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#11

Visitors and Guests / Re: New member longtime AMC nu...

Last post by vangremlin - September 04, 2025, 06:47:41 PM

Welcome to the Den!

#12

Hatchlings / Re: 45 year search

Last post by vangremlin - September 04, 2025, 06:46:58 PM

Very cool, congrats on your new Eagle!

#13

Hatchlings / Re: 45 year search

Last post by 89 MJ - September 04, 2025, 06:37:13 PM

Great find! We appreciate your work in the design studio.

#14

Visitors and Guests / New member longtime AMC nut

Last post by Frankt - September 04, 2025, 05:43:44 PM

New to the forum. Longtime AMC fan as I worked in the clay Styling studios of AMC from the late 70's til the Chrysler buyout. Have owned a 75 and 77 Pacer, a 75 Matador X and 4 Renault vehicles. I have just found my bucket list car, an 83 Eagle Wagon Limited after a 45 year search to find exactly what I wanted.Greatest company to have worked for in my 40 year career.

#15

Hatchlings / Re: 45 year search

Last post by Frankt - September 04, 2025, 05:35:39 PM

Copper Brown was my favorite color across the line of AMC cars.

#16

Hatchlings / Re: 45 year search

Last post by EagleSX4_5Speed - September 04, 2025, 05:25:46 PM

Very nice car. My '83 SX4 is the same color.

#17

Hatchlings / 45 year search

Last post by Frankt - September 04, 2025, 04:23:16 PM

After a 45 year search for my bucket list car,I found it. Exactly as I envisioned. I worked in the AMC Styling studios on this car. I did the outside mirrors and wheels.
 This  exact model of the car was there, used as a reference vehicle. 1983 Eagle Wagon Limited. 19k miles, a 9 out of 10.Fully optioned, sport wheels and Copper Brown color. Checks every box for me.

 

[*GONE*]

#18

SOLD / Re: Eagle Carpet (Red)

Last post by Still Pat - September 03, 2025, 08:01:12 AM

*GONE* Threw it out, no room, nobody said they were interested! *GONE*

#19

Project Cars / Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+T...

Last post by juhap - August 31, 2025, 02:51:05 AM

Original roof rack had a lot of corrosion, so I bought a Hornet Sportabout one...



Is fits quite nice...

#20

Emissions/Vacuum Systems / Sticking Solenoids

Last post by MIPS - August 28, 2025, 10:43:38 PM

I noticed about two years ago that my idle kick stopped working. I narrowed it down to the vacuum solenoid was sticking. AMCfool1 sent me some emissions bits a few years back and this let me swap in another solenoid, but the second solenoid failed a year later. Again, it was sticking shut. You rev the engine and it would open but if you are trying to start the engine hot in the middle of summer have fun because it really needs that throttle to be slightly cracked open.
Well now I'm just using his solenoid manifold and I'm running down the line as one fails so I'm not fighting the tabs and rebuilding the valves and another year later and again, the solenoid is AGAIN stuck.



You can take these apart and inspect/clean them. Bend the four tabs straight, pull the U-shaped bracket off and the solenoid comes out the slot, then you can pull the O-ring sealed rear port off and remove the spring and needle valve.
All three of them were clean inside with no signs they are gummed up. Electrically they also seem fine. Resistance is about 75 ohms and the protection diode is good. Energized coil draws 150-170ma which is correct.




Who makes these? Are these Chrysler or GM? I'd like to keep the correct solenoids for '82 installed but AMC start using what I think are Ford-style solenoids starting in 1983 which had new non-serviceable solenoids and molded connectors with internal protection diodes but the plumbing is slightly different. Once this last solenoid fails I'm going to have to have to switch to these.