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AMC 401
Well, here is the heart and soul
of my Jeep just before the rebuild started.
It's an AMC 401 that I pulled from a 1978 Jeep J series pickup. This thing was
in bad shape when I got it.
It was originally a mud truck that was driven into a mud hole and the chain on
the QuadraTrac transfer case blew.
The guy walked out and sold the whole truck to
someone on the sidelines for a few hundred bucks. The guy selling
it thought it was a 360! Anywho, the guy that bought the truck parted it out
and I was the lucky one who
bought the engine. Woo Hoo! 401 cubic inches of pure muscle baby!
I cleaned it up (oh man was it dirty!), painted it Standard 209 Red, bolted on
a few performance parts
and cranked that baby up. It ran fine for about 20 minutes, then started
knocking. :( Oh well, time for a complete
rebuild! Anywho, here is the parts list for this engine:
Edelbrock 650 cfm
carburetor with an off road needles and seat kit, Edelbrock Non-EGR Performer
Intake manifold, and K&N air filters for
the carburetor and crank case vent. Don't worry, a bigger air filter
is going on the carb. I have a 14" Edelbrock chrome jobbie that I wanted to
use, but apparently Edelbrock
decided that if you want to use their air cleaner on their carb, you have to
buy a spacer! Now to just find one!
Well, one thing I noticed right off the bat was the nail that was lodged in
piston #8.
Where in the world did that come from? Ahh, who knows. Apparently someone
dropped some bolts in the chambers at some point also. I am not going to tell
you guys
what else was wrong with this engine! All I can say is that I am amazed that
it even ran!
OK, now here's a better shot of the nail in the piston.
Sheesh!
Well, she's coming apart pretty nicely. Here is a picture I
took after I finished taking the heads off.
Man I can't wait to get this thing running!
And last but not least, here are some links to some pages that
I found VERY helpful for rebuilding my engine:
Bulltear This site is great for tech
questions and parts for anything else you need for AMC V8's!
American Performance Products
Great site for hard to find parts. They are a little pricey, but they have
what you need.
Mad Dawg Racing This is a great
company that is really dedicated to the AMC fanatic.
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