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38:27 it wouldn’t be antique antique gift for anything over 100 years old. My car is not over 100 years old. And vintages for anything 20 years or older.
@HooviesGarage how about liking,or even replying to people who take the time to watch these. So many other content creators that do,and have more followers. Just remember, those of us watching are how you get these piles of garbage, and also paid for the farm. Just Sayin'
I actually always wanted a t top imperial totally pimped out ,You got the one off el dog , the imperial, now all you need is one of those weird Lebaron tc thing and a a Seville back Lincoln and you will have them all and a Seville you need a Seville pimp one out with white walls and spokes add the light up ceiling , go all out buy rolls stang no don’t do that lol
My father bought one of these new, same color and everything just like yours. Beautiful car, it just never ran right! He ended up having the entire fuel injection/Leanburn system removed and replaced with a standard carbed induction system. Chrysler actually paid to do the conversion and it ran like a top once that was done. Good Luck with it Hoovie, you're going to need it!!!
My Mother loved this car, she was a huge Sinatra fan and we grew up listening to Sinatra and always heard the story of how she wanted a Sinatra car. 3 years ago when Mom got sick I moved in to care for her and my step Dad. I spent hours and hours looking for a Sinatra Edition Imperial for her, I wanted to give her her dream car but life sucks at times and I ran out of time to fulfil her wish of owning one. I still want one now to remember her by.
'freeze' plugs are really core plugs for the block casting process. I have seen many engine blocks cracked from freezing water and have never seen a 'freeze' plug prevent that damage.
I've seen plenty of engines that don't have freeze plugs and have never had an issue with coolant freezing. The only one I know of was in 1970s Derbi 50GP bike as you're not allowed to run coolant when racing, and it was left over winter with neat water in it
Never seen a 318 with a cracked block from freezing. I get that it doesn't mean its never happened. I am just saying it would be extremely rare. The only engines I have ever seen with a cracked block around the freeze plugs would be commercial diesel engines. I've welded some of them up.
Well, you haven't seen it but the block in my boat did that. I didn't drain it properly and one popped out. The reason they didn't pop out is most rusted in place. raw steel plug, and cast iron block = rust welding.
Finally back to your roots. Love this content way more then the supercar shit. That grill is a pain in the ass to get fitted right. Still if its actually fixed and working it be a great addition to the fleet
If it's not broken, it's not a Hoovie hooptie. Work with Summit Racing for intake, 4-BBl carb and good flowing exhaust so you can get to highway speeds without a sundial.
1:10 I suspect that the belts that drive the capstans inside the cassette player have stretched from age and they are starting to slip; causing Frank Sinatra to morph into Alvin and the Chipmunks. Only solution is to take apart the radio and replace them (if I remember correctly, Allpar’s Jeremy Schrag had several articles on early Chrysler radio repair and identification.)
Been following since the beginning and have always enjoyed your content, even the barn stuff, hypercars etc, but THIS is my favorite sort of material. Gotta love it.
"The most unreliable Chrysler ever made, that HUMILIATED the biggest celebrity in the world..." Just got those vehement Hoovistank senses all tingly. And I am *_here_* for the entire saga! 😁
Cool find. I would go through the fuel system stem to stern. But the real thing I'd concentrate on is the ground side of the electrical. I'm sure there is crevice corrosion and salt bridge semi-conductors that throw false voltages at the electronics. Re-do the factory grounds, and add some additional. Crimped and soldered say #2 cable from Bat Neg to alternator area and to the firewall. That should help with the cluster and the radio, interior lights and such 😊
When I was in College Auto Mechanics class in 1985 the local dealer donated 1 of these cars to the school! Very low miles. You could actually stand beside it and say STOP! It would quit and not restart!
This takes me back to my first car, the interior and the paint were very similar. I loved how comfortable the seats were, it was like driving while chilling on the couch. I had an '83 Plymouth Caravelle that had a turbo. The turbo made a noise that mimicked police sirens and was louder in the back seat for some reason. I loved watching people's reactions when they rode in back the first time... I'd start driving around and they would be looking all over for the police lol
Mr Hoovie that is your ultimate hooptie purchase ever . One can say you do expand their car knowledge thanks for that. Happy New Year and I'm with you and April's automotive journey this year .
My stepdad was into these bustleback Imperials. What a freeking nightmare of an automobile. Absolutely everything broke on them. My brother and I worked on his main one, the two others were parts cars. He finally gave up, sold them all and bought a V8 88 Thunderbird. That did stay together for the most part, other than constant brake issues with the 'Bird.
