Dodge Omni Rescue During a Total Eclipse

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Dodge Omni Rescue During a Total Eclipse

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4 ай бұрын

Welcome the TexasHillbilly channel. In this video we rescue an all but forgotten Mopar that was designed in Europe and built in Brazil. This Omni was graciously donated to us so we could give it another chance at life on the road. It is nearly identical to the one that the wife drove 25 years ago. Its owner drove it until he was 100 years old. We intend to love it and appreciate it the way he did. Follow along as we rehabilitate this Omni after a half dozen years of neglect.
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@mtrgv 2 ай бұрын

Hi TexasHillbilly! I bought a 1984 Dodge Omni! It's metallic brown with the 2.2 liter engine and 3 speed automatic. It wasn't running because the fuel pump had gone bad from the car sitting since 2018!! I replaced the mechanical fuel pump by first getting the alternator loose and pushed it up and out of the way. Next on the list is a new radiator and water pump. The radiator is original from 1984!!!! This one has no rust!! The body has a few small whiskey dents!

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Great to hear another Omni is being saved.

@duanebass1764 4 ай бұрын

Love that you are wearing a Sleeperdude shirt. Also really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work.

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@michaelgoudy-joseph913 2 ай бұрын

My mom had a 1984 Plymouth horizon two tone brown when I was 8 years old we had some great memories in that car many trips and camping trips as a kid.I remember my mom used to say that it got great gas mileage she bought new in 1984 and drove until late 2000 and it was still a great car when mom sold it everything including ac still worked

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

That’s great! Keep an eye out for part 2 coming soon.

@dmcnamara9859 4 ай бұрын

TexasHillbilly: Wee bit north of you,had about 70% eclipse but with welding helmet still cool to see. Next Blood Moon is fall 2025, should be more spectacular than fall 2022 one with all the inflated stuff happening in galaxy. We are in best viewing area when that one goes down, your kids would really like seeing a Blood Lunar eclipse,colors are just insane along with landscape views of Moon. 2022 one lasted 20minutes+.

@mtrgv 4 ай бұрын

You're lucky your Omni has throttle body fuel injection!!! It's so much better than the older electronic feedback carb set up from 1982-1987.

@donaldhalls2189 4 ай бұрын

Looks like a great little find with you and your family TLC I'm sure it's guna be a great addition to your fleet, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Donald!

@user-tl2ug9ep8k 3 ай бұрын

Chermans the bomb!! Lol😅 glad you got it running! I want a Cherman shirt.

@TexasHillbilly 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha. I realize we probably sound like we're saying Cherman. A Sherman shirt is a good idea. More to come on the MOMni soon.

@mtrgv 4 ай бұрын

Great job getting the Omni running. My guess is there was a lot of air trapped in the fuel lines and the gas tank. I guess? that's why it took so long to start? I might be wrong and like you said the voltage was too low for the power train control module/ECM. Either way she runs now!! You made the right decision replacing the fuel tank. Very entertaining video, your wife was really happy to drive the Omni. With my Horizon, it seemed like the passenger side CV axle wore out before the left side.

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

I suppose some air was trapped in the injector and took a bit to get cleared out. It did have spark and the injector was getting a signal even with low voltage, so who knows. The wife can hardly wait to make a grocery run in it.

@mrhaiku2538 4 ай бұрын

Had an 87 blue omni back in 2004-6 ish. Had upgraded the sound system, Ran wires for rear speakers, Had subs, Cut off the muffler and put a cherry bomb, And Installed White Enkei rims. I miss that car. Keep the natural seat looks.

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

Your neighbors must've loved that. Hahaha

@mtrgv 4 ай бұрын

Make sure the cooling fan comes on. The thermistor/sensor will turn the fan on and off at a certain temperature. If the fan does not come on the ignition switch is faulty. That's how I fixed my 1985 Horizon when the fan would not come on.

@mtrgv 2 ай бұрын

Shermans a good doggie!!

