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Today's Topics:

   1. 65 rambler american 2dr sedan For Sale (mine) Los	Angeles
      (free?) (Mike Kindle)
   2. Re: combination valve (Wayne E LaMothe)
   3. ebay jav  #1 amc dealer in america (d stohler)
   4. ebay jav  #1 amc dealer in america (d stohler)


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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:53:52 -0800
From: "Mike Kindle" <mike90066@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 65 rambler american 2dr sedan For Sale (mine) Los
	Angeles (free?)
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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I'm back and looking to let go of one more car.
Cheap or maybe free to a good home?  The main issue is the new noise from 
the engine or maybe the flexplate that has me afraid to drive it.  Buyer has 
to promise to fix and drive the car, not to part out or junk the car.

Pictures on photobucket.
http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m166/65rambler/

This weekend only! Then it's ebay time.
65 Rambler American 232-6 Automatic transmission.
I've had this car for four or five years and it has been the most dependable
car I've owned.  Always fires right up and has never stranded me. There has
always been a small rod-knock like sound on startup that goes away as the
oil gets going.  I always let the car warm up good before driving and this
noise has remained unchanged since I've had the car.
The biggest issue is it has developed a new noise, which I think is a flex
plate going bad but it could be something else.  There is an arrhythmic
noise on startup that quickly goes away and then a rattle when decelerating
from high RPM.  I've been very gentle since the noise started, only short
trips.
The car has the 232 inline six cylinder engine with the 2 barrel Carter WCD
carb.
About the pictures:  The car comes with a replacement front right fender and
headlight surround for the crunched corner.  And I have a replacement
windshield too.  And I have the front hubcaps which I took off when last
doing the brakes.  There are new shoes all around, new wheel cylinders, and
master cylinder.  The emergency brake works great. Gas gauge works.  Radio
delete.
I also completely removed, cleaned, and sealed the gas tank with the POR-15
kit.
The car has four new Goodyear Regatta 2 tires.
I rebuilt the upper trunions and upper control arms with the polyurethane
kit.  The rest of the kit for the lower arms and rear comes with.
The previous owner took the drivers door panel off to try to fix the window
which had left its track.  I fixed the window but haven't put the door panel
back on.  The door panel comes with.
The car has the usual floor rust under the driver's foot and some under the
trunk mat.
Over the last four years it has driven all over Los Angeles, Northern
California, and up to Oregon.  The previous owner told me "it once belonged
to the mother of the guy who played the other guy on The Wonder Years."

Mike 323-630-9376

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:45:20 -0500
From: Wayne E LaMothe <superglider@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] combination valve
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Just read some fine print in the factory manual and the combo valve is
self centering.  

Wayne


On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:20:44 -0500 Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> writes:
> On November 11, 2006 Tom Jennings wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Frank Swygert wrote:
> > 
> > > Wayne, the valve has to be centered. If it swings to one side 
> it
> will
> > > block that side from receiving fluid, or at least cut it way 
> down.
> > 
> > Really?
> > 
> > Its been a while since I've taken one apart, but I thought for
> > sure it couldn't move that far. I've been wrong before though...
> 
> I think some models will at least partially block the flow. 
> Probably
> not enough ot affect braking though. I've looked at the cut-away
> diagrams, haven't physically taken one apart. There were some 
> changes
> in the designs over the years, so one range of years might block 
> flow
> when tripped and some may not move over far enough. That's why I put 
> in 
> the "or at least cut it way down", but should have stated "at least
> some years will at least partially obstruct the flow", or something
> similar. I don't recall if it was early or late models that had the
> valves that at least appeared to block the flow when tripped. More
> likely late model disc brake valves. I know the old drum brake 
> valves
> won't block the flow. 
> 
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:26:24 -0800 (PST)
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] ebay jav  #1 amc dealer in america
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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so im looking at this jav thats on ebay. no interior. looks pretty rough. but it has a 304, power steering, and AC. it is only 250 miles away from me. could arange to pick it up easily. i really want that engine, power steering and a/c for my 62 classic. im sure i could adapt that power steering box to fit my 62 fairly easily cant i? i have a welder and all.  anyone got any opinions of making that jav into a street stock car for the dirt track around here? it is already pretty rough looking. no interior. if i was to get a hold of it, that could be a possibility. be the only jav runnin around the area im sure. take off all the trim, bumpers, tail lights, things that people will really want.   open for opinions on the thoughts
   
   
  today, i dropped into the local dodge dealer just to look around at the new jeep unlimited. as i turned around to leave, i saw this poster framed on the wall, had a pic of a 4 door 62 classic, and a 63 classic wagon. i had to walk over and take a look at it. the old gentleman that was talking to me said it was the #1 selling amc dealership in the usa back in the day. Eddie Cordes Dodge is the name of it now. has anyone ever heard anything about that dealership being #1 in the country? they even still have an AMC logo sign saying "Service Department---->"  i thought that was pretty cool to be standin there under all that with my old rambler infront of that sign and all. anyway, i just wanted to know if anyone had heard of that, or if he was just tryin to feed me some crap. you know sales guys are REAL good about doin that. he saw i was driving a rambler.   anyway, hope everyone is havin a great weekend. frank, having a good vacation? 
   
  dave stohler

 
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:26:22 -0800 (PST)
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] ebay jav  #1 amc dealer in america
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20061119062622.43870.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

so im looking at this jav thats on ebay. no interior. looks pretty rough. but it has a 304, power steering, and AC. it is only 250 miles away from me. could arange to pick it up easily. i really want that engine, power steering and a/c for my 62 classic. im sure i could adapt that power steering box to fit my 62 fairly easily cant i? i have a welder and all.  anyone got any opinions of making that jav into a street stock car for the dirt track around here? it is already pretty rough looking. no interior. if i was to get a hold of it, that could be a possibility. be the only jav runnin around the area im sure. take off all the trim, bumpers, tail lights, things that people will really want.   open for opinions on the thoughts
   
   
  today, i dropped into the local dodge dealer just to look around at the new jeep unlimited. as i turned around to leave, i saw this poster framed on the wall, had a pic of a 4 door 62 classic, and a 63 classic wagon. i had to walk over and take a look at it. the old gentleman that was talking to me said it was the #1 selling amc dealership in the usa back in the day. Eddie Cordes Dodge is the name of it now. has anyone ever heard anything about that dealership being #1 in the country? they even still have an AMC logo sign saying "Service Department---->"  i thought that was pretty cool to be standin there under all that with my old rambler infront of that sign and all. anyway, i just wanted to know if anyone had heard of that, or if he was just tryin to feed me some crap. you know sales guys are REAL good about doin that. he saw i was driving a rambler.   anyway, hope everyone is havin a great weekend. frank, having a good vacation? 
   
  dave stohler

 
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