Re: [AMC-List] AMCer's Opinions: Survivor/Vintage vs. Restored

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, jackbarncord@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I picked up my girlfriend on Friday night, it was summer the year of our Lord 1973.  What to do, what to do?  Go cruising like most other Friday nights and end up at our usual make out spot?  Hey, I have an idea, lets take the Hornet down to the shop, pull the engine and clean the engine compartment!  You ready to get dirty?  She agreed and sat patiently on the parts counter while I pulled out the 304 w/Ford FMX attached.  I cleaned the engine/trans while she cleaned the compartment.  We took a couple breaks, but I had her home by midnight and the Hornet had a sparkling engine, fresh coat of satin black where I thought it looked best and the engine compartment hadn't been that clean since I had purchased the car.

And you didn't marry her on the spot?

> I haven't done much on the Spirit since last report.  I did manage to install a new transmission mount, not only was it broke, but the top bolts were gone and I discovered that the carbon canister connections are gone, rotted right off.  The more I look at that mass of vacuum lines, half cut, one fourth of those are open, another fourth are plugged with golf tees and the balance are hook to something, right or wrong I'm starting to consider replacement of the fuel system to something simpler.  Comments, suggestions or condemnations welcome.

All that smog crap can be made to work. Probably it's a matter
of hoses (rotting and/or misrouted). EGRs go bad, gulp valves
die, AIR pumps freeze if non-rotated. The rest of it is pretty
reliable.

There are many subtle issues if you remove it, but you could
easily figure them out.

I used to rip smog stuff out, but no longer (in fact I plan on
hookin up the 83 EGR system in my 70 hornet) (just gotta get
to it this fall :-).

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