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vince23 05-18-2012 02:54 AM

Hello everyone. and please help
 
hello my name is Vince and i am new to mopar chat.
i need some help with my new 1973 duster. it has a slant six with .040 over pistons and i believe a 3/4 cam. i have replaced everything in the engine complete rebuild except for the power brake booster which is on order for tomorrow. my problem is i can not get it into time and when i put it into reverse and sometimes drive it will stall. could these problems be cause of the booster???::confused:

Mroldfart2u 05-18-2012 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by vince23 (Post 827918)
hello my name is Vince and i am new to mopar chat.
i need some help with my new 1973 duster. it has a slant six with .040 over pistons and i believe a 3/4 cam. i have replaced everything in the engine complete rebuild except for the power brake booster which is on order for tomorrow. my problem is i can not get it into time and when i put it into reverse and sometimes drive it will stall. could these problems be cause of the booster???::confused:


I cant say it is or isnt the cause. You have seemingly have an issue that leads you to believe that you are having vacuum issues. Easiest way to eliminate the booster is to disconnect the booster and plug the vacuum hose, and try it that way. BUT BEWARE IT WILL BE A LOT HARDER TO STOP AS NOW THERE IS NO VACUUM ASSIST!! There can be several causes on the timing issue, The static timing has to be correct, the initial timing has to be correct, the valve timing(timing chain and gears) has to be correct. The stalling could be timing related, or even carb related. Vince I normally dont send members to other sights, but there is a Slant Six only site and those guys have slanted blood types... WWW(dot)SlantSix.org Be sure to take out the (dot) and replace with a .

440roadrunner 05-18-2012 11:57 AM

Where do you have the timing set? You claim to have a "hot" cam, and these "like" a LOT more initial advance than "normal" and ESPECIALLY a lot more than '70's "smog" specs

You probably need to get the distributor recurved. I don't know specifics on /6 distributors, but the general idea is to buy an aftermarket (from Jegs or Summit) distributor "spring kit" which will have a selection of LIGHTER springs and will allow FASTER mechanical advance.

But you ALSO need to SHORTED the total amount of mechanical advance. This is because "stocker" (especially "smog" era distributors) have a VERY LONG and slow advance curve. You may have noticed that some "smoggers" call for initial timing AFTER TDC. This needs to be bumped up considerably for "hot" cams

I can't offer any specifics, I'm not a "6" guy

vince23 05-19-2012 01:05 PM

i put a brand new distributer in it and when i get it tdc it stalls but when its about 12 degrees advanced it idles perfect but it stil wont go into gear without stalling.

Mroldfart2u 05-19-2012 02:07 PM

In that case I would try carb adjustments.... Is the idle to slow? We are having to shoot in the dark on this because a 3/4 cam isnt exactly helpfull. thats an old old term that way back in the day meant something,but today it isnt helpfull.

vince23 05-19-2012 05:25 PM

Okay i will try the carb adjustments i have the idle set to about 850 right now.
i also have the valves torqued down to 25 is that the right amount?

440roadrunner 05-19-2012 08:26 PM

???What do you ???mean?? you have the valves??? torqued down t0 25???

You have a shop manual? You know how to adjust valves?

Download a 72 shop manual free from here:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/...al%2C+download

They show rocker shaft bolts at 25 ft - lbs THIS MAY NOT BE CORRECT, do you have 5/16 or 3/8" bolts?? (There are mistakes in some manuals) If your rocker shaft bolts are 5/16 bolts (1/2" heads) tighten them to 200 inch - lbs or (divide by 12) about 15--17 ft-lbs

Did you ADJUST the valves? The 72 book shows them at .010" intake, .020 exhaust HOT

vince23 05-20-2012 10:32 PM

okay so i got it to drie but it is lacking alot of power. i believe it has somthing to doo with to choke pull off on the carb as it isnt opening all the way. i cant figure out why

vince23 05-21-2012 12:22 AM

please help
 
so this is my first mopar car a 1973 plymouth duster 225 /6 and i have done almost everything i can to this car. just about everything on her is new. i just replaced the timing gears and chain and now i cant get it into time. the only way she will stay running is if i retard the timing mark. what am i doing wrong? oh and its .040 pistons and 3/4 cam if that makes any difference

chirorod 05-21-2012 06:37 AM

Two major possibilities. The easiest is that the distributor is simply not in right. Take out Number 1 spark plug. Turn engine until you feel compression pushing past your finger. Continue turning until TDC lines up with pointer. Rotor should be pointing to cap number 1 contact. Best guess is it isn't. So distributor comes out and put back in so rotor lines up. Turn engine to correct timing mark. If you have points, turn distributor until points just start to open. If you have electronic ignition, turn distributor until reluctor tooth lines up with pickup coil extension. That is a static timing set and should be fairly close to a dynamic set, certainly close enough to get it running decently.
The worse possibility is that the cam timing is incorrect. That would require pulling the timing cover and re-positioning the cam sprocket in relation to the crank sprocket.

vince23 05-21-2012 07:40 PM

so my number six cylinder has 0 compression is there anything i can do to fix that? could just that one piston be bad as all of the other cylinders have 125 to 140 compression?

vince23 05-21-2012 07:41 PM

so my number six cylinder has 0 compression anything i can do to fix that? all other cylinders have 125 to 140 compression could just the piston be replaced?

