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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: AMC Progress (Ken Ames)
   2. 62 classic 6 rear axle id (d stohler)
   3. more miniature dealerships & factories (Eddie Stakes)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:48:51 -0700
From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] AMC Progress
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About half the Prestolite's I've checked had blown vacuum diaphrams. Seems a
weak point for them.

Ken


Quoting JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I finally made some progress on the drivetrain of my
> 77 Gremlin X this weekend.  I had finished installing
> the replacement tranny cooler lines a few days ago.  I
> had installed a rebuilt nonfeedback BBD carb but had
> not been able to run the engine for final tuning
> because the old tranny lines leaked.
> 
> I had mounted the air pump incorrectly and the belt
> didn't line up with the lower pulley, so after
> figuring out that puzzle and correcting the
> misalignment I was able to start the car.
> 
> I quickly found (well fairly quckly) that the
> Prestolite distributor had no vacuum advance nor did
> it have any mechanical advance.  I tested the vacuum
> system and the distrubutor was getting 15-16 inches of
> vacuum at fast idle.  I then tested the distributor
> can and it would not hold vacuum.  Kragens' wanted $79
> for a rebuilt distributor and my local independent
> parts store wanted $57.  Not in stock either place so
> I began looking through my parts collection and found
> another Prestolite six distributor which held vacuum.
> 
> I installed it today and after the timing was set
> properly the little 258 purrs like an AMC.  I need to
> install the driver's seat and see if it moves down the
> road OK.  I had the 904 tranny professionally rebuilt
> by a local shop.  Then onto finishing the interior and
> color sanding the old paint followed by buffing.
> 
> Big smile,
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:11:53 -0800 (PST)
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 62 classic 6 rear axle id
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at the carquest i go to, they actually have OLD books they look in. no it was not under jeep. i was looking at the book with her. dona is very good at gettin me the hard to find parts. it says spicer 53, and 27A. thats all. for gaskets, and bearings. they had the gasket in stock that looks like it is the right one. i have yet to put the diff cover gasket on to find out for sure. 10 bolts on the cover and kinda oval looking if this helps in id any. oval as in left right oblong instead of up and down oblong. even www.partsamerica.com says the spicer axles. parts america is who advance auto and autozone, schucks, kragar and checker auto parts all go thru. says the 53 has a 9.25" ring gear, and the 27A has a 7.2" ring gear. would i be safe maybe to guess it is the 27A? i have yet to find anything in parts that says "amc model 15". grr, this is getting confusing. am i safe to guess that the 27A with the smaller gear,  might be the littler axle used in the 6 cyl? its a 6cyl
 manual. no od. also, frank said that the 35 grew from the amc 15. would it be possible that 35 gears might be able to be adapted into the 15, if thats even what i have? im coming out with the gears being 9/34 turning into 3.77 g.r. wouldnt mind getting like a 3.50 or so. just a little more highway friendly. maybe not even worry about it now if im going to be swapping it out any time soon. 
   
  dave stohler

 
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:27:28 -0600
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] more miniature dealerships & factories
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Several more miniature AMC Dealerships and Factories; these will be going on 
ebay at no reserve this Tuesday. I believe I mentioned several already, but 
here are several that were not mentioned with the links. There are more 
photos of each on my site of which the main link is down below.
Stakes Conoco
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/stakes_conoco2.jpg

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/stakes_conoco6.jpg

Andy's Drive Inn
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/andys1.jpg

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/andys2.jpg

Texas Takeover
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/amc_shell1.jpg

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/amc_shell2.jpg

Kenosha factory
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/kenosha1.jpg

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/kenosha10.jpg

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/kenosha17.jpg

All 9 of them shoved together! I will probably have to take a few different 
photos anglewise of this however:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/kenosha19.jpg

and of course the cars (not all could fit in this photo) for this small city 
of factories, cruise nights and dealerships:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/amc_toys_dships.jpg

Each one has a story behind it, some short, some long. Just like each real 
place did you know. This is the main file.
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amcdealerships/amc_miniature_dealership.htm
It has been fun, especially seeing the enthusiasm my two small boys have had 
with this project. I'm not sure they want me to sell them but who knows, 
maybe build others later down the road. I almost forgot what glue smells 
like since the 1970s!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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