Re: File this one under "Do I feel stupid, or what"

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Jay,

The way you describe the roughness is pretty much what I was experiencing.

If the manifold isn't cracked or otherwise broken, it may just be warped. 
This is a really common problem and the other inline six cars I've had (the 
ones I remembered to tighten the bolts on) all ran better after having the 
manifold faces machined flat. Also, if you've had the manifold off and 
didn't do this, did you put on just an intake gasket or one of the 
combination gaskets? If you put the combination gasket on, the manifolds 
will be out of alignment since AMC didn't use an exhaust manifold gasket -- 
at least not in the 60's.

Matt

At 06:24 PM 9/20/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> Matt,  I have an American with a 232-2bbl and it idles fairly well in Park
> or neutral, but when in Drive and after it has warmed up it runs rougher
> than a corn-cob. If I give it just a little bit of gas, it seems to smooth
> out a little. I will try your bolt torquing and WD-40 spraying before i take
> the manifolds off and change the gaskets. I have a new exhaust manifold
> ordered for the car as I hear a bit of an exhaust leak most of the time.
> Thanks for your post. It gives me some insight into my problem and possible
> solution.
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mhaas@xxxxxxx
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1966 Rambler Rebel
1968 Rambler American sedan
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