so my brother was at a local yard that recetly let the public in. well to day my brother was there for the final time and he found a lancer wagon and under the hood is a aluminum block slant 6 with a iron head. i know they were only made in 61 and 66 . but that really it.
anyone have info on these. any would be apperciated

 

Try this site http://www.allpar.com/slant6.html

 

that AL slant 6 had trouble with leaking water, which is why they was recalled. i sold one to a guy. he couldn't keep the head gasket to hold. and the head gaskets are hard to find, and some of the other parts inside are different.

 

My Friend and Buddy Steve Magnate... Here some info....

http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/...feature26.html

 

thats a excellent read it didnt seem to have much on it though thankyou antway. lots of excellent info

 

thanks racer.that seems.perfect i will reafd on.my break

 

I think it was 61 only, very limited production. I had a 63 Rambler SW, similar motor. Like the Mopar it had freestanding cylinders in an aluminum block. The tech of the day wasn't quite ready... As a broke teenager I used a big flat file to re surface the deck on Aluminum block. must have taken about an 1/8 " off. IT worked !!! I remember one time , screwing around in water I spun it out around a corner and some how I actually bent one of the rear brake shoes.
Some where out there is an article about the aluminum 6 where they did a build up Starting by welding up the open water jackets giving the cyl more support and more gasket surface

It was very important to use the correct concave washers for the manifolds They allowed the manifolds to move some and not crack

 

we want to turbo one my brother has a 4bbl intake and the allpar site said they had forged cranks in layer years. now with the aluminum block and iron head there may be a issue. if u remember what arical it was id love to read it

 

I think you read that wrong They had forged cranks up to 75? when they switched to cast

 

oo ok i though it was the other way around. cant turbo those aluminum ones anyway do to the freestanding cylinder walls. its still really cool anyway

 

Article as I remember was around 15 years ago in one of the Mopar mags
maybe the old Chrysler Power Mag