I had two 1971 Gremlins, one totaled front and one totaled rear. Clipped behind the front seats. Plum crazy factory color, air, auto, sunroof, rally wheels, carpet, stripes like yours, and 258 cubic inch 2 barrel with factory air. Loved it for thousands of miles.
I had a 73 Grimlin , I liked it. Had the 258 cubic inch 6. And 3 speed manual transmission. Good power, and fuel mileage. I sold it because my wife had some friends that needed a car. I wish i still had it.
I had a '72 Gremlin X with the 258 ci engine, Hurst competition shifter on the 3-speed manual transmission. I also installed a quadraphonic sound system with 4 infinity speakers with Plastic cones, an 80 watt amp along with a digital tachometer that logged the top speed of any driving. 40 channel, Single-Sideband CB radio with Voice-activated headset - I talk, it keys the mic for me. Got broadsided in an intersection by an Olds Toronado which truly outweighs my Gremlin - and totaled it. I had and Enjoyed that car for almost 5 years, and it never let me down. It never stranded me anyplace where, I either couldn't get help or couldn't help myself. It died on me in Texas one summer, and checking into it was nothing more than burnt points. Nail file and a matchbook cover got me back on the road: filed the points clean and gapped them with the matchbook cover, re-install the Distributor cap, and off we went. I had an Olds Calais that also was an excellent vehicle. GM family for decades. IT'S ALIVE!!! IT'S ALIVE!!! 🚗🚗🚗
With the price of gas the way that it is, you might want to think about fixing it up and making it a reliable daily driver. Can't wait to see more on this car.
Stumbled across your channel and subbed. I'm across the "big pond" on the very southern tip of Africa 😆 Watched the Gremlin vids and awesome to see the old man fired up. Pure dedication and perseverance. Great job!!! Can't wait on the next video to see the wheels running 😁
Just happened across this video today, and already I'm invested in this old little lady! Good to see some VGG influences in there, and definitely good to see the old Gremmie bark back to life! Can't go wrong with those solid old inline sixes, so I'm sure you'll get her back on the road again. Greetings from new sub number 360, all the way from down here in the Netherlands! 😀
The movement you sensed @ 10:30 was motor mount flex. You were merely tipping the engine slightly against the rubber mounts. (I haven't watched the rest of the video yet)
Have you ever used white vinegar to help free up a engine?? Works really well instead of mystery oil. It removes all the crap in there stinks a little after soaking in for awhile but works good. My uncle used it to free up the engine in square body pickup that sat in his yard for 23 years
Lol yeah thats fair. I don't think mine will ever be a show car but I think I can make it way more appealing than it currently is. And I am working on making it a better driver currently.
When they're really really stuck like that, a little kerosene in each cylinder works great. When I was 17 my dad refused to let me buy a v8 Gremlin X, 4spd. It sounded great.
They just recently demolished what remained of the AMC world headquarters in Detroit Michigan. Though it is leveled and empty ground they are going to build an industrial complex where the building wants stood.
I thought I heard they were going to level it. I did not know that they are building an industrial complex in its place. At least they are using the land again.
before you get all giddy with joy... remember that trans fluid that sprayed on the floor of your garage by the front of the engine ?? Yea, that was actually motor oil. You're gonna want to fix that before running the engine for very long. You see if that's how much came out after just a couple of seconds running....... if you don't pull the motor for the V8/manual swap now: you have to replace that timing cover. remove the crank pulley, then remove the timing cover and get a new front main seal to replace the one that came with the replacement timing cover. you may also have to replace part of the oil pan gasket too, when you reassemble. Yea, all that because of a few metal bits that broke off the timing cover on to the floor. If you don't then, you'll be spraying oil every time you start up that engine, I guarantee it !! At least you got a warning. A lot of people will ignore the metal bits on the floor. Then when they start the engine, they wonder why it sprays so much oil around. I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but you seem to be an honest person. You could skip over all this and do the V8 swap now too.
