Slant Six Surprise!

Of the 12.5 million Chrysler Slant Six engines made, just over 50,000 featured lightweight aluminum blocks! But how did Chrysler get away with using an iron cylinder head? And what happened when Steve put one on the dyno? Watch and see the action!

[@bjr2379]

Get well soon Steve! We’re all pulling for you. 💪

[@cleetusmacfarland9453]

What happened to him?

[@roberthevern6169]

Google it

[@bjr2379]

⁠@@cleetusmacfarland9453 Steve has encephalitis. An infection of the brain. He was very ill and hospitalized for an extended period of time. He is on the road to recovery and plans to return soon.

[@lilmike2710]

*Uncle Tony has entered chat*

[@tyroneanderson7667]

Plan z motor?

[@robertclark9]

Lol. He’s the first person that popped into my mind when I saw this motor. 😂

[@lilmike2710]

@@robertclark9 I sent him an Email and told him about it. Who knows, he might be interested. I suggested Plan Z. Hell, the aluminum block weighs less than half what an iron block weighs. And since weight reduction is a major part of Plan Z.. just sayin.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

I wonder what the odds are that that engine is restorable at all. The odds it can be 'Built' into a higher horsepower engine is even higher against. It would be a work of love to restore it, a shot in the dark to beef it up.

[@Chevyguy-1984]

@@lilmike2710 I hope he snatches it up I’d love to see him do something with it

[@ManiacRacing]

I have a good story myself. I was living in Arkansas and driving around in the pine forests around Hot Springs, where I lived, exploring the gravel roads. I had a 1962 Dodge D100 with the big iron slant6. Long story short, I got stuck. I was a LONG way from any help and did not want to walk, so I tried REAL hard to get out. I blew the tire, blew the radiator, and when I finally gave up, the top half of the engine was glowing red. I left never expecting it to turn over again. The entire top of the engine was literally glowing red hot! Got back a few days later with a tow, and to my sheer amazement, the engine not only turned over, it STARTED! I fixed the tire after yanking it out and drove it home and while it ran rough and used a gallon of oil per mile, it ran! That engine should have seized and welded itself forever. After that, if I plugged the breather tube and revved the engine, it would pop the dipstick and breather out with the blowby. Lol! But that same engine ran about 3 more years after that. I finally junked the truck when I could not get brakes for it any longer. Slant 6 engines EARNED the reputation they have!

[@crazyman8472]

A Slant Six Dodge is no big thrill But it’s a car no atom bomb can kill… 😎

[@_Dave_S]

I did not know there was an aluminum version of the slant six, very cool. That's quite a weight difference from the iron block. It's too bad they didn't make an aluminum head to go with it. Great stuff Steve!

[@djmtndew]

Actually they did as far as I understand. It was a speed part like the special intake they made check out UTG uncle Tony has alot of slant video

[@djmtndew]

He even talks about the hyper pack

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@Mathew Dick I subscribe to UTG did you ever see the Sunday night live with him and Steve. He had a couple they were great.👍

[@jeffclark2725]

Agreed 👍

[@jeffclark2725]

That slant 6 aluminum, with cast iron head, GM was still expirementing that concept with the Vega, great video,how big is this magazine collection of information ?

[@Eric--zs6um]

I spend my Sunday mornings catching up with Steve. He's a time traveler bringing back fond memories. When I was growing up in the 70's it was fun to get chased out of junkyards. Cops and robbers a thing of the past. Thanks Steve.

[@TomTom-qm4mq]

Unfortunately now adays you get chased out of junkyards for different reasons. The yard by me they let people go in back and get parts till one time a woman went in back and scratched her leg on a bumper then sewed and won 10k for a scratch. They don't let people in back now.

[@jeffclark2725]

@@TomTom-qm4mq they used to have U Pull it junk yards, people went in and practiced how things came apart

[@googleusergp]

@@TomTom-qm4mq the local one by me had a car fall on someone some years back and ever since then, you told them what you wanted and they pulled it. I'm told the yard has since closed.

[@dougnewman4609]

The slant six has been my favorite 😍.

[@charlesdyer2376]

Uncle Tony would like that Slant "6" !

[@improvisewitme]

Aw man, I'd love to see you build a Slant 6 again.

[@thman6453]

You can see that look in your eyes looking at that motor lol

[@guitarhole]

Someone needs to let Uncle Tony know about this . So he can put this in his Miata .

