December 6, 201114 yr So, my 87 Gl Coupe (ea82, 5sp d/r) has been kinda crapping out on me lately. I can't rebuild the carb without drilling out bolts, and muffler fell off, egr diaphragm is ruptured, my idle circuit is shot (no matter what I do to it, I can even get the car to start), fan clutch is seized (fine during the summer, when it is 10 degrees (F) out, not so fun), water pump is almost dead, I can't run an air filter on it without the pcv system drenching it with oil (I even tried routing it through a fuel injection airbox, since it was farther away from the engine... took all of 90 seconds to completely clog it with oil), and my fuel mileage has hit a record low of 12mpg. I'm planning on heading down to the pull-and-pay to pick up a carb once finals are over, and I'll either just use that one if it's good, or rebuild it if it needs it (I've already got the kit). Just wondering though, has anyone's stock EA82 ever hit mileage this low (driving normally to conservatively)? Btw, ran a gas analyzer on it today, 2201 HC (ppm), 0.02 CO (%), 15.1 O2(%), 3.3 CO2 (%). Can you say, lean misfire?
December 6, 201114 yr You could fix things easy: Swap a Weber there! Also, for the amount of Blown-by Oil to the PCV system, I had the same issue in my BumbleBeast, so I Fixed it Running an Oil Catch Can. Kind Regards.
December 6, 201114 yr I would get a whole new motor to be honest.... Sounds like that one is... well crap. Get one with all bolts, remove them carefully if it needs anything done (gaskets/seals/clutch etc) Also, replace hoses and stuff... somethings not right.. Im not sure what, one of the specialists can chime in, but that motor sounds like its one of the bad examples of an EA82
December 6, 201114 yr As far as a replacement motor, I see 2 places here at work that show they've got motors, prices range from 250.00 to 850.00---I've got the names and numbers for these places, I am not sure if its proper etiquette to just post that here, so to be safe if your interested just send me a PM and I would be more than happy to provide that info
December 6, 201114 yr Since nobody's said it yet, I will..."EJ it" Exactly. Why go to the trouble of a swap when you could find an EJ22 for about the same price. However, an EA swap would be as easy as pulling the old, dropping in the new, and would probably take a good day's labor. Whereas an EJ swap would entail more fab work and some wiring fun, probably take a weekend or two, depending on your experience with the matter.
December 7, 201114 yr Author Yeah, great recommendations, if I had money. For now, I'm just gonna put a "new" carb in it. believe it or not, the thing hasn't even hit 130k miles.
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