Re: [Amc-list] gas tank is bad

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Another thoguht for us non restoration guys. What would a Cherokee XJ tank look like in the Classics and Ambassadors? I believe it is deeper, but size is probably smaller overall. The fill tubes are in the right, read that left, side too.
   Frank, didnt you look at one for yours? Early 84-86 had carb'd engines too. 

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> On Monday 06 August 2007 05:00:30 adam young wrote:
> 
> > Don't worry the gas tack is completly gone, we have been feeding the engine
> > with a 2.5 plastic gas can tiped upside down.
> 
> Whew!
> 
> > how hard is it to find a new gas tank? is there a universal type that will
> > work?
> 
> Probably not easy to find, unless you find one easily near you :-) If UPS etc 
> knew there was a gasoline tank in a box they would crap bluebirds. Frank just 
> wrote that it should be the same as classic, ambassador and american for 62 
> and 63, that helps. If you cant find a good one, find a bad one. Junkyards 
> around here pick-ax huge holes in the tank, but, I'm not joking, there's an 
> upside to that, you can see in side to see if the metal's OK, which after 40+ 
> years is a big deal. Holes can be repaired. Chemical liners work.
> 
> 
> > I have been starting it up for about 2 min. every year since i bought it
> > just to make sure it runs.
> 
> That's probably a good idea. I'd get it hot enough to drive out moisture and 
> change the oil every so often, but its all a crap shoot. Motors dont like to 
> sit.
> 
> > is there a chart and torque ratings somewhere on the internet?  how hot do
> > i want to get the engine. what is the proccedure on this?
> 
> Man, buy a TSM (Technical Service Manual). eBay has 'em all the time. The TSMs 
> for older cars are a lot cheaper than the performance years. I low-ball them 
> for under $10 all the time. You absolutely must own one if you plan on 
> working on it. It's not even optional anymore unless you have the car 
> memorized.
> 
> I've been driving my 63 Classic wagon continuously since 1988 and I still need 
> the TSM.
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