I have an 81 Eagle. The valve cover was glued on with 18 tubes of form-a-gasket and I cracked it trying to get it off. The only listing I see for an 81 is a plastic doorman replacement that looks very similar but it has the two screw holes up top, mine doesn't. My rocker bridges don't have holes either.

When I took it off there were 4 1/4" (rear one was missing) bolts, the on the passenger side, one front and rear. The driver side was held by clamps on 5 of the head studs. The head studs appear to be 7/16 so I don't think it's an 86+ head. The holes on the driver side weren't tapped at all.

Is there any specific cover that will fit here? Or will any general cover be fine with the clamps? The Mr Gasket 9831BMRG cover seems like a good candidate but I want to be sure before I drop $90 on it.

Siddhant Dive of HotCars remembers the 1969 Super Stock AMC AMX.

Just got this ‘74 232cu. The air cleaner assembly is gone, could I get a newer after market one somehow or do I need to source and original?????

I never get tired of this James Bond chase scene so here it is — I’m sure once again. Sorry, no Matadors… those require the full scene but boy it sure looks silly.

We were doing the oil and carbs clean on my 66 jeep j2000 with the original amc 327 engine and when draining the oil found steal. Dropped the pan and found the whole trust washer sitting in the pan in pices. When looking for the part we learned that the part is almost impossible to find. Can anyone give a sorce for the part? We found one shop that would rebuild the whole engine but we alreddy rebuilt it a few years back and they won't sell us the 1 part or give a supplier

Hari Krishnan of HotCars remembers the 1969 American Motors Rambler.

Siddhant Dive of HotCars remembers the 1970 AMC Rebel Machine. Make sure you read the comments at the end of the article.

With some American Motors history thrown in, Brian Anderson of HotCars remembers the AMC Javelin.

These were my dads. His racing career spanned mainly HISCC (Heart of IL Sports Car Club) and other odds and ends but I don’t know how he got these jackets. Were they mail order? Only available at races? Any info would be appreciated.

What do yall think?

If you read the entire article, you will see why this Mopar guy posted this. In his Final Parking Space column on Hagerty , Murilee Martin remembers the 1948 Kaiser Special.

I do have more pictures including build codes and VIN. I can't seem to add multiple photos though.

Slightly misdiagnosed my power steering leak on my Concord. Replaced dust and stub shaft seals which has effectively slowed the leak down significantly but I am still getting a slow drip out the tip of my stub shaft. So now I need go back and replace the "rotary valve assembly" according to my TSM.

After more reading through the chapters on the steering gears, power steering pumps, and referring to the index, I can't find out which parts make up this "rotary valve assembly". Now I can't effectively begin on carrying out a fix. In my second photo, I've posted a blown-out diagram of the steering box. Through my readings and experience in my first repair, I've highlighted what I believe might encompass the "rotary valve assembly, or maybe it's just all the parts that contain "Valve", I really don't know. If anyone with more knowledge than me, or experienced with these repairs please let me know what this book is referring to.

Since the TSM doesn't contain a section on replacing the "rotary valve assembly" In your experience what is the bare minimum I need to replace. I am wondering if I should replace the 3 Teflon rings and 3 back-up O-rings, and even the O-ring present before the Stub Shaft, could this be an effective fix?

I really do not want to spend hundreds on a new steering box over a slow dripping leak, especially if I don't have to.

If you can help or point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

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