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A few days ago I found a complete '89 engine (ready to bolt/plug in) on craigslist for $100, it even had a new alternator. It was only sitting for 3 days before I bought it and still had the oil in it. So I got it bolted in today and tomorrow I will be pluging it in and pluming it. I'll be sure...

Would any of these 2.5's work? I didnt know you could drop in a 2.5 without some good work. DISTORTION..Ill check on the shipping on that and get back to you, I actually might look in to that.

Am I sure the block is alright? Well today I got to clean and inspect it in the day light, and found some very bad news. I found 2 hairline cracks in the #1 wall going all the way from the top to the bottom. Now Im very displeased, and dont know where to go from here. either buy a new short...

Well I finally got down to my problem. I busted piston is what I found. I still dont have a clue what happen or how it busted, but it did. Maybe just a defected part or something. still dont know how the coolant got mixed either. So hope fully when I get it all back to together, It doesnt have...

I wish It I had sometype of warranty with it.I think when I bought it, it came with a 90 day warrany (and that was only if I had it "professionaly" installed). I didnt buy it off of Ebay, but it that is how I found it and I bought it after the auction ended through the party. It wasnt from just...

Heres A pic just to let you know why im so upset my new motor has gone to $h!*. I put lots of work into it and JUST gave it, its FIRST TUNE UP it ever needed last week. :Damnit:

Well I didnt have any luck getting the oil pan off today. looks like Im going to have to pull the engine out anyways to work on whatever is causeing my#1 piston to rock back and forth about 1/4". I did rotate the crank and the cylinder still moves up and down, the cyl wall looks good from top...

Well If you have read any of my last post this week, you should know Ive been have a bad issue with my nearly brand new motor. either I have a broken rod or piston. So I go to pull the oil pan of to check it out (have already disassembled the whole top halfof the motor...exhaust manifolr, intake...

Ya I know. The head looks good from what I can see, no marks on it. It just sucks that Im having to rebuild my engine when its only got around 25-30K on it. Well Im gonna drop the oil pan later today and get the the bottom of it. hopefully the block is still in good shape so I CAN rebuild it.

Bad news...I got the head off lastnight. head gasket looked fine, head looked flawless too. I was cleaning the top off the pistons off and when I got to the last piston (#1) it rocks back and forth about 1/4" each way! So im thinkin I either have a broken rod or busted piston(explains the...

Well I don't think it would need a complete rebuild, considering the engine itself only has about 25-30K on it. I bought it completly reman'd for dirt cheap ($400) from a shop. I tore the motor down, all I have to do is take off the timing belt and pull the head. The thing that scares me...

Ya I dont have a clue what would have caused this. I dont think it overheated because I had just got off work 5 mins before that. but my it has overheated a few times in the past and it just failed now. Is the knocking normal, cause its not a ticking, its almost like a cluncking. Is that just...

Hey guys, long time no post. Well I've put about 30K on my new engine I installed a while back(89' LX). I have not had one problem whatsoever, until now. Lately it's been a little rough starting in the morning and I think that is just because my fuel pump is going out. anyways on my way home...

if your going back to the stone age, the easiest way is.... the two wires coming off the fan are a power and a ground. connect the power wire to a 12V sorce, preferably the ignition. take the ground wire off the fan and connect it to a manual switch with a 25amp fuse between. install the switch...

The rubber trim that sandwiches the glass from the window is all cracked up, can you buy them??? the glass from the window? isnt a window "the glass" lol. sorry just sounds like something my girlfriend would say when trying to explain a car issue. But ya...Welcome back into the 2.3 scene man...

I will never in my life trust schmucks auto parts since my first, and only trip there recently. im usually an autozone or knectchs guy, but that day, they had a better price. still was never worth it. my 12yr old daughter could help me out on my car questions better.

everyone i know has just wired up a manual switch. there are a few ways to wire one. mine is simple...one wire from the fan to a switch under my steering wheel ( where the switch is grounded), and the other wire goin to 12v source. i used my ignition so if i accidently forget to turn it off, it...

that a pretty sweet deal, so its got all new internal?

Bhuff, what do you mean " not worth it"? like money and time wise or just gas and freeway wise? p.s. was the header i asked you about on ebay from a '95? is it the 93-95 that i should pull, or are there more years? sorry to go off subject.

Buy it and put a 2.3 turbo in from a thunderbird or murker. It will be far less cheaper to do. you will get waaay better gas milage. and whats best is its a direct swap. very easy to do, just about anyone can wing it. it will have just as much HP as a stock V8 and with a few mods you will be...