It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
Back in the 90s I drove a taxi in OKC and our cabs were ex-highway patrol cars. As a result I drove quite a few of the Plymouth Furys like this one. This car brings back a lot of memories for me. They were never fast but they were all kinds of tough. The last one I drove was a privately owned cab and it had well north of 400k on the clock and it ran and drove like new.
@@justinglad1012 I drove a taxi for Safeway/ABC in the mid-90s. I lived in Midwest City and Del City then and that was the main area I drove but I got all over the Central Oklahoma area.
the fact that the lean burn system is actually sending power to the coil and doing it's job (at least i think the lean burn is doing that, i'm not sure) is amazing, plus the fact that the AC unit is actually blowing air is a lucky find. You have yourself a good vehicle.
Keep on with the series on this car. I was a teenager in the 80’s and my first job was working at Avis car rental. Cleaning up the cars and bringing them back and forth to the airport for customers to rent. I drove all of the popular rentals of that time period. The Cutlass Supreme,Buick Regal,Chevy Celebrity,Chevy Caprice,Buick Skylark,Pontiac Grand Am,Ford Tempo,Dodge Omni, and the K car. We had a few luxury cars, the LeSabre, Olds 98, and my favorite, the Chrysler New Yorker. The New Yorker was boxy but had all the bells and whistles of the time. Even Corinthian Leather!! They rode like a dream. That started my love for 80’s cars.
As a big city boy with little to no mechanical experience, I have to say how great it is to live vicariously through you. Love your style, rock on…cheers from Sydney
The 318 Chrysler small block is a never say die engine. I've seen these engines with 200,000 miles and still run good. Built to stand the test of time.
My daily driver '85 Fury currently has 223,307 miles, and the 318 runs fine-never been rebuilt or anything either, I've had 4 318 cars and yah they will just keep running, one had almost no compression in 2 cylinders and 1 at half compression it still ran! If only Chrysler still made engines like the 318
Fun video! Not really into this era of cars but always interested in "will it run" videos. I remember back in 1978, my grandparents celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. My mom hosted a family picnic at our house and she had a large family so a lot of people were there. My cousin was married to a State police trooper and at the time I think they were using Plymouth Furys or maybe Dodges. Anyway, he stopped at the picnic on his break and was eating when a dispatch call came through. He was kind of a jock and show off, so he ran to his car and pulled out of our alley and onto the highway like a bat out of hell showing off. He stomped the accelerator and that police car sputtered, stalled and died in front of the whole family!! I think the whole neighborhood heard us laughing at him as he slowly coasted down the road, trying to restart his cruiser! I'll never forget that moment!
Good story! As a deputy sheriff myself troopers in my state were mostly known as smart azz's. My father in law drove a truck for a living and been stopped everywhere but he said often Louisiana had the most smart azz troopers in the country. I agreed. I saw one hit the shoulder in a 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury/440 to try and do one of those 'Smokey & the Bandit" sliding power out 'U' turns to go back after a violator but he misjudged and it was really wet and all he did was slide a long way down and into that ditch ass firs!. Me and my partner stood on the shoulder laughing our butts off at him as he fouled himself up climbing up out of a REALLY muddy ditch! Ya need hep, ther boah? we said in our best Buford T, Justice accents.
@@ntvypr4820 Thanks! your story was good too! "Smart Azz" is a pretty good description of this guy as well. He was an ex-marine and Vietnam war vet. He wasn't a bad guy just loud and abrasive, but he wasn't too well received by my mom and her family. He was too familiar with my Grandma, calling her "old girl", "Ma" etc. which my Mom did NOT like!!!! She always said that if her one brother who was killed in WW2 heard him talk like that, he would have beat the crap out of the guy!!! Still, he did a lot of good things for the local youth, coaching football and stuff. My cousin and him eventually divorced and I haven't seen him in years.
Dylan, on the police light. Take the yellow covers off, buy at a hardware store Krylon Red Stained Glass spray paint. Spray the inside of the amber plastic covers. They will look like factory red covers and not rub off.
yeah. its too bad daimler didn't keep it and instead replaced it with that garbage 4.7 that had small oil passages and kept failing because the motor would be starved of oil.
318 mid 60's 65 I think thru early 00's. 360 70-early 00's. Should've kept them around and done more work with em. 4.7 was also known for routine head gasket fails 150k miles or so. 5.7 hemi has its own fair share of issues apparently.
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I've driven a 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury that used to belong to the California Highway Patrol. The car had a 318 V8 and had tan interior. I've also seen a 1988 Dodge Diplomat Salon that was also a former CHP cruiser. If I can remember clearly, that one was used in the Bay area near San Francisco. The '87 Gran Fury I've driven was used in Los Angeles.
Back in the late 90’s I bought 2 of these old cop cars and stole all the suspension parts to put on a 76 aspen that I ran on the circle tracks here in southern michigan and northern Indiana. Yes. I did very well with it 😊
My brother had a 1987 Diplomat in like 1989. It was a retired Detroit police car, had like 70k miles. He paid around $700 for it back then. It actually was a clean/nice car back in the day. Equipped with the 2 barrel 318 and 3 speed auto trans. No ac. Dog of the year.
Nice, I owned two dodge diplomat's growing up , I actually delivered pizza in both in the early 2000s, the second one was an old police car with the 4 barrel, yeah, gas mileage wasn't good, but i felt safe LOL unfortunately got rid of both, the first one died when the Driveshaft literally popped out the transmission or something. this was in detroit.
I remember my mom had a Ford LTD cop car and I mistakenly activated the kill switch on it and my mom comes out and wonders why she can't get it running, low and behold flipping the kill switch off brought it back to life, awesome video Dylan :)
Awesome to see you wrench on one of these! I remember them well back in the 80s. I grew up in NJ outside of Philly and NYC and both city departments ran Plymouth Gran Fury and Dodge Diplomat police package cars for a lot of years. So did Washington DC PD. Tons of departments in NJ used them as well. I think that car deserves a restoration so it can be shown at car shows maybe as an unmarked detective's car with a bubble dash light. Old police cars don't usually have a big representation at car shows.
