My first car was a Dodge dart too! I lived in Vermont and we had many cold days and that car started every time!! On days where my friends and families cars wouldn’t start because of the cold, “the blue bomb “ always started :-) brings back memories
When I was in elementary school in the early 80's, a small private school, they had a Plymouth van that my mom drove. We picked up the other kids along the way to school. My job was to go outside before time to leave and get it cranked up. That Chrysler starter sound is indelibly etched in my memory, along with pumping the gas pedal and all the re-cranks needed to get it going and then racing the motor to keep it going.
Wonderful memory. In 1984 I had just arrived at Ft. Campbell, KY and needed a car. For $950 I picked up a 1975 Dodge Dart Swinger. It was made in Canada and owned by a guy from Pennsylvania. Everything ever done to the car was written down in a small note book and kept in the glove box. When it got down to 10° F I would run the car before I went to bed and then set my alarm for 2am so I could run it again. The car usually started by the time I was ready for work in the morning.
now thats dedication!!! I had a 1975 dodge dart.....all green, even the interior, dash, steering wheel, everything.....its like the entire car was dipped in green paint lol
I had a 76 D100 with a Slant 6. It started easier at -20 but the water in it froze so the water pump wouldn't turn. lol I pumped it twice and it ran like a champ. Love those old slants!
This Brings Back Many Good Memories, I Loved My 1969' Dodge Dart, Put A manual Choke on it And Plugs And Wires And Check Distributor Cap and Rotor, Mine Had Points and Condenser And In The Winter Close The Choke Pump Some Fuel Turn The Key And Would Usually Start Right Up!
i owned a 225 CID slant six in North of canada and this engines always started very well this engine always served me with five stars The only complaint I have to make about this Valiant was the 3 speed A 903 crashbox that was not to the level of this engine, the A 230 and the A 833 four speed were much better The early Valiant and Dart were truly designed around this engine.
@@junkman7426 $500 for the Dart is a great price I wish I could have found a classic Mopar for that as I paid $1,200 for my 1978 Dodge Aspen Custom Sedan.
In my experience slant 6s never will be happy running until they get warm, but under no circumstances have I never gotten one to fire. Getting my 84 Pontiac with a 305 was about this much of a bitch to get started if it was below freezing. Good shit dude.
Please make more of your dart cold starting. Love it!! And please keep the camera on your right boot. So fantastic dude, new cars definitely have lost something.
I love a slant6 ,and your carb definately needs work the pump sounds as it its not but half way pumping and the chokes not working.I would give it a complete tune up spark plugs check the electronic ignition and the spark plug wires too and nobody payes much attention to the battery cables if they are not clean and tight not only will the starter not have a lot of good hard whirl over but the alternator won't keep the battery as charged up as could be.I could sure see alot of easy fixes for that little jewel.Thanks paul
My former boss is from Chicago, and he told me that in wintertime he would take the battery out of his car when he got home, kept it inside, and put in back in the next morning.
Man, about the date you posted this in February I had just had my birthday(13th), and I acquired my current car, and almost immediately became my daily driver, and still is. I own a 1975 Plymouth Valiant Scamp, with the same 225. Its beat up, and a project, but she runs, and I can't complain at 22.
$500 for a car that solid? Keep that thing running and clean. It will run for a very long time. That thing will make a great family heirloom, don't think the s6 engines are popular among collectors, but I'd love to have thing to cruise in.
Nice video . That is how you start them , just keep pumping. I’m in Australia, my valiant is the same , you keep pumping even when you driving down the road until it fully warms up . Our temps don’t get so low as yours though .
Same with my '73 w/ a slant 6. Pump once, it fired off. I just had to let it warm it up for a couple of minutes before driving off. I was very meticulous about keeping it running to perfection though.
brthdan Yeah, The Choke/Throttle cam was making the the Choke stick open making it real hard to start. I tried readjusting the linkage and it snapped in half...so, no more throttle, and no more sticking choke! It starts much easier now, though I do have to hold he gas. The other two vehicles I have a ('66 Charger, '52 Dodge 2-ton) start easily. They have manual chokes.
Pump twice on really cold days, then to the floor and slow up to set the automatic choke. After start, wait 30 seconds and tap gas LIGHTLY to bring choke to mid level. Drive gently, first 2 miles to warm up tramsmission and grease along with engine. If running fast at a light, another tap will bring down revs. GO.
