No thanks. I don't particularly care for internal combustion engines but I really don't like the ones like my Dodge Dart with a 318 v8 which would on occasion decide that it didn't feel like starting. And my Lyman boat with a Continental L-head and a Carter BB1 that also gives me crap all the time.
Every vehicle I own that is fuel injected starts up instantly every time.
That is badass! Straight 6? I like all that old pre war technology, I'm always amazed with how advanced capabilities were with manufacturing and design. the one thing I like about old flatheads is how simple they are and how easy they are to work on. I like to try and keep my options for transportation open if/when things get dicey and I need to stay off the radar.
it is a sturdy beast but the power to weight ratio is not the best. I think what I like the best is the sound from the exhaust which you can hear at the end of the video.
I have cars that almost a hundred years old with carbs and I have never had to be towed home.
I never had to be towed. I always got it started. I had to keep alligator clips around to bypass the ballast resistor, and a pen to hold the choke open so it wouldn't flood. Eventually I just removed the automatic choke and rigged up a manual one.
In the end, the chassis rusted out and the torsion bar broke free. I welded it but the car was never the same again. I parked it at the lake and somebody actually stole it.
It had a 225 slant six. That wouldn't start. That would hesitate and stall out in intersections. It got 11 miles per gallon and terrible acceleration. The dealership could not fix it. My dad who was a pretty good amateur mechanic couldn't fix it.
The car was either defective or very poorly designed.
She eventually sold it at a great loss and bought a little red Honda CVCC hatchback with a manual transmission that she drove for 200k miles without no problems but body rust.
It was a forest green Dodge Dart Custom 4 door with the chrome around the windows. I though the four door was much better looking that the 2 door 'swingers'.
No thanks. I don't particularly care for internal combustion engines but I really don't like the ones like my Dodge Dart with a 318 v8 which would on occasion decide that it didn't feel like starting. And my Lyman boat with a Continental L-head and a Carter BB1 that also gives me crap all the time.
Every vehicle I own that is fuel injected starts up instantly every time.
Flatheads are where it's at... When I get it finished I'm gonna daily drive my 38 Ford as much as I can and park my new vehicle
You might like this 22 second video of mine then:
https://rumble.com/vk5du4-1956-lyman-engine-idle.html
That is badass! Straight 6? I like all that old pre war technology, I'm always amazed with how advanced capabilities were with manufacturing and design. the one thing I like about old flatheads is how simple they are and how easy they are to work on. I like to try and keep my options for transportation open if/when things get dicey and I need to stay off the radar.
Here's a better view of the engine:
https://rumble.com/vk5f84-lyman-engine-running-in-front-yard.html
It's a four.
60 hp I believe.
it is a sturdy beast but the power to weight ratio is not the best. I think what I like the best is the sound from the exhaust which you can hear at the end of the video.
Your first mistake was buying a Dodge, second was not finding someone that could adjust a carb properly.
I have cars that almost a hundred years old with carbs and I have never had to be towed home.
LOL, I loved that car.
I never had to be towed. I always got it started. I had to keep alligator clips around to bypass the ballast resistor, and a pen to hold the choke open so it wouldn't flood. Eventually I just removed the automatic choke and rigged up a manual one.
In the end, the chassis rusted out and the torsion bar broke free. I welded it but the car was never the same again. I parked it at the lake and somebody actually stole it.
Sounds like, despite the troubles you were fond of the car.
A properly sorted car, no matter the age, can be quite reliable. They were when they were new.
I don't agree. My mother bought a new Plymouth Volare station wagon when I was a kid.
It looked exactly like this one:
https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1979-plymouth-volare-wagon.jpg
It had a 225 slant six. That wouldn't start. That would hesitate and stall out in intersections. It got 11 miles per gallon and terrible acceleration. The dealership could not fix it. My dad who was a pretty good amateur mechanic couldn't fix it.
The car was either defective or very poorly designed.
She eventually sold it at a great loss and bought a little red Honda CVCC hatchback with a manual transmission that she drove for 200k miles without no problems but body rust.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/10/0e/67100eb048e73766844d8da184dc99fc.jpg
My mom and I went drove to Florida and into the mountains for camping trips. What a great little car. I learned to drive in that car.
Oh yes, I loved the car.
It was a forest green Dodge Dart Custom 4 door with the chrome around the windows. I though the four door was much better looking that the 2 door 'swingers'.
https://s.car.info/image_files/960/dodge-dart-4-door-sedan-front-side-nassjo-cruising-2019-1-768026.jpg