1965 Plymouth Fury UPDATE / FIXES Got A Title! - NNKH
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- čas přidán 20. 10. 2023
- Finally got a title for the Fury wagon! Let's get her back on the road.
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This car is literally the reason I originally subscribed to your channel. I absolutely love this car.
Me too!! I’ve been looking for one here in New Zealand, but to no avail, our import restrictions are becoming more restrictive also, would be incredibly difficult to find one from USA to bring here
Me too! Great to see the old girl getting treated right. It would be awesome with a manual in it.
Me Too!
Same here i subbed to him because of that Fury Wagon and that Tonka truck he was working on
His Tundra is a submarine guys, it's the real MVP 💯💪
The rant on the Holley was spot on.
Wow those hoses and that steel in the dumpster were an amazing find. It’s always cool to see what some people throw out.
Seriously! Just think what the value of that air tank alone is.
I went through the rusty block/running hot thing with my 383 as well. I finally did a couple citric acid flushes and that cured it. You HAVE to neutralize it afterward. The shroud might help but that's mostly for low-speed airflow. Your issue was the same as mine, plenty of airflow but not enough heat transfer from the block to the coolant to the radiator to the air. I would ditch that flex fan asap. Not only can they self-destruct, but they turn into a revolving wall of airflow obstruction when they flex straight. Mopar ALWAYS used 7-blade clutch fans on HD cooling applications through the '60's and '70's. I'm pretty sure you shouldn't have ATF inside the speedo cable. That could migrate up the cable into the speedo. There are two o-rings inside the speedo cable adapter on the trans. One large around the outside and one small inside to seal the cable(edit: it seals the steel part of the driven gear). You can buy those kits. Be sure to put the adapter back in the same spot as it was, because it's oblong, so if you put it in differently (rotationally) it can position the driven gear too close to the drive gear and kill the plastic driven gear. Google that, it'll make sense. Last of all, if you have to do any weird stuff to get the trans to shift on time then something with the throttle rod to the trans(that's what Mopar calls it, not a kickdown rod) is out of whack. I would suspect that installation of the Holley EFI as the culprit because there are adjustments that are made to that rod and it's linkages per the FSM. Torqueflites shift nicely once the throttle cable is dialed in.
Wo you know your stuff man. Great channel gets great comments. This one seems especially helpful.
I concur. The factory clutch fan with steel blades is the best set up to use. Flexi fans are scary dangerous. The other info is spot on too.
I think the thermostat-no thermostat debate seems very vehicle specific, I've been a fully qualified mechanic for 36 years (in the UK) and seen a lot of over heating problems... obviously. Some vehicles you can just chuck out the thermostat and they'll be fine, others the overheat will get worse. So what I'm saying here is 'whatever works for you' is the right way to go! Great video Chris I'm glad you finally got the title for the Fury.
I worked on race cars for over a decade, so take this however you like. We ran restrictors rather than thermostats. The restrictor is essentially a stat with the guts removed, it slows the water down enough to get cooled by the radiator, where with a thermostat it's one more part that can fail. Open cooling system ran 20 degrees warmer than a restrictor in our application. I think you should get some radiator/block flush to help get that muck out. Also yes, a shroud is a must have.
The restriction also makes the water pump push a sufficient amount of water through the block and heads.
Gus jumping into the fury was so cute ❤
Here in the UK those hoses would be called bagging and you never turn down free stuff like that 👌🏻
Does that mean when Gus jumped in it's called dogging? LOL
is #dogging a popular thing that side of the pond?@@Martin.Wilson
@@LAactor It has it's players here as well.
doggin styling@@Martin.Wilson
As for those of us who say that running an engine without a thermostat will actually make an engine run hotter, you just proved us right. When you impeded the flow of water through the radiator with the piece of screen, the engine temp went down to 195. Without a thermostat, the coolant goes through the radiator too fast and does not have enough time to cool. Take the old thermostat and cut the center out of it and install just the outer ring. This should slow down the flow enough to work. A shroud is a must also.
the brass gus could be a hood ordainment
Emblem bro Emblem lol
Unique moments all through the episode but my favorite is finding the channel locks sticking through the floor of the car … ‘I’ve been looking for those!’ . Glad you got the lift but with your style it almost seems like cheating 😎
Chris at his finest!