I had a new 1988 T-bird. I traded it in after a year. In the less than 15K miles I drove it the digital dash went out twice, I had to replace the front brake pads once, and the Firestones that it came with were nearly bald. The last straw for me was when a seat cushion spring broke, popped through the seat and stabbed me in the thigh requiring stiches!
The problem these cars had from day one was the poorly designed fuel injection unit. They were called Hydrallic Support Plates. At the dealership we would have to replace 3 or 4 in a row to get one good enough to drive the car. My technician got so good at working on these, he could take the parts off a couple units and make one good one. That was something the factory couldn't seem to figure out. As far as Hoovies car, it's probably a clogged fuel sock or the lean burn computer system attached to the air filter housing is bad. I think the factory bean counters lowered production costs about 50 cents a unit by locating the engine electronics on top of a hot engine instead of behind the firewall!
even? I think you mean especially. I've been called un-american because I think it's silly that we bailed out Chrysler and they continue to build garbage that can't compete with with asian and european imports. but go ahead, try to keep this dead american icon on life support for another decade while they continue to fail.
Anything with the dreaded 2.7L V6 LH engine. That engine would literally destroy itself because of an idiotic design idea of having an internally mounted timing chain driven water pump which was prone to leaking coolant into the engine oil, causing the engines to flat out fail catastrophically. Ford had a similar dumb design with their Duratecs but they didn’t fail as badly as the Chryslers. They still had enough issues to land them in a class action lawsuit though.
This is how Hoovies Garage needs to evolve, Tyler wrench on your hoopties as much as you can get away with and then bring to Wizard when you're stumped and then see if you can fix with his help. Then one day you can do the wrenching and the wizard will have retired.
I’m glad someone loves these hoopties. I can’t imagine buying and fixing them up. That’s why we love this channel. It’s better in this case when someone else is doing it.
In 2005 I bought an 80s Corolla that hadn't been driven in 11 years. The fuel pickup screen was completely melted/gone and there were small rocks of varnish from 11 year old gas that kept getting sucked up in the pickup tube. Until I worked up the confidence to drop the fuel tank in my apartment complex I would pull over, disconnect the fuel line and blow in it to dislodge the debris, reconnect it and continue driving for another 20-30 minutes before it would get clogged again. Those were the days. lol.
It’s apparent to me that the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer is the modern day Chrysler Imperial. Something no one asked for, with a myriad of problems when the consumer is asking for cheaper Jeep products! History repeats itself.
On a fun side note, it's not technically a Chrysler. Imperial was its' own mark from 1955-1983 in the Chrysler Corporation, designed to compete with General Motors' Cadillac and Ford's Lincoln brands. They had their own models like the Crown and Le Baron. Chrysler was step below Imperial and competed with Buick (Ford didn't really have a competitor). Only the Chrysler Imperials from the 1930s and 1990s were actually Chryslers. The car you bought would be considered an Imperial YS, whereas the Chrysler on that platform was the Chrysler Cordoba. Overall, it's an interesting car from the era. I always wondered why the Imperial came with the smaller 318 V-8 instead of the 360 V-8 available in the Chrysler and Dodge versions.
Yes, Chrysler filed papers to make it's top model it's own brand. But that's it. There was no division. There was no division head. The CEO of Chrysler was it. There was no designer. Head Designer of Chrysler was the designer. And every single employee that ever did any work had "Chrysler" on his or her paycheck. There were no Imperial dealerships, you ordered your Imperial from a Chrysler dealer. They were so un-separate that all that was done at the dealer was a small tin sign was hung over the service department that said "Imperial Serviced Here". And let's not forget that every single part was from the Chrysler bin. As early as 1969 there was not even one single body part that was distinct. These cars were probably the most extreme example of badge engineering when there wasn't even a name for it. It's not really worth defending. Stop it already. Even Chrysler was kind enough to put "Imperial by Chrysler", eventually. So please just give it up.
I think this car just needs a complete tune-up to start with cap, rotor, wires, and plugs. I've also owned multiple Chrysler's with the Lean Burn or Spark Control Computer and never had a problem.
One of my bucket list cars to own. I never follow through on getting one, because I don't have the resources or the patience to put up with the hooptiness involved.
I’m positive Chrysler knew about the computer controlled spark ignition making the car stall. But in their true big company fashion just sent them out. Takeing the customer cash is priority.
