kellyray

Cougar says minus side. Are you sure? I think that i might just try and fix it without it? Since everyone thinks that its not my problem. I dont know what to do.

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i havent measured it. What should it be? .028? i think. and if it is off how do i go about adjusting them? I didnt see a way to adjust the gap. is there a way too?

So i need to connect that wire to the neg (-) side of the coil and ground it somewhere? Correct? At one point i was getting spark but it was very weak and the motor wont even rev up. It would barely idle. The warmer it got the worse it idled. and now im to the point of no spark again. Maybe for some reason it wont run without this wire? Maybe its causing the coil to get hot?? Thanks fellas for the post. It really helps alot.

Im desperate! Anyone know what that little wire is or if it could be my problem?

Ok i did a little testing, when the points are closed inside the disty the volts to the coil are 10.7 but when the points are open the volts to the coil are 12.5 on the + side. I found this wire can someone please help me to where it might go? Could this possibly be why im having a spark problem??? I do know that one of the leads goes to that block on top of the coil which seems to be a resister i guess. I dont know if this little wire is a hot or a ground or where it goes. Can someone with the same setup please tell me if this could be my problem?? Thanks KO

Thanks cougar, I sure wish i could figure this thing out. I check the volts on the hot side of the coil and its only 10.7 or so. Is that right or should it be as hot as the battery is? The battery was 12.4

Hey Gents, I painted that motor that i put in my brat. I replaced the coil. I wiggled some wires and got a spark but wasnt much, The new coil started getting hot so i stopped trying. Do coils normaly get hot? Is it possible Im haveing these problems bc the motor isnt grounded very well? Im thinking that the paint isnt letting the lead ground well. Would this cause a coil to not spark right and get hot? As soon as i get home im going to clean the paint off and see if it helps Any other ideas? Thanks. Kelly O.

I just put a motor in my brat last night. I went to bust it off and couldnt get any spark. I dont know why. I think the coil went bad for some reason. 2 weeks ago it worked fine with the old motor so it leaves me kinda clueless. If i wasnt careful and the coil arced against the body or something when i pulled the old motor out would it screw up the coil? Anyone know how to test a coil?? Its a 1981 brat EA71. Thanks Kelly O.

The ones that busted are the two short ones closest to you if your looking at the front of the motor. There are 3 bolts that hold the intake down on each side and the ones that busted are in the same spot. I drilled and tapped them and installed helicoils, I think with a little high temp RTV they will be ok. I will sure let you know how it turns out. When i get this thing going im going to install a tach. it doenst have one factory. What do yall suggest is the redline for a stock EA71?

Loyale I was thinking that i only drilled about .150 too deep but DaveT says that they are like that from the OEM. Thanks for the info Dave. I stabbed the disty last night and will probably put the intake on tonight and just might get it running this weekend.

Thanks Gloyale. I was kinda thinking of doing that. They dont leave much room between the waterjacket and the bolt. I couldnt believe i did that but it happens. lol.

Thanks for all of the info, Last night I got brave and drilled out the 2 bolts that were broken off. I couldnt get it to normal temp bc its sittin on a bucket in my garage, but thanks for the tip. I tapped them and installed helicoils! But I drilled about .150 too deep and ended up being able to see I guess one of the water jackets. At the very bottom of the hole theres a little space thats either where water goes or its part of the intake channel. Who ever does this in the future be very very careful. As far as fixing mine I guess i will just put some high temp silicone or something. Any ideas? Anyone done this before???

I'm in the middle of swaping motors and on one of them I busted two of the intake bolts. There are 3 on each side and 1 busted on each side in the same location. How do yall feel about installing Helicoils? Have a recommended size? Thanks, Oh and its a EA71

As long as its a 4WD GL 5 spd Whats a easy way to tell the GL part?

k thanks again

How about this one? It says tranny trouble so its probably automatic? http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/1021172422.html

Thanks for the info.

Would this have a EA81? Is this thing 4x4 and if so would it have dual range? http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/1022014288.html Thanks Gents,

That makes me feel better. Thanks man!

Come on Dan, I would but i want a lift first and theres this guy i know im trying to get one before he runs out. lol

Friday night i pulled the motor out of my brat. If you have read any of my other threads you know that it was knocking. When I got the motor into my garage i would rotate the fly wheel with my hand and wiggle it in certain spots and you could just hear the slack in the motor. (between rod and crank) making a bad sound. clunk clunk. Well last night i pulled another motor out of another brat. I did the same thing with the fly wheel and it does sound alot better and feels better. But at one certain spot theres a little noise that i dont think should be there. My question is has anyone on here had a good motor on the floor, spin the fly wheel by hand and hear any kinda noise? Keep in mind this motor hasnt been spun over in about 3 years and theres no way to spin it fast enough to get the oil flowin to see if it will stop the noise. How do all of yall feel about me just trying it out or is it totally not worth it? Should i drop the pan and take a look? Since the motor has been setting so long when i first get it in the brat (if i do) ill take the plugs out and spin it over for about a min to get oil flowin. Any advice would be awesome. Thanks Gents. Kelly O.

I was reading on enlighten me about ea71 and i dont want to steal his thread but whats the difference in the motors with the stamp by the oil fill neck or the one by the disty? besides what they are called? whats the difference? Thanks.

cool thanks. i have done them on another fwd car before and it wasnt too bad. If i can find a 1982 brat or newer is it going to be a ea81?