Damsel in distress

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I am setting on a 60.000 mile 1966 170/6, I would give this lady that I pulled out of my 66 Valiant, send someone to northeast Arkansas and we can load it up.. Hope we hear back soon with some good news.
 
Happy Sunday all... I just wanted to give you all a quick hello and thank you!!!! It's been a 64 hour work week so I haven't had time to give Molly the attention she needs. Dropping off my human children at there dad's and then molly will get her hopefully painless exam done. Thank you for all of your wonderful help!!! I will report back will findings later. Ohhhhhh and to the few that suggested a V8... I will admit the sound of one is almost as appealing as a day at the lake with a pole however I'm an "original" parts girl.... as original as you can get. Theres something to be said about the magic that comes from something with mollys history and the amazing attribute that that era of car did for American family's.... just my silly opinion :)
 
Ohhhhhh and to the few that suggested a V8... I will admit the sound of one is almost as appealing as a day at the lake with a pole however I'm an "original" parts girl.... as original as you can get. Theres something to be said about the magic that comes from something with mollys history and the amazing attribute that that era of car did for American family's.... just my silly opinion :)

Me too. Over the years my parents had 4 Mopars with a /6. 2 Valiants, one Scamp and a 63 Dodge 330.
I have a 64 Valiant now with a 225. I want to experience the car with this Slantitude. (Hey I just made that up!)
I currently have 2 other a-bodies with v-8's and I have a complete 340 4 speed drive train AND a set of Doug's D450 headers in my basement.

You go girl and hopefully soon.
 
Good chance it is nothing serious, especially if you didn't drive far after oil loss began. It may still have had 1 qt left in the pan. My guess is the pop was from a rubber gasket on the high-pressure oil side blowing out. I think the sender has a gasket between the metal and plastic parts, since I have seen them leak. As mentioned, it isn't uncommon for the gasket on the bottom of the oil filter to come off and stay stuck to the oil pump, then someone screws the new filter onto it. That could blow out sideways. Those are more likely to spray oil onto the firewall, like it appears. I think there is also an oil galley plug on the aft side of the engine, but never heard of those releasing.

Worst-case, the OP needs a new engine, but don't jump to that conclusion. You can get slant engines for anywhere from free to $200. Somebody might even pay you to haul a good one away. Everybody wants a V-8.
 
I'm an "original" parts girl.... as original as you can get. Theres something to be said about the magic that comes from something with mollys history and the amazing attribute that that era of car did for American family's.... just my silly opinion :)

Me too. Seems like we have something else in common as well...:glasses7:
 

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You ever figure out what's wrong? Is this another drive by or what?
 
I haven't got a chance to look at anything... my weekend got away from me so hopefully it will be this weekend. Thanks for all your help and sorry if I don't check in enough...I work way to much. I'll join the fb Mopar trade page so if anyone sees me it's under Jessica Clementine. ... msg me on there if you want... it's a little easier for me
 
Ok still need help please..... losing hope and patience and about to cry

New plugs and wires
No cracks in oil pan or anywhere I can see
Only one oil filter seal thingy
Still had oil in car and it had no metal in it
Still won't turn over.... fly wheel won't crank. So assuming the engine is locked? ????....
 
Don't know if you read my current post or if I need a new engine... but if I do how much? And do u know how much it is to put the engine in normally.... molly is my love and means of transportation....
 
Member Vdart said he sent you a PM with his phone number with an offer to help. It appears you and him are in the same city or close by. I'd give him a buzz and set up something where he could come by and take a gander at it.
 
I haven't got a chance to look at anything... my weekend got away from me so hopefully it will be this weekend. Thanks for all your help and sorry if I don't check in enough...I work way to much. I'll join the fb Mopar trade page so if anyone sees me it's under Jessica Clementine. ... msg me on there if you want... it's a little easier for me

Hmmm, I got a Facebook friend request from Molly McPherson and then added her to the Mopar Trader Page. :-D. Oops ... guess that's what I get for assuming. LOL!!!!
 
Ok still need help please..... losing hope and patience and about to cry

New plugs and wires
No cracks in oil pan or anywhere I can see
Only one oil filter seal thingy
Still had oil in car and it had no metal in it
Still won't turn over.... fly wheel won't crank. So assuming the engine is locked? ????....