I love watching cold start videos on the tube not sure why haha :). I have only owned fuel injected cars so they mostly start up. Last winter my 3.8 Camaro did a couple -27f starts and those are brutal. My optima red top is 6 years old now and still strong. I had a cold air intake and it was causing problems at idle so I put my factory plastic back in and that fixed it.
My 65 Barracuda had the 225 Slant 6. I lived in Minnesota and she always started even in -27 degree temp. I use to push the gas peddle down to the floor, release then 1/2 way down and she always fired up.
This was me and my grandpa with Slant 6 in the mornings…he’d have to talk to her. Sometimes throw her in neutral and pump and talk to her some more. Humble beginnings as a kid.
I remember starting a carburetor in blue balls weather!!! I had a regimen with my old Ford truck where at -19 below i had something like 90 pumps to get it to start....
+Liam Skelton I just picked up another one. It starts with 2 pumps on colds morning and starts right up! I'll make a new video of that one once the temp drops a little. This ElNino stuff is keeping it pretty snug in Michigan.
No, I had a Coronet from that period and the only way to start it was to keep it running on the accelerator pump til it warmed up. That Slant Six was a really tempermental brute when the weather was cold...or warm...or hot...or wet...or dry... but the blame goes to the emission controls. My most effective start-up strategy was to flood the carb and go way beyond flooding, then floor the throttle and crank it. Fired right up. Sometimes when the choke stuck closed I had to pull the air cleaner and stick a screwdriver in the throat to prop things open so it could get any air at all.
I had a 1965 Barracuda with a 225. I lived in Minnesota and she saw -27 f I would push gas pedal to floor and then 1/2 way down and she always started. I never had the problems this fellow had.
As a pre old mopar owner.... install a manual choke it will start and "run" without pumping the pedal through the floor..... and let it idle to warm and get fluids moving......
What a great clip, I wish I could have been sitting next to you while you were pumping and thrusting away... Any possibility of you filming a similar cold start, but positioning the camera in the side passenger seat, allowing for a side profile shot of you pumping and talking... Thank you for a terrific cold start video!!!
A Holly 1946 Ford carb. can replace a Holly 1945 Chrysler carb. The 1946 has a choke on the carburetor. It's the same body. It uses the same kit. The 1946 mixture isn't adjustable. Replace the choke on that car. Set the fast-idle warmed up and choke open. The distributor gear is plastic! Set the timing with the vacuum advance disconnected. That is a 1945 Chrysler carb. The needle valve is replaced with the carb. on the engine. Replace it! Check the choke pull off. Put Gumout in the tank. Check the PVS if it has one. Get a air-cleaner snorkel valve from EBAY if can. Replace the air cleaner temperature sensor. Check the transmission modulator valve with a Mityvac. Change the oil regularly to keep the engine clean. Put 20W50 in the Summer. Replace the distributor cap to prevent arcing.
You need a hot water heater installed in the lower radiator hose. It would start like summer. I write from experience. I also used a torpedo 30,000 BTU heater to blow under the front. Cold star like that is damaging without help. Always use a heater to start an aircraft engine in cold. Cheers
I fooking love old car's so much character, who the fuck wants to get into a car that starts on the button first thing on a cold morning and you can't even tell if the engine is running because its so refined. seriously that's all great and all but it really it makes life so borning,
Oh, you can flood them at that temp... trust me. You need to adjust the choke, no block heater necessary. I understand it's closed when cranking, the problem is that it opens too far with the pull off when the engine starts. This is why I convert all of my carbs to manual choke, so I can set the choke exactly where it wants to be in any given conditions. Oh, and throw that damn door buzzer in the trash where it belongs.
Love seeing the rear defog switch for the rear electric blower, lol. And that dash, reminds me so much of my Dad's 73 Valiant 225 3 on the tree and a Carter (IIRC) 1 barrel that would flood after half a block of driving...... feeling old :-) Do cars even stall anymore, lol
You need carb work... Should be one press to floor, closes the choke... Turn the key should start. You pumping it is deactivating the choke, which is then WHY you need to keep pumping it. Somthing not right.
The first thing you should check is the choke if it doesn't start in the cold. I had a caddy that wouldn't start cold because the choke was hung up. Closed it, it would start in any weather. Started just like this dart if I didn't do anything...
