irieco

It would leak 1 drop of oil every couple of days from the rear main seal. The Jeep was still under warranty so I decided to take it in before it expired. Big mistake! The yoyo that did the repair did not install the oil pump correctly and as I was driving to work from the dealer, it tossed two rods and it destroyed the motor. I freaked out and reamed the dealer a new one over the phone. They actually said to me "I don't know what you did to it". I was so tweaked, I didn't realize that my supervisor and director were standing right behind me when I hung up the phone. They just turned around and walked away. 35 years later...it's funny. I still think that the original motor had more speed and torque but I did smoke a lot of pot back then.

This is my first post although I've been wrenching on this beast for years. To be more exact, the last time I messed with it was over 15 years ago. I'm the original owner. Now my son just turned 17 and it's time to hand it down. I looking to restore her to her former self or better. It's going to be a long road. This unit has seen a lot of living. The dealer blew up the engine at 38K miles (that's an entirely different story). Started as a daily driver, used it as an old school SCORE chase vehicle for Mike Q, Benny Cannala, and the Lewellin brothers (for those of you who are old enough), and then a bit of street fun that lead to an engine fire. Used to have a Sneeky Pete throttlebody NOS system. I didn't know that it would weaken the injectors / seals. It resulted in a weenie roast under the hood. To this day I can't figure why AMC put the fuel injectors right over the exhaust manifold. I had to replace all of the electrical, vaccum, plastic, fuel rail, etc. Never repainted the hood, so I just spray painted an eightball over the burnt spot. I started to call it the "Oddball" and the name stuck. I'm hoping that I can pick up some wisdom on this site.