250,000 Miles Of Neglect Finally Catches Up To The Morrvair!
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So I got some maintenance on the Morrvair. 250,000 miles of neglect on the engine.
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That scanner bar is amazing, this makes it MUM (Malts Ultimate Movair)
Do they have free pizza 🍕
Might consider subscribing if these folks ever learn to not take themselves _SO_ seriously!
Hello michael my name is MORR (Matt's Off Road Recovery) I work for the foundation of law and recovery. We've got a side-by-side with a broken UTV joint. Let's roll.
Fun fact, Mountain Dew is actually called Barthel skeet
I love that Matt did the man pause when the guy behind the counter asked "anything else for you today?" Every man does this because there is a LOT more that he wants to get. lol
Yes! (In your head) I'll take a Flowmaster, a cold air intake, steel braided lines for everything, a new jack, and some of those snickers candy bars. Lol everytime!!!
@@Jizden_Mipanz . .. . And gimme a bottle of ANYTHING & a glazed doughnut ~ to _GO_ !
Usually it is "I know I'm forgetting something, but I can't remember what it is."
I usually say , "one of everything" !
I had the same thought lol. That was the look that said "I can't think of anything, but I know I'm going to be back"
Matt, you only need anti-seize on the plugs if you need to take them out again. I'm not completely sure you'll benefit 😃
You don’t need it at all, they are coated from the factory.
400,000 mile the motor may not need them anymore
Nothing worse than hearing the crunching of thread when loosening sparkplugs. Anti-sieze forever.
@@SteelheadTed maybe for mom's camry and dad's corolla ... I'd say this application sees quite different heat and endurance loads than most will ever see in daily driving. Only thing they could add to increase severity of service is add in consistent road salt spray :p
Totally love Tom being a part of the crew. He is definitely getting more comfortable on camera. Go Tom.
I've watched Matt's channel from the beginning years ago, watched many different crew / characters pass thought while new members join the show along the way. It's very clear to me what keeps me watching along with others who make this channel popular. It's Matt himself. Other off road channels are missing that key element, a self-effacing fun loving free wheeling common man. Matt is the spark that keeps me watching ever episode his very talented support crew produce for him.
Facts I enjoy the whole crew but matt is def why I stay engaged and it seems natural when he does the thing which is even better
Hey, it's time to work on the snow cat! It's the perfect conditions for getting the tracks repaired. Spread the love to the rest of the equipment.
Yes please on the MORR Crew doing maintenance, repairs and upgrades to the Bombi snowcat well BEFORE fall hits and snow flies at higher elevations in Utah. Most people either haven't seen a snowcat in person, or they've never ridden in one or they don't even live where it snows...and most people find snowcats to be fun to watch, interesting and kind of unique and special as vehicles go. If you build it, they will come! ;)
@@twiddlinbits Oh ya 671 gmc powered or? And extra extra cab with room for activities!
Matt is often so dry that seeing his absolute joy in the KITT scanner is everything and unlocked his humor bone. The whole thing with the gas pedal and driving barefoot and feeling the bolt just made me cackle.
Say what you will, there's nothing like barefoot driving
Needs one of those pedals that are shaped like a foot.
Brother had one that would stick. Learned how to shift to neutral and hit the brakes!!
Matt's "dry" has come a long way since the beginning. It's been fun to watch him get more comfortable,being himself in front of the camera. I could never.
I just love this channel. I spent 90% of my life in southern Utah. Now that I'm in Georgia this keeps me connected to my roots. Man, I love seeing these videos of my old stomping grounds.
Anyone else love the 11:00 min mark. The growing concern on Matt’s face as it holds second gear longer and longer. The “baby what the F are you doing right now, please don’t blow up” look.
Tom: “Yeah we pulled some timing and fixed the seats and it’s running so good now”
Matt: “haha lights go blink🙃”
I think we'd all like to see the full length video of the throttle sticking in the heavy wrecker.
