oh, yeah, near as I can tell gen I's kiss the valves when the chain spins, dometimes the bend, sometimes the don't. I'd pull the heads and front and do a good once over so you know what you got. Mark Price Morgantown, WV 26508 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II "I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens!" ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 3:57:24 PM > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 64 440-h ques, and a 327 to boot > > " From: russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx> > " > " > " I just picked up a 196-OD combo with a posi rear. The brakes are > " frozen so I can't count the turns but there is a tag on the fill > plug > " id'ing it as a posi. Before I tear it apart I have some questions. > " The size should be about 4:10, right? > > 3.78 maybe; certainly not taller. > > " Can I put the brakes from a later year 15 on this puppy? I have > " several complete brake set-ups that I can put on. I should be able > " to pull the axles and plates and just pop on the newer set. > > afaik no reason why not, though there may be some reason i don't > know. > nicest would be the 10" used on everything from '73 v8 cars to '89 > cherokees and wranglers, but also '80-ish concord wagons and spirit > amxs [and a few others] with amc15 axles - you'd need those backing > plates. > > " Can I drop in the whole posi innards into a late year housing? That > " would be ideal, that way I get rid of that big ol' nut. > > also afaik no reason why not. > > " Also, I am looking at a 57-62 327 engine and push button tranny. > The > " engine turns over, a little too easy. I get just a faint hint of > " compression when it is turned with a breaker. He says it came from > a > " runner (we've all heard that before) but shouldn't I feel some > comp? > > i think so. it could be somthing minor like valves that would free > up > with a little heat and oil. or... > > " It spun real nice. > > that's a positive, at least! > ________________________________________________________________________ > Andrew Hay the genius nature > internet rambler is to see what all have > seen > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none > thought > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com