@jamesmcdonald5868 2 ай бұрын

We had the nineteen eighty three plymouth horizon. All of the omnies and horizons had one bad feature to them and that was the seal on the distributor. We lived in Michigan, so you might not deal with it.There in Texas, but they will have a Tennessee to not want to start after it.Rains or during the rain because moisture gets underneath the distributor cap. The best antidote to that is to use a silicone spray.Even if you replace the old ring for the distributor it doesn't solve the issue. If choosing not to address the issue, all you have to do is each time it won't start pop your distributor off.Dry it out with a rag and you'll be ready to go. Door seals will have to be replaced on these as well. When the car sits a while the seals will split over time.

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

It badly needs door seals.

@ClearwaterChad 4 ай бұрын

I found another Sleeper Dude Texas Style great content

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

I’ll take that as a compliment. Thank you!

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

The 2.2 and 2.5 SOHC. man seeing that brings back memories! I got down to 30 minutes to replace the timing belt. I don't think the Omni/Horizon ever got the 2.5, but I know the Omni had a turbo option. I believe it was the GL trim.

@One-Crazy-Cat 4 ай бұрын

Spooktacular Omni from Halloween

@One-Crazy-Cat 4 ай бұрын

It’s mopar or nocar.

@One-Crazy-Cat 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes the parts cannon is the only way on those.

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

It definitely needed all those parts. Now we can be confident in the entire fuel delivery system.

@One-Crazy-Cat 4 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly yes. The old ones were all gummed up from sitting. A fuel system refresh was necessary even if it ultimately became a parts cannon.

@thefinalroman 4 ай бұрын

noise is probably from worn motor mounts. they are $2 each on rockauto just gotta align axles properly.

@olikat8 4 ай бұрын

A quick bit of advice...get a distributor pick up plate...but only a Mopar factory piece. Any aftermarket piece is junk. Also, replace the spark plug wires. The distributor ends of the wires are the contacts for the rotor.

@doctordanger4143 4 ай бұрын

Finally I've found some Onmi content !

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@doctordanger4143 4 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly Sure thing! my brother had an 89 Omni we had lots of fun with that car. Glad to see you got yours goin!

@andywalliams 4 ай бұрын

Good video, it is a nice little car just a few little jobs and it will be great. 😊

@dlyall26 2 ай бұрын

If the timing ever goes out when setting the timing, I remember the notch on the gear had to point at a valve cover screw to the front corner of the engine.

@kevinfiebelkorn4715 4 ай бұрын

I know that parents are supposed to sacrifice for their kids, but sacrificing your body for a bicycle jump? The success on the Omni was worth the wait AND it's a car the whole family agrees on.

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha. I thought they'd get a little more height than that.

@brianhayes7618 4 ай бұрын

Get some fabric dye to cover the stains. Repaint it white and do it yourself. Then add aome nice graphics

@dlyall26 2 ай бұрын

I had one identical to that one. It ran great, but I call it getting stolen, but the lot called it a repo. The deal was that he took my Honda 450 as half off the car and my payment would start on my first paycheck but they came 1 week early and woke me up that morning asking me for the key. They already had it loaded . The car lot owner wrecked my cycle in his parking lot, and it started leaking oil. That's the only reason he agreed ,he already had it planned to do that.

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

Dang, thats terrible

@ChristianandFamily 4 ай бұрын

No surprise on the low voltage issue. Seen it before, the starter has to spin at a specific rpm to cause fire, those gear reduction starters in Dodges are finicky. Now, do the twin turbo GLHS treatment on it. I'd venture to guess it's the CV on the inner connection that has issue.

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

Hah, I wish! The noise almost sounds like its inside the differential. I hope it's just transferring the sound from the cv shaft.

@ChristianandFamily 4 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly Well then it looks like a drain of the transaxle/diff is in order, and some fervent prayers. Hopefully the fluid is just old and skanky.

