Welcome to the slant 6 it don't need six cylinders to run five is just fine . This is one of the most consistently reliable engines Chrysler ever produced 👍

@mmddmm553

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I agree 👍🏻👍🏻

@rossfromfriends8468

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So weird hearing "chrysler" and " reliable" in the same sentence....

@walkingthruyourdata-6019

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@@rossfromfriends8468 Haha... All that smog garbage...Seems like 70's were when Dodge/Chrysler was known for trim and accessories falling off all the time. door handles breaking, stupid stuff. The engines were bullet proof though.. miss that six.

@austindraa8868

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My dad bought my 76 dart swinger in Missouri for 90$ with the original slant six knocking really bad. He drove that thing all the way from Missouri to ohio with the engine like that. Then proceeded to drive it for a year afterwards then it finally locked up at a gas station

@mitch4527

Жыл бұрын

The Chrysler slant 6 was a bulletproof engine

Like many others here I remember that engine and they were hard to put down. I enjoy the way your videos show getting these cars running with very little money spent. Keep being you. That what I enjoy about your videos.

@ThisNThatGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Cheap is how I have to do it because I ain't rich! 🤣

Brought back memories, as my 1974 Dodge Dart Sport had the same color / body style, with a 225 Slant 6, which I purchased in 1978 for $1700, with 54,000 miles, and drove it until 1984, at which time the rear struts rusted through the trunk. It was a reliable car to drive back and forth to school as a college student.

*My Dad had a Plymouth Volarie for a few years~In '86 he told me he had it sold and asked me if I would change the spark plugs on it for the new owner~I took the old ones out and they must have been the original because the electrodes were gone off of most of them and it ran perfect~So new ones and it still ran the same~Love the 225 slant 6 it is bullet proof it is hard to kill one of those :))*

I had a 1973 Dart Sport with 318. Had the black bucket seats and console like that one. Was an awesome car and I miss it every day. What a neat car you're working on there

That is such a nice car. Those slant sixes where so good on gas and had plenty of power.

Finally got hold of a easy first start in 22 years! Enjoyed! 😁👌👌

Great job pops. Glad to see old vehicles coming back to life. Keep up the great work

I remember having a windshield washer foot pump on my old 1971 Plymouth Scamp. That car is in pretty good shape for sitting around all that time!

@kennethflusche7900

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My 71 scamp also I miss that car

Wow your patience blows me away I watch your videos after work to relax and I have ended up learning quite a bit and I thank you but that little Dodge duster is something special. Really great video I can't wait to see how this station wagon you're doing turns out

Growing up in Toronto, my Dad was in the taxi business. It was not uncommon to have cabs hat had 400,000 on them...they were slant 6's. A couple years ago I retired my pickup with 400,000...slant 6...best motor ever made

@brickley2

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They had good power too

@billstreber5194

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One of the best six cylinders out there years ago.. I had one when I was 16 that thing had a buttload of miles on it damn near zero compression still ran and started up every time lol

@danpals7678

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I had a slant 6 in my 70 D-200 truck and drove it half way across the country and to work every day. No problems.

That brings back memories! I was a Freshman in high school working at the Plymouth dealer/ Sinclair station in my small home town, pumping gas and washing windshields, when those came out. Love the Slanties!! You rock!!

That car is in fantastic condition after sitting that long. Dodge was definitely never known for the quality of their interiors, so that is really impressive.

Can't kill a slant. Incredible engine. Had 76 Valiant and an 87 Miser Ram both with the slants.

@charlespayne6691

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Great job I learn a lot from you just by watching your video great job keep it up

This car bring me a lot of memories my mother she used to own a car just like that she put a lot of miles those straight six the last forever.

thats pretty impressive starting up after 22 years like that .. cool vid !!!

Not a Chrysler fan myself but this one did go a lot better than most of the episodes I've watched. Really enjoy your show. Keep up the good work

Great Job, love the car. Love to learn from your work. Thanks for the content

I had a 73 duster with a slant six. Had the same issue with cranking, and we put a push button in. Also, my brother had a 76 pickup with a slant six that had a loose carb too. I snugged it up and it ran so much better.

One in a million in many ways - first being the accelerator pump - then through the rest of the fuel system. LUcky! Thanks for the great work and interesting content.

Dragon Fly, at least that’s what we call them here in Canada.

Omg this brought back fond childhood memories. We had one like this that was my pawpaws and he passed it on to us. Sounds like ours did too. Absolutely love it

I love ur videos man. From A to Z straight to the point ❤️ well done genius ❤️

"I like the larger rear end", well you got me there 🙂 It's a shame you had to relive some of the Dodge dashboard nightmare, but at least this car is a decent runner. Great car, great mechanic, great video!