Yeah that would make sense. There's a lot that can go wrong still. I appreciate all of the info. Depending on how it runs, I might want to do a motor swap anyways. If it's going to be a good runner, I'll be fixing the timing cover for sure.
Only a few minutes in and in the future for old cast iron blocks that have sat a Looooong time fill the cylinders with vinegar, white vinegar to be exact and let it sit for at least 48 hours, then try to turn the engine over. This trick only works on cast iron blocks from about 84 and earlier. After 84 there are too many alloys and aluminum that the trick doesn't work. I learned it from rebuilding an old Ford 8N at my uncles farm that sat for 40 years.
These cars can be really something if you build em correctly, A friend of mine in Celina Ohio had one what a machine with a Built 304 it was Green and on the sun visors he did some incredible Artwork and on the outside of some of the most meanest Gremlins you've ever seen.
Yes the V8 was a 304 and it was called the gremlin x they didn't make a ton of those and if you can find one with a four speed they were actually not bad speed wise run in the 14s somewhere and could be fun to drive due to the stick
The other issue that I find with this situation is the fact that when you did get it to slightly break free by turning the flywheel and have your leverage bar on the harmonic balancer area of the vehicle, you didn't do a full rotation of 360ﾟ. That is where your issue is lying with this motor. Until you get it to break free you're gonna have issues at trying to get it to start.
You gotta get that spinning a lot more freely before the starter is gonna turn it over and even after that it's gotta spin pretty free that thing will run again they were bullet proof and I never saw one blow up due to being beat on they didn't have enough power to blow up the heads and intake wouldn't flow enough air to let it over rev
I put a piston thru Cylinder #4, but an aluminum sleeve and new piston, etc., fixed that problem and it ran another year and a half. Then it got totaled.
A lot of times the top end is locked up,,, of so gota take the entire engine apart, and find what bearing, what valve is messed up,,, fix it before you start it, otherwise other things will break👍🤔 something is very very tight,,, that will put stress on other things until it's fixed, figure out what is holding it back,,,
Next time, apply better lighting. If that nears remove the hood.... Us the audience choose better quality video, which will benefit you views. Not to mention, your work area will be so much more open.
Ok so, any old locked up engine,, 1 remove plugs,, look at em, 2 some Wd or any break free, and then, litteraly out a funnel in the plug hole, fill all cylinders with marvel mystery oil,,, let it soak, any blown rings cylinder will not be full anymore, can always use a hand vacume tube to suck out later to prevent hydro lock,,,, but yeah, always start with removi g plugs, then lube from the top, take the oil plug out make sure you dont have milkshake, 😢😵😅😂 if so remove oil pan and lube from the bottom end, pb blaster👍 and slow back and forth,,, is it one piston or all, is it the valve train🤔🤔 hhhmm what is it has it locked up,,, investigate, is it worth it, as well as don't break things before you k.ow what needs fixed
Yeah im aware I shouldn't have cranked the engine when it wasn't rotating. But I was to the point where I was going to pull the motor if it kept being stuck.
Yeah, that's fair. It's been fun to work on too. Some people may not like it if butcher the gremlin but it was designated for the scrap yard before i bought it. So I'm doings what ever I think will make the car fun.
That company was a project between Ford, GM, and Chrysler to try and help AMC survive. Too much splitting of hairs and their suppliers didn't help much. I wanted a Hornet X but the company didn't last long enough. The cars AMC was making were just fine.
I had two 1971 Gremlins, one totaled
front and one totaled rear. Clipped behind the front seats. Plum crazy factory color, air, auto, sunroof, rally wheels, carpet, stripes like yours, and 258 cubic inch 2 barrel with factory air.
Loved it for thousands of miles.
Oh yeah, the Gremlin X package. And everything is SAE, nothing metric.
That's really cool!
MY gremlin is plum crazy color.
@Dean Landry If I was to have my gremlin repainted, I think I would do the plum purple.
I had 1974 gremlin it was a great car tough as nails AMC were good cars I've had ramblers gremlins javelins pacers I loved em all thumbs up buddy
Thank you, I appreciate it.