@@waggy401 yep. Everything that happened can be seen on the Donut video. Happened quick so there's not a lot to see but it was a pretty intense moment. Somehow I think if Matt's Team had a longer video we'd of seen it by now because they don't seem shy about uploading 45+ minutes of content per video. lol.
Car wizard: I can taste fluids to determine the issue.
Matt: I can taste voltage to determine how much power is there.
Matt's a fun guy, but his superpower is how much he enjoys the odd ball stuff. He's also a great team leader in that he enables people to become multi faceted individual contributor's.
LOVE THE BLUE COLOR OF THE CORVAIR. WHAT A WELL PRESERVED PAINT JOB
Matt gets to pursue childhood dreams. He has a Corvair that he first saw when he was a kid on some sort of family trip and now he has added a little touch from a favorite TV show. I can relate. Little touches of that kind of whimsy add a lot of enjoyment to life.
Matt I love how your inner child is alive and well. Like who doesn't need a scanner light bar lol. It's those little joys in life that make it all worth it.
Matt just seems like he’s having SO MUCH fun working on stuff and making CZcams videos right now and the enthusiasm makes the videos really enjoyable to watch.
I like Jake being part of the in front camera crew. He adds a bit of comedy to the crowd.
Only us 80's kids will understand how cool the scanner bar is! I hear O'Riley commercials on the radio all the time but never saw one in NJ. The first time I went to Utah I was blown away by how many were in your state.
There Is A Distrubition Warehouse Here In Lubbock, It Has Been Instrumental To Being Able To Get Parts Right Away For Jobs.
We have quite a few locations in Columbus, Ohio, also.
A little trick for starting the spark plugs in I learned about 60 years ago. Use about a 4 inch long piece of rubber hose that will slip over the plug end. It allows you to start the plug turning and helps align the threads and start very easily.
Matt looks like he’s doing so good with Tom around. They are a duo that you want to see forever.
The original spark plugs are supposed to have the very end (where the plug wire goes) painted - key words = supposed to. There are a lot of LS's with more than 200,000 on the plugs before they start giving any signs of needing replaced.
I love the channel contents.
Absolutely love the scanner bar! Way cool tie back to Kitt! Thanks Matt for validating us kids of the 80's!!
Doing something because "I just wanted to" relieves the pressure of all the times you did it because you "had to do it". And it makes you feel 😊.
I love the Morrvair, it is a work of art. I would love to work for you Matt but my wrench turning days are over. Retired bus mechanic of 20 years, before that I was a used and new car mechanic of the 70's-90's. Stay safe.
Wishing Colby a speedy recovery! I'm glad Jake is part of your team, he certainly is a good addition. I'm also super happy to see all the improvements including headache rack in the back. Well done Tom Tom on the tune, that sure makes a massive different. The KITT addition is awesome!!!
Matt looks more relaxed and having more fun than he has in a while! I can only imagine all the stuff he has going on. A million and a half subscribers? Wow! Congrats!
That KITT bar is the ONLY thing that was needed to get the biggest smile from Matt! lol
Best addition to the team so far! Can't wait to see what KITT will do to help the MORR team, always helped the HOFF when he needed it!!
" _MATHEW_ "
Kitt would short out with Matt
That's the best smile I've seen him have
“Matthew, your fuel level is low!”
Love the new addition to the Morrvair, I grew up watching the night rider. This was a great episode. I enjoyed seeing everyone just hanging out and having fun. It was cool seeing everyone riding to O'Reilly's in the blue morrvair.
FWIW, my dad was a car mechanic. Our cars NEVER got fixed. After I was about 14, I did it. Tom, recall that in Hollywood, Jed was always the one to clamp it! Seats - Recaro - you'll never regret it. Carry on, folks. Always wunnerful.
Real good to see Matt, TT, and Lizzy spending time together in the shop.
Jake adds a lot of value. I'd be happy to have more of him. Not so sure about Colby, and I am definitely not a fan of that little goblin lad.
Ole 5.3 was screaming during Matt’s 0-60 test😂😂
Yes it sure was.
