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Points: 420 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mopar63 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Aug/06/2020 at 2:27am
yep ,I trust him,
and some progress to report found wires to inhibitor switch cut  (along with every other wire to the donk),fixed that up ,and have spark ,motor turns over on the key,so will be firing it up soon.



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Originally posted by mopar63 mopar63 wrote:

Ha ! yep i/ve seen that, great stuff !, I remember talking to you  ?on the forum? a few years ago when I had my AMX and Javelin,hope all is well with you.
my biggest headache is finding a screen,it's actually nearly impossible to source one I sort of have a plan B for that if I can't get one that doesn't cost less than the car,LOL

Go on Facebook Dan Curtis /AZ AMC Restorations is making a run of reproductions of the tinted windscreen......this might get you going again.

Let me know if you need anything else.

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Think my non starting issues have been solved...
Took of timing cover and it don't look right to me at tdc.



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spent days and days ont his ,changed leads ,dizzy,cleaned carb,it actually started sometimes ,low compressions, it wasn't adding up.I had a feeling it was camshaft timing though in lots of years of starting up old motors never came across this before.the clues were ,all cylinders had low compression ,of the 4 new tyres (years old)one had a burnout down to the wires,all wiring to the donk was cut,even power steer hose was cut !instead of unbolting, 
look closely and you will see chain so stretched that it doesn't even bind all the way around the sprocket! 



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success!, new timing chain and sprockets ,motor runs ,no smoke no lifter noise,even got gears .now to install radiator etc and drive it



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Great news!!
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Was the chain just loose or had it slipped a gear tooth or two?
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suspect an over rev when a burnout down by a previous owner made it slip ,however prob due to stretched chain ,it was 1/2 a link longer than the new one ,haven't seen such a loose chain before especially as the car has only done 83000 miles,under the rockers was like new. 



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Got the car driving.lots to do but at least its mobileSmile



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