“This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for”🎉🎉
The thermostat allows the coolant (water and antifreeze) to stay in the radiator a longer amount of time to cool the overall temperature of the engine to a lower temperature. There is a bypass hose in or near the water pump that allows the coolant to be pumped/circulated in the block till the thermostat opens to allow coolant to flow out to the radiator -- to be held in the radiator for cool-down, then back to the engine as cooled down coolant. The radiator is really a fluid to air intercooler. The thermostat does not fully stay open, it gradually opens a little bit at first, sometimes it goes full open, sometimes it's going full open and full closed to regulate the ideal running temperature of the engine as designed by the factory. I hope this clears things up. So yeah install the correct opening temperature thermostat for that engine. I would also find a factory fan shroud or a later plastic one that will fit correctly.
Was wondering when someone would catch on and yep you did, nearly identical setup in my 1965 Fury III factory bb car. for the last 5 years been dropping magnets 6 round ones together in the rad just like you did except i attached one to the end of a metal coat hanger and use it fish out the 6, results look identical to yours... and that was after a machine shop hot tanked the block! 727 is the best auto trans ever made but i upgraded to a 1972 model (out of an Rv paid 150 still pulls hard no rebuild 5 years later) which are the best version. Have a larger front bushing and upgraded valve body. valve bodies on 65 and older are pro to cracking which mine was as well as my brothers. Tried to jb weld, didn't go well so yeah, ditch the old cable driven for a 71 or newer. i installed a B and M star something shifter, adds to the cool factor! Have a 1975 version 727 out of a Jensen i purchased bout 4 years ago. Help me install it and you can have the one that's currently in my car! Can purchase a Mopar Performance Fan Shrouds P2998326 from summ it racing bolted right up to my aluminum rad but different brand than yours. ditch the flex fan for a 6 or 7 blade with clutch and mr gas ket high flow stat and your good to go! I'm calling you out on a head to head best of 3 drag race with Fury! Yeah the Fury's back!
WOW, so much rust! When I worked at a MOPAR dealer, we used Wynn's Products a lot. I particularly loved the cooling system flush. I would buy some for home and run on my own old vehicles, sometimes for n2-3 weeks before flushing out. My cooling system turned out bright shiny brass in the radiator and no overheating anymore.
Something to consider old cars with verticle flow radiators can benefit from a upper radiator hose coolant filter to prevent clogging from rust
one time while my 396 was hanging from a hoist I pulled the block freeze plugs and used a steam pressure washer and blasted the water jacket and it looked like gravel washing out of the block
Done that too!
The Tascam DA 88 was a professional, digital audio recorder/playback unit in the 1990s. We actually had one running our Electric Nights show at Knott's Berry Farm in the 1990s. It's funny to see how much these old electronics fall in price as the years go by. I got my current laserdisc player for $19 at Goodwill but it retailed new for over a thousand.
It’s nice seeing this old wagon getting some love!
Nice progress on the Fury and your new garage is looking great! Loving the organization you have in there. All that stuff...
Thanks!
Purpose of a thermostat in a car is to keep the car in a temperature range. If you take out the thermostat, your car may not warm up fast enough in cold days. So you are right, the car will stay cooler than without one.
We put a washer in spot where your thermostat goes in slow the water down. Keep it in the radiator longer to help cool it if you got it open, it blows too fast cool
Love the wagon it's looking really good I'm glad you were able to get it running right and drive it it's been sitting for a long time I was wondering where it was so keep on keeping on my friend
Thank you. Pretty good road trip , glad to see that wagon is for sure yours . Nice grab with the scrap. Good to see your better half if I MAY SAY . ALSO happy Guss. Great entertainment, very good video
Chris, I have an old Fisher and what you’re referring to the tuning knob being weighted. They do in fact have a round weight on the back.
Hey Mr Chris. Really enjoyed your video. You are such an honest person, showing your goofs and everything else. Always good to see little Gus man. Your lift in your shop no matter how you slice it is still a very good thing. Look forward to the next video!!
That D-88 was a staple in every audio studio. It cost thousands back in the day.
