Re: [AMC-list] overdrive issues

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

I hate to be a party pooper, but it's not really practical to mix'n'match
parts this old to make good ones. 10, 20 years ago, you could generally pull
a trans (rear end, cyl head, whatever) from a junkyard, check it out, and
reasonably expect to find a good one that would last a decent interval.

But this stull is all solidly into ANTIQUE territory now. It's happened
slowly, so it snuck up on us and we didn't notice all at once. Now I find
myself HAPPY when I find a rusted ruined core. Crap I would have thrown out
15 years ago I clean, inspect, media blast, repair, stack and catalog.

Some assemblies, like rear ends, were so grossly overbuilt to begin with
that they DO last 30, 40 years, but that's not true for engines,
alternators, steering gear, wheels, brake parts, seats, radios, anything
really.

The T-96 wasn't adequate when it was new, and the only used ones I've seen
that were even barely usable were all from cars that had sat for a decade or
more. The T-96 transmission is the single worst assembly AMC ever used in
it's existence that I can think of. Worst COMMON part at least, besides
problematic stuff like E-stick, etc. I really need to make an effort to
ditch mine. It really holds the car back.


When I was a kid my father had a couple of 20's and 30's Fords. They seemed
really old to me! Well guess what -- my 60's Ramblers are EXACTLY THE SAME
AS THAT today. His fords were 40 years old, and now so are my Ramblers.
Young people look at them and have NO IDEA! how to drive it. Seriously.
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