1984 Eagle Wagon Limited

[eaglefreek]

Eggcellent. 

[nolang]

Finally decided to order a cam last night after i saw this one on ebay for $80 (new but unsealed box) http://www.summitracing.com/parts/crn-753901

Also got the springs that are suggested to go with it for $32 and the lifters for about the normal price

[nolang]

Apparently the timing sprockets are at least partially nylon? Ordered a timing set either way since i'll be messing around with stuff down there anyway, should hopefully be able to get to putting the new cam and everything in within a couple of weeks

Are clifford headers pretty much the only option for the 4.2 head?

[amcman73]

What times did you run with your eagle at the drag strip

[nolang]

The first time i took it out when it only had the hei distributor and everything else was stock, it ran 19.60's

After putting the weber 38 on, it ran a solid second faster

[nolang]

Started taking everything apart to install the new cam today, unless i'm forgetting something then there's pretty much just the head, harmonic balancer, and timing cover left to go

Picture of all the goodies:

[flamingchariots]

Be sure to take and post lots of pictures.
I am enjoying seeing your progress.

What did you eventually hook the chains to when removing the engine?  Any other pictures to show how you did it?


Kevin
Medina, OH

[nolang]

One end of the chain went to the bracket with the belt tensioner on the front and the other went to one of the head studs connected by a piece of flatbar if i remember correctly, probably not ideal but it worked

All the pictures i've taken are in the thread so far, i'll try to take some more during this

[nolang]

Got the head pulled off and the back bolt on the driver side was covered in milky oil and the spark plug on the front cylinder is quite a bit cleaner than the rest

[nolang]

The cam is out, should just be down to putting everything back together at this point, there was definitely a good amount of slack in the old timing chain, though i don't know if you can tell by looking at the picture

[JayRamb]

Wish AMC never used those nylon toothed timing chain

[nolang]

Fortunately the new comp timing set i got is all iron

[nolang]

Decided i'd clean up the timing cover today and paint it

All the grease and grime on the bubble wrap came off of the inside:







The color is apparently Chrysler Red but it looks more orange than red to me

Also put the new cam and lifters in, here's a picture of the cams next to each other though there's probably no visible difference other than the new one being a little cleaner



Planning on putting the new springs on the head tomorrow, maybe do the timing chain too

[nolang]

As is my luck, everything was going too smoothly so something had to go wrong, the old retainers are too small

[nolang]

Ordered the correct sized retainers and locks and some shims which should be here friday

Hopefully the eagle will be up and running again by the end of the weekend  


New timing set on: