1984 Dodge Aries Wagon “first video”

[@BurlingtonNorthernProductions]

Looking forward for more updates

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Looks good and the cooling fan was a common failure when new. My folks had 2 of them both new at the time. The first was the infamous 1981 Aries yellow wagon the economy model. Then my folks had a 1984 Aries in garnet red woody wagon. Our 84 Aries was basically a Chrysler town & country equipped all power everything and even with the Precision Series Stereo which 1984 was the first year everything went completely to digital tuning on all Chrysler vehicles. Plus AM only radios were still a thing, unlike today! Yours is in very good shape and at least it’s never been hit! You just have age related issues. The venerable 2.2L is still good with its roughly 90hp. Fuel injection was still a few years away and also the 2.5L version of the 2.2L. I’m glad this isn’t a Mitsubishi 2.6L equipped model. They did their job well enough, it was car for the mass’s and not a garage princess, so they were used up pretty quick on the consumer market! My god they were everywhere and drove them into the ground!

[@andregonsalvez9244]

I remember these back in the 80s growing up , I had family and friends who owned these K cars . These were pretty reliable and decent cars for the money back in the day .

[@BMan100]

The platform that saved Chrysler, i was always drawn to these cars for some reason. that one looks pretty clean, needs some cosmetic work. Going to need some fluids flushed, belts, plugs etc, should be fine.. rock auto will be your friend for a little while pending. Good luck with it!

[@jrjtitanic]

Im fixing an 86' aries 4 door and its got a 'charm' to it. I recommend you go through the entire vacuum system, THOROUGHLY. Vacuum system in these k cars are incredibly important and need to be 100%

[@BrianPatterson-tl8xc]

Great car. First 16:08 car I drove was an 84, nicely equipped, navy blue over pale blue cloth. A little tip, if you didn't already know, when cold starting, press the pedal all the way down and hold it a few seconds, then, without any gas it should instantly fire high idle, let run a minute, go without driving hard or sudden on the gas to keep the choke closed till it warms up Other than that, a great car . Its 96 hp. As long as there's no leaks, a flush will be fine.

[@TheREALOC1972]

Good job young man! These cars were everywhere during my pre teen and teen years of the 80's and they got a bad rep IMO. They were good reliable cars, they weren't torque monsters or fancy smancy touring cars, they were no frills no excitement drivers. Here's what I would do IF it was my car, get it running good, clean up the engine bay and interior really good, Throw a cheap decent color change paint job on it, I'm thinking 2012 Dodge Ram Deep Auburn Red (Paint code PEP) and find some cool but cheap wheels like some Enkei 72's. the late70-to mid 80's Japanese built American badged cross over cars are becoming a semi popular budget build because you can pick them up running and driving for next to nothing.

[@alecplasencia7667]

Nice looking car ,in very great shape not rusted out like Chicago or midwest cars

[@Jason_The_Stooge]

It's a treat to find these on youtube. Those cars are virtually extinct today

[@canadiandeplorable6413]

I had the exact same year, model and color just without the air conditioning. It was my 2nd car going all the way back to 1989. It was actually a very reliable car except it rusted to dust. Also mine had a column shifter.

[@stefanmzenhardt2891]

Your car looks really great congratulations for it and good luck for fixing it

[@abrahamramos8089]

K car, esta buenísima, nada que una pintura no arreglé! Beauty wagon!

[@mattmaverick703]

84s were probably the best year to get! My Grandma Judi had a brown 84 she gave my parents in 1992 for a second car. We had it for only a year and my Dad basically used it for a work car. But despite it being a base model with no ac or radio or any power options it was reliable! They traded it in late summer in 1993 for a used 1990 Ford Aerostar van because we needed a vehicle with room being a family of 5. The other car we had at that time was a Chevy Celebrity and honestly I wished my parents wouldve kept the K Car and traded that Celebrity in on the van! The K Car was basic but it was in better condition than that Celebrity even though the Celebrity was 2 yrs newer than it. Oh well lol memories

[@seanfattireguythomas2994]

You should have fun with this car they are good little cars

[@frankbahena1992]

Do a test drive

[@chloe_3812]

You slay queen

[@andrewps84]

I have the counterpart to this car: a 1984 Plymouth Reliant, and mine is my first car that I bought 24 years ago.

