# Dont know what to do **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 26, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-know-what-to-do/2272 "2007-07-26T21:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![72dodgedart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/e47c2d/32.png) [@72dodgedart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/72dodgedart)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-know-what-to-do/2272/1 "2007-07-26T21:13:46Z")
i have a 72 dodge dart with a slant six and auto trans i plan on putting a 360 in it soon but right now hte slant is whats moving it around my yard. when i took hte header off theres a bolt that goes into the block and part of the cooling system that if u take it out itll drain the fluid down below that hole which it did so its a about 2/3rds but since im putting a new motor in soon i was wondering if i can just put water in the radiatior for now and it will be fine since its mostly gonna be coolant in there ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-know-what-to-do/2272/2 "2007-07-26T21:21:12Z")
If you need help with this little item, then you might want to reconsider if you can swap for a 360. ---
**Author:** ![72dodgedart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/e47c2d/32.png) [@72dodgedart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/72dodgedart)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-know-what-to-do/2272/3 "2007-07-26T21:38:36Z")
im not the one doing the swap and im just kinda gettin in to this whole sceen and im only 16 so if you could just give me a straight foward answer instead of being smart thatd be nice ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-know-what-to-do/2272/4 "2007-07-26T23:44:16Z")
As long as you keep the cooling system full, or as close to full as possible, you can safely move the car around with the slant 6 engine, but I would not try actually DRIVING it. I’ve owned several slant 6 Darts, and I have to ask; “Why not just restore the existing engine?” A 360 will make this car nose-heavy, and it will handle like a pig, which is to say, not at all. If all you care about is drag racing, or driving in a straight line, then, by all means, go ahead and install a 360. But, remember, gas prices are above $3.00 per gallon, and they are NOT going to come down. A 360 will drink gasoline as if it’s free. A slant 6, on the other hand, will be reliable as the day is long, will give you decent gas mileage, and will not make the car ridiculously nose-heavy. Think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-know-what-to-do/2272/5 "2007-07-27T00:13:25Z")
No, you will get corrosion in a hurry. You must have old-fashioned green coolant in there. Buy Zerex green, not some universal junk. ---
**Author:** ![DARTMAN69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dartman69/32/29_2.png) [@DARTMAN69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DARTMAN69)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2007, 4:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-know-what-to-do/2272/6 "2007-07-27T04:36:19Z")
Does the car have any exhaust on it? Filling it up with water will not hurt anything unless it gets below freezing before you do the swap. Now a few questions about the swap: 1. Do you have the 360? 2. Do you have a V-8 Trans? 3. Do you have the proper driveline? 4. Do you have a V-8 radiator? 5. What are you going to use for a sub frame? 6. Do you have V-8 Torsion bars? 7. What about a rear-end? ~Michael