sparkyboy

Yeah, don't send the poor girl to the crusher! Sell her if you don't want to do the work or buy the parts! There is someone out there with an ej22 that needs a home!

My 92 legacy

Very good info numbchux! I couldn't have done my swap without it!

8 months of weekend wrenching! http://vid304.photobucket.com/albums/nn161/kukubirda/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160925_001_zpsdx3qtxdz.mp4

Very cool car! And yes, Subarus are the best winter car! I swapped an ej22 into my girlfriends 86 GL. Yours will be sick with an ej!

Well boys this is an embarrassing one, but I found the problem. Get ready to laugh at this one! After removing the valve cover I could hear the compression escaping from the exhaust side. I removed the rocker arms and checked the HLAs (fine) and rotated the engine some more just for grins and I could STILL hear air moving in and out! I'm really confused at this point, so I just bit the bullet and pulled the engine out. Once the cylinder head was off I couldn't believe my eyes! I, drunkenly I must assume, got the exhaust and intake valves mixed up!!! Stupid mistake, I know but I'll get busy with the valve spring compressor tomorrow and a new head gasket and get it all back together. I'll let you guys know how she runs soon, then onto the next little problem that I am certain will pop up! ;P Thanks for your help!

I did remove the rocker shaft so I could put new valve seals in, thanks for the tip! I'll be certain to check that! Valve covers will very likely have to come off after doing a leak down test tonight, I'll just bleed all the HLAs

I used the notch on the tab for the sensor, as well as the notches on the cam gears that line up with the notch on the plastic cover behind it. I thought maybe the crank wasn't lined up right, that it was maybe on the wrong stroke even though the marks were lined up, but I think if that were the case none of the cylinders would have compression. I'm doing a leakdown test tomorrow, so I'll see what that's about! I'll double check the compression on 1 and 3, thanks caboobaroo!

That's what I was thinking since both cylinders are reading zero. I tried one tooth to the left and one tooth to the right, same result. However, I van feel air moving when I stick my finger in the spark plug holes, but it's nothing like the left, you can barely hear it on the right. I'll do a leakdown test tomorrow to see what is going on when the piston(s) are at tdc. It's a little frustrating because the engine runs good for having two dead cylinders, so I think the wiring part of the swap is ok at least! So close yet so far I cannot wait to drive this thing!

Hey fellas, my 95 ej22 that is in my 86 has ZERO compression on cylinders 2 and 4. I installed new head gaskets and valve seals. The timing belt seems to be installed properly, all notches lined up, 44 and 40.5 teeth! Even if it were off a tooth or two, I should have some compression am I right? The left bank reads 160 psi for both cylinders. I'll take the valve cover off soon and check the cam, springs, clearances etc... Any ideas? It seems like a valvetrain issue, I haven't done a leak down test yet, but it seems like a moot point considering zero compression. Is there a way to install the cam wrong or something? I know the pulley can't be!

My 77 Camaro 250 CI inline six, Muncie 3 speed, and my girlfriends 86 GL. The ea82 had 172,000 and drove well last summer but it's time for the ej22 swap for the 86. The ej came out of a 95 legacy and is about to be installed! I also drive a 92 legacy and a 99 outback