Re: [gremlintime] Day 4 - Gremlin gets new CJ-5 carb, linkage not the same , so...

[james johnson <rooster1@xxxx>]

good-mornin all you gremmies & gremmlets...
i have a 1974{amc}gremlin its all complete ..even starts..has air
conditioner..258
6cyc. body is is good-shape..the car is actually worth put a some money in it{if
you
got any}..has only two hub-caps..good tires with air..the car is blu inside &
outside..
if urself is interested or if you no one that mite be interested you can contact
me at
"rooster1@xxxx"..i'd really hate to dismantle this car..i do have
pictures..
the buyer would have to make arrangements to pick it up or have it picked up..i
do
live in "klamath falls,oregon.97603" about 30 miles in from the
calif.boarder...its kinda been sittin around so i do recommend that is be
trailored home before you drive it..until you change all the fluids..check
hoses..lines..clamps etc: just fer safety
ok..$650.00 or best offer ..i even take part cash and part trade..i'd rather see
one
get good use out of it ok.. if interested e-mail me at
"rooster1@xxxx
thanks again ok
james{onehorsetrader}..
"god-bless you & urs"

Gremlingts@xxxx wrote:

> I had to "rig" up a connection, I used a sort of ball-ended peg from a
> wooden shelf holder I'd salvaged to screw into the carb for the linkage to
> hold to. It worked, I took it for a test drive last night. My truck wasn't
> outside the shop, dammit, so I gotta drive the Gremlin again.
> I'm taking the old carb with me, and my tools, so if worse comes to
> worse, I can swap out the carbs again on the road, or take the bottom
> Throttle plate section off and put it on the new carb so it'll work properly.
> Really, though, I just need a small nipple to bolt onto the linkage, and the
> carb should work fine. It still has a miss from the worn valvetrain,but at
> least it ain't smokin' black anymore, and runs almost smooth. :D Yay! One
> small victory. Too bad they didn't list a Gremlin carb, maybe I shoulda had
> them look up a Hornet. Oh well, I'll see if I can stop in at NAPA and buy
> one. I know they're available. Well, we'll see if this " jerry-rig " gets me
> to work and back, I'm leaving EARLy today so I can leave work early to get my
> truck and take the cats to the vet. AMC ya later,
>
> JErry
>
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