Re: [AMC-list] Hmmmm, 232's and whatnot

[Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Those old motors were built with looser tolerances than anything modern, so oil consumption was the norm (about a quart per 1,000 miles or so) The last one I had was a Flathead and I changed it to semi synthetic 30 weight. Didn't have it for very long because a friend of the wife fell in love with it and I was talked into selling it. AFAIK she's still driving it because it got her from Seattle to Florida non-stop except gas and top off the rad due to a pinhole in the heater. She was going to get the trans fixed (I adjusted the band and gave it fresh fluid) and bypass the heater core when she got there to go to Christian College.

Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10

From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Hmmmm, 232's and whatnot
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I did those seals! Got the head rebuilt. It's been running maybe a
year or two since the rebuild, maybe a year since I had the head
cleaned (again) and a new head gasket. Maybe two months or so since I
torqued the head and set the valves again.
 
Power is okay. Starts okay. Smokes a little when warming up, but stops
smoking after running it. Hopefully it will be a year or more before I
have to do anything major.
 		 	   		  
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