I don't see any reason why the engine would be locked if there was still oil in it when it stopped running. Those slant sixes are practically indestructible. Does the engine do anything at all when you try to start it? Does it make a clicking noise? Does the battery still have power?

It's possible the problem may not be with the engine, except for the obvious oil leak which needs to be fixed, but that shouldn't keep it from running. The problem could be that the alternator wasn't charging and drained the battery dead which might be why the engine died and won't start. Engines have a tendency to backfire when the battery power is being drained which could have been the bang that you heard.

It's really difficult to give you an accurate diagnosis without actually being there to take a look at the car in person because there are a lot of things that could be causing the problem. Before you buy any expensive parts or try any major repairs you really need to figure out exactly what the problem is, otherwise you will just be throwing money at it.

I would suggest that you see if there is somebody in your area who can come out and take a look at it just to help determine what the problem is. I know you want to do the work yourself (and I know that some guys can be "bleepholes" when assuming that women don't know anything about cars) but it is ok to ask for help.

In the meantime, maybe you could check the battery to see if it still has power. That's just a wild guess from here though.
 
Also, that one spark plug that did not have the wire hooked up could also have caused the engine to back fire. Since that cylinder would not have been firing the gasoline would have just been going down into the exhaust until it finally caught fire and created the loud bang. If that happened I don't see why it would cause the engine to quit running though.

I'm still gonna go with my "alternator quit charging and killed the battery" theory. If the battery still has power then we'll have to come up with something else.
 
Have a man friend put a socket and breaker bar on the crank bolt at the front and attempt to turn the engine by hand. Turn it clockwise. If it turns, that's good. If not, that's bad.Something probably broke internally. It could have dropped a valve and jammed it up.I'd be interested to see if the plug with the wire off has the electrode smashed flat.

There are plenty of used, running Slant sixes floating around FABO, but somewhere there could be an issue putting a later engine in front of an early trans. I sure as hell would not invest money in a rebuilt longblock slant engine.

A lot of those things run good for a good long time, but when they wear out they usually get things over with quickly by slinging a rod out the side. When I hear Slant six and bang in the same sentence I prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Don't give up though. There's a lot of good people here and one of these big strowghh menn will help you out:D
 
Hope you get it to the bottom of it, going into the third week of no diagnosis.
 
Hope you get it to the bottom of it, going into the third week of no diagnosis.

Yeah, less than 30 seconds is what it would take to determine if the engine is locked up.
 
First, why a "man friend"? A woman is equally able to use a socket and ratchet.

Secondly, it won't work with either sex, since slant sixes have no crankshaft bolt.







Have a man friend put a socket and breaker bar on the crank bolt at the front and attempt to turn the engine by hand. Turn it clockwise. If it turns, that's good. If not, that's bad.Something probably broke internally. It could have dropped a valve and jammed it up.I'd be interested to see if the plug with the wire off has the electrode smashed flat.

There are plenty of used, running Slant sixes floating around FABO, but somewhere there could be an issue putting a later engine in front of an early trans. I sure as hell would not invest money in a rebuilt longblock slant engine.

A lot of those things run good for a good long time, but when they wear out they usually get things over with quickly by slinging a rod out the side. When I hear Slant six and bang in the same sentence I prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Don't give up though. There's a lot of good people here and one of these big strowghh menn will help you out:D
 
Secondly, it won't work with either sex, since slant sixes have no crankshaft bolt.

But you can put one in - I picked up the right size at the HW store, bought a stack of washers so I could thread it in without bottoming out, then put my long breaker bar on and pulled on it - turned right over (the old engine would turn by hand - the new engine is tight and dry - was just trying to get to all the bolts on the flex plate)
 
First, why a "man friend"? A woman is equally able to use a socket and ratchet.

Secondly, it won't work with either sex, since slant sixes have no crankshaft bolt.

LOL......

she might be able to turn it over with the fan belt if she takes all 6 spark plugs out.
 
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This "battle of the sexes" stuff is bordering on amusing ... but let's not offend our new lady. Remember gentlemen, we all had to start somewhere; some just got an earlier start than others and/or had on-site mentors.
 
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