[@dennisford2000]

Get Ardema and Braun to make a aluminum head

[@peep39]

I own one of these aluminum blocks. Stored in my dad's garage. Bought it about 20 years ago on ebay when I was at a different point in my life

[@michaelatkins9780]

Awesome discovery, Steve. Slantiacs will survive.

[@rumcove07]

My 1960 Plymouth Belvedere had what was know then as a 30 Degree Economy Six (the valve cover decal was a thing of great 'modernist' beauty) with an aluminum intake. I owned for 27 years and I still miss it.

[@edwardnulton7228]

Send that engine to UTG! He’s the slant six master. I bet he could build something cool but that’s if he’s got time to do anything with it because he’s got a ton of irons in the fire already but this was a great video Steve.

[@SteveMagnante]

That would be cool!

[@edwardnulton7228]

@@SteveMagnante yes it definitely would be cool.

[@valiant1968]

I agree! Uncle Tony would have a heyday with this engine! Long live the Leaning Tower of Power! :)

[@StressLessCamping]

That is so very cool! Had a '75 Valiant with a Slant Six and the thing was absolutely bulletproof.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Bring back the Slant 6 Valiant!!!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Oh yea, those were GREAT engines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zelenskysboot361]

'72 with 727. A great car

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@zelenskysboot361 👍👍

[@flyonwall360]

Yep, had a 75 Dart Swinger with the Slant 6.

[@Geoduck.]

My first car in 1969 was a 62 three on the floor four door Valiant slant six in "institutional" green. At the time I was not too pleased. Looking back I realize it was one of the most reliable cars I have ever owned.

[@thomaslgrice]

In 1983 I had a '62 Plymouth Plymouth in that same green, but three on the tree. This may have been a gov't fleet purchase as there was no model name on the car or on the title. The laminated circuit board in the dash delaminated causing problems with gauges and indicators.

[@mrdanforth3744]

Uncle Tony remarked that after a lifetime of messing with Chrysler products he has never seen a 170 slant that was worn out. Chances are if you took care of it and it didn't rust out you would still be driving it.

[@jamespetersen3933]

First truck Slant six three on the tree. Hydraulic clutch. Keep on crawling!

[@Mercmad]

I was going to say I knew a guy with a Alloy six in Australia....then you said his name and I realised it was Your Engine!.Small World!.

[@SteveMagnante]

That guy is Dave Mahoney. When I lived in Los Angeles, Dave used to stay at my place and spend two weeks buying clean California cars he'd then pack up and ship "down under". I never asked him for any fees despite my yard serving as a storage lot for as many as 4 cars for him. He got the "All-uminum" '62 Valiant during an eBay auction I posted it on. It was stalling at $7,000 and I was planning to have a friend "bump it up" but Dave was using a different bidder name that I didn't recognize. I balked and hoped bidding would blow up in the final hours naturally but Dave ended up winning it using a covert bidder name. I had some sour feelings for a long time in how he snuck by using a cover bidder name but have let it go...just like the car. At least the meagre $7,500 went into the build of a 520 hemi that was more fun. Thanks for writing, Steve Magnante

[@nitromyke]

That's good for Uncle Tony's Miata autocross car !

[@nsidor1234]

As a young family man of 22, I bought a '64 Dodge 440 with the slant six and pushbutton automatic. The trusty but rusty Dodge served us for many years without ANY major repairs needed. What amazed me was that, as the outer body succumbed to Chicago area winter road salt, the inner structure of the unibody revealed itself to be galvanized metal. She was a 4 door post and was eventually replaced by a Volare wagon with the "Super Six"...

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@ Neal Sidor wow sounds like you had your hands full as a young man. Thanks for sharing your story. 👍

[@patrickwayne3701]

@Neal Sidor, I still have our family car, 64 440 four door Sedan with the 225 one barrel 3 on the tree,,, she's like a sewing machine and not in bad shape at all, even yet. They are such good driving cars my Dad has had several over the years,, including the one he bought new, a dark blue 426 wedge 4speed Polara 500 two door hardtop. Still in its original paint and chrome today with 71k miles on the clock. Love the 64's absolutely the most.

[@nsidor1234]

@@patrickwayne3701 Yup, cruised Lake Shore Drive in the summertime, that ol' 'leaning tower of power' wasn't a lightning bolt but it held it's own on the highway. The old memories that are conjured up related to the automobile are almost always happy ones...

[@dang_industries]

I just traded a squarebody for a slant six valiant. I knew I could count on Steve as I start to learn about these engines. Hope you get well soon man.

