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Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
Yes, it is the AMC 2.5L four in the Dakota. It's a shortened 258.
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:25:55 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote: >OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >one that I question. > >This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. > >They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. > >Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? > >Thanks, > >Mike >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
Yes, it is the AMC 2.5L four in the Dakota. It's a shortened 258.
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:25:55 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote: >OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >one that I question. > >This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. > >They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. > >Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? > >Thanks, > >Mike >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
Yes, it is the AMC 2.5L four in the Dakota. It's a shortened 258.
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:25:55 -0500, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote: >OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >one that I question. > >This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. > >They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. > >Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? > >Thanks, > >Mike >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
The GM 4 cyl went away in '84 and was replaced by the AMC 4.
Your math would only work if they used the same bore & stroke. On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:03:00 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote: >MY recollection is that the 4-banger is the old GM Iron Duke, which is the >inline 6 with two chopped off. Having said that, the math does not work out >quite right. divide 232 by 6 then multiply the result by 4. The answer is >closer to 155 than 151. > >It makes sense that DC would put the same 4 into a Dakota that it put into >the Jeep, but I have no knowledge that they actually did that. > > > > >"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message >news:45670F03.2DFC94C3@sympatico.ca... >> OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >> one that I question. >> >> This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >> cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >> bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. >> >> They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >> chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. >> >> Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
The GM 4 cyl went away in '84 and was replaced by the AMC 4.
Your math would only work if they used the same bore & stroke. On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:03:00 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote: >MY recollection is that the 4-banger is the old GM Iron Duke, which is the >inline 6 with two chopped off. Having said that, the math does not work out >quite right. divide 232 by 6 then multiply the result by 4. The answer is >closer to 155 than 151. > >It makes sense that DC would put the same 4 into a Dakota that it put into >the Jeep, but I have no knowledge that they actually did that. > > > > >"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message >news:45670F03.2DFC94C3@sympatico.ca... >> OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >> one that I question. >> >> This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >> cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >> bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. >> >> They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >> chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. >> >> Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
The GM 4 cyl went away in '84 and was replaced by the AMC 4.
Your math would only work if they used the same bore & stroke. On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:03:00 -0800, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote: >MY recollection is that the 4-banger is the old GM Iron Duke, which is the >inline 6 with two chopped off. Having said that, the math does not work out >quite right. divide 232 by 6 then multiply the result by 4. The answer is >closer to 155 than 151. > >It makes sense that DC would put the same 4 into a Dakota that it put into >the Jeep, but I have no knowledge that they actually did that. > > > > >"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message >news:45670F03.2DFC94C3@sympatico.ca... >> OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >> one that I question. >> >> This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >> cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >> bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. >> >> They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >> chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. >> >> Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
Engine info
http://wagoneers.com/XJ/tech/XJmotors.html "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:jpK9h.47376$39.39477@southeast.rr.com... > Seems like we went through this a while back. > > As I recall AMC decided they needed a 4cyl engine of their own, so they > took the 232/258 six, lopped off two cylinders, redesigned the head so it > would flow better and that was the four. They then modified the old six > and used a six cylinder version of the new head to create the 4.0 that we > know so well. Last time we had this discussion I looked it up and for > what it's worth the AMC 4 cyl and the 4.0 6 use the same valves. > > What DC put in a Dodge I have NO idea. > > What do the parts books say about the part numbers for those clutch pieces > for a 4 cyl Dodge and a 4 cyl Jeep? > > Jeff DeWitt > > Mike Romain wrote: >> OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >> one that I question. >> >> This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >> cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >> bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. >> >> They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >> chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. >> >> Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
Engine info
http://wagoneers.com/XJ/tech/XJmotors.html "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:jpK9h.47376$39.39477@southeast.rr.com... > Seems like we went through this a while back. > > As I recall AMC decided they needed a 4cyl engine of their own, so they > took the 232/258 six, lopped off two cylinders, redesigned the head so it > would flow better and that was the four. They then modified the old six > and used a six cylinder version of the new head to create the 4.0 that we > know so well. Last time we had this discussion I looked it up and for > what it's worth the AMC 4 cyl and the 4.0 6 use the same valves. > > What DC put in a Dodge I have NO idea. > > What do the parts books say about the part numbers for those clutch pieces > for a 4 cyl Dodge and a 4 cyl Jeep? > > Jeff DeWitt > > Mike Romain wrote: >> OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >> one that I question. >> >> This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >> cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >> bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. >> >> They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >> chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. >> >> Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
Re: Jeep engine or Jeep engine History questions.
Engine info
http://wagoneers.com/XJ/tech/XJmotors.html "Jeffrey DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:jpK9h.47376$39.39477@southeast.rr.com... > Seems like we went through this a while back. > > As I recall AMC decided they needed a 4cyl engine of their own, so they > took the 232/258 six, lopped off two cylinders, redesigned the head so it > would flow better and that was the four. They then modified the old six > and used a six cylinder version of the new head to create the 4.0 that we > know so well. Last time we had this discussion I looked it up and for > what it's worth the AMC 4 cyl and the 4.0 6 use the same valves. > > What DC put in a Dodge I have NO idea. > > What do the parts books say about the part numbers for those clutch pieces > for a 4 cyl Dodge and a 4 cyl Jeep? > > Jeff DeWitt > > Mike Romain wrote: >> OK, I know this has been discussed before, but someone hit me with a new >> one that I question. >> >> This entity is saying that the 96-98 Dodge Dakota uses the 'AMC' 4 >> cylinder engine so that bell housing, clutch and slave and tranny will >> bolt right up to a 95 YJ 4 banger. >> >> They also state the 'AMC' 4 banger is really a 232 with 2 cylinders >> chopped off. I have heard this, but don't know if it is valid. >> >> Anyone have any links I can read and pass on if needed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page |
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