It's mind-blowing how it started up! Love to see another old car saved. The engine sounds pretty darn good, too.

You now have a working automobile! Well Done Sir!

Great job again Chad. Would love ot have that car out here in AZ. It'll never rust. Looks like a nice cruiser to just float in on a Sunday drive.

Good looking car. Definitely from the same parts bin as my first car -- a '74 Valiant sedan that was somewhere between gold and mustard yellow. A real babe magnet.

I told you you could fix anything. And when there are so many hoses just take a picture.I have to if there's more than one.🤣👍 Thank you for that great video.

We appreciate you and all you have done on this vehicle. Best regards an employee of O'Reilly Auto Parts, Yao!!! Next time, get u'ins a batteria, lol... I enjoy your mastery. I shared with my O'reilly team... Take care and God bless sir.

Love your video. A ‘73 Duster, new, was my second car. Have had 3 vehicles with the slant six and, while reliable, I was never happy with fuel mileage. Today I have a ‘17 Pacifica that gets 35 mpg on the interstate. Wish the Duster and the others had had this in it!

I just found your channel 2 days ago i have had a trip down memory lane thank you i have injoyed watching you work on these old vehicles my first car was a 1972 pontiac 4 door light green my dad traded it to a riding mower mom said it never was mine dad just let me claim it a short time lol

Sweet’74 Dodge Dart;Would love to have it for a everyday car!Great Video,Your Oregon Friend.☮️

I just found your channel and you remind me of my dad he used to be in the Air Force working on bombs dropped out of jets and when he dropped out of the Air Force he became a mechanic and were gonna be fixing my grandfathers 1987 Jeep Cherokee for me to have as a daily when I turn 16, so this will help me prepare to work on my own vehicles when I’m older along with him teaching me

Catching up on videos I haven't watched yet...I cried laughing at "It smells like a thousand mices have pee'd in there. Well it could have been one mice that pee'd a thousand times." It reinforces why I love your channel. Keep being you and doing what you do!!!!!!!!

I just started watching this channel. These videos are great. Thank you. I subscribed

@ThisNThatGarage

Жыл бұрын

Preshate it! 👍

Thanks again for another enjoyable Friday evening!

Hi, about time you had an easy one. Many thanks enjoy your uploads a lot. From Nr Liverpool UK.

You have what i wish i had today just cant beat the old cars... Love em... brings me back to my 73 Duster also had slant 6 shame the Canadian climate ruins them. if i had it my way i`d be driving one today.

Always enjoy your Vids Bud.Owned at least 3 "dusters...1 Demon...1Duster...1 Sport..But except for the wicked 340 in the Demon..they were great a to b cars..Thanks

Dragon flys definitly. The good condition this vehicle is in is a testament to being well kept and one family car. Thanks . Central California watching.

Those series of cars from Plymouth and Dodge were pretty nice. Cheap to buy and economical to operate and the slant six was hard to kill as you've seen. Not thrilled with their electrical though. Nice job. Dragon flies, by the way.

Great video I had a 73" swinger with the 318 in it I hit a set of huge disc hares being pulled by a tractor. I was running 90mph when I locked the car up and the rear bumper caught and peeled it back like a sardine can. No one was hurt lol

That was my exact first car. Color, white stripe and everything. It was a hatchback two pulldowns behind the back seat and it all folded down.

I'm amazed that it's running on old gas mixed with good gas and it doesn't run bad at all lol

lol will it get itself running crazy cant believe it fired up like that. dang old hillside hemi those were some tough ol engines what a nice straight car!!!!! time for a hemi good job sir i enjoy your videos ty

Hello, congratulations for the video, I'm from Brazil and I have a Dodge Dart too, but the Luxury four-door version is a dream car, you are very lucky to find cars that are still so intact.

@ThisNThatGarage

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Hello Brazil!

Nice work This N That! It sure is nice and green around that area for this time of year. Must be all those thunderstorms you get. Anyway, good job on that one!

Hi there, just found out your video and garage on this holy web : ) thanks for this interesting pics and all you 've on this car to bring it to life again. Really deserves it. i like your sense of humour, and the way you talk. Pleasant moment watching this and hopefully some more. Take care. Regards. (Yves L. from France)

@ThisNThatGarage

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Hi Chad - what a cool looking car. Great to see you get it up and running agin. Keep up the great work mate.

The ole girl didn't blow nurry a puff of smoke neither. Pretty amazing "WIR" episode I'd say. Lol. Never seen one fire up with a plug out sparking off the alternator after 20 some odd years. Crazy.

