Re: [AMC-list] 64 440-h ques, and a 327 to boot

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

oh, yeah, near as I can tell gen I's kiss the valves when the chain spins, dometimes the bend, sometimes the don't. I'd pull the heads and front and do a good once over so you know what you got.

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

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> From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2010 3:57:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 64 440-h ques, and a 327 to boot
> 
> " From: russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>
> " 
> " 
> " I just picked up a 196-OD combo with a posi rear. The brakes are
> " frozen so I can't count the turns but there is a tag on the fill
> plug
> " id'ing it as a posi. Before I tear it apart I have some questions.
> " The size should be about 4:10, right?
> 
> 3.78 maybe; certainly not taller.
> 
> " Can I put the brakes from a later year 15 on this puppy? I have
> " several complete brake set-ups that I can put on. I should be able
> " to pull the axles and plates and just pop on the newer set.
> 
> afaik no reason why not, though there may be some reason i don't
> know.
> nicest would be the 10" used on everything from '73 v8 cars to '89
> cherokees and wranglers, but also '80-ish concord wagons and spirit
> amxs [and a few others] with amc15 axles - you'd need those backing
> plates.
> 
> " Can I drop in the whole posi innards into a late year housing? That
> " would be ideal, that way I get rid of that big ol' nut.
> 
> also afaik no reason why not.
> 
> " Also, I am looking at a 57-62 327 engine and push button tranny.
> The
> " engine turns over, a little too easy. I get just a faint hint of
> " compression when it is turned with a breaker. He says it came from
> a
> " runner (we've all heard that before) but shouldn't I feel some
> comp?
> 
> i think so.  it could be somthing minor like valves that would free
> up
> with a little heat and oil.  or...
> 
> " It spun real nice.
> 
> that's a positive, at least!
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