ianmagruder

Hey all-. Thought this would be a useful thing to put on the site- can someone tell me where the residual unbalance mark on the flywheel is? Seems like aftermarket clutch manufacterors aren't too specific about where the unbalance point is on the pressure plate. Carquest tech support didn't even know what that was. I went ahead and matched the side of the pressure plate with fewer holes drilled into the outer circumference 120 degree apart from what looked like a C (maybe an old O?) on the flywheel near the start gears.

Hey thanks for the welcome. I didn't ask what model the engine was when Rising Sun quoted me because I didn't know the differences. I take it all of the 1600's are EA71s? Rising Sun said what they had would fit but I would have to use my bell house. Now I'm looking for something that will mount up without any modifications if it is reasonable to expect I will find that. I want to avoid the shoe horn if possible mostly because I may not have access to the right tools to be changing engine mounts or bell housing fit. Anybody have any opinions on a source to get the most reliable replacement engine for this one?

Hi all, I've got a 78 DL that I drove in college. Now it sits in garage and is sadly been adopted as a storage unit. I was driving home from work in '02 when it started to have engine problems. I drove it home 65 miles on 2 cylinders which took some time but amazingly got me home; I have never been stranded by any Subaru knock on wood. I took out the engine and saw that one head gasket is blown. I have not looked at the other side but it has compression. Removing the oil drain pan I found some metal shavings in the pan. To top it off, several of the manifold bolts broke on removal. My impression is that the engine is toast. What I'm wondering is, what model engines will fit? The old engine is s 1600 #974066. It looks like I will be able to swap bell housing if necessary. I had Rising Sun offering me a replacement for $395 and suggesting it was as easy as swapping the bell. Anybody got any ideas on what would be best? Ian