A cold engine can be flooded. This engine IS flooded. (why you're not firing on all cylinders) Liquid gasoline does not fire! Here's a tip, even if the choke isn't working right. At very cold temps, pump the pedal several times, medium speed, not like a maniac. WAIT 15 to 20 seconds then crank. DO NOT hold to the floor (in the video this is a mistake) Patience gets it started faster. The reason for the pause.. in the cold, the gasoline needs 15 to 20 seconds to vaporize. The VAPORS get you started. Liquid gas shorts the plugs, floods the engine (even when cold) If the engine stalls, repeat. Just be more patient folks, getting it started isn't like going to a fire.
+Junk Man That sucks that you sold it. Didn't u buy another one or did you just fix the carb?? Ask your friend to do a video of the old girl would ya??
It could still stall out on you at stoplights, just like my old '74 Dart Swinger with the slant six did, especially in the rain. I believe it also had a choke problem. I'd throw an old rug over the hood if I was leaving the car outside like that, though.
Have to give my 65 a bit of convincing too bud, I know the struggle. Then again, that thing is a bit of a work in progress, I had to patch some holes in the floor pans the day after I drove it home
That is excessive pedal pumping. Mine still has factory starting instructions on the drivers sun visor. Followed the instructions and it starts very easy and quickly even in super cold starts.
I had a straight 6 in a olds Omaga it started great kept it tuned fresh spark plugs condenser cap points adjusted and timing 10w40 oil fresh for winter wish I put a block heater in it. Nice car but body rust.
If you have one that is tuned properly, it's almost as easy to start up as fuel injected. My Grandad's '85 Dodge Ram with a slant 6 starts right up with no problem at 2* F.
Exactly. Terminator is correct. That carb needs work/adjusting. lol I have a 1977 retired army dodge. ( 318 with a rochester 2-bbl) I get a lot of snow and cold where I live and plow with this truck so it has to start when cold. I worked nights and last year on a -24F night, I had to plow to get out of my driveway to get to work (Being too cold to snow is a myth...flakes just get smaller lol) I made sure to start the truck 2 days prior to the storm since one advantage to fuel injection is not having to worry about excessive cranking to get the fuel to the engine after sitting. The old Dodge didn't turn over fast but fired right up....My 2012 Camry and 2003 Explorer would not start at all. I also have a 1952 Massey-Harris 44M special tractor with a plow, it too fired up. That's 2 for carb 0 for FI this day. lol I plowed then drove the old girl to work. Fuel injected engines do have some advantages over carb fuel fed engine one being very little to no upkeep needed. On a brutally cold day I will always trust a carb (properly tuned) to get the job done though. Newer cars in particular have too many more sensors and electronics that tend to fail completely or fail to perform in extreme temps.
500 watt block heater and battery blanket would be night and day. Bigger block heaters can keep these engines fairly warm. Or use a magnetic oil pan heater it would help big tyme.
He really has no idea how a carb works does he. I grew up driving a 76 aspen with a slant 6 and one pump on the carb and turn it over once and it would start right up. Of course you had to let it warm up for 10 minutes before you could drive it but it never failed to start.
Mine would always start up no matter the temp. Long live mopars.
My dad had a 69 Satellite. On cold days it was a hard starter but once it started it was fine.
Then you discovered the unicorn.
Brings back memories! That was my first car. Same gold interior too! Lots of cold starts up here in Canada too.
My first car was a Dodge dart too! I lived in Vermont and we had many cold days and that car started every time!! On days where my friends and families cars wouldn’t start because of the cold, “the blue bomb “ always started :-) brings back memories
@@KyTy-yb3vl mine was nicknamed "The Bluesmobile" .
When I was in elementary school in the early 80's, a small private school, they had a Plymouth van that my mom drove. We picked up the other kids along the way to school. My job was to go outside before time to leave and get it cranked up. That Chrysler starter sound is indelibly etched in my memory, along with pumping the gas pedal and all the re-cranks needed to get it going and then racing the motor to keep it going.
Absolutely love that starter sound
@ Ken brand I love that too!
I love the sound of that starter!
Wonderful memory. In 1984 I had just arrived at Ft. Campbell, KY and needed a car. For $950 I picked up a 1975 Dodge Dart Swinger. It was made in Canada and owned by a guy from Pennsylvania. Everything ever done to the car was written down in a small note book and kept in the glove box. When it got down to 10° F I would run the car before I went to bed and then set my alarm for 2am so I could run it again. The car usually started by the time I was ready for work in the morning.
now thats dedication!!! I had a 1975 dodge dart.....all green, even the interior, dash, steering wheel, everything.....its like the entire car was dipped in green paint lol
One hell of a battery!
