Re: 1984 AMC Eagle and Intake Manfold ID

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On October 30, 2005 Matt Haas wrote:


> As far as the valve cover goes, these engines are notorious for valve cover
> leaks. They use plastic valve covers and the plastics of the day were not
> able to cope with the heat/cool cycles and ended up warping and leaking.
> You can get a revised plastic valve cover from a Jeep dealer or there are
> after market metal covers available to solve this problem. The rubber
> gasket would be better than the cork but both will leak with a warped cover.

I knew the valve covers were an issue. As I mentioned in another post, my 86 is leaking. One thing about this 84. Most valve covers seem to have bolts around the edges to hold the cover on (as it appears to be in the procedure that, I beleive it was Wayne, posted the link to. But on this 84 it has 2 (I think it was 2) studs or bolts coming up through the valve cover to hold it. Are there metal replacements for that style? 

> The heater core is a tear the dash apart exercise (most cars are this way).
> The core itself shouldn't be terribly expensive but if you have someone do
> the replacement, it will likely be expensive. You'll also need to take care
> ripping into the dash. Plastic dashes of the era do not hold up very well
> and can be very brittle. It's usually not that difficult to take the dash
> apart but if the car has lots of options (A/C in particular), there can be
> lots of things in your way. I'd consider a TSM for the car a must before
> attempting this job.


I did find the procedure at The Eagle Nest for the heater core. It does look like a pain to do. I can get a new heater core for about $40. I can get a used one for about 12 but considering the amount of labor involved in replacing it I think I would rather do a new one. I got my 86 from my boss and he has a set of repair manuals for it that he is going to give me. He is going to get them dug out for me. I reallise there is going to be alot of work involved in fixing this but everything else is in pretty good condition (there is only one minor bit of body damage) and it looks nice. And I want to get it away from ths non AMC guy. If he doesn't sell it he is going to use it for a work rig to haul tools and junk around and doesn't care if he destroys it. I would hate to see that happen to such a nice vehicle. I may be going tomorrow night to buy it. 

Thanks to everyone for the info. 

Jamie Smith
Spokane, WA. 




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