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

["John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:41:36 -0400
From: 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

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Tom,

Umm....that *is* what I said! :)

No Spirit/Concord 150s, only 84 Eagles and perhaps 
some late 83 Eagles.

Yea....that's what I said!...and I think I spelled 
it all right, too! ;)

John


On April 3, 2005 John Rosa wrote [edited down]:

> To my knowledge, no Spirit/Concord ever got the
> 150cid AMC four, ... 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. ... 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...