Hi just wanted to share with you, I am almost 66years never been able to drive know nothing about engines, but I think your Chanel is great, and the way you put things across and mix things in is top-drawer. Thank you. 👍🐝🌞
I got to say I absolutely love that Fury . Although me and you will have to agree to disagree when it comes to thermostats my 68 Roadrunner 440 never ran 210 degrees even with the factory radiator cuz basically that's all I had back then, not like today. Come to think about it when I first tore down that 440 Interceptor engine out of a Florida state trooper car that block was so full of crap I can't believe that the trooper car didn't overheat. I actually boiled that block out with a 50/50 mix of muriatic acid kind of a home remedy hot tank. Thermostats are actually a dual purpose, it helps to let the motor warm up so that your heater works while the radiator is cooling a fresh batch to return to the hot engine. It's like you said if you don't put a thermostat in it never gets hot so your heater would never work until eventually the temperature goes all the way up like it did and there's no way to cool the motor like I said we will have to agree to disagree to each his own doesn't matter anyway I would always show you and Jen respect no matter what as that's the school of teaching that I was raised in. Anyhow God bless and take care can't wait till your next video
Love watching what your doing to preserve these old motors, they don’t make them like that more
Great video as always! Love the 65 Fury! Keep doing videos on this great classic station wagon!
Subbed! I used to have a '70 roadrunner with a 383 that also had a Purple Shaft Cam in it from Direct Connection. Love this wagon man, keep up the good work!
Привет из России! Начал тебя смотреть год назад из-за этого Плимута видео попалось в рекомендациях, хорошо что опять возобновил работы с ним и какой ютуб молодец что есть синхронный перевод иначе я ни черта не понял бы😆 Спасибо за видео и удачи!
Glad you finally got the title issues figured out on this Fury Wagon and the Chevelle! On the cooling system/no t-stat deal, it can and will most definitely overheat (especially at higher engine speeds) since there is no restriction, as the coolant is flowing into and out of the radiator too quickly to be cooled effectively. How badly (or even if, really) that happens will depend on the radiator size, it's flow capabilities, the pumping ability of the water pump impeller, the overall flow rate of the coolant passages in the block and heads, and the ambient temperature. A fan shroud is a great idea! As you know, they do really help the fan to pull the air through the radiator instead of just buffeting all around under the hood. Also, some folks think that coolant does the job of cooling. Nope. The water in the mixture is the part that actually transfers heat. Coolant raises the boiling point of water, and lubricates the water pump bearings and seals. I wouldn't go much beyond a 50/50 mix of coolant and distilled water, and lean more towards more water than coolant. And, yes, use distilled water, as it doesn't have any suspended minerals, or at least shouldn't. I have a neighbor whose 79 Ford Van would overheat. The shop who worked on it before I did seemed to have run straight coolant trying to chase down a "running hot" issue. I installed a good quality Stant 180 stat, blew out the radiator fins with compressed air (from the fan side to the grille side), filled it with about a 40% coolant (NAPA Green) and 60% distilled water, and she no longer overheats. Take care, bro, and stay cool!
I love your content. Where is the part 3 for the Chevelle? The first 2 were so good!
Seems like there should be an insert inside the connector to guide the pins and push out the housing to help seal.
Yes. Exactly. Like every factory connector ever. I can't believe they made them this way. My guess is maybe they've already updated them. If not they definitely should.
Not happy with Holley! 😮
The connectors should be plastic, weatherpack, and the housing should support the pins. Just like on factory stuff. 🤦♂️
I've used CLR to flush out the engine before. It worked very well.
That EFI is probably going to run really rich until it relearns with the proper fuel flow. It was probably working the other injectors really hard to make up for the fact that one of them wasn't there before.
It is good to see the Fury Wagon getting some love. I have a soft spot for old wagons like that. It reminds me of my childhood. Good stuff Chris.
Love the fury!! My dad has a 65 sports fury 2 door, trying like hell to get him to get it going.
I love your channel. I had a 1970 Gran Fury Sport. It had the 727 torque flight as well. The filter was very close to the bottom of pan and clogged up a few times. You could drive a few hundred feet, and it would suck the crap up and clog. I would shut the car off for 10 minutes or so and then it would go again. Yeah, it was pretty nasty in that transmission. It took a couple of fluid changes to clear it out. But it ran fine afterward. The car had the 383 magnum. That was 1978.
A full size muscle car for sure!!
