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Today's Topics:

   1. 70 AMX for sale $4K (Eddie Stakes)
   2. 258 water pump pulley wanted (Eddie Stakes)
   3. Re: trunk lock wanted 65 American (Sandwich Maker)
   4. unsubcribe! (Tom Gilliam)
   5. backfire through carb (Tom Jennings)
   6. Re: 65 American speedo (francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:14:07 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 70 AMX for sale $4K
To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <baadassgremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Adamadtarr@xxxxxxxxx
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FOR SALE: I recently bought this car with intentions of turning into a road 
racer but common sense tells me thats a bad idea. No one wants to see a 70' 
AMX get crashed and I dont want to try and replace parts for it if something 
like that occurs. And in the long run the car is worth more in stock 
configuration than as a race car.
Here are the details on the car. Originally a 390/4spd comodore blue car. 
Right now it has a full drivetrain with a 290 and T-10 which may run. Im not 
sure because I never attempted to start it. Needs a carb at least and a few 
other things I am sure. But motor/trans/driveshaft/rear is all there in the 
car. The body is being worked on right now at the shop and will be 100% 
straight and rust free. Extremely solid body on this car. Ram air hood in 
good condition as well but none of the other ram air parts are there. Inside 
the car only the dash frame remains. No other interior is in the car. The 
front windshield is busted. I do have a rear piece of glass for it. Off hand 
I do not know if how much of the door or quarter glass remains. Front and 
rear bumpers will need to be rechromed. The tail lights are in decent shape 
as well. It will also be in need of a wiring harness. The car has a clear 
title.
I do have an early 390 block and crank with later rods that may be worked 
into a deal.
So I would actually like to trade the car for a 70 Javelin of similar value. 
A 360/4spd car would be best. I would also entertain a decent Spirit AMX/GT 
with a 304/4spd in it. If someone has either one of these in a race car 
configuration looking to trade that is all the better. Or $4000 cash will 
do. If anyone is interested please email me at adtarr@xxxxxxxxx  I am 
located in the Denver CO area. Thanks  Adamadtarr@xxxxxxxxx
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anyone interested in the AMX give Adam a shout above thanks
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
*email is currently HEAVY
Call if important*
www.planethoustonamx.com



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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:11:45 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 258 water pump pulley wanted
To: <baadassgremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: chris.denove@xxxxxxxx
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Wanted: Water Pump Pulley for 75 Pacer 4.2 (258). Single groove. Chris 
Denove chris.denove@xxxxxxxx  818-451-7270
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anyont that can help, or knows what interchanges feel free to give them a 
shout above, thanks
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
*email is currently HEAVY
Call if important*
www.planethoustonamx.com



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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:53:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] trunk lock wanted 65 American
To: Bobby11365@xxxxxxx, mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <200606192253.k5JMr6e06191@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

" From: "Bob Henson" <Bobby11365@xxxxxxx>
" 
" NEED: entire trunk lock set for my '65 Rambler American. It says Briggs & 
" Stratton on the set. Would appreciate the rod that's attached if available 
" too!! Also like info on any car that may utilize the same lock set.
"  Bob Henson Bobby11365@xxxxxxx 918-664-1146
" =====================================

you want peter stathes at amcrambler.com .  i got my '68 american
trunk lock [same] from him ten years ago.  he'll know for sure what
the range of models is but at least '64-9 americans swap, and maybe
'63-6 big cars.
________________________________________________________________________
Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
internet rambler                            is to see what all have seen
adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought


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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:34:04 -0500
From: "Tom Gilliam" <tomkarla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] unsubcribe!
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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take me off!!!!! tomkarla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I  DON"T WANT ANY MORE E-MAILS FROM YOU!!!

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:34:51 -0700
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] backfire through carb
To: amc-list <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I just (Sat.) got back from a trip to Santa Fe (RT from Los Angeles).
Car ran great, got 20mpg, rarely drove under 70 (rarely over 75). About
2000 miles in a week. Half way, had to retard the spark about 3 degrees
to take the cheap indian res 86-octane gas.

But today, though otherwise running good, I have a nasty backfire, at
low car speed/wide-open-throttle, typical "bog" territory; take off from
a traffic light up a mild hill, heavy load, WOT at about 1600 rpm (auto
trans), lots of backfire. Back off throttle, accellerates fine; WOT,
backfires. Once RPM is up, it doesn't.

Carb is a Weber 32/36DGEV on a 258; 904 auto trans, 2.73 axle, stock
tires.

What causes backfire under this condition? I'd think timing, except that
I just adjusted it very closely, checked vacuum and mechanical advance.
Since I did the road adjustment I can't tell you precisely what static
is; I had it about 7btdc static, it's probably no about 4btdc.

Could it be not enough accell pump squirt? The pump lever on this carb
had a deep groove from wear (I bought it used). I filed it all flat and
readjusted, but the pump diaphragm could be leaking (again).

(I also have a high rpm burble, wide open throttle also, say 3400+ rpm
at 70 mph, that I think is from leaning out, either jetting or
inadequate fuel pump. It's not strictly RPM, but total fuel demand high
speed and WOT.)


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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:12:55 -0000
From: <francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 65 American speedo
To: <glkirkbuilders@xxxxxxx>, <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Gary, I bet that's not the original trans! Sounds like the speedo is
being driven backwards. What year is the car? 64 and later Americans, 63
and later Classic/Ambo have the speedo cable driven UNDER the output
shaft. If you look where the abcle comes out of the trans it's low
enough you should be able to tell it's driving under the shaft. If not,
pull the cable from the trans and then you can look in the hole and tell
that the speedo cable gear is under the output shaft for sure. Sounds
like yours is driven from ABOVE the output shaft like PRE 64 Americans
and PRE 63 Classic/Ambo. I had the same problem with a 63 American which
had a later model 65 transmission. The cable gears are the same as I
recall, but the gear on the shaft is different and must be chagned also.
What I did was get an early model extension housing and swap it and the
gear. As long as the trans model is the same (in this case a T-35), the
extension housings will interchange. You might be able to just change
the gear on the shaft without changing the extension housing, I'm not
sure. The high mounted gear is difficult to get the cable in on a later
model car though. That's what makes me think you have a 64 or later car
with an earlier transmission housing. You don't have to remove the trans
to get the extension housing and speedo drive gear off. The gear is held
on by a large snap ring -- the kind that's hard to get off unless you
have the special tool to do it, but once the ring is off the gear slides
right off. 

-----original message -----------------------
Date: Monday, June 19, 2006 08:42 AM
From: Gary L. Kirk <glkirkbuilders@xxxxxxx> 
Frank, The problems are, this one swings wildly from 0 to 120 wheras the
other one just jumped a little and clicked annoyingly loud. I put in a
new
cable which turned out to be a little long. There fore first thing the
plastic insulation got a little melted but I don't think it hurt it. It
seems to spin fine and smoothly. BTW the tranny has to be just about
removed
to get new cable in.
Both the heads seem to be not too dirty. Is there a mechanism inside the
bell?




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