The cam lobe was pretty wiped out.
We decided to go with a budget high lift repair.
The cam lobe was pretty wiped out.
We decided to go with a budget high lift repair.
Lopey
Since I have had to go over the previous owners work so much, I figure it is best to pull the rest of the engine, disassemble, and inspect. I don't want to slap a new cam in only to find out the main bearing are actually Bazooka Joe comics.
I have a Harbor Freight 1000LB engine stand I bought 15+ years ago for another Jeep project. I never liked how a cast iron straight 6 felt on it so I used it as an excuse to buy a 2000LB stand as well.
Its out so I can start poking it with a stick.
7 month later update-
Disassemble, the engine and didn't find any other surprises. I just cleaned everything up and put it back together with a new stock cam and lifters along with an aerosol overhaul on the outside with Ford Blue. Nobody local had AMC blue.....what is the world coming to?
When I pulled the engine I unbolted the mounts from the block. Last weekend I unbolted the mounts from the frame, and found what I belive is the source of all my issues getting that last bit of clutch depression, and why I had so many thoughts about how things seemed a little "off" but I was blaming 80s AMC build quality.
As you can see the frame mount has a gaping hole gut in it and a piece of steel JB welded to it. It could easily been an inch off either direction. The left side was similar but not as bad. I have some new used mounts on the way from a dismantler on ebay
Cool!
It's going to feel great knowing everything is good on the inside when you put it back together.
That socket taped to the cam hit close to home here, lol (thinking of the socket I found in my steering pump on the Wrongler).
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