On Dec 31 2007, 10:11*am, Roy Smith wrote:
In article ,
*john smith wrote:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
AJ wrote in news:615a2c9c-fa6c-4339-a9a2-
\ Old Dodge Darts were OK actually. Or was that your point?
I had a 62 Plymouth Valiant and it was damn near bulletproof. Relatively
cheap to run too.

Nothing could top the 170-"slant six"!

My father had a Dodge Dart, with the slant six. *I don't remember the exact
model year, but it must have been sometime in the early 70's.

I remember it had a bizarre engine problem (which was eventually fixed by a
recall). *Once the engine warmed up, it would stall when (here's the
bizarre part) you made a left turn. *Didn't happen when it was cold. *
Didn't happen when going straight or making a right turn. *Bizarre.

I vaguely remember it having to do with some rubber gasket or seal not
being happy with the then-new unleaded gas. *Why it only happened on left
turns, I have no clue.

I had a Jeep Wagoneer that did the same thing - except it happened on
right turns. It started soon after I bought it (used). Then it
suddenly stopped stalling - and continued without the problem for
several years. The stalling returned later on. It would always start
right up afterwards. Figuring that it was a fuel float problem, I sent
the carburetor in for overhaul. Didn't help. Then I approached the
local dealer about repairs - only to be told "we don't have anybody
who works on carburetors anymore". I learned to live with the
problem.

David Johnson