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Title: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IronEagless on March 20, 2014, 09:24:34 PM
 :eaglebig:

Hello there,

My name is April and I am the proud owner of a 1988 AMC EAGLE wagon (the dmv calls it an EAGLE EAGLE). I have been lurking on here for a couple weeks trying to  figure out some vacuum issues, and I will have to say...THANK YOU!!! My car is 100% original. I have wanted an AMC Eagle since I was little. I thought they were the coolest thing ever sooooo when I found this diamond in the rough for $550 I had to have it! She squeeks a little, actually a lot! One of the first things I had to do was change the valve cover gasket. What a nightmare lol. I look forward to learning a lot more from this site. This site helped me find a door handle, ECM Test bypass, and carb upgrades (still in the process). Again thank you for being such a great and informative forum.
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: Prafeston on March 20, 2014, 09:27:08 PM
Welcome April! Glad that some of the stuff on here you've found useful! There are a couple knowledgeable people out there! Sounds like you got yourself I nice little project! We'd love to see some pictures!
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: vangremlin on March 20, 2014, 09:27:25 PM
Welcome and congrats on getting your Eagle.  Don't be shy about asking questions about anything, lots of great folks on here always willing to help.  And we love pictures!!
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IowaEagle on March 20, 2014, 09:30:22 PM
Welcome April.  Have you found the AMC Eaglepedia yet?  It is full of information and one of these days there will be more.  So, did you put a new valve cover gasket under the original plastic valve cover?  If so, not to say you did anything wrong, but it will leak again.  Those covers were a problem back in the day and are more so now.
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IronEagless on March 20, 2014, 09:42:48 PM
Quote from: IowaEagle on March 20, 2014, 09:30:22 PM
Welcome April.  Have you found the AMC Eaglepedia yet?  It is full of information and one of these days there will be more.  So, did you put a new valve cover gasket under the original plastic valve cover?  If so, not to say you did anything wrong, but it will leak again.  Those covers were a problem back in the day and are more so now.

Luckily mine is aluminum  :hello2:
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IronEagless on March 20, 2014, 09:50:04 PM
I'll make sure to get some pictures on here tomorrow when it is daylight.
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: Amc1320 on March 20, 2014, 09:58:40 PM
Welcome April!

Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: doneagle on March 20, 2014, 10:35:49 PM

           HI         welcome you to the den ......this is a wonderful place to find out what you want to know about Eagles and A.M.C.s ..In general .......you can tell I don't like it here .....don 
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: eaglebeek on March 20, 2014, 10:41:10 PM
Welcome, April :occasion14:

You haven't stated where you are. If you're close by you may want to consider attending the Eagle Motel event in October. The event consists of a tour of the Rambler Ranch in Elizabeth, Colorado followed by a drive to Colorado Springs where we will spend the night at the Eagle Motel. More information is in this thread: http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=43018.0 (http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=43018.0). :eagle:
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: Prafeston on March 20, 2014, 10:52:51 PM
You can also fill out the SOAR Database form and mark your location on the Eagle map! :)

http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=42855.0
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IronEagless on March 20, 2014, 11:12:41 PM
Quote from: teneagle on March 20, 2014, 10:35:49 PM

       
You can also fill out the SOAR Database form and mark your location on the E
Quote from: eaglebeek on March 20, 2014, 10:41:10 PM
Welcome, April :occasion14:

You haven't stated where you are. If you're close by you may want to consider attending the Eagle Motel event in October. The event consists of a tour of the Rambler Ranch in Elizabeth, Colorado followed by a drive to Colorado Springs where we will spend the night at the Eagle Motel. More information is in this thread: http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=43018.0 (http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=43018.0). :eagle:
agle map! :)

http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=42855.0

Thanks for letting  me know about SOAR. I am in South St. Paul, Mn. so unfortunately I would not see myself being able to attend one for a couple years. I plan on getting her in a condition where she can take road trips though. These cars were made to be driven.
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IronEagless on March 21, 2014, 10:15:23 PM
(http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag169/aprylr3ign/20140321_191311_zpse49719aa.jpg) (http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/aprylr3ign/media/20140321_191311_zpse49719aa.jpg.html)

Here she is
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IowaEagle on March 21, 2014, 10:40:25 PM
Another Midwesterner, good!
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IronEagless on March 21, 2014, 11:07:14 PM
YouBetcha!  ;D
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: 1985amceagle on March 22, 2014, 12:17:17 AM
Welcome!
Quote from: IowaEagle on March 21, 2014, 10:40:25 PM
Another Midwesterner, good!


Yay! :blob1:
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: Billman on March 22, 2014, 10:20:40 AM
Ya-ay another Minnesota car! Welcome to the site.
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: IowaEagle on March 22, 2014, 11:05:44 AM
.... and I think close to you Bill.
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: Billman on March 22, 2014, 08:15:35 PM
about an hour give or take
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: Prafeston on March 24, 2014, 12:15:35 AM
I was just in Minnesota briefly this weekend. It was cold! :)

Wagon looks pretty nice. Weird that only the drivers fender seemed to fade on the wood paneling.
Title: Re: Stopping by to introduce myself and my Eagle
Post by: 4hammond on March 28, 2014, 01:42:30 AM
Welcome it's a good place to spend time