Re: [AMC-list] Iron Duke Eagle

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

At the moment the car has a Holley 4 barrel with appropriate manifold. It was on
the car when I bought it. It ran OK until something broke in the clutch. I was
thinking about getting it back on the road as an 'economical' Eagle. 

Ken


Quoting Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> If you already have the E2SE electronic Varijet carb with the ECM, it
> shouldn't 
> be difficult at all.  The ECM externally looks just like the TBI ECM and the
> 
> wiring harness appears to be very similar.  You will already have the
> unheated 
> oxygen sensor too.  You will need the manifold and throttle body and a
> suitable 
> low pressure fuel pump and of course the ECM.  You might want to try
> to re-use 
> the wiring harness if you can read the wiring diagram and confirm the
> circuity.  
> At any rate a replacement (TBI) wiring harness will fit easily where you are
> 
> removing the present one.
> 
> If you don't have the electronic carburetor, ignore all of the above because
> I 
> am not familiar with that setup.
> 
>  I owned an 80 Spirit with the Duke and rebuilt that engine and became very 
> familiar with the ECM and wiring before I got it running right.   My problem
> in 
> getting it running correctly turned out to be a bad engine ground.  The
> wiring 
> diagram was a hybrid of the GM diagram for the ECM and the AMC diagram.  It
> was 
> hard for me to read.   Maybe a smarter person could have made it happen
> quicker, 
> but I sure had problems.
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wed, April 13, 2011 5:23:59 AM
> Subject: [AMC-list] Iron Duke Eagle
> 
> How difficult is it to do a TBI conversion of the 2.5 Eagle?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Ken Ames
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