I had a 76 D100 with a Slant 6. It started easier at -20 but the water in it froze so the water pump wouldn't turn. lol I pumped it twice and it ran like a champ. Love those old slants!
This Brings Back Many Good Memories, I Loved My 1969' Dodge Dart, Put A manual Choke on it And Plugs And Wires And Check Distributor Cap and Rotor, Mine Had Points and Condenser And In The Winter Close The Choke Pump Some Fuel Turn The Key And Would Usually Start Right
Up!
i owned a 225 CID slant six in North of canada and this engines always started very well
this engine always served me with five stars
The only complaint I have to make about this Valiant was the 3 speed A 903 crashbox that was not to the level of this engine, the A 230 and the A 833 four speed were much better
The early Valiant and Dart were truly designed around this engine.
watch the second video. this is how a 225 should start with a well tuned 1945 Holley carb and a choke that doesn't jamb.
@@junkman7426 $500 for the Dart is a great price I wish I could have found a classic Mopar for that as I paid $1,200 for my 1978 Dodge Aspen Custom Sedan.
@@junkman7426 love your video love the way you pump that pedal mmmm
In my experience slant 6s never will be happy running until they get warm, but under no circumstances have I never gotten one to fire. Getting my 84 Pontiac with a 305 was about this much of a bitch to get started if it was below freezing. Good shit dude.
Yeah that Chevy engine could be quite cantankerous I had one in a Monte Carlo 84 also.
Please make more of your dart cold starting. Love it!! And please keep the camera on your right boot. So fantastic dude, new cars definitely have lost something.
I love a slant6 ,and your carb definately needs work the pump sounds as it its not but half way pumping and the chokes not working.I would give it a complete tune up spark plugs check the electronic ignition and the spark plug wires too and nobody payes much attention to the battery cables if they are not clean and tight not only will the starter not have a lot of good hard whirl over but the alternator won't keep the battery as charged up as could be.I could sure see alot of easy fixes for that little jewel.Thanks paul
You're so fortunate to have things like that knocking around for $500. Over here that thing would sell for somewhere between £3-4k!
Goes to show that America is still the best place to get American cars! ;D
tman008
...and a few British ones if you don't mind the steering wheel on the wrong side!
I had slant sixes for years. LOVED it.
This is hilarious! Lots of comments too I see over the years. You was pumping the hell out of it! 😂
My former boss is from Chicago, and he told me that in wintertime he would take the battery out of his car when he got home, kept it inside, and put in back in the next morning.
Man, about the date you posted this in February I had just had my birthday(13th), and I acquired my current car, and almost immediately became my daily driver, and still is. I own a 1975 Plymouth Valiant Scamp, with the same 225. Its beat up, and a project, but she runs, and I can't complain at 22.
I had a 72 Dodge Dart it always started 40 below no problem 5 /20 oil big difference
Love Slant 6
One of the best ever made
$500 for a car that solid? Keep that thing running and clean. It will run for a very long time. That thing will make a great family heirloom, don't think the s6 engines are popular among collectors, but I'd love to have thing to cruise in.
Nice video . That is how you start them , just keep pumping. I’m in Australia, my valiant is the same , you keep pumping even when you driving down the road until it fully warms up . Our temps don’t get so low as yours though .
I own a 1975 Dodge Charger, that car starts up at -30 below. I tap the key and it instantly fires right up
Same with my '73 w/ a slant 6. Pump once, it fired off. I just had to let it warm it up for a couple of minutes before driving off. I was very meticulous about keeping it running to perfection though.
brthdan Yeah, The Choke/Throttle cam was making the the Choke stick open making it real hard to start. I tried readjusting the linkage and it snapped in half...so, no more throttle, and no more sticking choke! It starts much easier now, though I do have to hold he gas. The other two vehicles I have a ('66 Charger, '52 Dodge 2-ton) start easily. They have manual chokes.
This one is how is should be.
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Actually, what amasses me the most, is that this old engine seemingly does not make any significant vibrations running.
This definitely reminds me of winter time in Maine in the early '80s. My parents had a Dodge Dart that did not want to start when it was cold out.
