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

[KSiroonian@xxxxxxx]

FYI, to give you some more insight, The AMC 2.5/2.46 was installed in  Mid year, early 83 spring production run group of 1983 eagles, I know sx-4, because I drove one as a demo to try it out, but I also think I recall some wagons as well. The reason was that AMC had started pilot production on the engine, and stopped putting the GM 2,5 in, and they wanted the factory guys- the service reps actually, to drive these as long term test vehicles for engine evaluation of upwards to 30K miles, prior to full prodcution-where we normally only put 5-6K on them. Since this was to be the standard engine in the upcoming fall 83 launch of the new 84 XJ cherokee-wagoneer models, it was necesary to have this pre-production of the motor, as well as to do some actual long term testing in a vehicle as close to the new XJ as possible, thus eagle was the chosen car. The GM v-6 2.8 was the option, So perhaps this is the reason they had the same transmission bell housing. Though if I recall, the a!
 uto trans was the Aisen-Warner 4 speed electronic, a collaboration between Borg-Warner and the Japanese company Aisen-Seiki I think. It was the engine also for wrangler, comanche, and initially for the Premier, but I think it was quickly dropped from Premier early in the first year. I had heard that it was also the base engine in the Dakota truck for a few years, maybe starting in 89-94. So, some Dodge trucks have the heart of an AMC-Jeep I guess we can say. About time something was improved in a mopar. I think this info is pretty darn 99....9% accuarate, but I plead the fifth if not. ( This weekend I did get some new tires for my 85 eagle wagon, but only have one wheel all de rusted painted and primed so far.)_
Regards, AMC/ken.



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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