Re: AMC 2.5 only used in Jeeps, right? RIGHT...almost

[TABunsey@xxxxxxx]

John:

You're mostly right.

Per my AMC Parts books and 1983 Service Manual Supplement, AMC introduced the 150 (AMC) engine in mid-year 1983, at which time it replaced the Pontiac "Iron Puke" 151 engine. AMc never bothered to tool up a 150 install for the Concords & Spirits because they were already slated to cease production at the end of the model year (And, for 1983 the AMC 258 was the standard powerplant in the Concord/Spirit anyway).

The AMC 150 became the base engine for 1984 Eagles, but the 4-cylinder was dropped for the 1985 model year due to poor sales, as less than 200 Eagles were sold in 1984 with the 4-cylinder. It simply wasn't worth the production line hassles for such miniscule sales.

I have seen several 1983 SX-4s with the AMC 4-cylinder. Actually, I would like to find one as a future collectable.

Tom Bunsey



On April 3, 2005 John Rosa wrote:

> I just checked my documentation for 1983 AMCs and
> all of it states that the standard engine was the
> 151cid 4-cyl (which is the Iron Duke).
> 
> To my knowledge, no Spirit/Concord ever got the
> 150cid AMC four, and I'd be VERY interested to see
> clear photos of any such car, and it's emissions
> label clearly showing the CID. If an 83 AMC did get
> the 150, it may have been a late-production 83
> Eagle, but no way a Spirit or Concord.
> 
> The Eagles did switch to the 150 for 1984, but by
> 1985, all Eagles were 258-powered. This is an odd
> situation, as why do the work to ready the Eagle
> for it, then only offer it one year when the engine
> was still in use in Jeeps for years after? Perhaps
> the pool was polluted for consumers who didn't like
> the 151 and wouldn't consider the 150 afterwards,
> so sales of 84 4-bangers was so poor, they killed
> the option...but that's just a guess. Sems Jeeps
> did fine with it.
> 
> I'd be glad to be proven wrong on this...so start
> digging!! (BTW- Stories about cars we used to own
> don't count as evidence, so skip those, please!)
> 
> John
> 
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