The Slant-6 is one of the best engines ever made. Period. That stalling on left turns issue is caused by the float in the Holley 1945 carburetor. The damned carbs were a mess because of the early emissions controls. There's like 10,000 miles of vacuum hoses on a Slant-6 or 318 V8 of this era, and if any of them is cracked or connected wrong, the car will have all sorts of weird issues caused by vacuum leaks. Since the car is so original, I'd encourage you to keep it that way. A Slant-6 will start and run happily on ancient gas, as you showed, they just want to go. As a car guy, you know that feeling - the car just wants to run. I think the massive weight of the crankshaft helps to keep it spinning even through misfires until better fuel gets into the engine. That one is old enough that it has mechanical lifters; take off the valve cover and check your valve lash (hot) before every oil change or you will eventually burn an exhaust valve. Change the PCV valve at the same time, then run it until the thermostat opens, then change the oil. Do not prefill the oil filter; just crank her with the ignition disconnected until the oil pressure light goes out. If you ever see the size of the main bearings in a Slant-6 (same as a 426 Hemi), you will see why. And wait until you rebuild a Slant-6 - which they rarely need - when you see the size of that crankshaft, you will be a Slant-6 fan for life. It's forged in 1974 - and I think in all Slant-6 engines from 1960 to 1976 - and it looks like something out of a diesel-powered CAT bulldozer. The rest of the car - the Mopar A-body platform (Valiant/Dart/Demon/Duster/Scamp/Swinger/Barracuda) - is a very solid unibody structure with great steering and suspension hardware, easy to fix when something goes wrong, and a TorqueFlite 904 or 727 transmission which is almost as bulletproof as a Slant-6. She's not gonna be a speed demon, but she will be an awesome and reliable and strong cruiser which gets good gas mileage. And I saw the trailer hitch.... you won't even feel the trailer behind you with a Slant-6. My 1983 Dodge Ram was just as slow merging into freeway traffic with or without a trailer carrying my Valiant. Take good care of that beautiful car. Make sure the voltage regulator and electronic ignition modules have good clean ground connections to the body. I think GM's HEI and one-wire alternator were better, but you've gotta admit that the Mopar alternators just look way better. Oh, and, keep a spare ballast resistor in the glove box. When the ballast resistor breaks, she'll fire properly when you have the ignition switch in START (ballast resistor is bypassed) and stall out as soon as you let off the key. 3/8" wrench to properly change it, but you can just leave the new ballast resistor hanging until you get home. Your Dart is probably not giving you as hot a spark for starting as it should, because I doubt the dash-mounted start button is bypassing the ballast resistor. Do not try to permanently bypass the ballast resistor, you will either blow the ignition coil or the electronic ignition module, and you will get stranded on the highway. Lawrence Wade Ottawa, Canada 1974 Plymouth Valiant Brougham 4-door, Slant-6, 904 1970 Dodge Dart Custom 4-door, Slant-6, 904 1983 Dodge Ram D250, Slant-6, A-833 manual overdrive 1976 Dodge Ram D140, 400 big block, 727 1973 Plymouth Duster 340-4bbl, 727

It brought back great memories of my 1973 Dodge Sport 340, I was brown with the exact same color combination. I bought it in 1984 for $750 when I was a senior in high school and I would give Camaro's and Mustangs hell! I joined the Air Force and went overseas for a few years, when I returned, I was married and my wife convinced me to sell it. The worst thing I could have ever done. It only had 78k original miles. Your car looks great! I would buy it, if it was for sale in a heartbeat. Love Mopars!😃

I love how you talk to the parts of the car😁 I also love your accent I talked to my wheelchair like that by the way I think it gives me motivation to keep working😎

@ThisNThatGarage

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I talk to everything. 🤣 Stay motivated no matter what! 👍

Absolutely amazing! Runs and looks great after being parked for 22 years. My mother had a 74 Plymouth gold duster with the alligator top and a 225 slant six, drove it for a couple hundred thousand miles. Always electrical issues though. I personally hate anything Mopar, great engineering poor quality. I'm working on a 97 Dodge ram 1500 with a 5.9 Magnum and it's a freaking nightmare🙄 keep up the great work I really enjoy your videos Chad 👍☮️🇺🇲

@neal6418

Жыл бұрын

ahh yes the old "gold duster" I remember them well 👍

I used to own a Dodge Dart just like this one except mine was blue and it was a 340 4 speed I Loved that car and I've regretted selling it many times.

Just saw this. Brought back so many good memories from my young man days in my 71 Duster.