I thought Tom's launch was a little soft, but then Matt buried the pedal! 😆
I have been watching you guys for so long. Alot of jumping forward and backward thru all the videos and I have decided you guys are one of the most genuine CZcamsrs around. Thank u for the most genuine material around. Alot of videos out now are click bait and you always provide a great video, and great trail suggestions and ideas. Thank you for your channel. You, Robbie and the fab rats are so genuine, I love it... Thank you so much for the info and step by steps
8:05 Matt being so gentle with the dog is just so nice to see. It's something I strive to do for myself - be firm in what you want and need, then be firm about what those around you want and need and beyond that don't ever be mean unnecessarily. Nothing good ever comes from that.
Matt "I'm going to look for things wrong"
The Internet "FUEL GUAGE!!!"
Matt "I'm going to change the alternator and then dream about Morrvair meets KIT"
The Internet 🤦♂️
So O'Reilly must now be a BIG sponsor.
Fact!
yeah, this is new low
@@courgetteehow is having a sponsor and growing your business a low? Come on man.
Matt and his crew have specifically mentioned heading over to O Reilly for parts many times. O’Reilly would be stupid as a company NOT to want to take care of a patron that has brought so much attention and business to their company. Matt deserves all the attention and recognition he gets, weather it be from an individual or a company. Word of mouth is the most powerful form of marketing, always has been always will be.
I bet they are.
VGG is also sponsored by them.
Hey guys and gals. I recently had a major injury and ran into your channel. I just got a Tacoma TRD Sport to take my son to more remote backpacking trips, and then I go and trip and fracture my ankle. I wanted a manual transmission, access cab, and six foot bed and figured I could install a locker later. I started looking up all kinds of off road techniques and modifications, including recovery since the whole off road thing is kind of new to me. Your incredibly positive channel has gotten me through some tough times recovering. I appreciate it.
You know you made it when O'Reilleys is your main sponsor 😂 These guys are killin it
Matt: I'm guilty of neglecting the Morrvair for far too long... I'm going to fix it.
Matt never checks air filter.
Wipers don't work, heater doesn't work, A/C doesn't work. He always has these problems that he mentions. I enjoy his videos, but it seems like he doesn't maintain his equipment.
If you guys haven’t noticed they are a little busy. Not saying they shouldn’t maintain stuff but I can see how it could not make the high priority list until it must happen.
Ask any mechanic how well their own stuff is maintained & they will tell you not well at all
@@SelfEvident Well they did do one my constant complaints regarding 'the rules' - TomTom - no seat belt on.
They might be busy, but if you at least look at one thing whenever there's time then the number of issues are going to be reduced to just the big jobs.
Swapping spark plugs can be done quickly enough if it's just that.
Fixing the seats is also a thing they could have done in under an hour. And they could fix one at a time too.
When you wait until things break completely you never know when it's going to happen and what the implications will be. And it also means you now HAVE to fix them even though you don't have time to. And when things break completely it can easily turn into a major job, rather than a small maintenance fix.
Imagine one of the sparkplugs breaking such that stuff falls into the cylinder and wreaks havoc there then goes into the valves to bend/break them which in turn messes up the camshaft/whatever.
A 20 minute job turned into a 20 hour job.
Jamie: "But that's not your style." 😂😂
I truly enjoy your antics and the fact you and Tom play off each other soo well and still produce effective, simple improvements! Be safe, looking forward to the next installment of the "Matts off Road show.
Hopefully, the scanner printed circuit board has a conformal coating on it. Conformal coating protects it from moisture and corrosion. I like the MTG silicone conformal coating. It dries clear.
The KITT scanner bar is just what the Morrvair needed. I liked what you said about the anti-seize on the spark plug threads. I use a dab of anti-seize when I put new plugs in my vehicles too. I feel it’s most important to use when the plugs are going into aluminum heads. Also, the dielectric helps when removing the plug wires after the next 200,000 miles. 😂
Yes, dielectric grease is a good ideal to use on spark plug leads or other electrical joints.