THE FUEL SOCK IS CLOGGED IN THE TANK. It was common back then. When you shut if off the crap floats off , it gets sucked back on it . We used to blow them off with the air compressor into the fuel line.
I used to use an oxy/acetelyne torch to pop a quarter size hole before the cat to test it then weld it back up. Far faster and easier than cutting it off or even unbolting it. And leaving the cap off will tell you if the fuel tank vent is bad. And lots of carbureted cars had fuel return lines, often with that three outlet filter. And that's probably a Chinese copy of the BBD carb, which are notoriously bad.
I would have started with looking at the ignition system then I would have added an in line fuel gauge that I could see in the window myself. I wouldn’t have cut off a cat! But I’m an old mechanic lol. Hey wizard. Get out your timing light. Check the ignition system. Put it on a scope if you have one. The way it pops like that. It’s not a lean pop that I would expect to hear from a leaning fuel system. Anyway that’s my advice. Use your usual way of diagnosing. You’re a lot like me usually on how you go about things. Fun to watch and comment as usual lol. Have fun and I’ll be looking for more vids on old blue!!! Chow
Welcome to the Chrysler "Lean Burn" system. Take that computer on the side of the air cleaner off and throw it in the trash. Get rid of the distributor and revert back to vacuum/centripetal advance distributor. These lean burn systems were notorious for reliability issues.
You may find that the Electronic Spark Control computer no longer functions and the distributor has been replaced with an earlier Mopar electronic unit with its own mechanical and vacuum advance. Regarding the fuel filter, the extra nipple pulls fuel vapor from the top of the filter and sends the vapor back to the tank to help prevent vapor lock. It likely has a small orifice in it to restrict the return flow.
A friend inherited his Grandfather's 1983 Mahogany (Deep Brown/Red Metallic) Imperial with every option which only included a Moonroof. It is gorgeous, virtually brand new, and has an original 18,000 miles on the odometer. This car gets so many looks whenever he takes it out for a quick drive. He just put Vogue White Walls with gold stripe tires on his which match what you have on yours. The difference is his Wire Wheel Covers instead of the Road Wheels. What do you expect from a forty-three (43) year-old car?
My dad had a 1984 delta 88 with seats like that. We drove out to Calgary from Toronto and I drove for 4 hrs and it felt like 30 mins...no butt numbness, no sore back, god I miss those days.
I had a 1974 Dodge Charger with a 318 2bbl. I could not get the electrically heated automatic choke to work correctly. I finally got a Boden wire control cable and went to a manual choke. I never had a problem with it thereafter.
I had the SAME car and applied the SAME fix circa 1983. Very common on Mopars of that period. Dad had a 75 Gran Fury with same choke issue. You could adjust it to work at one temperature, but then it would get colder (or warmer) and it was all out of whack again. Kmart auto parts section to the rescue.
Check every single fuel hose. You might find some that have gone bad, not to the point where they're leaking, but where they're sucking air under load.
This car was proof that Chrysler hadn't learned its lesson with electronic fuel injection. They burned themselves in '58 with a system that was subject to interference and did it again in '81 with a similar system.
I'm sure the Wizard knows this, but the easiest check for a clogged cat is to use an IR temp gun and compare inlet vs outlet temps. If its significantly hotter on the inlet side its likely plugged. Also VGG did a good video too about reviving his imperial
This has the Chrysler lean burn system on it. That’s the biggest piece of junk they ever produced. If they ran that lean burn system with the fuel injection and then switched over to the carburetor, you can bet your bottom dollar that the lean burn system is bad. Good luck getting a new lean burn computer.
Carb is freezing up, that causes the symptoms you describe. There is a diverter on the air filter housing that sucks warm air off the exhaust manifold when it is really cold out. If this system does not work the carb freezes up. Big problem in colder climates with carb cars.
Its probably the lean burn system that's on the breather most guys eliminated it buy replacing the intake carb and distributor if memory is correct been years since ive seen the lean burn but they used pre lean burn parts from junk yards fairly easy fix its still the la series 318 not the magnum 5.2 318
I was a car jocky when these imperials were new, and they were really interesting to drive, and the Frank Sinatra edition came with long carpet, everthing blue, and all of Frank's cassettes. At least I experienced this car when they were new.
I thought it was the catalytic converter. I had an 86 Cutlass Ciera that acted the same way. It was the proverbial little old lady car. The catalytic converter actually caught on fire while I was driving it. It started after I put the fire out.
