1974 Dodge Dart Sport Sat 22 Years! Will It Run???
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- This old car sat in a barn for 22 years. Let's see if we can get the slant six running and get it back on the road.
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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 👍
I agree 👍🏻👍🏻
So weird hearing "chrysler" and " reliable" in the same sentence....
@@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.
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
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.
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.
Finally got hold of a easy first start in 22 years! Enjoyed! 😁👌👌
That is such a nice car. Those slant sixes where so good on gas and had plenty of power.
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
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
They had good power too
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
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 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.
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!
My 71 scamp also I miss that car
*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 :))*
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.
Can't kill a slant. Incredible engine. Had 76 Valiant and an 87 Miser Ram both with the slants.
Great job I learn a lot from you just by watching your video great job keep it up
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
thats pretty impressive starting up after 22 years like that .. cool vid !!!
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!
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
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
Thanks again for another enjoyable Friday evening!
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!!
Just saw this. Brought back so many good memories from my young man days in my 71 Duster.
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
@41:00 = caring about this thing that needs cared about because WE as human beings created it. Needs love, and you gave it. Good work.
The old slant 6 was the best engine dodge ever made. Thanks for the video ❤
So you like big rearends…and you can not lie! 🤣
Educational and entertaining.
God bless 🙏🏼🇺🇸
I can not lie. 😂 You're the only one to get that reference I guess.
@@ThisNThatGarage Great minds🤣
Mr Morris you are an excellent mechanic and Engineering professional!
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.
"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!
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.
I'm amazed that it's running on old gas mixed with good gas and it doesn't run bad at all lol
Dragon Fly, at least that’s what we call them here in Canada.
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.
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.
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.
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 👍☮️🇺🇲
ahh yes the old "gold duster" I remember them well 👍
Id drive it...every day! Very nice car!
That car is in great shape. Nice work man
I had 2 slant 6 cars in the early 70,s. I didn’t think that they very special. I really wanted a big block Chrysler V-8. Now I’m 73. I would love to have one of those now. Forget the EV,s. This was the best
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.
Great Job, love the car. Love to learn from your work. Thanks for the content
Very cool little car
Sweet’74 Dodge Dart;Would love to have it for a everyday car!Great Video,Your Oregon Friend.☮️
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
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.
Look to me like someone just became a Dodge man, I think you fell in love
Let's not get carried away!
I have a 1991 E30, sat in our garage for almost 10 years. My E46s engine blew up, so I needed another car. I bought a new battery and fuel for the E30, tried to start it, but nothing. Pulled the spark plugs out and brushed them over. Started right up. I have driven it for at least 20k km now over the last year, just needed a new connection Hose between pump and fuel line last month. Old cars are the best.
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.
I had a 1973 valiant 318 single barrel. It was a used city car sold at auction. I got it for $400, drove it 2 years when a freeze plug blew. I cleaned the motor, replaced all the freeze plugs, repainted the motor Dodge blue. I guy I knew liked what I did and bought it from me for $600. Great car! he loved it.
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!!!!!!!!
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.
Welcome to the world of slant 6. Has to be right up there for one of the most reliable automotive engines ever.
Pretty good rush imitation too.
When Chrysler made good car's had 3 slant 6 Engine cars you can't kill them! Great vidio....Keep'em Rolling!!!
I had a Black beautiful 74 Dart Sport same stripe package, with air, Crank sunroof, 360 4 barrel factory posi and dual exhaust. I live in Michigan and bought it in 1980 with 40,000 miles. It had amazing power. The lady I bought it from got it in a divorce and her husband worked at Chrysler and it was a special ordered car. I was beating Novas, chevelles, Mustangs, I wish I still had it but my folks sold it while I was away in the military.
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.
Dodge Dart and Plymouth Duster were the same body with minor differences in grill and accessories. Looks like needing a good cleaning replace carpet fix any rust paint and rebuild motor and you are golden. You cannot kill slant sixes.
Dart (sport).
the leaning tower of power lives!
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'm not a Dodge guy either, but I love me a good 225. You can't kill those things. I had a '79 Volare with a 165K on the factory plugs on top of a burnt valve. They had a quarter inch of ash buildup on them, and it still ran. No one believes me. I have kept those plugs for over 20 years so I could prove it. Running down a cylinder on 22 year old gas is no problem for a 225, lol. The 225 just says "Hold my beer.".
Please keep this series going and revive the dead A/C!
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.