[@PatrickMersinger]

Had a 83 4 door sedan. It was great, until the timing BELT slipped on me. My friends hated it. But I really liked it.

[@chrislemaster2695]

I had a 1988 Plymouth Reliant LE mine was a charcoal with gray int. It had the 2.5L Slant 4 100 HP and 136 FT of Torque and EFI Automatic 3 speed PS/PB Cold A/C Tilt Wheel Cruise Control Bucket Seats/Console Rear Defrost Chrysler Infinity II Sound system with AM/FM Cassette with eq and 6 disc changer Power Driver's Seat Power Mirrors Power Locks Manual windows White wall 14 inch tires wire hubcaps paid 800 for it in 1997. Mine never used oil. Mine always started and was cheap to fix.I traded it for a 1992 Dodge Spirit ES Shelby Turbo( K car second generation) which was also a great car.I have owned 5 Plymouth Acclaim 5 dodge Spirit(2 1989 2 1990 1 1991 1 1995 ) 4 Plymouth Sundace (Two 1988 and one 1989 and and one 1991)2 New Yorker Turbo ,(one 1985 and 1988 )Dodge Daytona ES (one 1989 and one 1991) Dodge Daytona Turbo Z (1985) model 2 Caravan Turbo(one 1988and one 1990) 3 Dynasty( one 1987 1990 1993 1992 2 New Yorker Landau one 1988 and 1989) 2 Lebaron one 1985 and 1990) Dodge Shadow Base (one 1989 and one 1987) Dodge Shadow ES Turbo (one1987)

[@koroshbaradaran9001]

Hey man, I know these cars fairly well, I have a 86 turbo Lebaron - feel free to hit me up if you have any questions, i'm more than happy to help out!

[@chrislemaster2695]

I have a Chysler Infinity 1 Sound systen with cassette player that would fit its also an AM/FM unit

[@billymcmanus9642]

Yes I remember when those cars came out when Lee iacocca saved Chrysler with K cars. They were everywhere lol that i think has the aspirated Mitsubishi 2.2 l 4 cylinder until Chrysler came up with their own engine I thinking 90 a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder

[@mtrgv]

Okay, I think I know why the factory cooling fan is not turning on and off. Believe it or not the ignition switch sends power to the temperature switch-sensor (thermistor) located on the metal frame of the cooling fan. If you have the repair manual schematics/wiring diagrams you should be able to check ignition switch and wires going to the switch for voltage, continuity, and ohms/resistance. You can also check the thermistor-temperature switch-sensor for voltage and ohms. If the factory radiator is not clogged or leaking I would keep it. Do you have a local radiator shop nearby that can test it for leaks and pressure? So to wrap this up there is a possibility the ignition switch has failed that's why the cooling fan is not coming on. My 1985 Plymouth Horizon cooling fan stopped turning on, it ended up being the ignition switch as it controls sending electrical power to the fan when it reaches a certain temperature set by the factory. I hope this helps you and your Dad on the troubleshooting, good luck!!! It's in good shape!!! I would source out a good used Chrysler/Dodge AM/FM Cassette radio to replace the AM radio.

[@Channel-cm7yc]

The fan motors themselves were very good at burning up when they were new. They went to an odd two bladed fan made of aluminum in 1984 which seemed rather inefficient and was the cause of a lot of those failures. I’d also just point out that this car was not wired for a stereo & it’s required speaker’s so altering its original condition wouldn’t be all that efficient if one wanted to retain a factory radio as it is. There is no harness to accommodate the extra audio channels when you just have a single speaker in the dash. Prior to the digital tuning radio’s they offer just an AM/FM mono only radio with the dash speaker. But I’m pretty sure in 1984 that the AM/FM mono option no longer existed as listening tastes were finally changing after decades of stagnation and FM stereo was finally just the norm! 😂😂 Cassette player equipped radios were still very much a luxury, but catching on pretty fast.

[@TapatiasBirria]

Dope

[@brandoncram3592]

Whip it

[@chrislemaster2695]

AM only radio