I’m so glad you’re finally doing a video on this one. I’ve noticed it in the background in so many other videos and always hoped we’d get to see more of it! I used to have an 88 ex-TN state trooper car that was being used as a security car at Walters State Community College in Morristown, TN. Scored it for $400 with 67k miles!
As a retired officer in London, UK (and a former mechanic) - don't ever touch a police car from here, they are wrecks and been hammered senseless! Love what your doing, keep doing it 👍🇬🇧
Nice work. It is not that the lean burn system was a bad system. It was pretty good for the era. The issue with it was that the soldering job on the circuit boad was shoddy. Also the fact that it was mounted under the hood meant the heat cooked it and the vibrations caused the solder joints to fail. If there had been a better solder job and the box installed in the cabin ( like Ford or GM of the same time) then lean burn would been more reliable
I saw a video where an electrical engineer rebuilt the Lean-Burn system to use what he considered more durable newer components - just for the challenge. He claimed that he got it work very well with few problems.
The lean burn in my '85 Fury still works fine, my three other Ms also had them, and the big problem I always ran into was the carburetor they are very hard to tune especially after being rebuilt, which led to my selling my last two, and I finally found someone who was able to tune my Fury's right. The reason is because these carbs are very complex because they were built to run with the lean burn, the guy that rebuilt mine told me that, he said it's one worst American carbs to work on...
@@DylanMcCoolVideo , I remember seeing a police department in Madison County, Tennessee, using a Dodge Diplomat in its police fleet (I think that they only had like two cars in said police fleet), until the late 1990s. However, if you think THAT was impressive, then, when I lived in Esmerelda County, Nevada, they were STILL using a 1988 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer as an active regular police unit, and I think that there is a police department somewhere in one of those New England states, Maine, I think, that is using a Chevrolet C3 Corvette as both a DARE car, and as a high speed pursuit unit.
Back in college my buddy had a 1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue (with the weird signal lights above the headlights) ex-police car from a Trenton, NJ police auction. We bombed around in it for quite awhile, never any issues. Looking forward to more of this revival.
I worked (for 3 weeks) as a service writer at a Chrysler/Plymouth dealership, and I remember well helping to retrieve a customer's 1983 Chrysler Imperial with the lean-burn 318 with fuel injection. The car was notoriously unreliable since if you touched the accelerator pedal before turning the key, it would NOT start! The owner was a doctor, and he had had enough trouble with the car that Chrysler agreed to take off the fuel injection, and install a carburetor in its' place. Those were dark days for Chrysler, and I left as soon as I found another job.
That sounds like a God damned nightmare, the bit about no start if accelerator was depressed before turning the key. Very interesting how Chrysler agreed to put a carb in place of the crap fuel injection.
One of my friends in high school, his parents each drove one of these Dodges. They were both a Dodge St. Regis. They bought them from a used car lot that specialized in used service vehicles. I don't know if the place is still in business, but it was called Pinkerton's Car Sales (appropriate name for a dealer selling used police cars)
St. Regis was featured in the opening sequence of the cop melodrama "Hill Street Blues." They were called "R" bodies and were only made 79-81. They are based on the mid size 62 -79 "B" bodies. They are much more rare than the one in the video.
@@auteurfiddler8706 I knew about the appearance in the Hill Street Blues intro (it was one of our family's favorite shows). I didn't know about the rest of the info. Thanks.
A friend of mine in college bought a Michigan State Dodge Diplomat patrol car at auction, worked on it and had a fun car that he would take to the strip. Kept it the same color and look.
Love these videos! That look you gave the hubcap was hysterical. FYI the light bar goes in the middle. Lined up with the B pillars. I drove these things when they were brand new. They come with some ridiculous rear gearing like a 2.32. Also your right the exhaust flows like a straw.
Dang Dylan! As we speak, I am helping my buddy revive his dad's 88'! But, he went with a 5.7L and Transmission taken from a totaled 14' Charger. I am modifying the trans tunnel and engine bay while his dad works on a new Rear end while he works on the engine. These cars are nice; his dad worked for a Chrysler dealership and took good care of the car physically ( against salt and garaged; but the engine that was in it is very tired. My dad is going to help with the electrical and electronics.
yes you weren't going to get anything out of that coil for sure wow never saw one that bad before. Funny I outran a CHP car in my 1968 Dodge charger back in the early 70's on interstate 5. You came a long way in a short time but you have a runner after it was sitting for 25 years can't beat that. Thanks for the video. The Blues Brothers live on again!
We used these in the mid 80s on the Marion County Sheriff Dept (Indianapolis IN). We had a bunch of them. Only major issue was something kept cracking in the front suspension causing a popping noise when the brakes were applied. Other than that it was fine.
Been searching for one of these 10 years and only found normal civilian cars, these are RARE.. hecking rare! One day I'll own one of these too :) Because I wanna use it in the movie.
Dylan, I collected a few of those mid 1980's, what I call "Joystick" Radios, factory Cassette player with 4 channel output and a joystick for the balance/ left- right fader/front= back. When they work, they are the very best sounding car radios I've ever heard. The have enough power to make any speaker sound good. They come in silver and black face. I suspect the one in there was swapped in, since the other gauges are silver, it would have a silver faced one.
Another option, do it up as an undercover "captain's" car... Lights in the grille and on the rear deck. Friend of mine had an '89 Crown Vic P72 that came from the Washington State Patrol originally. Looked like a normal CV externally, except for the missing front door mouldings, spotlights, and steel rims with hubcaps.
To all you guys saying "delete the Lean Burn system", let me just say. 1. It isn't even called the "Lean Burn System" after the mid 70's. It is called ESC or something like that. Electronic Spark Control?? And it doesn't function the same as the Lean Burn system. 2. If it works, it is no worse than than any other system for normal driving. It is probably better than something you could patch together. If it works. But his does seem to work.
