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Today's Topics:

   1. (no subject) (francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
   2. new cam in the Gremlin (Michael Bailey)
   3. Re: new cam in the Gremlin (Jim Shadwick)
   4. Re: AMC-List Digest, Vol 5, Issue 47 (Poncho7amx@xxxxxxx)
   5. Re: Balance Valve Braking (Brien Tourville)


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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:03:12 -0000
From: <francis.swygert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] (no subject)
To: <collinsmd3@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Mike, the small car (Hornet/Concord, Gremlin/Spirit, and 64-69 American)
crossmember only interchanges on those cars. The Javelin uses the same
cropssmember as big cars( 67-78 Rebel, Matador, Ambassador, and of
course Javelin). 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Collins" <collinsmd3@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:43 PM 
Subject: Re: Looking for a V8 crossmember 
> Do you know if the crossmembers that came out of a Gremlin, small
AMC's, 
> Spirit, Hornet, Concord etc. will fit in a 68 javelin? I see these
from 
> time to time, but just not sure if they are a true fit. 
> Any help and advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. 



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:38:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] new cam in the Gremlin
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Just got my 74 Gremlin up and running on Monday after
the weekend thrash on the cam.  Service limit on the
timing chain is 1/4" deflection.  It was closer to an
inch. It was hard to measure, due to the deeply
imprinted chain marks in the timing gears.  All twelve
lifters were worn concave. Pushrods and rocker arms
showed very little wear, except one rocker arm. The
bores still had a crosshatch from a rebore, and
measurement showed .020 oversize. The presence of the
honing marks and surprisingly great shape of the motor
lead me to believe it was rebuilt within the last
5,000 miles. About a year, maybe two before I got the
car a year ago.  I believe they re-used the cam,
lifters, and timing set. Extremely uneven wear on the
cam lobes tells me that they did not order their
components on removal. To wear out so prematurely
would also imply that assembly lube was not used
either. Fortunately the cam bearings were left alone
and looked and measured perfect. They should show
basically no wear at all since the cam actually rides
on oil, not the bearing.  After it was back together,
I noticed on re-assembling the head that one of the
rocker arm bolts was too long. I have a junk motor
right now, and took a bolt from there, along with the
rocker arm and its bearing, as both were great.
Replaced the water pump, since it's summer in the
desert, and not doing it is like tempting fate. Now
the car is smooth, silent, and powerful. Traffic is a
whole nother story now. Yes, I've been flogging Molly.
And Molly likes it.
mike



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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:57:35 -0600
From: Jim Shadwick <idahoamx@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] new cam in the Gremlin
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Congrats Mike....still waiting on some parts to get mine going 
again.....been a bit of a struggle...but I will get there...
Jim






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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:05:45 EDT
From: Poncho7amx@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] AMC-List Digest, Vol 5, Issue 47
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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right on john long live are amcs


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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:34:00 -0400
From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Balance Valve Braking
To: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Cc: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Thanks Tom !

I was trying to answer another listers question 
in a rush -  I like your answer to their question
much better !

Bt.

On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 06:20 -0400, Brien Tourville wrote:
> 
> 
> My question is about the plumbing of the brake lines.
> Every AMC I see has the drivers front brake line
> branched off before the line goes to the balance
> valve. 

None of the proportioning valves balance brake pressure left to
right;
only forward to rear, so L-R braking isn't affected by the valave
anyways, and for all practical purposes, line length in (say) the
front
system doesn't matter; master cyl pressure equalizes left-to-right
even
with different length lines.

And a lot of the valvey-looking blocks on the lower firewall in AMC
cars
are not proportioning valves; they are only brake-failure-light
switches, that look for a big difference in pressure front-to-rear
and
make that dashlight come on. Some have prop. valves, some don't,
depending on application.


   Brien Tourville
      NEW YORK


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