Will It Run? 44 Years After Mt. St. Helen's Erupted on This 68 Dodge Coronet, We Try To Start It!

[@jasonfalk7696]

Seeing that thing run for the first time in 44 years was awesome!

[@heavensmopars]

This sure was a fun trip when you guys came over! 😃 I appreciate all your help and knowledge so much! The cool thing is, that you both left with a car! 👍😎 I’m glad this thing fired up after its hibernation! Now to work the bugs out of it! I’m glad that you got the one out of the carburetor! 😂😳

[@IndirectConnection1]

😂😂 it was a great time for sure!

[@stephenhotzjustdriveit]

Let the fun begin!

[@IndirectConnection1]

@@stephenhotzjustdriveit It was a great time.

[@d1mennis]

I have a soft spot for 68 Coronets so yeah it'll run right after I drop a Hemi in it!! LOL

[@heavensmopars]

I have two of them for sale. This one and a blue one… you can email me if interested.

[@terrymeyer9895]

Ashes to ashes, dust to running...

[@tracypatterson14]

Awesome to see another resurrected MOPAR. MOPAR was the only product my dad drove. My first behind the wheel of my dads 66 Polara. Without his permission/knowledge I drove his station wagon. I was pulled over by a police officer. He was nice enough to follow me home with the blaring mars lights.

[@DrGo-bw2jy]

This was pretty cool that you got it breathing fire again after it was caught up in an epic event in history that tried to take it down. Cheers to the group!

[@RichardBerry-v5i]

It will run like a champ one tuff SOB

[@RandyHotz]

Cool start up

[@IndirectConnection1]

@@RandyHotz thanks!

[@anthonypiper4263]

I used a matchbook cover to set points back in the day. I don't know if you can even find a matchbook nowadays. Cool revival! Fell over sideways Dodge (Slant Six). One of the toughest engines ever built!

[@IndirectConnection1]

Agreed! Thank you for watching!

[@mexicanspec]

I would have just put a battery in to see what happened just because. Cleaning battery cables in next level.

[@vernonbolinger9488]

I crossed over the toutle river about a 1/2 hr before the bridge was closed because of all of the logs flooting down the river after mt st helens erupted.

[@RCindustry]

I did not know that about the spark plugs on them slant sixes good information😊

[@glenbo2464]

First coronet ive seen that year with a slant 6 !

[@IndirectConnection1]

@@glenbo2464 they're definitely not common!

[@razvancalin6453]

What's the story with the car? Where was it when the volcano erupted, and how come no one saved until now? (Also, a few shots of it and some details about its past would be well appreciated).

[@IndirectConnection1]

Scott @heavensmopars owns the car. I'll see what footage I have too.

[@razvancalin6453]

@@IndirectConnection1 Thanks.

[@heavensmopars]

If you go to Heavens Mopars and then under playlist go to 68 Coronet there you can learn more about it. 👍 (Edit) I also have 2-‘68 Coronets that I am selling. 🤔

[@razvancalin6453]

@@heavensmopars Thank you. I did have a look at it.

[@razvancalin6453]

@@heavensmopars What's the story on the Coronets?

[@mexicanspec]

Uncle Tony told us a dry engine needs a lot of fuel to get going again.

[@IndirectConnection1]

@mexicanspec we sprayed the cylinders with pb blaster, but if I'm starting any engine that sat, I dilute the fuel with two stroke oil for it's first start. But, not gallons of it...

[@tracypatterson14]

2000 miles?

[@IndirectConnection1]

Technically 1710 miles from me to him, plus another stop 60 miles away, so 3580ish round trip.

[@mexicanspec]

I hate that carburetor. I have it on my Savoy.

[@IndirectConnection1]

@mexicanspec I do too. I have that one on my Belvedere as well.