I've been inside Frank Sinatra's 1985 Chrysler LeBaron Town and Country wagon, which was a piece of crap too. It was on the Wirral in the UK last time I saw it.
Why he didnt start with the Carb 1st is beyond me. Maybe check the cat first, but taking off the tank would have been last after I made sure the carb and spark was good.
In my opinion this car is worth the biggest collaboration of all the time. You and Legitstreetcars. If Alex will put all his love for such cars, into your hooptie. In my mind, this is mind blowing. I would love to see such content.
31:00 My car had a rattling (like rocks in a tin can) and found that the honeycomb in my Catalytic Converter is breaking apart. The shop said $495 plus labor. I found a new one for $195.
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38:27 it wouldn’t be antique antique gift for anything over 100 years old. My car is not over 100 years old. And vintages for anything 20 years or older.
Maybe you should lay off the hoopties for a month
so you can buy shirts that fit
@HooviesGarage how about liking,or even replying to people who take the time to watch these. So many other content creators that do,and have more followers. Just remember, those of us watching are how you get these piles of garbage, and also paid for the farm. Just Sayin'
I actually always wanted a t top imperial totally pimped out ,You got the one off el dog , the imperial, now all you need is one of those weird Lebaron tc thing and a a Seville back Lincoln and you will have them all and a Seville you need a Seville pimp one out with white walls and spokes add the light up ceiling , go all out buy rolls stang no don’t do that lol
This is the TRUE hoovie hooptie I'm here for
Likewise brother.
Some grade A entertainment.
Just when I thought he'd found them all he drags up this gem. What a fantastic story.
This is what I love to watch.
No sexual jokes etc.
Good clean video.
It checks all the pos boxes 🥲
My father bought one of these new, same color and everything just like yours. Beautiful car, it just never ran right! He ended up having the entire fuel injection/Leanburn system removed and replaced with a standard carbed induction system. Chrysler actually paid to do the conversion and it ran like a top once that was done. Good Luck with it Hoovie, you're going to need it!!!
My Mother loved this car, she was a huge Sinatra fan and we grew up listening to Sinatra and always heard the story of how she wanted a Sinatra car. 3 years ago when Mom got sick I moved in to care for her and my step Dad. I spent hours and hours looking for a Sinatra Edition Imperial for her, I wanted to give her her dream car but life sucks at times and I ran out of time to fulfil her wish of owning one. I still want one now to remember her by.
Holy shit. I didn’t even know they made a frank sinatra edition. Looks like a couch on wheels omg
They are
Why do all yall say looks like a couch on wheels? It's annoying
I guess Frank didn't want anyone else to know
If that couch was made by IKEA. 😂
so you can be comfortable while stranded on the side of the road. Or waiting for a tow truck...
'freeze' plugs are really core plugs for the block casting process. I have seen many engine blocks cracked from freezing water and have never seen a 'freeze' plug prevent that damage.
I've seen plenty of engines that don't have freeze plugs and have never had an issue with coolant freezing. The only one I know of was in 1970s Derbi 50GP bike as you're not allowed to run coolant when racing, and it was left over winter with neat water in it
Never seen a 318 with a cracked block from freezing. I get that it doesn't mean its never happened. I am just saying it would be extremely rare. The only engines I have ever seen with a cracked block around the freeze plugs would be commercial diesel engines. I've welded some of them up.
Well, you haven't seen it but the block in my boat did that. I didn't drain it properly and one popped out. The reason they didn't pop out is most rusted in place. raw steel plug, and cast iron block = rust welding.
I thought I was crazy @ 2:47 when I thought this part looped. Ran it back. Nope! It really did loop. lol
Tech issues.
UA-cam editor should have it fixed momentarily. Thanks for pointing it out!
Yeah, that threw me for a loop as well, thought I was going crazy.
Time travel is real
lol happens all the time on youtube
I like the video format where we get intro’d to the car and see the wizard visit in the same video rather than having to wait for a 2nd video
Finally back to your roots. Love this content way more then the supercar shit.
That grill is a pain in the ass to get fitted right. Still if its actually fixed and working it be a great addition to the fleet
Yeah, and they are usually attached with springs so they are less likely to be damaged by hitting birds and such.
@sjgoff more of a retainer clip. VGG just did a Imperial over the summer. I think he had same fuel issue. He swapped it out for a 4barrel
If it's not broken, it's not a Hoovie hooptie. Work with Summit Racing for intake, 4-BBl carb and good flowing exhaust so you can get to highway speeds without a sundial.