@@robbieshobbies93 yes sir
You are learning. Keep working and you will get there..
Thank you! I wanted to buy a car like this so I would get pushed out of my comfort zone of normal repairs. It's been a blast to work on too
I had a 73 Grimlin , I liked it. Had the 258 cubic inch 6. And 3 speed manual transmission. Good power, and fuel mileage. I sold it because my wife had some friends that needed a car. I wish i still had it.
That's cool. At least you sold it for a good reason. Sounds like a nice car tho.
Longest will it run I've ever seen. Lol good job brother!
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Thank you! I appreciate it
I had a '72 Gremlin X with the 258 ci engine, Hurst competition shifter on the 3-speed manual transmission. I also installed a quadraphonic sound system with 4 infinity speakers with Plastic cones, an 80 watt amp along with a digital tachometer that logged the top speed of any driving. 40 channel, Single-Sideband CB radio with Voice-activated headset - I talk, it keys the mic for me.
Got broadsided in an intersection by an Olds Toronado which truly outweighs my Gremlin - and totaled it.
I had and Enjoyed that car for almost 5 years, and it never let me down. It never stranded me anyplace where, I either couldn't get help or couldn't help myself. It died on me in Texas one summer, and checking into it was nothing more than burnt points. Nail file and a matchbook cover got me back on the road: filed the points clean and gapped them with the matchbook cover, re-install the Distributor cap, and off we went.
I had an Olds Calais that also was an excellent vehicle. GM family for decades.
IT'S ALIVE!!! IT'S ALIVE!!! 🚗🚗🚗
That is awesome
Instant sub. Yellow Wisconsin plates on a Gremlin. I can relate.
Oh yeah. Thanks for the sub.
With the price of gas the way that it is, you might want to think about fixing it up and making it a reliable daily driver. Can't wait to see more on this car.
Ha yeah that is so true. I feel I would love to daily this car.
now thats dedication! great work
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Good job. It ran! Yay. Remember, it's not a turd!
Ha yep and it's another step closer to not being a turd. Thank you for the comment.
my first car was a 72 Gremlin "X" Fun little car.
That's a pretty cool car, I would say.
Dang the girl is stronger 😅
Ha she is strong
Lets see more on this one.
I'm planning on doing a lot to the gremlin this year. So that might just happen.
Stumbled across your channel and subbed. I'm across the "big pond" on the very southern tip of Africa 😆 Watched the Gremlin vids and awesome to see the old man fired up. Pure dedication and perseverance. Great job!!! Can't wait on the next video to see the wheels running 😁
That's awesome! Thank you for that. All of my efforts have been going towards this gremlin lately. So there will be more to come on the old girl.
That would be an awesome driver
I would love to do daily the car.
Had one bought new in 77 kept it 11 years regret getting rid of it. Seats folded flat for the kids to sleep on longggg trips. Yeah, I miss it
Ha that is awesome. I can't wait to get mine going. I would love to take it on long trips.
Great car ! I had 4 of them, loved em!
That's awesome!
Just happened across this video today, and already I'm invested in this old little lady! Good to see some VGG influences in there, and definitely good to see the old Gremmie bark back to life! Can't go wrong with those solid old inline sixes, so I'm sure you'll get her back on the road again. Greetings from new sub number 360, all the way from down here in the Netherlands! 😀
Ha thats awesome. Thanks for the sub too.
Well, _this_ looks interesting ;)
+Subscribed.
Ha I'm glad you think so. Thanks for subscribing.
The movement you sensed @ 10:30 was motor mount flex. You were merely tipping the engine slightly against the rubber mounts. (I haven't watched the rest of the video yet)
Perhaps so
Have you ever used white vinegar to help free up a engine?? Works really well instead of mystery oil. It removes all the crap in there stinks a little after soaking in for awhile but works good. My uncle used it to free up the engine in square body pickup that sat in his yard for 23 years
I have not. Hopefully I won't need to try that. But if I do, I'll try the vinegar next.
