cawain
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Not sure what all I have left. What do you need? Been a couple of years since I salvaged the car out. wainlee@Hotmail.com
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Thanks, Yes it was a turbo engine. I am wanting to switch it over to a weber, and use it in a trike.
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Ea-81 bolts right up.
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kennedy engineering in California makes an adapter for the EA-71 engine. The EA-81 is the same adapter. Go to: kennedyeng.com
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Hi, Can I change the intake manifold on a EA-81 fuel injected engine and use a carb on it? Also should I leave the injectors in, or should I put plugs in the injector holes? Thank you, Carl My email is: wainlee@Hotmail.com
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Will a EA-71 (1600) engine exhaust fit a EA-81 (1800) engine? I am talking about the pipes that bolt to the heads. Is the flanges the same size on the two engines? Thanks, Carl
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Thanks guys. I thought it might work like that. I will give it a try.
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How difficult is it to replace the front seal in a EA-81 engine? The engine is out of the car. Thanks, Carl
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Hi, Carl here. Put your radiator in the front of the engine. I have mine in the back and It will start heating at about 65 mph. I have an extra fan that I can run all the time when it is too hot. If you are running 50 to 55 the automatic thermostate fan will hold the temp in check, but any faster and the temp comes up. The outside temp don't seem to have a great effect on the temp. I am sure what is happening is the air flow through the radiator and the air flow over and around the trike is creating a vacume at the rear of the trike and preventing the air flow through the radiator. I only run around 60 to 70 anyway so the extra cooling fan works well. I would also say I had a special radiator built with 4 cores and it made no difference. Some day I may change it and put the radiator in the front. when I build my next one I will put 2 goldwing radiators in the front on each side of the pass seat. Oh, And by the way, I really do enjoy my Vee DubAru. Just my 2bits worth. Hope it helps, Enjoy, Carl
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Well I guess I can tell you less than nothing. I would say it had a vacume fitting where the hole is. I think it is maybe part of the choke pulloff. I have a few old EA-81 motors sitting around that may have some of the wierd parts you are finding. If you need anything send me a picture and I will try to find it. If I have it, you can have it for the shipping. Carl
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Thanks again GD I passed it along. Hope he checks real close. If not he will be pulling it down again. Carl
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No this is an engine that the director of the BTW is building a trike around. The one we talked of don't ride good, and I am completly re making it. I have modified a VW rear suspension and have the EA81 engine and trans mounted on it. I almost have it finished. Had to stop on it as I and friend of mine from TN re worked the trike that I ride, and it is close to being finished. Just need to re-wire it. It orignaly had a Bus suspension and I had brake problems and they don't make an after market disk brake set up for the bus, so we cut the bus suspension off and put a bug suspension on. It was quite a job and might have been easier to just build a new trike from scratch. But you know how it is when you have something you enjoy you want to hang on to it. I just hope it rides and drives as nice as it did before the modification. It rode like a fine car and cornered like a sports car. When I came home from meeting you I stoped in Columbia Mo and my clutch master cyl went out. Couldn't shift. So I spent the night in Columbia and the next morning I got it started in gear, and shifted it like a big truck (no clutch) and played the lights and made it all the way back to Rolla (96mi) and in to my driveway. Put in a new master and slave and got it going again. It was good to meet you and a fun trip home. Later, Carl
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Thanks GD. I will pass this on to my friend. He is going to replace the head gaskets, maybe he should check for warp in the heads or case. Thanks again, Carl
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GD, This a question ask by a friend of mine. What do you think? and thanks, Carl Thought when I made the switch from a VW to a Subaru motor I would be done with oil leaks but life wasn`t going to be that easy. Seems mine has a leak between the head and the block on both sides. Not a lot but any is too much. Seems there is a pocket in the head that allows oil to pool where the push rods pass through the head. According to the Haynes manual, there are supposed to be two bolts in the head below these pockets but my motor is not drilled for the bolts although the bosses are in the castings. Anyway, over time, the oil leaks past the head gasket and onto the floor. I have new head gaskets ordered hoping they will cure the problem. Has anyone else experienced this problem and what did you do to cure it? I have never used a sealer on head gaskets but am wondering if, in this case, it might be a good idea since the heads are vertical and the oil has no place to drain except out, past the gasket, and unfortunately onto the floor
