410001661
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Yep......tweaked out turbo
Pickup Trucks
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Dodge made one of the best inline six in history, two twenty five sideways slant hemi . In our half ton farm truck with the three speed manual it was newish when I could reach the pedals and still running when I left home . Then they stopped making that engine .
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410001661
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I once had a 1989 Jeep Comanche as a company truck and it had a 3.0L inline 6. Not sure on the specs on this truck but it went like stink as the truck was the size of the old Ford Ranger. It was completely impractical as it rode like a Jeep - could not drive it with a coffee in the cup holder for the life of me, the tank was small (70L) but could pass anything but a gas station.
Just had to make sure you had an extra ballast resistor in the glove box.....
410001661
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Absolutely.......I stand corrected it was a 4L
Ours must have been clapped out as we had the same motor in our Dodge Aspen and it was an absolute slug. The Straight6 in my '88 F150 would easily blow the doors off it (300ci vs 225 but the truck was also heavier). Actually our 60hp Suzuki Samarai would blow away the Aspen as well and I so wish I still had it.
Mad Mike
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Probably the amc 4l inline 6. like all the i6s of the day, they were tough, industrial strength motors.
Jeeps never had a 3.0.
Mad Mike
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Chrysler struggled with emissions and fuel mileage restrictions in their larger cars well into the 80s. The Volare/Aspens were defined to 90hp and because they were torquey, they could and did use very tall gears to improve cruising mileage.
Want a recipe for sluggish? That would be it.
410001661
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The old 3L Diesel - did they not put that into some of the old Cherokee's?
Okay old timer, we get you.
Mad Mike
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2.1l Renault TD - French disaster, ouch.
Then they looked to the Italians. Repeat disaster, 3 iterations.
Chrysler only uses American designed diesels now - they abandoned their motherland engines for the sake of reliability. .
That 300 inline was one of the toughest engines ever built,
By the time Aspen / Volare came around trying to modernize the slant six was a failing ordeal .
I’d forgotten the ballast resistor thing , we had a white ceramic brick in every car . Pops had a fondness for Mopar for a while .
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I’d forgotten the ballast resistor thing , we had a white ceramic brick in every car . Pops had a fondness for Mopar for a while .
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That white resister for dodge, well the fords had the duraspark box, car would die, would have to wait till the box cooled down and it would start. good to go till the next time
The Ford Duraspark ignition module is a reliable electronic control unit for older Ford engines (late '70s-mid '80s), replacing points for better spark; it's known for being durable but can fail from heat, causing issues like no spark or rough running, often fixed with replacement or relocation for better cooling, and is a popular upgrade for points-style ignitions due to its simplicity and compatibility with aftermarket systems like MSD.
Ford Duraspark ignition modules
commonly fail due to overheating, leading to no spark, intermittent spark, rough running, or stalling, often fixing themselves temporarily when cool; issues can also stem from poor grounding, faulty pickup coils (Stator/PIP), incorrect ballast resistor/wire usage, or general wear, with symptoms including no-starts (especially when hot) or misfires. Proper heat sinking/mounting, good grounds, correct components (resistor/coil), and careful testing are key to diagnosing and fixing these classic electronic ignitions.
The Ford Duraspark ignition module is a reliable electronic control unit for older Ford engines (late '70s-mid '80s), replacing points for better spark; it's known for being durable but can fail from heat, causing issues like no spark or rough running, often fixed with replacement or relocation for better cooling, and is a popular upgrade for points-style ignitions due to its simplicity and compatibility with aftermarket systems like MSD.
Ford Duraspark ignition modules
commonly fail due to overheating, leading to no spark, intermittent spark, rough running, or stalling, often fixing themselves temporarily when cool; issues can also stem from poor grounding, faulty pickup coils (Stator/PIP), incorrect ballast resistor/wire usage, or general wear, with symptoms including no-starts (especially when hot) or misfires. Proper heat sinking/mounting, good grounds, correct components (resistor/coil), and careful testing are key to diagnosing and fixing these classic electronic ignitions.
Mad Mike
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If you were smart you had 2, one under the hood and another in the glove box.
I wired one into my old KZ650 after it started eating headlight bulbs. Looking back I have to think the voltage reg/rec was shot.
