Re: 258 for AMC Spirit

[Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are all the oil pans for 2WD cars pretty much the same?  For example, if I end 
up with an engine from a 75 Gremlin I should be ok?  

I realize that I want a 72 or newer so that the bell housings match up.  Any 
issue with the crank attaching to my T5?

Todd

On Saturday 31 December 2005 10:00, Wayne E LaMothe wrote:
> The engines should be the same as they all use the same block.  On the
> Eagles we have found that the oil pans are vastly different and that a
> Spirit  Jeep and Eagle oil  pan are all different.  The Jeep and Spirit
> ones will not fit in an Eagle.  To see the difference go to
> http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=4800.0  I took pics when
> swapping a Spirit 258  into my Eagle.  The Eagle version of the 258 has a
> longer pick up arm on the sump and the dipstick is a different length to
> account for the deeper pan.  Just things to watch for.
>
> Good luck
>
> Wayne
>
> superglider@xxxxxxxx, Bolton Landing, NY
> http://www.superglider.thinkhost.com/
> 82 Eagle SX/4 Sport, 88 J10-a real truck
> 66 Ambo 990 wagon, 69 Ambo DPL
> 83 Eagle wagon Limited
>
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 09:41:29 -0600 Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> writes:
> > My son is taking high school auto tech, and is wanting to rebuild his
> > first
> > engine.  He's thinking of doing a 258, and then installing it in our
> > 83
> > Spirit.  I'm thinking of picking up another 258 for the rebuild,
> > then
> > swapping them out when he's done.
> >
> > Will any 258 fit in the Spirit?  Are the mounting points different
> > for a Jeep
> > or an Eagle?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Todd