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its a combo of the block design for sure.
closed deck ej22T yay.
I agree the open deck block is what the real problem is.
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Took apart my 98 ej 25 for head gasket problem. I took a picture to show what I believe to be the cause. Note the wall thickness between cylinder wall and water jacket; 1/4 to 5/16 in.I Can't see any way this design can be reliable.
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Actually, I was racing against other buggys and I was very competitive, in some cases I had more power. I decided to open the engine because it started to smoke from the valve covers. Guess what it had piston 3 and 4 broken....
Once I'm done I'll take a video and post the link for you. Hope it works harder than before.
Looks like you have a real fun toy there!! G. D. Is right you do want forged pistons, but even the best pistons and can only handle so much abuse ( being run lean) when you start adding boost you need to add fuel. Would like to know what fuel system your running, and can only assume from picture. When you rebuilt engine I would advise using a two stage fuel pump and pressure sensitive regulator. the Mallory electric is adjustable on the low side and runs up to 37 psi. on the high side along with a mallory boost sensitive pressure regulator that is vacum activated, using a return fuel line to your tank.
P.S the set up I mentioned is expensive around $400 there are others that can be researched. Good luck and have fun...
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Need a new tranny. Mine went out on Saturday. I am now looking for a 4SP D/R Manual. I look forward to seeing everybody.
I have a 4spd D/R manual I was gonna use in my 82 brat but I might use one of my 5spd D/R instead. Let me know which one you want to use and maybe I can help you out.
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Thats a great site. They have a justy engine listed in Kent...I'm awaiting an email reply from them.
I know I shoulda done some more research on the thing before we got it, however in my defense the car was in fantastic shape inside and out. Plus it was super low miles...70k something i think. I figured it was a subaru, 5sp and 4x4, didn't leak oil, ran great, and was in her price range. Plus, I had aspirations of buying it from her and turbo charging the bad boy. Also, its a 90, I got the year mixed up.
All was well the first month or so she drove it, but my sister in terribly tough on cars and doesn't know a thing about maintaining them (the perfect storm). My dad had just finished changing the oil before she drove it to its death. She told us it left a big oil spot when she parked for only a half hour....and i know she was driving it like it was her boyfriends Audi A4 1.8T.
We're stuck between dropping a new engine in and selling it as is.
I'll keep you guys posted on the situation.
It's possible from the big oil leak on the ground when she parked it that the engine might not of had any problems when you bought it and her lack of cheking the oil before driving it till it died is all that happened.( well designed and not so well designed engines all need oil )
Justy engines are not that hard to find and no one wants them , It still would make a fun little pocket rocket with a blow thru turbo!!
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Why does someone always have to make this mistake?!?
They are NOT rebadged anything. The swift and the metro are Suzuki designs with either 1.0 or 1.3 liter engines.
The Justy is a Fuji design with a 1.2 liter engine. It's got 3 valves per cylinder, and shares no parts with the Suzuki engine. Really, they are only similar in that they are small transverse 3 cylinder's.
They never even made a swift or metro with 4WD.
NOT THE SAME.
GD
Your right the metro is completely different than the justy engine, but if you want to use a justy engine with out the electronics the metro ditributor will work on a justy engine with minor mods and if you use a suzuki intake manifold you can use a web carb on the justy engine.
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A HUGE thanks to Mellow Yellow for coming over tonight and helping me out!! Wound up being a combination of the timing being wrong and the distributor being shot. She's running great now!! Just have to bleed the breaks, re-fill the power steering fluid, find me some belts and I should be driving her real soon!!
:clap:I don't know if you can find out or anyone else might know what would make the distributor go out on a 88 E.F.I. system. I'am guessing maybe the guy you bought the car from switched the wires going into the coil in an attempt to fix the timing problem caused by timimg belts not done properly !
I am really curious if that or something else would cause the distributor to stop firing.
Hey if you don't want to mess around changing the double pulley on your alternator I my have a good one with a single pulley I'll trade you !!
Good luck!!
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Thanks guys... Been a little busy so I haven't been able to work on her much. Hopefully tonight though!
Here's a link to my photo album of the new Wagon...
http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/jj168/SWMO82BRAT/88%20Wagon%20in%20Ava/
Thanks to all of you for your help on this, really appreciate the collective minds!!
How's it going, just checking in I'll be home saturday and I have the afternoon booked up with my boy so if you still need help getting the wagon running let me know and I can stop by saturday evening on my way home. I'am hoping you already got it running so we can go play in the snow with the brat's!!