I worked on those cars all through the '70s and '80s and '90s and they're very reliable car slant six and never die as a nice car you got there

The old slant 6 was the best engine dodge ever made. Thanks for the video ❤

That foot pump is no surprise to me. We used to have a 1971 Dodge A100 cabover pickup truck that had one very similar.

The Slant 6 cylinder are like all. Almost indestructible. And it was a easy one for you. Congratulations!

Sweet Dart. I'd totally drive that everyday.. Friggin love it... Gut that interior, clean it good and replace the carpet. I'd get the A/C running on it too. It's hot here in Florida. Love Mopars. Wish I still had my old 70 440 Cuda. Also, I'm 59 and most people I know call them dragonflies. First time hearing snake doctors.. Great video! 😁👍

Another great video!! You're the best

I like your new shop . I saw your vidio about tearing down the old building and will look if you made any construction videos Looken Good !!!

Hey,! I had a 73 Dart Sport but with the 318 , great car. No air,plain dog dish wheels, bench seat.

That is one hell of a find for a '74. A bit of a clean up and she'll be mint!

16:07 that engine just showed you how good a motor it is! STarted right up when it had noright to do so. Definitely confirmed ya got spark hahaha

Excellent video Chad my cousin Sarah had for first car to a 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger 2 door had 318 V8 motor 4barrel carb , 727 4 speed Automatic transmission, 377 rear , with Power Steering, Power Brakes , Air Conditioning , Column Shifter for Transmission, Tilt Steering wheel, Am/ Fm radio with Cassette , 2 door , Forest Green body, Black Vinyl , daul exhaust, Dodges Rally rims and 4 pair of Black rims with snow tires she bought for $1000.00 in 1994 and in 2009 got me restoration to totally after she move back Ontario Canada from California ! Its 6 seater nice Green Interior too also funny part when bought car only had 125.000 miles and got more that on now ! Plus had lots people offer big $ since restoration and still going keep going long time ahead plus son drive too soon ! Only thing we had change is Air Conditioning pump plus setup to new Air Conditioning fluid because old was leaking and fine now! But got nice car there Chad have lots fun with it too and got first sports car now Lol!

My oldest brother and his wife had one of those. I remember riding in it as a kid back in the 70’s and it being a fun little car.

My dad bought a new one in 1974. It was red with the white Starsky and hutch stripes. When you fold down the rear seat it would hold a shit load of stuff with the hatchback option.

I owned a '74 dart with the slant 6 and a 3 speed stick n the floor. Not a speed demon but it got me around. Sold it to a friend and he got rear ended and was seriously insured but survived.

I had a 1975 Duster with the 225 ci engine, on one very cold night the engine coolant had the improper antifreeze mix and it completely froze up and it partially pushed out a couple of freeze plugs. I took the belts off and ran it until the ice melted and then replaced the metal freeze plugs with the rubber type and continued to drive it, lol. The 225 slant-6 is one the toughest and most reliable automotive engines ever built.

Thats a nice shop. As a city guy I*m so envious!

So you like big rearends…and you can not lie! 🤣 Educational and entertaining. God bless 🙏🏼🇺🇸

@ThisNThatGarage

2 жыл бұрын

I can not lie. 😂 You're the only one to get that reference I guess.

@daleh645

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisNThatGarage Great minds🤣

couple thing about cold starts the intake runners are pretty long 2 things are good to have the heat riser tube from manifold to air cleaner where it draws warm air really helps on those motors and making sure the choke is adjusted correctly

Damn that car is mint for it's age I was thinking the interior would of been all messed up from the field mice but it looks like a good cleaning and maybe a new carpet and that thing will be like new. I love the white interior that car is sweet.

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Friend had one we rode around for years. It was push button on the dash. Probably not the same year cause we graduated in 73. His daddy who was a Napa Parts dealer bought him a new Fire bird Trans Am which he drove just a few weeks till he totaled it in some loose gravel on a paved street and parked on top of a fire hydrant. Should stayed with the old slant six.

When Chrysler made good car's had 3 slant 6 Engine cars you can't kill them! Great vidio....Keep'em Rolling!!!

Yeah that car actually has the duster type package with the bucket seats and all that same exact interior that my 1970 340 Duster had except for it was a four-speed. Sure brings back old memories good memories I can tell you for a fact that the 340 engine is one of the most sought-after Motors in all of America that 340 engine used to put 350s to shame probably even some Big Blocks I know my 340 just being Factory was very fast. Now I also had a 19 7 2 Dodge swinger that came with the factory high performance 318 I was hoping that when you pop the hood that was what was going to be in that but it's okay 6 cylinders are very dependable and that car has a lot of options now that I see it's an AC car wow it's a shame they don't want to sell it they could probably get a pretty penny for that car. Anyway thanks for sharing the video it sure did make my day. Many blessings to you and your family as always.

