AMC-MJ

I am thinking about switching to Mobile 1 cause its a decent synthetic oil and its fairly affordable . . . Its also very available too Wal-mart stocks it and most are open 24/7 . . . Only 2 local places carry AMSOIL one sells at list other sells above list, Neither one of them will honor a dealers license n sell it to you at cost . . . So to get my price I gotta order online and wait for it to show up ! ! ! Well after being an AMSOIL user for 12yrs and Dealer for 4yrs I have to say its not cost effective it really ain't ! ! ! Can't sell it cause its to expensive, when you figure in the renewal cost into what you save on your own usage its basically a wash . . . May as well of just bought it at full price . . . Now with this price hike its sounds like a complete money losing waste of time, Even more so then it currently is for me . . . Disgruntled Dealer/Customer ! Mike

I will post up some of the Honcho once its unburried ! Mike

1. 1970-76' AM-Jeep corp M275A1: AMC-390 / Spicer 5spd / 6.72 gears / 11.00R20H tires. Red & Black paint job ! 2. 1970-76' AM-Jeep corp M818: 400BC4 Cummins / 9spd / 6.44 gears / 12R24.5H tires. Red & Black paint job ! M275/A1-A2 = 2.5T truck tractor. M818/A1-A2 = 5T truck tractor. Mike

Effective 3/1/2011 prices are jumping again . . . I'd stock up or start switching over to something else ! I'm thinking about going to Mobile 1 always in stock everywhere no special ordering and waiting . . . Mike

1953 Studebaker M275 <- - Well aware of what 2.5ton Rockwells are ;-) ! I'll end up at the same payload & Towed load has the M715, My truck will look like the AM-General AM715/720s, look way better then the M715s I dislike the windshield and wheel wells ! PO is keeping the OEM honcho rear fenders ;-( ! Mike

Boss lady is looking for a Wagoneer, So that's 3 Jeeps in total ! ? We still within normal Jeepism ? Mike

Nope, but the engine is on the stand in my shop ;-) ! So yes I am making progress . . . The V8 swap was sorta how I ended up with this Honcho :-) ! Mike

So after owning the shortbed 2wd MJ long enough to fall in love with it then plan out an AMC V8 power train swap . . . I snatched up an 82' Jeep J/10 Honcho, Its getting a J/20 conversion :-) ! So ill have an AMC- V8 Comanche and a 3/4ton Honcho . . . Yep you read it right, Shortbed stepside 3/4ton Jeep ! ! ! What a pair Mike

Nope leave it 2WD, I love the look ya get when you tell people you have a 2wd jeep. Mike

Is that 88' a 2WD or 4WD ? Mikey

Yup, one on each fender right under the "comanche" badges :) Mike

Merry X-Mas MJ: I got a set of scaled down "V8" badges for the MJ featuring the early model "V" and later model "8" to go with my project. Blending the vintage with the more modern . . . Mike

So locate the unit you posted above, remove it clean it up nice and re-install it ? Then if it still runs the same check along the intake/exhaust to head for leaks ? Mike

Oh oops sorry its the AMC-2.5 TBI . . . Ok so its in or on the TB ? ? ? Mike

Idle air control valve, what is it ? Where is it ? Got anyphotos ? Mike

Truck normally idled at 750rpm, now its idling at 850-950rpm and it still has a slight shake n shimmy at idle . . . New parts: air filter, plugs, wires, cap, and rotor. Last tune up I used the cheap stuff, silver cap n rotor kit, econo wires, and autolight copper plugs, Ran great for 7,000ish miles then picked up the rough idle and sluggishness. This tune up I used the gold cap n rotor kit, premium wires, and busch Fusion +4 plugs, Starts faster and has noticeably more power better fuel mileage, but still not what it. Was, Still has the rough idle and some sluggishness. Truck has been checked 5-7 times for vac leaks and have found none . . . 9K miles on fuel pump, 5K miles on fuel filter, Map sensor, TPS, and O2 sensor. Mike

I cracked the drain just to get a sample, looks like grayish/Milky color but it didn't sparkle ? My guess it sat 7 years with 187K miles its now at 197K n counting . . . Sounds like moisture and lack of maintenance to me. Mike

My progress photos added: :cheers: Engines out of the bed, on the stand and in the shop/shed :cheers: See i'm working on it ;) Mike

Just tear it open then pour in 4qts of lube ? . . . Sounds to easy ! What's going to come flying out ? Really sounds like a project for me not to do, as I tend to smash and bust bend and destroy delicate inner workings ;-) Mike

What's this center council of which you speak ? . . ? I have big hole in the floor with a rusty metal ring with a bunch of what used to be phillips screws I think ? They got nice round holes in heads anyways . . . Mike

Ya well I personally like the AMC V8s you go from 290cid to 401cid factory with out them Siamese bores . . . Now after market I hear you can get 422cid ? Out of an AMC V8 . . . Now I tried the mobile photobucket yup that was a failure nothing special just 3 shots of a 290 on an engine stand, Well I'm going as quick as money and time will allow :-( ! Mike

I got 5 bottles of the Mobile 1 75w-90 which is not returnable as the product wasn't defective ! So a fluid change out is what it will get ! At least I know its full and clean ;-) ! Fill from cab ? How ! ? Mike

I would have ran the AMSOIL 75-90, guess what ? Its such a fine product nobody ever has any on there shelves ! ! ! But hey you can order it if you aren't in a hurry or can tell the future ! ! ! Farm n Barn stocked the Mobile 1 75-90 and 75-140 :-) More less I wasn't going to shove $100 worth of fluid, into a dieing trans $60 in fluid was a bit much but still $40 cheaper and I had it right now, ultimately this whole drive train is going to get removed and replaced with an AMC V8 power/ drive train ;-) ! Mike

Yes I am trying to figure out how to post some photos with my black berry lost my net at home, but engine is out of bed and on engine stand and sitting in the shed/ shop ! ! ! :-) progress is slow but progressing ;-) Mike

Again thanks for the education, the 390 came in 10ish & 12ish the 290 n 343 where 9ish n 10ish . . . Both in 2bbl and 4bbl applications again except the 390 which was 4bbl and 8bbl. But AMC offered all the performance parts to make any of the 6 engines do as you wished. Mike