That's crazy that the most expensive Chrysler of the time on the Cordoba platform didn't come with Corinthian leather
Cordoba's are B bodies, just a slow Charger till. 1980 then they are built on the J body platform that is based on the M body aka the Diplomat.
I'm glad you buy these so we don't have to lol...
I think they gave it to Hoovie 😂
I'm mostly grateful that he buys old foreign cars that seem like good buys but are also terrible.
What a great comment. The best
No one has to
1:10 I suspect that the belts that drive the capstans inside the cassette player have stretched from age and they are starting to slip; causing Frank Sinatra to morph into Alvin and the Chipmunks. Only solution is to take apart the radio and replace them (if I remember correctly, Allpar’s Jeremy Schrag had several articles on early Chrysler radio repair and identification.)
Also hardened rubber on the rollers could cause it
@@БранимирПетровyup, that cassette player is 43 years old and rubber is not meant to last that long.
Finally a car more luxurious than the Bugatti.
Been following since the beginning and have always enjoyed your content, even the barn stuff, hypercars etc, but THIS is my favorite sort of material. Gotta love it.
In the words of Derek from VGG "I can't wait to hear the sound of the Mopar starter, which sounds like a sick dolphin on a good day."
Gear reduction starter....haaaaaaated them!
Signature Noise addition!
"The most unreliable Chrysler ever made, that HUMILIATED the biggest celebrity in the world..."
Just got those vehement Hoovistank senses all tingly. And I am *_here_* for the entire saga! 😁
I found a reason for meeeeee
To buy another old Hoooptieeee
Awesome!
Cool find. I would go through the fuel system stem to stern. But the real thing I'd concentrate on is the ground side of the electrical. I'm sure there is crevice corrosion and salt bridge semi-conductors that throw false voltages at the electronics. Re-do the factory grounds, and add some additional. Crimped and soldered say #2 cable from Bat Neg to alternator area and to the firewall. That should help with the cluster and the radio, interior lights and such 😊
this with a Hemi swap would be such a great cruiser
If he got a Scat Pack engine ... he could change it to Brat Pack!
When I was in College Auto Mechanics class in 1985 the local dealer donated 1 of these cars to the school! Very low miles. You could actually stand beside it and say STOP! It would quit and not restart!
Hoovie putting out an instant classic
This takes me back to my first car, the interior and the paint were very similar. I loved how comfortable the seats were, it was like driving while chilling on the couch. I had an '83 Plymouth Caravelle that had a turbo. The turbo made a noise that mimicked police sirens and was louder in the back seat for some reason. I loved watching people's reactions when they rode in back the first time... I'd start driving around and they would be looking all over for the police lol
Mr Hoovie that is your ultimate hooptie purchase ever . One can say you do expand their car knowledge thanks for that. Happy New Year and I'm with you and April's automotive journey this year .
My stepdad was into these bustleback Imperials. What a freeking nightmare of an automobile. Absolutely everything broke on them. My brother and I worked on his main one, the two others were parts cars. He finally gave up, sold them all and bought a V8 88 Thunderbird. That did stay together for the most part, other than constant brake issues with the 'Bird.
Oh no, I thought just GM adopted the bustle-butt!
@speedster29 Believe it or not, Ford did too with the early 80's Lincoln Continental!
I had a new 1988 T-bird. I traded it in after a year. In the less than 15K miles I drove it the digital dash went out twice, I had to replace the front brake pads once, and the Firestones that it came with were nearly bald. The last straw for me was when a seat cushion spring broke, popped through the seat and stabbed me in the thigh requiring stiches!
I would put a edelbrock carb , manifold and a msd ignition on that 318 . it will run so much better .
HOOVIE YOU GOTTA RELAX! WE ARE HITTING HOOPTIE CRITICAL MASS!
The problem these cars had from day one was the poorly designed fuel injection unit. They were called Hydrallic Support Plates. At the dealership we would have to replace 3 or 4 in a row to get one good enough to drive the car. My technician got so good at working on these, he could take the parts off a couple units and make one good one. That was something the factory couldn't seem to figure out. As far as Hoovies car, it's probably a clogged fuel sock or the lean burn computer system attached to the air filter housing is bad. I think the factory bean counters lowered production costs about 50 cents a unit by locating the engine electronics on top of a hot engine instead of behind the firewall!
Surely there's a Chrysler that's less reliable than this one, even among the newer ones...