Loved seeing the "new" Corvair. So cool to see older cars back on the road and appreciated.
I love your attitudes I’m trying to learn from you all and just be a happy person! Nothing seems to bother you especially Matt. Some of the stuff he has to deal with as far as stuff not going right or fitting right on the vehicles he is just always happy and it’s awesome to watch. Trying to learn from ya Matt! You guys are all awesome I’m so glad I found this channel!
Hi Matt! When I bought our 2005 Toyota 4Runner from the original owner in 2011, it had 225,000 miles. No codes to be seen. Idle was slow but smooth. I pulled the original copper plugs and replaced with Iridium. Gave one to the Toyota Parts Manager for a souvenir. 120 thousands of an inch gap was eye-popping. Mileage went up 3mpg overnight, idle RPM normal and running like a race horse! Now with 313,000 miles and running strong. Engine has never been open! No oil consumption between 5000 mile intervals. ❤
The shop videos are my absolute favorite! Especially when Lizzy is in the shop. What a great crew.
@5:42 The look of a man desperately trying to think of just one of the dozens of things he should buy while he is there.
My grandfather was a farmer and when I was growing up, he’d always say “I cut it off twice and it’s still too short!” when we’d be working on anything involving measuring. Watching Matt reminds me of that. 😂
And I’m also an auto mechanic for 11 years, and also prefer to eyeball vs measure, and am surprisingly accurate usually. Lol
That “kit” bar is hilarious, love that show and I-grew up in the 50’s
Man the way she hits in the gears when Matt fed her.. from 2nd to 3rd was impressive.
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I completely understand about the XJ seats. my frame was broken in 3 places. I had to pull the entire base apart down to the bare frame. straighten everything out and weld in reinforcements so it wouldn't break again. but honestly they have been great for about a year now. we will see what the future holds.
I have been watching Matt's off-road recovery for quite a while. First video I saw was Matt pulling a race car out of his attic!!!
If you haven't yet, I highly recommend going way back and watching the early recovery videos before these overly built vehicles were employed.
I hope you made the fuel gauge senders priority when you’ve been upgrading the Banana and Morvair.
That Scanner bar is exactly an 11% improvement.
So sweet to see that lovely old Corvair rollin' round the streets! The Banana always seemed more tractable, especially just off-idle, but the Morrvair now sounds as good!
I only commented on this post, but I watched the whole series of the Corvair build. I must say you guys are the best team and most versatile group of people I’ve seen and y’all work together so well. What you were able to accomplish is nothing short of amazing. I love your videos and have seen too many to count. I’d love to meet you someday Matt. I kinda feel like I’ve known you forever. Best wishes for you and your family and your business. Keep getting ‘em out!
The new gas pedal needs green LEDs on either side ,hooked up to the throttle position sensor. Then the MORRvair will be ready for season three.
The Donut video was really good, it was super nice to see James finally reunited with his dad.
Great watching the three of you Matt, Lizzy and Tom Tom
Thanks MATT! and Tom Tom, That's great reminding us of Kit and a good old Doc reference too. it's great to see the team working together and knowing your fridge is stocked up. Paul is probably due for a visit. 😇
The Morrvair definitely sounds 11% smoother …
Yet another 11% for the scanner bar !!!
So cool !!!
Tom did a fantastic job tuning the ‘carburettor’
But it’s the scanner that ‘really’ made the changes …
We all know that !!!
I bought a 97 XJ that had the same problem with the bolt holes ripping out. When I was welding washers into the seat, I took the backrest and the foam off, and that square frame for the seat fell apart in two pieces. Some of the welds between the tubing and the formed sheet metal had broken from the extra force leaning back on the seat where it wasn't supported in the front. I noticed it, but my dad had no complaints. He's a bit heavier than I am, so I was the only one pushing myself back enough while pushing on the clutch to notice, but it did take a little persuasion with a hammer to get both sides holding the backrest in the same place. Wouldn't surprise me if the same thing happened to your seats.
