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On this 65 Valiant 170 I've got. It starts up easy and idles good. It's got the most vacuum I can get out of it for it's wear and tear. It's between 16-18 in-hg at idle. It appears the motor has some miles on it but it idles smooth and no unusual noises. All electronics have been gone through...

I'm debating changing the oil pan gasket on my 65 Valiant 170 because it's really nasty. I've already changed, intake/exhaust manifold gaskets, valve cover gasket, timing cover gasket, oil pump gasket. I've got the factory manual and it says you have to remove the center link and raise the...

I've got the backfire through the carb situation taken care of it seems. I believe it was a carburetor gasket with a vacuum leak. I installed a new gasket today and I was able to rev up the engine with no more backfiring. It starts fairly easily seems to have reasonable power but I just drove it...

Ok my intake/exhaust gasket was leaking vacuum on my 65 Valiant 170. So I decided to replace it. I took everything off replaced the gasket and now it sounds like a tractor. No more vacuum leaks or sucking in air when I spray around the manifold but it's louder. So something is misaligned or...

I've got this 65 Valiant running pretty good considering it has an intake manifold gasket leak. I put a new gasket on 2 years ago when I got the car but never have driven it on the road but started it a few times. It's leaking now. It's hard to start up. I'm guessing that has something to do...

I've got a stock 65 Valiant with a stock 1966 170. It had a 1962 Holley 1bbl on it when I got it. It does ok but the carb is needing to be replaced. What's the best running carb on one of these Slant Sixes the Holley 1920 or the Carter BBS? I'm not looking to try and gain HP but according to my...

I've got this 65 Valiant with a 170 that I'm getting finished up to put back on the road. It's by far not finished. It's stock inside as far as I know. The motor is a 1966 170. It's got a Holley 1920 and stock exhaust and points ignition. I know the small stock air cleaner was restrictive so I...

I've got a 65 Valiant 4-door with the 170 Slant Six that runs decent with the Holley 1920 1bbl. But I want a little more kick if possible plus I may want to add an underdash A/C. I know this a 1966 170 block and rebuilt before with not many miles on it but milegae unknown. I see the Offenhauser...

After sitting awhile outside my 65 Valiant with a 170 finally started up and still idles like it should. About 3 or 4 months ago I installed a remanufactured carb, reman distributor, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil. I set the timing to 5 BTC and it's still on that same mark today. Even when I...

This 65 Valiant has been sitting for 2 years outside. The engine has good compression and I don't believe there is any issues with it. It appeared to have been either replaced or rebuilt when I got the car. It's supposse to be a 225 in the car but it's actually got this 66 170 in it. I didn't...

What is the proper size and length of the harmonic balancer bolt on a 170? I got a 3/4 coarse thread 1.5 inches and it doesn't feel like it's the right size. It's a 66 170. I want to have a crank bolt on it so I can turn the crank if I need to adjust timing and I just feel more secure that...

Ok I'm about to reinstall my original oil pump just with all new seals. It passed all the measurement tests in the Chrysler service manual. I'm just trying to get this 65 Valiant 170 running and moving so I'm trying to save money. The numbers on the pump read as follows: 2121678 on the body and...

I tried this last summer with no success. It's a 170 65 Valiant. I was changing the RH motor mount and didn't know the condition of the oil pump or the actual mileage so I wanted to go ahead and change it. Me and a friend battled with it for a couple days each hours a day. I tried doing it...

I noticed there is an option for an Offenhauser 4bbl aluminum intake and they also have the linkage kit for a cable operated transmission like my 65 has. Has anyone here successfully tried this conversion? I read the articles about doing a Hyper-Pak or Super Six 2BBL conversion and I've read...

I know it will be too difficult to do a Hyper Pak. But on this 65 Valiant, we're pulling the motor to do some engine bay work. The motor is a 66 170 running good, but just a stock setup 1bbl. I know it won't be anything major but I've got a 2bbl manifold and was wondering if I could make it work...

We tried all day to remove the oild pump on my 65 Valiant with a 170. We got as close to as the pump shaft was completely out but because we couldn't tilt the motor any more at all it did not allow us to lift the oil pump out of the car. It's still too close to the passenger side frame. We tried...

On my 65 Valiant I need to change the passenger side motor mount. It's been sitting up for years so I was going to replace everything on that side of the motor as well. So I'm getting a new coil, fuel pump, distributor, and oil pump. I replaced the driver's side motor mount when I did the...

I was finishing up the cooling system repairs on my 65 Valiant that has a 170 slant six in it and I got to the point of adding the coolant and of course it shot right out of the head. I thought I cracked a block in the hard freeze we've been having. But I looked at where it was coming from and...

So where could I get the brackets and power steering parts to add factory power steering to my 65 Valiant? It has manual steering. Would I have to change anything on the steering column? I saw a 73 today with all the brackets, federal pump, and gear. Would that work?

Ok I like to get all the opinions as possible on my break in of my big block 400 in my 73 Charger. Eventhough this is a Slant Six column, I'm sure some of the tech probably applies to all these Chrysler engines. I'm almost finished up with my 73 Charger and then it will be ready to roll it...

I've got this 65 Valiant that's been sitting for months since I've acquired it and years before that probably without running. When I first got it about 6 months ago I was able to get it started right up after a carb rebuild. The engine ran, didn't smoke, and didn't make any unusal noises. The...

I've got a good running 66 170CID in my 65 Valiant. I was contemplating doing some minor performance enhancing upgrades to help bump up the HP from 101 and the torque from 155LBS-FT. It's got the factory Holley 1920 with the rod type throttle linkage. How easy will it be to swap a Super Six 2BBL...

Is anyone making the forward light/engine harness for the Slant Six 65 Valiant A-bodies? The one at Year one that says 65 A-bodies is actually for all the V8 engines not the Slant Six. Can I use the short Mopar oil filter for the Slant Six or do I have to use a tall filter?

What's a nice set of ignition wires for the 65 170 Slant Six? Not necessarily restoration wires. But maybe some heavy duty other than the $12-$20 cheap ones at the parts store. Accel had an exact fit set 4061 but have been discontinued. They have a new number replacing it 4021 but they are no...

Is it going to be impossible to change the RH engine mount and oil pump on my 65 Valiant 170? The LH mount was easy when I was changing the intake manifold gasket. I didn't even have to use an engine hoist to raise the engine up. I've got the 65 chassis manual and it says you have to raise the...

How am I going to reinstall my damper on my 170? It didn't feel like the crank snout was threaded inside. It's a 66 170 motor. The engine ran smooth with this damper on there but it defnitely isn't new. I had it carefully bead blasted and repainted. The machine shop guy said they use to just...

Is it hard to remove all the front cover components on a 66 170CID Slant 6? I'm doing some underhood detailing on my 65 Valiant which now has a 66 170 Slant 6. I've already done the mount, manifolds, freeze plugs, valve cover, carb, alternator bracket, and air cleaner. Now I'm wanting to clean...

Is the oil pan gasket change something that can be accomplished on your back with the car jacked up? The 65 service manual says to remove the center link, loosen the motor mounts, remove the horns, and then raise the engine 1.5-2 inches. Now I know by now it's not as easy it's printed out on the...

My Valiant is a 65 4-Door which originally should have had a 225. But when I was installing points today I noticed the stampings behind the coil. It says B 170 04 27. I came up with a April 27th, 1966 170CID. Is that correct? So my Valiant no longer has the correct engine. Even the carburetor...