My 2012 Wrangler just said, "hold my beer"
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
New Grand Wagoneer
even? I think you mean especially. I've been called un-american because I think it's silly that we bailed out Chrysler and they continue to build garbage that can't compete with with asian and european imports. but go ahead, try to keep this dead american icon on life support for another decade while they continue to fail.
Anything with the dreaded 2.7L V6 LH engine. That engine would literally destroy itself because of an idiotic design idea of having an internally mounted timing chain driven water pump which was prone to leaking coolant into the engine oil, causing the engines to flat out fail catastrophically.
Ford had a similar dumb design with their Duratecs but they didn’t fail as badly as the Chryslers. They still had enough issues to land them in a class action lawsuit though.
This,Aprils lincoln,and a cad square back Seville would complete the plush collection. What a rare and fabulous bragging point !!
This is how Hoovies Garage needs to evolve, Tyler wrench on your hoopties as much as you can get away with and then bring to Wizard when you're stumped and then see if you can fix with his help. Then one day you can do the wrenching and the wizard will have retired.
Let’s hope the wizard will occasionaly jump in after he’s retired.
@@SunshineSailing84I’m sure he will, they are friends
This video has a certain level of unhinged you don’t usually see from wizard/hoovie videos and I love it. Laughed so hard watching this 😂
Never knew such an 80's top shelf automobile existed! Thanks Tyler for the education and BIG THANKS for keeping the glorious 1980's alive!
Dude the intro with the ad playing over them repairing it is amazing
I’m glad someone loves these hoopties. I can’t imagine buying and fixing them up. That’s why we love this channel. It’s better in this case when someone else is doing it.
In 2005 I bought an 80s Corolla that hadn't been driven in 11 years. The fuel pickup screen was completely melted/gone and there were small rocks of varnish from 11 year old gas that kept getting sucked up in the pickup tube. Until I worked up the confidence to drop the fuel tank in my apartment complex I would pull over, disconnect the fuel line and blow in it to dislodge the debris, reconnect it and continue driving for another 20-30 minutes before it would get clogged again. Those were the days. lol.
It’s apparent to me that the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer is the modern day Chrysler Imperial. Something no one asked for, with a myriad of problems when the consumer is asking for cheaper Jeep products! History repeats itself.
Hoovie starts the video driving a car with a big DO NOT START sticker on the windscreen… this is going to go well lol😂😂😂
I love the look of those Imperials. I always thought they wore the "bustleback" trunks the best, compared to Cadillac and Lincoln.
lol, it's (literally) a Chrysler Cordoba with a body kit. That's pretty hilarious, nice find!
Rip all that junk out and replace with a 6.4 hemi and 8 speed
That car is full of demons
It's Haunted 👻👻👻
On a fun side note, it's not technically a Chrysler. Imperial was its' own mark from 1955-1983 in the Chrysler Corporation, designed to compete with General Motors' Cadillac and Ford's Lincoln brands. They had their own models like the Crown and Le Baron.
Chrysler was step below Imperial and competed with Buick (Ford didn't really have a competitor). Only the Chrysler Imperials from the 1930s and 1990s were actually Chryslers.
The car you bought would be considered an Imperial YS, whereas the Chrysler on that platform was the Chrysler Cordoba. Overall, it's an interesting car from the era. I always wondered why the Imperial came with the smaller 318 V-8 instead of the 360 V-8 available in the Chrysler and Dodge versions.
Yes, Chrysler filed papers to make it's top model it's own brand. But that's it. There was no division. There was no division head. The CEO of Chrysler was it. There was no designer. Head Designer of Chrysler was the designer. And every single employee that ever did any work had "Chrysler" on his or her paycheck. There were no Imperial dealerships, you ordered your Imperial from a Chrysler dealer. They were so un-separate that all that was done at the dealer was a small tin sign was hung over the service department that said "Imperial Serviced Here". And let's not forget that every single part was from the Chrysler bin. As early as 1969 there was not even one single body part that was distinct.
These cars were probably the most extreme example of badge engineering when there wasn't even a name for it.
It's not really worth defending.
Stop it already.
Even Chrysler was kind enough to put "Imperial by Chrysler", eventually.
So please just give it up.
Ford did have Mercury, which for a time was in that segment with Buick and Chrysler! Granted Mercury was at a different time!
The thing is a bucket..I wonder why the owner was pissed at 6500. He should have been jumping for Joy.
HA! I thought the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He probably bought it 6 months ago for 12k!