Hi Dylan, from the UK 🇬🇧 I’m into Police cars too and have a 2005 Chrysler 300c Hemi that I’ve made into a cruiser, complete with siren and lights. I know they weren’t used as cop cars, but it was the cheapest way for me to have an American V8 and have a cop car. It gets a lot of love over here. If you’d like to see pictures, let me know where to send them. Love the channel. Mark 😊
Really enjoyed watching you begin the rescue of this old police car, Dylan, looking forward to part 2! If you can eventually get dual exhausts and maybe a different gear ratio in the rear - I'm assuming it has the 2.94 rear gears - it will be a pretty good mover, if that's what you want.
A fantastic police car! I had an '87 Diplomat, ex Virginia county sheriff's car and had to sell it after a job loss. It had a 318 with 360 heads, intake and 4 barrel carb. It ran pretty strong but was constricted with a single exhaust and 2.94 rear end. I planned to fix that but didn't get the chance. I've tried to locate the car but no luck. Such a tough looking body style! I have a 2011 Crn Vic P7B now, love police cars, used to be a deputy.
I'm glad you're doing more to this car than just getting it run. Looks like a great candidate for a daily driver of some sort. Whether for you or someone else.
i grew up with the Dodge Diplomats as police cars in Michigan. Worked on some of them in my fathers shop in the mid 80's when people would buy them at auction. Mostly wiring work after the police equipment was just cut out of them, but some mechanical work as well. usually brakes, go figure hahaha. one of the Diplomats we worked on was an interceptor. drank gas but was an awesome tire melter lol. Heck ya i want to see you bring this car back and put it where it belongs. Back on the road! Love the content!
Nice one Dylan. would be great to see a complete paint restoration on this one. If any of your fleet deserve it, this one surely does. God bless, stay well.
4360 or 4165 style? Funny, both have no following at all today. I have a few, though. (4360 are all aluminum and have a take off top . 4165 and 4175 are heavy pot metal and have front and rear fuel bowls, like a 4160 but not interchangeable)
Dylan I have something to send to you for the car I believe it would add a little more of that old style LEO operation to it. It's just sitting around collecting dust it's nothing to big but I think you'll enjoy it.
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New wheels and casings, change oil, get rid of old tech, a new intake and carb., throw on new exhaust great shape for its age I like it. This car could be a great series for you. It will never be a 360 but with gas prices these days it might be the best bang for the buck I've seen in a while.
A friend had an 85 Diplomat that was an Ex State Trooper car back in the early 90's. A lot of our friends had Camaro's & Mustangs, and razzed him about buying a "Grandpa" car. They stopped laughing when he blew their doors off at the stop light.
Now that's going to be a cool build, have always had a thing for police vehicles since they were built a little heavier duty than the regular civilian versions, didn't know that Mopar put the 360 heads and intake on the 318 for these though.
I love that you're excited and you're going on about it it's a cool car can't wait to see it run and drive it's also doesn't seem like you have to physically rebuild the entire thing like the Plymouth it's also nice you have a lift you deserve it
Was waiting for the day you'd do a Diplomat. I've loved these cars my whole life and currently daily one. Congrats on finding an AHB. if you need a new tail light to replace your cracked one. hit me up
I can remember when I was a kid these diplomats were all the cops used. In 1987-88 we got crown vics and one pursuit mustang. Super cool that's it's alive again.
Hey Dylan: As a long time Mo-Par motorhead, I admire your taste in the type of cars that you work on and restore and this car in particular, is a unit that I would love to see you do a complete roadsteration on.... 318s are Mo-Pars most reliable engines and on the pick-ups that I drove, the one part that I had to replace were the ballast resistors which were poorly placed on the firewalls... Other than that, the engines were good, strong and reliable for a good long time.... From the home of PB Blaster Silicone spray.... Cleveland, Ohio....
My buddy Dave was a NYPD detective and was issued a brand new one in a Chrysler color called "Black Cherry. " With the matching interior, steel wheels and dog dish caps I fell in love with these cars. That was 1988. Today I have 2 of them and my son has one. They are our daily drivers. Yep Dylan.... That is a factory radio.😎
Our sheriff Department had a slick-roof, 1988 model with no door signs and spotlights on both sides. Driverside light was white-light steady burn. Passenger side light had a red sealed-beam lamp that flashed off and on when activated. Hears the catcher...the car was ' black cherry' in color.
@@hermanator74301 That's cool!!! Its a beautiful color! I want one very bad but it was a color that was offered in late 1988 for the 89 models. There might have been some 88's that snuck out the door with that color. This is why you dont see many of them. I want one!!!!
I had a couple, those things are sort of pre cats. They were plugged on both mine. The heads are cool because the have premium Stellite valves. Should be a flat tappet cam,but, the block should be a roller cam unit. The trans should be an A999 HD with a low first gear. Partly because the 5th Avenues came with a 2.21 7 1/4 rear. The police cars usually came with an 8 1/4 and 2.94 gears. These are great cars, looking forward to see more of this one.
Great Video !!! I had 2 Diplomats, 3 Fifth Ave's Several Volares and a couple of Aspens. I love these cars . A mix of 318's and Slant Sixes I'm an old Timer, really love your show !!
I had one of those old cop cars mine was a 1985 and it was a plymouth it was a beast of a car the suspension in it was built like a truck and it had a 9 3/4 rear end in it with the steel slotted 15x7 police wheels it was a great car plus it had 140 mph certified speedo
My Dad has one of these fully restored. Engine needs some love but I’m hoping to learn a thing or two about it from your videos. Excited to see what you do!
question: is the lean burn system a milage or emission related thing? I don't know much about it, and from what i hear, that's a good thing. I dont know if you like unsolicited suggestions, but get some marvel mystery oil in it. you can hear the valvetrain getting clean!
A old trick my grandpa taught me when he and i worked on cars when it came to freeze plugs. What he always did was take a little bit of silicone and rub it around the outside of the plug and then take a socket that was the size of the inside of the plug and hammer it in the block that way. It was his method of making sure the plug went in evenly and wasn't going to leak. As for the fast idle it's something the quadrajet's do i had an 81 Oldsmobile with a 307CI that had the quadrajet and it always idled high until the choke opened slightly.
