Colds Starts on the Sisters - 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger and GT 340’s!!
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2019
- This video was made late January of 2019. The cars had been sitting in our unseated garage for just over a month. The weather at the time was -26 C (-15 F).
The orange car is a #’s matching SWINGER 340 paired with its original 4 speed manual transmission. The car came out of Denver CO but was originally a California car. We imported it to Canada in 2017. This car has since found a new, loving home. The green car which we still own and plan to for decades to come in a non-#’s matching 340 with a 3 speed automatic. The car was originally a 318 slant 6 but underwent a nut and bolt rotisserie restoration to bring it to the stage that it is at today. This is a true A65 “Dart Gt” car making this highly desirable in today’s market. This is an excellent driver and ex-show car!
The Dart Swinger does not enjoy starting in cool weather let alone cold. Quite frankly, I am quite surprised it started at all! The shifter was super cold and didn’t want to go into neutral hence all the messing around. The Dart GT started as expected, in fact, that car starts better in cold weather than in warm weather or when the motor is warm.
I hope you enjoy the video and look forward to sharing more of my car collection! Be sure to like this video and subscribe to my channel for more!! Thanks for watching!
I bought one in 1970 and I still have it. 340 4 speed with 391 gears.
That's so awesome, keep her for sure! They are not making anymore of them...that's for sure!!
Let's see it!
We were a Chrysler family. I remember that starter sound well. Also how cold natured my 71 340 4 speed Demon was. When getting quality gas became a problem I swapped motors with a wrecked low compression 1973 340 and drove it until the early eighties. My wife and I needed a family car when we had our second child so I sold it and the 71 motor for enough to by a 4 door Dodge. I wish now I would have had the money to store it.
Anything with Vent Windows is cool in my book!! I had a beautiful rust free 72 Swinger with a 225 /6 and factory A/C back in the early 2000s...sorry I sold it
That's awesome! I'm sure one day you'll have another. I love the vent windows, they're the coolest setup!
Had plenty of dodges good old days
Love these cars
I like the orange car better because it still has its original gear-reduction starter & is a four-speed although both cars are nice.
I definitely do like the originality of it more however the Green car grew on me after purchasing it. I wasn't completely sold on it when we first got it.
I like the green one
Good choice! It's my personal favorite too!
On the orange car(Dart Swinger) check to see if the automatic choke is working properly. The engine sounds good.
The choke on the GTS seems to be working. Check the choke pulloff adjustment. It seems to be starving for air on initial startup.
Both chocks are working perfect! I did do a full run through of the mechanically components during the winter and nothing was of concern!
What cool cars. I’m a Mopar fan too. Don’t have any now but I’ve had a 76 and a 77 Dodge truck, 68 Dodge Polara, and 64 Dodge Dart. I hope you’ll make some more cold start videos.
Thanks very much! I'm in the process of acquiring a 1964 Dodge Polara for a surprise gift! Stay tuned for more!
@@classiccarresurrection7943 Nice! Can't wait to see that one, too!
Ran across this video again. How have you been? What are you cold starting these days?
I love the sound of the gear reduction starter in the orange one! I have always loved those starters! Does anyone else?
sounds like a thrashing machine...
My dad’s 72 Dart had the 318, but he could be heard over the whining starter cursing cause the swinger wouldn’t start in the summer, lol. I absolutely love these cars and the 340 is my favourite Mopar!
Uncle had one in his early 70’s red with the black stripe, four speed Duster. They were way underrated for sure. Surprise a lot of big blocks with that high revving ripper.
Speaking of big blocks, I believe there was once a 426 hemi stuffed into a Dart you could order. Scary 😧
That would be scary! Did you like the sound of the whining starter in your Dad’s Swinger?
@@lovetocrank loved it, definitely knew it was a dodge. Once their running and warm their fantastic. lol
Yeah, the 340 is awesome but seen a few 318’s tuned up and their pretty cool too. Heck coming down a little further and some guy’s make them slants burn some fuel. lol
Yes, I remember that you could tell a mile away when someone when has having trouble getting their Dodge started! LOL. No other sound like that!
a " 318 slant 6" hehe. In '70 Chrysler's LA series engines were the 318 and 340 V8s. Chrysler's only six in 1970 was the 225 Slant 6.
It sounds like he is unsure if it was originally a 318 car or a slant 6 car. I'll guess it was a 318 car but the VIN will tell for sure what it was!
@@SamsterOne my dad’s was a 318 auto, she was pretty good but the 340 four speed manual I think is a tad better.
Does cars are good looking from the 70s ... dog 🐶🐕
Thank you, they are some of the cleanest examples out there for sure.
Mine would start in -30 after sitting in the sno for a month n pop rite off. Musta had something set up rite !!
I used to race a 69 Dart Swinger and you can always tell the difference because of the gear reduction starter on the Mopar cars.
Those are great looking cars, is the green one an original 340 car? If it is, it should have an 8.75 diff. Awesome car either way.
No, it is not. It was originally a 318 car. The original 340 cars had a factory 3:23 rear end. This one has a 4:10.
Uhh, sorry but a slant 6 is a inline 6 cylinder with 225 cid, the 318 was the v8😮
Just curious, but why does the Dart Swinger have California, US plates and the GT 340 has Alberta Canada plates?
We bought the car out of Denver and brought it to Canada. The prior owner lived in California and no one ever bothered to remove the plates before it sold. Since it arrived at the end of the Summer season, we left the California plates on until Summer when we could drive it :) Thanks for the support!
Why would you even bother starting them at that temperature? The oil will be like molasses and not flow quickly enough to protect moving parts. Just engine wear for no reason.
We start the cars once every month or so during the winter and this was that attempt. In the Spring, I service all the cars prior to driving and have never had an issue.
@@classiccarresurrection7943 I hear you and understand what you're trying to do but all you're doing is making condensation in the engine and the exhaust pipes. You'll never get the oil temperature hot enough to evaporate the moisture, only driving it will do that. And they aren't using light 5w20\30 oil like today's cars. Add fuel stabilizer in the fall, drive it, change the oil, put a battery tender on it, put it away and forget about it until spring. It's ready to go. I'm a mechanic and in Canada as well.
Beautiful cars but i hate this guy. Id be happy with one.😂
Love these cars .. you make them look bad because you have no idea how to start them properly.. not to be mean or rude but from an old mopar guy I can tell ya first you didn’t pump enough an set choke .. if you pump an pump the throttle a bunch an then give one last even full throttle down an up sets the choke they usually most always jus fire right up .. so many young lads too use to fuel injections lol.. but your car does sound nice when running a they look very nice too
Any interest in selling the swinger?
The Orange Swinger was sold last year unfortunately, and the green GT is never leaving.
Classic Car Resurrection looking for one...any leads or suggestions where to look?
Lol. When we’re young it sometimes takes a firm “talking to” to get us to understand. Lol. Oh to be young again...
@@terryrayner8307 I have one, may sell when I retire and move soon.
They are cold nature cars
El3ctric fuel pump and