[Amc-list] AMC engine parts on Evilbay

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Check item 150303886794 for 401 pistons.
Vendor seems to have a whole lotta stuff for AMCs, all sizes.

Ken 


Quoting Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:

> 
> Finally got that motor onto the stand and a kiloton of crap moved out of 
> the lab. I was told that it was a '58 195.6 OHV. (Hmm, I didn't measure 
> the bore, even yet...) Finally got to look at the bottom end -- it's 
> fine, no rust at all. Cosmoline'd (likely something else, but whatever) 
> and shiny metal. Whew! The oil pickup was wired to the crank, surprise.
> 
> I haven't, and won't, turned it over. I'll just disassemble. THe block 
> is full of dust, so I have to clean it, I will probably just drop it off 
> for a new boilout and install new freeze plugs etc.
> 
> So I got out the red-white-blue book (that book of yours is very handy) 
> and looked up the block, and that head I got from the yard.
> 
> Neither are in there!
> 
> THe head has 3167960, cast in, near valve springs, front couple of 
> cylinders. Part or casting number? It's definitely 195.6 OHV, and it 
> came out of a 63 (or was it 64) Classic. It was rebuilt "recently" 
> however, so it's lineage is unknown.
> 
> THe block, the boss on the left (passenger) side has NEVER been stamped 
> or milled. None of the flat bosses over there were milled, rough cast. 
> There's a matching boss on the right, very front of the block -- but it 
> was ground off, you can see the marks. This shortblock came from a 
> rebuilder so that should not be a surprise.
> 
> But this casting number is also not in the book! 3160133.
> 
> The foundry marker thingie is
> 
>                 CWC
>                  4
>              (8)         (the clock arrow points at 8).
> 
> THat's consistent with 1958 (or 1948! :-)
> 
> No reason to think it's other than 195.6 (eg 172...) but I spoze I 
> should check!
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