"Guess who stepped in the turd" - Tyler Hoover
Sounds like a logo for a T shirt 🤣🤣🤣
I think this car just needs a complete tune-up to start with cap, rotor, wires, and plugs. I've also owned multiple Chrysler's with the Lean Burn or Spark Control Computer and never had a problem.
The 318 v8 was a very reliable engine. I did like this Imperial.
I like how all the lights on the dashboard blink off and on randomly. Many new Chryslers also have that feature.
It’s because of the cameras..( you know this)
One of my bucket list cars to own. I never follow through on getting one, because I don't have the resources or the patience to put up with the hooptiness involved.
I’m positive Chrysler knew about the computer controlled spark ignition making the car stall. But in their true big company fashion just sent them out. Takeing the customer cash is priority.
THE FUEL SOCK IS CLOGGED IN THE TANK.
It was common back then. When you shut if off the crap floats off , it gets sucked back on it . We used to blow them off with the air compressor into the fuel line.
It's common in ANY car that has fuel in it longer than 2-3 years...(ask me how I know) when I pulled my 3 Shelbys out of storage a few years back
I used to use an oxy/acetelyne torch to pop a quarter size hole before the cat to test it then weld it back up. Far faster and easier than cutting it off or even unbolting it. And leaving the cap off will tell you if the fuel tank vent is bad. And lots of carbureted cars had fuel return lines, often with that three outlet filter. And that's probably a Chinese copy of the BBD carb, which are notoriously bad.
I would have started with looking at the ignition system then I would have added an in line fuel gauge that I could see in the window myself. I wouldn’t have cut off a cat! But I’m an old mechanic lol. Hey wizard. Get out your timing light. Check the ignition system. Put it on a scope if you have one. The way it pops like that. It’s not a lean pop that I would expect to hear from a leaning fuel system. Anyway that’s my advice. Use your usual way of diagnosing. You’re a lot like me usually on how you go about things. Fun to watch and comment as usual lol. Have fun and I’ll be looking for more vids on old blue!!! Chow
Welcome to the Chrysler "Lean Burn" system. Take that computer on the side of the air cleaner off and throw it in the trash. Get rid of the distributor and revert back to vacuum/centripetal advance distributor. These lean burn systems were notorious for reliability issues.
You may find that the Electronic Spark Control computer no longer functions and the distributor has been replaced with an earlier Mopar electronic unit with its own mechanical and vacuum advance. Regarding the fuel filter, the extra nipple pulls fuel vapor from the top of the filter and sends the vapor back to the tank to help prevent vapor lock. It likely has a small orifice in it to restrict the return flow.
A friend inherited his Grandfather's 1983 Mahogany (Deep Brown/Red Metallic) Imperial with every option which only included a Moonroof. It is gorgeous, virtually brand new, and has an original 18,000 miles on the odometer. This car gets so many looks whenever he takes it out for a quick drive. He just put Vogue White Walls with gold stripe tires on his which match what you have on yours. The difference is his Wire Wheel Covers instead of the Road Wheels. What do you expect from a forty-three (43) year-old car?
My dad had a 1984 delta 88 with seats like that. We drove out to Calgary from Toronto and I drove for 4 hrs and it felt like 30 mins...no butt numbness, no sore back, god I miss those days.
It’s very obviously an ignition issue. Get a distributor manifold and carb and just get rid of all the lean burn nonsense
Classic Hoovie, missed these real hoopties!!
This is why I watch your channel Bro!
I had a 1974 Dodge Charger with a 318 2bbl. I could not get the electrically heated automatic choke to work correctly. I finally got a Boden wire control cable and went to a manual choke. I never had a problem with it thereafter.
You really want to admit you couldn't make something simple work right?
I had the SAME car and applied the SAME fix circa 1983. Very common on Mopars of that period. Dad had a 75 Gran Fury with same choke issue. You could adjust it to work at one temperature, but then it would get colder (or warmer) and it was all out of whack again. Kmart auto parts section to the rescue.
Had a 73 with long legs. Wasn't much between the stop lights but if you had highway to let her out she would roll.
Had a 318 that burned a hole in the intake under the carb. It had similar problems. It took them a month to figure it out.
love the "do not start vehicle" warning on a moving car lmao
I love it!! I sold a lot of them and financed them. They made the note so we sold many.
"Dahveeed" the Car Wizard is absolutely hillarious 21:28 😂
Check every single fuel hose. You might find some that have gone bad, not to the point where they're leaking, but where they're sucking air under load.
