Re: [Amc-list] Re; F('ing) ailing parts too

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, John Elle wrote:

> I finished my fuel injected Spirit (with a carburetor at the time) in
> time to drive it to St. Louis in 1999. I replaced the well vented OEM
> engine with one from a 1975 Pacer that still had all connecting rods
> attached to the crank shaft after it was well rebuilt of course. I
> re-used the oil pressure sending unit from the 1980 engine which had the
> pressure sensor internally along with the normally open switch that
> controlled power to the automatic choke so it would start timing out as
> soon as the engine started so the choke would be on for only a short
> period of time.
> I had about 5 days to break in the engine. Some where in the interval
> the idiot light went on for oil pressure and  scared the bejabbers out
> of me. My brand new almost $2000.00 engine was broke I thought, but then
> again it went back out and I heard no undue noises. This repeated a
> couple of times so I bought a new oil pressure sending unit. That one
> went on for good some where in New Mexico setting a good bit of fear
> into my psyche. Hearing no undue noises I drove with it that way until
> evening and bought another one, which went on somewhere in Missouri or
> so. By this time I was getting used to the lying oil pressure light so I
> left it alone until I got to St. Louis where I bought another one. That
> one went on as I was leaving Missouri so I ignored it until I got back
> home and bought another one.

Change dates and names of cities, and this is exactly what
happened to me on my 258.
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