would it be hare or ill advised to swap a 1400 into an EA81? can the bell housings be swapped? just testing the waters before i decide if i should do this. also are the intake manifolds on the EA63 and EA81s the same?

Intake between EA71 and EA81 is different, so I think the EA63 would be even smaller.

 

GD

alright, will the carter/weber out of an EA81 fit on the EA63 intake? so if i swap bell housings, this thing will bolt right in?

can i put a justy 3 cylinder in my ea82?

 

why would you ever want to go that small? just wondering

The bell housing from a EA81 will not fit onto a EA63/EA65 short block. You might be able to swap the bell housing from a EA71 with side mount starter but i'm not 100% sure about that.

the 83 has a knocking rod and CCR wants $900 for a rebuilt 1800 and i have a 1400 sitting in the garage that ran when it was removed, and id like to get the car running for as cheaply and reliably as i can. so why not, as long as i tell the buyer that it only has 58hp and not 78hp.

perfectly good reason, you have my blessing.

I say spend the hundred bucks and get a good used EA81 and avoid the headache.

anyone have a EA71 bell housing with the side mount starter or a cheap RUNNING EA81 motor they want to sell me?

I have a spare EA81 but shipping would definately kill you.

You might have to do some fiddling with the motor mounts, but assuming you could find a bell housing, and it worked, there's no reason it wouldn't drive. The carter / weber single bbl will not fit the EA63 intake, and even if it did, it's not jetted correctly for a 1.4L engine, so would run way rich, and really crappy. You'll have to find or rebuild the EA63's carb I'm afraid, as nothing newer will do the job. There's not even an adapter plate to fit the weber 32/36 on your engine, so unless you make one.....

 

I say find a used EA81 and drop it in. Or fix the rod bearings on the one you have. Shouldn't be too hard. If it tests alright for compression, pull it out, and put some new bearings in.

 

GD

Originally posted by GLCraigGT

The bell housing from a EA81 will not fit onto a EA63/EA65 short block. You might be able to swap the bell housing from a EA71 with side mount starter but i'm not 100% sure about that.

 

the ea71 and ea81 bvellhousings interchange the same, so if a ea81 wont work, neither will ea71

Galen! Go to Pull a Part. There is alot of ea81 soobs there! Call me up I need to go there too.

im kinda weary of getting an engine from the pull a part because i dont know the condition of the engine. anyone in washington have a good condition, running engine for sale?

i got a good ea81 there this summer 150 bucks. w/dist, carb ,alt and starter,the hole ball of wax!! i took in a battery and did a compresion check. seems good. i was leery too,thew were side stepping any testing questing.so i did it myself. you can't beat the price w/a 30 day swap. i know of a 74 wagon,for parts if you go w/a1400[as foolish as it seems] just kidding man!! todd 360 424 4340