Cold Blooded 1978 Ford LTD

I managed to start the 78 Ford LTD with the temperature hovering around -10F, and it only took 2 days!
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[@enclaveofficerfitzgerald2221]

"I didnt check the coolant or oil, but itll probably be fine" Famous last words lol

[@Yusuf22223]

sometimes i wake up like this in the mornings

[@san379]

a beautiful old classic.. ...put it in the tempo shed.

[@ZanyJIntPictures]

The Windsor is a mighty tough engine!

[@whatsinaname1829]

Most likely a 400.

[@alexjones3511]

That’s the same LTD featured in The Terminator.

[@goodbonezz1289]

Good catch

[@Greenmould]

The same one?

[@terribleauthority]

@@Greenmould Same model.

[@Brucesalarski]

The one he drove moved liked hell. Had to of been the 460 block.

[@mechanicwarrior20]

That car brings me back memories, my dad had a 1975 grand marquis station wagon and that car was huge. My dad bought it from the neighbor when it was 20 years old and that was his daily driver for 15 years and 100000 miles later. But getting that engine going in -10deg f weather was always a challenge, those 400's don't like the cold that much. And those motocraft carbs always has finicky chokes. Greetings from Alberta, we had weather in the mid 40's for most of this week.

[@bah53]

mechanicwarrior20 I can't wait for it to get to the mid 40's. I doesn't look like were going to get those kind of temps here until about mid march.

[@westwasbest]

You're a very patient man, that was a great video, I bet you would be a fun neighbor!

[@dkt1976dt]

My 1985 Chrysler 5th Avenue is definitely cold blooded, once you get her going you got to give her a good 15 to 20 minutes to fully warm up or she will stall. However you cant beat that 318 V8 and Torqueflite Automatic Transmission.

[@sergeikrusminov6923]

nice! ihave an 89 its a great running car

[@itsnotmeitsyou9493]

My parents had one when I was young. It was a powder blue. I used to call it the "new car" as their other vehicle was an old, olive green Ford Galaxie. Both were land yachts, but tough.

[@kenpalmer1965]

Hey, you got it going! I will admit it was sort of a task, or so it looked and sounded like! Those old cars will run forever if you take care of them. I remember I used to love Ford LTD's as a kid, especially the station wagons.

[@aarongranda7825]

I feel for this guy. He's such an optimist. Fix or repair daily.

[@joshn938]

The irony of your comment is that all the Fords I've owned I've had very few issues with. The GM cars have been nothing but trouble!

[@aarongranda7825]

That 63 98 is beautiful. You have good taste.

[@tedcarter8074]

64 isn't it

[@fixitmyself]

Lol, I was watching this and thinking "man, just needs some starter fluid" and then you mentioned the ether! Haha, from Canada man, I remember the days I carried cans (yes cans) in the trunk! Good to hear the old girl running!

[@robertwhite9898]

I had 1976 Ltd yrs ago ! That car was a beast it had the 351/M 400 Cleaveland big block engine ! My grandpa had a 1972 Ltd Country squaire wagon & had the big 460 Cu inch big block .

[@mklaver31]

That's a badass car, I love old stuff like that! You got yourself a new subscriber.

[@whatup654]

Those were the days. I miss having to pump the pedal.

[@mattbartolovich8228]

This is what kids today need!

[@mattbartolovich8228]

Please Lord come back with these fully loaded monsters and v8s and column shifters!

[@mattbartolovich8228]

Especially on frosty days!

[@lovetocrank]

I miss that too!

[@bigdog95321]

I can only imagine the amount of starters you go through!!

[@kendallbyrne2788]

They were boats of cars but man they drove so nice on the road you wouldn't even know it was moving

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

this is why I don't miss carbureted engines in cars. I remember sessions like this with my Dad when i was a kid, and it's so much nicer to have an engine that just starts pretty much no matter what.

[@Cheezwizzz]

In under 14 minutes I’m convinced that I want a similar property with a fleet of old land yachts I can drive around all day!

[@Brucesalarski]

F A R T S H A R T

[@ronfogarty8196]

Cool this was nice those cars are neat the snow i like keep it up

[@lovetocrank]

I loved the sound of those Ford starters during a hard cold start!

[@djcrownvic7017]

Yes - My father has a 79 Econoline, I love the sound of that starter.

