1975 Dodge Dart Slant Six -10F Cold Start!

1975 Dodge Dart Beater Cold Start. Slant Six, -10 degrees! Choke froze open.

[@spanky7777]

Brings back memories! That was my first car. Same gold interior too! Lots of cold starts up here in Canada too.

[@KyTy-yb3vl]

My first car was a Dodge dart too! I lived in Vermont and we had many cold days and that car started every time!! On days where my friends and families cars wouldn’t start because of the cold, “the blue bomb “ always started :-) brings back memories

[@spanky7777]

@@KyTy-yb3vl mine was nicknamed "The Bluesmobile" .

[@F6HemiCharger]

Mine would always start up no matter the temp. Long live mopars.

[@gsnfan]

My dad had a 69 Satellite. On cold days it was a hard starter but once it started it was fine.

[@donaldwigglesworth5885]

Then you discovered the unicorn.

[@mattbrown4141]

When I was in elementary school in the early 80's, a small private school, they had a Plymouth van that my mom drove. We picked up the other kids along the way to school. My job was to go outside before time to leave and get it cranked up. That Chrysler starter sound is indelibly etched in my memory, along with pumping the gas pedal and all the re-cranks needed to get it going and then racing the motor to keep it going.

[@lovetocrank]

I love the sound of that starter!

[@kenbrand8972]

Absolutely love that starter sound

[@lovetocrank]

@ Ken brand I love that too!

[@PeterGrillett]

One hell of a battery!

[@johnstipetich9821]

I had a 76 D100 with a Slant 6. It started easier at -20 but the water in it froze so the water pump wouldn't turn. lol I pumped it twice and it ran like a champ. Love those old slants!

[@flyonwall360]

Wonderful memory. In 1984 I had just arrived at Ft. Campbell, KY and needed a car. For $950 I picked up a 1975 Dodge Dart Swinger. It was made in Canada and owned by a guy from Pennsylvania. Everything ever done to the car was written down in a small note book and kept in the glove box. When it got down to 10° F I would run the car before I went to bed and then set my alarm for 2am so I could run it again. The car usually started by the time I was ready for work in the morning.

[@ronyeahright9536]

now thats dedication!!! I had a 1975 dodge dart.....all green, even the interior, dash, steering wheel, everything.....its like the entire car was dipped in green paint lol

[@grantg98]

I had slant sixes for years. LOVED it.

[@gearhead9943]

Please make more of your dart cold starting. Love it!! And please keep the camera on your right boot. So fantastic dude, new cars definitely have lost something.

[@thesixgunfighter288]

Man, about the date you posted this in February I had just had my birthday(13th), and I acquired my current car, and almost immediately became my daily driver, and still is. I own a 1975 Plymouth Valiant Scamp, with the same 225. Its beat up, and a project, but she runs, and I can't complain at 22.

[@peterfrench2490]

This Brings Back Many Good Memories, I Loved My 1969' Dodge Dart, Put A manual Choke on it And Plugs And Wires And Check Distributor Cap and Rotor, Mine Had Points and Condenser And In The Winter Close The Choke Pump Some Fuel Turn The Key And Would Usually Start Right Up!

[@ALB-Hauling]

This is hilarious! Lots of comments too I see over the years. You was pumping the hell out of it! 😂

[@jacquespoirier9071]

i owned a 225 CID slant six in North of canada and this engines always started very well this engine always served me with five stars The only complaint I have to make about this Valiant was the 3 speed A 903 crashbox that was not to the level of this engine, the A 230 and the A 833 four speed were much better The early Valiant and Dart were truly designed around this engine.

[@junkman7426]

watch the second video. this is how a 225 should start with a well tuned 1945 Holley carb and a choke that doesn't jamb.

[@roya.cathcartjr.5042]

@@junkman7426 $500 for the Dart is a great price I wish I could have found a classic Mopar for that as I paid $1,200 for my 1978 Dodge Aspen Custom Sedan.

[@loverboy424]

@@junkman7426 love your video love the way you pump that pedal mmmm

[@OPHYCLIDE]

You're so fortunate to have things like that knocking around for $500. Over here that thing would sell for somewhere between £3-4k!

[@thetman0068]

Goes to show that America is still the best place to get American cars! ;D

[@OPHYCLIDE]

tman008 ...and a few British ones if you don't mind the steering wheel on the wrong side!

[@iloverush123]

In my experience slant 6s never will be happy running until they get warm, but under no circumstances have I never gotten one to fire. Getting my 84 Pontiac with a 305 was about this much of a bitch to get started if it was below freezing. Good shit dude.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Yeah that Chevy engine could be quite cantankerous I had one in a Monte Carlo 84 also.

