"AncientOfDays" (ancientofdays)
03/26/2014 at 12:32 • Filed to: 1985 AMC Eagle
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"AncientOfDays" (ancientofdays)
03/26/2014 at 12:32 • Filed to: 1985 AMC Eagle | 4
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The road test last weekend went pretty well, considering. It stalled twice near the beginning but thereafter went about its business uneventfully. I'm sure the stalling has something to do with the engine not having been run very much in the last year, and that even when the carburetor was tuned, it was tuned for a much higher elevation (about 5000 feet, vs. about 1200 feet where I live). Also the high-octane gas is probably not helping either. But, the transmission shifted through all 3 forward gear ratios, which is exactly what I had hoped to get out of this first test.
The Eagle's at a shop right now, having the carb diagnosed and hopefully made happy. I picked the closest place to my house, but even that 2.5-minute trip was a white-knuckle ride. It was rush hour, and the car stalled twice, both times as I was stopped, waiting to turn. Even in neutral, I had to feather the throttle to keep it going. Once there, it took a while for the guy to understand that I don't expect an A+ emissions performance right away, just to be able to get to the test facility safely. Once that was made clear, things were a bit more relaxed and we got to talking about how cool a car it is, and how they used to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! these things back in the day, and so forth. So there's that.
In the meantime, enjoy, if you can, some as-yet-unpublished photos of the fix-up process, up to now.
The FSM in its usual spot on the fender:
The transmission's underside, mostly reassembled after the rebuild:
These next three were for reference, so that I could put things back together correctly.
Probably from draining the transmission before removal.
A not-great image of the pile of mud I scraped off the starter motor:
A view of the just-removed transmission:
Supporting the transmission after the transfer case was removed:
Mid-way through cleaning the transmission:
JEM
> AncientOfDays
03/26/2014 at 12:57 |
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I don't really have anything to comment, just wanted to say how much I enjoy reading these updates!
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AncientOfDays
> JEM
03/26/2014 at 13:13 |
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Thanks! They're fun to write, and I'm glad someone else is enjoying them too. That way, it's not just me going "look what I made all by myself!"