[@lovetocrank]

Do you like it when it takes a few cranks before it starts so that you can hear that starter?

[@djcrownvic7017]

@@lovetocrank Of course! He stores the van at my place so I'm probably going to do the first cold start of the year, like last years and the one prior. I'll need the van to go haul some scrap metal.

[@lovetocrank]

Oh man, I’d love to see that!

[@djcrownvic7017]

@@lovetocrank Bizarre coincidence - I checked out your playlist, and saw my brother's video in there! Not telling you which one it is though!

[@notoriousmaddox4105]

Your comment on Al Gore had me in tears😂😂

[@gordman68]

Hi just watched your vid and just love them style LTD's and wished i still had my first two...plus i like the olds that you got parked there as well.

[@paulsheehan8185]

I love old cars!

[@OS-qd5wo]

😂😂 "Al Gore is gonna be pissed" fucking love these cars I've been eyeing this '78 Mercury Cougar Broughm 😍 I want it but I'm gonna have to wait

[@paulsheehan8185]

It's running good!

[@IcamanSogge]

Beauty of a car nice riding and can fit 6 people comfortably. All I drive r Ford's. I had a green Ltd 74 or 75 . Sold it I like video.

[@aarongranda7825]

I'm from Iowa, so this looks familiar.

[@wb3161]

I had a 1975 LTD. it was my first car. Wish I could drive it one more time. By the way windchill only affects living things

[@kennethwallace4338]

Love those land yacht

[@SirEpifire]

They're actually great Winter cars once you get the carb and tuning figured out. I've only owned rear wheel drive cars myself and my 78 LTD Landau probably gets the best traction out of them all. Snow tires help a lot though.

[@mattbartolovich8228]

Studded?

[@SirEpifire]

@@mattbartolovich8228 Not studded as you can't get those in MN. Not conventionally anyways.

[@JONMPG]

I had a 1980 and it always started but it was parked up by the house so the wind was blocked by the house from the north side and it was drove daily. If I had all of those cars the driveway would be lined with them.

[@gillgetter3004]

Remember those cold mornings and those frozen carbs and fuel freezing etc. Thank god for fuel injection and modern cars.

[@johnsjohnson448]

The "Barnaby Jones" car. I love it! Thanks for sharing,

[@bighornbill1]

My parents had a 1968 Ford LTD with the 302 engine, I tried it left overnight out of the garage at -10 F. I followed the usual procedure recommended in the owner's manual: press the accelerator pedal a little to set the choke, turn the key. Bingo! the engine started with a bump of the starter. I don't understand why others are having such difficulty. By the way, wind chill means how fast everything will get cold, not how cold they're going to eventually get. If the outside temperature is -10F and the wind chill is -30F, the car will still get down to only -10F, not -30F, it'll just get down there a lot faster than if the wind chill was -5F. Wind chill is of interest mostly about how fast exposed water or living things such as humans, plants, or animals will freeze.

[@charliecolorado7301]

I hope you don't mind damaging the branches.😂 12:35

[@johnnybravoBoyah]

Poor thang, park her in the sun light lol Nothing like the old 60s & 70 cars luv them!!!

[@garyr7027]

This was the norm back when these rides were on the road, starting them up on real cold mornings was a chore sometimes... and you always made sure jumper cables was in the trunk. Lol, don't miss that but I'd sure like to fire up an old barn find once more, just to say yo Adrian, I DID IT.

[@davealderdice3727]

You need to learn how to start a car .

[@davealderdice3727]

My 78 cougar would start in 20 seconds, after not running for four months

[@davealderdice3727]

Very good winter car if you know what you are doing

[@davealderdice3727]

My grandmother could run circles around you

[@davealderdice3727]

Good luck , you need it

[@paulsheehan8185]

LTD Landau, was the top of the line full size Ford.

[@bourbaki5730]

Fine good job and thank you for sharing ! It reminds à girlfriend at universiy with her old citroen GS half automatic in winter morning : ice removing, starting the bitch, warmibg up ....walking by foot would be faster ! .

[@richardharoutunian9060]

Wump wump wump wump... yeah reminds me of my Nova and my Dart! Time to make the donuts!

[@smtpgirl]

I LOVED my 2000 Buick LeSabre.

