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Hello, It has been a while since I last posted anything on Forabodiesonly! A lot has happened in the meantime. I last year, I dropped the steering column to replace the ignition switch and its wiring harness. When I reassembled the column, and test drove the Dart, I found that the steering...

I went to do an oil change today....jacked the car up, jackstands, belgian blocks behind the rear wheels, drop light on the Oil drain Plug and I saw RTV caked all over the bolt. This signified the previous guy who did my oil change when I was busy stripped the threads and sealed it up to mask...

I recently replaced my ignition switch in my steering column (a real pain-in-the-*** job) and while fiddling with the lock plate, the steering shaft felt like it came out of something under the hood! I pushed it back in, but I was able to work it back out and wiggle the shaft around a bit in...

Hello FABO! I recently installed a new ignition switch in my steering column. I used Standard Motor Products Part #US88 for the new part. I had been having intermittent starting issues where I would turn the key and "CLICK"...nothing. I had previously posted about this issue and someone...

Hello, I've recently had ignition problems where the who car just shuts off before trying to fire up the engine. I bought a new standard motor products ignition switch and I am changing it out now. I've had a hard time taking that snap ring off after the directional switch, but once I got...

I recently noticed my choke rod was missing off of my choke pulloff! Maybe that's why I was having such hard cold starts.... I believe that little clip holding it on gave way, it looked pretty insecure anyway, allowing the whole rod to fall off while I was driving. I've looked high and low...

Hello FABO! Its been a long time since being on this forum, I got the Dart out of storage and had her purring nicely. I seem to be having intermittent electrical issues, where I go to turn the key to fire up the engine and "click!" all the lights (dome, radio, etc) turn off. I try to turn the...

As the Summer begins to heat up, my choke thermostat is beginning to show its age. I'm also quite tired of having to adjust it and fumble around with it. I read a lot of good things about this company's conversion kits for slant six chokes. How have they fared on your engines? I also...

I just rebuilt and installed an unused BBS for my 198 slant six. It has ECS, with the fuel pump hose for vapor. It also has a hot idle compensator valve which I put a new gasket on and installed. I set the float to a 1/4 inch inverted. I put it on the car and she fired right up. But the...

Hello! I'm returning to the US after 5 months of being away. I left my Dart with a 198 ci Slant Six in my garage safely tucked in for the winter. I put Sta-Bil gas treatment in the gas tank, changed the oil and drove the car around for a few miles before storing it for the winter. I also...

Hello, I have a holley 1920 model carburetor on my 198 ci slant six. I had a previous 1920 with which I used the float bowl cover, and a new gasket to hopefully stop a slow leak onto my intake manifold. It turns out, it does the exact opposite and there's MORE fuel leaking out of the...

After writing a recent thread on my 1970 ECS equipped car, I read in the factory service manual of a hose going from the bowl vent to a fitting on the Fuel Pump. After searching the internet far and wide and making a few calls, it has come to my conclusion that the fuel pumps with the built...

I have Holley 1920 carb # 6156. My bowl vent is not hooked up to anything, I believe it went with the ECS system. I was wondering if I should plug the bowl vent? What exactly does the bowl vent do? I had the old crankcase inlet air-cleaner, and I saw that two hoses come out of it, one...

I have a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 198 slant six. About a year ago, I noticed a small coolant leak onto my passenger side floor, with the drips located below a big black box under my dash (heater core?) Just recently, the leak has gotten to more than a few drips, but not significant...

I recently read in the factory repair manual that these types of air cleaners were introduced in 1970 for emissions standards. Finding that my air snorkel door could hold a vacuum, I quickly assessed that my air cleaner thermostat was leaking vacuum, and not accurately measuring temperature...

My 1970 dodge dart swingers proportioning valve started leaking and my brake pedal almost went to the floor! I took it to an auto repair shop and they say the proportioning valve I have on their now is incorrect. They are ordering a proportioning valve and new brake lines and say the cost will...

Does anyone know where I can find a new Air Cleaner Sensor for a '70 Swinger with a holley 1920? I did the classic text of sucking on the vacuum hose for the "trapdoor", that held fine and tight. When I attached the hose to the Air Cleaner Temp sensor, and sucked air from the hose where...

A few weeks ago I developed a bad exhaust leak while driving down to college in Charleston, SC. I got the manifold gasket replaced and a few other things replaced as well. The mechanic put on a metal shim between the two manifolds where they connect by the heat riser, and put on a larger base...

I have a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger with a slant six, that was converted from Manual Drum brakes all around, to Power Brakes with front discs and rear drums. Just recently this Thud noise/feeling has been happening when I brake at low speeds. When I drive and come up to stop lights the car...

When I go out to start my car in the morning, I pump the accelerator once, hearing the slight "click" when the choke flap shuts closed. I crank the car over and the car starts, but then dies. I crank over again pumping the gas to get the engine started, the engine stays alive, but as soon as I...

I just changed my Thermostat from Stant 195 degree to Stant 180 degree #45358. This change helped with my hot start issues a lot, but when I go to start the car cold it stalls out. I have the thermostatic air cleaner hooked up, but I don't think it works at all. When starting my car COLD, I...

What is the recommended idle speed for a slant six 198 with a Holley 1920? It's a 1970 and I have the hot engine idle at about 800 RPM. When I go out to start the car after having it sit for a day, I pump the gas once start it up and let it idle. I let it idle at about 1100-1200 RPM before...

Does anyone know the proper float level measurement for my Holley 1920 code 6156? I'm rebuilding the carb and the measurement did not come in the kit. Thanks.

Compared to the much more plentiful 225's and 170's, the 198 seems like the oddball of the group. I know it was introduced to make production easier by using the same block as the 225, but why make different models of the slant 6? I have a 198 (3.2 L) in my Swinger, and I was just wondering...

My horn gives off a low, almost foghorn like bellow when I'm idling and my foot is off the gas. When I'm driving, and my Amp gauge goes up a little, my horn sounds louder and clearer. I found a Horn Relay, and was wondering if that could fix the low noise at stops. Where would I locate the...

Well I just drove back from college, I took I95 all the way from South Carolina to Connecticut. Quite a drive with no AC! On the highway, especially before and after bridges, my 70' Dart Swinger "swings" left and right in the lane. I put in an entirely new front end, tie rods, ball joints...

I have a 1970 Dart Swinger with a Slant Six in it. It rained heavily yesterday, and some water got into the car, from under the dash. Everything works fine, I can turn the car over and turn on my lights, but they are weak. When I turn on my radio and shift out of park and into reverse, the...

I noticed small drips of fuel accumulating on the intake manifold. The marks are centered above the fuel bowl. My diagnosis is that I have a leaky fuel bowl gasket. I'm buying a Daytona Carburetor Rebuilding kit for my Holley 1920 Single Barrel (remanufactured!). Since I'm in college and...

I have a 1970 Dodge Dart with a 198 slant six. I am currently having the problem where I am turning the car over, pumping the gas a little, but no vroom! I can smell fuel from under the hood, and I see a small amount of fuel on the intake manifold. Could my engine be flooded? If so, how do I...

Hello, I have a 70 Dart with a 198 six. I looked on polybushing's website and found that they only make a "1967-72 Dodge Dart with Slant Six Left Side Only" mount. Since I need new engine mounts, and polybushing only makes the left side mount, what quality engine mounts are out there? (for...