[@waynetaylor8082]

Steve, I hope you have a change of heart, and save this rarity.

[@bluehillcemetery2887]

Knew there were aluminum slant sixes,didn't know their idiosyncrasies,nice exploding hose,great video

[@phillipblachowski2701]

Wow!! It is so cool that this engine exists. I was a mechanic at the local Dodge Dealership from 1970 to 1977,...never saw one of these. I did however get to wrench on and test drive all those Dodge muscle cars with 5year 50,000mi waranties on the drive trains. Most fun I ever had in a vehicle Thanks for sharing with us...peace

[@Koda076]

One of my classmates dad had a brass slant six block on a plaque. Apparently he was on the engineering team who developed the slant six. His last name was Hodge.

[@bigwangmark]

Great video and never knew about the aluminum engines. My first car was a valiant with the slant 6 here in australia.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Wow! If it wasn’t for Steve! I would never had known those slanted aluminum sixes where that special or that he had built one! How cool! Thanks to the master of automotive knowledge now we all know!👌😎👍

[@SteveMagnante]

Right on

[@danqodusk8140]

Very interesting. I owned a few slant 6 in the early 80s. One of the best damn engines ever produced.

[@jimmysblacksmithing462]

Oh, PS not a real computer nut. But learning :-) forgot to mention really enjoyed the aluminum block episode. Very enlightening. Never heard of it. And as well as that valiant you sent to Australia it was beautiful! That style valiant is one of my favorite cars. Wish I had one today. We have several vehicles the oldest a 63 Ford 4 x 4 with a 223 six, does not leak or burn and drop oil, oh darn might have to just keep it till I die like a Viking king in his ship :-) again Have abeautiful day and thank you

[@blakenorman4822]

Brought home a 225 last year from the junk yard and got er lit up, presently presiding and running and driving around in a 47 dodge paneltruck, just dig the heck out of it, thanks for video

[@martincaldera386]

Steve Magnant really rocks, must say he gained another fan. Hope he get well relly soon.

[@stevehenderson2571]

Miss you Steve. I hope you’re getting better.

[@tonyricketts5569]

You come up with the coolest oddball stuff. A good slant 6 with a manual transmission in a truck is hard to beat.

[@googleusergp]

The Slant Six was the hallmark of mechanical simplicity and the formula of "if the shoe fits, wear it". As a result, the Slant Six developed into one of the best and reliable engines ever made. There were reports of them being shot, run out of oil and still running. I don't know why you'd do that, just give the same TLC as any other engine or piece of equipment and it will reward you with reliable service.

[@TrashcanGarage]

My last slant six, a 63 had 87k on it and didn't burn or leak a drop of oil or coolant. Only needed a valve lash adjustment.

[@MicroSoftner]

Drove one without coolant, no damage!

[@dallasgibson7578]

The guy I bought my coronet from had another slant 6 car for parts, it had a hole in the side of the block and he said when they were kids it was they're farm toy to run around doing donuts and stuff, it threw a rod and kept thrashing until all the oil flew out which I was told was quite awhile, and I believe it.

[@mpetersen6]

In reality any of the last generation of US OHV inline sixes fits this description. Never meant to be high output engines instead they were simple reliable engines that provided cheap transportation. They died out when the last 4.0 came off the line in Kenosha.

[@googleusergp]

@@TrashcanGarage We had several in my family throughout the 1960s to the 1980s, the last one being my sister's first car in 1983 which was a 1974 Gold Duster with a Slant in it. It was reliable and always started no matter what. My dad sold it for double what he bought it for $745 in 1985 and my sister then got a 1979 Cutlass which was also very reliable.

[@kevinvojta692]

My 1st car was a 1964 Plymouth Valiant V-200 signet sedan. With the 225 Slant Six. I sold it with 328,000 miles, and still running strong.

[@jamesluther3506]

Good to see you again Steve.😊

[@peteg4978]

I just finished rebuilding a 79 Super 6 and it’s my first Slant six rebuild I’ve ever done. This is a simple over engineered unit. I just smile when I see one

[@hughjass1044]

Learned something new today. I never knew there was such a thing. Great job as always, Steve!

[@2pugman]

The slant 6 was a great engine as was the Ford 289. Ya couldn't kill them.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Yeah... After WWII's ferocious demand for aluminum planes/engines ended, ALCOA, Aluminum Company of America, was looking for a market for its enormous capability to make aluminum, so was pestering automakers to use more aluminum. Buick actually made the 215" aluminum V8 about 1950 for concept cars before going into mass production of it in 1960. And, of course, Chrysler gave in and made some aluminum Slant 6's.

