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- From: "Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:54:50 -0500
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> 1. Overheating in new 40--Installing Aluminum Radiator w/ AN-20
> hoses (hal.lynch@xxxxxxx)
> 2. Spirit-ed Progress (jackbarncord@xxxxxxx)
> 3. drag link (Garry Nordstrom)
> 4. Re: AMC-List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 58 (Michael Bailey)
> 5. Re: Rambler American grilles (Michael Bailey)
> 6. Hornet update & Halogen Headlights (jackbarncord@xxxxxxx)
> 7. Re: AMC-List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 58 (Scott G. Goss)
> 8. Eddie Stakes house and AMCs, now Jerry's House and AMCs
> (Jerry Casper)
> 9. Re: Hornet update & Halogen Headlights (Jay)
> 10. Houston flooding (Eddie Stakes)
> 11. Re: my & jerry's house, ect (Eddie Stakes)
> 12. Idiot light on when charging (Teamamc)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:03:47 +0000
> From: hal.lynch@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [AMC-List] Overheating in new 40--Installing Aluminum
> Radiator w/ AN-20 hoses
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> An update to my overheating 401. I finally was able to determine that my
> custom 8 core (old technology copper core) radiator was not cooling, even
> though two shops said it was flowing. Turns out that a infrared heat
> detection gun ws the answer. I used it with a friend as the car warmed up
> and could see that only the top six inches of the cross flow radiator was
> working, the rest was dead cold.
>
> I determined that I needed an aluminum radiator upgrade to keeps my cars
> road racing modifications consistent and here is how it has worked out so
> far. I decided to buy a Griffin custom aluminum racing radiator 27.5 wide
> and 15.5 tall. This is a two core aluminum radiator with 1.25 inch
> diameter tubes. This is an off the shelf standard racing radiator size
> and sells for $300. I ask Griffin to replace the inlet and outlets with
> an-20 fittings and it cost and extra $20, so new aluminum radiator for
> $320. I did have to have brackets welded to it to fit into the radiator
> support brakets and for this size my support brakets in the car had to be
> trimed back a bit. This radiator is cross flow and long and short as
> opposed to the factory AMX radiators that tend to be tall and narrow.
>
> I've had a custom radiator outlet made, again with an-20 fitting and
> NASCAR style bleeder valve and have had my aluminum water pump also
> modified for -20 lines.
>
> The AN lines will be expensive but the whole project will provide me an
> endurance quality road racing cooling system for about the cost of some
> custom radiators alone.
>
> An additional benefit of this setup is that my old large copper unit
> weighed in at over 40lbs, the new Griffin only 25lbs.
>
> I'll post the results once I get the lines made up and start her up again.
>
> Hal
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:41:52 +0000
> From: jackbarncord@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [AMC-List] Spirit-ed Progress
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> Hey all,
>
> I trailered home an 83 Spirit GT a few weeks ago, I guess the Hawgshed
> couldn't stay empty for too long. The odometer is showing 68 thousand and
> change. She's been tucked away in the PO's garage since he bought it in
> 02. He had plans, but motivation isn't his strong suit and to his credit
> he figured that out and sold the car.
>
> I guess it's a typical GT, 258 2V, 4 speed, twingrip, PS, manual brakes,
> turbine wheels w/AMC centers intact. Frost white with black interior, no
> radio and a butchered radio bezel.
>
> Three of the four tires were suffering from side wall splits. I never
> remember seeing this kind of failure and now it seems to be the failure of
> choice. Poor material is my thought on the subject. I worked at the
> Kelly Springfield Tire Plant for a few years back in what seems like
> another life now and I can't imagine workmanship entering into this type
> of failure. Our tires today have a defined life span, not only in wear,
> but in time. I just learned this the hard way on my wife's Mountaineer.
> The tires are five years old now and this spring one decided to have a
> side wall fail. Hey, no problem the spare has never been on the ground.
> That spare lasted 2000 miles and failed in an identical side wall split.
> Goodyear's comment was, "Its out of warrantee, can we sell you a new
> tire?" I guess this is a word of warning, tires have a shelf life, use
> 'em or loose 'em. Anyway, one of my other projects came with a good pair
> of 215/70R14 so they went on the back. There was !
> one new
> tire, brand new, on the left rear. I purchased a match to that one,
> 205/70R14, mounted it on the remaining wheel and voila she's on the ground
> again and rolling. Sorry I haven't sent you any pictures Doc, but the
> resto on the wheels was delayed. I will send them when I get started.
