Re: Rambler Owner Needs Help in LA (232 chatter)

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I'm not down there anymore, but the problem is likely clogged/stuck lifters or oil passages in the block (since he replaced the lifters). Some people have had good luck flushing the engine out. Either buy the engine flush or replace a quart of oil with a quart of diesel fuel. Run the engine for about 30-45 minutes but don't drive it! Engine just need to get up to full running temp then be run another 15 minutes. This should free up a lot of sludge in the engine -- hopefully won't clog the lifters when it does. I suspect he had noise to begin with and that's why the lifters were replaced.

One more thing, a 66 is a shaft rocker engine. Inspect the shaft for wear! The "lifter noise" could be rockers loose on the shaft. AMC issued a fix for the shaft oiling problem, either modify the bolt the oil comes up through or use an external oil line (the bolt is the better solution!). Matt has the bolt fix on his website (http://www.mattsoldcars.com/techinfo/boltmod.shtml). I'm not sure if AMC installed a modified bolt in later engines or not, but suspect they did something after the problem was discovered. But then it may not have been apparent until 1970 or so, and the bridged rocker arms came out in 1971 (the rocker shaft came back in 73-early 74 because of a design dispute with GM, but those years the problem was fixed, and of course bridged rockers reappered in mid 74). 

If you call get an address so you can send him a copy of that page. I don't have a printer or anything right now! Will by the end of the week, I hope! 


On April 11, 2005 Greg Taylor wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> I got a call over the weekend from a '66 Rambler owner down South (LA).  He
> recently installed a new oil pump and lifters in his '66 232 and has some
> lifter chatter going on.  I'm not all too familiar with the earlier 232, so I'm
> passing along his contact info.
> 
> JIMMIE in Louisiana (337)-365-1522
> '65 Rambler w/232
> 
> If someone can help him out, he doesn't have email/internet.  Shoot me back
> your phone number and I'll pass it along to him, or you can call him directly.
> 
> Thanks for your guys & gals expertise in this area!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Greg Taylor  :)   <><
> Rochester Hills, Michigan USA
> 
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