[Amc-list] 232 rebuild time

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Well I tried to tune the idle bump bump bump out of the 63 Classic (the 
propanemobile) but no go. It's slowly gotten worse over the years. It's #6 
missing at idle but not at speed. Its got the worst compression. It used to 
be just a bit leaner than the others at idle (vacuum pickoffs over that 
cyl, I pinched the hose it idled smooth; not a leak, long story) but that's 
no longer the case. Power is dropping, so's mileage. Rear seal seeps a bit, 
plus usual minor pan leaks.

It's got 200K+ miles and 20 years on the last rebuild, so I can't complain. 
Runs fine otherwise. But I think before anything goes haywire I should 
refresh it.

I can't wait to see the crank; when it was rebuilt in 1987 the journals 
were perfect, no scoring, perfectly round, all 13 of 'em, so it got 
polished and went back in at 0-over. I'm hoping it stayed perfect with 
Mobil1 and LP. The block was 30 over so I'll probably have to drill bigger 
holes, 60's doable isn't it?

It's otherwise dead stock 1970 232. Oh yeah, I'm dumping LPG from this car, 
switching back to gasoline. It's just proving to be too inconvenient for my 
life as it is for the forseeable future. Gotta find a tank and rebuild the 
trunk floor. I'll put on a late aluminum manifold too.

Should be a faster and cheaper rebuild than the 195.6, the car is otherwise 
mechanically top notch, so the 232 will get done first. I've got spares of 
everything too down to the block, exact same year.
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