I'd like to see a "will it paint" or "will it pass smog" or "will it reupholster" for some of these cars as a change. Getting some of youtubes cars with hopeless bodies (not this one) to somewhat run leads us to a car that has not value as a drivetrain or a body.
My 1980 Dodge Diplomat 318 went $449,000 MI and the transmission went out and the radiator went out so I had to get rid of it but I did pull the engine and save it because it ran so good
My dad's 1985 Fifth Avenue went nearly 550,000 miles on the same 318. It was on its third Torqueflite when the rear main seal gave out. And he was awful about maintenance, too. That thing was unkillable.
Retired LEO from Florida. In the 80's, I drove many of the Diplomats as a cop and as a detective. Out of all of the cars I drove throughout my career, the Dodge Diplomat was probably the best all around car. The agency I worked at only bought them equipped with the 318 2bbl, single exhaust. The car definitely was no speed demon, but the handling and maneuverability were pretty decent, and dependability was usually excellent. I always wanted to get one of those (police package version) and fix it up to use as a daily driver today, but never did. Last time I checked, they were a little hard to come by in decent shape, and a tad bit pricy for that type of car. I must admit to being a bit envious. (who besides me would be envious of a Dodge Diplomat) That car would have been a perfect candidate. Great video and I'll be curious to see what you do with it.
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I had a 1983 Chrysler 5th Ave with 318 2 barrel. I absolutely loved that car. It was loaded with cloth interior, but was as comfortable as a couch. Blew head gasket and drove it for a 1-1/2 years before selling it. Never got stuck in snow. Wish I still had it
Definitely looking forward to seeing more of this car! Of course waiting to see if that other channel blasts you (they don't call you by name) for all of the stuff they say you did wrong.
It seems you and I share one thing in common. I too like old police cars and other old emergency vehicles that have once served the city and the public.
Had an 80 dodge aspen squad car, 318 police interceptor. That thing was a blast, ditched the emissions and original exhaust went with dual. Dropped a thermoquad 4 barrel on it a bit of tweaking on the timing and made a pretty good sleeper out of it.
I recently picked up an unmarked 87 Gran Fury that looks almost identical minus the paint job. Great cars, great ride, and also they get incredible gas mileage.
Yeah, that car was made in the wrong decade to be a "Bluesmobile." I think the original was a 1974 Monaco, on the "C" body chassis. This car is on the rear-wheel-drive "M" chassis along with the 5th Avenue and the Gran Fury. If this car was originally a police car, it likely had a 4 bbl. carb good for 175hp and the "Leanburn" computer was inside the car; not attached to the air cleaner housing like civilian models. Great video!
I was a mechanic in my fathers Dodge/Chrysler dealership in the mid-70's and 80's. The Chrysler Electronic Lean-Burn (ELB) system was an absolute nightmare to anyone not acquainted with it and not much better for those of us who were ~ LOL! We had somewhat of an advantage in troubleshooting these units however because we had saved quite a few that had been replaced with new ones. Each old unit had it's own problem which we had labeled. we could replace a suspected bad unit with another known bad unit that had a different problem. It would fix the existing problem but would of course create the new one as well, which we expected. Now we would know to replace it with a new unit. And if we didn't already have an old one with the same problem we would label and keep it. This system of troubleshooting was much faster than the dealership manual suggested.
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vlog a month ago I was more interested in the cop car in the background.
Time to dump some vinegar off in the block to clean out that cooling system
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Cop motor, cop suspension, 100 miles from Chicago half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses…hit it!
Whatcha gonna do now mister hot rodder mister Motörhead
"It a model before catalytic converters, so it runs good on regular gas."
They’re not gonna catch us. We’re on a mission from God.
Peter Gun theme going on in my head
2 cokes an one fried chicken- love that restaurant scene lolol
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
Is it the new Bluesmobile or what?
Fix the cigarette lighter.
I was looking for this
Cars got a lot of pick up
Back in the 90s I drove a taxi in OKC and our cabs were ex-highway patrol cars. As a result I drove quite a few of the Plymouth Furys like this one. This car brings back a lot of memories for me. They were never fast but they were all kinds of tough. The last one I drove was a privately owned cab and it had well north of 400k on the clock and it ran and drove like new.
when they made cars with personality for people who worked hard...
I live in OKC
@@justinglad1012 I drove a taxi for Safeway/ABC in the mid-90s. I lived in Midwest City and Del City then and that was the main area I drove but I got all over the Central Oklahoma area.
The Diplomat and the Fury looked so much alike in the 80s, arguably more so than the 1977 Fury and Monaco.
the fact that the lean burn system is actually sending power to the coil and doing it's job (at least i think the lean burn is doing that, i'm not sure) is amazing, plus the fact that the AC unit is actually blowing air is a lucky find. You have yourself a good vehicle.
It's a MIRACLE.
Keep on with the series on this car. I was a teenager in the 80’s and my first job was working at Avis car rental. Cleaning up the cars and bringing them back and forth to the airport for customers to rent. I drove all of the popular rentals of that time period. The Cutlass Supreme,Buick Regal,Chevy Celebrity,Chevy Caprice,Buick Skylark,Pontiac Grand Am,Ford Tempo,Dodge Omni, and the K car. We had a few luxury cars, the LeSabre, Olds 98, and my favorite, the Chrysler New Yorker. The New Yorker was boxy but had all the bells and whistles of the time. Even Corinthian Leather!! They rode like a dream. That started my love for 80’s cars.
Caprice LS 1990
Caprice 1985
Caprice 1979
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Old school for ever i born on1977 and I remember all that old cars and trucks and I love those old cars or trucks I have aford bronco 1987
As a big city boy with little to no mechanical experience, I have to say how great it is to live vicariously through you. Love your style, rock on…cheers from Sydney
Watch long enough and you'll get enough passive knowledge to keep your car going forever
@@lordcantiismyname I know. It’s already starting to happen.
