Re: [Amc-list] 82 Spirit DL 258

[Wayne E LaMothe <superglider@xxxxxxxx>]

My take on it is that you could switch to the V belt but take a close
look at the water pump.  I know on the 4.0 serp belts the water pump
turns the opposite direction as the 258.  Just make sure the water pump
turns the same way with the V belt and it might work.  I know they had
different snout lengths on the crank so maybe the pulleys won't line up
if the snout length is different for the serp belt system.  No real
answers but maybe areas to look at before you start taking things apart.

Both of my Eagles are reverted back to '60's style motors.  You either
need to do the nutter bypass on the dizzy or go with HEI (that is what I
did) and then unplug the connector on the back of the carb and run a
ported vacuum line to the dizzy.  After that all the other stuff can go.

Wayne

66 Ambo 990 wagon, 327, auto, PS, PDB, PW, 69 Ambo 2 dr, 401 M12
83 Eagle Limited, 82 Eagle SX/4
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:06:24 -0800 (PST) russ hathaway
<russh97309@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> So i picked up this 82 Spirit DL with a 258-2v and 5
> spd from a barn, it had been in there since the mid
> 90s. I got everything working, the puppy runs good and
> shifts nice. Gave it a comet bath and "Auction Prep"
> wax job and it looks nice.
> But low speed is sluggish and it doesn't run as my
> other I-6s do. When the hood is popped there is a nest
> of snakes posing as the engine.
> I want to swap out the serpetine belt and put the
> V-belt system from my 73 Hornet on it. Do I just go
> from the crank pully on up and swap out things. There
> is no PS yet so all I'm worried about is the alt but
> wire for wire swap should be snap. Right?
> Also, can I start pulling "stuff" from the engine
> compartment to get this engine back to the 60's and
> 70's as I am comfortable with. The car is light and
> nimble, and I dig rowing that 5-spd, but I hate
> opening the hood. And if I can't monkey with the
> engine I ain't happy......Russ
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