"DO NOT START VEHICLE " ... says it all really 😅😅
Throw a 4 barrel on that motor! Hell even a performance intake! That 318 can really be opened up
This car was proof that Chrysler hadn't learned its lesson with electronic fuel injection. They burned themselves in '58 with a system that was subject to interference and did it again in '81 with a similar system.
I'm sure the Wizard knows this, but the easiest check for a clogged cat is to use an IR temp gun and compare inlet vs outlet temps. If its significantly hotter on the inlet side its likely plugged.
Also VGG did a good video too about reviving his imperial
This has the Chrysler lean burn system on it. That’s the biggest piece of junk they ever produced. If they ran that lean burn system with the fuel injection and then switched over to the carburetor, you can bet your bottom dollar that the lean burn system is bad. Good luck getting a new lean burn computer.
Can’t believe that still has all the “lean burn” garbage…
Why didn't the Wiz just remove the fuel cap first, to check for a clogged vent? Especially before removing the cat.
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Carb is freezing up, that causes the symptoms you describe. There is a diverter on the air filter housing that sucks warm air off the exhaust manifold when it is really cold out. If this system does not work the carb freezes up. Big problem in colder climates with carb cars.
To check if the fuel pump is sucking a vacuum in the tank you can just take the filler cap off and see if that fixes it.
Smart and simple
Love the "do not start" sign in the vehicle window and Hoovie jumps in and takes it on a road trip.
It's Heisenberg's Uncertainty Imperial! You can either know where you are (at night) OR how fast you're going 😂
Its probably the lean burn system that's on the breather most guys eliminated it buy replacing the intake carb and distributor if memory is correct been years since ive seen the lean burn but they used pre lean burn parts from junk yards fairly easy fix its still the la series 318 not the magnum 5.2 318
Wow, Tyler doing some work. i wasn't aware you had any tools, lol 😂
I was a car jocky when these imperials were new, and they were really interesting to drive, and the Frank Sinatra edition came with long carpet, everthing blue, and all of Frank's cassettes. At least I experienced this car when they were new.
20:05 wizard always acting sus when hoovie pulls up 😂😂😂😂
I thought it was the catalytic converter. I had an 86 Cutlass Ciera that acted the same way. It was the proverbial little old lady car. The catalytic converter actually caught on fire while I was driving it. It started after I put the fire out.
I've been inside Frank Sinatra's 1985 Chrysler LeBaron Town and Country wagon, which was a piece of crap too. It was on the Wirral in the UK last time I saw it.
Its 80s Chrysler that's normal.
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That's true
Why he didnt start with the Carb 1st is beyond me. Maybe check the cat first, but taking off the tank would have been last after I made sure the carb and spark was good.
lol I still laugh like a schoolboy when he says “Urination Bob”
That nickname is hilarious.
I love that name 😂
Everytime he says it I think of the channel UrinatingTree
This is the reason I watch your channel, for the hoopties!
It’s a fiery but mostly peaceful day in California!
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COOL! Vice Grip Garage just bought one that was sort of hot-rodded.
In my opinion this car is worth the biggest collaboration of all the time.
You and Legitstreetcars. If Alex will put all his love for such cars, into your hooptie. In my mind, this is mind blowing. I would love to see such content.
Classic Hoovie video. These are the best!
Am I going mad? Did Hoovie repeat himself at the start of the ad read?
Lol, he definitely did
0:35 No dash lights on when the headlights are on sounds like a classic "interior light dimmer is turned down"
The front end reminds me of the RR Phantom… this thing will restore really well… nice purchase 💪
Maybe a Holley aftermarket fuel injector, or retrofit it with a 5.2 liter magnum engine and control system.
Oh look hoovie remembered he has a UA-cam channel........
He just took a week off lol, it's ok
Nope. Look up April's garage....he post every day or every other day
Near 40 minute video. I'd like to see you churn one of those out every week.
31:00 My car had a rattling (like rocks in a tin can) and found that the honeycomb in my Catalytic Converter is breaking apart. The shop said $495 plus labor. I found a new one for $195.
80’s and 90’s American cars were so terrible 🤢
I'm definitely a Mopar guy. The bustle back looks so much better then the Seville.
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I think you are so beautiful 😍 😊
I'll never get over the wizard tasting random car fluids! 25:20
Hoovie turned into the “Curios Cars” channel lol
its a 318 V8 so you could back date it to use normal coil and points or update it to modern igniton system.
What a great hooptie! Based on the Cordoba. Well done Hoovie. My faith in you has been restored LOL. That thing with an LS conversion....sahweeet!