When we raced stock cars running5500 rpm in 1st gear. Aka extream conditions. They did overheat. We found running the ring of the bad thermostat. With the slight restriction worked well. We cut the thermostat off the ring
absolutely love this car. my dad had one just like it when I was 10 years old I love the new garage is looks great!
Chris love your channel man it has a great variety of subjects and your approach to life is great, salvaging good usable items is near to my heart as I always keep stuff that may come in handy on other projects . Love your shop and the way you have your spare parts organized . Love seeing Jen and Gus and Turbo in your videos as well Jen has a great attitude and singing voice and well Gus is hilarious to watch . Keep it real brother !
My first car was a Corsica. It was the blue they offered in 92! Loved that car and do genuinely miss it. Lots of good teenage memories
Mine came brand new with one injector unplugged. I used some small zip ties and put the clips together. It is super easy took like ten minutes. The prongs on the crossover tube are a little thought to put back. Also use dielectric grease on spark plug wires . I also wired my ignition system to a water proof really. It cleans up the input signal for Efi. Also unpin and extra wires in harness you are not using. Make sure in settings your ac kick down is turned off if you don’t have ac. I also set the IAC too 25% throttle position. This helps when cruising and you let off throttle it will not fall to fast and cause hesitation. Awesome channel! This thing s have worked for my unit all cars are different and your results may vary
I love the shop organization videos from you. Keep em coming.
The issues with the cooling system reminds me a lot of the problems Derek from VGG had with the Bricklin -- Hopefully Dan from DD's Speed Shop sees this video and learns something.
I’d recommend going to a You pull it or salvage yard and source an over flow tank and hose for that rad
Yes, it is a common misconception that slowing down your cooling system improves performance.
It is true that slowing down the flow rate will cause the outlet coolant to be cooler, however, that's not the entire picture. What you really care about is heat rejection. Temperature drop is only one of the variables that dictates heat rejection. We also need to consider flow rate.
The equation for heat transfer is Q (Heat) = m (mass flow rate) x C (specific heat capacity) x Delta T (change in temperature).
A higher flow rate will always more than make up for the smaller change in temperature you'll see by adding a restriction to the cooling loop.
So glad you got a title for the Fury. Such a cool car, deserves to be driven.
Flex fans are ok for low speeds. The more rpms, the flatter the blades get to lessen the drag. Stock fan and shroud is the best option. Love the channel.
'rpm' 😄
I would suggest that you stick a water hose on full, open the petcock and let it run while the engine is running. The thermostat will continue to allow the water to heat and cycle the rust out. I would also suggest to you the good old prestone flush for the final flush. I enjoy your show!
Should have waited for the end. Treasure in the dumpster, goodyear hose is the best, used it at the printing plant. Not to mention all the hose end fitings, new ones are junk. happy hunting, ask that guy if he has any rubber stop balls for the hose reels.
Great vid as always bud. You almost got a little emotional talking about Leo there. Funny how animals come into our lives sometimes. He was cool.
Really fun to see this car again! Also, glad to hear you got a title for the Chevelle.. looking forward to a video on that.
What can i say that others haven't, great channel!!! I've binged on your episodes in the last 24 hours, love The Fury (i own a 69 440 notch back Baracuda, currently doing a front disk brake swap) The Gran Torino is just too fricken cool, what a great trip for all 3 of you....Jen and Gus rock!!! The boat.....well...all the power to you, i've hauled two to the dump, salvaged what i could and called it a break even on both. BOAT = bust out another thousand lol. Love to see you do an old truck, i have a 53 GMC currently with a 327 4 speed but with plans of swapping in a 03 LS 5.3 ...
Oh, and one other thing, i have to say i smiled when i saw all that snow in your Fury episodes.... aaaaaahhhhhh.... someone who understands what a lot of us northern car guys face.....
Cheers from The Great White North. Looking forward to more of your projects
p.s. i'll be shrouding my Baracuda's 3 core aluminum rad too, i run a flex fan and an electric pusher with a thermastat .... still runs fricken hot
Found your channel a year ago with some will it run videos at the time. You videos have great info and good pace. And since I literally live across the river from you I always enjoy when you drive through the area seeing the reservoir or other landmark buildings in the background. About 25 years ago I used to plow the abandoned bank on Broad Street you climbed thru. Keep up the good work and hope to run into you at some point!
chris u got an incredible back yard ! would never be bored there......
