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

[Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joe - good luck with the 232's! I hope they are in great shape. I know
your rebuild on your '65 195.6 cost a bunch, then you had to swap to
an earlier model engine. I would have been seriously frustrated at
that point. You are a better man than I am - especially when it comes
to commitment to your AMCs!

Good luck with the Gremlin project and the Rambler project. Retirement
in another year? Cool! I'm holding on and holding out - hoping to stay
where I am for another 13 years.

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> I agree you can ripped off on a used or rebuilt engine where you don't know the
> history.  But I'm doing that right now (taking a chance, not getting ripped off
> I hope) with a 232 long block I bought from southern California.  For $400 I
> didn't pass it up although when I saw the ad, I thought it was a 258.   I met
> the guy and bought it anyway.  It's a factory rebuild that the Dad had bought
> for the son's Jeep years ago and it had sat in their garage waitng for "someday"
> to install it.  Well, the Dad died and the son was cleaning out the garage for
> his mom.  I don't know who rebuilt it but I pulled the pan, checked the bearings
> and now just about have it built up for my Gremlin project.  I have to sell one
> car then I can bring the Gremlin out of storage and finish the project.
>
> I have another 232 (machine work all done) that may go in another Rambler
> project if I get tired of messing with 196s.  I just hope I can maintain my
> health and sanity until I retire in a year or so.  Then I plan to finally start
> moving some projects along.
>
> Joe Fulton
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, January 27, 2011 12:14:36 PM
> Subject: [AMC-list] Hmmmm, 232's and whatnot
>
> I was looking at Atlanta Craigslist and saw a freshly rebuilt 232 long
> block for sale. Meet the owner at the SC border, load the pallet, off
> you go. Then I wandered over to the Jalopy Journal and read about
> machine shop stories. Wrong parts, poor rebuilds, good machine shop
> work but the engine rebuilder did not pay attention to tolerances, ...
> So - I'm thinking I'll keep that 195.6. I'll let it burn a little oil
> on startup. I'll run it up the highway to warm it up completely. But
> I'll stay away from rebuilt engines on a pallet, cash and carry, lots
> a luck your gonna need it deals.
>
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