Re: [AMC-list] A little activity on the list

[Thomas DeBusk <tleed@xxxxxxxx>]

Do the valve seals! The 66k-mile 383 in my '68 Fury smoked the same: on start-up, but also downhill deceleration. I replaced the valve seals, but too late. Many little bits had already fallen off, migrated down, & choked up oil pickup in oil pan. Bearing spun when my brother had the car. Block too damaged to use by the time it got back to me. Do the valve seals!

Thomas DeBusk
540-818-0767
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On Feb 23, 2013, at 12:19 PM, "Ross Guistino" <rossg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> What a drag about your LA visit for an engine that was misrepresented.  Oh
> well, that's how the ole AMC ball bounces I guess.
> 
> Question for you or the list, if I ever win the Lotto and have some extra
> cash, and wanted to have my tired 304 overhauled, what kind of costs would I
> be looking at?  Currently it doesn't smoke when driving but does smoke
> considerably at start up.  I was told new valve seals would remedy that.  Is
> it worth the effort to rebuild it?  Of course I have no skills so I'd have
> to find a knowledgeable shop or person to do it.
> 
> Ross
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Fulton
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:09 AM
> To: Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] A little activity on the list
> 
> 
> Ross,
> 
> Yes Gremlins are chick magnets.  We all know that.  My 76 Gremlin had a 232
> from the factory and I had the block machined and bored 0.030 oversize,
> bought all the other new parts, but did not put it back together before I
> found a factory rebuilt short block in Los Angeles that I thought was a 258.
> I drove to LA and bought it only to find out that it was another 232 so I
> decided to go ahead and use it. 
> 
> Good to hear from you.
> 
> Regards,
> Joe
> --- On Sat, 2/23/13, Ross Guistino <rossg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> From: Ross Guistino <rossg@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] A little activity on the list
>> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 8:10 AM Hi Joe, good to read about 
>> your ramblings again.  Why did you decide on a
>> 232 for the Gremlin?  Or is that one you happened to have hanging 
>> around?
>> 
>> Not doing anything AMC related this weekend, although I really should 
>> think about bringing Vivo down to the tire repair shop to take care of 
>> the slow leak in my rear tire.  It's becoming a real pain in the dupa 
>> to drag my compressor down the driveway to air it back up.
>> 
>> Drove her to the office on Thursday and at the end of the day had a 
>> note on my windshield from a Janelle who wanted to buy her.  I think 
>> I'll hold onto her for a while tho.
>> 
>> Ross Guistino
>> Rohnert Park CA
>> NorCal AMC Auto Group
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Joe Fulton
>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 8:24 PM
>> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [AMC-list] A little activity on the list
>> 
>> The Amc list is kinda quiet these days.  I lurk and post on the AMC 
>> Forum and watch the Facebook page but I miss the intelligent banter 
>> here on the list too and I don't hear much from some of my favorite 
>> gurus any more.
>> 
>> I'll be working on my 76 Gremlin this weekend and welding a new gas 
>> pedal base onto the floor of my 62 Classic wagon.   The Gremlin has 
>> been out of the paint shop and stored inside for over four years so I 
>> guess the base coat clear coat paint is ready to color sand and buff.   
>> Actually way past ready.  I have a new carpet and recovered seats for 
>> it.  I have a fresh 232 and was going to put a t-150 with Laycock 
>> overdrive in it but I discovered that it already has a 2.73 rear end 
>> so an overdrive would not be practical I think.  If I could finda a 
>> 3.08 AMC 15 rear or the next lower ratio I might reconsider the 
>> overdrive.  But for now I'll keep it simple and reinstall the T-14.
>> 
>> What will you fellow listers be doing this weekend (bad keyboard, no 
>> question mark).
>> 
>> Joe Fulton
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