Transcription of AMC Engine codes - street2mud.com
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AMC Engine codes -- ALL OF THEM! (By Frank Swygert, Publisher, "American Independent Magazine" (AIM)) NOTE: The following article is copyright 2001 by FARNA Systems, publisher of "American Independent Magazine" (AIM), which covers AMC and related vehicles. For more information about AIM see the website linked at the end of this article. Permission has been granted this site to display this document intact with no alterations unless granted by FARNA Systems. If anyone suspects an error please do not make corrections, contact All AMC engines were manufactured at the Kenosha Main plant, including the 55-56 AMC/Hudson engines. Blocks and some other castings were also done by one or more contractors specializing in such work. Engine code (serial number) Locations: 121( ) four cylinder engines have the code on the left side of the bell housing flange. 150 ( ) AMC/Jeep four cylinder engines have this number stamped on a machined pad on the right side of the block near where head and block come together between #3 and #4 cylinder, similar to the 199-258 six (no photo).
1968-2001: Someone at AMC decided to simplify things, or maybe the U.S. Government decided for them since engines now had to be qualified for emissions by type and size? In any case, all models used the same codes for the same engine
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