Re: 2.5 Iron Puke

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I think the Puke moniker came from how noisey they were when the mid eighties hit them.
The cam gears wore out quick and rattled like hell.
Plus the pistons were loose in their bores. ABout one of the noisiest engines going.
A guy in the dealer I worked at sent out one and had it honed for .010" pistons and put in a new cam gear set.
When he dropped back in you couldn't tell it was running.
Very smooth and very quiet.

Mark Price
mpriceATwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:48:59 -0700 (PDT)

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>--- Bruce Hevner <scramblr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> That's true and for a long while it has been used in
>> lower class circle
>> track racing. That's almost a 3 liter four cylinder!
>> Same bore longer stroke
>> (different pistons). Don't kid yourself those things
>> CAN be made to run!
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>I think there's at least one vendor in the Midwest
>that still sells Super Duty heads, etc.  Iron Puke is
>an unfortunate moniker.  They do have a cross flow
>head, and gear drive so there's worry about broken
>timing belts like on the Ricer engines.  Weak crank
>and rods though, so I've heard.  
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>Joe Fulton
>Salinas, CA
>80 Spirit with Iron Duke
>Many other AMCs
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