@wymsn 36 Love the sound of that starter!
Love this old car
Damn, I could've used you to help get my Aunts '65 Dart started on cold mornings (I inherited from her). THAT was a chore!
Great starter sound!
My 1975 hadn't been started up in six months but on the second try the slant six fired up right away
Even when I was growing up in the 90s, “my car wouldn’t start” was a valid reason for not coming to work. Can’t pull that one off today
Pump twice on really cold days, then to the floor and slow up to set the automatic choke.
After start, wait 30 seconds and tap gas LIGHTLY to bring choke to mid level.
Drive gently, first 2 miles to warm up tramsmission and grease along with engine.
If running fast at a light, another tap will bring down revs.
GO.
I love watching cold start videos on the tube not sure why haha :). I have only owned fuel injected cars so they mostly start up. Last winter my 3.8 Camaro did a couple -27f starts and those are brutal. My optima red top is 6 years old now and still strong. I had a cold air intake and it was causing problems at idle so I put my factory plastic back in and that fixed it.
Love the sound of that cranking!
what a piece my 75 dart sat in my driveway for 3 years then with no more then a jump starter and the key it started and idle like it was just parked
My 65 Barracuda had the 225 Slant 6. I lived in Minnesota and she always started even in -27 degree temp. I use to push the gas peddle down to the floor, release then 1/2 way down and she always fired up.
This was me and my grandpa with Slant 6 in the mornings…he’d have to talk to her. Sometimes throw her in neutral and pump and talk to her some more. Humble beginnings as a kid.
I remember those days. My first was a 1963 Dodge Dart Slant 6 pushbutton Torqueflite.
I remember starting a carburetor in blue balls weather!!! I had a regimen with my old Ford truck where at -19 below i had something like 90 pumps to get it to start....
Legendary sound of mopar starters.
Absolutely right joe
Great sound!!
I never had that kind of trouble with my Dart, I miss that car
carb needs work dude! I grew up around slant 6 motors. that one has a problem!
Brad Hampton obviously the accelerator pump in the carb is shot. You should not have to pump the pedal like that to start a carburetor engine.
Brad Hampton most darts have fuck up carbs
Not if you know what your are doing with them.
Never had that much of a problem on my engine, but it had a manual choke. Vacuum operated bits just don't age well.
@@twotone3471 If yours had a manual choke then the only vacuum operated part on it was the vacuum advance on the distributor.
Just had my slant rebuilt for my truck,ready for another 30 years service
Stop pumping that pedal! That's not helping at all. Press the pedal to the floor one time - then start. Try starter again if necessary.
+bklynp718 I have one. Starts at -30 in like 2 seconds with one pump! love this things
+Liam Skelton I just picked up another one. It starts with 2 pumps on colds morning and starts right up! I'll make a new video of that one once the temp drops a little. This ElNino stuff is keeping it pretty snug in Michigan.
No, I had a Coronet from that period and the only way to start it was to keep it running on the accelerator pump til it warmed up. That Slant Six was a really tempermental brute when the weather was cold...or warm...or hot...or wet...or dry... but the blame goes to the emission controls. My most effective start-up strategy was to flood the carb and go way beyond flooding, then floor the throttle and crank it. Fired right up. Sometimes when the choke stuck closed I had to pull the air cleaner and stick a screwdriver in the throat to prop things open so it could get any air at all.
I had a 75 Valiant. Pump once and it started right up. Never any trouble. It had 14k miles in 82
Well he's young, besides the car is older than him.
That warms up and idles sooner than my slant six does at 80 degrees!
Pump pump pump! I miss those days.
I really miss those days!
Still your best video by far. Please make more exactly like it
I had a 1965 Barracuda with a 225. I lived in Minnesota and she saw -27 f I would push gas pedal to floor and then 1/2 way down and she always started. I never had the problems this fellow had.
I could tell how cold it was when you walked, that familiar Squeeky-crunch sound
i just got a 1977 dodge aspen sedan, can't wait too fire that thing up after 15 years of no driving.
Great vid
Get your heat riser tubing on and connected and functioning. Will make wonders in cold starts
IMO the best six cylinder ever made! Imagine what they could do today with modern fuel injection.
Gotta feeling we gonna find out
As a pre old mopar owner.... install a manual choke it will start and "run" without pumping the pedal through the floor..... and let it idle to warm and get fluids moving......
