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4.0 history
I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based on
an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our wonderful 4.0. Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? Jeff DeWitt |
Re: 4.0 history
Jeff DeWitt wrote: > I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based on > an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a > while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of > paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our > wonderful 4.0. > Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? > Jeff DeWitt are you asking about the 4.2 liter (258 cubic inch) engine or the 4.0 liter engine? I may be wrong here, but I thought the 4.0 liter was designed by Chrysler long after both AMC and Nash were out of business. The 258 may have ancestry in Gremlins, but I don't think the 4.0 does. The 4.0 debuted in Wranglers (YJ's) in 1991. Chrysler Corp. acquired American Motors in 1987. Nash merged with Hudson in the mid-Fifties to form American Motors. |
Re: 4.0 history
Jeff DeWitt wrote: > I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based on > an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a > while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of > paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our > wonderful 4.0. > Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? > Jeff DeWitt are you asking about the 4.2 liter (258 cubic inch) engine or the 4.0 liter engine? I may be wrong here, but I thought the 4.0 liter was designed by Chrysler long after both AMC and Nash were out of business. The 258 may have ancestry in Gremlins, but I don't think the 4.0 does. The 4.0 debuted in Wranglers (YJ's) in 1991. Chrysler Corp. acquired American Motors in 1987. Nash merged with Hudson in the mid-Fifties to form American Motors. |
Re: 4.0 history
Jeff DeWitt wrote: > I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based on > an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a > while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of > paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our > wonderful 4.0. > Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? > Jeff DeWitt are you asking about the 4.2 liter (258 cubic inch) engine or the 4.0 liter engine? I may be wrong here, but I thought the 4.0 liter was designed by Chrysler long after both AMC and Nash were out of business. The 258 may have ancestry in Gremlins, but I don't think the 4.0 does. The 4.0 debuted in Wranglers (YJ's) in 1991. Chrysler Corp. acquired American Motors in 1987. Nash merged with Hudson in the mid-Fifties to form American Motors. |
Re: 4.0 history
On 21 Mar 2005 20:00:38 -0800, matthewf_boi@yahoo.com wrote:
> >Jeff DeWitt wrote: >> I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based >on >> an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a >> while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of >> paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our >> wonderful 4.0. >> Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? >> Jeff DeWitt > >are you asking about the 4.2 liter (258 cubic inch) engine or the 4.0 >liter engine? >I may be wrong here, but I thought the 4.0 liter was designed by >Chrysler long after both AMC and Nash were out of business. > >The 258 may have ancestry in Gremlins, but I don't think the 4.0 does. >The 4.0 debuted in Wranglers (YJ's) in 1991. >Chrysler Corp. acquired American Motors in 1987. >Nash merged with Hudson in the mid-Fifties to form American Motors. The 4.0 Power Tech Six was designed by AMC. It was designed from the beginning for the XJ, the down-sized Cherokee and Wagoneer Limited. It shared a number of components with the 2.5 four. It was introduced in the 1987 XJ just about the time Chrysler took over AMC, but they did not design the 4.0. ---- |
Re: 4.0 history
On 21 Mar 2005 20:00:38 -0800, matthewf_boi@yahoo.com wrote:
> >Jeff DeWitt wrote: >> I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based >on >> an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a >> while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of >> paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our >> wonderful 4.0. >> Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? >> Jeff DeWitt > >are you asking about the 4.2 liter (258 cubic inch) engine or the 4.0 >liter engine? >I may be wrong here, but I thought the 4.0 liter was designed by >Chrysler long after both AMC and Nash were out of business. > >The 258 may have ancestry in Gremlins, but I don't think the 4.0 does. >The 4.0 debuted in Wranglers (YJ's) in 1991. >Chrysler Corp. acquired American Motors in 1987. >Nash merged with Hudson in the mid-Fifties to form American Motors. The 4.0 Power Tech Six was designed by AMC. It was designed from the beginning for the XJ, the down-sized Cherokee and Wagoneer Limited. It shared a number of components with the 2.5 four. It was introduced in the 1987 XJ just about the time Chrysler took over AMC, but they did not design the 4.0. ---- |
Re: 4.0 history
On 21 Mar 2005 20:00:38 -0800, matthewf_boi@yahoo.com wrote:
> >Jeff DeWitt wrote: >> I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based >on >> an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a >> while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of >> paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our >> wonderful 4.0. >> Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? >> Jeff DeWitt > >are you asking about the 4.2 liter (258 cubic inch) engine or the 4.0 >liter engine? >I may be wrong here, but I thought the 4.0 liter was designed by >Chrysler long after both AMC and Nash were out of business. > >The 258 may have ancestry in Gremlins, but I don't think the 4.0 does. >The 4.0 debuted in Wranglers (YJ's) in 1991. >Chrysler Corp. acquired American Motors in 1987. >Nash merged with Hudson in the mid-Fifties to form American Motors. The 4.0 Power Tech Six was designed by AMC. It was designed from the beginning for the XJ, the down-sized Cherokee and Wagoneer Limited. It shared a number of components with the 2.5 four. It was introduced in the 1987 XJ just about the time Chrysler took over AMC, but they did not design the 4.0. ---- |
Re: 4.0 history
Hi Jeff,
American Motor Corporation did take credit for redesigning the engine in '64: http://www.mederle.de/amc/amcgeng.html But it's virtually unchanged from the Rambler engine I've worked on, like this '49: http://www.collectorcarads.com/addetail.asp?carID=3794 And unfortunately I can't find the '29 Nash's picture disappear before I copies the site, but just like this '34 eight: http://www.vapinc.com/1934nashrestor...2/PIC00004.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jeff DeWitt wrote: > > I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based on > an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a > while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of > paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our > wonderful 4.0. > > Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? > > Jeff DeWitt |
Re: 4.0 history
Hi Jeff,
American Motor Corporation did take credit for redesigning the engine in '64: http://www.mederle.de/amc/amcgeng.html But it's virtually unchanged from the Rambler engine I've worked on, like this '49: http://www.collectorcarads.com/addetail.asp?carID=3794 And unfortunately I can't find the '29 Nash's picture disappear before I copies the site, but just like this '34 eight: http://www.vapinc.com/1934nashrestor...2/PIC00004.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jeff DeWitt wrote: > > I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based on > an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a > while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of > paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our > wonderful 4.0. > > Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? > > Jeff DeWitt |
Re: 4.0 history
Hi Jeff,
American Motor Corporation did take credit for redesigning the engine in '64: http://www.mederle.de/amc/amcgeng.html But it's virtually unchanged from the Rambler engine I've worked on, like this '49: http://www.collectorcarads.com/addetail.asp?carID=3794 And unfortunately I can't find the '29 Nash's picture disappear before I copies the site, but just like this '34 eight: http://www.vapinc.com/1934nashrestor...2/PIC00004.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Jeff DeWitt wrote: > > I'm curious about the history of the 4.0 engine. I know it's based on > an engine AMC introduced in 1964 (and powered a bunch of Gremlins a > while later), but at some point AMC (or Nash) took a clean sheet of > paper and designed a new engine that eventually evolved into our > wonderful 4.0. > > Does anyone know when that was and anything about the orginal engine? > > Jeff DeWitt |
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