----- Original Message ----- From: <amc-list-request@xxxxxxx> To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 11:39 PM Subject: AMC-List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 59 > Send AMC-List mailing list submissions to > amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amc-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMC-List digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 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) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: > <072620061303.767.44C7683200093EE5000002FF2158766755080C029704D2040E08@xxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > 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 > To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx (AMC List) > Message-ID: > <072620061541.4868.44C78D40000531810000130421603759640B9D010C029D0E0D050C0E06@xxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > 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 > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <000901c6b0ca$8d890f50$6400a8c0@MONICA> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <20060726160208.86425.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > >> 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 > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:02:38 -0700 (PDT) > From: Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Rambler American grilles > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <20060726160238.64318.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > >> 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 > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:49:19 +0000 > From: jackbarncord@xxxxxxx > Subject: [AMC-List] Hornet update & Halogen Headlights > To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx (AMC List) > Message-ID: > <072620061649.28343.44C79D0E000AF78300006EB721602813020B9D010C029D0E0D050C0E06@xxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <789943FE14C58146A3A13ECFAFD1BC0C1A0F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 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 > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <20060727003833.57084.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > 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 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > > 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> > Message-ID: <005601c6b111$d65d58c0$799b1ecf@Ciampi> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Jack ,you are right on about the tuning of the radio to the antenna. > > Jay > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:49:02 -0500 > From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [AMC-List] Houston flooding > To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <020901c6b127$29865c30$0ff4b148@piageedc1iqa5q> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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> > Message-ID: <022b01c6b12f$519d9960$0ff4b148@piageedc1iqa5q> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 > Message-ID: <005901c6b136$9608d770$6700a8c0@FAST> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > 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 > > Back to top > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-List mailing list > AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > End of AMC-List Digest, Vol 6, Issue 59 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com