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I have it torn all the way down, the only thing I haven't done yet is taken the connecting rods off of the crank yet and taken the valves out to check the seats.
I do have another block, but I don't know the history of it (bought it from a guy on Craigslist). It's from a turbo gl, but it has some damage to one of the cylinders that looks like this:
I would love to get together and talk about it though! I'm a little over my head, I think, but I'm really interested in getting this running and doing it the right way.
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Hi guys! I'm the proud owner of an '83 GL wagon, and I've been working on rebuilding the engine for a while now, but before I went to put it back together, I noticed some... cracks? Right at the top of the cylinder. I'm fairly new to engine rebuilding, and yes, I've heard that rebuilding the engines is a losing proposition for these cars, but I'm already elbows deep in this project......
Anyways, does anyone know if these need to be fixed before I start putting everything back together? And if so, does anyone have a good recommendation for a machine shop in the Portland area?
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Hi guys! I'm the proud owner of an '83 GL wagon, and I've been working on rebuilding the engine for a while now, but before I went to put it back together, I noticed some... cracks? Right at the top of the cylinder. I'm fairly new to engine rebuilding, and yes, I've heard that rebuilding the engines is a losing proposition for these cars, but I'm already elbows deep in this project......
Anyways, does anyone know if these need to be fixed before I start putting everything back together? And if so, does anyone have a good recommendation for a machine shop in the Portland area?
EA81 block in need of machine work?
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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So far, what I've heard is that there aren't a whole lot of parts available for ea81s anymore, and that getting the blocks I have machined would be more trouble/money than they are worth... I think I'm beginning to understand why EJ swaps are popular...
Would it be worth it to continue trying to rebuild an ea engine or should I start thinking about swapping to something that has a little more parts available for it?
Also, thank you to everyone who's replied so far!