Cool Jeepster. Nice to see O'Reilly's sponsorship. They're building a new store in my little (pop. about 12.5K) desert town. No chain auto parts stores before. Of course, no McDonald's, no Starbucks, no Subway, no Denny's, no Walmart, Lowe's, drug stores or Home Depot either. No tire shops, no supermarkets, no high school, no factories. When we bought our 1st house here, no gas stations, no cable, no natural gas, no traffic lights, no park, no freeway, no police, no medical, no library, no bank. Most important...No crowds and no traffic, no smog.
As a fellow 80's kid all you need now is an A-Team Van and you are ready rock and roll lol, great video keep up the good work!
I’d have wanted to replace that broken rear door glass, it’s really bugging me 🤣
Great episode, and the Morrvair is just about the right era for KITT…
Love the Morrvair, it’s handsome and a beast.
❤️🇷🇴
YOU ARE THE FIRST GUY I HAVE SEEN BESIDES MYSELF ACTUALLY PUSH THE ALTERNATOR SPACERS OUT BEFORE TRYING TO SHOVE A NEW ONE IN.
In Australia we sell a lot of NGK spark plugs @ Repco Auto Parts (part of the NAPA family) and we recommend 75,000 km's which is only around 47,000 miles so well done !!!
Cheers Pete.
Lizzy is such an asset to Matt's off road recovery she can pretty much do anything anybody on crew can do
Her great can-do personality fits in well with the group. Its good to see such a young woman in YT videos who has real talent and skills.
Yes - sweeping up today !
A great video and a well deserved spa day for the Morrvair. The only thing missing was Matt driving up a ramp on a moving 18 wheeler!
Nice to see the Morrvair running so well! Great job on the tuning Tom!
Matt, the whole reason yours still runs vs others is the engine. LM7s are the heart of GMT800s. And everyone knows that the more you abuse a GMT800 the stronger it becomes. You essentially have a disguised 800 so it’ll last forever as long as you never do any maintenance.
I really enjoyed how happy Matt was this episode.
I see Matt’s still avoiding the caged tiger of the SnowCat 😂🤣😂
The morvair has the coolest exhaust note. I didn’t realize it’s a 5.3. When Matt did the acceleration run he really got on it and the truck sounded good. I have a similar used 5.3 In my LS swap car.
Your Corvair / Nightrider lights are "Awesome". Brings back the good old days when my son and I would watch the show. Thank you for bring back family memories.
Led works plenty fine under water. The controller does not, unless it is waterproof. The conroller can be dipped in plaasti dip for tool handles. Works awesome. Greeting from a long time rc'er who is used to submerge leds on trails.
You have way more patience than most folks I've encountered Matt.
26:33 dang Lizzy, you almost ripped O'Reilly's door right off the hinges!! 😂😂
What about giving the poor old girl a full oil, coolant and filters change, given where you guys drive that thing, that’s important . Great video
I was so happy to see our Morvair on the Donut list. Anytime “ Matt’s off-road is mentioned anywhere it just makes me happy. But I do get a bit jealous when our equipment is spoken about like it belongs to them…. Guess what ? No it’s ours!
Really nice to see the little kid in Matt over the scanner lights. Don't ever lose that...
They do serve as a way to find customers who leave bad pins though.
I LOVE 😍Knight Rider!
Giving the Morvair a front light bar like Kit gives it personality too! I can't wait to see what it looks like when the Morvair is rolling after dark. Great video! ☺️👍❤️
A wee tip for Matt ,, find a piece of hose line that your plug ceramic fits snuggly into and use it to seat your plug. Gives you full 360 rotation and a torque free twist which wont damage alloy threads. You can get to tight spots then torque once seated :)
I'm sure he knows that, he has a press but still beats U joints in with a hammer. That says it all.
@@bigredc222 Yep. You can beat U joints with a hammer...and axles...and a lot of stuff. Not the best idea for spark plugs and alloy heads. I don't understand your point given if he knows the hose hack..it would have been in the video?!
