[BaadAssGremlins] My Gremlin update....

[Jim Shadwick <idahoamx@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well....I have a nicely painted Orange Gremlin and no engine....got the 
engine in and  running...set the timing
and did some minor tuning.....ran it for about 20 minutes or so and no 
problems....next day started the motor was revving it up some not
 above 5g's....about the 3rd or 4th time I head a bang and she locked 
up.....turns out the #2 rod broke and took the cam and block
with it....may be able to save the crank????????...also bent 3 
valves....2 exhaust valves on one side and a intake valve on the
other side.....I think the heads can be fixed and re used ( I hope...as 
I have about $1000 in them as they set).....I could not turn the
 motor over so had to take it a part so I could get the  tranny off the 
crank!!!!!!!!!.

......Did not even have it off the jack stands 
yet!!!!!!...YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So...I now have two options.....I can put a stock 360 back together and 
run that....quickest....or pull a 401 out of a parts Jeep
and run or build that....I am leaning toward building the 401 but may 
put the 360 together as a temporary fix.....I am a little short
of funds so will have to buy parts over time....thats the bad news for 
this week.............

The good news is that we got our 69  AMX  running for the first time in 
over 4 years....has a 360/727 in for the wife to
drive and race....still need to fix a few things but hope to have it out 
for the Club race this Friday (28th).....

Jim


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