Chris, you rock! I love that wagon.
I love all the videos - I am overseas but can't wait to get into my garage and start. my own projects 🙂
Thanks for serving in the military. (Air-Force retired, veteran). I served in W. Germany, Kunsan, South Korea, and the UAE.
What I want to know is how you got that 240g air tank out of the dumpster and into your truck by yourself, Ha! I love the Fury, I'm really glad to hear you got the title sorted out. Maybe Part 3 needs to be you replacing the whole exhaust with new pipe and some flowmasters?!
Woo! Always a good day for new NNKH!
Assume content, editing as usual . Really great entertainment blows socks off tv shows. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
💯 agreed!!! Love all your videos!!!!!!!
You two are the most down the earth people!
It sure is pretty there in Jersey, shop looks good Chris,car is cool too! Surf is up today, finely got rain here in nor cal 2" rain yippie.hi Jenn,we need to hear that voice more often,you sing so good Jenn! Devo the block.
Congratulations on getting the title. Your shop is coming together nicely. Love your content. Keep crushing it brother!
Here's a dream will it start in los Angeles if your interested. 1962 Porsche 356 b. 1966 mustang with 302 V8 borg warner t 10 4 speed and a 1978 Datsun king cab all on same property in echo Park Los Angeles. Yes it's true all vehicles complete waiting for your expertise.
I cannot wait for the chevelle videos. Love that car
Great score on the dumpster, go price strut and heavy wall 3/4" conduit, don't sell yourself cheap if you flip it.
The Fury is back!! Excellent video. I'm so glad to see this beauty back out and about. Hope to see more of this car.
As always love your videos if you put out a 1 hr video every day I'd watch it. I do the same thing grab what's people are throwing always and make use of it my friends give me crap all the time keep it up man
Really appreciate the longer videos. Dont feel like you need to cut so much.
With the exhaust fan on, where do you get fresh air into the building ? Is there an intake hole somewhere or just leave a door open ?
Huge respect to saving usable things from the dumpster. That big 200psi tank, could it be used as a heat battery ?
I either open the door or crack the garage door a couple inches
Awesome video Chris and congratulations on you finally getting the titles for the Chevelle and fury. And that was a great deal of you got on the vintage hi-fi., that's one of the good ones
I took the thermostat out of my c10 w/406ci sbc street/strip deal and on the highway after only a few minutes of driving it over heated, went with 160° high flow stat no over heating!
I think it would be worth it, to hot tank the bumpers and grill.
I agree 100% with your theory on thermostats Chris!! I've done the experiment here in (admittedly tropical) Queensland Australia, much like California weather I'm guessing. We get 6 degree Celsius mornings and 39 degree Celsius summers...and my 1970 ute ran perfect with no thermostat and flex fan with OEM shroud. I tried even cutting the centre out of the thermostat so it was a 'restrictor' plate, but no thermo works best. (I would pay the extra to get a brass and copper radiator repaired rather than an alloy one.)
So nice to see one of these old school rides NOT slammed so stinking low, it can push a soda can down the road!!
I've never been a big fan of giant rims and slammed cars, just doesn't make any sense
Such a beautiful piece of vehicle man, the color, the fact that a wagon, the noise it makes, such a fun ride to own. great video as always man. Hope this stays on the channel for longer.
I'll take a garage floor with character over a pristine one any day.
Awesome video as usual! It got me in the right mood to go at a few things on my '67 Highboy. Thanks for the videos guys, please keep them coming! Sending some love from Newfoundland
This too was one of my first shows, the other was a bonfire down the Delaware river on an iceberg adventure. Classic. Can’t believe I didn’t get you to sign my original Furry and Leo shirt when I had the chance. Another awesome one Buddy.
Thank you for being honest about holleys quality with these. A lot of other people wouldn't have the balls to do that
The thermostat is rated for the temp you want your engine to run at. No thermostat will not allow coolant to linger long enough in the radiator to cool and WILL cause higher temperatures in warmer weather.
by fitting a thermostat it allows the water in the radiator a chance to cool longer by slowing the water flow through the engine... hence making the engine run cooler.. try it you will be surprised.
