The 4025A is probably a date code. Ken Ames Quoting Gwendolyn Ann Smith <gwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > It's a big week for Little Car, it would seem. > > First off, I (well, my Brother Jerry and I, 'cuz he has a pick-up) picked up > a pair of bumper rails from Joe Fulton (well, from his son Ben) last night. > They're in great shape , and clearly better than what has been on the car. I > spent the morning doing a bit of clean up on the new rails, then went ahead > and installed the front one. > > This was easier than I anticipated, thanks to Little Car living in such a > pleasant climate for much of her life. A quick spray of WD-40, and the main > bolts came out just fine. I had to do a little extra work on the passenger > side, due to the dent on the bumper making that bolt a little less > accessible. Still, the whole take-off-and-put-on was roughly an hour. I > hope to get as lucky with the rear. > > Here's what it looks like with the new front rail: > > http://www.gwensmith.com/weblog/new_rail.jpg > > No more bend on the passenger side, and no more deep crease on the driver's > side. Yay! > > But wait, there's more. > > Also arriving today (a day earlier than FedEx said), was a radiator hose. > I've had a couple disappointments with this hunt, with one ordered from > RockAuto ending up being the small hose near the water pump, and two others > kindly donated from another AMC'er both being incorrect. The latter were > shots in the dark anyway, so I'm not going to complain. > > Anyway, you can understand my trepidation as I opened the box ? only to see a > nice, fresh radiator hose, with this stamped on top: 3166629 AU GR. NO. > 2.038. For those following along at home, this is *exactly* what it should > have said. That is, what it should say if it is suppose to go into a 1964 > Rambler Classic with a 195.6 OHVC engine. You know, what I happen to have! > > It also had a white stripe, BTW, and another code in the stripe, 4025A. No > idea what that one is. All I know is that I finally have the right hose for > this car. Yay! > > Tomorrow I'll be ordering the tower clamps for the hoses, and I'll likely do > the rear rail and washer install on the weekend. Did I happen to say "Yay!" > yet? > > Cheers, > Gwen Smith > > ______^_____^______ > (O|O) =RAMBLER= (O|O) Gwen Smith * gwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------- www.gwensmith.com/interests/rambler > \-<>---|770|---<>-/ > > > > > >