" From: <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> " " " " Gary below is having some problems with his American. I mentioned to him " that I would forward his dilemma to the amc-list and see if anyone here " can help him out. Should you reply, please copy your reply to Gary also " who is not a member at this time but may join. Thanks in advance to all " who might reply. eddie, you forgot to include gary's email! " ----- Original Message ----- " From: Gary L. Kirk " To: Eddie Stakes " Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 6:26 PM " Subject: 65 American 232 " " " Hi Eddie, " Thanks for calling me back the other day! " I've decided that my question is not that urgent that I can't try to put " it into text. My 65 american stumbles and stalls sometimes. I have " rebuilt the carb and the base/throttle plate is all tight. It still " stumbles. The previous owner tells me and gives me proof that the engine " was rebuilt by "Jasper Engines" " There is a guy on ebay who claims that with the fomoco carb kit he sells " for around 300 bucks, that he can solve the problem. I have read that " this stumbling might be a common problem. you could well have a vacuum leak between the intake and the head - those bolts are notorious for loosening. on my first car ['66 199] i had to chase them constantly. " All the ignition system is original- points ect. I was thinking of " upgrading it to maybe an expensive electronic system. But now, I am " wondering if you have had or heard of remidies for this engine? you have three relatively cheap electronic ign choices: 1. '75-7 amc prestolite 2. '78-'90 amc duraspark 3. '75-'80? [ecm-free] chevy inline hei #1 has a bad rep for sensitivity to contact corrosion, but that was before contact cleaner and especially contact grease were widely known. you can juice it up with a mopar coil. i don't know years or apps to look for though. #2 can also be juiced up, with the 'tfi tuneup'. it requires a ballast resistor though, which amc six harnesses didn't include until '68. #3 needs a drive gear change as the chevy gear has the opposite helix, but you can reuse your original points dist gear; i did. surprisingly, chevy inlines are an exception to the general hei rule of thumb; most of them -don't- have the coil in the cap. i wouldn't be surprised if this could be remedied with a parts swap but i don't know. the coil-in-cap ones are a slick one-wire hookup. all of these bolt in; all use parts available at any auto supply store. with #3, and #1 or #2 after 'juicing up', you can regap your plugs to .045-.050". ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought