Hello All,
I was gifted with one of these most epic rides last September. I exchanged my F250 pick up with my father hoping for something with a little fuel economy. Unfortunately this has been a tale of "Be careful what you wish for." What was a turn-key car began mysteriously dying on the road home the very same day and gave me night terrors all throughout my honeymoon. The carburetor fell out of adjustment, the starter blew out, the battery died, the seals popped. It screams, and squeals, and stalls. I could drive it better with the hood up. Today the heater motor burned out and I drove home in a cloud of smoke. The wife refuses to ride in it. This is not what I had in mind. I'm a handy type of person. I replaced everything you could think of in my truck but I can't tell my head from my smarter end here. I live a long shot below the poverty line but I can't keep my assets this way. I need to find someone who really knows these superb vehicles that I can pay for the specialty concerns and will cut me loose when it only needs some wrenching. So, please, who's in the know in Puddletown?
I am out on the coast in seaside.getting pretty good with these eagles as mine has given me just about every problem you can name.
I know it's a long shot, you're going to think it's stupid but here goes:
GET OUT OF PORTLAND!QuoteBut Daemon what about my trip to-
upupupup no you're just confused you've forgotten how to judge correctly...Take a deep breath...
Look at your Eagle...
LEAVE PORTLAND. NOW.
I don't understand the mysterious binding force in the N Portland area but once you enter, that car isn't leaving in one piece without a mass-miracle. Leave and you can finally start getting stuff done
correctly.
You're welcome. :-\
You have strong opinions, sir, and I like that. However, I cannot leave Portland, you see, I refuse to use deodorant and have been refused passage through any adjacent state. If what you say is true then there must be a diverse and secret society of poor saps such as myself. Please take me to their leader.
I'm usually in Washington or Oregon so it doesn't matter. I just go by what my car is doing. Vancouver makes the transmission a little edgey, the border makes it almost violent and then my engine starts killing itself the second I'm in Portland traffic and it quickly becomes a panic to get off the road. I know my WA/OR Eagle isn't the only one doing this or the junkyards wouldn't be getting so many of them every 3rd month.
And sure enough mine went out this morning...
Seriously, my eagle for a mechanic. Can someone please throw me a bone here?
Must be a post 1981 phenomenon as I have driven many an AMC product successfully through Portland. My '82 Hornet went out of warranty not far from Portland and it kept on going Eastward for another 2,000 miles and then back again a week later.
I had my '84 wagon to Portland and back as well as the "other" Vancouver and back many times. I killed the converter neck several times before I went to swap in a 727, bought an FSJ, found it had a 999 and at the same time the Eagle had frame rot where the rear springs mount so I swapped the motor to the '83 Cherokee.
Quote from: Dr Clunkstar on March 18, 2012, 12:03:21 PM
Can someone please throw me a bone here?
Okay, but it's chewy, gnarled and almost used up...
Quote from: carnuck on March 18, 2012, 01:43:18 PM
I had my '84 wagon to Portland and back as well as the "other" Vancouver and back many times. I killed the converter neck several times before I went to swap in a 727, bought an FSJ, found it had a 999 and at the same time the Eagle had frame rot where the rear springs mount so I swapped the motor to the '83 Cherokee.
This is the "simple" solution. The 727 would be the most ideal replacement until you can pick an overdrive unit but they're almost as rare as the A500 at this point. Good luck finding a grand wagoneer with the right transmission. The Cherokees are all junk, the Grand Cherokees pollute the yards with annoyingly useless electronic dependencies, the part yards keep crushing the wagons and if you're ever lucky enough to find a manual transmission bolted to a 258, good luck pulling it free in one piece. I'm starting to get very desperate at this point. I'm thinking of pulling automatics from Pioneer and ComandTrac Jeeps.
I'm shocked no-one has jumped on the T18/NP208 I have for sale (along with 360) for $500. Is it priced too cheap?
i have a t4 that needs to be pulled along with the flywheel it needs to be rebuilt wont :censored: into 2 i am told.
i said s h i f t into 2. idk y it took it out
Perhaps you missed the F or got it dyslexed with the T? ;)
What ever happend to Dave and his daughter. Dave has an sx/4, he's in pportland.
I suggest contacting Rose City Ramblers. Someone there may be able to point you to someone. OR.. you could see this post
http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=36091.msg289743#msg289743 (http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=36091.msg289743#msg289743)
3rd entry down.. Details by Mark weblink
He owns an Eagle. Maybe he could help?
I have some free time tomorrow afternoon, I am located in milwaukie let me know what I can do.
Dave
Might wanna PM him or send an email to the address he has listed on his profile. He hasn't been around since his last post on this thread. Over a month ago.
I know I'm reviving an old post <sorry> but I have to say~
I drive to Portland daily, NE Portland from a little past Welches (90 miles round trip). Our Eagle made it in and out of Portland with no problem on a daily basis. It's when I decided to venture into Kennewick, Washington...that's when it hit the fan (and the fender, and the radiator and the hood, bumper etc etc etc). BaldEagle posted pictures of the crunched Eagle and as far as I know it'll probably live in central Washington for it's remaining days. >:(
Quote from: Euphonical on July 05, 2012, 04:32:26 PM
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My bird finally got a nice little smush in the front quarter panel yesterday afternoon. For some reason it doesn't seem like such a big deal to me anymore about keeping these cars pretty. Just keep them working right. Doc helped me in SE Portland one day after I pulled up to a gas station and filled 9 gallons. He had a green 69 Rambler and it was sporting the cute little 232 L6 with an MSD ignition, donut aircleaner and TFI upgrade. Beautiful machine. Has a nasty valve cover leak though. :/
Quote from: DaemonForce on July 06, 2012, 12:22:14 AM
Quote from: Euphonical on July 05, 2012, 04:32:26 PM
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My bird finally got a nice little smush in the front quarter panel yesterday afternoon. For some reason it doesn't seem like such a big deal to me anymore about keeping these cars pretty. Just keep them working right. Doc helped me in SE Portland one day after I pulled up to a gas station and filled 9 gallons. He had a green 69 Rambler and it was sporting the cute little 232 L6 with an MSD ignition, donut aircleaner and TFI upgrade. Beautiful machine. Has a nasty valve cover leak though. :/
Once we're no longer AMCless it'd be great to get together with some folks in the Portland area from the forum!
I'll say I loved our Eagle so much, had it not been twisted in the wreck - I think we would've kept it. Granted the hood would've been difficult to deal with until it was replaced. But those are rock solid cars. My Eagle was hit by an Excursion (well, really the Eagle hit the Excursion, but the Excursion was the cause of the accident), so the impact along with the height difference in the vehicles made for a nice mess. I was going 35, chatting with my son, when I realized we were going to hit, I slammed on the brakes and plowed right into the Excursion. The damage to the car was sad, but the damage to us was somewhat minimal. My 19 year-old son had a sore chest and a bit of bruising from the seat belt, my back and hip popped out of place caused by the seat belt, and my neck and shoulder got whipped a bit. All in all, not bad.
Those AMCs are worth having even if banged up, they are stout, solid vehicles.