@@andrewp1513 Fight the Left Friend, save your country and make it safe for copcars everywhere!!😉
@@ntvypr4820 this escalated quickly 😳
The 318 Chrysler small block is a never say die engine. I've seen these engines with 200,000 miles and still run good. Built to stand the test of time.
My daily driver '85 Fury currently has 223,307 miles, and the 318 runs fine-never been rebuilt or anything either, I've had 4 318 cars and yah they will just keep running, one had almost no compression in 2 cylinders and 1 at half compression it still ran! If only Chrysler still made engines like the 318
Fun video! Not really into this era of cars but always interested in "will it run" videos. I remember back in 1978, my grandparents celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. My mom hosted a family picnic at our house and she had a large family so a lot of people were there. My cousin was married to a State police trooper and at the time I think they were using Plymouth Furys or maybe Dodges. Anyway, he stopped at the picnic on his break and was eating when a dispatch call came through. He was kind of a jock and show off, so he ran to his car and pulled out of our alley and onto the highway like a bat out of hell showing off. He stomped the accelerator and that police car sputtered, stalled and died in front of the whole family!! I think the whole neighborhood heard us laughing at him as he slowly coasted down the road, trying to restart his cruiser! I'll never forget that moment!
Good story! As a deputy sheriff myself troopers in my state were mostly known as smart azz's. My father in law drove a truck for a living and been stopped everywhere but he said often Louisiana had the most smart azz troopers in the country. I agreed. I saw one hit the shoulder in a 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury/440 to try and do one of those 'Smokey & the Bandit" sliding power out 'U' turns to go back after a violator but he misjudged and it was really wet and all he did was slide a long way down and into that ditch ass firs!. Me and my partner stood on the shoulder laughing our butts off at him as he fouled himself up climbing up out of a REALLY muddy ditch! Ya need hep, ther boah? we said in our best Buford T, Justice accents.
@@ntvypr4820 Thanks! your story was good too! "Smart Azz" is a pretty good description of this guy as well. He was an ex-marine and Vietnam war vet. He wasn't a bad guy just loud and abrasive, but he wasn't too well received by my mom and her family. He was too familiar with my Grandma, calling her "old girl", "Ma" etc. which my Mom did NOT like!!!! She always said that if her one brother who was killed in WW2 heard him talk like that, he would have beat the crap out of the guy!!! Still, he did a lot of good things for the local youth, coaching football and stuff. My cousin and him eventually divorced and I haven't seen him in years.
Dylan, on the police light. Take the yellow covers off, buy at a hardware store Krylon Red Stained Glass spray paint. Spray the inside of the amber plastic covers. They will look like factory red covers and not rub off.
The 318 is a real workhorse of an engine. They will run forever if you keep up with oil changes and basic maintenance.
yeah. its too bad daimler didn't keep it and instead replaced it with that garbage 4.7 that had small oil passages and kept failing because the motor would be starved of oil.
318 mid 60's 65 I think thru early 00's. 360 70-early 00's. Should've kept them around and done more work with em. 4.7 was also known for routine head gasket fails 150k miles or so. 5.7 hemi has its own fair share of issues apparently.
I was trying to buy one of those for years. Torsion bar front suspension, V-8, rwd. One of the best Police cars ever built. There was a TON of them.
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Hey. I think it's really cool all the cars you save. My son and I are slowly getting our 1967 F100 back together. We put a 460 Lincoln motor in it.
I've driven a 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury that used to belong to the California Highway Patrol. The car had a 318 V8 and had tan interior. I've also seen a 1988 Dodge Diplomat Salon that was also a former CHP cruiser. If I can remember clearly, that one was used in the Bay area near San Francisco. The '87 Gran Fury I've driven was used in Los Angeles.
Back in the late 90’s I bought 2 of these old cop cars and stole all the suspension parts to put on a 76 aspen that I ran on the circle tracks here in southern michigan and northern Indiana.
Yes. I did very well with it 😊
My brother had a 1987 Diplomat in like 1989. It was a retired Detroit police car, had like 70k miles. He paid around $700 for it back then. It actually was a clean/nice car back in the day. Equipped with the 2 barrel 318 and 3 speed auto trans. No ac. Dog of the year.
Police versions of this car came with a 4 barrel carburetor standard.
@@petermayernik5287 might have been a Plymouth grand fury (same car). Grand fury had the option of 2barrel or 4 with reference of 1987 msp testing
Nice, I owned two dodge diplomat's growing up , I actually delivered pizza in both in the early 2000s, the second one was an old police car with the 4 barrel, yeah, gas mileage wasn't good, but i felt safe LOL
unfortunately got rid of both,
the first one died when the Driveshaft literally popped out the transmission or something. this was in detroit.
I remember my mom had a Ford LTD cop car and I mistakenly activated the kill switch on it and my mom comes out and wonders why she can't get it running, low and behold flipping the kill switch off brought it back to life, awesome video Dylan :)
Awesome to see you wrench on one of these! I remember them well back in the 80s. I grew up in NJ outside of Philly and NYC and both city departments ran Plymouth Gran Fury and Dodge Diplomat police package cars for a lot of years. So did Washington DC PD. Tons of departments in NJ used them as well. I think that car deserves a restoration so it can be shown at car shows maybe as an unmarked detective's car with a bubble dash light. Old police cars don't usually have a big representation at car shows.
I’m so glad you’re finally doing a video on this one. I’ve noticed it in the background in so many other videos and always hoped we’d get to see more of it! I used to have an 88 ex-TN state trooper car that was being used as a security car at Walters State Community College in Morristown, TN. Scored it for $400 with 67k miles!
As a retired officer in London, UK (and a former mechanic) - don't ever touch a police car from here, they are wrecks and been hammered senseless! Love what your doing, keep doing it 👍🇬🇧
Nice work. It is not that the lean burn system was a bad system. It was pretty good for the era. The issue with it was that the soldering job on the circuit boad was shoddy. Also the fact that it was mounted under the hood meant the heat cooked it and the vibrations caused the solder joints to fail. If there had been a better solder job and the box installed in the cabin ( like Ford or GM of the same time) then lean burn would been more reliable
I saw a video where an electrical engineer rebuilt the Lean-Burn system to use what he considered more durable newer components - just for the challenge. He claimed that he got it work very well with few problems.