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

I was going to say the injector in the throttle body was stuck. Fuel injectors will hang up when a vehicle sits for a while. Sometimes you can tap on them while they're pulsing and it'll free them up. That's likely what was happening here, because you know you had fire and fuel, the injector was probably just gummed up.

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

Crazy how much of that fuel system was faulty. We had her running like a top. Then a few cruises around the neighborhood and it’s acting like it has a fuel delivery issue again. Stumbling unless I feather the throttle. What does Sensei suggest?

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly check the injector spray pattern. It should be just that, a wide even spray on the butterfly. Look for drips in the middle of the spray as well, there should be none. There's a regulator in the base of the TB, but I've never seen one fail on TBI. Fuel pressure will be low (10-15 psi). They don't run the high pressure like multi-port does.

@juanpabloarena2724 2 ай бұрын

Same engine as the European Talbot model? Thanks for saving it!

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

You bet!

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

It sounded like a hub bearing. With it jacked up grab the wheel on the top and bottom and see if you have play in it. The 3 speed transaxles in those were pretty good. It was either an A404 or A413. Check the fluid while idling after it has warmed up and you've shifted through all the gears. Can't remember if it's while in park or neutral. I know some Chrysler's it was in neutral. It should tell you on the dipstick or in manual.

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

Nailed it again. Wheel bearing was toast. We’ll post a video on the Omni soon showing that process. I ordered a cv shaft anyways, but it didn’t fit. Good thing I didn’t need it. Reminds me I need to drop it off at ups.

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly there are probably a dozen different shafts for it. There were a couple different automatics and manuals they used in those. I was going to say the boots looked pretty good on yours but that doesn't always mean the joint is.

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly I've been binge watching your videos since discovering your channel, I hope I'm not annoying you with the comments.

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

Not at all brother. Keep it coming. Everything helps. Even negative comments.

@toddfrazier3844 2 ай бұрын

My family had lots of these. Even a GLH

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@brucemelton4983 2 ай бұрын

Keep at those seats, they'll come around

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

We found replacements. Those were so nasty.

@HinmanAveRepair 4 ай бұрын

On the seats - my vote no covers. The staining has most likely migrated into the foam padding so you will most likely need to soak and clean multiple times. I've used this guys formula with great success: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7WDeMWlydOxg3U.htmlsi=fsBPw3X84TWTYQP9 As for the paint, I typically stay with the original color. Why not try the Rustoleum turbo cans (in white)? There are a bunch of videos on here showing whole car repaint jobs. Wes

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

The wife finally agreed to paint it white, but she prefers an off white. We're going to give the tractor paint section of TSC a browse.

@mtrgv 4 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly 1969-1973 Ford Wimbleton White would be a great shade of white.

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

Did you get the round key? If I remember correctly the ignition key works in the doors, but you need the round key for the trunk. And Chryslers went in upside down!

@TexasHillbilly 2 ай бұрын

Nope, she only had the ignition key. We did notice that it only goes in upside down. Odd to us.

@topher8634 2 ай бұрын

@@TexasHillbilly I believe 89 was the last year for the 2 keys for Chrysler. After that they had the double cut blade with a black plastic base and it did everything. The ignition/door key up til then was the shape of the Chrysler pentastar. Or maybe the round key went to the door and trunk, I don't remember. Seems like the ignition and door was the same though.

@FORD6689 4 ай бұрын

You never see the moon before or after.. 🤔🤔🤔

@johncoffman2703 4 ай бұрын

Had a 78 plymouth hozion I drove over 200k

@TexasHillbilly 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Did you ever have cv shaft issues?

@johncoffman2703 4 ай бұрын

Change the 70 computer

@paddyfitz71 2 ай бұрын

Very same body style as the VW golf mk 1 or 2

@darwinmichel2087 19 күн бұрын

They used a Volkswagen rabbit pan to see if it would work. It's a combination of Volkswagen in simca parts but the parts were engineered for the US market but this car is important didn't have to start from scratch from building the k car they use a lot of engineering from this car that went into the k car..