[@gearhead9943]

Still your best video by far. Please make more exactly like it

[@charlesr.woodbury9014]

Great videos!

[@robertorestelli]

Oh wow, amazing video, good job

[@ypacmbtif]

Damn, I could've used you to help get my Aunts '65 Dart started on cold mornings (I inherited from her). THAT was a chore!

[@lovetocrank]

Great starter sound!

[@simonriddick]

I love watching cold start videos on the tube not sure why haha :). I have only owned fuel injected cars so they mostly start up. Last winter my 3.8 Camaro did a couple -27f starts and those are brutal. My optima red top is 6 years old now and still strong. I had a cold air intake and it was causing problems at idle so I put my factory plastic back in and that fixed it.

[@lovetocrank]

Love the sound of that cranking!

[@mechanicwarrior20]

I own a 1975 Dodge Charger, that car starts up at -30 below. I tap the key and it instantly fires right up

[@brthdan]

Same with my '73 w/ a slant 6. Pump once, it fired off. I just had to let it warm it up for a couple of minutes before driving off. I was very meticulous about keeping it running to perfection though.

[@junkman7426]

brthdan Yeah, The Choke/Throttle cam was making the the Choke stick open making it real hard to start. I tried readjusting the linkage and it snapped in half...so, no more throttle, and no more sticking choke! It starts much easier now, though I do have to hold he gas. The other two vehicles I have a ('66 Charger, '52 Dodge 2-ton) start easily. They have manual chokes.

[@junkman7426]

This one is how is should be. studio.kzbin.infozygpH1Lu2Fg/edit

[@ethanfurnival6794]

My 1975 hadn't been started up in six months but on the second try the slant six fired up right away

[@cumulo25]

My former boss is from Chicago, and he told me that in wintertime he would take the battery out of his car when he got home, kept it inside, and put in back in the next morning.

[@wyman36]

This definitely reminds me of winter time in Maine in the early '80s. My parents had a Dodge Dart that did not want to start when it was cold out.

[@lovetocrank]

@wymsn 36 Love the sound of that starter!

[@TheOldcarlover]

Love this old car

[@bjdelaronde]

I had a 72 Dodge Dart it always started 40 below no problem 5 /20 oil big difference

[@bjdelaronde]

Love Slant 6

[@phillipbradberry1692]

One of the best ever made

[@TheCoolmandarek]

what a piece my 75 dart sat in my driveway for 3 years then with no more then a jump starter and the key it started and idle like it was just parked

[@PapiDoesIt]

That warms up and idles sooner than my slant six does at 80 degrees!

[@stever4181]

My 65 Barracuda had the 225 Slant 6. I lived in Minnesota and she always started even in -27 degree temp. I use to push the gas peddle down to the floor, release then 1/2 way down and she always fired up.

[@AlfredHawthornBennyHill]

I sure would love to have that. I've been wanting one of those, which I always called the "Granny" Dart and the Dart Sport, both with a Slant 6.

[@donaldwigglesworth5885]

I don’t miss those days.

[@arkansastrash320]

I love a slant6 ,and your carb definately needs work the pump sounds as it its not but half way pumping and the chokes not working.I would give it a complete tune up spark plugs check the electronic ignition and the spark plug wires too and nobody payes much attention to the battery cables if they are not clean and tight not only will the starter not have a lot of good hard whirl over but the alternator won't keep the battery as charged up as could be.I could sure see alot of easy fixes for that little jewel.Thanks paul

[@oldgreen100]

I remember starting a carburetor in blue balls weather!!! I had a regimen with my old Ford truck where at -19 below i had something like 90 pumps to get it to start....

[@atomotron]

Actually, what amasses me the most, is that this old engine seemingly does not make any significant vibrations running.

[@leogeee1]

I remember those days. My first was a 1963 Dodge Dart Slant 6 pushbutton Torqueflite.

[@theoldcarlover2516]

love this old car

[@phyrnko]

Great video

[@alexinnewwest1860]

Great vid Get your heat riser tubing on and connected and functioning. Will make wonders in cold starts

[@somerandomguy3868]

I never had that kind of trouble with my Dart, I miss that car

[@jonathanlule2755]

Very cool car!

[@rhymeandreasoning]

I love those boots of yours

[@collegeboy871]

I like this video and I love your boot on the gas pedal. Are those cowboy boots you are wearing?

[@deanjollow2892]

Just had my slant rebuilt for my truck,ready for another 30 years service

[@svengilson]

Love seeing the rear defog switch for the rear electric blower, lol. And that dash, reminds me so much of my Dad's 73 Valiant 225 3 on the tree and a Carter (IIRC) 1 barrel that would flood after half a block of driving...... feeling old :-) Do cars even stall anymore, lol

[@z289t6]

Even when I was growing up in the 90s, “my car wouldn’t start” was a valid reason for not coming to work. Can’t pull that one off today

[@michaelplunkett8059]

Pump twice on really cold days, then to the floor and slow up to set the automatic choke. After start, wait 30 seconds and tap gas LIGHTLY to bring choke to mid level. Drive gently, first 2 miles to warm up tramsmission and grease along with engine. If running fast at a light, another tap will bring down revs. GO.

