regularman Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Found an 86 wagon with ea82 turbo that has a blown head gasket. That is what I started out with in my 89 rx. I put the ea81 in because the turbo kept blowing head gaskets. whew. This one supposedly has a new crank and rods and oil pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 For some help, make sure to use OEM headgaskets on the EA82Ts. Also, there is a sequence on how to torque the headbolts, plus 3 different steps with more torque as well. I was doing the last stage of torquing on my EA82T at 60 pounds instead of 47. I didn't have headgasket issues, I just blew the rings outta one engine (SPFI shortblock) and the oilpump went south on my other engine, resulting in 4 rod knocks and busted piston skirts:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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