Re: [AMC-List] 196 changes for 62?

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006, Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM wrote:

> There was no major redesign of the 196 OHV head that I know of.  Where d
> id you get that info -- I don't know everything about the 196, this
> might be new. The cam profile might have changed, but most likely it was
> just a carb change and different tuning. AMC did change the cam bearings
> for some odd reason around 64 (different size than earlier), and the oil
> source for the head was changed around 63/late 62. Neither of those
> changes should have affected efficiency or power. The mileage changes
> could be rear gear related also. There was a change in mid 62 or
> sometime in 63 to the casting technique -- castings were a little
> thinner than older models. Maybe that's what you're thinking about? Like
> you, if anyone knows anything more I'd like to hear it! 

I hardly know anything about the 196, though I'm enamored with
the aluminum one.

But I do know that the aluminum 196 uses the same lifters and some
other valvetrain parts as the 232, so possibly the changes were
to accomodate a unified parts bin. Might be worth checking if
the late iron 196 cam bearings etc are similar to the 232 (maybe
differnt oil holes etc).

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