If anyone buys this car I have several Spirit hoods, one front fender, some parking lights, a front valance and an aluminum bumper here in California. All cheap. Joe Fulton --- On Sat, 10/31/09, Garry Nordstrom <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Garry Nordstrom <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [AMC-list] 79 AMX > To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "AMC, Rambler, Nash,Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 7:29 AM > Eddie: Due to extensive damage > by the fire, loss of equipment, I have decided to sell the > AMX, as a part car, front clip was stored in the garage, now > gone. > > If anyone in the midwest wants it, make a fair offer, that > also goes for the 343 that I was putting into it > Garry in Minn > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Frank Swygert" <farna@xxxxxxx>; > <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 9:23 PM > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] amc eagle vented gas caps > > > > Thank Frank will try that this weekend, the car seems > to be running great now but it is also in the 50s outside, > when it gets back up to usual winter like 70s/80s it will > probably start having that 'whoosh' effect again when > opening gas cap, but will try this. Thanks to all who have > replied also it is appreciated. > > Eddie Stakes > > 713.464.8825 > > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > www.planethoustonamx.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Swygert" > <farna@xxxxxxx> > > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:52 PM > > Subject: re: amc eagle vented gas caps > > > > > >> That might be because the return line from the > fuel filter was acting as a vent once you disconnected it > from the fuel filter. The tank should have a vent, probably > vented through the line to the charcoal cannister. > Disconnect the line to that valve and see if that helps. As > long as you don't start smelling gas fumes or leaking it > should be okay. But do watch for that as soon as you > disconnect it, and make sure there are no leaks or fumes > inside the car. My 63 has a tank vent near the top but the > hose runs up to the fuel filler and vents out there, so no > leaks under/fumes in the car. Would be easy enough to run > that line up and under a rear wheel well where it can vent > but not collect fumes in the car. > >> ------------- > >> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:12:00 -0500 > >> From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > >> If we weren't flooding again (and electricity > still up, lightning not problem but under tornado warning > and flood warning!) I would take a photo of the page in the > big AMC dealers book I mentioned earlier showing the fuel > illustrations which shows the small solenoid disconnected > thing in back under the car, but also shows return fuel > line. > >> Interesting is that my 82 white Eagle has this > return line disconnected under the hood, the fuel filter > originally was same type on my wife's 88 Eagle, one line > in....two lines out, one of them goes to carb the other > returns to tank. I put single in, single out fuel filter on > this when I ripped out a pile of useless emissions items on > the car 10 years ago and about 100,000 miles ago. The car is > emissions exempt so no problems there. But has tons more > horsepower after I did that a decade ago. But no problems > with the 'whoosh' effect on this white 82 Eagle when i > remove gas cap regardless of how hot in Houston. > >> > >> -- Frank Swygert > >> Publisher, "American Motors Cars" Magazine (AMC) > >> For all AMC enthusiasts > >> http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html > >> (free download available!) > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AMC-list mailing list > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com