Re: [Amc-list] 232 rebuild time

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

> almost a shame you're going back to gas.

Yeah, it feels like a bit of a loss, but I don't get to use it like I used 
to when I was self-employed (which later became self-unemployed, which led 
to the Job, sigh). I'll have all the junk though so I could always switch 
back. I might even break it in on LP! (The absolutely easiest path is 
rebuild and keep LP...)


> i wonder what the cr would
> be of a '64-7 56cc-chamber head with '68-'70 199 flattops would be in
> that 232?

It's got 199 flat tops, that plus a deck cleanup was about 9.5:1 I recall. 
I wrote it down somewhere. It's a 70 head.

I'm not shopping for any parts that are not absolutely necessary. I have 
the '70 232 that was originally in my '70 Hornet, it ran but bent pushrod.


> if you don't already have slugs, '77-9 should have a little less dish
> than the '68-'76, for a -slight- gain over the stock 8.5:1.  cr went
> down in '77 because chambers went from 64cc to 74cc.

I'll look at that! .060 seems so final, unless I have a broken ring that 
gouged up a wall (no reason to believe that) I'm hoping I can find .040 
pistons and keep the block longer. This was a choice motor with 
cherry-picked parts, babied and perfectly maintained for 20 years, with 
gasoline in it's first 25K. I wanna keep all the good parts I can!

Now a cam chosen for my precise highway cruising range under load might be 
one thing to think about! I certainly know my drivin habits in this car 
now. Chances are though, a stock cam iwill beclos eto perfect, and I can 
rummage through other years for better stock profiles. Reliability 
longevity mileage mileage longevity mileage reliability are my concerns, in 
that order.


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