 місяці тому

    1:05:18 funny horn 😅😅

  • @TFD1982
    @TFD1982 5 місяців тому +2

    Well I see why you didn’t want to buy my 96 😂

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @TFD1982 haha yeah got my hands full already. To be fair I totally would but it's more of a space and logistics issue

    • @TFD1982
      @TFD1982 5 місяців тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan you honked that horn like I did when I was a kid my 99 sounded the same😂😂

  • @jacobhogan509
    @jacobhogan509 5 місяців тому

    See any high mileage Chryslers at the junk yard latelt

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  5 місяців тому +1

      @@jacobhogan509 I haven't been lately. I've been planning to go sometime next week time allowing.

  • @dwaynecarroll2067
    @dwaynecarroll2067 4 місяці тому

    How Much Did You Purchased The Van? 😊😊

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  4 місяці тому

      @dwaynecarroll2067 $200 cash.... plus 5 hours 1 way to get it 😅

    • @dwaynecarroll2067
      @dwaynecarroll2067 Місяць тому

      @MNMoparMinivan $200 😮

  • @IanPower-un2ul
    @IanPower-un2ul 2 місяці тому

    My youtube getting a little too local

  • @ryanravencaller
    @ryanravencaller 4 місяці тому

    From where she is in this video ti where you got her now… long way shes come, you saved her from ending up in the junkyard like the ones you walk around and pull all the parts from, shes just begging to be driven!! And while the sticker ran out in 2020, with the dirt unless it was never cleaned from the factory many moons ago, i wanna say that 4 year slumber was a minimum, It expired then right? It had to be good for a year or so before then i’d bet, if her engine got stuck while she was legal, it could be 5-6 years, either way you are motivated you have wonderful skills and thank you for saving some of the cars i grew up with/riding in, from being completely crushed and turned into a modern junk refrigerator, i really don’t know anyone else who would’ve kept working after finding out the driveline was dead, if its not rusty its only ever as dead as you let it be. 🫶

    • @MNMoparMinivan
      @MNMoparMinivan  4 місяці тому +1

      @ryanravencaller really appreciate it! And yes, sticker ran out Jan 2020 so somewhere in 2019 for sure. Gas was still good so I doubt much earlier than that. I grew up around these vans too. Rust also hasn't stopped me either... my 90' is literally made of body filler 😅

    • @ryanravencaller
      @ryanravencaller 4 місяці тому

      @@MNMoparMinivan I’m just glad the previous owner were willing to part with it and let you give it another chance and especially while the gas was still good!!