>
> I may be repeating my self, but the driver's outside door handle was
> broken. The 71 Hornet parts car donated one of its two LH handles and
> that's working nicely now. I need to order a pin and bushings for the
> lower hinge on that door, it drops about an inch as you swing it open. At
> least it will open from the outside now, that's a step in the right
> direction. These door handles cross 18 years of use with finish being the
> only difference I can see. An interesting point, the door proudly
> displays a Ziebart sticker, but the drivers front fender has rust issues.
>
> I had to disassemble the glove box to get it open, it was locked and the
> PO didn't get the round key when he bought the car so he couldn't pass it
> on. Inside was the usual stuff, owner's manual, insurance papers and
> service records/receipts. The service records shows that the engine and
> brakes have had a checkered past with many drivability issues. Those will
> get sorted out as the project progresses.
>
> Last night I dropped in a battery, just for grins and giggles. Opened the
> driver's door, gee that's a nice handle, and the interior lights came on,
> that's promising. The engine oil was on the full mark so let's see if I
> can get oil pressure with the starter. It took about 30 seconds of
> cranking, but the oil light went off. Okay, Houston, we have oil
> pressure. A little slosh of gas in the carb, she started and ran for the
> duration of the fuel. Amp gage went to +30 so the charging system is
> intact and functional.
>
> She sounds a little rude with no exhaust system. The PO gave me a new
> front pipe, muffler and tail pipe. He said in passing, "You'll have to
> have that small pipe made I guess. They didn't show one available." I
> checked it out, he was probably referring to the catalytic converter.
>
> Under the hood is a mass of vacuum lines some going places others just
> laying there open. Hopefully the diagram in the engine compartment covers
> this well enough to get things back where they belong.
>
> On another subject, still no response on my Carter YF high idle question.
>
> Jack
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:45:42 -0500
> From: "Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-List] drag link
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> I would like to thank the list for offers on used center drag link, but as
> I
> am putting the built 343 into the 79 AMX, I would prefer a new one, anyone
> know where I can get one. The 343 is pounding out a dyno tested 385 HP
> with
> the potential of much more if I fine tune. I want to make one run this
> year
> hoping to hit the 12"s with it. Interesting in Duluth big car show, 3
> blocks long, and just one AMC. I also need a 79 concord donor for my
> concord electric car, no rust 491 actual miles on it, but need windsheild,
> and trim parts as making into show car.
> Always enjoy the knowledge of the group.
>
> Garry
> 83 scrambler
> 71 401 AMX
> 79 AMX
> & wanting a 68 Rebel for my 343
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:02:08 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] AMC-List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 58
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>> From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Rambler American grilles
>>
>> Grilles are different for each year of this final
>> body style.
>>
>> 1966 are bright dipped on the face with two vertical
>> lines that break the
>> grille into thirds.
>> 1967 are bright dipped on the face with no vertical
>> lines.
>> 1968 are mostly black with a bright dipped band just
>> above the middle with
>> a RAMBLER badge in them
>> 1969 are the same except no RAMBLER badge
>> SC/Rambler grille appears to be the same as the 1969
>> grille except it's all
>> black.
>>
>> 1967-69 grilles can all be interchanged without
>> problem so the grille isn't
>> the best way to tell these cars from year to year.
>> 1966 also used different
>> headlight doors and fenders so I'm not sure how well
>> that year grille fits
>> on a later car.
>>
>> The black is satin black. You can see some good
>> pictures of a perfect 1968
>> grille at
>>
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/EdmundAnderson2004/low_mile_american/index.shtml.
>>
>> You can see a so-so SC/Rambler grille at
>> http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/teague97.shtml
>> (near the bottom). These
>> pictures are not all that good but you can clearly
>> see that it's not like
>> the 1967 grille.
>>
>> Matt
>>
> ------> Thanks, Matt, that is very helpful.
> mike
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:02:38 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Rambler American grilles
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>> From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Rambler American grilles
>>
>> Grilles are different for each year of this final
>> body style.
>>
>> 1966 are bright dipped on the face with two vertical
>> lines that break the
>> grille into thirds.
>> 1967 are bright dipped on the face with no vertical
>> lines.
