sanguis Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi all, I got a quick ? if anyone can help itd be great. Ive got a 92 Loyale wagon 4x4 Ive been workin on for a while. The timing belt busted a while ago and I just now got the timing right but it only turns to a point and then locks up. My ? is are there any other year/model engines I can look for that wouldnt be a nightmare to swap out? really dont want to tear this one down again but cant afford much either. Any insite, or advise would be awesome. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 What turns to a point then locks up?? The distributor? The distributor can be pulled out and rotated a bit, then put back in to give you more advance/retard. But, if you have to do that, then you usually have bigger problems. If your asking which engines you can swap, and EA82 engines will drop in. But if you have SPFI, or MPFI, or Turbo, you want the same block, the compression ratios are different, the head are different etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 The whole engine locks up, or just the cam shaft. i know that the cams can be tricky to get to the exact alighnment mark. i would think a engine swap would be more work than just a rebuild. more info is needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 The engine shouldn't do that, even if the cams were all out of time. This is a non-interference engine, the pistons will never touch the valves when the timing belts break. So there should not be anything inside the engine that would cause this, unless you droped a tool in there, or when you removed the intake, coolant filled a cylinder?? Remove the spark plugs and try turning it by hand. Is the car in gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill90Loyale Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Is the car in gear? Good question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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