Glad to see the Fury again, and happy that you got the title. Crazy how the Sniper injectors were loose like that. Garage looks great too - nice video all the way around!
That car is a blast! Think about one thing like driving down the highway right at first with no thermostat and hitting 212 and then driving around town with the screen in and rust build up restricting the water and you hit 177.....Hmmm. There is a difference between running no thermostat and a thermostat with the center piece taken out. You have flow but there is some resistance to slow the water down while it is going through the radiator. I'm old and that is how we did it way back when, when we needed more cooling. Then put a complete stat in when winter comes so you have a working heater. Also back when you were looking at the 68 (I think) Lemans out west you said it was an Olds engine. I think it was a Pontiac engine. Back then all the GM divisions pretty much had their own engine. You can tell a Pontiac because the intake runners are open and there is a separate center pan under it covering the lifters & push rods. NOBODY would put an Olds engine in a Pontiac!! 🙂
Can’t wait til’ you get some flowmasters on the wagon…nice drone work!
Great to see the wagon back on the channel, glad you were able to get the title. I look forward to more wagon work.
You have to have a lot of Whoah before a lot of Go. Great job on fixing the drum brakes and flex hoses.
Gus is the best, lol. He was so excited to get in the fury. The character of a man is best judged by how he treats his dog. You, sir, are a good egg. Don't listen to what they say 😂
The 1965 Fury Station wagon was my family's car when I was young and became my first car when I turned 16 in 1975. It had a 225 Slant 6, and I loved it. Grew up in Fairless Hills, just north of Philly.
Man, I love your videos, and you just brought back a childhood memory for me that trick-or-treating hand that Jen picked up. I had one when I was a kid when I lived in the city keep up the great videos man stay safe.
Glad to see the old wrecker is still with you and on the run.❤ You did great job with Fury cooling system, it takes time to lead it to 'clear water', with my Ranger 2000 2.5L XLT it took 7th times water changes to make it clear.
Great video, thanks for the honest approach and all the knowledge you give us!
Something I've used in the past was a flush kit that has a "T" fitting that hooks into your heater hose and it comes with motor flush. You put that motor flush in and run the engine for about 20 minutes and then you take a water hose and hook it to that "T" fitting and turn it on till the water runs out clear. I've had a lot of good luck in the past and it really cleans out the cooling system
Интересная техническая серия,спасибо Крис! По агрегату впрыска,идея хорошая,но исполнение...просто печаль..что разъемы форсунок,что конструкция самих крышек держащих форсунки и зажимающих проводку к ним..по хорошему нужно дорабатывать..Поздравляю с новым гаражом,отличная мастерская!
i love watching these guys they are such cool people down to earth genuine people plus i do learn a thing or two also this channel and Cleetus McFarland are the only 2 i watch every video start to finish
Sixties, every family had a station wagon. I remember one family close to us had a brand new Fury. Boy, was I jealous. Another family had a brand new Chevy that overheated every day on their Grand Canyon vacation. Our station wagon was a ..... Rambler. We later got a brand new AMC Rebel wagon. It was a good car. That Fury looked great, though.
What you need to remember about the thermostat is that your radiator (If it is working properly and not full of rust) is that all other things being equal , the radiator is far better at getting rid of heat in it's system than the engine is at putting heat into the same system. The engine loses heat through more than just the radiator. First the system's fan is very good at ridding radiated heat from the engine's skin, including the exhaust system. Then the radiator is dedicated at cooling the liquid in it's innards. That's all it has to do. The issue that so many guys don't have a clue about is that our engines are designed to operate at around 195*F. If you habitually run with out a thermostat, and all otherwise is well, you may only get the engine's heat up to 170-180*F. At that temperature you risk scuffing the skirts of your pistons and that resulting damage will affect the efficiency of the engine. I'd most heartily recommend not operating your cars without thermostats.
Great work as always happy to see her back on the road! I just purchased the Rad and the in-line cooling filter. I have the same issues with a BBC 454 that I'm currently swapping into my 1971 Chevelle. Thanks as always for the great content and links to tools and parts. Hands down my favorite CZcams channel!
Happy to see the Fury situation is resolved.
Great Job on getting ur 65 Ply Fury Title and getting her to run and brake better. great find with the air hose reel and some metal pipes and tank.