61 , I'd be happy to about a little movement. 😆 🤣
I as well!
@Robbie's Hobbies hello, just found your channel, good luck with the gremlin. Enjoy watching
My dream car. But the one in my dream runs and drives.
Lol yeah thats fair. I don't think mine will ever be a show car but I think I can make it way more appealing than it currently is. And I am working on making it a better driver currently.
When they're really really stuck like that, a little kerosene in each cylinder works great. When I was 17 my dad refused to let me buy a v8 Gremlin X, 4spd. It sounded great.
I could see that. That's awesome.
That particular engine is toast. It needs to be rebuilt or replaced.
You could be right. I won't be disappointed if I have to replace it. I wasn't planning on keeping the 232 long term anyways.
They just recently demolished what remained of the AMC world headquarters in Detroit Michigan. Though it is leveled and empty ground they are going to build an industrial complex where the building wants stood.
I thought I heard they were going to level it. I did not know that they are building an industrial complex in its place. At least they are using the land again.
before you get all giddy with joy... remember that trans fluid that sprayed on the floor of your garage by the front of the engine ?? Yea, that was actually motor oil. You're gonna want to fix that before running the engine for very long. You see if that's how much came out after just a couple of seconds running....... if you don't pull the motor for the V8/manual swap now: you have to replace that timing cover. remove the crank pulley, then remove the timing cover and get a new front main seal to replace the one that came with the replacement timing cover. you may also have to replace part of the oil pan gasket too, when you reassemble. Yea, all that because of a few metal bits that broke off the timing cover on to the floor. If you don't then, you'll be spraying oil every time you start up that engine, I guarantee it !! At least you got a warning. A lot of people will ignore the metal bits on the floor. Then when they start the engine, they wonder why it sprays so much oil around. I really hate to be the bearer of bad news but you seem to be an honest person. You could skip over all this and do the V8 swap now too.
Yeah that would make sense. There's a lot that can go wrong still. I appreciate all of the info. Depending on how it runs, I might want to do a motor swap anyways. If it's going to be a good runner, I'll be fixing the timing cover for sure.
Your wife 💪💪
Ha, you're not wrong. I definitely couldn't have done it with out her help.
take the handle off the floor jack and stick it on the braker bar ,big leverage
Makes sense. That's an easy way to do that. Thank you.
Pull the plugs, put some Automatic Transmission Fluid in the cylinders.... let it set a few days and try again to start it.
I have heard of that one. I believe I did use some and had it soak for a week, among some of the other things I've tried.
I prefer marvel mystery oil to soak my cylinders and rings
Only a few minutes in and in the future for old cast iron blocks that have sat a Looooong time fill the cylinders with vinegar, white vinegar to be exact and let it sit for at least 48 hours, then try to turn the engine over. This trick only works on cast iron blocks from about 84 and earlier. After 84 there are too many alloys and aluminum that the trick doesn't work. I learned it from rebuilding an old Ford 8N at my uncles farm that sat for 40 years.
Awesome. Thanks for the tip.
These cars can be really something if you build em correctly, A friend of mine in Celina Ohio had one what a machine with a Built 304 it was Green and on the sun visors he did some incredible Artwork and on the outside of some of the most meanest Gremlins you've ever seen.
That's really cool. I love these cars all done up. Your friend sounds like he had a cool one.
@@robbieshobbies93 ohh yeah he did 👍
If the motor frees up good and that means that you may need a new fly wheel,distriboner,alternater,belt.
Yeah possibly
And a new battery and a new pushed rod,started,coil
Ha possibly
Try to warm up the oil to put down the pistons
Ok. I could try that eventually. Thanks
I had a friend who had one 8 cylinder and he really liked it.
Eventually I want this to have a v8 in mine but I would be happy to just have it driving.
