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The AMC straight-4 engine is a 2.5 L straight-four engine developed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) that was used in a variety of AMC, Jeep, and Dodge vehicles from 1984 through 2002. The 2.5 L I4 Jeep engine shared design elements and some internal components with the AMC 4.0 L I6 that was introduced for the 1987 model year.
The first version of this engine family was a normally aspirated 2.2 L (134 cu in) unit. Developed under the leadership of Chief Engineer – Engine Design and Development Willem Weertman and head of performance tuning Charles "Pete" Hagenbuch, who had worked on most of Chrysler's V-8 engines and the Chrysler Slant-6 engine, [1] it was introduced in the 1981 Dodge Aries, Dodge Omni, Plymouth ...
The AMC and Kaiser engines do not share bellhousing bolt patterns. Cam trouble on the 230 was common due to inadequate oil formulations of the time. Its under-square bore and stroke endeared the engine for low-speed torque. It was a dependable engine with reports of them going 250,000 mi. with no major problems—with proper maintenance.
Wards 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" automobile engines available in the U.S. market, that are selected by Wards AutoWorld magazine. The list was started in 1994 for model year 1995, and has been drawn every year since then, published at the end of the preceding year.
The cover of the February 1986 issue of Consumer Reports featured a Yugo getting stared down by a Peterbilt truck with the caption "How much car do you get for $3990?" [40] The included review described the car as a "barely assembled bag of nuts and bolts", saying that a used car was a better buy. [40]
Jeep Comanche Pioneer Jeep Comanche Pioneer interior. The Jeep Comanche (designated MJ) is a pickup truck variant of the Cherokee compact SUV (1984–1992) [3] manufactured and marketed by Jeep for model years 1986-1992 in rear wheel (RWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) models as well as two cargo bed lengths: six-foot (1.83 meters) and seven-foot (2.13 meters).
The four-cylinder engine was discontinued from AMC's rear-wheel drive models after 1982. During 1983, the all-wheel drive Eagle base engine switched from the Iron Duke to a new, AMC-developed 150 cu in (2.5 L) four-cylinder. The 1980 through 1983 Jeep CJs were also available with the Iron Duke as the base engine. [7]
All TorqueCommand automatics used 23-spline output shafts. Later on, as AMC revised their mainstay engines to have lighter casting technology, these transmissions were available in both the Chevrolet small V6 engine pattern (used on the AMC 150 I4) and the AMC late model pattern that was used on their I6 and V8 engines. Other than the bell ...