Sqeasel

Good idea, we did replace it quite a while ago, and they might have loosened slightly. I will check them, but it concerns me that it happened basicly instantaneously after swapping the engine.

Ive made sure that all the bolts connecting the engine to the transmission are tight. I can check again, but we made sure that it was connected well.

I have a problem with the stick shift buzzing like it is on fire. This started happening after i swapped the engine with another one from the same model and year of brat. Above about 45mph it is really bad, but below, it is ok. I was previously told that it could be either the transmission mounts were bad, or the engine shaft had been rotated 180 degrees from what it should be. I replaced the mounts, but it is still buzzing really bad, and i dont understand how the rotation of the engine shaft would make it buzz like that. Any suggestions? I would like to get this fixed as soon as i can. Nigel

It doesnt seem to move, but i can look and see, we made sure it was attached well when we swapped the engine. Thanks for the tips.

Is this a serious problem? or can it wait a week or two?

I recently swapped the engine out of my Brat for the engine of another brat of the same year. Everything is working great, but when i get up to higher freeway and highway speeds the stick buzzes like none other. I cant even hardly firmly grasp it because it is vibrating so violently. The car still drives, but the stick shakes. Any ideas? Is this a serious thing? How can i fix this? Thanks Nigel

Is it allright for all the oil to have poured out when the grooved peice came out? Will that oil missing harm anything? Is there any steps i need to take other than just undo the rear driveline bolts to make this road-worthy again?

Ok, first off, this story may sound very far fetched, but is completely true. I was driving my Brat over highway 26 friday afternoon, when going across a bridge with appx. a 1" lip to get up to the concrete from the asphalt at 65MPH i hear a noise similar to the tires coming up but louder than normal. Then several tens of miles later, driving along, no signs of anything wrong, all of a sudden, the whole driver side of the car jumps about 6" into the air. I immediately looked behind me, but was unable to find what the problem was, and discarding it as a unseen rock, kept going. Upon arriving in pullman, i get under the car to see what i could see, and by a miracle of brat ownership the "Y" of the exhaust system where it bolts to the engine block is miraculously gone! Save for the passenger side bolting bracket still bolted to the bottom of the engine. The "Y" had been ripped off my car! I Went back to look, but was unable to find my missing part. Then on sunday on my way back home, about halfway of the 133 mile drive, i hear a slight plinking and about 2 seconds later the front U-Joint on the driveline breaks and the driveline itself starts flailing/spinning/bludgeoning underneath the car until i come to a complete stop. Getting out, i try to remove the back portion of the driveline, but i was unsucessful. Then i take a tow strap, wrap it around the cab of the car to hold the driveline off the ground, and procede with the driveline flailing, and driving slowly, to the nearest gas station 10 miles away and call for a tow truck. Then upon arriving home, i move the vehicle into the garage and the slottet peice that fits into the back of the transmission on one side and has the broken U-Joint on the other slides out pouring oil everywhere. My question is, Is it possible that if i just remove the driveline, that i can drive it around just as a two wheel drive vehicle without damaging it furthur, or has all the oil just poured out of my transmission and i need to completely fix the driveline before it can run. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Nigel

I have an '84 Brat and a few months back I suspect something happened along the wiring harness and whenever i would go to turn on the headlights, the fuse for the taillights would blow. Anyways, i pulled another wire to the taillights, and now they work fine, but my dash lights seem to nolonger work, but the clock still dims. Anyone have any suggestions? Ive been using the dome light at night so i can see the dash, but its inconvenient, and im afraid ill accidentally leave it on. Thanks. ~Sqeasel