What a great clip, I wish I could have been sitting next to you while you were pumping and thrusting away... Any possibility of you filming a similar cold start, but positioning the camera in the side passenger seat, allowing for a side profile shot of you pumping and talking... Thank you for a terrific cold start video!!!
I agree joepuma
I know this is old but I know this car definitely loved that heat control valve in fulltime open mode
I sure would love to have that. I've been wanting one of those, which I always called the "Granny" Dart and the Dart Sport, both with a Slant 6.
I never have this much trouble with my 73 in the winter. Might be time for a brand new carb and some tuning
A Holly 1946 Ford carb. can replace a Holly 1945 Chrysler carb. The 1946 has a choke on the carburetor. It's the same body. It uses the same kit. The 1946 mixture isn't adjustable. Replace the choke on that car. Set the fast-idle warmed up and choke open. The distributor gear is plastic! Set the timing with the vacuum advance disconnected. That is a 1945 Chrysler carb. The needle valve is replaced with the carb. on the engine. Replace it! Check the choke pull off. Put Gumout in the tank. Check the PVS if it has one. Get a air-cleaner snorkel valve from EBAY if can. Replace the air cleaner temperature sensor. Check the transmission modulator valve with a Mityvac. Change the oil regularly to keep the engine clean. Put 20W50 in the Summer. Replace the distributor cap to prevent arcing.
Slants were and are the only indestructible engine ever built !
The unmistakable sound of the Dodge starter clickety clack clickety clack
I don’t miss those days.
You need a hot water heater installed in the lower radiator hose. It would start like summer. I write from experience. I also used a torpedo 30,000 BTU heater to blow under the front. Cold star like that is damaging without help. Always use a heater to start an aircraft engine in cold. Cheers
I fooking love old car's so much character, who the fuck wants to get into a car that starts on the button first thing on a cold morning and you can't even tell if the engine is running because its so refined. seriously that's all great and all but it really it makes life so borning,
Oh, you can flood them at that temp... trust me. You need to adjust the choke, no block heater necessary. I understand it's closed when cranking, the problem is that it opens too far with the pull off when the engine starts. This is why I convert all of my carbs to manual choke, so I can set the choke exactly where it wants to be in any given conditions.
Oh, and throw that damn door buzzer in the trash where it belongs.
2020 Dodge: Welcome to your new Dodge Dart.
1975 Dodge Dart: bzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Love seeing the rear defog switch for the rear electric blower, lol. And that dash, reminds me so much of my Dad's 73 Valiant 225 3 on the tree and a Carter (IIRC) 1 barrel that would flood after half a block of driving...... feeling old :-) Do cars even stall anymore, lol
Nothing else sounds like a slant 6 coming to life.
You need carb work... Should be one press to floor, closes the choke... Turn the key should start.
You pumping it is deactivating the choke, which is then WHY you need to keep pumping it. Somthing not right.
I like this video and I love your boot on the gas pedal. Are those cowboy boots you are wearing?
Slant six. Thats the best motor Chrysler ever made
The first thing you should check is the choke if it doesn't start in the cold. I had a caddy that wouldn't start cold because the choke was hung up. Closed it, it would start in any weather. Started just like this dart if I didn't do anything...
A cold engine can be flooded. This engine IS flooded. (why you're not firing on all cylinders) Liquid gasoline does not fire! Here's a tip, even if the choke isn't working right. At very cold temps, pump the pedal several times, medium speed, not like a maniac. WAIT 15 to 20 seconds then crank. DO NOT hold to the floor (in the video this is a mistake) Patience gets it started faster. The reason for the pause.. in the cold, the gasoline needs 15 to 20 seconds to vaporize. The VAPORS get you started. Liquid gas shorts the plugs, floods the engine (even when cold) If the engine stalls, repeat. Just be more patient folks, getting it started isn't like going to a fire.
I love those boots of yours
I always wondered that too, if it was possible to flood a carb at that temp, LOL.
love this old car
My word, give the old girl a block heater.
Someone needs some carb work done as it should be able to start just as good as fuel injected if maintained. My K20 350 fired right up with one pump
+rrcoster You are 100% correct my friend. Carburetor's lack love. With a functioning choke, it should work start right up.
+Junk Man Do u still have this car??
Nope. Sold it to a friend.
+Junk Man That sucks
that you sold it. Didn't u buy another one or did you just fix the carb?? Ask your friend to do a video of the old girl would ya??
