I recently took a look at an '81 Eagle sedan w/258 and automatic tranny
that is for sale. It runs well but has had all the major emission control
parts removed, even the catalytic converter is missing. All this stuff
would need to be replaced in order to get through state emissions tests.
To possibly complicate the situation, the engine came out of another
AMC car, most likely a Concord from what I gather. (The oil pan from
the original motor had to be swapped.) This is what I found under the
hood:
There is an O2 sensor, but it is not connected to anything.
The carb is a non-feedback 2-barrel BBD.
There is a place to mount an air pump, above the power steering pump
on the right side of the engine. (Pump is missing.) An air injection
manifold runs into the exhaust manifold, and is blocked off at the
hose where the pump would connect.
As mentioned, there is no catalytic converter.
Not sure if the EGR valve is there (need to check for that).
In general, most of the emissions gadgets I'm accustomed to seeing on
these
cars seem to be missing, though lots of vacuum plumbing is still there.
I'm not familiar with the emission systems on the early Eagles. Is this
thing supposed to have the feedback carb? Does it take a catalytic
converter
that needs all the crazy air control valves and tubing? Is the air
pump setup
correct for '81 Eagle? How tough is it to source a pump if so? (Is there
a "Brand X" crossover part?)
The car is in pretty decent shape for its age, but I'm concerned about
what
would take to get it into compliance for emissions testing -- both the
visual
equipment check and dyno test.
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