Re: [AMC-list] What did you do on your AMC this Weekend?

[Bill Serckie <realtorbill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank...
 
The trailer looks great...


Bill Serckie
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--- On Tue, 11/9/10, Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] What did you do on your AMC this Weekend?
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 8:59 AM


Well, I finished up my "Rambler Trunk Trailer", or almost did. Still have to get a key lock and decide what to do with the bumper. I'm thinking nerf bars right now. It was painted a nice silver/pewter mix. I just told the painter to paint it some kind of grey or silver, so he mixed some leftover paint and sprayed it for me real cheap! Will be hard to match if I want to repair it, but it's small enough to just spray the whole thing if it come to that. See it at http://theamcforum.com/forum/rambler-trunk-trailer_topic20151_page4.html (scroll to bottom of page). Lots of construction photos on earlier pages.

I've also done a little more work on the new head for my car. Mounted the Renix throttle cable bracket to the 1999 intake. That took a bit of modifying on the bracket and drilling/tapping one hole in the intake. I put sealer on the screw before putting it in, should be good. I think running my engine hot about four times (three that I recall well) has killed the rings. Compression is down, and I'm getting some blow-by. Shouldn't be on a 60-70K mile engine. It was run hot due to electric fan problems. Always the crimped on connectors burning up, even some high dollar ones. Finally put on shrink tubing and cheap uninsulated crimp connectors, but soldered the connectors after crimping/before heat shrink tubing. Solved the problem... then the relay went out! that was over a year ago, but I've noticed it hasn't got the power it should have. Thought it was mostly in the head -- worn valve guides -- but they shouldn't leak much, and the blow-by confirms it's
 rings. I think I'm going to build another short block with a 83 light weight crank and a different cam. Will pull my engine and just use the pistons (dished) and rods with new rings. Got to start on my truck too! Will use my old short block with the heavy crank for the truck with stock 4.0L replacement pistons. Won't hurt the carbed truck to run with 9.7:1 compression. Will get a five speed for it too!

-- Frank Swygert
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