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attn: northwet! your box is full!
NorthWet replied to snowstormer's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
You would be the "Eric" on my answering machine? (Only got one message, BTW.) Sorry, I was gone all day Sunday... took one kid to the airport, reinstall another at college in Ellensburg, stuck in post-game traffic. (I am also a Luddite when it comes to caller ID... don't have it, don't want it. Pushed Telco to do their jobs for over 10 years; they then started selling call lists to telemarketers, and offered CallerID as the "solution" to the problem that they created. I have little issue with the trades-folk, just everybody above them. End rant.) Again, sorry for the PITA. Let me know what I can do to make it up to you. Pat -
attn: northwet! your box is full!
NorthWet replied to snowstormer's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Shawn, thank you for the bigger inbox, but I don't deserve the donor status. The people just feel happy right now... they will BE happy (hopefully) in a few days. TTFN! Pat -
How much power can EA82T stand?
NorthWet replied to Tee Koo's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Not right off hand... just lived through it. Octane used to be stated as either "Motor" or "Research" Octane. Then around the first energy circus... er, crisis in the early 70's they made a "new" number which was (M+R)/2... an average of the two numbers. Usually ended up with gas of poorer quality being labeled with a higher octane number. -
attn: northwet! your box is full!
NorthWet replied to snowstormer's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
kind of replied to your PM... now I need to go take a nap before my second shift of the day... to be followed 3 hours later by tomorrows first shift... -
How much power can EA82T stand?
NorthWet replied to Tee Koo's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Regarding octane, are we talking the same rating system? The USA adopted a screwy system in the 70's. -
attn: northwet! your box is full!
NorthWet replied to snowstormer's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
OK, OK already! Made some more room, but hurry, 'cuz it's going fast! :-p Snowstormer, got your PM re tranny. I'll throw it in and try to find the shifter soonest. -
I hadn't heard of the dual-range 4EAT, though that doesn't mean much. Any chance that you could drop one in the post for me???
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How much power can EA82T stand?
NorthWet replied to Tee Koo's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
RPM... about 8000 of them. 9000 would be better. -
The 4EAT 4-speed auto can be swapped in. Drops the RPM to the low-to-mid 2000s at cruise. Your engine will run almost forever at 3200rpm, though.
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Should I just give up on air suspension?
NorthWet replied to Tachometer's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
I found some suitable ones at Home Depot in the plumbing section. Not Nitrile or Viton, but what do you expect for 25cents??? -
How much power can EA82T stand?
NorthWet replied to Tee Koo's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
I agree, although this is just based on my instinct. It seems to me that the stock heat shielding would mitigate most of this problem, and enhanced shielding would all but eliminate it. One or two inches of airspace would not make as much difference as properly designed heat shielding. My opinion is that the radiated heat would only raise the head exterior temp a few tens of degrees, relatively insignificant... assuming good coolant flow. I have some other thoughts, and plan on starting a thread and asking for some info from you folks with more "history" with the problem. -
Axles: Auto and Manual have diufferent spline count (23v25,IIRC). Diff: Auto is a 3.70 ratio, and "normal" manuals are 3.90. Auto Transmission: Governor has a couple things that can go wrong, so it depends on what was repaired/replaced before. An obvious problem is a stripped ("apple-cored") driven gear. Replacement is needed, uncertain how long replacement will last. The other problem is gummed up governor valving; this is an easy fix, requiring that the valve mechanism be disassembled, edges deburred, sliding parts polished and cleaned *meticulously* and reassembled. Dirty/burnt ATF will cause governor problems. Governor problems are easy enough to evaluate and repair. Another common problem is ruptured vacuum diaphram. White smoke, ATF loss, overheated ATF because of lowered level, burnt ATF gums up governor... Doesn't reduce your options... sorry.
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How much power can EA82T stand?
NorthWet replied to Tee Koo's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
My tangential questions were about the cause of cracking, probably the main worry we all have about power increases in the EA82T. Where I was going was that if the castings are the same (except for final machining of holes and threads) then the likely cause of the cracking is fairly situational... things are different on the passenger-side (LHD markets) of the engine. Some have suggested cooling passage issues or oil passage for turbos, etc, but a member was recently talking about how poor the stock fuel distribution rail is, possibly causing overly lean conditions in the passenger-side. So, in answer to your question, *IF* the cooling is optimized, and *IF*the fuel mixture is even and proper, IMHO there is no big reason why a non-turbo EA82 couldn't put out the "magic" 100bhp/liter (180HP). A turbo should be able to make at least 50% more. -
$71/hr shop rate is about par. Shop has to cover overhead, like paying the people who actually do the work, Lease/Mortgage, Insurance, boat payment, vacation home...
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How much power can EA82T stand?
NorthWet replied to Tee Koo's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Oil line boss is in both castings? (I'm too lazy to walk 10 yards to look ) -
How much power can EA82T stand?
NorthWet replied to Tee Koo's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Silly question, have to leave so no time to research and will forget by the time I get home... Are left and right heads interchangeable? In other words, is the casting the same and just situational diferences that cause the cracking? -
Well, just shoehorn a 'Cuda engine into your GL. I'm sure you will get noise. SSCCCRRAAPPPEEEE!!!
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It might not help you now, but I plan on trying my hand making a couple of my own soon (Feb?). If you haven't found something good by then, let me know. The question you should ask yourself, Alan, is: Do you want power or a noise maker? "Free-flow" and "reasonably quiet" are not opposites.
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OK you PNW,MT folks Show me some 70's stuff
NorthWet replied to moosens's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
I think someone was arranging with mudrat... XSNRG? Can't remember, too few brain cells. And I was going to give this a bump the other day, but got distrac... OOOHHHH!!! Shiney!!! ..uh, sorry. I was going to type some inane drivvel about remembering that this is about the '73 and your buddies, not the delivery boy. This is a car party, so do car party food and stuff. Soon, very soon!!! Looks like I get to borrow a 4x4 Explorer for the trip. WOOT! A radio! -
He knows how much the waiver cost... after dealing with emissions for several days I don't believe he was a happy camper. (I've been there, too.) That "new" O2 sensor (installed recently by another mech) that S.Sea guy pulled out did not look anything like new. And, amazingly, a brand-new-out-of-the-box Bosch O2 sensor worked wonders! He did seem VERY happy with this S. Seattle guy, who, BTW, can issue waivers.
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Should I just give up on air suspension?
NorthWet replied to Tachometer's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Isn't the compressor an "on demand" thing? That is, the system should try to satisfy its needs from the tank, but when tank pressure is too low the compressor cycles on. If so, this would indicate that the system pressure is too low, or the pressure sensor is bad. If the sensor is ok and the pressure is low, either compressor is not working right or there is a leak. The fly in my reasoning is, what happens when the strut/shock does not reach its height? Does the system freak? Miscellaneous ramblings... more time to think tonight during my hours of mind-numbing labor.