The lean burn in my '85 Fury still works fine, my three other Ms also had them, and the big problem I always ran into was the carburetor they are very hard to tune especially after being rebuilt, which led to my selling my last two, and I finally found someone who was able to tune my Fury's right. The reason is because these carbs are very complex because they were built to run with the lean burn, the guy that rebuilt mine told me that, he said it's one worst American carbs to work on...
Never though a dodge diplomat could be so exciting
Just wait until you see what I have planned!
@@DylanMcCoolVideo love the video. Wondering if you will be will to shipping merch to canada soon?
@@DylanMcCoolVideo , I remember seeing a police department in Madison County, Tennessee, using a Dodge Diplomat in its police fleet (I think that they only had like two cars in said police fleet), until the late 1990s. However, if you think THAT was impressive, then, when I lived in Esmerelda County, Nevada, they were STILL using a 1988 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer as an active regular police unit, and I think that there is a police department somewhere in one of those New England states, Maine, I think, that is using a Chevrolet C3 Corvette as both a DARE car, and as a high speed pursuit unit.
Back in college my buddy had a 1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue (with the weird signal lights above the headlights) ex-police car from a Trenton, NJ police auction. We bombed around in it for quite awhile, never any issues. Looking forward to more of this revival.
I worked (for 3 weeks) as a service writer at a Chrysler/Plymouth dealership, and I remember well helping to retrieve a customer's 1983 Chrysler Imperial with the lean-burn 318 with fuel injection. The car was notoriously unreliable since if you touched the accelerator pedal before turning the key, it would NOT start! The owner was a doctor, and he had had enough trouble with the car that Chrysler agreed to take off the fuel injection, and install a carburetor in its' place. Those were dark days for Chrysler, and I left as soon as I found another job.
That sounds like a God damned nightmare, the bit about no start if accelerator was depressed before turning the key. Very interesting how Chrysler agreed to put a carb in place of the crap fuel injection.
One of my friends in high school, his parents each drove one of these Dodges. They were both a Dodge St. Regis. They bought them from a used car lot that specialized in used service vehicles. I don't know if the place is still in business, but it was called Pinkerton's Car Sales (appropriate name for a dealer selling used police cars)
St. Regis was featured in the opening sequence of the cop melodrama "Hill Street Blues." They were called "R" bodies and were only made 79-81. They are based on the mid size 62 -79 "B" bodies.
They are much more rare than the one in the video.
@@auteurfiddler8706 I knew about the appearance in the Hill Street Blues intro (it was one of our family's favorite shows). I didn't know about the rest of the info. Thanks.
I love watching your episodes It’s a shame that all your vehicles in the paddock can not be under put under shelter
A friend of mine in college bought a Michigan State Dodge Diplomat patrol car at auction, worked on it and had a fun car that he would take to the strip. Kept it the same color and look.
Just for information, the lightbar that you have on top is called Code 3 LP6000. They came out in the middle 80s. Just in case you wanted to know
I've always been a fan of squad cars too. I've owned two p71 Crown Vics. I had a lot of fun with them.
Love these videos! That look you gave the hubcap was hysterical. FYI the light bar goes in the middle. Lined up with the B pillars. I drove these things when they were brand new. They come with some ridiculous rear gearing like a 2.32. Also your right the exhaust flows like a straw.
Dang Dylan! As we speak, I am helping my buddy revive his dad's 88'! But, he went with a 5.7L and Transmission taken from a totaled 14' Charger. I am modifying the trans tunnel and engine bay while his dad works on a new Rear end while he works on the engine. These cars are nice; his dad worked for a Chrysler dealership and took good care of the car physically ( against salt and garaged; but the engine that was in it is very tired. My dad is going to help with the electrical and electronics.
Now that'll be a right scary restomod!
yes you weren't going to get anything out of that coil for sure wow never saw one that bad before. Funny I outran a CHP car in my 1968 Dodge charger back in the early 70's on interstate 5. You came a long way in a short time but you have a runner after it was sitting for 25 years can't beat that. Thanks for the video. The Blues Brothers live on again!
We used these in the mid 80s on the Marion County Sheriff Dept (Indianapolis IN). We had a bunch of them. Only major issue was something kept cracking in the front suspension causing a popping noise when the brakes were applied. Other than that it was fine.
Been searching for one of these 10 years and only found normal civilian cars, these are RARE.. hecking rare! One day I'll own one of these too :) Because I wanna use it in the movie.
I used to know where one was.
Dylan, I collected a few of those mid 1980's, what I call "Joystick" Radios, factory Cassette player with 4 channel output and a joystick for the balance/ left- right fader/front= back. When they work, they are the very best sounding car radios I've ever heard. The have enough power to make any speaker sound good. They come in silver and black face. I suspect the one in there was swapped in, since the other gauges are silver, it would have a silver faced one.
I have that radio in my 98 jeep.
Another option, do it up as an undercover "captain's" car... Lights in the grille and on the rear deck. Friend of mine had an '89 Crown Vic P72 that came from the Washington State Patrol originally. Looked like a normal CV externally, except for the missing front door mouldings, spotlights, and steel rims with hubcaps.
To all you guys saying "delete the Lean Burn system", let me just say. 1. It isn't even called the "Lean Burn System" after the mid 70's. It is called ESC or something like that. Electronic Spark Control?? And it doesn't function the same as the Lean Burn system.
2. If it works, it is no worse than than any other system for normal driving. It is probably better than something you could patch together. If it works. But his does seem to work.