>> 1968 are mostly black with a bright dipped band just
>> above the middle with
>> a RAMBLER badge in them
>> 1969 are the same except no RAMBLER badge
>> SC/Rambler grille appears to be the same as the 1969
>> grille except it's all
>> black.
>>
>> 1967-69 grilles can all be interchanged without
>> problem so the grille isn't
>> the best way to tell these cars from year to year.
>> 1966 also used different
>> headlight doors and fenders so I'm not sure how well
>> that year grille fits
>> on a later car.
>>
>> The black is satin black. You can see some good
>> pictures of a perfect 1968
>> grille at
>>
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/EdmundAnderson2004/low_mile_american/index.shtml.
>>
>> You can see a so-so SC/Rambler grille at
>> http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/teague97.shtml
>> (near the bottom). These
>> pictures are not all that good but you can clearly
>> see that it's not like
>> the 1967 grille.
>>
>> Matt
>>
> ------> Thanks, Matt, that is very helpful.
> mike
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:49:19 +0000
> From: jackbarncord@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [AMC-List] Hornet update & Halogen Headlights
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> I'm reminded that my 70 Hornet lived in Milwaukee for 35 years before
> finding its place in my garage. After 11 years of storage and now back on
> the road the car is making some familiar noises. Not necessarily good
> noises either. I'm hearing what I think is pinion bearing noise. Not too
> surprising since over the course of 11 year there could have been some
> oxidation of the upper half of the bearings and now they're complaining.
>
> Next is the gas tank. I was under the back end adjusting the brakes while
> on my lunch break and noticed that the gas tank is sweating in a spot
> about 4" in diameter. Not enough to drip, just enough to "sweat" a dark
> spot. Now as standard equipment I carry a gallon of gas in the trunk
> waiting to run the tank dry. I need to take a look at the fuel gage
> sending unit anyway so I'll take the tank down and hopefully do the repair
> right. It has been recommended that I use a tank sealer. Anyone have any
> thoughts on this?
>
> As for the gage, it shows full until you get down to about 4 gallons and
> then the gage comes down like "normal" with four gallons being full, three
> being about three quarters and so on. Any thoughts on this one?
>
> Does anyone remember how to trim the antenna on these AM radios? As I
> remember you tune to a weak station around 1600 and adjust the trim for
> the best reception.
>
> Headlights, I was working at the hometown Ford dealer when halogen
> headlights started showing up in new cars. Now, I have read a lot of
> chatter here about this subject, but it seems to me that you all have it
> backwards. As I recall, and by the way that doesn't mean a darn thing,
> the halogen lights were much more expensive to replace, but like radial
> tires once you had them you didn't want to do without them. BUT, being
> from a farm town populated by retired farmers that weren't too excited
> about the replacement price the worry was as follows: Farmer Brown buys a
> new car with halogen head lights. His wife backs the old car into the new
> car and breaks one of the head lights. Ole Mr. Brown goes to Farm &
> Fleet, asks for a head light and they give him a halogen replacement. He
> gets to the checkout and sees the price is three times what a regular
> sealed beam costs and decides to buy a standard sealed beam bulb. He goes
> home thinking everything is right with the world. He !
> install
> s the new sealed beam himself because remember he's cheap and the first
> time he drives the car at night the wiring harness on that side turns into
> a melted mass. Now that's the really long way to say that halogen lights
> give more light for less. Sealed beam lighting circuits are of heavier
> gage wire so you can put halogen lights in older cars, but not old cheap
> sealed beams in newer cars. That is how I remember it, I could be wrong.
> By the way the ole home town is Forreston or For Rest Town, it's a sleepy
> little burg.
>
> Jack
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:38:30 -0400
> From: "Scott G. Goss" <Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] AMC-List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 58
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> I'm in the market for a javelin and a gremlin. Not picky about years,
> except the gremlin has to be at least a 258. I'm really looking for
> drivers that I can have fun with while I'm restoring them. Send me an
> email at scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you have or know of anything for sale.
> I'm located in Atlanta, but willing to drive to pick up.
>
> Thanks, Scott
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:38:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-List] Eddie Stakes house and AMCs, now Jerry's House and
> AMCs
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> Hey, nice shot, Eddie! Now I know where you live ( if
> I was a bird ).
