HMC Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 This recently purchased crate arrived during my lunch hour....First impressions good, very tidy, original paint, starts stops and goes well. It's had 5 former keepers and like most ageing cars at a trough in the price curve, the service stamps have petered out and it's been a bit neglected of late. It's the 190 so it has the kv6 188bhp tune and a manual gearbox . It pulls well up through the rev range so I'm assuming the variable intake system motors are doing their thing, and the gear change and clutch feel ok ( they decided to put master and slave cylinders in tricky places so I'm relieved) If anything it starts to run cool on long downhill sections of road so I suspect the thermostat maybe a bit tired. It's buried under various things in the vee of the engine, just to add a bit of interest to proceedings, and the belt history is unclear. So the plan is for now maybe to give it a simple service and change the thermostat and bury my head in the sand. I may get the belts done later in the summer if I get attached to it. MarvinsMom, Lord Sterling, 155V6 and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Noice. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Lovely motor. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Lovely old things. The noise of the V6 can be a bit addictive. Did the thermostat on my old one. Can be done without removing the inlet manifold, but don't just buy the 'stat. There is a plastic pipe in the Vee that almost always breaks when removed from the stat so have a new one on hand. purplebargeken and AMC Rebel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I love my 190. Bought it last august and have knocked up 17k in it. It turned over the 100,000 mile mark this afternoon. I rarely keep cars very long, but this one will need prised from my cold dead hands. They're absolutely unbeatable for the money AMC Rebel and EssDeeWon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Must get mine done and back on the road. That looks nice, very similar to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Firstly its bugging me I can't work out your previous username, ItalianJob ? Or was it Essex something? Anyway, the thermostats are a PITA but as 83C mentions there is a way of doing this via some keyhole surgery. How many miles has it done? Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Nice car. KV6 2.5 you say? I have driven one of these in auto form and liked it. Just can't afford it. Plus I still have my own KV6 Sterling. Firstly its bugging me I can't work out your previous username, ItalianJob ? Or was it Essex something?brook, then ItalianJob, then Essex man and now Hmc. If you click on a username, on the left hand side in the members page there is a 'username history' bit. I still sometimes refer to older members by their first username. EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phminiman Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Mine was great. Mostly. To be fair to it, this was immediately after me fitting a new inlet manifold and not quite reattaching the fuel line properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Teatime tonight... somewhere near Stonehaven..... I got far more excited about this than is remotely reasonable. Tam, oldcars and EssDeeWon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Cold one in stonehaven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Yes it was SNOWING!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 MOT history looks promising..No mention of rusty rear suspension etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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