I agree could be plugs condenser and wires timing
I fucking love that car.....just the way it is
I used to drive a dang old Dodge pickup with a slant six and it was that hard to start in Florida in the summertime
Grandpa had a a 67 dart amazing car. That kind of cold is no joke rhough.
It could still stall out on you at stoplights, just like my old '74 Dart Swinger with the slant six did, especially in the rain. I believe it also had a choke problem. I'd throw an old rug over the hood if I was leaving the car outside like that, though.
Start rolling to a stop light at about 6 mi an hour pop that baby in the neutral and start revving it up
Those were the days
Those were the days!
Somebody stole your video. the user is "Mother of cold starts"
So cold that starting fluid wont even help. I hate those mornings
my 72 Dart swinger would start no matter the temp outside. Northern PA winters just as cold. You have carb issues there
Hmmm....I don't hear solid lifters. Is that a hydraulic lifter engine?
WhoSaidTyler Yes. It does have hydraulic lifters. The engine is out of an 80's vehicle. I was like that when I bought it. Good catch!
Junk Man my 75 sounds like a tractor. Is it possible I could get an 80s head and put it on a 70s block?
Oh wow, amazing video, good job
I miss this car
I had no problem with my slant 6 3pumps and it would start up with high idle
My first car: a 66 Plymouth Belvedere, 2 dr rag top with a wonderful 225 slant six.
I wonder why the steering wheel is green color while the steering column is light brown ?? I think this is a 1974 steering wheel , yes ?
Have to give my 65 a bit of convincing too bud, I know the struggle. Then again, that thing is a bit of a work in progress, I had to patch some holes in the floor pans the day after I drove it home
Love the sound of that starter!
That is excessive pedal pumping. Mine still has factory starting instructions on the drivers sun visor. Followed the instructions and it starts very easy and quickly even in super cold starts.
Hahaha. Pump pump pump...had to do the same with my AMC sixes. :)
I would have loved that!
I had a straight 6 in a olds Omaga it started great kept it tuned fresh spark plugs condenser cap points adjusted and timing 10w40 oil fresh for winter wish I put a block heater in it. Nice car but body rust.
You don't have the snorkel tube hooked up so the carburetor can receive prewarmed air to help smooth out the idle. No wonder your choke was frozen!!!!
I do not miss carbureted cars, especially in the winter.
If you have one that is tuned properly, it's almost as easy to start up as fuel injected. My Grandad's '85 Dodge Ram with a slant 6 starts right up with no problem at 2* F.
TheTerminator310 even my 1983 Fiat 131 supermirafiori 2.0L starts right up in any weather
Exactly. Terminator is correct. That carb needs work/adjusting. lol I have a 1977 retired army dodge. ( 318 with a rochester 2-bbl) I get a lot of snow and cold where I live and plow with this truck so it has to start when cold. I worked nights and last year on a -24F night, I had to plow to get out of my driveway to get to work (Being too cold to snow is a myth...flakes just get smaller lol) I made sure to start the truck 2 days prior to the storm since one advantage to fuel injection is not having to worry about excessive cranking to get the fuel to the engine after sitting. The old Dodge didn't turn over fast but fired right up....My 2012 Camry and 2003 Explorer would not start at all. I also have a 1952 Massey-Harris 44M special tractor with a plow, it too fired up. That's 2 for carb 0 for FI this day. lol I plowed then drove the old girl to work. Fuel injected engines do have some advantages over carb fuel fed engine one being very little to no upkeep needed. On a brutally cold day I will always trust a carb (properly tuned) to get the job done though. Newer cars in particular have too many more sensors and electronics that tend to fail completely or fail to perform in extreme temps.
500 watt block heater and battery blanket would be night and day.
Bigger block heaters can keep these engines fairly warm.
Or use a magnetic oil pan heater it would help big tyme.
Hey your Dart is in good shape. Add a bottle of Heet to the gas tank, that'll get it going.
He really has no idea how a carb works does he. I grew up driving a 76 aspen with a slant 6 and one pump on the carb and turn it over once and it would start right up. Of course you had to let it warm up for 10 minutes before you could drive it but it never failed to start.
Yeah you got to have that holly working.
Ever though about adjusting the choke?
Had a 76 valiant with the 6. Only pain with that car was the distributor was low in the block prone to stalling when it got wet.
that's hard on that engine