[@Earlywinters09]

My first car was a 1970 Plymouth Duster with a slant 6. Loved that motor.

[@dogpotter]

Glad to see this video. Thanks for sharing. Hope you get better soon

[@mdplemons]

When I worked at National airport in DC, there was somewhat of an abandoned vehicle boneyard (the airport fire department sits there now). I went wandering through one day lifting hoods. I saw a flat, very low, very old, small jet tug (not the bag tug type, the type used to pushback aircraft) obviously used on smaller aircraft. I lifted the hood...surprise! gas burning slant 6 (the only aircraft tug I've ever seen that wasn't diesel). Probably geared to within an inch of its life.

[@reesewilliamson3346]

I've heard rumors that there's an aluminum cross-flow prototype with an aluminum head as well, based on a 392 hemi head. Never knew why someone told me that, would be an incredible engine if found though.

[@Flap999]

These engines were so reliable. They had that unmistakable Star Wars blaster sound when they started.😂 I never knew that that first year was an aluminum block. Unreal. It really was an ingenious design. A friend of mine had an old 66 Lancer and got a half 1,000,000 miles out of it. They were really built to last in those days.

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you Steve, Get well soon.

[@zzzoo2]

I feel like I’ve learned more from these videos than in all my college years! (And I love panel trucks). Thanks Steve!

[@SteveMagnante]

Great to hear!

[@dr.detroit1514]

Excellent! Something I never knew. I've owned several slant six cars over the years; A '64 Plymouth Belvedere, '72 Dodge Demon, and a '77 Plymouth Volare. I lived in Eastern Massachusetts in the mid 70's, one of my favorite pastimes was exploring the auto salvage yards. Saw lots of neat old cars, all kinds of Hemi cars.

[@pibble3962]

Thanks Steve!

[@jamesblackwell703]

Damn Micheal your the first to mention the hyper pack in the past 45yrs

[@marauder600]

Never saw one of those beasts. How interesting. Chrysler engineers in those days always seemed willing to try many things. Then stick with what worked best.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Chryler's Hemi/Ramcharger engineers prolly had a hand in that great flowing Slant 6 intake manifold! Other companies had square 90 degree corners in their intake manifold ports... flowed like household plumbing...

[@gatesj777]

Dad always told me ford had the longevity, GM had the sales and Chrysler had the engineering

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@gatesj777 - With 52% of the market, GM could just plain give buyers more for their money... until 1970's when Govt. told GM they had to reduce their market share by making crappy cars... or get broken up as a monopoly like they did to AT&T...

[@johnriley215]

Great video with stuff I did not know. Thanks Steve!

[@daDurvis]

I did up a slant as a kid back in the seventies for a 69 Dart, Viper headers, Offy intake with a 465 Holly, slipped a Duster 340 rear end with a 365 GR and six leaf springs in it's butt, even found a four speed bell housing from a hyper pak six Dart, colored blue/blue, had a blast in that buggy, wasn't a drag racer but was a lot of fun on, yet built for the street, let alone getting just under 20 mpg. Today, the car is yellow with a 440 and a different owner, it still lives !

[@MicroSoftner]

Learning something new every day with Steve!!

[@christopherryan9864]

Learned something new today. Thank you Steve.

[@ltlieu61]

You need to save it!!! dont leave it there!!.....Your videos are great.....cant wait to see them.....thanks!!

[@pl5624]

That's why the cast iron slant 6 is so rugged being designed as an aluminum block the casting is thicker than would be normally.

[@Welcometofacsistube]

You are exactly right. This is why a slant can be bored over .125 inch and the head can be decked by .200 or more

[@thomshere]

Great video! I've got an all original 1985 D150 with 28k on it and I would drive that truck anywhere. I love these engines and I wish they still made them and another thing I get almost 25 miles to the gallon on the highway.

[@scottbrown321]

Love your work Steve. Love the junk yard finds, the model car, and all the history and tech knowledge you bring.

[@markp0752]

I had a 1963 Buick Special with the aluminum block 215 V-8. It was a screamer.

