1986 Dodge Ram D100 w slant six: Drive Around Town Ep I

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[@mactrak7997]

Hi, nice ride around town; good to see this still running. We had these style Dodges in the military and I enjoyed driving them. That era of slant sixes through the 1980's were only around 90 horsepower; really detoxed and detuned from their earlier 6's and v8's even because of Detroit's emphasis on emissions reduction and the gas milage wars then. But still a very capable truck for everyday driving and light use and with good care, they just lasted and lasted. Thanks for showing it!

[@Liam8488]

I've heard of those military Dodges but I've yet to see one in real life. They sounds like a sweet ride! Thank you for your supportive comment!

[@moosehand8721]

Good ol truck

[@valiant1968]

Love your '67 Valiant! Fun hearing that Slant Six as you drove around town. I miss the unmistakeable idle and exhaust of a Slant Six

[@Liam8488]

Thanks man! I'll do some videos of my other classic Mopars soon. I'd appreciate a subscription too. Thanks for your nice comment!

[@roosterspaintball197]

oh man this brings back so many memories of my '86 D100 short bed, I have to agree it's a very fun truck to drive. Selling it has to be the worst decision I've ever made can't wait until I get another one.

[@Liam8488]

Right on man, these trucks are sweet. I kind of regret selling mine too. I'm fixing up a Dodge Ram Van now

[@michaeldc80able]

I'm glad you posted this video. I recently bought an '87 b250 ram van with the 225 and its a ton of fun to drive. I think the only mods that I'll make on it are electronic ignition and eventually go fuel injected. That's a rad truck you've got! Keep that baby around as long as you can 👍

[@Liam8488]

Sounds like an awesome van! I myself am on a van trip right now in my B350 with a 318. Love the old Dodges

[@NeilLB7]

I drove a 79 stepside D100 slant 6 during high school. It was a very reliable starting and running truck even down to -10 F.

[@Liam8488]

Yeah they're great for cold starts. I started this thing cold at -30c once. I was pretty amazed it did it

[@baddriversofmoosejaw8681]

Cool truck. That slant 6 is a 225/3.7 litre. Rated at 125 hp. I used to own a 1985. It had 318/5.2 litre V8, rated at 140 hp. Sold her in 2008. She just had too many things wrong with her and I'm no mechanic, even though I took courses in high school. I miss her. She was still a good truck and could tow my trailer to the lake and back without problems. Those Magnum engines you're talking about, were introduced in 1992. The V6 is rated at 180 hp, although the later ones were reduced to 175 hp, due to emission control standards. I don't get why Dodge didn't keep making the straight 6. They could've just updated it with Magnum parts and it would still be as powerful as the V6. Straight 6s and V12s are known to be the smoothest running engines there are. The truck I drive now, is a 1997 Dodge Ram. She has 318/5.2 litre Magnum V8, rated at 220 hp and is much better for towing. One thing I don't understand is why there would be a slant 6 in a full sized pickup. The Cummins B Series Diesel is a straight 6, but not slanted and is bigger. For a car a slant 6 makes sense, but on truck that seems kind of weird. The 318/5.2 V8, is known to be the best engine Dodge ever made, even to this day.

[@Liam8488]

Thanks for the info! I love these old Dodges too. I now have a 318 V8 equipped B350 Van and is it ever smooth, economical, and torquey while pulling the loaded up van

[@baddriversofmoosejaw8681]

@@Liam8488 No problem. If you want to know more, here's some articles from Wikipedia. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Slant-6_engine. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_LA_engine. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Ram.

[@bonestockgarage122]

I made a video of mine, much shorter videos, love the 1st gens.

[@novidsheremovealong1893]

Mines an 86 shortbed d150, which came with the 5.2 V8 and was later engine swapped with another 318 from 1973, mine has no rust except on the top of the drip rail, one small crack on the very top but its still not terrible. Very nice truck, maybe if you can, stick a V8 in it and make it a lifted monster

[@Liam8488]

Sounds like a nice truck ;) Sadly I sold mine but I have some other Mopars I'm going to film soon for KZbin. Thanks for watching

[@flatbellysteve]

Wow, that's a cool old truck. My brother had one with a 3 on the tree back in the 70s. You could fit a 6 pack of beer in the passenger side air vent. They don't build those features anymore now do they?

[@joeystrains.9316]

Recently sold my 81 D150. It was fun. Some regrets. Nice video and truck.

[@Liam8488]

Me too unfortunately, sold mine about a year ago. They are nice trucks. Thank you!

[@johnstafford2402]

Jesus, wish my slant six started that easy. I could actually use it if that.

[@Liam8488]

Sorry to hear that. Is it have issues hot starting or cold starting? Auto-choke can cause problems starting, so can a bad accelerator pump in the carb

[@flatbellysteve]

Hey nice truck. Is that bad boy for sale!

[@timsharkey1993]

Forgive an uninformed Yank here, but what was the price of gas at that Petro Canada station you passed on your drive around?

[@Liam8488]

I don't remember what the prices were when I filmed this but here in Saskatchewan they commonly float between $1 CAD and say $1.25 CAD per liter. As of very recently the Federal Government imposed a Carbon Tax on the province of Saskatchewan. The province of Alberta is again challenging the tax and as such they pay about 90 cents per liter

[@timsharkey1993]

Ram Van Life ok that’s better than I thought. I guess I need to watch again because I sure thought that marquee sign said $10.29 😄

[@Liam8488]

@@timsharkey1993 Haha! That would suck! Glad it's not that expensive

[@timsharkey1993]

I just looked again and it was $1.029 😄 big difference! BTW I liked your truck & video. I have a 2008 Ram 2500, but it’d be nice to also have an older 1st generation one with a slant 6 as a daily driver because my ‘08 with the HD suspension rides as rough as a plank on skateboard wheels and the 5.7 Hemi gets terrible gas mileage.

[@Liam8488]

@@timsharkey1993 Haha, those newer Rams are nice trucks too! These old ones can be cheap to repair and insure which makes them nice as a second vehicle for just tooling around