Dick 05-21-2012 08:54 PM

Did you forget rings on that cylinder? Are you sure you used the right piston? Are you sure the valves are closing tight on the compression stroke?

Are you sure the compression gauge is seated correctly? A six with one dead cylinder would sure idle funny and have crappy performance.

Merged with other thread.

vince23 05-22-2012 02:12 AM

all brand new rings none forgotten and i used .040 that were in the block. im thinking the head might need to be machined as the vlaves in the #6 are stuck with brand new valves

Dick 05-22-2012 03:59 AM

You're saying the valves in #6 are stuck?

vince23 05-22-2012 11:44 AM

ya the number six valves are stuck

Dick 05-22-2012 12:02 PM

There's your no compression. Did you know they were sticky when you assembled the engine?

vince23 05-22-2012 12:18 PM

okay so i got the car and the engine on a trade when i was putting the engine back together i found out that its had two spun connecting rod bearings, a bad distributor, 3 missing lifters, bad gaskets all around, snaped piston rings, bad power brake booster, a broken bolt in the head, bad starter, bad battery, broken timing chain and gear, bad water pump, and now the bad valves. when i assembled the engine the number six valves were a little rough going in but i didnt think anything of it like an idiot. so im praying that its not the head thats bad.

Dick 05-22-2012 12:41 PM

It might be as simple as cleaning/polishing the valve guides to free the valves up. Still, the head has to come off.

vince23 05-22-2012 04:12 PM

well problems might be fixed soon i found a slant six enginge for 140$ i just have to find a way to pick it up

Mroldfart2u 05-22-2012 06:05 PM

Vince you have a PM....

Mroldfart2u 05-22-2012 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by vince23 (Post 828057)
well problems might be fixed soon i found a slant six enginge for 140$ i just have to find a way to pick it up


And why would you start over if you have "fixed" all that was wrong with the engine to begin with?

vince23 05-23-2012 07:57 PM

i dont have the money to have the engine machined i called a couple places and they all were around 2500 to have it done. but i might be throughing a 383 in it im not sure

vince23 05-23-2012 08:17 PM

i can recieve pm but it wont let me send

Dick 05-23-2012 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vince23 (Post 828098)
i can recieve pm but it wont let me send

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vince23 05-23-2012 10:16 PM

oh okay that makes sense haha

old woolie 05-24-2012 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by vince23 (Post 828096)
i dont have the money to have the engine machined i called a couple places and they all were around 2500 to have it done. but i might be throughing a 383 in it im not sure


I really don't know what to say to this.

It sounded like you fixed everything that was wrong with your slant and then discovered sticky valves on #6, now you are saying that the engine needs machined (??) for 2500 bucks, now you might swap to a 383? Do you have any idea what that entails?

I would try this hillbilly fix.

Take the rocker shaft off, spark plug out, stuff soft rope into cylinder through spark plug hole, make sure you leave some rope hanging out so you can remove it later, rotate engine by hand with a wrench on the crankshaft bolt until it won't turn anymore, using a valve spring compressor compress one valve spring and remove the keepers then lift the spring off.

When you have the spring off, remove the valve seal then connect a drill to the valve stem, remove rope from the cylinder, apply lot's of penetrating oil to the valve stem while rotating with the drill using an up and down motion until the valve moves freely, remove drill, stuff rope back into cylinder, install seal, spring and keepers, repeat with the other valve, install rocker shaft.

ADJUST ALL VALVES!

Replace rocker cover and whatever else was removed and drive.


I hope that I explained this clearly enough and that it helps you.


Yes it is a hillbilly fix and it will work. Good luck.

te.ringer 05-25-2012 05:46 PM

Note A Lot Of Sticking Valves Are Bent,good Luck

dschumers 05-25-2012 11:04 PM

Slow down here and take a deep breath.

Did you ever adjust the valves? Do you even know how?

If you have stuck valves you will also have bent pushrods.

Slants that sit a lot will tend to stick valves and bend pushrods.

I have unstuck Slant valves by simply rapping on the rocker arm with a plastic hammer. Spray the valve as best as you can with WD-40 before applying hammer.

If the pushrod is not bent into an S shape you can straighten it too until you can find some replacements.

Google is your friend. You can find tons of information by asking Google.

vince23 05-27-2012 03:31 PM

okay well thanks for the advice i think im going to pass on the 383 for now and hopefully fix the 225 your all right ive put too much work into it to give up now


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