Buford Pusser called. he wants his car back.
wow
She’s a beaut Clark
Hi Dylan, from the UK 🇬🇧 I’m into Police cars too and have a 2005 Chrysler 300c Hemi that I’ve made into a cruiser, complete with siren and lights. I know they weren’t used as cop cars, but it was the cheapest way for me to have an American V8 and have a cop car. It gets a lot of love over here. If you’d like to see pictures, let me know where to send them. Love the channel. Mark 😊
Can’t wait to see this series. You’re turning me into quite the dodge fan.
Really enjoyed watching you begin the rescue of this old police car, Dylan, looking forward to part 2! If you can eventually get dual exhausts and maybe a different gear ratio in the rear - I'm assuming it has the 2.94 rear gears - it will be a pretty good mover, if that's what you want.
A fantastic police car! I had an '87 Diplomat, ex Virginia county sheriff's car and had to sell it after a job loss. It had a 318 with 360 heads, intake and 4 barrel carb. It ran pretty strong but was constricted with a single exhaust and 2.94 rear end. I planned to fix that but didn't get the chance. I've tried to locate the car but no luck. Such a tough looking body style! I have a 2011 Crn Vic P7B now, love police cars, used to be a deputy.
I'm glad you're doing more to this car than just getting it run. Looks like a great candidate for a daily driver of some sort. Whether for you or someone else.
i grew up with the Dodge Diplomats as police cars in Michigan. Worked on some of them in my fathers shop in the mid 80's when people would buy them at auction. Mostly wiring work after the police equipment was just cut out of them, but some mechanical work as well. usually brakes, go figure hahaha. one of the Diplomats we worked on was an interceptor. drank gas but was an awesome tire melter lol. Heck ya i want to see you bring this car back and put it where it belongs. Back on the road! Love the content!
Nice one Dylan. would be great to see a complete paint restoration on this one. If any of your fleet deserve it, this one surely does. God bless, stay well.
I have a 1987 Diplomat with the same computerized carburetor. Became a big headache after a while. I want to remove it too. Love that car!
Trust me!! As someone who messed with cars in the 80s, those smog carbs got pulled ASAP and replaced with a Holley Economizer.
4360 or 4165 style? Funny, both have no following at all today. I have a few, though.
(4360 are all aluminum and have a take off top . 4165 and 4175 are heavy pot metal and have front and rear fuel bowls, like a 4160 but not interchangeable)
Keep goin Dylan on the Dodge Diplomat Police car! Can't wait to see how she turns out when it's completely cleaned up and painted!!!
Dylan a new toy. Looking forward to where you go with this old police car. Great start! Thank you for sharing!
Dylan I have something to send to you for the car I believe it would add a little more of that old style LEO operation to it. It's just sitting around collecting dust it's nothing to big but I think you'll enjoy it.
Great video, early in my law enforcement career, we had a entire fleet of these. They were tough and reminded me of my one of these “tanks”
It's great to see you working on a new era of car where systems are a little more complicated. Keep on learning dude!!
Hey Dylan,great car man.I think a part 2 would be awesome!!😊
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New wheels and casings, change oil, get rid of old tech, a new intake and carb., throw on new exhaust great shape for its age I like it. This car could be a great series for you. It will never be a 360 but with gas prices these days it might be the best bang for the buck I've seen in a while.
A friend had an 85 Diplomat that was an Ex State Trooper car back in the early 90's. A lot of our friends had Camaro's & Mustangs, and razzed him about buying a "Grandpa" car. They stopped laughing when he blew their doors off at the stop light.
Now that's going to be a cool build, have always had a thing for police vehicles since they were built a little heavier duty than the regular civilian versions, didn't know that Mopar put the 360 heads and intake on the 318 for these though.
It's a match to my 87 Diplomat, rescued last year. I had to replace the fuel tank, and lines, but it's a daily driver now.
Got my license recently and fixed up a 86 gran fury with my dad and it’s a great car to get around in
I used to drive one. Diplomat police packs were awesome tanks.
I love that you're excited and you're going on about it it's a cool car can't wait to see it run and drive it's also doesn't seem like you have to physically rebuild the entire thing like the Plymouth it's also nice you have a lift you deserve it
Old cop cars are my thing, this is the content I LOVE. Can’t wait to see more!
Nothing puts a smile on your face like a forgotten special car. Keep it up, waiting for part 2.
My Dad was a policeman from 1964 to 1992 and I remember him driving one of these back in the day.
Was waiting for the day you'd do a Diplomat. I've loved these cars my whole life and currently daily one. Congrats on finding an AHB. if you need a new tail light to replace your cracked one. hit me up
Can’t wait to see part two. Great fun. Raced 318 for years. Great engine.
I'm not even American and i just love these old American cars, especially old cop cars! Will be awesome to see this put back on the road! Subbed!
I can remember when I was a kid these diplomats were all the cops used. In 1987-88 we got crown vics and one pursuit mustang. Super cool that's it's alive again.
Hey Dylan: As a long time Mo-Par motorhead, I admire your taste in the type of cars that you work on and restore and this car in particular, is a unit that I would love to see you do a complete roadsteration on.... 318s are Mo-Pars most reliable engines and on the pick-ups that I drove, the one part that I had to replace were the ballast resistors which were poorly placed on the firewalls... Other than that, the engines were good, strong and reliable for a good long time.... From the home of PB Blaster Silicone spray.... Cleveland, Ohio....
My buddy Dave was a NYPD detective and was issued a brand new one in a Chrysler color called "Black Cherry. " With the matching interior, steel wheels and dog dish caps I fell in love with these cars. That was 1988. Today I have 2 of them and my son has one. They are our daily drivers. Yep Dylan.... That is a factory radio.😎
Our sheriff Department had a slick-roof, 1988 model with no door signs and spotlights on both sides. Driverside light was white-light steady burn. Passenger side light had a red sealed-beam lamp that flashed off and on when activated. Hears the catcher...the car was ' black cherry' in color.
@@hermanator74301 That's cool!!! Its a beautiful color! I want one very bad but it was a color that was offered in late 1988 for the 89 models. There might have been some 88's that snuck out the door with that color. This is why you dont see many of them. I want one!!!!
