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$150 WOW!!! thre's hope yet

TOD AND rod knock... it's the latter half that justifies replacement.

LOL.... forgot your the EA hater

EA82... I was considering a donor vehicle with the EJ engine in it but I"m not wild about that idea.

I need a good ea82 short block.

I know that to do the oil pump, water pump, timing belt w/ tensioners, HVLAs, are cam seals would cost me just over 300 on ebay for everything... how much could a rebuild kit or short block really cost?

I just need a good short block.

oh ok cool lol

I'm in Indiana..everything subaru is pricy and and hard to locate lol.

Ok cool... figured that they might have gotten that wrong.

Umm... I must have missed something with that link cause the price of their weakest engine is 13K... i don't want to spend 1,300... I'm trying to get this done.. completely done car and all for less than 800.

the 98 forester I'm looking at is listed as having a 2.4L engine.

It's a shame I don't live up where these are popular or I'd buy it and part it out.

He turned me down cold at 200... 300 is the negotiated price.

Well I went and looked at it today... The Good: The body is 99.9% right. Some surface rust in 3 small spots (largest is about the size of a half dollar). Floors, sub-frame, and doors are all solid. Far as I can tell the car has never been hit or painted. The interior is just as nice. No major tears. No major fading. Some aftermarket wiring for a long gone sound system. Engine has a new alternator & radiator. Car has 4 "new" tires on it. (It's sat for a year but was only drive about 2k on tires before parked) Car fired right up on starter fluid, but old gas prevented a test drive. the Guy is willing to part with it for $300. The Bad :Flame:The engine has a definite rod knock when warm in addition to TOD all the time... :banghead:not good. The engine needs to be torn down and rebuilt or replaced.. needless to say I did not come home with it today... but that's the only bad thing on it. Missing the battery. (started it with a scavenged battery) I've priced a salvage engine off ebay for this car and it'd cost $1,395 shipped. (***WAY*** more than I want to invest) Does anyone know what it costs to do a complete short block rebuild with also doing cam bearings/ seals, oil pump, water pump, etc.? If I rebuild the engine, will I likely recoup the extra investment when I go to sell it? Does anyone make a rebuild "kit" for these like they do for chevy 350s, etc., or do I have to buy everything separately? I also have a line on a 2.4 legacy (I think its a 97?) but it's not in as nice of shape as this car body wise, and also a forester where the left fender, headlight, bumper etc. are all caved in from collision damage. (Donor vehicle?) These are both in the $700-1000 range. Has anyone tried to swap a 2.4L into a Loyale? I know the 2.2L works but haven't seen anything yet about 2.4L.