If the radiator is at all questionable, I would R&R it. Cheap insurance.I think you mean rodded out.
If the radiator is at all questionable, I would R&R it. Cheap insurance.I think you mean rodded out.
The anti theft device.Not many today can drive a manual much less a 3 on the tree
3 on the tree when it first appeared was considered an upgrade from 3 on the floor. You didn't have to move your right hand so far off of the wheel to shift. Also made it much easier to get frisky with your sweetie.My 69 Chevelle was a 3 on the tree. I really liked it. My friends talked me into cutting a hole in the floor and mounting a floor shifter. Never really liked that.
A student in a high school power mechanics class was able to. It ran wide open on a stand. It only took a few seconds to put a rod through the block. Of course, it may have had something to do with the quality of the reassembly.The slant 6 is indestructable. I had a 1975 Plymouth Volare with a slant 6.
Bought it as a beater, don't recall how many miles were on it but it burned a lot of oil. I used to change the oil out of my Harley and put that 20w-50 in the Volare.
Anyways, when it came time to get rid of the car, my buddy and I decided to blow up the motor. So I started the engine, and wedged a 2x4 on the gas pedal. It ran for quite awhile, then stumbled and quit. No bang, no blow up. We let it sit for a short time and it started right back up. We could not blow that thing up LOL
In and up for reverse, down and in for first, up and forward for second and down and forward for third. Clutching in between.Not many today can drive a manual much less a 3 on the tree
My parent's new 63 Dart Wagon had to be towed back to the dealer because that linkage hung up.My first car was a 1966 Plymouth Valiant 4door with a three speed manual. It was basic transportation. The shift linkage messed up and was repaired with a set of vise grip pliers. When I got rid of the car, the vise grips went with it. This is what mine looked like.
I saw an old Slant Six being run without oil after having been treated to some sort of snake oil. They were selling the snake oil... [Dura-Lube...? '80s, early '90s] at the Rose Bowl Swap Meet in Pasadena. The demonstration drew a crowd and I bet they sold a ton of it.The slant 6 is indestructable. I had a 1975 Plymouth Volare with a slant 6.
Bought it as a beater, don't recall how many miles were on it but it burned a lot of oil. I used to change the oil out of my Harley and put that 20w-50 in the Volare.
Anyways, when it came time to get rid of the car, my buddy and I decided to blow up the motor. So I started the engine, and wedged a 2x4 on the gas pedal. It ran for quite awhile, then stumbled and quit. No bang, no blow up. We let it sit for a short time and it started right back up. We could not blow that thing up LOL
Congratulations. I have loved mine and still do.To address some of the posts.Here goes'
I've owned 3 Dodge trucks with slants. The 74 and 82 were great the 86 (my only new vehicle purchase)was a dog. I think they are good engines . I did a good bit of stuff on the earlier ones.In fact I upgraded the carb, fan,radiator and added a shroud from junkyard trips on the 74. I still have those parts out back. I'll be doing some work with a tape measure to see if I can use them on the Valiant.The Valiant cooling system is rather cramped in the front.
I used to hang around slantsix.org til some mods tee'd me off.May end up going back there as my experience with slants has been in trucks and will probably need some guidance.
I have always wanted a classic car and cannot afford most of them or they are too far gone for me.I had been looking for a Valiant or a Falcon.I happen to think the Valiants look better. My wife does not concur with that ,in fact she was a little ticked off about this purchase.
I have her half convinced that I can handle this.LOL. It's going to be a lot of work and probably a grand or two invested.
I've got a funeral and work the rest of the week ,so anything with the car will be sporadic this week.
I want to say, that used to be a popular thing. I used to marvel at it, then I came across someone's webpage where they admitted, as kids, they tried to destroy a B&S motor by trying all sorts of "oil" in it. At one point they got down to water, and it ran happily on it--well, until it boiled off all the water. It'd seize up, then they'd let it cool, and then they soldier on, again.I saw an old Slant Six being run without oil after having been treated to some sort of snake oil. They were selling the snake oil... [Dura-Lube...? '80s, early '90s] at the Rose Bowl Swap Meet in Pasadena. The demonstration drew a crowd and I bet they sold a ton of it.
IIRC there was a late night TV ad that used the same gimmick. And a Slant Six