[BaadAssGremlins] Road Trip for the Concord AMX (long post)

["rebade1" <rebade1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I flew with my son out to eastern Ohio to pick the Ebay car up. 
We changed the oil, fuel filter, air filter, checked all the fluids, 
brakes, front end. Bought new tires and tightened up the front wheel 
bearings, as they were plenty loose. Left lower ball joint was a 
little loose but nothing to complain about. The rear brakes looked 
like someone had just redone them with springs and everything. The 
seller said he hadn't done them, so the previous owner must have just 
before this seller got it. Speedometer, tach, and fuel guage didn't 
work.

Got on the road and went about 200 miles and the fun began. We turned 
on the headlights and eventually they started going on and off 
repetitively. Finally made it to a rest area and checked all the 
wiring and grounds. Figured out it had to be the switch, so I pulled 
the dash and pulled the switch out. It was hot, so I left it out and 
connected. The vent cooled the switch and no more on/off. Oh, and the 
speedo cable had just been disconnected.

Then just after we left Ohio and got into Indiana, the car just 
stalled while we were driving. Got out and checked, fuel in carb, 
spark, good battery voltage, alternator seemed to be good. After the 
stop, we tried to start the car and it started, so off we went for 
about 30+ miles and then the darned thing stalled again. Well, I've 
narrowed it down to a couple things. Fuel pump, bad float in the 
carb, electronic ignition??? Suggestions???

To make a long trip short, we ended up stalling, waiting for a while, 
then starting off until it stalled again. If it hadn't been midnight, 
I would have stopped and bought a carb kit and rebuilt it on the road 
just to see if it solved the issue. We drove the rest of the way to 
MN that way and it turned a 12 hour trip into a 24 hour trip. 
Discovered that pouring a little Lucas fuel injector cleaner in the 
carb when we stalled/stopped made the car run a little longer before 
it stalled again.

But, my son and I had fun after we got used to it and I sure did 
enjoy riding in the old AMC bucket seats again. I figured out that 
the car got about 21 mpg based on the highway mileage signs and what 
I had to put into it after the first fill. Other than the stalling 
problem, the car ran real smooth and just needs some shocks on the 
back. Handled real well.

The car has some poor front floor boards, a scrape along the right 
rear quarter, and someone primed(naval jelly) the rust spots on the 
hood. The clutch and tranny seem to work very well and the car road 
very smooth. Did I add that the box of parts had two speedo dashes, 
some woodgrain dash pieces, and some other odds and ends. We also 
were given four AMC wheels besides the regular ones on the car. When 
I get a chance, I'll through some pics up of the car.

It was a great two days of fun!!! Now, I've got my son into the AMC 
tradition... $810.00 and about another $600 for expenses. I told my 
son that it would probably be the best money he's spent in a while ;-
))))






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