[Amc-list] Re; EFI install on Eagle

["John Elle" <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Russel
 
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I have a question for those of you that have installed EFI on your
inline 6s. When you switched to EFI, did you eliminate the manifold
heaters? 
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This answer is a two part situation. First of all I installed EFI, 
specifically multiport fuel injection on my 1975 engined, 1980
Spirit. The first use of the water heated intake manifold was 1981.
While I have one on the shelf, I have not got a practical use 
for it at the present time, however playing around in the back 
of my mind is using it with a 2bbl to 4bbl adapter to install a 
4bbl carburetor on my 1976 232. If I go that route I will both 
disconnect the electrical connection for the manifold heat and
will also disconnect and plug all water passages in that manifold. 
I will also use a 1980+ exhaust manifold which has no physical 
connection to the intake manifold for manifold heat. 
 
However back to the original question. When I installed fuel 
injection I replaced the existing cast iron 2bbl manifold with 
the fuel injection manifold which was derived from a 1994/1995
port injection manifold. 
Additionally I replaced the cast iron exhaust manifold with a 
1981+ exhaust manifold which works correctly with the modified 
port injection manifold. 
 
To do so, I had to replace the studs in the head with shorter 
1981+ studs to bolt everything together correctly. 
 
There was no water connection to the intake manifold. The only 
water connection involved was the heater hose connection on the 
thermostat housing which I used an adapter for (due to the fact
that I installed EFI on an A/C equipped car) a mounting location
for the engine temperature sensor used with the fuel injection. 
The A/C bracketry interfered with the recommended location for 
this sensor, and this method was a suggested alternative that 
worked. 
However I had no problems with any fittings leaking. 
Which probably doesn't help you either 'cause you are having 
problems with a stock 1988 Eagle 2bbl carburetor aluminum intake. 
 
 John
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I re-taped the front connection and over a period of a few days
of not driving the car, the thing has leaked again. Perhaps the car is
upset that I haven't driven it? Also... the thermostat outlet has a 3/4"
hose fitting while the (leaky again) intake manifold fitting is 5/8".
Does anyone have a clue which one is not the right part? Was there a
screwy hose with two different I.D.s on each end? Thanks so much.
Russell Neyhart
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