[@jkeelsnc]

These are great cars. I like them. However, this starting scenario in cold weather is exactly one of the reasons I don't miss carburetors. I would have kept my foot on the floor while cranking. LMAO. 😂

[@TheOldcarlover]

I miss this car

[@andydanko7074]

I could tell how cold it was when you walked, that familiar Squeeky-crunch sound

[@TheOldcarlover]

Great car

[@slayerjohn447]

$500 for a car that solid? Keep that thing running and clean. It will run for a very long time. That thing will make a great family heirloom, don't think the s6 engines are popular among collectors, but I'd love to have thing to cruise in.

[@Sir.AdamsVIII]

I know this is old but I know this car definitely loved that heat control valve in fulltime open mode

[@1956MercM260]

Pump pump pump! I miss those days.

[@lovetocrank]

I really miss those days!

[@fabioalves2997]

Love pumping and pumping pedal

[@DieselDucy]

Love this car. ! where are u from ?

[@markrape2181]

Great car...had one

[@dennisleporte2327]

Grandpa had a a 67 dart amazing car. That kind of cold is no joke rhough.

[@robinprice4877]

What is your Dodge Dart like for pulling up a really steep hill with a completely cold engine?

[@frolie3207]

This was me and my grandpa with Slant 6 in the mornings…he’d have to talk to her. Sometimes throw her in neutral and pump and talk to her some more. Humble beginnings as a kid.

[@number3665]

I never have this much trouble with my 73 in the winter. Might be time for a brand new carb and some tuning

[@stever4181]

I had a 1965 Barracuda with a 225. I lived in Minnesota and she saw -27 f I would push gas pedal to floor and then 1/2 way down and she always started. I never had the problems this fellow had.

[@TheOldcarlover]

Cool car

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

Hmmm....I don't hear solid lifters. Is that a hydraulic lifter engine?

[@junkman7426]

WhoSaidTyler Yes. It does have hydraulic lifters. The engine is out of an 80's vehicle. I was like that when I bought it. Good catch!

[@baldtiresandmisfires9718]

Junk Man my 75 sounds like a tractor. Is it possible I could get an 80s head and put it on a 70s block?

[@bradhampton6457]

carb needs work dude! I grew up around slant 6 motors. that one has a problem!

[@prevost8686]

Brad Hampton obviously the accelerator pump in the carb is shot. You should not have to pump the pedal like that to start a carburetor engine.

[@mikewells9497]

Brad Hampton most darts have fuck up carbs

[@HowardJrFord]

Not if you know what your are doing with them.

[@twotone3471]

Never had that much of a problem on my engine, but it had a manual choke. Vacuum operated bits just don't age well.

[@HowardJrFord]

@@twotone3471 If yours had a manual choke then the only vacuum operated part on it was the vacuum advance on the distributor.

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

I used to drive a dang old Dodge pickup with a slant six and it was that hard to start in Florida in the summertime

[@mds19238]

My first car: a 66 Plymouth Belvedere, 2 dr rag top with a wonderful 225 slant six.

[@daleflinchum3244]

Ever though about adjusting the choke?

[@maidenrulz73]

I fucking love that car.....just the way it is

[@ThrottleResponse]

I always wondered that too, if it was possible to flood a carb at that temp, LOL.

[@joepuma]

What a great clip, I wish I could have been sitting next to you while you were pumping and thrusting away... Any possibility of you filming a similar cold start, but positioning the camera in the side passenger seat, allowing for a side profile shot of you pumping and talking... Thank you for a terrific cold start video!!!

[@cowboybootpump3r]

I agree joepuma

[@propaneandpropaneaccessori3446]

My daily procedure in winter in ct with my 86 monte Carlo daily driver lol hated having to sit in cold for 20 minutes trying to get her started but she always did! Eventually..

[@lovetocrank]

I always loved the cranking sound!

[@arthurquinn7515]

Nice green wheel

[@TK-zf7sx]

Nothing else sounds like a slant 6 coming to life.

[@TheOldcarlover]

I love this car by the way

[@joeearley3351]

I had a straight 6 in a olds Omaga it started great kept it tuned fresh spark plugs condenser cap points adjusted and timing 10w40 oil fresh for winter wish I put a block heater in it. Nice car but body rust.