Yes the V8 was a 304 and it was called the gremlin x they didn't make a ton of those and if you can find one with a four speed they were actually not bad speed wise run in the 14s somewhere and could be fun to drive due to the stick
The other issue that I find with this situation is the fact that when you did get it to slightly break free by turning the flywheel and have your leverage bar on the harmonic balancer area of the vehicle, you didn't do a full rotation of 360ﾟ. That is where your issue is lying with this motor. Until you get it to break free you're gonna have issues at trying to get it to start.
Yeah for sure. I was struggling.
IT'S A 36 YEAR OLD GREMLIN!!! Close the hood, turn out the lights and go inside and have a beer!
That may have happened a few times. Lol Thanks for the comment.
47 year old
Bump the starter see if it will work
Yeah it seemed to kinda help
Vacuum leak on carb
Yeah thats probably why it ran badly before.
You gotta get that spinning a lot more freely before the starter is gonna turn it over and even after that it's gotta spin pretty free that thing will run again they were bullet proof and I never saw one blow up due to being beat on they didn't have enough power to blow up the heads and intake wouldn't flow enough air to let it over rev
Yeah that makes sense. I haven't heard people complain about the inline 6. They seem to be rather reliable.
I put a piston thru Cylinder #4, but an aluminum sleeve and new piston, etc., fixed that problem and it ran another year and a half. Then it got totaled.
A lot of times the top end is locked up,,, of so gota take the entire engine apart, and find what bearing, what valve is messed up,,, fix it before you start it, otherwise other things will break👍🤔 something is very very tight,,, that will put stress on other things until it's fixed, figure out what is holding it back,,,
Yeah that also makes sense.
SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS; A few days later.....
I debated on doing that. But I chickened out. Lol
A girl did it
Yes indeed
Bad crank bearing,, seized a rod
Yikes, that's not good.
dont know who copied who but alot of your little fun quotes sounds very much like derek from vice grip garage!
Yep, I was using some of his quotes. I am a huge fan of VGG. He is inspiring.
153624 FIRE ORDER
Yep that's right
🎉 subbed from this gal old cars yeah!,
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Next time, apply better lighting. If that nears remove the hood....
Us the audience choose better quality video, which will benefit you views.
Not to mention, your work area will be so much more open.
Yeah I've been meaning to improve my lighting. I have recently improved some lighting, but I should do even more yet
Ok so, any old locked up engine,, 1 remove plugs,, look at em, 2 some Wd or any break free, and then, litteraly out a funnel in the plug hole, fill all cylinders with marvel mystery oil,,, let it soak, any blown rings cylinder will not be full anymore, can always use a hand vacume tube to suck out later to prevent hydro lock,,,, but yeah, always start with removi g plugs, then lube from the top, take the oil plug out make sure you dont have milkshake, 😢😵😅😂 if so remove oil pan and lube from the bottom end, pb blaster👍 and slow back and forth,,, is it one piston or all, is it the valve train🤔🤔 hhhmm what is it has it locked up,,, investigate, is it worth it, as well as don't break things before you k.ow what needs fixed
That all seems to make the most sense to me. I did most of the first part you said.
Come on using vgg terms.
Ha yeah. I'm a fan
DON'T CRANK A STUCK ENGINE .
Yeah im aware I shouldn't have cranked the engine when it wasn't rotating. But I was to the point where I was going to pull the motor if it kept being stuck.
How do you crank a stuck engine?
It was more of an attempt to crank it. It wasn't cranking at first
amc products of the mid 70s are why they're no longer in business. if you gotta learn on something, this may as well be it - nowhere to go but up.
Yeah, that's fair. It's been fun to work on too. Some people may not like it if butcher the gremlin but it was designated for the scrap yard before i bought it. So I'm doings what ever I think will make the car fun.
That company was a project between Ford, GM, and Chrysler to try and help AMC survive. Too much splitting of hairs and their suppliers didn't help much. I wanted a Hornet X but the company didn't last long enough. The cars AMC was making were just fine.
Why bother? It was junk when new.
One man's trash is another man's treasure. 🪙
Is your doggo a Rhodesian Ridgeback?
He is mostly Belgian Malinois and coon hound.