>
> Here's a link to the Google map where my house is
> located in Virginia, so I'll give ya the guided tour
> of WOodbridge, VA AMCs :
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=woodbridge+VA&ie=UTF8&ll=38.66102,-77.255143&spn=0.000978,0.002682&t=k&om=0
>
> Looking at the aerial, the streets are angled. Come
> down the street on the right, from the top
> intersection, 3rd house, 2nd from the corner house, on
> the left side, white roof, is my house and garage. The
> orangish spot you see between them is my '78 Gremlin
> GT. Out front, you can see a black vehicle, that's my
> Toyota, the shadow to the upper left of it, near the
> house corner, is my '79 Pacer. You can't see the other
> AMCs due to the tree shadows on the driveway, but
> there's about 4 more there. Luckily the COunty can't
> see-em either. LOL. Well, one agent DID see them, but
> I've gotten no more letters from them, so I guess
> they're satisfied at the moment.
> Anyway, that's my northern VA AMC enclave. See ya,
>
> JErry
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:15:58 -0400
> From: "Jay" <jciampi@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Hornet update & Halogen Headlights
> To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Jack ,you are right on about the tuning of the radio to the antenna.
>
> Jay
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:49:02 -0500
> From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-List] Houston flooding
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> Eh, seemed like we just went thru this a month ago. Unfortunately, where i
> am at just west of Sam Houston Tollway and north of I-10 on the west side
> had a "bullseye" and got hammered today with about 7 inches of rain. The
> photo 865 shows my Eagles on a nice quiet, summer day, and photo 729 shows
> the water coming up quickly. Only got about water up to front tires on the
> Rebel and SC/360 in the garage whihc surprised me. But not a whole lot of
> places anywhere can withstand 2 inches a hour.
>
> Part of the problem is I-10 under construction which is basically a dam
> south of me, and until finished, I guess problems like this with excessive
> rainfall. Spent the better part of the day raking stuff from the ditch
> holes! You know it is a flooding rain when you find dead snakes and dead
> crawdads. Takes a lot of water to kill crawdads. But water is receding
> now,
> the kids had fun it in, and chances are ya'll will probably see scenes
> like
> this on news later, quite a mess across almost whole city. And possibly
> more
> to come,
> http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=weather&id=3266381
> welcome to Houston.
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> (photos deleted for amxfiles.com)
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:46:51 -0500
> From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] my & jerry's house, ect
> To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>
> Groan, I'm not sure this link will come thru, if it does,
>
> http://www.findlocalweather.com/forecast.php?config=&forecast=pass&pass=local_radar&dpp=1&radar_icao=KHGX&hwvradartype=stormtotal&place=houston&state=tx&zipcode=&country=us&county=48201&zone=txz213
>
> It shows Doppler estimates or rainfall. It is STILL full ditches, and
> slowly
> draining off. Biggest problem is I-10 under construction is like a big dam
> right now. I drove around tonight and there is a huge ditch that used to
> be
> where the Igloo factory was at corner of I-10 and Beltway 8 and it is at
> least 2 football fields wide and 20+ feet deep right now, a big Lake Ten I
> guess. If you have a media player here are some stories, inclduing the
> interchange mentioned above:
> http://www.click2weather.com/weather/9576571/detail.html?rss=hou&psp=news
>
> that google image looked better on a sunny day that the crap we had today!
> I posted some pics on the badassgremlin site. Those AMC Eagles are built
> really tough I may add, barrel right thru high water and even can pull
> high
> dollar brand X SUVs out of ditches and push them to safety......
>
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:39:02 -0600
> From: Teamamc <Teamamc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-List] Idiot light on when charging
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> 1981 Eagle SX/4. 258 4spd. and 1979 Concord 258 Auto.
> Both cars are using GM style alternators.
>
> The 1979 Concord. Turn the key to the on position the idiot light
> (IL) is off.
> Start the car and the IL is off. Alternator is not charging. (Pulled
> the posivtive cable off and the car dies.) I rev the engine to about
> 1500rpm the IL comes on
> and the system is charging. As long as the IL is lit the system
> Charges.
> The orange and red small wires are hooked up to the alternator.
>
> The Eagle SX/4 is essentialy the same except I have to Rev the Engine
> around 2500 RPM to bring the IL on.
>
> The concord was sitting for a while and then the symtons happened
> upon start up.
> The SX/4 was Sitting for about a year. When first started about 3
> weeks ago
> The charging worked fine. Last week The IL problem surfaced.
> There is some corrosion present in the Fuse block.
>
>
> Any suggestions.
>
> Bryan
>
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