[@tippydog5057]

The unmistakable sound of the Dodge starter clickety clack clickety clack

[@michaelciccone2194]

Do you still have this car? Are you anywhere near NYC?

[@davenichols5444]

Nice video . That is how you start them , just keep pumping. I’m in Australia, my valiant is the same , you keep pumping even when you driving down the road until it fully warms up . Our temps don’t get so low as yours though .

[@TexasMan77]

Legendary sound of mopar starters.

[@kenbrand8972]

Absolutely right joe

[@lovetocrank]

Great sound!!

[@TheOldcarlover]

Do u still have this old dart???

[@Imintune...]

Had a 76 valiant with the 6. Only pain with that car was the distributor was low in the block prone to stalling when it got wet.

[@patrickdobbels2342]

Yeah you got to have that holly working.

[@cactusvenomradio7232]

That is excessive pedal pumping. Mine still has factory starting instructions on the drivers sun visor. Followed the instructions and it starts very easy and quickly even in super cold starts.

[@ramvanbobby3889]

that's hard on that engine

[@maplewoodsp]

You need a hot water heater installed in the lower radiator hose. It would start like summer. I write from experience. I also used a torpedo 30,000 BTU heater to blow under the front. Cold star like that is damaging without help. Always use a heater to start an aircraft engine in cold. Cheers

[@amyjojinkerson6745]

I had no problem with my slant 6 3pumps and it would start up with high idle

[@bklynp718]

Stop pumping that pedal! That's not helping at all. Press the pedal to the floor one time - then start. Try starter again if necessary.

[@limlam22]

+bklynp718 I have one. Starts at -30 in like 2 seconds with one pump! love this things

[@junkman7426]

+Liam Skelton I just picked up another one. It starts with 2 pumps on colds morning and starts right up! I'll make a new video of that one once the temp drops a little. This ElNino stuff is keeping it pretty snug in Michigan.

[@5610winston]

No, I had a Coronet from that period and the only way to start it was to keep it running on the accelerator pump til it warmed up. That Slant Six was a really tempermental brute when the weather was cold...or warm...or hot...or wet...or dry... but the blame goes to the emission controls. My most effective start-up strategy was to flood the carb and go way beyond flooding, then floor the throttle and crank it. Fired right up. Sometimes when the choke stuck closed I had to pull the air cleaner and stick a screwdriver in the throat to prop things open so it could get any air at all.

[@sgtgrantham]

I had a 75 Valiant. Pump once and it started right up. Never any trouble. It had 14k miles in 82

[@Slacksfifth]

Well he's young, besides the car is older than him.

[@sergioperezpadilla7380]

if it's a Prestolite starter engine?

[@TheKiltedHomesteader]

IMO the best six cylinder ever made! Imagine what they could do today with modern fuel injection.

[@DeadRabitt77]

Gotta feeling we gonna find out

[@thadmoose3316]

As a pre old mopar owner.... install a manual choke it will start and "run" without pumping the pedal through the floor..... and let it idle to warm and get fluids moving......

[@hankbridges5055]

A Holly 1946 Ford carb. can replace a Holly 1945 Chrysler carb. The 1946 has a choke on the carburetor. It's the same body. It uses the same kit. The 1946 mixture isn't adjustable. Replace the choke on that car. Set the fast-idle warmed up and choke open. The distributor gear is plastic! Set the timing with the vacuum advance disconnected. That is a 1945 Chrysler carb. The needle valve is replaced with the carb. on the engine. Replace it! Check the choke pull off. Put Gumout in the tank. Check the PVS if it has one. Get a air-cleaner snorkel valve from EBAY if can. Replace the air cleaner temperature sensor. Check the transmission modulator valve with a Mityvac. Change the oil regularly to keep the engine clean. Put 20W50 in the Summer. Replace the distributor cap to prevent arcing.

[@TheOldcarlover]

Do u still have this car

[@Chevyguy-1984]

My mom had a 79 dodge Aspen with the slant 6 it even had that annoying buzzer too lol

[@arcticdragon3565]

well up here in Alaska USA we have to plug in our cars and they start just fine at 20 below, even the old ones.

[@arcticdragon3565]

Engine block heater thats whacha need

[@TheOldcarlover]

How's the car doing these days????

[@robbsclassics]

The first thing you should check is the choke if it doesn't start in the cold. I had a caddy that wouldn't start cold because the choke was hung up. Closed it, it would start in any weather. Started just like this dart if I didn't do anything...

[@JunglistBass]

I fooking love old car's so much character, who the fuck wants to get into a car that starts on the button first thing on a cold morning and you can't even tell if the engine is running because its so refined. seriously that's all great and all but it really it makes life so borning,

[@gregoryantoniou1827]

i just got a 1977 dodge aspen sedan, can't wait too fire that thing up after 15 years of no driving.