Slant *       6       Forum
Home Home Home
The Place to Go for Slant Six Info!
Click here to help support the Slant Six Forum!
It is currently Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:53 am

Unanswered topics | Active topics


» » Tech Q & A » Engine

All times are UTC-08:00



Post new topic  Reply to topic  Page 1 of 2
  [ 19 posts ]  Go to page 1 2 Next
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
slantzilla
 Post subject: Got my block back!
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:56 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:27 pm
Posts: 14770
Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
Car Model: 68 Valiant
Picked up my freshly bored and honed block last night. Put it on the stand today to do a little grinding/cleanup before it goes in to get tanked, freeze plugs and cam bearings. I got real lucky, I tried taking the plugs out of the ends of the oil gallery and both came out! :shock:

_________________
Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.
Top
   
Reply with quote  
'74 Sport
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 1:29 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2003 5:09 am
Posts: 1167
Location: Troy, Texas
Car Model:
Funny how it's the little things in life that make us happy. :wink:

_________________
There's a difference between ignorance and stupidity.
Ignorance is not knowing any better.
Stupidity is knowing, yet doing it anyway.
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Jopapa
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 1:54 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2002 2:50 pm
Posts: 1742
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Car Model:
What's the purpose of getting it tanked? Just a good cleaning?

_________________
'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me
Top
   
Reply with quote  
slantzilla
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:05 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:27 pm
Posts: 14770
Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
Car Model: 68 Valiant
Quote:
What's the purpose of getting it tanked? Just a good cleaning?
Yep. It should come back looking almost new. :shock:

_________________
Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Jopapa
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:06 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2002 2:50 pm
Posts: 1742
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Car Model:
Killer. Gonna paint it? :P

_________________
'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me
Top
   
Reply with quote  
slantzilla
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:53 pm 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:27 pm
Posts: 14770
Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
Car Model: 68 Valiant
Quote:
Killer. Gonna paint it? :P
It will look remarkably like my last motor. Mopar blue with a chrome valve cover. :shock:

_________________
Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Doctor Dodge
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:44 pm 
Offline
Guru
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 12, 2002 11:22 am
Posts: 3740
Location: Sonoma, Calif.
Car Model: Many Darts and a Dacuda
:lol: :lol:
I like to paint my Slants red... :twisted:

Funny how they all start looking the same after a while. :wink:
DD
http://www.dutra.org/pictures/engine/du ... slant6.jpg
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Jopapa
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:50 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2002 2:50 pm
Posts: 1742
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Car Model:
Do you notice any difference in performance or noise level with the roller rockers Doug?

_________________
'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Doctor Dodge
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:58 pm 
Offline
Guru
User avatar

Joined: Sat Oct 12, 2002 11:22 am
Posts: 3740
Location: Sonoma, Calif.
Car Model: Many Darts and a Dacuda
Quote:
Do you notice any difference in performance or noise level with the roller rockers Doug?
They are more noisy but these rocker arms are 1.6 ratio and on a hot engine, that helps a bit.
Roller rockers will not last as long as the factory stuff.
DD
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Jopapa
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 11:04 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2002 2:50 pm
Posts: 1742
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Car Model:
Quote:
Roller rockers will not last as long as the factory stuff.
Really? I would think that with the decrease in friction, they'd outlast the factor rockers. What would cut their longevity so much?

_________________
'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Dart270
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:01 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2002 11:08 am
Posts: 17299
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Car Model:
More moving parts...

Lou

_________________
Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988
Top
   
Reply with quote  
'74 Sport
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:50 am 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2003 5:09 am
Posts: 1167
Location: Troy, Texas
Car Model:
Quote:
Mopar blue with a chrome valve cover.
Where does one find a chrome valve cover for a slant six, and approximately what will one cost?

Jerry

_________________
There's a difference between ignorance and stupidity.
Ignorance is not knowing any better.
Stupidity is knowing, yet doing it anyway.
Top
   
Reply with quote  
slantzilla
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 9:42 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:27 pm
Posts: 14770
Location: Park Forest, Illinoisy
Car Model: 68 Valiant
Quote:
Quote:
Roller rockers will not last as long as the factory stuff.
Really? I would think that with the decrease in friction, they'd outlast the factor rockers. What would cut their longevity so much?
Poor oiling on the set I had. :shock:

_________________
Official Cookie and Mater Tormentor.
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Doc
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:35 am 
Offline
Guru
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 14, 2002 4:32 pm
Posts: 4880
Location: Working in Silicon Valley, USA
Car Model:
More moving parts and roller tip oiling are the issues.
The way our Slants lean away from the tip, it is hard to get oil up to that area. (the tip is at the highest point, unlike a V8 where the tip is at the low side of the angle)
I use a spray bar and dump oil right on each roller tip, that seems to keep them happy.
DD
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Dart270
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:21 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2002 11:08 am
Posts: 17299
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Car Model:
Jerry,

I believe you can still get chrome valve covers from Clifford, and I am pretty sure you can get them from the TransDapt catalog (through JCWhitney or Summit or similar). Cliffords should be around $80-100 and the TD one will be around $30 or so. You could also just take a good stock one to a chroming shop and it'd probably be $60 or so.

I have the TD ones on my cars, but I haven't bought one for 5 years or so. Got all of mine from JCW.

Lou

_________________
Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988
Top
   
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic  Reply to topic  Page 1 of 2
  [ 19 posts ]  Go to page 1 2 Next

» » Tech Q & A » Engine

All times are UTC-08:00

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Ahrefs [Bot], Majestic-12 [Bot] and 2 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited