Re: [Amc-list] Another One Saved Hopefully

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's what I know so far:

The motor in this car appears to have had a very fresh
rebuild prior to retirement of the car. There is no
cylinder wall wear detectable with a fingernail, but
I'll measure.  I have a bore gauge and need to learn
how to use it. Since the cylinders are rusty (The barn
roof leaked adn water got in through the open valves.)
I probably won't reuse this block. I only got 11
pushrods with the motor so perhaps there was one bent
that Joe G. didn't give me.  I'll ask today.  I think
he monitors the list so he may chime in.  That could
have been the reason the car was parked.  

The motor was bored to .060 and if I can get the
pistons out without damaging them, I may get the .040
block bored one more time and use the .060 pistons.  I
haven't looked a the bearings yet but will probably go
with new bearings unless my cat needs veterinary care
or I have an attack of Rambler mentality or some other
unexpected expenses come up.

The cylinder head is very clean and the rockers appear
snug but movable on the shaft, so a valve job and
rocker shaft rehab/replacement were probably done when
the motor was done.  The intake valves have a good
margin but the exhaust valves are recessed "a little"
more into the head so perhaps they were reused.

The oil was very dirty....typical of an old lady car I
think.  No sign of water though.

Joe Fulton

--- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> -- JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I picked up that nice little 65 American 4-door
> from
> > Joe G. in the LA area yesterday.  It needs a motor
> and
> > I now have three 196 OHV cast iron cores to work
> with.
> >  I hope I can put a dependable motor back together
> for
> > much less than $1000 including machining and the
> > bearings, rings and gasket kit.  I have enough 196
> > valves that I won't have to buy any valves and
> have at
> > least one good set of .040 oversize pistons.
> 
> Cool! I'll be following your project... today I'll
> compression-check mine 
> and try to predict how closely I'll be following you
> :-)
> 
> Sounds like you have a really good start on parts.
> One thing to watch for 
> is  rocker shaft wear; mine flows too much oil due
> to noticable wear on the 
> shaft.
> 
> I think when all is said and done it will be simply
> easier to build a new 
> 195.6OHV than it will be to adapt a Ford 200. Trans,
> shifter, mounts, all 
> that rot...
> 
> This old motor is a total pleasure to drive. Usable
> power at 1000 rpm!
> 
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