[@Maxx5005]

I love American cars 😎 hello from Russia Siberia :)

[@gsmiley7449]

Aaah... the sound of my adolescence... trying to get a Ford to start...

[@styldsteel1]

And the smells. Don't forget that smell.

[@lovetocrank]

I loved that sound a lot!!!

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Tip: back another vehicle up to it and let it idle for a half hour while blowing warm exhaust under the bumper/hood of the cold vehicle and it will start right up! ... Lot faster, warmer for you, and easier than two days of horsing around!

[@lavasiouxwindwater9789]

Dang good idea!

[@sim61642]

Thank god carburetors are long gone.😥

[@Monster404ftp]

They're easier to to work on than fool injection.

[@lupenstationChannel]

sirshredsalot 1977 I like old cars

[@sim61642]

Howard Holley Jr Me too 70s cars are my favorites, What do you like?

[@ehealth2894]

Wonderful cars!

[@dustinharford8454]

I'm honestly surprised those tires still had air in them.

[@ronnieperdue2977]

Cold blooded just like a a Chrysler dodge Mopar back in the day she just grinding now

[@80fordmustang6]

I have a 87 ram with a 318 two barrel a few weeks ago in Illinois that's how my truck was crank and crank but no go finally the starting fluid got it to pop off the joys of a carb

[@GODs_Son777]

That's 1 lovely Tugboat.

[@miloC0]

“A nice warm day “ 🤣🤣

[@kaueduarte8060]

I dunno why, but this vid extremely gives me Driver 1 (PS1) vibes...

[@user-dj1tg5dr2x]

Если хороший аккумулятор, хорошее масло и отрегулированное зажигание, то в -30 запустить двигатель не проблема, свой автомобиль запускаю в -30 без проблем. являюсь владельцем LADA-2102 (универсал) 1977 года.

[@damanyocum149]

love the old school landyachts 👍🤗

[@enricio]

Nice vid. 😎

[@wtfskilz]

We had three super cold days in a row here in Sioux Falls and I had to work all three. It was -26F, -28F, and -28F I don't think your car would of made it.

[@midnightrunner684]

We had a 1975 Ford looked alot like yours ..we drove it from Ohio to Fla and back in the late 70"s .My Dad drove that car a few years until the frame rusted and cracked .Then it went to the boneyard .had a 351 Cleveland in it

[@ty2010]

73 - 76 were bad years for most everything, lot of quality problems with imported steel.

[@fabsauce93]

Man and complain with todays cars, cant imagine how it was for our parents in the 70s /80s to deal cold starting to get to work during the winter with a carbureted car.

[@BLUECOLLARGARAGE]

Pure classic love it

[@dogge929]

I just threw in a 300 6 with single barrel Carter carb and a pull choke through the dash. It starts just fine in a couple of seconds at -10 with no ether. I haven't had lower temps to test with.

[@deanplayer69metalplayer89]

Believe it or not my 1991 Cadillac Deville is a bitch to start in cold mornings but once it warms up it's a fucking beast!

[@lh1678]

So what's the purpose at -10below? You getting it ready as a daily? Can't you wait till warmer weather like 0 or +1?

[@fixitdad1955]

Those good reliable Buick 3800 V6 Engines are Bulletproof and are always good for jumping other vehicles.

[@recratdemopublican2024]

I had two ltd's this body style in 4 door, one was a '77 1/2 LTD landau and a plain '78 LTD,the '77 had a 351M400 the '78 had a 302, I bought the '77 at a sheriff's auction in '92 for $100 and bought the '78 from a family friend for $600 in 2009 I regret selling both of them

[@jclifton094075]

It's supposed to snow tonight here in Texas I wish I could be like that because I was out of school Monday and Tuesday and I'm hoping we don't have school tomorrow

[@TheTUBEYOU17]

Man, its a cold one out here today....so its a nice warm day...

[@bobl78]

what did the light "engine" indicate on these old carburated engines?

[@Koshunae]

Very old school Service Engine light. But really it takes nothing short of an apocalypse to set these old lights off. They really didn't have monitoring systems back then so the car never really knew when something was wrong. It was just a formality light, really.

[@ruwithlee1970]

Sounds like you need to rebuild that old Crab! Also think about deleting the egr valve since on these cars they never really worked worth a damn anyway, except to rob Power!

