Re: [BaadAssGremlins] sand

[Terry.Atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

  I was thinking the Gremlin was decent in snow. I remember we put snow tires 
on them when we had bias-ply tires on them but if I remember right when we went 
to the all-weather radials we didn't have a problem. I could be completely 
wrong it has been at least 15 years since the Gremmie was driven in snow. If it 
was that bad I think I would have rememberd. I know my Cougar sucks.
Terry






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• From: harold losey <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:22:59 +0000

Charles,

In Jersey, no matter what I was driving in the winter, I always carried sand and a shovel. Not just for me (never got stuck) but to help other drivers less prepared. Now I'd even find a few old roofing shingles as traction pads to carry. As I now live in North Texas and get little snow I try to stay off the roads since Texans can't handle bad weather and driving conditions.

Hal

Charles Burch <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

ok guys in my gremlin (78) should i put sand in the back or not i havent driven it in snow yet so i dont know how it will act.

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From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx

To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:34 AM

Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] was another gremlin on the road/now Alternators

My son's 72 Javelin had a 35 amp Motorola but no A/C and when you had
the lights on and the defroster and the elect wipers it was barely
marginal. Then turn on the stereo and the head lights would go dim. It
finally died. His friends father had an ignition repair shop and built
him a custom 65 amp Motorola which lasted a week and re-built it again
and now it has been good for 1 1/2 years but the car is not driven
regularly. There is supposed to be clearance problems putting a Delco in
a V8 AMC with A/C on the compressor. On the 74 and older Gremlin's and
Hornets with a 6 cyl there is a steering box clearance problem putting a
Delco in if you have power steering due to the larger box. Most of the
long time members here remember what I had to go through to put a Delco
in my orange car 1 1/2 years ago. Modifying brackets, machining the
Motorola fan to fit the delco and finding a 1/2" shorter belt and
shiming the drivers side motor mount. The alt housing and steering box
still needs to be ground a little for clearance.  
But turn on all the electric's in the car and it still charges 14.5
volts. Do that in my other Hornet with the Motorola and it drops from
14.5 to just below 12 volts.
"Doc"

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