Hey Guys, I got an EA71 that could be a 78 or a 79. I am buying new main bearings and they changed between those years. I need to figure out what year my engine is, however no one around here knows. The engine number on the block is NO 119962.

 

What does that number stand for and what year is the engine?

Look on the plate on the driver's door, it will tell you the month/year of manufacture.

some pic would help since I can identify them very easily. If it has the external water crossover pipe on top of the motor which runs to the heads from the waterpump, then any bearings from '77-'79 will work. I can't remember if '80 and '81 are different since I haven't gotten a good look at the before. My '79 wagon had the motor replced sometime in its life with a JDM EA71 but they have an internal water passage and use a waterpump from an EA81. I got a JDM high compression EA71 for my '78 Brat which had the same thing. I found that they're a lot easier to work on compared to the older ones..

 

So yes a pic or two would help us out on it!

some pic would help since I can identify them very easily. If it has the external water crossover pipe on top of the motor which runs to the heads from the waterpump, then any bearings from '77-'79 will work. I can't remember if '80 and '81 are different since I haven't gotten a good look at the before. My '79 wagon had the motor replced sometime in its life with a JDM EA71 but they have an internal water passage and use a waterpump from an EA81. I got a JDM high compression EA71 for my '78 Brat which had the same thing. I found that they're a lot easier to work on compared to the older ones..

 

So yes a pic or two would help us out on it!

 

Sorry, I don't have any pictures handy, however the engine does have the water crossover pipe that you speak of..

 

Are you saying that the main bearings for all those years are the same, even they are list as being different?