Re: AMC 2.5 only used in Jeeps, right? RIGHT...almost

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

The 'duke' is 4 x 3 giving 150.7966 cuin and 2.4711 litres. The AMC4 is
3.875x3.1875 giving 150.364cuin and 2.464 litres.

Ken Ames

Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> A: Okay, the GM motor is 2.5L and the AMC motor is 2.46?
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> From: TABunsey@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: AMC 2.5 only used in Jeeps, right? RIGHT...almost
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> John:
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> You're mostly right.
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> Per my AMC Parts books and 1983 Service Manual Supplement, AMC introduced 
> the 150 (AMC) engine in mid-year 1983, at which time it replaced the Pontiac
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> "Iron Puke" 151 engine. AMc never bothered to tool up a 150 install for the 
> Concords & Spirits because they were already slated to cease production at 
> the end of the model year (And, for 1983 the AMC 258 was the standard 
> powerplant in the Concord/Spirit anyway).
> 
> The AMC 150 became the base engine for 1984 Eagles, but the 4-cylinder was 
> dropped for the 1985 model year due to poor sales, as less than 200 Eagles 
> were sold in 1984 with the 4-cylinder. It simply wasn't worth the production
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> line hassles for such miniscule sales.
> 
> I have seen several 1983 SX-4s with the AMC 4-cylinder. Actually, I would 
> like to find one as a future collectable.
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> 
> Tom Bunsey 
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