I had a couple, those things are sort of pre cats. They were plugged on both mine. The heads are cool because the have premium Stellite valves. Should be a flat tappet cam,but, the block should be a roller cam unit. The trans should be an A999 HD with a low first gear. Partly because the 5th Avenues came with a 2.21 7 1/4 rear. The police cars usually came with an 8 1/4 and 2.94 gears. These are great cars, looking forward to see more of this one.
Great Video !!! I had 2 Diplomats, 3 Fifth Ave's Several Volares and a couple of Aspens. I love these cars . A mix of 318's and Slant Sixes I'm an old Timer, really love your show !!
I had one of those old cop cars mine was a 1985 and it was a plymouth it was a beast of a car the suspension in it was built like a truck and it had a 9 3/4 rear end in it with the steel slotted 15x7 police wheels it was a great car plus it had 140 mph certified speedo
I like Dylans style of "will it run" not to bloated. Just right.
Love the videos. Gotta love seeing these cars come back to life. 👍👍
My Dad has one of these fully restored. Engine needs some love but I’m hoping to learn a thing or two about it from your videos. Excited to see what you do!
You're on a mission from God... To get this car on the road!
question: is the lean burn system a milage or emission related thing? I don't know much about it, and from what i hear, that's a good thing. I dont know if you like unsolicited suggestions, but get some marvel mystery oil in it. you can hear the valvetrain getting clean!
Nice work man always liked these style Fury's and Diplomats thumbs up!
A old trick my grandpa taught me when he and i worked on cars when it came to freeze plugs. What he always did was take a little bit of silicone and rub it around the outside of the plug and then take a socket that was the size of the inside of the plug and hammer it in the block that way. It was his method of making sure the plug went in evenly and wasn't going to leak. As for the fast idle it's something the quadrajet's do i had an 81 Oldsmobile with a 307CI that had the quadrajet and it always idled high until the choke opened slightly.
Anyone else getting tired of "will it run" thing?
I just want the Charger to get finished.
Nope lol. They're working hard to give us free content, so I'll gladly take what they produce for us 💁♂️
I’d like to see a secret Santa edition where everyone gets an anonymous person a clunker. Then race them at the end
I'd like to see a "will it paint" or "will it pass smog" or "will it reupholster" for some of these cars as a change. Getting some of youtubes cars with hopeless bodies (not this one) to somewhat run leads us to a car that has not value as a drivetrain or a body.
My 1980 Dodge Diplomat 318 went $449,000 MI and the transmission went out and the radiator went out so I had to get rid of it but I did pull the engine and save it because it ran so good
My dad's 1985 Fifth Avenue went nearly 550,000 miles on the same 318. It was on its third Torqueflite when the rear main seal gave out. And he was awful about maintenance, too. That thing was unkillable.
Nice work Dylan.
I really enjoy your videos.
Retired LEO from Florida. In the 80's, I drove many of the Diplomats as a cop and as a detective. Out of all of the cars I drove throughout my career, the Dodge Diplomat was probably the best all around car. The agency I worked at only bought them equipped with the 318 2bbl, single exhaust. The car definitely was no speed demon, but the handling and maneuverability were pretty decent, and dependability was usually excellent. I always wanted to get one of those (police package version) and fix it up to use as a daily driver today, but never did. Last time I checked, they were a little hard to come by in decent shape, and a tad bit pricy for that type of car. I must admit to being a bit envious. (who besides me would be envious of a Dodge Diplomat) That car would have been a perfect candidate. Great video and I'll be curious to see what you do with it.
Way To Go Dylan, Cool Ride Man, Can’t Wait To See What’s Next!!
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Really cool find man, gonna watch the next one when it's up
I had a 1983 Chrysler 5th Ave with 318 2 barrel. I absolutely loved that car. It was loaded with cloth interior, but was as comfortable as a couch. Blew head gasket and drove it for a 1-1/2 years before selling it. Never got stuck in snow. Wish I still had it
Yeah Dylan McCool is back!!
Love your vids buddy. Keep em rollin
Wow I am a car guy who enjoys watching the content that you give to your channel and I am looking forward to more awesome work!
i love the M body - I am so glad you brought out a video with one with a quadrajet. Not another on CZcams showing the carb!
Really enjoyed this video First time watcher keep up the great work
Definitely looking forward to seeing more of this car!
Of course waiting to see if that other channel blasts you (they don't call you by name) for all of the stuff they say you did wrong.
It seems you and I share one thing in common. I too like old police cars and other old emergency vehicles that have once served the city and the public.
Had an 80 dodge aspen squad car, 318 police interceptor. That thing was a blast, ditched the emissions and original exhaust went with dual. Dropped a thermoquad 4 barrel on it a bit of tweaking on the timing and made a pretty good sleeper out of it.
Been waiting for a nice little series from you
I recently picked up an unmarked 87 Gran Fury that looks almost identical minus the paint job. Great cars, great ride, and also they get incredible gas mileage.
Yeah, that car was made in the wrong decade to be a "Bluesmobile." I think the original was a 1974 Monaco, on the "C" body chassis. This car is on the rear-wheel-drive "M" chassis along with the 5th Avenue and the Gran Fury. If this car was originally a police car, it likely had a 4 bbl. carb good for 175hp and the "Leanburn" computer was inside the car; not attached to the air cleaner housing like civilian models. Great video!
I was a mechanic in my fathers Dodge/Chrysler dealership in the mid-70's and 80's. The Chrysler Electronic Lean-Burn (ELB) system was an absolute nightmare to anyone not acquainted with it and not much better for those of us who were ~ LOL! We had somewhat of an advantage in troubleshooting these units however because we had saved quite a few that had been replaced with new ones. Each old unit had it's own problem which we had labeled. we could replace a suspected bad unit with another known bad unit that had a different problem. It would fix the existing problem but would of course create the new one as well, which we expected. Now we would know to replace it with a new unit. And if we didn't already have an old one with the same problem we would label and keep it. This system of troubleshooting was much faster than the dealership manual suggested.
25:24 - An unique moment of happines to any car guy.