 2L engine head question, AMC Heads, anyone seen them? |
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| john rogers |
 Jun 13 2006, 12:47 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391  |
We got a rebuilt 2L engine for my daughter's 914 last summer and had a valve which turned out to be Chinese made give us some problems and a close inspection of the heads show the AMC casting. Our machine shop said they thought these are made in Spain, but could not remember? The castings seem fine and the seats are staying in nicely. One of the valves had the tip mushroom so all are being replaced.
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 13 2006, 12:50 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
raby used those for the castings.. threw everything else away tho......
apparently the castings are ok, but the components are junk |
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| Mark Henry |
Jun 13 2006, 12:53 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
AMC heads should be treated as a core. Toss everything...valves, springs, retainers, keepers, and yes, the seats, in the trash.
The guides seem ok and the casting..... Made in Spain |
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| john rogers |
Jun 13 2006, 01:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
That is what we are doing. The engine came assembled and we did not disassemble it before we used it.
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| Brad Roberts |
Jun 13 2006, 05:16 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Let me guess,
guy out of LA? Ebay engine? B |
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| john rogers |
Jun 13 2006, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
No, a shop on Morena Blvd, does mainly bugs and busses but does a 914 or two now and then.
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 13 2006, 10:06 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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AMC heads are manufactured in Spain. However, they may very well use Chinese valves, I don't really know.
Len at HAM has recently posted on the Shoptalk Forums that the seats and guides seem pretty good, but the valve springs and keepers are rather poor. The main reason he replaces seats on most of them is for fitting larger valves. Note that they do not (or did not last I checked!) make 2.0 914 style heads, just 1.7, 1.8, and Bus 2.0 (and also square-port) heads. --DD |
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