February 19, 200719 yr ...coolant and oil started pouring out of the valve cover breathers. Sonofa... Anyway, the car had been severely overheated at some point and then taken off of the road, and then it sat at my house for over a year. Recent events spurred interest in reviving it. I hope it's just a blown head gasket.
February 19, 200719 yr Did it freeze with coolant in it? Check the heads and block for cracks and popped freeze plugs....once it's torn down.
February 19, 200719 yr Author During initial testing, it had only water in it. This was drained before any freeze, however, there may have been some in the block. I guess I'll find out. Pics? You don't want pics. The ea82 is a poor choice for this swap. You have to cut out tons of material to get that wide rump roast thing to fit. Much better to stick with an EA81 or in my case, the EJ22.
February 19, 200719 yr IIRC, there is a core plug in the outer side of the head, that would dump water into the oil. That's about the only way I can think water could pour out of the PCV holes, a head gasket -most likely- wouldn't do this unless there was some other damage.
February 19, 200719 yr Author I hope that's all it is. Currently I have a stupid dodge dakota and a hurricane katrina-riddled Harley Sportster clogging my shop, so it'll be a week or so before I can push it in there and drop the engine.
February 19, 200719 yr EA82 Powered Beetle? NEED PICS! Yea! ... I´ll love to See that Too... ... Pics? You don't want pics. The ea82 is a poor choice for this swap. You have to cut out tons of material to get that wide rump roast thing to fit. Much better to stick with an EA81 or in my case, the EJ22. Well... I think an EJ Subaru Engine is a better Choice to Swap on a VW Beetle, but I consider that even an EA Subaru Engine is a Huge Upgrade for a Beetle. I´ll Love to see those Pics, specially to Learn ´bout the Radiator´s Solution...
February 19, 200719 yr ...coolant and oil started pouring out of the valve cover breathers Yeah, generally that sort of thing indicates a problem:clap: . That's a bummer. I would also be curious about the soft plugs in the heads. If it's leaking fast enough to "pour out", I kinda doubt it would be a HG issue.
February 19, 200719 yr Author I´ll Love to see those Pics, specially to Learn ´bout the Radiator´s Solution... I'm not even sure if the radiator has been 'solved'. let's face it. We didn't really think this one through.
February 19, 200719 yr I'd definitely check out those freeze plugs in the heads (three in each head). My Loyale had one pop from simple corrosion - any water poured into the radiator went straight to the oil pan. When the oil pan got too full, it backed up the PCV lines and ran down the air intake hose and out the filter box. Messy!
February 20, 200719 yr During initial testing, it had only water in it. This was drained before any freeze, however, there may have been some in the block. I guess I'll find out. That's a good description, thanks. If you didn't remove the drain plugs from the heads, one in each head, it still had plenty of water in it to freeze. If you pull the rocker covers you will probably find one core plug has popped out of each head, at least. They will most likely be in the oil pan by now. HTH and please post back with what you find out.
February 22, 200719 yr Author I will as soon as my shop is free of dodge pickup. May be a week or so, though.
February 26, 200719 yr Author I drained the coolant/oil out of the engine, and drained the coolant tubes. Added about three quarts of oil (I needed it to run for about 2 minutes). And it wouldn't start. Fuel pump not coming on. Found some bad connections ( never, ever use scotchlocks for anything important, please), fixed them. Still no fuel pump. Jump relay, fuel pump clicks. It's locked up because the fuel went stale. Smells like varnish. Great. Trip to Advance Auto. Picked up inline fuel pump for 83 Ford Crown Vic. $83.xx, and some Berryman's fuel system cleaner (the 1st ingredient is toluene) an oil filter and a toggle switch. 5 gallons fresh gas. Install pump. Relay probably dead, went back to jumping it. Fuel pump works, no start. Injector not firing. Rob SPFI fuel injector off of spare manifold. Car starts. All of this just to get it in the garage. It was raining the whole time too. I should have just stayed in bed.
February 26, 200719 yr I drained the coolant/oil out of the engine, and drained the coolant tubes.Added about three quarts of oil (I needed it to run for about 2 minutes). And it wouldn't start. Fuel pump not coming on. Found some bad connections ( never, ever use scotchlocks for anything important, please), fixed them. Still no fuel pump. Jump relay, fuel pump clicks. It's locked up because the fuel went stale. Smells like varnish. Great. Trip to Advance Auto. Picked up inline fuel pump for 83 Ford Crown Vic. $83.xx, and some Berryman's fuel system cleaner (the 1st ingredient is toluene) an oil filter and a toggle switch. 5 gallons fresh gas. Install pump. Relay probably dead, went back to jumping it. Fuel pump works, no start. Injector not firing. Rob SPFI fuel injector off of spare manifold. Car starts. All of this just to get it in the garage. It was raining the whole time too. I should have just stayed in bed. well.. at least it started, and all that rainy effort wasnt in vain... I have discovered a great source to get generic bosch relays, plugs, and even covered brackets out of BMWs in the junkyards.. if you are at all interested in switching over to bosch relays for the vehicle, PM me and I can give you the info and some pictures...
March 2, 200719 yr Author You guys are pretty sharp. One freeze plug in each head had popped out. NAPA can only get them in boxes of 15, but it was only like $5 so I ordered them. It's officially for sale. Anyone interested?
March 15, 200719 yr Author Dammit. I put the freeze plugs in the heads, added coolant, and watched coolant leak from a crack in the top of the block. I can probably tig weld the crack shut, but that means I have to wire up my welder and pull the intake, andI don't want to spend the time. Who wants to buy this thing? Clear title, fairly good floor pans for a vw, two extra short blocks. At least $700 in conversion parts. I may even haul it a reasonable distance.
March 18, 200719 yr Author http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=72753 There are huge crappy pics in this thread.
March 18, 200719 yr Author Wisconsin is not a reasonable distance is it:lol: seiously though, Pennsylvania? I was thinking maybe 50 miles. I guess it depends on how serious you are.
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