GeneralDisorder

Yeah - I know the feeling. But what are we supposed to do? He doesn't get the "gentle" clues. We have tried nice - we have tried to help - it's comming to a head, and now it's time to be blunt I guess. GD

Um - I'm trying soooo hard to forget I think I was succesful with that peice of the puzzle. Do a search for all your posts. GD

What about those craftsman jobbies that Bob Vila always talks about? GD

Wow - that's totally hilarious! Anyone follow Penn & Teller Bu||Sh|t on Showtime??? They need to interview Bdg in a BAD WAY. The Janitor reference is priceless. I think we all had a dude like that in HS. "Crackpot" is an understatement. People who clean up puke and food-fights have to make themselves beleive they are somewhere else all day I guess. I can't WAIT for the "legal action" against me . People's court anyone? HAHAHAHAHA. GD

Interesting - grab that bastard with vice grips I guess. And replace with new clamps for sure. GD

Fat case JDM plant I take it? How the heck did that work? Must have had custom heads. GD

All the factory ones I've seen (including my 86 sedan) have either 8mm or 10mm heads. Yes they do have phillips on them as well, but you can still use a socket on them. GD

Problem is the weird bell-housing and noisy solid lifters. Can't even put in a D/R unless you source a really rare side-starter EA71 bell-housing, and even then there is no 225mm flywheel for the EA71 so you are stuck with the 2WD clutch. As an engine the EA71 is fine - I dislike it's non-lego-ness with respect to later models. So many things changed in 82, that anything before that year requires major headache's to upgrade. GD

Get a sheet of 3/4" plywood and cut it into 8 - 2'x2' sections. Sandwitch them so you have 4, 1.5" thick pads. Set your stands on those. They are still small so you can store them easily when done, and 1.5" of plywodd is REALLY freakin strong. No way it's comming down with those. GD

Double J used tire on MLK (Union Ave. as I prefer it to be known, but I digress ) would have plenty of em used. Probably be $5 to $10 each. Last time I was there I got two nice (but still used) front tires for $20 each mounted ON the car and I didn't lift a finger . I love those ghetto dudes like brothers. GD

Aint that the sad truth! Light the passenger seat on fire, and drive like hell.... GD

No ill-intent here. I'm merely sugesting that it may be futile if he can't spend over $20. Jeez - just my OEM timing belt tensioners were $50 today. Owning old cars can upset the bank account if you aren't careful. Turbo's especially. GD

Um - you try a tire store? Mine were $25 each brand new from Tire Factory in Beaverton. That was a few years ago, but they are just white spoke "trailer" rims in chevy 6x5.5". I think normal price is around $27 to $30 each, but I got a deal and I bought 4 tires to go with em so.... yeah. GD

Gallon of gas and a match? Seriously tho, the EA82T's are a pain in the butt. Best thing is to get out from under it and get an SPFI or something. If it's not one thing, it's another with those T's. Especially so if you can't even afford $20 for a noid light. It's going to nickle and dime you into debt.... is it worth 25 HP? GD

Mitsu's are indeed some of the worst. They have had such a hard time peddleing them they offer the best financing around. It's also interesting to note that Mitsu (Japanese) supply's all the drivetrain parts for Kia and Hyundia (Korean). And the Japanese people hate the Koreans for the most part . Bad juju for sure. GD

An aired down swamper would still have more contact patch than two full-pressure swamps of the same size..... this is one reason the military is doing away with the dual's on their trucks. Rubber compounds, and the advent of radial tires (yeah - I know the ARMY is a little behind the times tho) allows wider tires and CTIS systems. You can't air down dual's without serious risk of damage. The first Army rig with CTIS was the DUKW (amphibious 2.5 ton "duece"), and unlike all the other dueces it's got no duals. This, and it's amphibious nature prevented it from carrying a full 2.5 tons of cargo generally. It was a problem to say the least, and one of the reasons it was retired. The M35-A3 version of the duece (CAT turbo deisel) hasn't got duals either, as it's got the electronic cab-controled CTIS system. Maybe for a quad - wide, low pressure tires..... yeah it might work for those, but I'm no quad expert either. GD

The 5's are nicer - partly because of the shift linkage, partly because of the better clutch release bearing, but mostly because the low range is lower, and 3/4 are near the same as the 81/82 4 speed. 5 is nearly useless except for 65 MPH+ on the flat and level freeway runs. Personally I've fought with the 4 speed linkage too many times, and the 5 is so much nicer that I would swap them just for that reason alone. The rest of the stuff is nice, but largely ancillerary. You haven't lived till you've tried an EA81 with SPFI and a 5 speed GD

Till you really slam them hard in reverse and rip the reverse out of them, yeah they are strong. Forward gears are fine, except for the 3rd gear syncro which will still usually work even if it's thrashed. But when reverse goes.... it GOES.... as in get out and push. I ripped the reverse out of my 82 4 speed with a Hi-Po EA81 and 28" tires. GD

If it's like later models you not only have to connect the green's (after it's been warmed up), but also follow the D-Check procedure (depress accelerator, return to half throttle and hold for more than 2 seconds, start engine, drive more than 5 MPH for at least 1 minute, etc). But I have no idea if that's corect for the EA81T as my 83 FSM doesn't cover the turbo. That's how it's done on the FI EA82's tho. GD

There's no such thing as a "bolt on" front clip. You can swap the fenders and bumper/valence, but if anything under the panels is bent you will have to straighten it or weld a new front end on (possible, but too expensive normally). The only direct replacements (same color, same trim) would be 85 and 86. 87 to 89 will fit but the trim will not match, and 90 to 94 Loyale's will fit but the trim will not match either. $300 for a crumpled mess is too much. Let him sit on it. GD

No - different pressure. GD

Use a 1/4" ratchet and a deep socket. It will be either 8mm or 10mm depending on year. GD

No inline fuses. Just burp the bubbles out of the coolant by squeezing the radiator hoses with the car facing uphill. Fan should cycle before it hits red on the guage, then go back off after a couple minutes. Look for the temp sensor to sit about 1/3 on the guage most of the time. GD

Oh - yeah I'll do that now. The AA rims are fine, but simply not neccesary with chev 6 lug rims availible for $27 each brand new. At least that was my feelings. GD

You can still get the red stuff - it's industrial grade rather than automotive grade. Good stuff, but not a lot of places carry it. If you care, you can still get the molded heater core hoses at the dealer for pretty cheap, but $1 a foot for generic 5/8" is hard to beat, and works fine. Just be careful removing the old ones - it's easy to smoosh the heater core supply tubes as they are just brass (or is is copper... I think it's brass though?!?). GD