Emergency! Squad 51's Engine

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Uploaded by on Apr 20, 2010

Los Angeles County Fire Museum starting/running Squad 51's (from TV Show: Emergency! 1972-1978) Engine

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  • @barmtrail his name was Bobby Troup

  • The "Orifice Spark Advance Control" which caused a huge flat spot during acceleration). Bypassing this (which is illegal and I'm not suggesting to do so!) would remedy this.

    Lastly, the EGR systems were prone to getting carboned up which could lead to either non-functioning or even hold the pintle off the seat causing exhaust gas to recirculate all the time (partially or otherwise). The EGR vacuum amplifier was also prone to failure.

    Thanks for preserving the Squad!

  • I cut my teeth on getting this era's smog strangled cars and trucks to run well (or at least better LOL). The Thermoquad was actually a very good carb if it didn't suffer warpage or damage from backfiring. Their main issues were float level and misadusted metering rod pistons, and older ones would develop internal fuel leaks when the epoxied main jet well caps came loose.

    Another contributor to poor running was the delayed vacuum signal to the distributor due to the OSAC, ...more to follow

  • i miss the show i wish they would air it back on again

  • Squad 51 was the best :D

  • I am really curious as to why the 440 when restored to original specs did not operate correctly. No question what you did to it was the perfect treat for the 440. Congrats on keeping the squad alive. Well done!!!

    I lived for the T.V. show every saturday night at 8 pm, never missed it. I will be attending july 9th in carson to finally see the station and the vehicles. I sure wish kevin could attend. My aunt use to date Dr. Early when they both lived in lancaster. Pa. Whats his name?

  • I like how Paul's narration was conversational and natural. Much more enjoyable than some who is wooden and over-rehearsed (or stammering and repetitive).

    I always thought that the original Squad 51 had a 318, which would have made it a dog, of course. The starter didn't sound as whiny as what we heard on the show, though that could have been a dubbed-in Chrysler starter on the show.

    Great to see the beast nicely restored. I always loved that truck and the show.

  • The old Carter "Thermoquad" carburetors weren't the greatest back in this day. Most of the time a backfire would damage the bakelite (Nonmetal) centerpiece. The 440 was an outstanding engine though. I still work on them once in a while. (They are still out there)..

  • The squad sounds like she SHOULD....ready to GO!

  • GOD BLESS SQUAD 51!!!

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