[@ruzterruzter]

I am also amazed that there is also so many cars with old hotrod magazines on the subject laying in them all these years 😀

[@SteveMagnante]

Oh I wish! I bring lots of "props" into each video to add some historical context. But I did discover a sweet stash of GMC van, pickup and truck dealer brochures in a 1973 Chevy G30 van. You can witness the discovery in that video (its in the Play List). Yes, I bought those brochures for future use right here! Thanks for writing, Steve Magnante

[@ruzterruzter]

@@SteveMagnante Thanks Steve, I certainly realized you brought them, just shows you have to plan your video shoots :)

[@daniellebcooper7160]

Wow, they were serious back then. I never dreamt that there was an aluminum slant six. Very interesting, and another great report. ..and hello from australia.

[@onlyactingup]

Hey Steve Pete from Australia, we sure do love them Vals over here and when I was in year 7 to 10 I would stay at my mate's farm and he had a VC Val 67 for a paddock basher we would thrash around.

[@irish3335]

Love your enthusiasm Steve, thanks for sharing, appreciate the Mopar history!

[@Welcometofacsistube]

I still have a fully ported slant head with a set of oversized intake valves sitting on my bench in my garage. I have built and still daily drive a slant

[@johnellis2347]

Aluminum slant sixes are easy to spot as they were painted a silver blue. Speed equipment was offered from chrysler for the slant six 225 including 4 Barrell and special manifolds and cams.

[@beauthestdane]

My first car was a '66 Dodge Dart with the 225 slant 6. Loved that car, it was so reliable and so easy to work on. When it was totalled, I replaced it with a '63 Plymouth Valiant with the 170 slant 6.

[@popeyeman69]

Awesome history lesson Steve.

[@63bbray]

Thanks for explaining why 'Special' was cast on the heads of the aluminum Slant 6's. I noticed that on the few aluminum Slant 6's I have seen and always wondered what it meant.

[@magmomwise]

I learn something new everyday. I remember AMC/Rambler had a diecast aluminum six cylinder block in the early sixties but I didn't know Chrysler had one also. The corrosion issue and head gasket failure lead to it's demise also.

[@myleftthumb2294]

The guy in Germany who runs the Subi Performance channel custom makes adapter plates to close off open deck Subaru blocks. So, with a little effort, I'm pretty sure that closing off one of these engines can be done.

[@PeopleAlreadyDidThis]

My dad bought a new ‘62 Lancer with an aluminum 225. In ‘68 or ‘69 I learned about the freestanding cylinders when it blew a head gasket on the road about 90 miles from home. It vented so much steam that the pressure cap was vibrating like a car horn. It was loud. We made it into a little town where a guy let my dad pull the head in his shop. My dad was a NAPA jobber (it was N.A.P.A. then, National Automotive Parts Association, pronounced n-a-p-a), so he called jobber service at the distribution center and ordered a gasket. It came the following afternoon on the bus. I recall standing beside the highway in that dusty town, the bus driver handing my dad the gasket. He took one look, facepalmed himself, and said, “I forgot to order the aluminum engine gasket.” Ended up towing the car home, where they reassembled it. The slant 6 was never right again, always ran hot. They swapped a cast iron version into the car, then had to crank up the torsion bars because of the added weight. Thus went the aluminum slant 6.

[@TomTom-qm4mq]

Having worked in aluminum foundry I learned that the problem is that different metals expand and contract at different temperatures causing leaks and cracking of metal. The only way that engine would have worked is if it had a aluminum head and bolts. The motor just wouldn't have a long life. It's something they got perfected now in cars.

[@phlodel]

Lots of engines run cast Iron blocks with aluminum heads.

[@TomTom-qm4mq]

As you add different alloys to metal the contracting and expanding temperatures change. It's more perfected now then it was then. Not saying the motor won't run. It just won't have a long life. Adding zinc,copper,led etc. gets you different results

[@anonymike8280]

I imagine there are aftermarket aluminum heads available for the vintage Slant Sixes. How does anyone know that using an aluminum head would solve the problems associated with the aluminum block? I wouldn't try it. The Slant Six is what it is. If you're reviving it or keeping it running, you work with it as it is. It's a cast iron engine and that's it. I'd rather try an aluminum or alloy head if one even exists with the cast iron block than try to run the aluminum block. I once said, the advantage of aluminum is that it's light. The disadvantage of aluminum is that it's aluminum.

[@richs7362]

Had one in a 68 Dodge van. The only mechanical part of the van I had no problems with!