Hi, about time you had an easy one. Many thanks enjoy your uploads a lot. From Nr Liverpool UK.
I love the '74 "Sport" Dart 🎊 😎 🎊
My '73 was electric blue, beige stripe and beige vinyl top. It had 200,000 New York City area miles on it and in 1988 the paint was still glossy because my father was obsessed with Rain Dance car wax. But eventually the torsion bars rusted from the frame and that was the end. The original owner was my stepmother, I was the second owner, and it was my first car. Sometimes I wish I grew up in the country so I could have just thrown it into a barn to repair someday.
My first was this car except with a 318. Loved it, air shocked it , same strips.
My first car was a 75 Dodge dart 4 door, it was an old Sealtest ice cram salesman car. We pulled it out of a sandpit with a bulldozer. Had the 225 engine it, we discovered it had a spun a main bearing in it, so my first car was also my first engine rebuild. You couldn't kill that engine, it ran for so long and so many years i got tired of it. Sold it to someone who put the engine in another car and as far as I know.....its still running
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.
Car stalling on a left turn is the float used in the Holley 1945 carburetor that year. It’s made of a composite material that absorbs a little fuel and gets heavy over time, then it sinks and floods the engine when you make a turn. Starter solenoid issue is because of the government mandated seat belt - starter interlock system introduced that year. If you didn’t buckle your seatbelt the starter solenoid wouldn’t pull in. There is a plunger switch on the fender wall behind the windshield washer tank that over-rides it for each start if you’re working on the engine. You can also leave the seat belt buckled or just jump out the wires under the seat. It was a dumb idea that caused a service nightmare for the dealerships so it went away very quickly. Dad bought a slant six Plymouth Valiant brand new back in ‘74 and I knew that car like the back of my hand within about a year.
I had a Barracuda that had a slant 6 in it. Oh, man did that little bugger run. Had over 100,000 miles on it. Had a lot of fun with 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 car and so easy to get rolling again
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
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
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.
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.
Hello Brazil!
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! 😁👍
That engine had a good Monday and it had good morale
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.
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.
This man have a goodtaste of music 🔥🔥🔥
Holy! You’d have sworn it was parked last week. Couldn’t believe when it fired up so easy I thought the video had skipped forward.
As a new sub to this channel I have to say I’m loving the content. Currently binge watching all the videos.
Thanks for the effort you put in to what you do.
The slant 6 is about the most rugged engine ever made. I got one in my 68 d100 and it’s bulletproof
wow cant believe it started up like that, them cars are built tough
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.
My dad has owned a 79 Cadillac Eldorado since the early 80’s. He loves the car, but unfortunately it has broken down so many times he could’ve bought the car new twice in what he’s spent in repairs.
The final straw was he let me drive it to homecoming in 2009, and on the way back I blew a brake line. Being tired of sticking money in it, it has sat ever since in his storage building, covered in dust, with tears rolling down its fenders. Earlier this year I stuck a battery in it, and like you I was checking for spark before undoing the fuel line, and it fired up, and ran on that 13 year old gas. The last gas station that car was at was shell, and their premium V-power was put in, apparently that’s good fuel if it’s still good after that long.
That foot pump is no surprise to me. We used to have a 1971 Dodge A100 cabover pickup truck that had one very similar.
This is just amazing. A true barn find. If only it was an 8 cylinder. Would be worth a crap load of money
1. We call em dragonfly's. 2. You have a short in the wiring... when you turn the ignition to the start position the left turn signal comes on. I have a 74 dart swinger I just bought, rust free but every thing plastic or vinyl turns to dust just looking at it. Gonna be a fun project.
Hi Chad - what a cool looking car. Great to see you get it up and running agin. Keep up the great work mate.
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.
Called them snake doctors in Muskogee County, Okla. back in the 50s and 60s.
I just started watching this channel. These videos are great. Thank you. I subscribed
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That is one hell of a find for a '74. A bit of a clean up and she'll be mint!
I wish it was for sale. Give my mom a great time for her and I to relive old memories ❤️
I bought a new 1974 Dodge Dart Sport. Blue with blue vinyl bench seat interior. Automatic with a 318 v-8. Had the fold down rear seat and factory sunroof and air. Paid $3900 out the door. Ran great. Went camping in So Cal deserts and mountains and slept inside comfortably. Traded it in with 36k miles in 1980 and got $1800 for it. I miss that car to this day.
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
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
Its pretty nice,it look likes new.i love it.
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.