Re: 2.5 Iron Puke

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I had one in a Pontiac 6000. It was a pretty big car for the engine, but it handled it well (no racing down hills just to make it up the other side without losing to much speed like with the 1.4L Alliance I had!). Cam gears made a lot of noise, that's why I got it cheap -- previous owner got scared of it! It finally blew a head gasket at around 120K. Another mechanic told me the noise was lash in the gears, but he'd never heard of one breaking. He also said if they were replaced about 20K later it would sound the same. It was a temporary car for me anyway -- I drove it two years then sold it. Noise was only noticeable at idle and low speeds (say under 30) anyway. 

On April 4, 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I think the Puke moniker came from how noisey they were when the mid eighties hit them.
> The cam gears wore out quick and rattled like hell.
> Plus the pistons were loose in their bores. ABout one of the noisiest engines going.
> A guy in the dealer I worked at sent out one and had it honed for .010" pistons and put in a new cam gear set.
> When he dropped back in you couldn't tell it was running.
> Very smooth and very quiet.
> 
> Mark Price
> mpriceATwestco.net
> Morgantown, WV
> 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed
> 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
> 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4
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> From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:48:59 -0700 (PDT)
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> >--- Bruce Hevner <scramblr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> >> That's true and for a long while it has been used in
> >> lower class circle
> >> track racing. That's almost a 3 liter four cylinder!
> >> Same bore longer stroke
> >> (different pistons). Don't kid yourself those things
> >> CAN be made to run!
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> >I think there's at least one vendor in the Midwest
> >that still sells Super Duty heads, etc.  Iron Puke is
> >an unfortunate moniker.  They do have a cross flow
> >head, and gear drive so there's worry about broken
> >timing belts like on the Ricer engines.  Weak crank
> >and rods though, so I've heard.
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> >Joe Fulton
> >Salinas, CA
> >80 Spirit with Iron Duke
> >Many other AMCs
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