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I had a 77 Aspen with the 225 slant 6, and it never did run well. I took it in for recalls, took it to independent mechanics, and it ALWAYS ran rough, no matter what. A friend had a nearly identical Aspen but with the 318 V8 and it was a real decent car. Surprisingly quick for a smog strangled late 70s vehicle, too.
It was later admitted by CEO that the Aspen was rushed to market, so the '76 and '77 had alot of issues. Mostly with build quality and rust. Solid drivetrain with either the six or eight. The torqueflite trans was bullet proof, as were the slant six/318/360. There was some carburator problems early on also, and it lead to surging and stalling. Too bad, because by 1980, they had corrected this stuff and it was a very really a decent car. Too late though; the damaged reputation could not be overcome.
I own a 1980 Dodge Aspen factory A38 (Police Package), and even rarer option E58 (HD/HP 360 four barrel). It's a blast to drive.
In the mid-80s, we bought a 76 Dodge Aspen wagon, which was rotted junk. It had holes in the TOPS of the fenders. You had to hold the button in to keep the defroster running, and I had that pathetic problem during my first road test on a rainy day. I was failed, and wanted to set the car on fire. I also had a 78 Chrysler Cordoba that ran terribly, not just because of the Lean Burn System, but the plastic carburetor called the Carter Thermoquad, aka ThermoBOG. They looked nice and were fun to drive, but made out of crap and not very reliable when they got older.
A neighbor bought a 79 Dodge Diplomat brand new. Nothing but problems from day one. Turned out to have a bad ground connection somewhere, which was found after a few years of grief.
This came stock in my '71 Roadrunner. Its a great carb. Economical with small primaries, but screams to life when you open up the giant secondaries. Love the sound sand acceleration.
The plastic part helps keep the fuel temp down (insulated from the engine).
Hey, I had a Volare for a while. I was ticked off at first because all of a sudden it started running like crap, especially in wet weather. After I finally figured out that the main problem was that stupid ballast resistor mounted on the firewall and modified things a bit, it was a great car. I traded it for a Mustang...now I kinda wish I hadn't.
My dad had a new one overnight for a test drive when car hunting, also tried a Granada. He ended up buying a 318 '77 or '78 Monaco, metallic green with a tan vinyl roof & interior.
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