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Now that is a clean brat. Sorry i havn't been on in forever i forgot my password (It bits getting old) I'll hook you up with the five speed and rear end when your ready!Would like to go for a winter run in the snow soon with you and kingcrab and who ever else in ther area is around there is a lot of neat places to go, mybe closer to Christmas when everyone has time.
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Thanks to all endwrench site is what i was looking for.
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Have 98 forester with 184,000 miles bought at 107,000. I don't know if timing
belts have been done. I want to replace in next couple of days, What is
a good manual to use and where can i find it. Thanks
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I hate to beat a dead horse but this is the first time i have seen this brat.
My comments on it are i really think its cool. As far as a custom vehicles go
it's kinda like art , in this case this brat is this persons masterpiece.
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Have 82 Gl came with third light.I don't know all the differences but did a
complete restoration on it and was able to adapt parts from wagons hatch backs even some latter model vechicles "ea82 stuff". Buy it, enjoy it, keep it alive !
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I so wish my brat was still in so cal. at my brothers house, but brought it home last summer. I took it two years ago to ocotillo wells with sand rails and bikes. One day went on day trip and little kids couldn't keep up so i got
stuck hauling nephews around, didn't have and problem keeping up with rails
and bikes. Would like to go so cal. dessert again. Can't make it this trip but mybe next time.
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Don't know about ej22, but i'am building sand rail with a ej27 mid engine.
Ran into a bunch of guys last summer in Flagstaff running ej27 in sand rails with carbs and turbo's," old school ". They took their distributors apart and machined them to house the internals of a chey six cylinder "hei" unit ,
rotation is opposite direction. It can be done on four cylinder too.
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Yeah the radiator is like 3 years old and it was running at the proper temp until I decided to change the t-stat.
Might be theromostat, if i'am not sure i'll put it in a pot of water and if you have a pulp thermomator , bring the water to a boil if thermostat isn't fully
open well before you see small bubbles in pot, It's opening to late. Pulp thermomator will let you know correct temp.
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Ok removed ignition housing, also removed one out of hatch back. was'nt to
difficult, but sure would have been alot easier if tumbler assembly was replacable. Thanks again to all for help.
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sorry my bad. i thought you were just wanting to reolace the switch not the entire housing. THAT is a real pain in the rump roast. it is held on by 2 rivits that you will have to drill out in order to get it off the collum, and remove the steering wheel.
Thanks to all i sure was hoping there was an easy way to change.I thought
i might have miss a hidden pin in ignition so i could pull tumblers.gonna pull
steering mech. and change.
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not that difficult really. make sure you disconnect your battery. hardest part for me was disconnecting the harness under the dash. really hard to pull apart.
I'am confused; It looks like i need to pull the steering shaft if i have to change the whole ignition assembly,there is'nt a way to just pull the tumblers out and replace.
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Ignition switch on my 82 brat won't turn to off position. I have a 84 hatch back with good switch, any help on easy way to replace it. Is there any kind of pin to release tumbler assembly, Alternative looks like a lot of unnecessary work.
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I want to borrow or buy somebody's tool. (for EA82T)
I'm doing an engine swap and other stuff next week. I want to save some time, effort, and headache.
--Ed
I have to drive 50 miles to town to get one, so one year mybe 11 or 12 years ago broke off broom handle and turned it down on lathe, i still have it
in my tool box, works great.I like the idea of cutting off a input shaft on old
tranny.
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Cookie, you left off the fact that you probally don't drive those BMW's daily and leave all the work to the Subaru (as you should). Regardless, I can't belive its has been cheaper to maintain those cars. Question for all, When is the last time you have seen an old BMW on the road? When is the last time you have seen an old Subaru on the road?
I don't know anything about this head gasket problem, but my wife has a 98 forester with a 2.5 engine that has 186,00 miles,guess i'll be replacing head
gasket when and if it goes out.The ony thing i know is for all the time everyone has spent talking about this i could have most of the repair already
completed.
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Where did the front bumper come from? I'd like to get something like that for my car ('94 Loyale).
BB
Sorry i can't be more help with front bumper, but i built it.I really didn't have any trouble making it, If you know anyone in your area that has a pipe bender and can weld you can make one your self.If you wan't to copy it i can
get some measurments and good close up pictures of bumper, just let me know.I'am a truck driver so i don't check my computer to often, but i will reply
when ever i am home.
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Looks good. But I really can't stand those canopy things... :-\
I don't care for the look with the top on either, but when "mykingcrab" owned
it he made it a walk through so being in missouri the top stay's on in the winter.Have to be careful living in the ozarks in the summer with top off rain
can come up unexpected.
2.7 in 88 wagon conversion help
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Gonna put a 2.7 in a 88 wagon and can't find links to other members conversion , any help would be great. Thanks alot.