[@sexysagi]

+John Waters I'm sure he means "carb" as in carbuerator

[@hankbridges5055]

EGR'S leak-down and you need to check the vacuum to it. It could be the charcoal canister purge valve or PVS.

[@lipshitz2012]

This guy is tough on equipment>

[@nightwolf883]

When you’re backing up, the engine sounds like one of those stock movie sound effects for older cars. Wonder if these are what started that sound trend

[@v10cylinder]

Well done! But you hit the tree at 8:15. Any damage on the car?

[@kittygacha3569]

never give up

[@markreed171]

Sitting on bare soil. #nothingwronghere

[@rh5207]

If you stomp hard enough on the gas pedal you break the little plastic part that hooks to the top of your choker plate I never did make any replacement parts for it you got to to get a 10 can and cut one out good luck

[@salemksa111]

I can watch videos like this for a days I really enjoy watching this video , by the way you have a good voice you may record a documentary film :) hhh

[@limerind7493]

I miss my old cars!

[@lovetocrank]

I do too!

[@Lizpolygigiblissgirl]

More starting fluid!

[@NoneNone-gk9wt]

Don't want to shift when it's cold? 1/2 cup of marvel's mystery oil will take care of that .

[@bustermccrab4376]

Add a little engine oil to the crank helps at startup

[@h.w.r8635]

Hot car!!

[@pipercdefgabc2005]

🌹💖 sweet.

[@ZanyJIntPictures]

Nice place for the manufacturer to put the battery? Talk about being on (the hot seat...)

[@michaelk487]

Cool

[@Kuessemir]

Bah53, I will trade you my 2006 Grand Marquis, no rust, great interior for your LTD. My Marquis needs a downpipe to exhaust gasket and maybe a powersteering rack. If you're interested i can have a mechanic do an inspection and make a list of everything the could possibly be upcoming. It has 95,000 miles, baby blue, excellent paint. I drive it approximately 50 miles per week.

[@orchids3332]

Beauty

[@mikesamra9126]

That's no doubt a C6 or an FMX transmission. Change the fluid and filter and you will solve your shifting problem along with cleaning the lines going to the radiator.

[@bah53]

Mike Samra Yeah its a C6. I changed the fluid and filter back in 2013 but it hasn't seemed to fix the problem.

[@mikesamra9126]

bah53 When you change the fluid,you also need to drain the torque converter..Many Fords have a bolt on the TC and if can't get at it you cant get at it,you can drain it by removing the lines going to the radiator and starting it up and letting it drain into a bucket for about a minute. If that doesn't do it then you need to adjust the bands which can be done very easily and if you still have problems,you need to change the lip seals on the pistons for the one two up shift because you are losing oil pressure and if you do that,you might as well throw a rebuild kit in it..

[@bah53]

Mike Samra I'm guessing its the seals causing the problem because I only have a problem with delayed/no upshift when its cold. Once the transmission warms up or its warm outside (above freezing) the transmission works fine.

[@mikesamra9126]

bah53 Ok then you can out an additive in there to help revitalize those seals..I'm actually an auto engineering tech instructor but I can find out the best sealer for you on Monday..I'll be teaching the automatic and drivelines class this spring again.

[@styldsteel1]

Hey man, I'm glad you got the ole girl runnin again. Great. You still own it?

[@1marcelfilms]

Damn minus 10 degrees F !!! The worst i ever felt was around -10 c and thats horrible already

[@amethyst3762]

I have a question?: What model is the car in front of the Ltd?

[@stephencannon3140]

Tough to call.....another video was Alaska 0 degrees F and although it took a few tries it eventually started with no jump start and no starting fluid....and a early 70’s model LTD (72 I believe)

[@mysticstarhf9265]

What brand vehicle shelter is that behind the LTD? Do you recommend it?

[@paulsheehan8185]

FORDS HAD SECOND GEAR START.

[@mimsnshine]

FIRST ON RACE DAY....💘

[@ZanyJIntPictures]

Usually at that point the jumper cables are getting hot enough to smoke a little...

[@grantthursdale4331]

where abouts in minnesota are you and do you still have this car?

[@arnoldberk7686]

The Brakes Still Work 😂🤣 Let’s see if she shifts outa first it’s pretty much out of gas 😄😆 hilarious.

[@johnskogman5623]

Don't miss minnesota winters.

[@juanJose-cq6nt]

Ltd hermoso auto