racerkilla
Well-Known Member
So I have a 79 amx which had a 304 that ran great but started to use oil, smoke, leak etc so I decided to yank it and put in a 360 amc engine in its place.
Did a rebuild on it, new crank, rings, bearings, cam, intake, timing chain yada yada. Didn't have it balanced figuring only going to be a stock driver with pretty much small cam and intake
First thing with in 20 mins of the cam break in it stripped off my dist gear, Come to find out my new timing chain set had the oil hole machined wrong. Something I had no idea with amc engines. Had to take motor all back apart and pull it all apart to clean the metal out. GREAT
Now the motor is broke in and it does nothing but vibrate between 1500-2500. I have tried like 3 different flywheels, 2 balancers, 3 pressure plates, run the motor with no clutch and pressure plate, Different carbs and ignition set ups. I find out every amc engine was balanced individual. Every engine had its own balancer, crank, pressure plate/flexplate
Just so fed up with it, Been nothing but a headache when trying to do good. I rather cut my loses with it and tried to blow the thing up tonight. Didn't see nothing but wide open in gear and neutral.
Any of you guy ever just get this fed up with a car?
Did a rebuild on it, new crank, rings, bearings, cam, intake, timing chain yada yada. Didn't have it balanced figuring only going to be a stock driver with pretty much small cam and intake
First thing with in 20 mins of the cam break in it stripped off my dist gear, Come to find out my new timing chain set had the oil hole machined wrong. Something I had no idea with amc engines. Had to take motor all back apart and pull it all apart to clean the metal out. GREAT
Now the motor is broke in and it does nothing but vibrate between 1500-2500. I have tried like 3 different flywheels, 2 balancers, 3 pressure plates, run the motor with no clutch and pressure plate, Different carbs and ignition set ups. I find out every amc engine was balanced individual. Every engine had its own balancer, crank, pressure plate/flexplate
Just so fed up with it, Been nothing but a headache when trying to do good. I rather cut my loses with it and tried to blow the thing up tonight. Didn't see nothing but wide open in gear and neutral.
Any of you guy ever just get this fed up with a car?