How about the Chrysler F-Body wagons?

[AUdubon5425]

Originally Posted by captainmoody

Ugh.. A Slant Six in a van.. Total slugmobile..!

I can put up with one in a Dart or Aspen, but draw the line there!

I had a 3/4 ton slant six van with a 727. Army bought. Wasn't that bad with acceleration but didn't do too good climing the Ozarks fully loaded. 35 in 2nd uphill but never got hot or complained

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by AUdubon5425

I had a 3/4 ton slant six van with a 727. Army bought. Wasn't that bad with acceleration but didn't do too good climing the Ozarks fully loaded. 35 in 2nd uphill but never got hot or complained

I used to drive a FWD Dodge with a 2.5. It would get especially soft after cruising along a long, mostly straight stretch of road. Turning left at the end of that road put me on a moderate uphill grade where the darn thing wouldn't keep up with traffic even when wide open.

The only good thing I could say about that car is that it never failed to start in cold weather. However, it did blow its share of frost plugs.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by AUdubon5425

I had a 3/4 ton slant six van with a 727. Army bought. Wasn't that bad with acceleration but didn't do too good climing the Ozarks fully loaded. 35 in 2nd uphill but never got hot or complained

A fellow electrician where I worked, had an Air Force bought, '80 Dodge D100, one of the last half ton pickups, with a slant six and torqueflite. Power steering and brakes.
IIRC, Dodge quit making a half ton pickup in the later years, only 5/8ths ton and they all seemed to be 318's.
There's a good history of the Mopar engines on the Allpar website.