Re: [AMC-list] 75 J-10 central Coast
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Re: [AMC-list] 75 J-10 central Coast



AFAIK the 2 litre Gremlins used an HR1 for a 4-speed.

Ken


Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> Dana 60 (and Dana 53)was also used in the J20 (J4000) pickups in the rear.
> M715s ran D60 closed knuckle front and D70 rear.
> 
> On the Audi 2.0L (also found in the last couple years of Gremlins) there is
> also the possible option of a Jetta diesel 1.9L used in the late '80s (sadly
> non-turbo) I just turned one down from a friend of mine for $1200 so she is
> fixing it up instead (new struts, carpet etc) and selling it for $2500.
>    Wonder if they only used the SR4 in the 2.0L Gremlins?
> 
> 
> From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 75 J-10 central Coast
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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>  
> " From: Joe Fulton 
> " 
> " 
> " My favorite local junkyard has a 1975 J-10 in front of their office for
> " sale.  It's a 360 4-bbl according to the VIN.  It's up on a car hauler
> " so I can't look inside.  The cab body is good.  There's some corrosion
> " bubbles around the floor level of the bed.  Short bed, gold in color.
> " Good tail gate.  You can get it for $750 or less.  It's exempt from
> " California smog testing. I noticed that it doesn't have an AMC 20 rear
> " axle.  Would it be a Dana? 
>  
> yup.  jeep only used the amc20 '76-'86; dana otherwise until the
> ex-amc15 d35 in the late '80s and mopar 8.25" mid '90s.  still many
> d30s and d44s.
>  
> " There are also four DJs (mail jeeps) in the yard.  It may only be three
> " mail jeeps by the end of the day though.  One poor little jeep with an
> " Iron Duke on board was sitting mighty close to the crusher and it's
> " knees were shaking when I walked by.
>  
> i was thinking more about what jim blair said about the audi-4 tf904
> [as found in some djs] fitting vw engines as well and saying how a
> little diesel would be nice...  i discount the prechamber gen [1.6 et
> al] as too underpowered, but the '95-'03 1.9 tdi still has a bosch ve
> injection pump, pre-common-rail, and 90hp with 150 ft-lbs, rpms
> unknown.  that sounds pretty good for a light little dj...  it still
> has a cam-drive belt, so there's a '98-'03 audi tdi v6 if you prefer,
> all gear drive if i understand right, and also with a ve pump.  2.5L,
> 150hp, torque unk but must be in the 230 area.  that'd do for a spirit
> or concord...
>  
> in principle, with the old-style injection system they could be
> de-electronicized, but in practice you'd probably better be a diesel
> mech with healthy bosch experience.
>  
> also a challenge would be appropriate flexplates and torque
> converters.
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