MudisFun Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Just got my 85 GL-10 2wd Sedan running well. Re-sealed the engine and a bunch of other stuff. My brother needed a ride untill I fixed his damn ford, drove it about 250 miles in one day, for the last ten miles it ran without water because of a hose leak he ignored. The thing overheated and blew the intake and head gaskets for 1-3. I figure there is a good chance that the head is completely %$#%$ I had a spare set of intake gaskets lying around so replaced those and ran the engine, not good. Should I even take the time to do the head gasket and find the head to be useless or should I just try and fine a used 85 MPFI which would be hard from what I understand. Input would help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealleyboy Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Just got my 85 GL-10 2wd Sedan running well. Re-sealed the engine and a bunch of other stuff. My brother needed a ride untill I fixed his damn ford, drove it about 250 miles in one day, for the last ten miles it ran without water because of a hose leak he ignored. The thing overheated and blew the intake and head gaskets for 1-3. I figure there is a good chance that the head is completely %$#%$ I had a spare set of intake gaskets lying around so replaced those and ran the engine, not good. Should I even take the time to do the head gasket and find the head to be useless or should I just try and fine a used 85 MPFI which would be hard from what I understand. Input would help... Unless you have good reson to suspect the bottom end, I would take a stab at building up what you got A set of heads should be an easy score, considering the parts availablity in your part of the country . You'll have to spend some $$ for machine shop work, but your chances for sucess are pretty high. Unless you cone into a better motor, I would do the HG job. good luck, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik litchy Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 id junk it if theres rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty B Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Mudisfun, the time has come for your Brother to learn a little about cars! Make him help you swap the head gasket, he will gain a little understanding and maybe he will not abuse another engine or ignore a mechanical cry of pain again. Then, and only then would I fix his bloody ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenTBK Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Junk it, but send me the distributor. Seriously though.. I'd say fix it if the body is still in decent shape.. part it out if it isnt. No need for yall to be driving around in a rusty deathtrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 junk it and bring it to me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85Sub4WD Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I'd fix it if it isn't rusted out - MPFI N/A's are pretty rare - for that matter so are 1985 MY GL-10's - nice potential convert to 4WD D/R .... especially if the body is half decent I would not necessarily count the head as being shot either - things like that are hard to tell until it is off - and the 1-3 head is not as difficult to remove as the other side for that matter ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROGDOR! Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 FYI, you can use an engine out of any 4cyl nonturbo XT. You will have to swap the intake (unless you want to do conversion work) and all belt driven accessories/pulleys. Should make locating an engine a lot easier if that's the route you choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karinvail Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 ''No dissasemble!!! #85 is alive.....'' OK, done being corny, LOL. I say fix it And make your brother help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky_pete Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 If you decide to junk it let Adam N.D.J. know, he was looking for a 2wd ea82 car. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34329 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudisFun Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Okay, I'll fix the engine. When I made the first post I was not in a good mood. Right now there is a EA81 taken apart and waiting for rings in my small apt. I know when I get some other projects done I'll be more then happy to take the head off and figure out what happened. Ya, she's worth it... I will make my brother clean the gasket at least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundeye Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I've got a set of heads from a N/A 1985 MPFI EA82 that I took out of a 1985 XT GL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudisFun Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 I've got a set of heads from a N/A 1985 MPFI EA82 that I took out of a 1985 XT GL. I will keep that in mind! How much you want for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundeye Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I will keep that in mind! How much you want for them? PM me and make me an offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoolperson Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 ... he ignored.... ignored nothin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 if the body is not eat out, i would fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Make your stupid brother buy you another car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoolperson Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Make your stupid brother buy you another car. the stupid brother "hey enough with the insults... i've bought him the last 3" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karinvail Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I'm gonna defend the brother a bit here because ''I've been there''. When I very first got my car, it had a water leak, and I DID check the overflow often, so I thought it was just not leaking very fast because the overflow would barely change, if at all. I had changed out the radiator (obvious leak in it), hoses, and new gasket on the water pump, so I thought we had it ''fixed''. What I did not know was that the overflow was CLOGGED (presumably from block seal when previous owner tried to ''fix'' the radiator leak) and wasn't supplying the radiator when the coolant leaked out. I DID watch the temp guage and it showed nothing abnormal and I did have the fan on. The cooland level was too low to register hot on the temp guage though, so I cooked the engine. It got so hot that the t-belt covers were literally dripping black plastic and melted right on top of the t-belts. We didn't bother trying to fix it, we just plunked in a different motor from a wrecked wagon that cost us $50. Lesson learned the hard way - don't trust the overflow level or the temp guage! They might be fooling you!!! We all have lessons to learn, but it doesn't make us stupid. Even the smartest people make mistakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoolperson Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 well i'm by no means mechanically smart/inclinded... but the temp gauge wasn't doing it's thing so i was stoping every half hour or so just to be sure... the car started acting kinda goofy (wierd pshhh sound when i went past 60) so i pulled off at the next exit and she died on the off ramp... me not knowing what to do because as i said earlier not mechanically inclided pushed it to a park and ride and hitched a ride home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffast Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 fix it and make your brothwer pay for the repairs and the time it takes you to do the repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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