I can't believe how the dash pad is in great shape they cracked on the show rm floor nice car glad to see her back on the rd

Awesome video the slant six was a very good engine 👌 👍 can't wait for a new video

That car is in great shape. Nice work man

Best Engine Chrysler Ever Built! Had 3 of them.... So easy to work on. Wonder if you put a belt on the A/C Compresser if it would blow cold Air? GreatJob!!

A friend of mine here in New Zealand put me on to your channel. Really enjoyable and entertaining mate, keep em coming!

@ThisNThatGarage

Жыл бұрын

Preshate it and tell your friend I said thanks too!

This kind of reminds me of my uncle's 1974 Dodge Dart Custom sedan. It had a 225 Slant Six, I believe it was a 918 3 speed auto, it was green with a black vinyl roof. It was given to him with 16,000 original miles on it. It ran like new (because it basically was), and I loved that car. My uncle got it and I got the 1976 Buick Skylark with an Olds 260ci V8, a TH200 3 speed, and it only had 34,000 miles on it. No rust because they were both owned by three old ladies who were all sisters and my uncle had been helping them with yard work and general maintenance around the house for years. I had to put a new heater core and rear leaf springs in it and I drove that car all over in Pennsylvania for years before I sold it for $100 when I moved out. That Olds 260 made 105 or 110 HP and wouldn't do a brakestand unless I covered the tires in oil...ask me how I know. It would eventually reach 80 MPH and cruise around there on the Turnpike, but it wouldn't do any better than 10 MPG even with the Rochester 2bbl carb. However, even with a foot of snow on that car, having sat for 3 or more months, I'd go out, dig my way into the driver's seat, pump the pedal twice, turn the key, and old girl would fire right up like it was never shut off. I just got tired of messing with it and keeping fuel in it, so I got an offer from a friend's friend, and he came and got it. He drove it 2.5 hours home and found out that the timing was way off and he cleaned it all up and started cruising it.

Ok had a 74 and a 75 both Dart Sports with 318 cu in engines.They both suffered from lifter leakdown making them click before the lifters pumped.Switched all 16 lifters TRWs .Ran perfect,great mileage for V eights.

nice car, and that slant 6 will run forever.... well done

Great video as always chad.

That is the exact same; year, model, & color of the car I took my behind the wheel DMV license test when I was 16 back in 1980. Very Nice 👍

Hiya Old Buddie, must admit took me a bit to get the Irish parts store being a Brit living in Englandshire - LOL we dont have o`rylies here, but just about everyone and there cat seems to have a local store near them in the Homelands.. Am I being over fussy when I say I would have jet washed the mouse pee and crap out from under the "Bonnet" OK HOOD lol.. But to some you just carry on doing what you do I expect.. .. Many thanks for the videos, as we just dont get the vehicles over here that you guys find to get her running again so, its enjoyable watching and learning at the same time eh - who would have thought you give 2 lots of valuable learning for free... Cheers Mate, many more mysteries from you soon I/We hope.. Ian.. (74 years of learning still)

i subscribed to you channel yesterday and i like it keep up the good work and hope everythings good your way

@ThisNThatGarage

Жыл бұрын

Preshate it. 👍

Slant 6 is an indestructible engine. You have to really want to tear it up to ruin it. Nice car. I missed an opportunity to buy a 74 yellow with white vinyl top and a 340 for 1000 in the early 90s . White interior one owner car. Clean as a whistle too. Hello from Lubbock Texas. Love the music too.

Look to me like someone just became a Dodge man, I think you fell in love

@ThisNThatGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Let's not get carried away!

Oh wow, now that is cool, great vid, really enjoyed!!!! 👍👍👍👍

Wow! Same interior as the Dodge Dart Swinger of my childhood save the front bucket seats instead of a bench. Most Dodge Dart barn finds go something like this; "If you sweep up that pile of rust over there, you just might find a slant six engine!"

Having had 3 Darts, one with a slant 6, I can tell you the slanty is an oiling marvel that runs forever.

My first car was the 74 Dart Sport. Had the same white stripe with a 1/2 vinyl roof. Mine had the 318 V8. Wish I had it today.

The nice thing about A body mopars 67 to 76, is that the front ends are all interchangeable except for Barracuda. That car would look real pretty with a 70 Duster front end.

Don't you wish all your will it starts were this hard. Good job 👍

I did not know they still made a Dart that late. I would have thought it was a Duster too. Most of my elementary years I was driven to school in a Duster.