[@Classickoolcars]

I had NO idea about the alloy tower of power until I met the guy who brought your coupe!! Mannnn you oughta see his sheds!!! 😱😱😱😱. He has some amazing pieces!! 👍👌

[@timl9cas5696]

that is cool, spent 2 years in Australia, love their cars... the V8 Super Cars were a blast to watch

[@gillgetter3004]

Loved that leaning tower of power, had a couple trucks and cars with them, they weren’t alum but great dependable runners!

[@lloydgreen4091]

Very Good info Steve M.

[@felixlafuente9714]

Thank you, Steve!

[@MrAwning]

Fascinating! I owned acouple different slant 6 cars in my youth, and was unaware of the aluminum blocks.

[@richardwernst]

I always hated that they put the alternator on the "down" side of the block, making it harder to access the front plugs. Sure seemed more logical to put it above the water pump. I'm guessing that was the area set aside for A/C cars/engines, hence the strange, in my opinion, location.

[@popplace4]

Loved the slant six, rebuilt an iron one in my A100 van on the side of the road, no garage available. Half inch socket took most of it apart as I remember. Put the pistons and rings in using a steel strap oil filter wrench. Too funny, fired up first try. Great memory.

[@johnmanley7859]

I had a 71 Duster with a 225 slant six 3 speed auto trans. I loved that car.

[@John-cj7et]

Love the inside of that van.

[@DragonsFireMetalWorx]

I've been a mopar guy most my life...i did not know about this SS block...so cool Steve, we miss you big guy, get well soon eh

[@joshandnissa]

I have looked for one of those in PA since the 80's with no luck. They are rare!

[@kevinmcguire3715]

I had a 1960 D100 pick up, bought it 11/1970 .It had a dead flathead 230 C. I. Only the cars got the Slant 6 in 1960. I bought a slant six junk yard core. It was all corroded away where it sealed against the head gasket as they probably did not maintain the coolant. The coolant passages are open at the deck and closed on the iron except for the steam holes etc. I later learned tig welding and wished I had saved that Alum.slant six and tried to weld it up. If you use these aluminum blocks they require a special head gasket. The head is slightly different but works on an iron block also with the iron block head gasket . You can not run the head from an iron block on an aluminum block .

[@davesnothereman699]

KZbin put your video in my reccomended feed and I'm really glad. I've got a 71 Duster with a 225 in it.

[@RadioReprised]

Even if you don't want it....SAVE it from the crusher! I had a 63' Valiant slant six with the push button Auto and it was amazingly quick off the line!

[@karentimberlake6077]

pretty much a no crush yard

[@billbirch3748]

It took some time before I appreciated the slant 6. More familiar with the super duty version. They ran and ran. Ran some more, continued to run and run and run. They just ran without issues a very long time. ..other than shown here. That is what finally impressed me about slant six. Their longevity.

[@madmike2624]

Great video Steve! I love the way you find "quirky one off" Stuff to include in these videos you post on this channel! Really keeps me and many others completely interested and wanting more!!

[@SteveMagnante]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@johnwalsh7256]

True American ingenuity at work. My first car was a 74 Valiant with the Slant Six.

[@corryowens7684]

great video!! thank you for showing this piece of mopar history. and sharing your story about this cool forgotten engine .

[@Dixler683]

Started college in fall of ‘71. Needed a car, uncle Harry sold me his 1962 Plymouth Valiant for $100.00. The engine ran great, no leaks. Decided it needed a tune-up. This was my first car, after the tune-up it never ran again. I remember the salvage yard noting it was an aluminum block. They gave me $25.00.

[@MRtwoTricks]

I owned a 76 Dart with a slant 6. I tore ass around the dirt roads and that engine was solid, the only problem was the block balast (ceramic bit that bolted to the firewall) they were cheap, keep a couple in the glove box with a few simple tools and away you went!

[@jadesmith6823]

Thanks Steve 👍🇦🇮

[@rdlykryk4384]

Thanks once again Steve. That's great.

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

My memory of the slant six / 225 always had trouble starting back up once they were hot !

[@billsmith2212]

One weak item on the Slant 6 was the nylon gear on the distributor . In the 1970's they were hanging on the wall with a new roll pin on the walls of the auto parts stores .

[@stevedeleon8775]

My 1965 Dodge 100 P/U still has the Original Slant Six with the Original 4 speed Granny 1st Gear ..I had the slant rebuilt in 1990 & the tranny too..👍

[@NorthernChev]

THAT, right there, is my favorite find so far in this on-going series. I have no need for this block. But I WANT IT!