@@iainshallish2631 I'm saying he knows the hacks and doesn't use them. He's probably using the socket with an extension, it works fine.
The scanner light is awesome, I was a fan of the show too. And FWIW, I've been putting anti seize on everything that has threads for 40 years and I've never once had a reason to regret it...and many reasons to be glad I did.
Okay. I might be wrong here but it looks like the only brake pedal travel stop you have is the brake light switch itself and if that's the case then it's no wonder the old switch kept getting stuck in the open position. You should really have a mechanical pedal travel stop that takes care of the pedal stop and not the switch as using your switch will cause it to wear out prematurely and or stick due to being hammered inward. Take care and I love your video's Matt. 👍😀
^^ and if it comes out too far once, the rod may drop down and no brakes at all! always put a physical stop(with rubber bumper).
You ahould try the UV light activated resins. They are EPIC. I used them all the tme. Epoxy goes on and will stay wet forever so you can place yor part. Then flip the pen around and hit it with the attached UV light. Instantly solid. Im somewhat of a JB connoisseur and it holds up there with the best of them. Really handy for precision work where you dont want to hold a piece for 20 minutes for the jb to set up lol. Aside from the gamut of jbs i have in my fasteners drawer.m, i always have 2 or 3 of those. Usually is am invisible fix too. Handy on classic car restos
So glad I watched this. My 2003 suburban has the stock plugs and wires still with 215k miles on it. Guess I'll change them tomorrow
TT now that you are family, and I can say seeing those plugs go in after 200,000 miles, lets get the gas gauge, air conditioner, weather stripping, and what ever else the Morvair needs. Now as I watch the rest of this, it seems Matt wants to fix things. Go for it...
The MORRvair is such a beautiful car!!!!!! Even more so now that it has a KITT.
This doesn’t get said enough…….Hats off to those who keep your shop neat, clean and organized.
I’m a few days behind due to vacation, but today I saw a school-bus-yellow Corvair in the tiny wide spot known as Granger, Wyoming. Which brought me back to the channel this evening.
I do believe that you should now add Air Wolf turbos to the Morrvair to go with KITT’s scanner. You wouldn’t even need to finish the tune…
I bought a 74 chevy truck that ran ok. I pulled the spark plugs and they were pugs that they stopped making in 78. Once I changed them it was like a completely new truck
Cracking episode in the life of the Morr Crew... Gotta love Lizzy and her quick quips,,,''no, you ride in a saddle'',,,and Tom with his 'giddy up',, well he was working on making better 'Horse power' lol... As for the knightrider scanner,, just CLASS....
Matt could make his life easier by working on the Bombi now.
Not his style😂 We will see repairs in November is my guess.
“Tuned the carburettor” 😂 love how Matt simultaneously embraces and denies the new ways of doing things
Love seeing Corvairs out and about as support and shop vehicles! I've driven my Dad's '64 Monza coupe with Kelsey Hayes wire wheels and bias plies, and then with radials.......so much better with radials! I run Maxxis MA-1 radials on my Corvair cars, & MileStar 14s on my FC Corvairs.
The amount of times I laugh to myself and shake my head just because Matt is exactly like me is hilarious. From the way he mechanics to his poor maintenance to his incredibly good luck by winging it is like my twin.... lol Oh and I get massively impatient and then have to redo stuff all the time.....
Sort of off topic: A green Corvair Lakewood pulled up next to me at the gas pump today. The owner said the car gets regularly driven and even road trips it! What a neat car!
When it comes to seats or saddles I know saddles have horns so the Morrvair would have 1 seat and 1 saddle. Enjoyed the show!!
Iridium plugs are designed for 75000 to 100000 miles. Typically it's recommended to check them at 60000. The iridium plugs can't be gapped because the electrode tips are "fine wire" and break very easily. I usually run the NGK plugs in all my vehicles simply because I've never had a bad one out of the box. All the other brands I have.